UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 27, 2012
Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-52735
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20-8753132
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(281) 363-0003
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
c/o Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference, LLP
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10006
(Registrant's former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Forward Looking Statements
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Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related notes thereto, filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
In this Form 8-K, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company” refer to Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc., a Nevada company, and its consolidated subsidiary.
Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01.
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Share Exchange Agreement
On February 27, 2012 (the “Closing Date”), we acquired MetaStat®, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MetaStat”), a life science company that is focused on developing and commercializing proprietary clinical diagnostic tests that predict the probability of hematogenous systemic metastasis of cancer, as well as companion therapeutics to prevent systemic metastasis.
On the Closing Date, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) by and among us, MetaStat, the holders of all outstanding shares of MetaStat (the “MetaStat Shareholders”) and Waterford Capital Acquisition Co IX, LLC, our principal shareholder (the “Company Principal Shareholder”), whereby we acquired all of the outstanding shares of MetaStat (the “MetaStat Shares”) from the MetaStat Shareholders. In exchange, we issued to the MetaStat Shareholders an aggregate of 18,369,421 shares of our common stock (the “Exchange Shares”), equal to 95.6% of our outstanding shares of common stock after such issuance. As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement (collectively, the “Share Exchange”), MetaStat became our wholly owned subsidiary. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, we assumed warrants to purchase up to 780,511 shares of MetaStat’s common stock, with exercise prices ranging between $1.50 and $2.00 per share on a 2.2-for-1 basis, equivalent to 1,717,122 shares of our common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.68 to $0.91 per share. Immediately prior to the Share Exchange, we converted approximately $336,075 of debt owed to the Company Principal Shareholder into 309,595 shares of our common stock (the “Debt Conversion”) and issued an aggregate of 36,000 shares of our common stock to certain of our officers, directors and consultants in consideration for services rendered to us, leaving 840,000 shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Exchange Shares.
On the Closing Date, we assumed MetaStat’s 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) and reserved 1,116,789 shares of our common stock for the benefit of our employees, nonemployee directors and consultants. All 507,500 options outstanding under the 2012 Plan were converted, on a 2.2-for-1 basis, into the right to receive options to purchase up to 1,116,500 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $0.68 per share.
The foregoing description of the Share Exchange does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Exchange Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.
Warrant Financing
Immediately prior to the Share Exchange, we issued five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 350,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per share, of which warrants to purchase 337,500 shares were issued for a purchase price of $21,000 and warrants to purchase 12,500 shares were issued for services rendered to us prior to the Share Exchange (the “Warrant Financing”). We used the proceeds of the Warrant Financing to pay off all of our liabilities prior to the Share Exchange.
Private Placement
Immediately after the Share Exchange, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors identified therein (collectively, the “Investors”) for the issuance and sale in a private placement consisting of, in the aggregate, (a) 865,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”) and (b) four-year warrants to purchase up to 216,250 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.40 per share (the “Warrant Shares”), for aggregate gross proceeds of $865,000 (the “Private Placement”). The initial closing of the Private Placement took place on the Closing Date in the amount of $675,000 and a second and final closing of the Private Placement took place on March 13, 2012 in the amount of $190,000.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the Private Placement, we also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Investors, in which we agreed to file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register for resale the Shares, the Warrant Shares and the common stock underlying warrants held by certain other of our stockholders, within 120 calendar days of the Closing Date, and to have the Registration Statement declared effective within 180 calendar days of the Closing Date or within 270 calendar days of the Closing Date in the event of a full review of the Registration Statement by the SEC.
Following the closing of the Share Exchange, the Private Placement, Warrant Financing and the Debt Conversion, we had outstanding (i) 20,074,422 shares of common stock, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 2,283,372 shares of our common stock and (iii) options to purchase up to 1,116,500 shares of our common stock.
The foregoing description of the Private Placement and related transactions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the (i) Securities Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto; (ii) form of Warrant issued in the Private Placement filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, (iii) form of Warrant issued in the Warrant Financing filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto; and (iv) form of Registration Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto.
Prior to the Closing Date, we were a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Accordingly, pursuant to the requirements of Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K, set forth below is the information that would be required if we were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act, reflecting our common stock, which is the only class of our securities subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act upon consummation of the Share Exchange, with such information reflecting us and our securities upon consummation of the Share Exchange.
Description of Business
We are a life science company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary clinical diagnostic tests that predict the probability of hematogenous systemic metastasis of cancer, as well as companion therapeutics to prevent systemic metastasis. Our goal is to become an industry leader in the emerging field of personalized cancer therapy. We intend to help clinicians better “customize” individual treatment decisions, by positively identifying high risk patients who need aggressive therapy and by sparing low risk patients from the adverse side effects and expense of chemotherapy and radiation. Our licensed platform technology was developed over 15 years through collaboration with four highly respected scientific institutions: the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (“Einstein”), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“M.I.T.”), Cornell University (“Cornell”), and the IFO-Regina Elena Cancer Institute (“IFO-Regina” and, collectively with Einstein, M.I.T. and Cornell, the “Licensors”). We believe our platform technology and corresponding products are unique and differentiated in the marketplace in that they are based on direct mechanistic markers of hemotogenous dissemination of cancer cells or systemic metastasis. This provides an opportunity for us to develop next generation diagnostics that provide critical information to both patients and physicians to ensure better and/or more cost effective treatment outcomes, which are currently not available.
We believe our initial product, the MetaSite
Breast™
test, is the first test that will predict the probability of whether cancer will spread through the bloodstream to other organs in the body. This test is a necessary breakthrough for breast cancer patients and their doctors because systemic hematogenous metastasis is responsible for almost 90% of fatalities from breast cancer. We believe the platform technology underlying this diagnostic approach may be applicable in up to 80% of all solid tumor cancers, including prostate, lung, colorectal, head and neck, and pancreatic. Further, we believe our platform technology provides us with a target for the development of the first therapy that may preemptively reduce or eliminate systemic metastasis.
Scientific Background
Our licensed technology is based on novel ways of observing the behavior of metastatic cancer cells in tumors. The Licensors’ research team(s) invented and patented several tools that led to the discovery of our platform technology, including an Intra-vital Imaging Window (the ability to capture images in a live animals) that is used in conjunction with multi-photon microscopy to directly observe how metastatic cells move inside living functioning tumors. The Licensors’ research team(s) then invented and patented an artificial blood vessel that enabled us to attract a genetically discrete population of highly metastatic cells that helped enable us to describe in detail the gene signature characteristic of tumor cells with high metastatic potential within intact primary tumors in living animals. The Licensors’ research team(s) were the first to discover and explain how and why metastatic cells are attracted to blood vessels. Through direct visual observation, we discovered the micro-anatomical site, or “window” in the blood vessels that metastatic cells squeeze through to enter the blood stream to begin their deadly spread. This window or site was named the “Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis” or “TMEM.” The TMEM is a trio of cells present together in the same microanatomic site: an endothelial cell (a type of cell that lines the blood vessels), a perivascular macrophage (a type of immune cell found near blood vessels), and a tumor cell that produces the protein mena. For convenience and ease of description, we have re-named this site of metastasis the “MetaSite™.”
It was reasoned that the number of these “windows” or MetaSites present in a tumor tissue sample correlated to the probability of distant site metastasis. This is the basis of our MetaSite™ diagnostic platform and our first product, the MetaSite
Breast
™
test, which are more fully described herein.
In continued research through collaborative studies by the Licensors’ research team(s), the mena protein was shown to enhance a cancer cell’s invasiveness by helping cancer cells subvert normal regulatory networks regulating cell motility. Cancer cells are thereby enabled to invade surrounding tissues and migrate toward and penetrate blood vessels. Mena is a member of a family of proteins known as VASP proteins, which regulate cell motility by controlling the geometry of assembling actin fiber networks. Actin fibers, part of the cell’s cytoskeleton, are controlled by a process that caps their ends. Mena interferes with the actin capping allowing the actin fibers to lengthen by continuously polymerizing, thus pushing forward the leading edge of the cell. Mena also makes the cancer cells more sensitive to the chemo-attractant activity of epidermal growth factor (“EGF”). EGF is secreted by peri-vascular macrophages (one of the three cell types that constitute a MetaSite) and thus attracts and guides the migrant metastatic tumor cells to the MetaSite where they gain entry to the blood vessel and spread.
In further research, the Licensors’ research team(s) discovered that mena could be alternatively spliced to produce isoforms. These isoforms are slightly different sequences of the same amino acids that result in subtly different versions of the mena protein. These small differences in mena structure produce large differences in mena protein effect. Animal testing was done to compare the effects of the isoforms of mena. Cancers expressing the invasive isoform of mena were compared with the less dangerous mena isoforms. It was shown that there were seven times as many circulating cancer cells in the bloodstream of animals with the more invasive isoform of mena. In another experiment the invasive isoform of mena caused the metastatic cancer cells that carried it to be twenty-five times more sensitive to the chemo-attractant EGF.
It was reasoned that individual metastatic potential of cancer could be detected by measurement of the relative amount of the isoforms of mena. This is the basis of our MenaCalc™ diagnostic platform, which is more fully described below.
The Problem
Cancer remains one of the world's most serious health problems and is the second most common cause of death in the United States after heart disease. In 2011, the American Cancer Society estimated that approximately 1.6 million people in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with cancer and nearly 600,000 will die from the disease. Cancer is a group of complex diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth forming malignant tumors, and spread of abnormal cells to nearby parts of the body. Cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. This distant spread, or hematogenous systemic metastasis to critical organs, is estimated to be responsible for approximately 90% of all cancer deaths. Common types of cancer include breast, prostate, lung and colon. Cancers are difficult to treat because each type responds differently to treatments depending upon the individual and the type and location of the cancer. According to estimates by the National Institutes of Health, in the United States in 2010, the direct medical cost of all types of cancer exceeded $100 billion and breast cancer had the highest individual disease costs at $16.5 billion.
When doctors are presented with a patient with breast cancer, they diagnose and gauge the “grade” of a patient’s disease by having a pathologist examine a section of the tumor under a microscope. In epithelial solid tumor cancers, tumor tissue obtained by surgery or needle biopsy is studied under a microscope. The pathologist evaluates the cells’ level of differentiation; that is the degree by which the cells “look like” the cells of the organ system from which they were derived. Thus far, the conventional thinking is that the more breast cancer cells look like normal breast tissue cells, the less dangerous the cancer.
In order to refine the quality of their diagnosis, pathologists may also use molecular staining techniques, including protein-specific staining in order to identify receptor sites that recognize hormones such as progesterone and estrogen and also the “Her-2/Neu”
receptor.
Once the patient’s physician receives a diagnosis of cancer from the pathologist, the physician then determines the stage of the cancer based on the size of the tumor, how deeply the tumor has invaded tissues at the site of origin and the extent of any invasion into surrounding organs, lymph nodes or distant sites. Patient history, physical signs, symptoms and information obtained from existing tests are also evaluated and considered.
Currently, tumor pathology grade and stage are the primary factors used by doctors when predicting whether a cancer will metastasize. Tumor pathology and staging are subject to human interpretation, using subjective and qualitative information that does not take into account the genotypically determined mechanistic behavior of the patient’s cancer. As a result, many patients are misclassified as high risk when they are truly low risk for metastasis or low risk when they are high risk for metastasis, resulting in over-treatment for some and under-treatment for others.
For many cancer patients, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are commonly used as treatments. Chemotherapy involves the use of highly toxic drugs to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses beams of ionizing radiation focused on the tumor or tumor bed. They are often given after surgery to kill remaining cancer cells that could not be physically removed to reduce the risk of disease recurrence. They can take months to complete and can dramatically impact a patient’s quality of life. Patients usually experience a wide range of acute toxicities, including infection, pain in the mouth and throat, weight loss, fatigue, hair loss, rashes and injection site reactions. In addition, long-term effects of these therapies can include cognitive impairment, cardiac tissue damage, infertility, disease of the central nervous system, chronic fatigue, secondary malignancies and personality changes. Overall benefits vary significantly across cancer populations, and the benefit of treatment may not always justify the cost of the therapy or the physical and mental burden patients endure.
Our Solution
MetaSite Test for Breast Cancer Metastasis
The MetaSite
test for breast cancer metastasis, or the “MetaSite
Breast
™” test, is a clinical laboratory test pursuant to which we analyze tumor tissue samples in our reference laboratory and provide physicians with information specific to the patient’s tumor. The MetaSite
Breast
test is a simple tissue test that detects the presence and density of MetaSites. The test consists of a triple immunostain containing antibodies to the three cell types found in the MetaSite. To delineate these windows, or MetaSites, we simply count them, and the count correlates to the risk of metastasis. They will then be categorized by low, medium and high risk.
To date, two successful trials on 44 and 60 human study subjects have been conducted and we are currently conducting a Large Population Validation study of 500 tissue samples that is required in order to commercialize the MetaSite Breast test. The analysis from the two successful trials confirmed that MetaSite density was significantly higher in patients who had developed metastatic breast cancer than in those who had localized disease. For every ten-unit increase in MetaSite density (in a range from 12 to 240 MetaSites per patient), the risk for metastatic disease increases by 1.9 times, or roughly doubled. In non-published interpretation of the data, when the participants were divided into three equal cohorts of low risk, medium risk, and high risk, it was found that the high risk cohort was twenty–two times as likely to experience distant site metastasis as the low risk. Interestingly, the density of any of three MetaSite components alone was not sufficient to predict the clinical outcome. The studies also showed that the ability of the MetaSite density test to predict metastatic disease was independent of other currently used predictors, including lymph node metastasis, tumor size, presence of lymphovascular invasion, and tumor grade. We expect the Large Population Validation study to provide even greater statistical significance and allow us to establish “cut-points” for stratifying patients in clinically useful low, medium, and high risk groups. We expect to be able to provide a “Metastasis Score” that will correlate to the risk of metastasis and classify patients into metastasis risk categories thus enabling physicians to make a better and more educated treatment decision.
We anticipate the list price for the MetaSite
Breast
test will be $2,595, which is considerably cheaper than the $4,075 list price of Genomic Health’s Onco
type
DX test for breast cancer. Additionally, the MetaSite
Breast
test will not require additional procedures on the patient or new equipment for treating physicians. We expect that once a patient is diagnosed with breast cancer and a physician orders the MetaSite
Breast
test, the pathology lab at the hospital or cancer center will provide us with a tumor block or thin section from the biopsy specimen utilized for the diagnosis. These specimens are chemically preserved and embedded in paraffin wax and therefor require no special handling and can be sent via overnight mail to our central reference laboratory. Once we receive the tissue sample, our pathology laboratory would log the sample and begin the processing procedure. Our pathologists will perform immunostaining and will repeat this process three times for quality assurance. We expect to analyze the tissue sample and deliver our results to the treating physician within one week of receipt of the tissue sample. This is well within the critical decision timeframe after the tumor has been surgically removed and before the patient and the treating physician(s) discuss additional treatment options.
We believe the MetaSite
Breast
test will provide valuable information to treating physicians with the following benefits:
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Improved Quality of Treatment Decisions
. MetaStat’s approach to cancer diagnosis and prognosis should improve the quality of cancer treatment decisions by providing each patient with a probability of metastasis that is correlated to clinical outcome. Our approach represents a substantial departure from existing approaches to treatment that often use statistically based or subjective and qualitative factors to determine treatments. The MetaSite
Breast
test has been shown in clinical studies to allow physicians to accurately classify many patients into metastasis risk categories different from classifications based primarily on tumor pathology grade and stage, thus enabling patients and physicians to make more informed decisions about treatment risk-benefit considerations and, consequently, design an individualized treatment plan according to each patient.
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Improved Economics of Cancer Care
. We believe that improving the quality of treatment decisions can result in significant economic benefits. For example, in early stage breast cancer, data shows that many patients are misclassified as high or low risk under existing treatment guidelines. Many low risk patients misclassified as high risk receive toxic and expensive chemotherapy treatment regimens they might not undergo if the risks were accurately assessed. Chemotherapy and related costs could exceed $20,000, as compared to the anticipated MetaSite
Breast
list price of $2,595. On the other hand, some high risk breast cancer patients are misclassified as low risk are not provided chemotherapy treatment when it makes sense for them to receive such treatment, possibly necessitating future treatment that would be more expensive ($50,000 or more) if the cancer metastasizes.
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Clinical Development and Validation of the MetaSite Breast Test
The MetaSite
Breast
test has, thus far, been validated in two human clinical studies. The results of a 60 patient trial were published in the April 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, which described how the MetaSite
Breast
test was able to predict the probability of systemic hematogenous metastasis. In this five year retrospective analysis, thirty pairs of women were selected and matched as closely as possible for clinical characteristics such as age, tumor size, tumor grade, lymphovascular involvement, and hormone status (ER, PR, Her2/Neu). No association was seen between MetaSite density/count and these clinical characteristics. However, MetaSite density/count was greater in patients who subsequently developed systemic metastasis compared with the patients who had only localized breast cancer (median, 105 vs. 50, respectively; P = 0.00006). For every 10 unit increase in MetaSite count the odds ratio of systemic metastasis increased by 1.9 (95% confidence interval, 1.1-3.4). In other words, the number of MetaSites observed per patient ranged from 12 to 240 and the odds of metastasis nearly doubled for every increase of 10 MetaSites.
In data from an unpublished trial, the MetaSite
Breast
test was compared to the Onco
type
DX test distributed by Genomic Health, Inc. In 44 women with breast cancer, the Onco
type
DX Recurrence Score was compared to the MetaSite count. The analysis showed an insignificant correlation between the two tests with a Spearman rank correlation coefficient of 0.19. If this lack of correlation holds in planned larger scale testing it would mean that MetaSite
Breast
test will provide an invaluable source of additional information critical to clinical care and stratification of breast cancer patients.
The MetaSite
Breast
test is currently being evaluated in a 500 patient Large Population Validation study that, if successful, will be an important step toward the beginning of pilot marketing of the diagnostic. We entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement (the “Sponsored Research Agreement”) in April 2011 with Einstein and Cornell for and on behalf of its Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College to conduct the study. This Large Population Validation study is being conducted retrospectively on already collected human tissue samples and accompanying patient medical histories, which have been provided from Kaiser Permanente. In this five year retrospective study, 250 metastatic and 250 non-metastatic patients will be matched as closely as possible with regard to tumor size, grade, lymph node involvement, and hormone receptor status at presentation and have their tissue samples scored for MetaSite count/density and the results will be compared to the known outcome from their medical records. This Large Population Validation trial is expected to provide even greater statistical significance and allow us to establish “cut-points” for stratifying patients in clinically useful low, medium, and high risk groups. MetaStat expects that the data from this trial will be compiled and available in the first half of 2013 with publication of the results in a major scientific journal thereafter.
We anticipate conducting additional clinical studies that further demonstrate the effectiveness and health economic benefit of the MetaSite
Breast
test in order to gain market acceptance and penetration as well as favorable reimbursement coverage from payors.
Market Potential of the MetaSite Breast Test
Data from a completed 60 patient trial leads us to believe that the market potential for the MetaSite
Breast
test includes all breast cancer patients and is not limited by factors such as hormone receptor status or lymphovascular invasion. We further believe that the MetaSite
Breast
test will be applicable for patients that are diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer; that is cancer that lacks receptors for estrogen, projesterone, and Her2/Neu. Accordingly, we believe that our MetaSite
Breast
test will be applicable for all breast cancer patients, not just a subset. Based on 2011 estimates from the American Cancer Society, there will approximately 230,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the United States alone and there are approximately 2.6 million people in the United States who have been previously diagnosed with breast cancer.
New Product Development
MenaCalc Test for Breast Cancer Metastasis
The MenaCalc
test for breast cancer metastasis or the “MenaCalc
Breast
™” test is a tissue test using disassociated, discontinuous cells available from a needle biopsy of fine needle aspiration. The individual expression levels of the isoforms of the mena protein can be measured in cancer cells and the relationship of the levels of the non-invasive “mena 11A” isoform and the invasive “mena Inv.” determined to establish a Mena
Calc
Metastasis Score. In as of yet unpublished data, we have established a strong correlation between the MetaSite
Breast
Metastasis Score and the Mena
Calc Breast
Metastasis Score. Because the MenaCalc
Breast
Metastasis Scores is derived from disassociated, discontinuous cells available from a needle biopsy, we believe that this test can be a valuable pre-operative tool to obtain the earliest possible picture of a breast cancer patient’s individual metastatic profile.
We are currently conducting a 240 patient trial at Yale University Medical School that is comparing the MetaSite
Breast
Metastasis Scores to MenaCalc
Breast
Metastasis Scores. We hope to publish the data from this confirmatory trial by the end of 2012. Upon successful results from this confirmatory trial, we anticipate entering into a 550 to 1,000 patient Large Population Validation trial for the MenaCalc
Breast
test.
MenaCalc Test for Other Cancer Indications
Because mena has been shown to be a key potentiating factor in the progression to metastasis in epithelial solid tumor cancers, including four out of five of the most common cancers, we believe that we may be able to develop MenaCalc based diagnostic and prognostic tests that will aid physicians in the management of a large proportion of future cancer patients.
We are currently conducting a 70 patient trial at Yale University for a MenaCalc test in predicting metastasis in adenocarcinoma of the lung. Preliminary results are promising, and if the final results are as expected, we plan to initiate a larger confirmatory trial for MenaCalc
Lung™.
Additionally, we have completed a small pilot study at M.I.T. for a MenaCalc test in predicting metastasis in prostate cancer. The results from this pilot study were sufficient for us to justify planning and preparation of a larger scale confirmatory trial for MenaCalc
Prostate™.
MenaBloc Therapeutic
In preclinical studies, the Licensors’ research team(s) developed a “mena null” mouse; a mouse unable to produce the mena protein or its isoforms. These mena null mice were crossbred with PyMT mice (mice genetically predisposed to spontaneously develop highly metastatic human breast cancer tumors). These mena null PyMT mice were compared to control PyMT mice. Both groups of mice developed human breast cancer tumors; however the mena null mice’s tumors stayed localized while the control mice developed metastasis. More importantly, all the control mice succumbed to metastatic disease while the mena null mice showed significant survival advantage with most dying of old age. We intend to begin high throughput screening of candidate compounds in late 2012 or early 2013 with the goal of discovering a molecule inhibitor of the mena protein.
Our goal is to build a leading life science company focused on the development and commercialization of novel diagnostics and therapeutics that improve clinical outcomes and reduce overall medical costs. Key elements of our strategy to achieve this goal are to:
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continue to innovate and advance our proprietary technology;
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successfully complete the Large Population Validation study and begin sales and marketing efforts for our MetaSite
Breast
test;
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obtain positive reimbursement decisions from third-party payors;
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expand our MetaSite test
platform for use in other cancer types;
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successfully develop our MenaCalc
test for breast, lung and prostate cancer
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successfully develop our MetaBloc therapeutic platform;
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expand in countries outside of the United States;
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attract and retain skilled personnel;
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continue to obtain patents and/or other protection for our technology and products; and
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obtain and maintain our clinical reference laboratory accreditations and licenses and any other necessary approvals.
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Research and Development
As of December 31, 2011, our research and development department included 19 medical doctors, scientists, and engineers, nine of whom we engage in a consulting capacity and ten of whom are full time researchers that we fund through our research and development collaborations in connection with (i) the Sponsored Research Agreement for the Large Population Validation study of the MetaSite
Breast
test, (ii) studies using MenaCalc for breast, lung and prostate cancer at both Yale University and M.I.T., and (iii) the development of the
MetaBloc Therapeutic
™ at M.I.T.
Our net research and development expenditures were approximately $169,855 and $714,166 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Manufacturing
One of the major advantages of the MetaSite
Breast
test is that it uses simple, widely available immunohistochemical dyeing techniques to identify cells and is more cost effective than many genomic based approaches currently on the market. We believe the most economical way to enter the market with the MetaSite
Breast
test
will be through contract manufacturing for these immunohistochemicals. We have identified over twenty contract manufacturers that we will interview upon successful completion of the Large Population Validation study in anticipation of marketing for the diagnostic. These contract manufacturers have experience and expertise to cost effectively produce, package, and ship the MetaSite
Breast
test
reagents to us.
Selling and Marketing
We expect to undertake planning and preparation for marketing of the MetaSite
Breast
test beginning in the second quarter of 2012. We will concentrate our pilot marketing efforts first with opinion leaders at several large cancer centers that our management and members of our Scientific Advisory Board have relationships with. These cancer centers include (i) New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, (ii) Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, (iii) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center which handles the largest number of breast cancer cases of any cancer center in the United States, and iv) the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the largest cancer center in the world. MetaStat is currently pursuing strategic relationships with these and other cancer centers in order to apprise the medical community of the utility of our novel diagnostic.
Assuming the successful completion of the Large Population Validation study, we will commence our full selling and marketing strategy upon our internal review of the data. We will focus on the entire oncology community, primarily medical and surgical oncologists. We plan to hire a sales staff with significant clinical oncology selling and marketing experience from leading biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and specialty reference laboratory companies. Our direct sales approach will focus on the clinical and economic benefits of the MetaSite
Breast
test and the scientific validation supporting it. Our marketing strategy will focus on educating physicians, laboratory personnel and other healthcare professionals regarding the development of our novel technology based on direct mechanistic markers and the value of the quantitative information our MetaSite
Breast
test will provide. We also plan to work closely with national and regional patient advocacy organizations that are focused on breast cancer care. Additionally, we intend to utilize the Internet for communicating with external constituencies, and develop our website to comprise the clinical information for healthcare professionals and educational information and materials for breast cancer patients.
We intend to promote our MetaSite
Breast
test through traditional marketing channels commonly used by the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries. Additionally, we will seek to have the MetaSite
Breast
test included in updated guidelines on the use of breast cancer tumor markers by American Society of Clinical Oncology (“ASCO”). ASCO guidelines serve as a guide for doctors and outline appropriate methods of treatment and care. Our goal is to have oncologists order the MetaSite
Breast
test and have our Metastasis Score become a part of the standard pathologist’s report, including information on tumor size, grade, lymph node involvement, hormone status, and recurrence score (provided by the Onco
type
DX test).
We believe the key factors that will drive adoption for our MetaSite
Breast
test include, but are not limited to, our commercial efforts, publication of peer-reviewed articles and/or studies, clinical presentations at major symposia and conferences such as ASCO, the inclusion of our MetaSite
Breast
test in clinical practice guidelines, and the adoption of favorable reimbursement coverage by payors including Medicare and Medicaid.
Reimbursement
Our MetaSite
Breast
test is expected to expand the field for diagnostics that will help payors lower costs through the implementation of customized cancer therapy. We hope to follow the recent roadmap established by Genomic Health, Inc. for its Onco
type
DX test for breast cancer to serve as a template for establishing a reimbursement strategy. When Genomic Health completed and published its 668 patient validation trial results for its Onco
type
DX test for breast cancer in 2004, it began receiving reimbursement from several regional payors. Shortly thereafter, Genomic Health entered into a reimbursement agreement with larger national payors.
Revenues for our clinical laboratory diagnostics that we expect to market and sell may come from several sources, including commercial third-party payors, such as insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (“HMOs”), government payors, such as Medicare and Medicaid in the United States, patient self-pay and, in some cases, from hospitals or referring laboratories who, in turn, may bill third-party payors. It is essential to our commercial success to get favorable reimbursement coverage by payors for our MetaSite
Breast
test.
In order to gain broad reimbursement coverage, we expect to have to expend substantial resources on educating payors such as Kaiser Permanente, Aetna, United Healthcare, and others on the following MetaSite
Breast
test attributes:
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Clinical utility and effectiveness;
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Peer-reviewed publication and consistent study outcomes;
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Patient and physician demand; and
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In determining whether or not Medicare will pay for a test, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, which oversees Medicare, can permit third party contractors who process and pay Medicare claims to make that determination or it can make a national coverage determination, which will bind all Medicare contractors. In addition, each state’s Medicaid program, which pays for services furnished to the eligible medically indigent, will usually make its own decision whether or not to cover our MetaSite
Breast
test. We anticipate that we will spend significant time and resources working with CMS in our effort to gain reimbursement coverage from Medicare and Medicaid.
Competition
The life science, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are characterized by rapidly advancing technologies, intense competition and a strong emphasis on proprietary technologies and products. Any diagnostic product that we successfully develop and commercialize will compete with existing diagnostics as well as new diagnostics that may become available in the future. While we believe that our technology and scientific knowledge provide us with competitive advantages, we face potential competition from many different sources.
We believe our main competition will be from existing diagnostic methods used by both pathologists and oncologists. It is difficult to change or augment these methods as they have been used for many years by treating physicians. In addition, capital equipment and kits or reagents offered to local pathology laboratories represent another source of potential competition. These kits are used directly by the pathologist, which facilitates adoption more readily than diagnostic tests like ours that are performed outside the pathology laboratory.
We also face competition from competitors that develop diagnostic tests, such as Genomic Health, Inc., Roche Diagnostics, a division of Roche Holding, Ltd, Siemens AG and Veridex LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, as well as other companies and academic and research institutions. Other competition may come from companies that focus on gene profiling and gene or protein expression, including Celera Corporation, GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company, Hologic, Inc., Novartis AG, Myriad Genetics, Inc., Qiagen N.V. and Response Genetics, Inc., and many other public and private companies. Commercial laboratories, such as Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. with strong distribution networks for diagnostic tests, may also compete with us.
Many of our present and potential competitors have widespread brand recognition and substantially greater financial and technical resources and development, production and marketing capabilities than we do. If we are unable to compete successfully against current or future competitors, we may be unable to gain market acceptance and therefor revenue from our diagnostics may be limited.
Regulation
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
We anticipate that we will be a clinical reference laboratory as defined under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”), and as such we will be required to hold certain federal, state and local licenses, certifications and permits to conduct our business. Under CLIA, we are required to hold a certificate applicable to the type of work we perform and to comply with standards covering personnel, facilities administration, quality systems and proficiency testing.
We plan to apply for a certificate of accreditation under CLIA after completion of the Large Population Validation study to perform testing as well as for accreditation by the College of American Pathologists. We believe we will be subject to survey and inspection every two years to assess compliance with program standards. The standards applicable to the testing, which we anticipate performing, may change over time. Should regulatory compliance requirements become substantially more costly in the future, we cannot assure that we will be able to operate profitably.
If our clinical reference laboratory falls out of compliance with CLIA requirements, we may be subject to sanctions such as suspension, limitation or revocation of our CLIA certificate, as well as directed plan of correction, state on-site monitoring, civil money penalties, civil injunctive suit or criminal penalties. Additionally, we must maintain CLIA compliance and certification to be eligible to bill for tests provided to Medicare beneficiaries. If we were to be found out of compliance with CLIA program requirements and subjected to sanction, our business would be harmed.
United States Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, regulates the sale or distribution, in interstate commerce, of medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic test kits. Devices subject to FDA regulation must undergo pre-market review prior to commercialization unless the device is of a type exempted from such review. In addition, manufacturers of medical devices must comply with various regulatory requirements under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated under that Act, including quality system review regulations, unless exempted from those requirements for particular types of devices. Entities that fail to comply with FDA requirements can be liable for criminal or civil penalties, such as recalls, detentions, orders to cease manufacturing and restrictions on labeling and promotion.
Clinical laboratory services are not subject to FDA regulation, but in vitro diagnostic test kits and reagents and equipment used by these laboratories may be subject to FDA regulation. Clinical laboratory tests that are developed and validated by a laboratory for use in examinations the laboratory performs itself are called “home brew” tests. Most home brew tests currently are not subject to premarket review by FDA although analyte-specific reagents or software provided to us by third parties and used by us to perform home brew tests may be subject to review by the FDA prior to marketing. We believe our MetaSite
Breast
test will not be subject to regulation under current FDA policies. We believe that the container we provide for collection and transport of tumor samples from a pathology laboratory to our laboratory is a medical device subject to FDA regulation but exempt from premarket review. We cannot provide any assurance that FDA regulation, including premarket review, will not be required in the future for the MetaSite
Breast
test. If premarket review is required, this would adversely affect our business until such review is completed and approval or clearance to market is obtained. If premarket review is required by the FDA, there can be no assurance that our test will be cleared or approved on a timely basis, if at all. Ongoing compliance with FDA regulations would increase the cost of conducting our business, subject us to inspection by the FDA and to the requirements of the FDA and penalties for failure to comply with the requirements of the FDA. Should any of the clinical laboratory device reagents obtained by us from vendors and used in conducting our home brew test be affected by future regulatory actions, we could be adversely affected by those actions, including increased cost of testing or delay, limitation or prohibition on the purchase of reagents necessary to perform testing.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, has issued regulations to protect the privacy and security of protected health information used or disclosed by health care providers, which we believe we will be subject. HIPAA also regulates standardization of data content, codes and formats used in health care transactions and standardization of identifiers for health plans and providers. Penalties for violations of HIPAA regulations include civil and criminal penalties.
We plan on developing policies and procedures to comply with these regulations by any respective compliance enforcement dates. The requirements under these regulations may change periodically and could have an adverse effect on our business operations if compliance becomes substantially more costly than under current requirements.
In addition to federal privacy regulations, there are a number of state laws governing confidentiality of health information that will be applicable to our operations. New laws governing privacy may be adopted in the future as well. We will take steps to comply with health information privacy requirements to which we are aware that we will be subject. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be in compliance with diverse privacy requirements in all of the jurisdictions in which we do business. Failure to comply with privacy requirements could result in civil or criminal penalties, which could have a materially adverse impact on our business.
Federal and State Physician Self-referral Prohibitions
We are subject to the federal physician self-referral prohibitions, commonly known as the Stark Law, and expect to be subject to similar restrictions under California’s Physician Ownership and Referral Act, commonly known as PORA. Together, these restrictions generally prohibit us from billing a patient or any governmental or private payor for any test when the physician ordering the test, or any member of such physician’s immediate family, has an investment interest in or compensation arrangement with us, unless the arrangement meets an exception to the prohibition.
Both the Stark Law and PORA contain an exception for referrals made by physicians who hold investment interests in a publicly traded company that has stockholders’ equity exceeding $75 million at the end of its most recent fiscal year or on average during the previous three fiscal years, and which satisfies certain other requirements. In addition, both the Stark Law and PORA contain an exception for compensation paid to a physician for personal services rendered by the physician.
However, in the event that we enter into any compensation arrangements with physicians, we cannot be certain that regulators would find these arrangements to be in compliance with Stark, PORA or similar state laws. In such event, we would be required to refund any payments we receive pursuant to a referral prohibited by these laws to the patient, the payor or the Medicare program, as applicable.
Sanctions for a violation of the Stark Law include the following:
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a civil penalty of up to $15,000 for each service arising out of the prohibited referral;
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possible exclusion from federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid; and
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a civil penalty of up to $100,000 against parties that enter into a scheme to circumvent the Stark Law’s prohibition.
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These prohibitions apply regardless of the reasons for the financial relationship and the referral. No finding of intent to violate the Stark Law is required for a violation. In addition, under an emerging legal theory, knowing violations of the Stark Law may also serve as the basis for liability under the Federal False Claims Act.
Further, a violation of PORA is a misdemeanor and could result in civil penalties and criminal fines. Finally, other states have self-referral restrictions with which we have to comply that differ from those imposed by federal and California law. It is possible that any financial arrangements that we may enter into with physicians could be subject to regulatory scrutiny at some point in the future, and we cannot provide assurance that we will be found to be in compliance with these laws following any such regulatory review.
Federal and State Anti-kickback Laws
The Federal Anti-kickback Law, or Anti-kickback Law, makes it a felony for a provider or supplier, including a laboratory, to knowingly and willfully offer, pay, solicit or receive remuneration, directly or indirectly, in order to induce business that is reimbursable under any federal health care program. A violation of the Anti-kickback Law may result in imprisonment for up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 in the case of individuals and $500,000 in the case of organizations. Convictions under the Anti-kickback Law result in mandatory exclusion from federal health care programs for a minimum of five years. In addition, HHS has the authority to impose civil assessments and fines and to exclude health care providers and others engaged in prohibited activities from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs.
Actions which violate the Anti-kickback Law or similar laws may also involve liability under the Federal False Claims Act, which prohibits the knowing presentation of a false, fictitious or fraudulent claim for payment to the United States Government. Actions under the Federal False Claims Act may be brought by the Department of Justice or by a private individual in the name of the government.
Although the Anti-kickback Law applies only to federal health care programs, a number of states, including New York, have passed statutes substantially similar to the Anti-kickback Law pursuant to which similar types of prohibitions are made applicable to all other health plans and third-party payors.
Federal and state law enforcement authorities scrutinize arrangements between health care providers and potential referral sources to ensure that the arrangements are not designed as a mechanism to induce patient care referrals and opportunities. The law enforcement authorities, the courts and the United States Congress have also demonstrated a willingness to look behind the formalities of a transaction to determine the underlying purpose of payments between health care providers and actual or potential referral sources. Generally, courts have taken a broad interpretation of the scope of the Anti-kickback Law, holding that the statute may be violated if merely one purpose of a payment arrangement is to induce future referrals.
In addition to statutory exceptions to the Anti-kickback Law, regulations provide for a number of safe harbors. If an arrangement meets the provisions of a safe harbor, it is deemed not to violate the Anti-kickback Law. An arrangement must fully comply with each element of an applicable safe harbor in order to qualify for protection.
Among the safe harbors that may be relevant to us is the discount safe harbor. The discount safe harbor potentially applies to discounts provided by providers and suppliers, including laboratories, to physicians or institutions where the physician or institution bills the payor for the test, not when the laboratory bills the payor directly. If the terms of the discount safe harbor are met, the discounts will not be considered prohibited remuneration under the Anti-kickback Law. We anticipate that this safe harbor may be potentially applicable to any agreements that we enter into to sell tests to hospitals where the hospital submits a claim to the payor.
The personal services safe harbor to the Anti-kickback Law provides that remuneration paid to a referral source for personal services will not violate the Anti-kickback Law provided all of the elements of that safe harbor are met. One element is that, if the agreement is intended to provide for the services of the physician on a periodic, sporadic or part-time basis, rather than on a full-time basis for the term of the agreement, the agreement specifies exactly the schedule of such intervals, their precise length, and the exact charge for such intervals. Failure to meet the terms of the safe harbor does not render an arrangement illegal. Rather, such arrangements must be evaluated under the language of the statute, taking into account all facts and circumstances.
In the event that we enter into relationships with physicians, hospitals and other customers, there can be no assurance that our relationships with those physicians, hospitals and other customers will not be subject to investigation or a successful challenge under such laws. If imposed for any reason, sanctions under the Anti-kickback Law or similar laws could have a negative effect on our business.
Other Federal and State Fraud and Abuse Laws
In addition to the requirements that are discussed above, there are several other health care fraud and abuse laws that could have an impact on our business. For example, provisions of the Social Security Act permit Medicare and Medicaid to exclude an entity that charges the federal health care programs substantially in excess of its usual charges for its services. The terms “usual charge” and “substantially in excess” are ambiguous and subject to varying interpretations.
Further, the Federal False Claims Act prohibits a person from knowingly submitting a claim, making a false record or statement in order to secure payment or retaining an overpayment by the federal government. In addition to actions initiated by the government itself, the statute authorizes actions to be brought on behalf of the federal government by a private party having knowledge of the alleged fraud. Because the complaint is initially filed under seal, the action may be pending for some time before the defendant is even aware of the action. If the government is ultimately successful in obtaining redress in the matter or if the plaintiff succeeds in obtaining redress without the government’s involvement, then the plaintiff will receive a percentage of the recovery. Finally, the Social Security Act includes its own provisions that prohibit the filing of false claims or submitting false statements in order to obtain payment. Violation of these provisions may result in fines, imprisonment or both, and possible exclusion from Medicare or Medicaid programs.
New York Laboratory Licensing
We anticipate that our clinical reference laboratory will be located in New York. Accordingly, we will be required to be licensed by New York, under New York laws and regulations, which establish standards for:
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We expect to apply for and receive the licenses necessary for our clinical reference laboratory for our MetaSite
Breast
test. New York law also mandates proficiency testing for laboratories licensed under New York state law, regardless of whether or not such laboratories are located in New York. If a laboratory is not in compliance with New York statutory or regulatory standards, the New York State Department of Health may suspend, limit, revoke or annul the laboratory’s New York license, censure the holder of the license or assess civil money penalties. Statutory or regulatory noncompliance may result in a laboratory’s operator being found guilty of a misdemeanor under New York law. In the event that we should be found not to be in compliance with New York laboratory requirements, we could be subject to such sanctions, which could harm our business.
Other States’ Laboratory Testing
Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island require out-of-state laboratories which accept specimens from those states to be licensed. We expect to obtain licenses in those states.
From time to time, we may become aware of other states that require out-of-state laboratories to obtain licensure in order to accept specimens from the state, and it is possible that other states do have such requirements or will have such requirements in the future. If we identify any other state with such requirements or if we are contacted by any other state advising us of such requirements, we intend to comply with such requirements.
Environmental Laws
We expect to be subject to regulation under federal, state and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection and the use, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous substances. The cost of complying with these laws and regulations may be significant. Our planned activities may require the controlled use of potentially harmful biological materials, hazardous materials and chemicals. We cannot eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or injury to employees or third parties from the use, storage, handling or disposal of these materials. In the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for any resulting damages, and any liability could exceed our resources or any applicable insurance coverage we may have.
Employees
As of March 15, 2012, Warren C. Lau is our president and chief executive officer, Dr. Oscar M. Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S, is our chief medical officer and chairman of our board of directors, and Daniel Schneiderman is our non-executive vice president and comptroller.
Patents and Intellectual Property
MetaStat has retained qualified patent counsel in all matters relating to our technologies. This has been accomplished in conjunction with the resources of Einstein, M.I.T., Cornell and the IFO-Regina. We believe that clear and extensive patent coverage for our technologies is central to our long-term success and we will invest accordingly. This applies to both domestic and international patent coverage.
On August 26, 2010, MetaStat entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Einstein, M.I.T., Cornell and IFO-Regina. The License Agreement covers pending patent applications, patent disclosures, cell lines and technology surrounding discoveries in the understanding of the underlying mechanisms of metastasis in solid tumor epithelial cancers. The License Agreement calls for certain customary payments such as a license signing fee, reimbursement of patent expenses, annual license maintenance fees, milestone payments, and the payment of royalties on sales of products or services covered under the agreement.
We shall have the right, in our sole discretion and our expense, to initiate legal proceedings on our behalf or in the Licensors’ names, if necessary, against any infringer, or potential infringer, of an licensed intellectual property who imports, makes, uses, sells or offers to sell products. Any settlement or recovery received from any such proceeding shall be divided eighty percent (80%) to us and twenty percent (20%) to the Licensors after we deduct from any such settlement or recovery our actual counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses relative to any such legal proceeding. If we decide not to initiate legal proceedings against any such infringer, then the Licensors shall have the right to initiate such legal proceedings. Any settlement or recovery received from any such proceeding initiated by the Licensors shall be divided twenty percent (20%) to us and eighty percent (80%) to the Licensors after the Licensors deduct from any such settlement or recovery their actual counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses relative to any such legal proceeding.
The foregoing description of the License Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the License Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.
We have received notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a trademark covering the use of the name MetaStat and our company’s logo, an example of which is shown below.
We are also seeking trademark protection for MetaSite, MetaSite Breast, MenaCalc, MenaCalc Breast, MenaCalc Lung, MenaCalc Prostate, and MetaBloc.
We also seek to ensure a competitive position and add to our intellectual property portfolio through partnerships, joint development and joint venture agreements.
Property
We lease one thousand square feet at 4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas, for $1,000 per month on a month-to-month basis for our management and administrative facilities. We anticipate moving to a larger space, including provisions for a commercial reference lab and research and development space, in the second half of 2012. We have been offered space at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Van Etten Building. This would offer potential synergy in co-locating our centralized laboratory operations with our clinical research programs conducted at Einstein’s Price Center.
Insurance
We have general and umbrella liability insurance as well as directors and officers insurance in amounts that we believe comply with industry standards.
Legal Proceedings
We are not engaged in any material litigation, arbitration or claim, and no material litigation, arbitration or claim is known by our management to be pending or threatened by or against us that would have a material adverse effect on our results from operations or financial condition.
Principal Executive Offices
Our principal executive offices are located at 4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas, and the telephone number at this address is (281) 363-0003. Our website is
http://metastat.com.
Information contained on our website does not constitute part of, and is not deemed incorporated by reference into, this Form 8-K.
Our Corporate Structure and Operating History
We are a Nevada company incorporated on March 28, 2007. From inception until November of 2008, our business plan was to produce and market inexpensive solar cells. In November 2008, our board of directors determined that the implementation of our business plan was no longer financially feasible. At such time, we discontinued the implementation of our prior business plan and pursued an acquisition strategy, whereby we sought to acquire a business. Based on these business activities, until the Closing Date, we were considered a development stage company and a "blank check" company, with no or nominal assets (other than cash) and no or nominal operations.
On January 7, 2009, we entered into a stock purchase agreement and indemnification agreement with our former controlling shareholders prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange and the Company Principal Shareholder. Pursuant to the agreements, on the same date, the Company Principal Shareholder purchased an aggregate of 500,000 previously issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, comprising approximately 83% of our issuance and outstanding capital stock, from the controlling shareholders.
On the Closing Date we entered into the Exchange Agreement with MetaStat, the MetaStat Shareholders and Company Principal Shareholder, whereby we acquired the MetaStat Shares from the MetaStat Shareholders issued the Exchange Shares to the MetaStat Shareholders. As a result of the Share Exchange, MetaStat became our wholly owned subsidiary.
RISK FACTORS
Risks Relating to Our Business
We are at an early stage of development as a company and do not have, and may never have, any products that generate revenues.
We are at an early stage of development as a life sciences company. At this time, we do not have any commercial products that generate revenues. Our existing product candidates will require additional clinical evaluation, regulatory review, significant marketing efforts and substantial investment before they could provide any revenues. Given the stage of development where we are, we expect to be able to begin pilot marketing as early as the second quarter 2013 for the MetaSite
Breast
test. If we are unable to develop, receive approval for, or successfully commercialize any of our product candidates, we will be unable to generate significant revenues, or any revenues at all. If our development programs are delayed, we may have to raise additional capital or reduce or cease our operations.
We have a history of losses, and we expect to incur net losses for the foreseeable future.
We have incurred substantial net losses since our inception. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we incurred net losses of $1,313,620 and $323,142, respectively. From our inception in July 2009 through December 31, 2011, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $1,670,293. To date, we have not achieved, and we may never achieve, revenues sufficient to offset expenses. We expect to devote substantially all of our resources to continue commercializing and enhancing our existing test, the MetaSite
Breast
test, and to continue to develop the MenaCalc™ family of diagnostics including MenaCalc
Breast
™, MenaCalc
Lung
™, MenaCalc
Prostate
™ and the MenaBloc™ Cancer Metastasis Therapeutic, and to develop future diagnostic tests and therapies. We expect to incur additional losses in the future, and we may never achieve profitability.
We expect to continue to incur significant research and development expenses, which may make it difficult for us to achieve profitability.
In recent years, we have incurred significant costs in connection with the development of our MetaSite
Breast
MenaCalc
Lung
and MenaCalc
Prostate
tests, as well as the MenaBloc Cancer Metastasis Therapeutic. Our research and development expenses were $714,166 and $169,855 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. We expect our research and development expense levels to remain high for the foreseeable future as we seek to expand the clinical utility of the MetaSite
Breast
test and develop additional diagnostics in our product portfolio. As a result, we will need to generate significant revenues in order to achieve profitability. Our failure to achieve profitability in the future could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
We do not have our own research facilities and will be dependent on third parties for product development.
We do not have our own research and development facilities and may engage consultants and independent contract research organizations to design and conduct clinical trials in connection with the development of our products. As a result, these important aspects of a product's development will be outside of our direct control. In addition, there can be no assurance that such third parties will perform all of their obligations under arrangements with us or will perform those obligations satisfactorily.
If we fail to obtain additional financing, we will be unable to complete the development and commercialization of our product candidates or continue our research and development programs.
In addition to the funds raised in the Private Placement, we may be required to raise additional capital to complete the development and commercialization of our current and future product candidates. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue one or more of our clinical trials, diagnostic tests and/or our therapeutics.
If third-party payors, including managed care organizations and Medicare, do not provide reimbursement or rescind their reimbursement policies for our products, their commercial success could be compromised.
The MetaSite
Breast
test has an anticipated list price of $2,595.00. Physicians and patients may decide not to order the MetaSite
Breast
test unless third-party payors, such as managed care organizations as well as government payors such as Medicare and Medicaid, pay a substantial portion or all of the test’s price. There is significant uncertainty concerning third-party reimbursement of any test incorporating new technology, including our MetaSite
Breast
test and any of our future diagnostics and therapies. Reimbursement by a third-party payor may depend on a number of factors, including a payor’s determination that tests using our technologies are:
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Since each payor makes its own decision as to whether to establish a policy to reimburse, seeking these approvals is a time-consuming and costly process. To date, we have not secured policy-level reimbursement approval from any third-party payors and have no approvals for state Medicaid programs. We cannot be certain that coverage for our products will be provided in the future by any third-party payors.
Several entities conduct technology assessments of new medical tests and devices and provide the results of their assessments for informational purposes to other parties. These assessments may be used by third-party payors and health care providers such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, which collectively provide healthcare coverage for nearly one-third of all Americans, as grounds to deny coverage for a test or procedure. These assessments have not yet been carried for the MetaSite
Breast
test. We can offer no assurance that these evaluations will ever be conducted, and if conducted, will result in a positive conclusion resulting in any third party reimbursement to us.
Insurers, including managed care organizations as well as government payors such as Medicare, have increased their efforts to control the cost, utilization and delivery of health care services. From time to time, the United States Congress has considered and implemented changes in the Medicare fee schedules in conjunction with budgetary legislation. Further reductions of reimbursement for Medicare services may be implemented from time to time. Reductions in the reimbursement rates of other third-party payors have occurred and may occur in the future. These measures have resulted in reduced prices, added costs and decreased test utilization for the clinical laboratory industry.
If we are unable to obtain reimbursement approval from private payors and Medicare and Medicaid programs for our products, or if the amount reimbursed is inadequate, our ability to generate revenues from our products could be limited. Even if we are being reimbursed, insurers may withdraw their coverage policies or cancel their contracts with us at any time or stop paying for our tests, which would reduce our revenue.
We may experience delays in our clinical trials that could adversely affect our financial position and our commercial prospects.
Any delays in completing our clinical trials may delay our ability to raise additional capital or to generate revenue from product sales, and we may have insufficient capital resources to support our operations. Even if we have sufficient capital resources, the ability to become profitable will be delayed if there are problems with the timing or completion of our clinical trials.
Adverse events in our clinical trials may force us to stop development of our product candidates or prevent regulatory approval, if needed, of our product candidates.
Our technology platform may provide us the opportunity to develop therapeutic candidates to preemptively suppress or eliminate metastasis. The eventual testing of our product candidates in human clinical trials may produce serious adverse events. These adverse events could interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials of product candidates and could result in the FDA or other regulatory authorities denying approval of our product candidates for any or all targeted indications. An independent data safety monitoring board, the FDA, other regulatory authorities or we may suspend or terminate clinical trials at any time. We cannot assure that any of our product candidates will be safe for human use.
If our product candidates do not meet safety or efficacy endpoints in clinical evaluations, they will not receive regulatory approval and we will be unable to market them.
The regulatory approval process typically is extremely expensive, takes many years and the timing of any approval cannot be accurately predicted. If we fail to obtain regulatory approval for our current or future product candidates, we will be unable to market and sell such products and therefore may never be profitable. The FDA and other regulatory agencies can delay, limit or deny approval for many reasons, including: (i) a product candidate may not be safe or effective; (ii) the manufacturing processes or facilities we has selected may not meet the applicable requirements; and (iii) changes in FDA’s approval policies or adoption of new regulations may require additional work. Any delay in, or failure to receive or maintain, regulatory approval for any of our products could prevent we from ever generating meaningful revenues or achieving profitability.
Even if we receive regulatory approvals, our product candidates may later exhibit adverse effects that limit or prevent their widespread use or that force us to withdraw those product candidates from the market. In addition, a marketed product continues to be subject to strict regulation after approval. Any unforeseen problems with an approved product or any violation of regulations could result in restrictions on the product, including our withdrawal from the market. Any delay in, or failure to receive or maintain regulatory approval for, any of our products could prevent us from ever generating meaningful revenues or achieving profitability.
If the FDA were to begin regulating our MetaSite Breast test, we could experience significant delays in commercializing the test, be forced to stop our sales, experience significant delays in commercializing any future products, incur substantial costs and time delays associated with meeting requirements for pre-market clearance or approval as well as experience decreased demand for our products and demand for reimbursement of our products.
Clinical laboratory tests like the MetaSite
Breast
test are regulated under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, or CLIA, as administered through the CMS, as well as by applicable state laws. Diagnostic kits that are sold and distributed through interstate commerce are regulated as medical devices by FDA. Clinical laboratory tests that are developed and validated by a laboratory for its own use are called laboratory development tests, or LDTs. Most LDTs currently are not subject to FDA regulation, although reagents or software provided by third parties and used to perform LDTs may be subject to regulation. We believe that the MetaSite
Breast
test is not a diagnostic kit and also believe that it is an LDT. As a result, we believe the MetaSite
Breast
test should not be subject to regulation under established FDA policies. The FDA may decide at any time at its sole discretion to modify these rules, or the United States Congress may enact new legislation, resulting in the need for us to conduct further trials in order to qualify the MetaSite
Breast
test for marketing approval. This may reduce or eliminate any potential revenue from sales of the MetaSite
Breast
test and may necessitate further round(s) of fund raising resulting in substantial dilution to investors.
Testing of potential products may be required and there is no assurance of FDA or any other regulatory approval.
The FDA and comparable agencies in foreign countries impose substantial requirements upon the introduction of both therapeutic and diagnostic biomedical products, through lengthy and detailed laboratory and clinical testing procedures, sampling activities and other costly and time-consuming procedures. Satisfaction of these requirements typically takes several years or more and varies substantially based upon the type, complexity, and novelty of the product. The effect of government regulation and the need for FDA approval may be to delay marketing of new products for a considerable period of time, to impose costly procedures upon our activities, and to provide an advantage to larger companies that compete with us. There can be no assurance that FDA or other regulatory approval for any products developed by us will be granted on a timely basis or at all. Any such delay in obtaining, or failure to obtain, such approvals would materially and adversely affect the marketing of any contemplated products and the ability to earn product revenue. Further, regulation of manufacturing facilities by state, local, and other authorities is subject to change. Any additional regulation could result in limitations or restrictions on our ability to utilize any of our technologies, thereby adversely affecting our operations. Human diagnostic and pharmaceutical products are subject to rigorous preclinical testing and clinical trials and other approval procedures mandated by the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities. Various federal and foreign statutes and regulations also govern or influence the manufacturing, safety, labeling, storage, record keeping and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The process of obtaining these approvals and the subsequent compliance with appropriate United States and foreign statutes and regulations are time-consuming and require the expenditure of substantial resources. In addition, these requirements and processes vary widely from country to country. Among the uncertainties and risks of the FDA approval process are the following: (i) the possibility that studies and clinical trials will fail to prove the safety and efficacy of the product, or that any demonstrated efficacy will be so limited as to significantly reduce or altogether eliminate the acceptability of the product in the marketplace, (ii) the possibility that the costs of development, which can far exceed the best of estimates, may render commercialization of the drug marginally profitable or altogether unprofitable, and (iii) the possibility that the amount of time required for FDA approval of a product may extend for years beyond that which is originally estimated. In addition, the FDA or similar foreign regulatory authorities may require additional clinical trials, which could result in increased costs and significant development delays. Delays or rejections may also be encountered based upon changes in FDA policy and the establishment of additional regulations during the period of product development and FDA review. Similar delays or rejections may be encountered in other countries.
If we were required to conduct additional clinical trials prior to marketing our diagnostic tests, those trials could lead to delays or failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and harm our ability to become profitable.
The FDA requires extensive pre-market clinical testing prior to submitting a regulatory application for commercial sales. Our MetaSite
Breast
test and our product candidates require pre-market clinical trials, and whether using prospectively acquired samples or archival samples, delays in the commencement or completion of clinical testing could significantly increase our test development costs and delay commercialization. Many of the factors that may cause or lead to a delay in the commencement or completion of clinical trials may also ultimately lead to delay or denial of regulatory approval. The commencement of clinical trials may be delayed due to insufficient patient enrollment, which is a function of many factors, including the size of the patient population, the nature of the protocol, the proximity of patients to clinical sites and the eligibility criteria for the clinical trial. We may find it necessary to engage contract research organizations to perform data collection and analysis and other aspects of our clinical trials, which might increase the cost and complexity of our trials. We may also depend on clinical investigators, medical institutions and contract research organizations to perform the trials properly. If these parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, or if the quality, completeness or accuracy of the clinical data they obtain is compromised due to the failure to adhere to our clinical protocols or for other reasons, our clinical trials may have to be extended, delayed or terminated. Many of these factors would be beyond our control. We may not be able to enter into replacement arrangements without undue delays or considerable expenditures. If there are delays in testing or approvals as a result of the failure to perform by third parties, our research and development costs would increase, and we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for our test. In addition, we may not be able to establish or maintain relationships with these parties on favorable terms, if at all. Each of these outcomes would harm our ability to market our test, or to become profitable.
Complying with numerous regulations pertaining to our business is an expensive and time-consuming process, and any failure to comply could result in substantial penalties.
We are subject to CLIA, a federal law that regulates clinical laboratories that perform testing on specimens derived from humans for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease. CLIA is intended to ensure the quality and reliability of clinical laboratories in the United States by mandating specific standards in the areas of personnel qualifications, administration, and participation in proficiency testing, patient test management, quality control, quality assurance and inspections. We plan to obtain a certificate of accreditation under CLIA to perform testing. To renew the certificate of accreditation, we will be subject to survey and inspection every two years. Moreover, CLIA inspectors may make random inspections of our laboratory. Currently, CLIA regulations do not include specific standards for a genetic specialty.
If we were to lose our CLIA accreditation or appropriate state license(s), whether as a result of a revocation, suspension or limitation, we would no longer be able to sell our MetaSite
Breast
test, or other diagnostic tests, which would significantly harm our business. If we were to lose our license in other states where we are required to hold licenses, we would not be able to test specimens from those states.
We are subject to other regulations by both the federal government and the states in which we conduct our business, including:
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We have and will continue to adopt policies and procedures designed to comply with these laws, including policies and procedures relating to financial arrangements between us and physicians who refer patients to us. In the ordinary course of our business, we conduct internal reviews of our compliance with these laws. Our compliance is also subject to governmental review. The growth of our business and sales organization may increase the potential of violating these laws or our internal policies and procedures. The risk of our being found in violation of these laws and regulations is further increased by the fact that many of them have not been fully interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open to a variety of interpretations. Any action brought against us for violation of these laws or regulations, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws and regulations, we may be subject to any applicable penalty associated with the violation, including civil and criminal penalties, damages and fines, we could be required to refund payments received by us, and we could be required to curtail or cease our operations. Any of the foregoing consequences could seriously harm our business and our financial results.
Initially our financial results will depend on sales of one test, the MetaSite Breast test, and we will need to generate sufficient revenues from this and other diagnostics or therapies to run our business.
For the foreseeable future, we expect to derive substantially all of our revenues from sales of one test, the MetaSite
Breast
test. We anticipate beginning to sell this test in a pilot marketing program in the second quarter of 2013. We are in various stages of research and development for other tests that we may offer as well as for enhancements to our existing test. We do not currently expect to commercialize these additional tests for additional cancer indications until at least 2014, and we are not currently able to estimate when we may be able to commercialize therapeutics for cancer metastasis or whether we will be successful in doing so. If we are unable to increase sales of the MetaSite
Breast
test or to successfully develop and commercialize other tests, enhancements, or therapeutics, our revenues and our ability to achieve profitability would be impaired, and the market price of our common stock could decline.
We may experience limits on our revenues if physicians decide not to order our tests.
If medical practitioners do not order the MetaSite
Breast
test or any future tests developed by us, we will likely not be able to create demand for our products in sufficient volume for us to become profitable. To generate demand, we will need to continue to make oncologists, surgeons and pathologists aware of the benefits of the MetaSite
Breast
test and any products we may develop in the future through published papers, presentations at scientific conferences and one-on-one education by our sales force. Some physicians may decide not to order our test due to its price, part or all of which may be payable directly by the patient if the applicable payor denies reimbursement in full or in part. Even if patients recommend that their physicians use our test, physicians may still decide not to use the MetaSite
Breast
test, either because they have not been made aware of its utility or they wish to pursue a particular course of therapy regardless of test results. If only a small portion of the physician population decides to use our test, we will experience limits on our revenues and our ability to achieve profitability. In addition, we will need to demonstrate our ability to obtain adequate reimbursement coverage from third-party payors.
We may experience limits on our revenues if patients decide not to use our test.
Some patients may decide not to order our test due to its price, part or all of which may be payable directly by the patient if the applicable payor denies reimbursement in full or in part. Even if medical practitioners recommend that their patients use our test, patients may still decide not to use the MetaSite
Breast
test, either because they do not want to be made aware of the likelihood of metastasis or they wish to pursue a particular course of therapy regardless of test results. If only a small portion of the patient population decides to use our test, we will experience limits on our revenues and our ability to achieve profitability.
If we are unable to develop products to keep pace with rapid technological, medical and scientific change, our operating results and competitive position would be harmed.
In recent years, there have been numerous advances in technologies relating to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. These advances require us to continuously develop new products and enhance existing products to keep pace with evolving standards of care. Our tests could become obsolete unless we continually innovate and expand our products to demonstrate recurrence and treatment benefit in patients treated with new therapies. New treatment therapies typically have only a few years of clinical data associated with them, which limits our ability to perform clinical studies and correlate sets of genes to a new treatment’s effectiveness. If we are unable to demonstrate the applicability of our test to new treatments, then sales of our test could decline, which would harm our revenues.
If we become subject to product liability claims, the damages may exceed insurance coverage levels.
We will obtain liability insurance for our product candidates as each is entered into Large Population Validation Studies. We cannot predict all of the possible harms or side effects that may result from the use of our products and, therefore, the amount of insurance coverage we currently hold, or that we or our collaborators may obtain, may not be adequate to protect us from any claims arising from the use of our products that are beyond the limit of our insurance coverage. If we cannot protect against potential liability claims, we or our collaborators may find it difficult or impossible to commercialize our products, and we may not be able to renew or increase our insurance coverage on reasonable terms, if at all.
If we are unable to develop adequate sales, marketing or distribution capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to perform some of these functions, we will not be able to commercialize our products effectively.
We may have a limited infrastructure in sales, marketing and distribution. To directly market and distribute any products, we must effectively build a sales and marketing organization with appropriate technical expertise and distribution capabilities. We may not be able to establish sales, marketing and distribution capabilities of our own or enter into such arrangements with third parties in a timely manner or on acceptable terms.
In the future we may rely on third party manufacturers. We may be unable to control the availability or cost of producing our products.
There can be no assurance that our products, if commercialized, can be manufactured in sufficient commercial quantities, in compliance with regulatory requirements and at an acceptable cost. Establishing a replacement source for any of our products could require significant time and additional expense. Furthermore, third party manufacturers may encounter manufacturing or quality control problems or may be unable to obtain or maintain the necessary governmental licenses and approvals to manufacture our products. Any such failure could delay or prevent we from receiving regulatory approvals and marketing our products.
If we do not find development and commercialization collaborators for our product candidates, we may have to reduce or delay our rate of product development and commercialization and increase our expenditures.
We may enter into relationships with selected biotechnology companies to help develop and commercialize our product candidates, especially in the field of therapeutics. If we are not able to establish such collaborative arrangements, we may have to reduce or delay further development of some of our programs, increase our planned expenditures and undertake development and commercialization activities at our own expense.
If we enter into development or commercialization collaborations with biotechnology companies, these relationships will also be subject to a number of risks, including: (i) collaborators may not pursue further development and commercialization of products resulting from collaborations or may elect not to renew research and development programs; (ii) collaborators may delay clinical trials, underfund a clinical trial program, stop a clinical trial or abandon a product candidate, repeat or conduct new clinical trials or require the development of a new formulation of a product candidate for clinical testing; (iii) a collaborator with marketing and distribution rights to one or more of our products may not commit enough resources to the marketing and distribution of our products, limiting our potential revenues from the commercialization of these products; and (iv) disputes may arise delaying or terminating the research, development or commercialization of our product candidates, or result in significant legal proceedings.
Once we have a laboratory facility, it will be our sole laboratory facility and should it become inoperable, we will be unable to perform our test and our business will be harmed.
We do not currently have laboratory facilities. However, we do expect to open a laboratory facility in New York. The facility may be harmed or rendered inoperable by natural or man-made disasters, including earthquakes, flooding and power outages, which may render it difficult or impossible for us to perform our tests for some period of time. The inability to perform our tests may result in the loss of customers or harm our reputation, and we may be unable to regain those customers in the future. Although we possess insurance for damage to our property and the disruption of our business, this insurance may not be sufficient to cover all of our potential losses and may not continue to be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.
In order to rely on a third party to perform our tests, we could only use another facility with established state licensure and CLIA accreditation under the scope of which our MetaSite
Breast
test could be performed following validation and other required procedures. We cannot assure you that we would be able to find another CLIA-certified facility willing to adopt the MetaSite
Breast
test and comply with the required procedures, or that this laboratory would be willing to perform the tests for us on commercially reasonable terms. In order to establish a redundant laboratory facility, we would have to spend considerable time and money securing adequate space, constructing the facility, recruiting and training employees, and establishing the additional operational and administrative infrastructure necessary to support a second facility. Additionally, any new clinical laboratory facility opened by us would be subject to certification under CLIA and licensed by several states, including California and New York, which can take a significant amount of time and result in delays in our ability to begin operations.
Changes in healthcare policy could subject us to additional regulatory requirements that may interrupt commercialization of the MetaSite Breast test and increase our costs.
Healthcare policy has been a subject of extensive discussion in the executive and legislative branches of the federal and many state governments. We developed our commercialization strategy for the MetaSite
Breast
test based on existing healthcare policies. Changes in healthcare policy, such as the creation of broad limits for diagnostic products in general or requirements that Medicare patients pay for portions of tests or services received, could substantially interrupt the sales of the MetaSite
Breast
test, increase costs and divert management’s attention. For example, in 1989, the United States Congress passed federal self-referral prohibitions commonly known as the Stark Law, significantly restricting, regulating and changing laboratories’ relationships with physicians. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law on March 23, 2010 may subject the pricing of health care goods and services, including diagnostics and prescription drugs, to government control and to make other thus far unforeseen changes to United States health care system. It is uncertain what actions federal, state, or private payors for health care treatment and services may take in response to this or any subsequent legislation. We cannot predict what changes, if any, will be proposed or adopted or the effect that such proposals or adoption may have on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We rely on a limited number of suppliers or, in some cases, a sole supplier, for some of our laboratory instruments and materials and may not be able to find replacements in the event our supplier no longer supplies that equipment.
We rely solely on Leica Microsystems GmbH (“Leica”), a German company owned by Danaher Corporation, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, to supply some of the laboratory equipment on which we perform our tests. We will periodically forecast our needs for laboratory equipment and enter into standard purchase orders or leasing arrangements with Leica based on these forecasts. We believe that there are relatively few equipment manufacturers other than Leica that are currently capable of supplying the equipment necessary for the MetaSite
Breast
test. Even if we were to identify other suppliers, there can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into agreements with such suppliers on a timely basis on acceptable terms, if at all. If we should encounter delays or difficulties in securing from Leica the quality and quantity of equipment we require for the MetaSite
Breast
test, we may need to reconfigure our test process, which would result in delays in commercialization or an interruption in sales. If any of these events occur, our business and operating results could be harmed. Additionally, if Leica deems us to have become uncreditworthy, it has the right to require alternative payment terms from us, including payment in advance. We may also be required to indemnify Leica against any damages caused by any legal action or proceeding brought by a third party against Leica for damages caused by our failure to obtain required approval with any regulatory agency.
We may also rely on several sole suppliers for certain laboratory materials such as reagents, which we use to perform our tests. Although we believe that we will be able to develop alternate sourcing strategies for these materials, we cannot be certain that these strategies will be effective. If we should encounter delays or difficulties in securing these laboratory materials, delays in commercialization or an interruption in sales could occur.
Our success depends on retention of our founder and other key personnel.
We are highly dependent on our management team members, including Warren C. Lau, our president and chief executive officer, and Oscar Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S., our chief medical officer and chairman of our board of directors. Our future success also will depend in large part on our continued ability to attract and retain other highly qualified scientific, technical and management personnel, as well as personnel with expertise in clinical testing, governmental regulation and sales and marketing. We face competition for personnel from other companies, universities, public and private research institutions, government entities and other organizations. If we are unsuccessful in our recruitment and retention efforts, our business will be harmed.
Our corporate compliance program cannot guarantee that we are in compliance with all potentially applicable regulations.
The development, manufacturing, pricing, sales, and reimbursement of our products, together with our general operations, are subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and other authorities within the United States and numerous entities outside of the United States. While we have developed and instituted a corporate compliance program based on what we believe are the current best practices, we cannot assure you that we are or will be in compliance with all potentially applicable regulations. If we fail to comply with any of these regulations, we could be subject to a range of regulatory actions, including suspension or termination of clinical trials, the failure to approve a product candidate, restrictions on our products or manufacturing processes, withdrawal of products from the market, significant fines, or other sanctions or litigation.
Our operations may involve hazardous materials, and compliance with environmental laws and regulations is expensive.
Our future research and development activities may involve the controlled use of hazardous materials, including chemicals that cause cancer, volatile solvents, radioactive materials and biological materials including human tissue samples that have the potential to transmit diseases. Our operations may also produce hazardous waste products. We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local regulations relating to the use, handling and disposal of these materials. We generally may contract with third parties for the disposal of such substances and may store certain low level radioactive waste at our facility until the materials are no longer considered radioactive. While we believe that we will comply with then current regulatory requirements, we cannot eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials. We may be required to incur substantial costs to comply with current or future environmental and safety regulations. If an accident or contamination occurred, we would likely incur significant costs associated with civil penalties or criminal fines and in complying with environmental laws and regulations.
If we use biological and hazardous materials in a manner that causes injury, we could be liable for damages.
Our activities may require the controlled use of potentially harmful biological materials, hazardous materials and chemicals and may in the future require the use of radioactive compounds. We cannot eliminate the risk of accidental contamination or injury to employees or third parties from the use, storage, handling or disposal of these materials. In the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for any resulting damages, and any liability could exceed our resources or any applicable insurance coverage we may have. Additionally, we are subject on an ongoing basis to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use, storage, handling and disposal of these materials and specified waste products. The cost of compliance with these laws and regulations might be significant and could negatively affect our operating results.
Risks Related to Intellectual Property
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to compete effectively.
Our success will depend in part on our ability to obtain or license patents and enforce patent protection of our products and licensed technologies, as well as the ability of the Licensors to enforce patent protection covering the patents which we license pursuant to the Patent Agreement, both in the United States and other countries to prevent our competitors from developing, manufacturing and marketing products based on our technology. The patent positions of biotechnology companies, such as us, are generally uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. We will be able to protect our licensed intellectual property rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that our licensed technologies are covered by any valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. We could incur substantial costs in seeking enforcement of any eventual patent rights against infringement, and we cannot guarantee that patents that we obtain or in-license will successfully preclude others from using technology that we rely upon. We have applied and intend to apply for patents in the United States and other countries covering our technologies and therapies as and when we deem appropriate. However, these applications may be challenged or may fail to result in issued patents. We cannot predict the breadth of claims that maybe allowed and issued in patents related to biotechnology applications. The laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending such rights in foreign jurisdictions. For example, methods of treating humans are not patentable in many countries outside of the United States.
The coverage claimed in a patent application can be significantly narrowed before a patent is issued, both in the United States and other countries. We do not know whether any of the pending or future patent applications will result in the issuance of patents. Any patents we or the Licensors obtain may not be sufficiently broad to prevent others from using our technologies or from developing competing therapeutic products based on our technology or proprietary therapies. Once any such patents have issued, we cannot predict how the claims will be construed or enforced. Furthermore, others may independently develop similar or alternative technologies or design around our patents.
To the extent patents may be issued, we do not know whether these patents will be subject to further proceedings that may limit their scope, provide significant proprietary protection or competitive advantage, or cause them to be circumvented or invalidated. Furthermore, patents that may issue on our or the Licensors pending applications may become subject to dispute, including interference, reissue or reexamination proceedings in the United States, or opposition proceedings in foreign countries. Any of these proceedings could result in the limitation or loss of rights.
We may rely on trade secret protection for our confidential and proprietary information. We have taken measures to protect our proprietary information and trade secrets, but these measures may not provide adequate protection. While we seek to protect our proprietary information by entering into confidentiality agreements with employees, collaborators and consultants, we cannot assure that our proprietary information will not be disclosed, or that we can meaningfully protect our trade secrets. In addition, competitors may independently develop or may have already developed substantially equivalent proprietary information or may otherwise gain access to our trade secrets.
The pending patent applications that we have in-licensed or that we may in-license in the future may not result in issued patents, and we cannot assure you that our issued patent or any patents that might ultimately be issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office will protect our technology. Any patents that may be issued to us might be challenged by third parties as being invalid or unenforceable, or third parties may independently develop similar or competing technology that avoids our patents. We cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent the misappropriation and use of our intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States.
From time to time, the United States Supreme Court, other federal courts, the United States Congress or the United States Patent and Trademark Office may change the standards of patentability and any such changes could have a negative impact on our business. For example, on September 16, 2011, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, or the Leahy-Smith Act, was signed into law, and includes a number of significant changes to United States patent law. These include changes to transition from a "first-to-invent" system to a "first-to-file" system and to the way issued patents are challenged. These changes may favor larger and more established companies that have more resources to devote to patent application filing and prosecution. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is currently developing regulations and procedures to administer the Leahy-Smith Act, and many of the substantive changes to patent law associated with the Leahy-Smith Act will not become effective until one year or 18 months after its enactment. Accordingly, it is not clear what, if any, impact the Leahy-Smith Act will ultimately have on the cost of prosecuting our patent applications, our ability to obtain patents based on our discoveries and our ability to enforce or defend our issued patents.
Litigation or third party claims of intellectual property infringement could impair our ability to develop and commercialize our products successfully.
Our success will depend in part on our ability to avoid infringing patents and proprietary rights of third parties, and not breaching any licenses that we have entered into with regard to our technologies. A number of pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, independent researchers, universities and research institutions may have filed patent applications or may have been granted patents that cover technologies similar to the technologies owned by or licensed to us. For instance, a number of patents may have issued and may issue in the future on tests and technologies that we have developed or intend to develop. If patents covering technologies required by our operations are issued to others, we may have to rely on licenses from third parties, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
We have no knowledge of any infringement or patent litigation, threatened or filed at this time. It is possible that we may infringe on intellectual property rights of others without being aware of the infringement. If a patent holder believes that one of our product candidates infringes on our patent, it may sue we even if we has received patent protection for our technology. Third parties may claim that we are employing our proprietary technology without authorization. In addition, third parties may obtain patents that relate to our technologies and claim that use of such technologies infringes these patents. Regardless of their merit, such claims could require us to incur substantial costs, including the diversion of management and technical personnel, in defending ourselves against any such claims or enforcing our patents. In the event that a successful claim of infringement is brought against us, we may be required to pay damages and obtain one or more licenses from third parties. We may not be able to obtain these licenses at a reasonable cost, or at all. Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain any of these licenses could adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our products.
Our rights
to use technologies licensed from third parties are not within our control, and we may not be able to sell our products if we lose our existing rights or cannot obtain new rights on reasonable terms.
We license technology necessary to develop our products from third parties. For example, we license technology from Einstein, M.I.T., Cornell and IFO-Regina located in Rome, Italy, that we use to analyze tissue samples in our tests and that we use in our sponsored research to develop additional tests and to develop anti-metastasis therapeutics. In return for the use of a third party’s technology, we have agreed to pay the licensors royalties based on sales of our products. Royalties are a component of cost of product revenues and impact the profit margin from sales of our test. We may need to license other technology to commercialize future products. Our business may suffer if these licenses terminate, if the licensors fail to abide by the terms of the license or fail to prevent infringement by third parties, if the licensed patents or other rights are found to be invalid or if we are unable to enter into necessary licenses on acceptable terms.
Risks Related to our Securities
Insiders have substantial control over us, and they could delay or prevent a change in our corporate control even if our other stockholders wanted it to occur.
Our executive officers, directors, and principal stockholders hold approximately a large majority of our outstanding common stock. Accordingly, these stockholders are able to control all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. This could delay or prevent an outside party from acquiring or merging with us even if our other stockholders wanted it to occur.
We cannot assure you that the common stock will become liquid or that it will be listed on a securities exchange. In addition,
there may not be sufficient liquidity in the market for our securities in order for investors to sell their securities.
Currently, we are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, where an investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock. In addition, if we fail to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, by law, various requirements would be imposed on broker-dealers who sell its securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. In addition, there is currently only a limited public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that a trading market will develop further or be maintained in the future.
In order to raise sufficient funds to expand our operations, we may have to issue additional securities at prices, which may result in substantial dilution to our shareholders.
If we raise additional funds through the sale of equity or convertible debt, our current stockholders’ percentage ownership will be reduced. In addition, these transactions may dilute the value of our outstanding securities. We may have to issue securities that may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common stock. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to raise additional funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If future financing is not available or is not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to fund our future needs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business plans, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
The market price of our common stock may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock has been and will likely continue to be highly volatile, as is the stock market in general, and the market for OTC Bulletin Board quoted stocks in particular. Some of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends in the industry in which we operate or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Because we became a public company by means of a “reverse merger,” we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms and we will also be subject to a one-year "seasoning period" before we will be permitted to list our securities on a securities exchange.
Additional risks may exist since we became public through a “reverse takeover.” Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our securities since there is little incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on our behalf in the future. In addition, companies that become public through a “reverse takeover” are not permitted to list their securities on a securities exchange until (i) the company has completed a one-year “seasoning period” by trading in the United States over-the-counter market or on another regulated United States or foreign exchange following the reverse merger, and filed all required reports with the SEC, including audited financial statements, and (ii) the company maintains the requisite minimum share price for a sustained period, and for at least 30 of the 60 trading days, immediately prior to its listing application and the exchange’s decision to list.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, current and potential investors could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could harm our business and have an adverse effect on our stock price.
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we are required to annually furnish a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting. Such report must contain, among other matters, an assessment by our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, including a statement as to whether or not our internal control over financial reporting is effective as of the end of our fiscal year. This assessment must include disclosure of any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting identified by management. In addition, under current SEC rules, we may be required to obtain an attestation from our independent registered public accounting firm as to our internal control over financial reporting for our annual report on Form 10-K covering our next fiscal year. Performing the system and process documentation and evaluation needed to comply with Section 404 is both costly and challenging. During the course of our testing we may identify deficiencies which we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for compliance with the requirements of Section 404. In addition, if we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock.
Our common stock is considered “penny stock.”
The SEC has adopted regulations, which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of the common stock is currently less than $5.00 per share and therefore may be a “penny stock.” Brokers and dealers effecting transactions in “penny stock” must disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. These rules may restrict the ability of brokers or dealers to sell the common stock and may affect your ability to sell shares.
The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous frauds and abuses, which could adversely impact investors in our stock.
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or OTCBB, securities are frequent targets of fraud or market manipulation, both because of their generally low prices and because OTCBB reporting requirements are less stringent than those of the stock exchanges or NASDAQ.
Patterns of fraud and abuse include:
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Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PROSPECTS
Business Overview
We are a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of mechanism-based clinical diagnostic tests for cancer that allow physicians and patients to make individualized treatment decisions. Our first test, the MetaSite
Breast
™ test, is used for early stage breast cancer patients to predict the likelihood of hematogenous metastasis in breast cancer. Hematogenous metastasis is the spread of breast cancer cells to other organs in the body through the blood stream. This spread, and the resulting growth of breast cancer tumors in other organs in the patient’s body, is responsible for up to 90% of fatalities in breast cancer. We anticipate all tumor samples will be sent to our clinical reference laboratory that we anticipate establishing in New York for analysis. Upon generation and delivery of a MetaSite Score report to the physician, we plan to bill third-party payors for the MetaSite
Breast
test. We project that the list price of our test will be $2,595.
The MetaSite
Breast
test is currently being tested in a 500 patient Large Population Validation study. If the data currently being generated in this study shows the same predictive power shown in our previously completed 60 patient and 44 patient trials we plan to launch pilot marketing of the MetaSite
Breast
test in the first quarter of 2013. We plan to initially make sales to a select number of physicians in a few markets in the United States through a small direct sales force. We believe a subsequent increase in demand will result from the publication of our validation study in one or more prestigious peer-reviewed scientific/medical journals and the presentation of our study results at gatherings such as the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. However, this increased demand for our product is not necessarily indicative of future growth rates, and we cannot assure you that this level of increased demand can be sustained. Initially our laboratory will have the capacity to process up to 1,000 tests per quarter, and our current expansion plan contemplates that we will have capacity to process up to 15,000 tests per quarter by the end of 2015.
We believe the key factors that will drive broader adoption of the MetaSite
Breast
test will be acceptance by healthcare providers of its clinical benefits, demonstration of the cost-effectiveness of using our test, expanded reimbursement by third-party payors, expansion of our sales force and increased marketing efforts. Reimbursement of the MetaSite
Breast
test by third-party payors is essential to our commercial success. In general, clinical laboratory testing services, when covered, are paid under various methodologies, including prospective payment systems and fee schedules. Reimbursement from payors depends upon whether a service is covered under the patient’s policy and if payment practices for the service have been established. As a relatively new test, MetaSite
Breast
may be considered investigational by payors and not covered under current reimbursement policies. Until we reach agreement with an insurer on contract terms or establish a policy for payment of the MetaSite
Breast
test, we expect to recognize revenue on a cash basis.
Upon commercialization of the MetaSite
Breast
test, we will begin working with third-party payors to establish reimbursement coverage policies. Where policies are not in place, we will pursue case-by-case reimbursement. We believe that as much as 20% of our future revenues may be derived from tests billed to Medicare. We will begin working with many payors, including Medicare, to establish policy-level reimbursement which, if in place, will allow us to recognize revenues upon submitting an invoice. We do not expect to recognize the majority of revenues in this manner until 2014, at the earliest.
Since our inception, we have generated significant net losses. As of December 31, 2011, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,670,293. We incurred net losses of $323,142, and $1,313,620 in the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively. We expect our net losses to continue for at least the next several years. We anticipate that a substantial portion of our capital resources and efforts will be focused on research and development, both to develop additional tests for breast cancer and to develop products for other cancers, scale up our commercial organization, and other general corporate purposes. Our financial results will be limited by a number of factors, including establishment of coverage policies by third-party insurers and government payors, our ability in the short term to collect from payors often requiring a case-by-case manual appeals process, and our ability to recognize revenues other than from cash collections on tests billed until such time as reimbursement policies or contracts are in effect. Until we receive routine reimbursement and are able to record revenues as tests are processed and reports delivered, we are likely to continue reporting net losses.
Financial Operations Overview
We currently do not have any revenues. We expect to derive our revenues from product sales and contract research arrangements and operate in one industry segment. Initially, our product revenues will be derived solely from the sale of the MetaSite
Breast
test. Payors will be generally billed upon generation and delivery of a MetaSite Metastasis Score report to the physician. Product revenues will be recorded on a cash basis unless a contract or policy is in place with the payor at the time of billing and collectability is reasonably assured. Initially all product revenues recognized will probably reflect cash collections. Contract revenues are derived from studies conducted with biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical companies will be recorded on an accrual basis upon completion of the contractual obligation.
Cost of product revenues represents the cost of materials, direct labor, costs associated with processing tissue samples including histopathology, anatomical pathology, paraffin extraction, and quality control analyses, license fees and delivery charges necessary to render an individualized test result. Costs associated with performing our test will be recorded as tests are processed. License fees to third-party vendors would be recorded at the time product revenues are recognized or in accordance with other contractual obligations. We expect that license fees will represent a significant component of our cost of product revenues and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future.
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Research and Development Expenses
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Research and development expenses from our inception in July, 2009 through December 31, 2011 were $884,021, and substantially all of these expenses were focused on the research and development of the MetaSite
Breast
test. During this time, the MetaSite
Breast
test was not the only product under development. Research and development expenses represent costs incurred both to develop our MenaCalc technology in breast, lung, and prostate cancers and to carry out our clinical studies to validate our MetaSite
Breast
test.
We charge all research and development expenses to operations as they are incurred. All potential future product programs, apart from the MetaSite
Breast
test for breast cancer metastasis, are in the clinical research phase, and the earliest we expect
another cancer program to reach the clinical development stage is late 2012. However, the expected time frame that a product related to one of these other cancers can be brought to market is uncertain given the technical challenges and clinical variables that exist between different types of cancers.
We do not record or maintain information regarding costs incurred in research and development on a program or project specific basis. Our research and development staff working under sponsored research agreements and consulting agreements and associated infrastructure resources are deployed across several programs. Many of our costs are thus not attributable to individual programs. We believe that allocating costs on the basis of time incurred by our employees does not accurately reflect the actual costs of a project.
As a result of the uncertainties discussed above, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of our research and development programs or when, if ever, and to what extent we will receive cash inflows from the commercialization and sale of a product.
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Selling and Marketing Expenses
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Our selling and marketing expenses that we expect to incur coincident with the launch of the MetaSite
Breast
test will consist primarily of personnel costs and education and promotional expenses. We expect these expenses include the costs of educating physicians, laboratory personnel and other healthcare professionals regarding our technologies, how our MetaSite
Breast
test was developed and validated and the value of the quantitative information that the MetaSite
Breast
provides. Selling and marketing expenses will also include the costs of sponsoring continuing medical education, medical meeting participation and dissemination of our scientific and economic publications related to the MetaSite
Breast
test. Sales and Marketing expenses from our inception in July 2009 through December 31, 2011 were $0.
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General and Administrative Expenses
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Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel related costs, legal costs, including intellectual property, accounting costs and other professional and administrative costs. General and Administrative expenses from our inception in July 2009 through December 31, 2011 were $625,819.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could therefore differ materially from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our financial statements.
We have generated no revenues since our inception. Product revenues for our first product, the MetaSite
Breast
test, are expected to be generated from the projected commercial launch in 2013, and are expected to be recognized on a cash basis because we will have limited collection experience and a limited number of contracts. In accordance with our policy, revenues for tests performed will be recognized on an accrual basis when the related costs are incurred, provided there is a contract or coverage policy in place and the following criteria are met:
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persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists;
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delivery has occurred or services rendered;
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the fee is fixed and determinable; and
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Determination of the last two criteria will be based on management’s judgments regarding the nature of the fee charged for products or services delivered and the collectability of those fees.
We expect to generally bill third-party payors for the MetaSite
Breast
test upon generation and delivery of a Metastasis Score report to the physician. As such, we take assignment of benefits and the risk of collection with the third-party payor. We usually bill the patient directly for amounts owed after multiple requests for payment have been denied or only partially paid by the insurance carrier. As a new test, the MetaSite
Breast
test may be considered investigational by payors and not covered under their reimbursement policies. Consequently, we expect to pursue case-by-case reimbursement where policies are not in place or payment history has not been established.
Contract revenues are expected to be derived from studies conducted with biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical companies and will be recognized on a contract specific basis. Under certain contracts, our input, measured in terms of full-time equivalent level of effort or running a set of assays through our laboratory under a contractual protocol, will trigger payment obligations and revenues will be recognized as costs are incurred or assays are processed. Certain contracts may have payment obligations that are triggered as milestones are complete, such as completion of a successful set of experiments. In these cases, revenues are recognized when the milestones are achieved.
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Clinical Collaborator Costs
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We expect to enter into collaboration and clinical trial agreements with clinical collaborators and record these costs as research and development expenses. We plan to record accruals for estimated study costs comprised of work performed by our collaborators under contract terms. All clinical collaborators will be expected to enter into agreements with us which specify work content and payment terms.
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Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
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Revenues
. There were no revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 because we have not yet commercialized the MetaSite
Breast
test.
Cost of Product Revenues
. No cost of product revenues were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 because we have not yet commercialized the MetaSite
Breast
test.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
. There were no selling and marketing expenses recorded for the year ended December 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 because we have not yet commercialized the MetaSite
Breast
test.
Research and Development Expenses.
Research and development expenses were $714,166 for the period ended December 31, 2011 as compared to $169,855 for the period ended December 31, 2010. This represents an increase of $544,311 over the year ended December 31, 2010. This increase resulted primarily from the payments due on the Sponsored Research Agreement for the MetaSite
Breast
test and payment of fees and patent related expenses to licensors.
General and Administrative Expenses
. General and administrative expenses totaled $514,006 for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to $78,282 for the for the year ended December 31, 2010. This increase was due in part to increases in costs for employee salary, legal, including intellectual property, accounting and other professional costs.
Interest Income and Other Income/ Expense.
We recorded no interest income during the year ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
Interest Expense
. We made no interest payments on borrowings during the year ended December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception in July 2009, we have incurred significant losses and, as of December 31, 2011, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,670,293. We have not yet achieved profitability and anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. We expect that our research and development, selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses will continue to grow and, as a result, we will need to generate significant product revenues to achieve profitability. We may never achieve profitability.
Since our inception, substantially all of our operations have been financed through the sale of our common stock. Through December 31, 2011 we had received net proceeds of $1,541,254 through the sale of common stock to investors. As of December 31, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of $81,191 and no debt. As a result of the most recent sale of shares of common stock through December 31, 2011 at $1.50 per share with 50% warrant coverage, we issued warrants to purchase 278,877 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.00, and 100,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.50 the exercise of which will result in proceeds of $557,754 and $150,000, respectively, to us.
As of December 31, 2011, we had $81,191 in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $3,015 on December 31, 2010.
Net cash used in operating activities was $1,149,467 for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $253,190 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The increase in cash used of $896,277 was primarily due to the initiation of our 500 patient Large Population Validation study for our MetaSite
Breast
test and also due in part to increases in legal costs and minimum royalty payment costs paid to licensors.
Net cash used in investing activities was $0 for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $3,279 for the year ended December 31, 2010. This cash was used to for purchases of equipment. We expect amounts used in investing activities to increase in 2012 and beyond as we expand research and development activities and establish and add capacity in our commercial laboratory.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1,227,643, compared to $247,340 for the year ended December 31, 2010. Financing activities consisted primarily of the sale of our common stock and common stock purchase warrants for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
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Subsequent Events
During January 2012, we sold 603,334 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $904,995. We issued 401,667 warrants as part of the consideration for the shares of common stock purchased. These warrants are exercisable at $2.00 per share and expire on January 31, 2017.
On January 31, 2012, we sold 61,667 shares of common stock for total net proceeds of $92,500.
On January 6, 2012, we issued options to purchase 407,500 shares of common stock at $1.50 each to our chief executive officer and several consultants involved in our research. All of the options vest on January 6, 2013 and expire on January 6, 2022.
During January 2012, we entered into an agreement with a consultant whereby we granted options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The options vest once we complete our recently commenced 500 patient Large Population Validation study.
Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2011, we had the following contractual commitments:
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Payments Due by Period
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More
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Less than
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than 5
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Contractual Obligations
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Total
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1 Year
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1-3 Years
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4-5 Years
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Years
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(In thousands)
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Sponsored Research
Agreement (500 Patent Trial)
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$
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179
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$
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179
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$
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$
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License Agreement
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$
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315
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$
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30
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$
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110
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$
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175
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In addition to the above, we are required to make a series of annual minimum royalty payments under the License Agreement beginning on the first anniversary date, or August 28, 2011. The initial payment of $30,000 was made in August 2011. For a period of seven years on each anniversary of this first payment, we are required to make additional payments in amounts that gradually increase beginning in year five. We are required to make additional payments of $30,000 in each of 2012, 2013, and 2014 and $50,000 in 2015, $75,000 in 2016, and $100,000 in 2017 and every year the License is in effect thereafter.
Additionally, we have agreed to pay $112,000 to the Yale University Medical School Department of Pathology in return for certain work to validate our technology in the fields of breast cancer and lung cancer. This compensation is being paid in two tranches of $56,000 each, the first of which has been paid in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 and the second of which will be paid in the first quarter of 2012.
Beginning in the second half of 2012, we intend to enter into arrangements for the acquisition of laboratory equipment, computer hardware and software, leasehold improvements and office equipment. We cannot at this time provide assurances that we will be able to enter into agreements with vendors on terms commercially favorable to us or that we will be able to enter into such arrangements without securing additional financing.
We currently sublease approximately 1,000 square feet of administrative and office space under a sublease on a month-to-month basis for an annual cost of $12.00 per square foot.
Operating Capital and Capital Expenditure Requirements
We expect to continue to incur substantial operating losses in the future and to make capital expenditures to keep pace with the expansion of our research and development programs and to scale up our commercial operations, which we expect to fund in part with the proceeds of this offering. It may take several years to move any one of a number of product candidates in clinical research through the development phase and validation phase to commercialization. We expect that the remainder of the net proceeds and our existing cash and cash equivalents will be used to fund working capital and for capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes, such as licensing technology rights, partnering arrangements for the processing of tests outside the United States or reduction of debt obligations. A portion of the net proceeds may also be used to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies, services or products. We have no current plans, agreements or commitments with respect to any such acquisition or investment, and we are not currently engaged in any negotiations with respect to any such transaction.
The amount and timing of actual expenditures may vary significantly depending upon a number of factors, such as the progress of our product development, regulatory requirements, commercialization efforts, the amount of cash used by operations and progress in reimbursement. We expect that we will receive limited payments for the MetaSite
Breast
test billings from the beginning of our marketing efforts into the foreseeable future. As reimbursement contracts with third-party payors are put into place, we expect an increase in the number and level of payments received for the MetaSite
Breast
test billings.
We currently anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents, together with proceeds from this offering, will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months. We cannot be certain that any of our future efforts to secure reimbursement contract programs or development of future products will be successful or that we will be able to raise sufficient additional funds to see these programs through to a successful result.
Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including the following:
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Until we can generate a sufficient amount of product revenues to finance our cash requirements, which we may never do, we expect to finance future cash needs primarily through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, borrowings or strategic collaborations. The issuance of equity securities may result in dilution to stockholders. We do not know whether additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are not able to secure additional funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more research and development programs or selling and marketing initiatives. In addition, we may have to work with a partner on one or more of our product development programs or market development programs, which would lower the economic value of those programs to our company.
Income Taxes
Since inception, we have incurred operating losses and, accordingly, have not recorded a provision for income taxes for any of the periods presented. As of December 31, 2011, we had cumulative net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $1,510,000. If not utilized, the federal net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards will expire beginning in the year 2029. Utilization of net operating loss and credit carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to restrictions contained in the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable if we experience an “ownership change” that may occur, for example, as a result of this offering being aggregated with certain other sales of our stock before or after this offering. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of our net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before they can be used.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have implemented all new relevant accounting pronouncements that are in effect through the date of these financial statements. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and we do not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital for the purpose of funding operations while at the same time maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. To achieve these objectives, our investment policy allows us to maintain a portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments through a variety of securities, including commercial paper, money market funds and corporate debt securities. Our cash and cash equivalents through December 31, 2011, included liquid money market accounts.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
We are authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share. No shares of preferred stock are outstanding. The authorized but unissued preferred stock constitutes what is commonly referred to as "blank check" preferred stock. This type of preferred stock may be issued by our board of directors from time to time on any number of occasions, without stockholder approval, as one or more separate series of shares comprised of any number of the authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, designated by resolution of the board of directors stating the name and number of shares of each series and setting forth separately for such series the relative rights, privileges and preferences thereof, including, if any, the: (i) rate of dividends payable thereon; (ii) price, terms and conditions of redemption; (iii) voluntary and involuntary liquidation preferences; (iv) provisions of a sinking fund for redemption or repurchase; (v) terms of conversion to common stock, including conversion price, and (vi) voting rights. Such preferred stock may provide our board of directors the ability to hinder or discourage any attempt to gain control of us by a merger, tender offer at a control premium price, proxy contest or otherwise. Consequently, the preferred stock could entrench our management. The market price of our common stock could be depressed to some extent by the existence of the preferred stock.
Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share and to receive dividends or other distributions when and if declared by the board of directors. Our common stock does not have preemptive rights, meaning that our common stockholders' ownership interest would be diluted if additional shares of common stock are subsequently issued and the existing stockholders are not granted the right, in the discretion of the board of directors, to maintain their percentage ownership interest in us. This lack of protection from dilution to minority shareholders could allow our board of directors to issue additional shares of our common stock to persons friendly with our existing management, thus preventing any change in control of us.
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of us, our assets, after the payment of debts and liabilities and any liquidation preferences of, and unpaid dividends on, any class of preferred stock then outstanding, will be distributed pro-rata to the holders of the common stock. The holders of the common stock have no right to require us to redeem or purchase their shares.
The holders of common stock are entitled to share equally in dividends, if and when declared by our board of directors, out of funds legally available therefore, subject to the priorities given to any class of preferred stock which may be issued.
Immediately prior to the Share Exchange, we converted approximately $336,075 of debt owed to the Company Principal Shareholder into 309,595 shares of our common stock and issued an aggregate of 36,000 shares of our common stock to certain of our officers, directors and consultants in consideration for services rendered to us, and pursuant to the Warrant Financing we issued 350,000 shares of common stock, leaving 840,000 shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of 18,369,421 shares of common stock to the MetaStat Shareholders in the Share Exchange. Immediately following the consummation of the Share Exchange, we issued 865,000 shares of common stock in the Private Placement. As of March 15, 2012, we had 20,074,422 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
No Cumulative Voting
Holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, located at
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON EQUITY AND OTHER SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
There is no established public trading market for our common stock. However, our common stock is quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol “PVSO.” The following table sets forth the high and low bid information for our common stock for the period from April 7, 2010, the date on which we were first quoted, through February 27, 2012. The OTCBB quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, are without retail markup, markdowns or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.
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Common Stock
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Low
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April 7, 2010 through June 30, 2010
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$
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1.60
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$
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1.60
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Third quarter 2010
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$
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1.60
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$
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0.10
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Fourth quarter 2010
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$
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2.00
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$
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0.20
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First quarter 2011
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$
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1.25
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$
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0.25
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Second quarter 2011
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$
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1.25
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$
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0.25
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Third quarter 2011
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$
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0.25
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$
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0.25
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Fourth quarter 2011
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$
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0.25
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$
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0.25
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January 1, 2012 through February 27, 2012
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$
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0.25
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$
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0.25
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Holders of Common Stock
As of March 15, 2012, there were of record 117 holders of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.
Future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. We can pay dividends only out of our profits or other distributable reserves and dividends or distribution will only be paid or made if we are able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our officers and directors are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes and our bylaws.
Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, director immunity from liability to a company or its shareholders for monetary liabilities applies automatically unless it is specifically limited by a company’s articles of incorporation that is not the case with our articles of incorporation. Excepted from that immunity are:
(1) a willful failure to deal fairly with us or our shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director has a material conflict of interest;
(2) a violation of criminal law (unless the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful);
(3) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal profit; and
(4) willful misconduct.
Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by Nevada law. Our bylaws provide that we will advance all expenses incurred to 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, by reason of the fact that he is or was our director or officer, or is or was serving at our request as a director or executive officer of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request. This advance of expenses is to be made upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay said amounts should it be ultimately determined that the person was not entitled to be indemnified under our bylaws or otherwise.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 15, 2012 by (i) each person (or group of affiliated persons) who is known by us to own more than five percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) each director and executive officer, and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each stockholder listed below is 4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas 77380.
We had 20,074,422 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 15, 2012.
Names and Addresses of Beneficial Owners
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Amount and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership
(1)
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Percent of Class
(2)
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Warren C. Lau, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (3)
|
|
|
1,287,000
|
|
|
|
6.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oscar Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (4)
|
|
|
649,003
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|
|
|
3.2%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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David N. Siegel, Director (5)
|
|
|
713,903
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|
|
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3.5%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Patrick T. Mooney, M.D., Director (6)
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|
|
231,000
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|
|
|
1.2%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor, Director (7)
|
|
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22,003
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|
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|
*
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|
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Harvey Judkowitz (8)
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13,000
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|
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|
*
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|
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|
|
|
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Matthew Balk (9)
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|
1,881,000
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|
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9.2%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. (10)
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|
|
2,005,434
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|
|
|
9.9%
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University (11)
|
|
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1,150,242
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|
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|
5.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Jason Adelman (12)
|
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|
1,408,003
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|
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7.0%
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|
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|
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|
|
|
All Directors and Officers as a Group (6 Persons)
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2,915,909
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|
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14.2%
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(1)
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to securities anticipated to be exercisable or convertible at or within 60 days of the date hereof, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. The indication herein that shares are anticipated to be beneficially owned is not an admission on the part of the listed stockholder that he, she or it is or will be a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares.
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|
(2)
|
Based on 20,074,422 shares of common stock outstanding on March 15, 2012.
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|
(3)
|
Consists of (i) 880,000 shares of common stock; (ii) 275,000 shares of common stock underlying options, (iii) 132,000 shares of common stock held by Travis R. Lau, Mr. Lau’s son.
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|
(4)
|
Consists of (i) 165,000 shares of common stock underlying options, (ii) 476,668 shares of common stock held by Marsha Bronsther, Dr. Bronsther’s wife and (iii) 7,335 shares of common stock underlying warrants held by Marsha Bronsther.
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|
(5)
|
Consists of (i) 577,500 shares of common stock, (ii) 54,268 shares of common stock held by the David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010, (iii) 55,000 shares of common stock underlying options and (iv) 27,135 shares of common stock underlying warrants held by the David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010.
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|
(6)
|
Consists of (i) 231,000 shares of common stock.
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|
(7)
|
Consists of (i) 14,668 shares of common stock and (ii) 7,335 shares of common stock underlying warrants.
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|
(8)
|
Mr. Judkowitz’s resignation from the board of directors is effective as of the tenth day after the filing of an Information Statement on Schedule 14F-1 with the SEC.
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|
(9)
|
Consists of (i) 165,000 shares of common stock underlying options, (ii) 1,573,000 shares of common stock, and (iii) 143,000 shares of common stock underlying warrants.
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|
(10)
|
Consists of (i) 1,533,998 shares of common stock, (ii) 124,936 shares underlying warrants, (iii) 173,250 shares of common stock held by David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Olivia Skriloff, and (iv) 173,250 shares of common stock held by David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Samuel Skriloff. Does not include 517,066 shares underlying warrants that are subject to 4.99% and 9.99% beneficial ownership blockers. The business address of MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. is 28 W. 44th St, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10036. David Skriloff exercises voting and investment control over our securities held by MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. David Skrillof does not exercise voting and investment control over securities held by David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Olivia Skriloff and David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Samuel Skriloff.
|
|
(11)
|
J. Michael Gower, Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer of Yeshiva University, is the natural person who exercises voting and investment control over our securities owned by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University. The address of the stockholder is c/o Office of Biotechnology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, Attn: Director.
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|
(12)
|
Consists of (i) 762,688 shares of common stock, (ii) 73,335 shares of common stock underlying warrants, (iii) 297,000 shares of common stock held by Cass G. Adelman Cust. Jasper G. Adelman UTMA NY and (iv) 275,000 shares of common stock held by Cass G. Adelman Cust. Philippa G. Adelman UTMA NY.
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
As described more fully in Item 2.01, on the Closing Date, we consummated the Share Exchange, the Warrant Financing and the Private Placement. The issuance of securities in the Share Exchange, the Warrant Financing and the Private Placement was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of, and Regulation D promulgated under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We did not engage the services of any placement agent in any of the above referenced transactions.
In addition, the issuance of the stock options issued by us to purchase an aggregate of 1,116,500 shares of our common stock pursuant to our 2012 Plan was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 5.01. Changes In Control of the Registrant.
On the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, the MetaStat Shareholders transferred all of the MetaStat Shares to us and in exchange, we issued the MetaStat Shareholders shares of our common stock (or 95.6% of our outstanding common stock after giving effect to the issuance).
Other than the transactions and agreements disclosed in this Form 8-K, we know of no arrangements, which may result in a change in control at a subsequent date.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
At the closing of the Share Exchange, there was a change in our board of directors and executive officers. Mr. Harvey Judkowitz, who served as our sole executive officer and director, resigned from all his executive officer positions effective immediately, and after appointing Mr. Warren C. Lau to serve as a member of the board of directors, Mr. Judkowitz tendered his resignation as a director, with such resignation to be effective on the tenth day following the filing of an Information Statement on Schedule 14F-1 with the SEC (the “14F Effective Date”). In addition, we expanded the size of the board of directors from two to five and appointed Dr. Patrick T. Mooney, Johan (Thijs) Spoor, Dr. Oscar Bronsther and David N. Siegel to serve as members of the Board, effective on the 14F Effective Date, with Dr. Bronsther serving as Chairman. Our board of directors then appointed Mr. Lau to also serve as our chief executive officer and president, and Dr. Bronsther to serve as our chief medical officer with all such appointments to be effective immediately.
All executive officers are elected annually by the board of directors for a one-year term until the election and qualification of their successors. There are no family relationships between any of our directors and officers.
Set forth below is information regarding our current directors and executive officers:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Warren C. Lau
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer, President, Director
|
Oscar M. Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S.
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
Chief Medical Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors
(1)
|
David N. Siegel
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
Director
(1)
|
Patrick T. Mooney, M.D.
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
Director
(1)
|
Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
Director
(1)
|
Harvey Judkowitz
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
Director
(2)
|
______________
(1) Appointed as a member of our board of directors on February 27, 2012, effective as of the 14F Effective Date.
(2) Resigned from our board of directors on February 27, 2012, effective as of the tenth day after the filing of an Information Statement on Schedule 14F-1 with the SEC.
Warren C. Lau
. Mr. Lau has served as our president and chief executive officer and a director since February 27, 2012. From October 2005 to March 2008, Mr. Lau served as a director and as the founder, president and CEO of HoustonPharma, Inc., a biotechnology company located in Houston, Texas. Mr. Lau was the founder of PharmaFrontiers Corp., a biotechnology company located in Houston, Texas, in February 2003 and served as a member of such company’s board of directors and as its president, chief executive officer and treasurer until July of 2004. In 2004, PharmaFrontiers acquired Opexa Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Lau was the founder of Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1996. He served as its president and CEO and as a member of its board of directors from July 1996 through November 2001. During his time as president and CEO, this company consummated two acquisitions, Immune Complex Corporation in 1997, which was later spun off to the shareholders, and Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From November 1997 to September 1998, Mr. Lau served as a director of Immune Complex Corporation and Synthetic Genetics, Inc., privately held biotechnology companies. As our president and chief executive officer, Mr. Lau’s significant experience in the life science and biotechnology industries enable him to provide significant insights into our business and make him qualified to be a member of our board of directors.
Oscar Bronsther, M.D., F.A.C.S
. Dr. Bronsther was appointed as chief medical officer and chairman of our board of directors on February 27, 2012, effective as of the 14F Effective Date. Dr. Bronsther has served Dr. Bronsther is a Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, and is the Chairman, Section of General Surgery, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He also is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. From 2005 to 2007, he served as Chairman of the Board of National Transplant Network. Dr. Bronsther received his B.A. from the University of Rochester in 1973, his M.D. from Downstate Medical Center in 1978, was a Fellow in Kidney Transplantation at Downstate Medical Center, and was a Fellow in Liver Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Center. Dr. Bronsther’s editorial positions include Reviewer, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Transplantation, Transplant Proceedings, Liver Transplantation and Surgery, and the American Journal of Kidney Disease. Dr. Bronsther is the author of 63 peer-reviewed publications, seven books and book chapters, and has participated in over 30 invited lectures. Dr. Bronsther’s broad range of experience in medicine, academia, and administration enable him to provide a unique and valuable perspective to our board of directors.
David N. Siegel
. Mr. Siegel was appointed to our board of directors on February 27, 2012, effective as of the 14F Effective Date. Mr. Siegel is currently Executive Chairman of XOJET, a private aviation company. Mr. Siegel has commercial aviation experience spanning more than two decades, including serving as the president and chief executive officer of US Airways and in senior executive roles at Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines. Most recently, Mr. Siegel was chairman and chief executive officer of Gate Gourmet Group, Inc., the world’s largest independent airline catering, hospitality and logistics company. Prior to Gate Gourmet Group, Mr. Siegel served as president, chief executive and member of the board of US Airways Group, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., the airline operating unit. Prior to joining US Airways, Mr. Siegel was chairman and chief executive officer of Avis Rent A Car System, Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant Corp. Mr. Siegel’s service as a member of senior management and the boards of directors of a number of major U.S. corporations provides our board of directors with invaluable financial and management experience from the highest levels of corporate America.
Patrick T. Mooney, M.D
. Dr. Mooney was appointed to our board of directors on February 27, 2012, effective as of the 14F Effective Date. Dr. Mooney currently serves as the chief executive officer, president and chairman of the board of directors of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTE), a medical device company, and has held those roles since September 2007, June 2009, and January 2008, respectively. Dr. Mooney previously served as president, chief executive officer and director of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (a privately-held company prior to its merger with Sontra Medical Corporation) from September 2006 to September 2007. Prior to joining Echo Therapeutics, Inc., Dr. Mooney was president, chief executive officer and chairman of Aphton Corporation (Nasdaq: APHT), a biopharmaceutical company, from January 2004 to November 2006. Dr. Mooney served as Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners, LLC, a full service merchant banking firm, and as Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC, a full services investment banking firm. He graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and trained as a surgical resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From June to September 2010, Dr. Mooney was a member of the board of directors of Quantrx Biomedical Corporation, a healthcare diagnostics company. Dr. Mooney’s medical education and experience as practicing clinician, as well as his industry specific extensive management experience, provides him with a broad and deep understanding of the science underlying our business and our competitors’ efforts, which is an invaluable resource to our board of directors.
Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor
.
Mr. Spoor was appointed to our board of directors on February 27, 2012, effective as of the 14F Effective Date. Mr. Spoor is currently the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer and director of FluoroPharma Medical Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company. He has held these positions at FluoroPharma since May 2011. Mr. Spoor holds a Nuclear Pharmacy degree from the University of Toronto as well as an M.B.A. from Columbia University with concentrations in finance and accounting. Mr. Spoor has been a guest lecturer at Columbia Business School, Kings College in London and the University of Newcastle in Australia. Mr. Spoor previously held the title of CFO for Sunstone BioSciences for the period from February 2010 through September 2010. Prior to joining Sunstone BioSciences, he worked as a consultant at Oliver Wyman from December 2008 through February 2010 focusing on helping pharmaceutical and medical device companies evaluate their global revenue potential given the complex interplay of regulatory approvals, the reimbursement environment, as well as the impact of physician preference within constantly evolving standards of care. He further specialized on the implications of healthcare reform on new product approval and health insurance reform. Mr. Spoor has also been an equity research analyst at J.P. Morgan from July 2007 through October 2008 and Credit Suisse from November 2005 through July 2007 covering the biotechnology and medical device industries. Prior to his career on Wall Street, Mr. Spoor worked in the pharmaceutical industry, spending 11 years with Amersham / GE Healthcare where he worked in seven countries in a variety of roles including setting up GMP facilities, accountability for the nuclear cardiology portfolio and most recently as the Director of New Product Opportunities leading the PET strategic plan. Mr. Spoor’s background in nuclear pharmacy, finance
and accounting and as a healthcare research analyst, as well as his experience at both large and small healthcare companies, provides him with a broad familiarity of the range of issues confronting a developing biotechnology company, which makes him a qualified member of our board of directors.
Harvey Judkowitz
. Harvey Judkowitz has served as a member of our board of directors from inception until November 5, 2008 and from January 15, 2009 until the present, although he has tendered his resignation from our board of directors effective as of the tenth day after the filing of an Information Statement on Schedule 14F-1 with the SEC. Mr. Judkowitz served as our CEO and CFO from April 2007 until the Closing Date. Mr. Judkowitz is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in both New York and Florida. Since 1988, Mr. Judkowitz has conducted his own CPA practice. Mr. Judkowitz was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of UniPro Financial Services, Inc. (UPRO) from June 2003 until the company was sold in September 2005. He currently serves on the board of directors and is chairman of the audit committees for the following publicly traded companies: The Singing Machine, Inc. (SMDM) and Phoenix Biopharm, Inc. (PXBM). During the past five years, Mr. Judkowitz was also a member of the board of directors of two publicly traded companies: Cavit Sciences, Inc. (CVIT) through March 10, 2007 and Hard to Treat Diseases, Inc. (HTDS) through December 31, 2008. Mr. Judkowitz graduated from Pace University in 1967 with a BBA in Accounting.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control person of us during the past ten years.
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the compensation paid or accrued by us to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. For each of our last two completed fiscal years, no other officer’s compensation exceeded $100,000 in each year.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position
|
Year
|
|
Salary ($)
|
|
|
Bonus ($)
|
|
Stock Awards
|
Option Awards ($)
|
All Other
Compensation ($)
|
|
Total ($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warren C. Lau, CEO and President
(1)
|
2011
|
|
|
137,783
|
|
|
|
39,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
176,883
|
|
2010
|
|
|
88,333
|
|
|
|
15,503
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103,836
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Harvey Judkowitz, CEO and CFO
(2)(3)
|
2011
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
2010
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
_________
(1) Appointed as of the Closing Date. Compensation information reflects compensation paid by MetaStat.
(2) Resigned as of the Closing Date.
(3) We have accrued an annual salary of $5,000 for US GAAP reporting purposes.
Employment Agreements with Executive Officers
On August 1, 2010, Metastat entered into an employment agreement with Warren C. Lau to serve as its president and chief operating officer. The agreement expires November 30, 2013. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Lau is to receive annual cash compensation of $125,000, $145,000 and $175,000 for the one year periods from August 1 through July 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively, and is eligible for an annual bonus to be determined by our board of directors. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Lau must devote all of his business time to our company and is subject to non-compete, confidentiality and non-solicitation covenants during the term of his employment with MetaStat and for one year subsequent to the termination of his employment with MetaStat.
In the event that Mr. Lau’s employment was terminated by MetaStat without cause or by a change in control (each as defined in the agreement), Mr. Lau is entitled to (i) all unpaid salary through termination, (ii) immediate vesting of all stock options, (iii) a severance payment equal to the sum of (a) two times Mr. Lau’s annual base salary for the prior fiscal year and (b) two times the annual bonus paid or payable in the prior fiscal year, (iv) all benefits available under MetaStat’s employee benefit programs to the extent applicable to senior executives voluntarily and amicably retiring from employment with MetaStat and (v) the greatest of (x) the full annual bonus for the entire year in which the termination takes place, or (y) the portion of the annual bonus earned from the first day of the fiscal year in which such termination occurred until the date of the change of control, or (z) the portion of the annual bonus earned from the first day of the fiscal year in which such termination occurred until the effective date of such termination. If Mr. Lau dies during the term of the agreement his estate is entitled to three months of his base salary and any annual bonus through the month before his death. If Mr. Lau is disabled during the term of the agreement, he is entitled to receive his base salary for three months, continue to receive benefits for three months and receive his prorated annual bonus, if any.
The foregoing description of Mr. Lau's employment agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such employment agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.
Director Compensation
Currently, our directors serve without compensation.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Director Independence
Currently, we do not have any independent directors. Since our common stock is not currently listed on a national securities exchange, we have used the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination.
Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2), an "independent director" is a "person other than an officer or employee of the company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company's board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director."
We do not currently have a separately designated audit, nominating or compensation committee. However, we do intend to comply with the independent director and committee composition requirements in the future.
Transactions with Related Persons
During 2010, Warren C. Lau borrowed $39,268 from us. During 2011, the balance was paid in full.
In addition, during the years ended February 28, 2011 and 2010, our previous majority shareholder, Waterford Capital Acquisition Co. IX, LLC, made certain payments on behalf of us aggregating $40,151 and $38,629, respectively. These advances are noninterest bearing. The total amount due to Waterford at February 28, 2011 was $145,090.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
We have determined to keep our fiscal year end February 28 (or February 29 in the case of a leap year). We intend to file a transition report on Form 10-K covering the period of January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012.
Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.
As described in Item 2.01 of this Form 8-K, on the Closing Date, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of MetaStat from the MetaStat Shareholders and the MetaStat Shareholders transferred all of the MetaStat Shares to us. In exchange, we issued to the MetaStat Shareholders the Exchange Shares, equal to 95.6% of our outstanding shares of common stock after such issuance. As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, MetaStat became our wholly owned subsidiary.
As the result of the consummation of the Share Exchange, we are no longer a shell company as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 28, 2012, we issued a press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of MetaStat as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
METASTAT, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
November 30, 2011
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MetaStat, Inc.
|
|
PhotoVoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.
|
|
Pro Forma
Adjustments
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
1
|
|
$ 92,521
|
|
$ -
|
|
$ 1,862,501
|
|
$ 1,955,022
|
Receivable from Employees
|
|
38,458
|
|
-
|
|
(38,458)
|
|
-
|
Total Current Assets
|
|
130,979
|
|
-
|
|
1,824,043
|
|
1,955,022
|
Fixed Assets
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
property and equipment, net
|
|
2,460
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,460
|
Total Fixed Assets
|
|
2,460
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
$ 133,439
|
|
$ -
|
|
$ 1,824,043
|
|
$ 1,957,482
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
2
|
|
73,356
|
|
162,862
|
|
(168,162)
|
|
68,056
|
due to stockholders
2
|
|
-
|
|
164,090
|
|
(164,090)
|
|
-
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
|
73,356
|
|
326,952
|
|
(332,252)
|
|
68,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
73,356
|
|
326,952
|
|
(332,252)
|
|
68,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholder's Equity
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock
3
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Common Stock
4
|
|
75
|
|
49
|
|
1,959
|
|
2,008
|
Additional Paid-in-capital
|
|
1,450,757
|
|
413,621
|
|
1,413,714
|
|
3,278,167
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
(1,390,749)
|
|
(740,622)
|
|
740,622
|
|
(1,390,749)
|
Total Stockholder's Equity
|
|
60,083
|
|
(326,952)
|
|
2,156,295
|
|
1,889,426
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$ 133,439
|
|
$ -
|
|
$ 1,824,043
|
|
$ 1,957,482
|
Footnotes:
NOTE 1 - Basis of Presentation
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet was based on the unaudited balance sheet of PhotoVoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. ("the Company") and the unaudited balance sheet of MetaStat, Inc as of November 30, 2011 combined with pro forma adjustments to give effect to the merger as if it occurred on November 30, 2011.
These unaudited pro forma financial statements are provided for illustrative purposes and do not purport to represent what the Company’s financial position would have been if such transactions had occurred on the above mentioned dates. These statements were prepared based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The use of estimates is required and actual results could differ from the estimates used. The Company believes the assumptions used provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the acquisition.
NOTE 2 - Merger
1) On February 27, 2012, MetaStat, Inc. was purchased by Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. in a transaction accounted for as a reverse merger. Photovoltaic had no significant assets or operations immediately prior to this transaction. 18,369,421 shares of Photovoltaic were exchanged with our shareholders for 100% of our outstanding stock on a 2.2 (Photovoltaic)-for-1 (Metastat) basis, giving our shareholders ownership of 95.6% of Photovoltaic immediately subsequent to this transaction. All of our options and warrants outstanding were converted at the same 2.2-for-1 basis at closing in connection with Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.'s private placement of $865,000 for the issuance of 865,000 common shares and 216,250 warrants exercisable at $1.40. Subsequent to November 30, 2011 and prior to February 27, 2012, MetaStat, Inc. sold 831,667 common shares for gross proceeds of 1,247,501 in a private placement. Additionally, MetaStat, Inc. issued 72,805 common shares for services. All these shares were converted at the same 2.2-for-1 basis.
2) On February 27, 2012, Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. extinguished $336,075 outstanding debts and liabilites and issued 309,595 shares of common stock. Additionally, Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. i) issued 337,500 warrants at exercise price of $1.40 in exchange for $21,000 for liabilitites; and ii) issued an aggregate of 12,500 warrants at exercise price of $1.40 and 36,000 common shares for compensation.
3) MetaStat, Inc. Preferred Stock: 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding; Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. Preferred Stock: par value $0.0001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding.
4) MetaStat, Inc. Common Stock: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 7,445,265 issued and outstanidng Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. Common Stock: par value $0.0001 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 494,405 issued and outstanding.
The acquisition was accounted for as a recapitalization and MetaStat, Inc. is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. As a result of the merger, MetaStat Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The assets and liabilities of the acquired entity have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill has been recognized.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Reference is made to Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) and the exhibits referred to therein which are incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
|
Form of Share Exchange Agreement dated February 27, 2012.
|
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Articles of Incorporation, as amended.
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Form of Investor Warrant dated February 27, 2012.
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Form of Warrant issued to certain affiliates dated February 27, 2012.
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2012.
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated February 27, 2012.
|
|
|
|
10.3
†
|
|
License Agreement with Einstein, M.I.T., Cornell and IFO-Regina dated August 26, 2010.
|
|
|
|
10.4*
|
|
Employment Agreement of Warren C. Lau dated August 1, 2010.
|
|
|
|
10.5*
|
|
2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan.
|
|
|
|
10.6*
|
|
Form of Consultant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.
|
|
|
|
10.7*
|
|
Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.
|
|
|
|
23.1
|
|
Consent of MaloneBailey LLP, independent registered accountants.
|
|
|
|
99.1
|
|
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of MetaStat as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.
|
|
|
|
99.2
|
|
Press Release dated February 28, 2012.
|
|
|
|
___________
* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
†
Confidential treatment requested.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
By:
/s/ Warren C. Lau
Name Warren C. Lau
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 21, 2012
Exhibit 2.1
Share Exchange Agreement
This Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2012, is made by and among Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Acquiror Company
”), the entity listed on Schedule I (the “
Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder
”)
,
MetaStat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), and each of the Persons listed on Schedule II hereto who are shareholders of the Company (collectively, the “
Shareholders,
” and individually a “
Shareholder
”), which Shareholders include Warren C. Lau (the “
Company Principal Shareholder
”).
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS, the Shareholders have agreed to transfer to the Acquiror Company, and the Acquiror Company has agreed to acquire from the Shareholders, 8,349,731 Shares, which Shares constitute 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, in exchange for approximately 18,369,421 shares of the Acquiror Company’s shares of common stock to be issued on the Closing Date (the “
Acquiror Company Shares
”), which Acquiror Company Shares shall constitute 95.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Company’s common stock immediately after the closing of the transactions contemplated herein, in each case, on the terms and conditions as set forth herein, and
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION I
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1 will have the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement, applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein defined.
1.1 “
Accredited Investor
” has the meaning set forth in Regulation D under the Securities Act and set forth on Exhibit B.
1.2 “
Acquired Companies
” means, collectively, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
1.3 “
Acquiror Company Board
” means the Board of Directors of the Acquiror Company.
1.4 “
Acquiror Company Common Stock
” means the Acquiror Company’s common stock, par value US $0.01 per share.
1.5 “
Acquiror Company Shares
” means the Acquiror Company Common Stock being issued to the Shareholders pursuant hereto.
1.6 “
Acquiror Indemnified Parties”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.
1.7 “
Affiliate
” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, whether through one or more intermediaries or otherwise, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to control any of his or her immediate family members.
1.8 “
Agreement
” means this Share Exchange Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as this Share Exchange Agreement may be from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.
1.9
[Intentionally Omitted]
1.10 “
Closing Date
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
1.11 “
Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.12 “
Commission
” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
1.13 “
Company
” means MetaStat, Inc., a company organized under the laws of Delaware and any subsidiaries.
1.14 “
Company Board
” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.15 “
Company Indemnified Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.
1.16 “
Company Subsidiaries
” means all of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company.
1.17 “
Equity Security
” means any stock or similar security, including, without limitation, securities containing equity features and securities containing profit participation features, or any security convertible into or exchangeable for, with or without consideration, any stock or similar security, or any security carrying any warrant, right or option to subscribe to or purchase any shares of capital stock, or any such warrant or right.
1.18 “
ERISA
” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
1.19 “
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same will then be in effect.
1.20 “
Exhibits
” means the several exhibits referred to and identified in this Agreement.
1.21 “
Form 8-K
” means a current report on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act, a draft of which shall be provided to the Acquiror Company prior to the Closing.
1.22 “
GAAP
” means, with respect to any Person, United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis with such Person’s past practices.
1.23 “
Governmental Authority
” means any federal or national, state or provincial, municipal or local government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, political subdivision, commission, court, tribunal, official, arbitrator or arbitral body, in each case whether U.S. or non-U.S.
1.24 “
Indebtedness
” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise. Any obligation secured by a Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of, or production from, property of the relevant party will be deemed to be Indebtedness.
1.25 “
Intellectual Property
” means all industrial and intellectual property, including, without limitation, all U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent applications, patent rights, trademarks, trademark applications, common law trademarks, Internet domain names, trade names, service marks, service mark applications, common law service marks, and the goodwill associated therewith, copyrights, in both published and unpublished works, whether registered or unregistered, copyright applications, franchises, licenses, know-how, trade secrets, technical data, designs, customer lists, confidential and proprietary information, processes and formulae, all computer software programs or applications, layouts, inventions, development tools and all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the above, including manuals, memoranda, and records, whether such intellectual property has been created, applied for or obtained anywhere throughout the world.
1.26 “
Laws
” means, with respect to any Person, any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, state, provincial, local, municipal, international, multinational or other law (including common law), constitution, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or treaty applicable to such Person.
1.27 “
Lien
” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by Law.
1.28 “
Material Acquiror Company Contract
” means any and all agreements, contracts, arrangements, leases, commitments or otherwise, of the Acquiror Company, of the type and nature that the Acquiror Company is required to file with the Commission.
1.29 “
Material Adverse Effect
” means, any change, effect or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Acquiror Company or the Acquired Companies, as the case may be, in each case taken as a whole or (b) materially impair the ability of the Acquiror Company or the Acquired Companies, as the case may be, to perform their obligations under this Agreement, excluding any change, effect or circumstance resulting from (i) the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) changes in the United States securities markets generally, or (iii) changes in general economic, currency exchange rate, political or regulatory conditions in industries in which the Acquiror Company or the Acquired Companies, as the case may be, operate or (c) result in litigation, claims, disputes or property loss in excess of US$150,000 in the future, and that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of any party to this Agreement to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
1.30 “
Order
” means any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental Authority.
1.31 “
Organizational Documents
” means (a) the articles or certificate of incorporation and the by-laws or code of regulations of a corporation; (b) the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership of a general partnership; (c) the limited partnership agreement and the certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership; (d) the articles or certificate of formation and operating agreement of a limited liability company; (e) any other document performing a similar function to the documents specified in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of a Person; and (f) any and all amendments to any of the foregoing.
1.32 “
Permitted Liens
” means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet payable or in respect of which the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, laborers and materialmen and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings conducted and for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (c) statutory Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the relevant party which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits and that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business; and (d) Liens that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
1.33 “
Person
” means all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations, companies, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and other entities, governments, agencies and political subdivisions.
1.34 “
Proceeding
” means any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority.
1.35 “
Regulation S
” means Regulation S under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
1.36 “
Rule 144
” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any successor statute.
1.37 “
Schedule 14(f) Filing
” means an information statement filed by the Acquiror Company on Schedule 14f-1 under the Exchange Act.
1.38 “
Schedules
” means the several schedules referred to and identified herein, setting forth certain disclosures, exceptions and other information, data and documents referred to at various places throughout this Agreement.
1.39 “
SEC Documents
” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.25.
1.40 “
Section 4(2)
” means Section 4(2) under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any successor statute.
1.41 “
Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same will be in effect at the time.
1.42 “
Share Exchange
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
1.43 “
Shares
” means the issued and outstanding shares of the Company as set forth opposite each Shareholders name on Schedule II.
1.44 “
Subsidiary
” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 50% of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such entity, (ii) the total combined equity interests, or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership or limited liability company; or (b) otherwise has the power to vote or to direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.
1.45 “
Survival Period
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
1.46 “
Taxes
” means all foreign, federal, state or local taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties and other assessments, as applicable, including, but not limited to, any income, alternative minimum or add-on, estimated, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, transfer, transactions, intangibles, ad valorem, value-added, franchise, registration, title, license, capital, paid-up capital, profits, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, real property, recording, personal property, federal highway use, commercial rent, environmental (including, but not limited to, taxes under Section 59A of the Code) or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalties or additions to tax with respect to any of the foregoing; and “Tax” means any of the foregoing Taxes.
1.47 “
Tax Group
” means any federal, state, local or foreign consolidated, affiliated, combined, unitary or other similar group of which the Acquiror Company is now or was formerly a member.
1.48 “
Tax Return
” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or credit, information return, statement or other similar document filed with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
1.49 “
Transaction Documents
” means, collectively, all agreements, instruments and other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
1.50 “
U.S.
” means the United States of America.
1.51 “
U.S. Dollars
” or “
US $
” means the currency of the United States of America.
1.52 “
U.S. Person
” has the meaning set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act and set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
SECTION II
EXCHANGE OF SHARES AND SHARE CONSIDERATION
2.1
Share Exchange
. At the Closing, (i) the Shareholders shall transfer 8,349,731 Shares, representing 100% of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company to the Acquiror Company, and, (ii) Acquiror Company shall issue an aggregate of 18,369,421 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock (the “
Share Exchange
”), to each such Shareholder in the amount set forth on Exhibit A.
2.2
Withholding
. The Acquiror Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Acquiror Company Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to this Agreement to any Shareholder such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local, provincial or foreign tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Shareholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
2.3
Section 368 Reorganization
. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Share Exchange is intended to constitute a “
reorganization
” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code. The parties to this Agreement hereby adopt this Agreement as a “
plan of reorganization
” within the meaning of Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the United States Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that no party is making any representation or warranty as to the qualification of the Share Exchange as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code or as to the effect, if any, that any transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date has or may have on any such reorganization status. The parties acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including without limitation, any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is not determined to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
2.4
Directors of Acquiror Company at Closing Date
. On the Closing Date, the current director of the Acquiror Company shall appoint Warren C. Lau to serve as a member of the Acquiror Company Board, and shall nominate Oscar Bronsther to serve as a member and Chairman of the Acquiror Company Board and each of David N. Siegel, Patrick T. Mooney and Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor to serve as a member of the Acquiror Company Board, such nominations to be effective on the tenth day after mailing the Schedule 14(f) to the stockholders of record of the Acquiror Company (the “
Effective Time
”). On the Closing Date, Harvey Judkowitz shall tender his resignation as a director of the Acquiror Company to be effective at the Effective Time.
2.5
Officers of Acquiror Company at Closing Date
. On the Closing Date, Harvey Judkowitz shall resign from each officer position held at the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Board shall appoint Warren C. Lau to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President, Oscar Bronsther shall serve as Chief Medical Officer and Daniel Schneiderman shall serve as Vice President and Controller.
2.6
Assumption of Company Warrants
. The Acquiror Company shall assume the obligations of all of the outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company as more fully set forth on Schedule 2.6 hereto. The parties agree to execute and deliver to each other such other documents and to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Section 2.6. The assumed warrants will be exercisable for shares of common stock of the Acquiror Company after applying the exchange ratio pursuant to this Agreement to the exercise price and the number of shares issuable pursuant to such assumed warrants.
2.7
Assumption of Company Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan
. The Acquiror Company shall assume the obligations under the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and any agreements to issue options or other securities pursuant to the terms of any agreements entered into by the Company pursuant to the Plan as more fully set forth on Schedule 2.7 hereto. The parties agree to execute and deliver to each other such other documents and to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Section 2.7. The assumed options will be exercisable for shares of common stock of the Acquiror Company after applying the exchange ratio pursuant to this Agreement to the exercise price and the number of shares issuable pursuant to such assumed options.
2.8
Assumption of Company Agreements
. The Acquiror Company shall assume the obligations of the agreements set forth on Schedule 2.8 hereto. The parties agree to execute and deliver to each other such other documents and to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Section 2.8.
2.9
Payment of Debts
. Prior to Closing, all debts of Acquiror Company shall be paid, discharged and satisfied in full.
SECTION III
CLOSING DATE
3.1
Closing Date
. The closing of the Share Exchange (the “
Closing
”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on the day all of the closing conditions set forth in Sections 9 and 10 herein have been satisfied or waived, or at such other time and date as the parties hereto shall agree in writing (the “
Closing Date
”), at the offices of the Silvestre Law Group, P.C. at 31200 Via Colinas, Suite 200, Westlake Village, CA 91362.
SECTION IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDERS
4.1
Generally
. The disclosure schedule attached hereto as Schedule III (the “
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule
”) is divided into sections that correspond to the sections of this Section 4. The Shareholder Disclosure Schedule comprises a list of all exceptions to the truth and accuracy of, and of all disclosures or descriptions required by, the representations and warranties set forth in the remaining sections of this Section 4. Except as Disclosed in the Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, each Shareholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants, solely with respect to itself and not any other Shareholder, to the Acquiror Company as follows:
4.1.1
Authority
. Such Shareholder has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party, and to perform such Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party. This Agreement has been, and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party will be, duly and validly authorized and approved, executed and delivered by such Shareholder. Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than such Shareholder, this Agreement is, and each of the Transaction Documents to which such Shareholder is a party have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Shareholder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
4.1.2
No Conflict
. Neither the execution or delivery by such Shareholder of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which such Shareholder is a party, nor the consummation or performance by such Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of such Shareholder (if such Shareholder is not a natural person); (b) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default (or an event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, any agreement or instrument to which such Shareholder is a party; or (c) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, any Law or Order to which such Shareholder, or any of the properties or assets of such Shareholder, may be subject.
4.1.3
Ownership of Shares
. Such Shareholder owns, of record and beneficially, and has good, valid and indefeasible title to and the right to transfer to the Acquiror Company pursuant to this Agreement, such Shareholder’s Shares free and clear of any and all Liens. Except as set forth on the Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, rights, voting trusts, stockholder agreements or any other contracts or understandings to which such Shareholder is a party or by which such Shareholder or such Shareholder’s Shares are bound with respect to the issuance, sale, transfer, voting or registration of such Shareholder’s Shares. At the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will acquire good, valid and marketable title to such Shareholder’s Shares free and clear of any and all Liens.
4.1.4
Litigation
. There is no pending Proceeding against such Shareholder that involves the Shares or that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying or making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, to the knowledge of such Shareholder, no such Proceeding has been threatened, and no event or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Proceeding.
4.1.5
No Brokers or Finders
. No Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against such Shareholder for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity, and such Shareholder will indemnify and hold the Acquiror Company harmless against any liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, any such claim.
4.2
Investment Representations
. Except as disclosed on the Shareholder Disclosure Schedule, each Shareholder, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants, solely with respect to itself and not any other Shareholder, to the Acquiror Company as follows:
4.2.1
Acknowledgment
. Each Shareholder understands and agrees that the Acquiror Company Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement and the Share Exchange have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the U.S. and that the issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares is being effected in reliance upon an exemption from registration afforded either under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering, Regulation D for offers and sales to accredited investors, or Regulation S for offers and sales of securities outside the U.S.
4.2.2
Status
. By its execution of this Agreement, each Shareholder represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as indicated on its signature page to this Agreement, either that:
(a) such Shareholder is an Accredited Investor; or
(b) such Shareholder is not a U.S. Person.
Each Shareholder understands that the Acquiror Company Shares are being offered and sold to such Shareholder in reliance upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Shareholder set forth in this Agreement, in order that the Acquiror Company may determine the applicability and availability of the exemptions from registration of the Acquiror Company Shares on which the Acquiror Company is relying.
4.2.3
Additional Representations and Warranties of Accredited Investors
. Each Shareholder indicating that such Shareholder is an Accredited Investor on its signature page to this Agreement, severally and not jointly, further makes the representations and warranties to the Acquiror Company set forth on Exhibit D.
4.2.4
Additional Representations and Warranties of Non-U.S. Persons
. Each Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. person on its signature page to this Agreement, severally and not jointly, further makes the representations and warranties to the Acquiror Company set forth on Exhibit E .
4.2.5
Stock Legends
. Each Shareholder hereby agrees with the Acquiror Company as follows:
(a)
Securities Act Legend
-
Accredited Investors
. The certificates evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares issued to those Shareholders who are Accredited Investors, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “
SECURITIES ACT
”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b)
Securities Act Legend - Non-U.S. Persons
. The certificates evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares issued to those Shareholders who are not U.S. Persons, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “
SECURITIES ACT
”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
(c)
Other Legends
. The certificates representing such Acquiror Company Shares, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will also bear any other legend required under any applicable Law, including, without limitation, any U.S. state corporate and state securities law, or contract.
(d)
Opinion
. No Shareholder will transfer any or all of the Acquiror Company Shares pursuant to Regulation S or absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities law covering the disposition of such Shareholder’s Acquiror Company Shares, without first providing the Acquiror Company with an opinion of counsel (which counsel and opinion are reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiror Company) to the effect that such transfer will be made in compliance with Regulation S or will be exempt from the registration and the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the registration or qualification requirements of any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
(e)
Consent
. Each Shareholder understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company may refuse to transfer the Acquiror Company Shares, unless such Shareholder complies with this Section 4.2.5 and any other restrictions on transferability set forth in Exhibits D and E . Each Shareholder consents to the Acquiror Company making a notation on its records or giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Acquiror Company’s Common Stock in order to implement the restrictions on transfer of the Acquiror Company Shares.
SECTION V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
AND THE COMPANY PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER
The disclosure schedule attached hereto as Schedule III (the “
Company Disclosure Schedule
”) is divided into sections that correspond to the sections of this Section 5. The Company Disclosure Schedule comprises a list of all exceptions to the truth and accuracy of, and of all disclosures or descriptions required by, the representations and warranties set forth in the sections of this Section 5. Except as Disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and the Company Principal Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder as follows:
5.1
Organization and Qualification
. The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Delaware, has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other), governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its business as presently conducted, to own, hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated by it, to enter into this Agreement, to carry out the provisions hereof except where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have such authority or power will not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased makes such qualification, licensing or domestication necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or domesticated will not have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule is a list of those jurisdictions in which the Company presently conducts its business, owns, holds and operates its properties and assets.
5.2
Subsidiaries
. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not own directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity or enterprise.
5.3
Organizational Documents
. The copies of all of the Organizational Documents of the Company have been delivered to the Acquiror Company prior to the execution of this Agreement and such copies are true and complete and have not been amended or repealed. The Company is not in violation or breach of any of the provisions of its Organizational Documents.
5.4
Authorization and Validity of this Agreement
. The Company has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other), authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party, and to record the transfer of the Shares and the delivery of the new certificates representing the Shares registered in the name of the Acquiror Company. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not require from the Company Board or the Shareholders any consent or approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party requires no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or registration with any Governmental Authority or other Person.
5.5
No Violation
. Neither the execution nor the delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Company is a party, nor the consummation or performance by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company; (b) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default (or an event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or result in the imposition or creation of any Lien under, any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the properties or assets of the Company are bound ; (c) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, any Law or Order to which the Company, or any of the properties or assets owned or used by the Company, may be subject; or (d) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Authority the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights held by the Company or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any of the properties or assets owned or used by, the Company, except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c) and (d), for any such contraventions, conflicts, violations, or other occurrences as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.6
Binding Obligations
. Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties hereto and thereto other than the Company, this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party are duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
5.7
Capitalization and Related Matters
.
5.7.1
Capitalization of the Company
. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, calls, purchase agreements, participation agreements, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or other securities or contracts that could require the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying a right or option to purchase shares of capital stock or to create, authorize, issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any new class of capital stock. There are no outstanding stockholders’ agreements, voting trusts or arrangements, registration rights agreements, rights of first refusal or other contracts pertaining to the capital stock of the Company. The issuance of all of the Company’s outstanding securities has been in compliance with applicable state and federal laws. All issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. The owners of the securities of the Company own, and have good, valid and marketable title to, all the securities of the Company.
5.7.2
No Redemption Requirements
. There are no outstanding contractual obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Company to retire, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in or securities of, the Company or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other Person.
5.8
Shareholders
. Schedule II contains a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record and beneficial holders of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no holder of Shares or any other security of the Company or any other Person is entitled to any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right as a result of the issuance of the shares or otherwise. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the Shareholders of any capital stock of the Company affecting the exercise of the voting rights of any such capital stock.
5.9
Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments
. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in accordance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the has not received notice of any violation (or any Proceeding involving an allegation of any violation) of any applicable Law or Order by or affecting the Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any applicable Law or Order is threatened or contemplated. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not alleged to be, in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default under, or in breach of, any term or provision of its Organizational Documents or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, note, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material agreement, lease, license or other instrument, commitment, obligation or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which any of the Company’s properties, assets or rights are bound or affected. To the knowledge of the Company, no other party to any material contract, agreement, lease, license, commitment, instrument or other obligation to which the Company is a party is (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default thereunder or in breach of any term thereof. The Company is not subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there, to the knowledge of the Company, any event or circumstance relating to the Company that materially and adversely affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that prohibits the Company from entering into this Agreement or would prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any part of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
5.10
Certain Proceedings
. There is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Company and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. To the Company’s knowledge, no such Proceeding has been threatened.
5.11
No Brokers or Finders
. Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity, and the Company will indemnify and hold the Acquiror Company harmless against any liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, any such claim.
5.12
Title to and Condition of Properties
. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company owns (with good and marketable title in the case of real property) or holds under valid leases or other rights to use all real property, plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company as presently conducted, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. The material buildings, plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company as presently conducted are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair and are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, in each case, taken as a whole, and none of such buildings, plants, machinery or equipment is in need of maintenance or repairs, except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
5.13
Board Recommendation
. The Company Board has, by unanimous written consent, determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, are advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders.
5.14
Intellectual Property
. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries owns or possesses all patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations, and all rights with respect to the foregoing, which are necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted and as will be described in the Form 8-K without any conflict with the rights of others.
5.15
Due Diligence
. The Company has had the opportunity to perform all due diligence investigations of the Acquiror Company and its business that the Company has deemed necessary or appropriate and to ask all questions of the officers and directors of the Acquiror Company that the Company wished to ask. The Company has reviewed sufficient information to allow it to make the satisfactory evaluation on the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall derogate from or otherwise modify the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Company set forth in this Agreement, on which each of the Shareholders have relied in making an exchange of his Shares of the Company for the Acquiror Company Shares.
5.16
Liabilities
. Except as indicated in the financial statements to be filed in connection with the Company’s Form 8-K, and those incurred in the ordinary business hereto, since December 31, 2011, neither the Company or the Company Subsidiaries has incurred any external liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
5.17
Adverse Interest
. No current officer, director or Person known to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to be the record or beneficial owner in excess of 5% of such entity’s outstanding stock, is a party adverse to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in any material pending Proceeding.
5.18
No Material Adverse Effect
. Since December 31, 2011, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has not suffered a Material Adverse Effect.
5.19.
Form 8-K; Financial Statements
. Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Form 8-K, a draft of which was provided by the Company to the Acquiror Company prior to the Closing (“
Form 8-K
”), will comply in all material respects as of the filing date thereof with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. All Material Company Contracts to which the Company is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company are subject will be included as exhibits to the Form 8-K to the extent required under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable. The financial statements of the Company to be included in the Form 8-K will comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as of the time they are filed with the Commission and were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects (subject in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, recurring audit adjustments) the financial position of the Company as at the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. The disclosure set forth in the Form 8-K as of its filing date regarding the Company will be accurate in all material respects operations of the Company as it exists as of the date thereof.
SECTION VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR COMPANY AND THE ACQUIROR COMPANY PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER
The disclosure schedule attached hereto as Schedule IV (the “
Acquiror Disclosure Schedule
”) is divided into sections that correspond to the sections of this Section 6. The Acquiror Disclosure Schedule comprises a list of all exceptions to the truth and accuracy of, and of all disclosures or descriptions required by, the representations and warranties set forth in the sections of this Section 6. Except as Disclosed in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule and/or the SEC Documents, the Acquiror Company, and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represent and warrant to each Shareholder and the Company as follows.
6.1
Organization and Qualification
. The Acquiror Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada, has all requisite corporate authority and power, governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its business as presently conducted and to own, hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated by it. The Acquiror Company is duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned, held or operated makes such qualification, licensing or domestication necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified, licensed or domesticated and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Acquiror Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Acquiror Company’s jurisdiction of organization and each other jurisdiction in which the Acquiror Company presently conducts its business or owns, holds and operates its properties and assets.
6.2
Subsidiaries
. Except as disclosed in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule, the Acquiror Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity or enterprise.
6.3
Organizational Documents
. True, correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of the Acquiror Company have been delivered to the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement, and no action has been taken to amend or repeal such Organizational Documents since such date of delivery. The Acquiror Company is not in violation or breach of any of the provisions of its Organizational Documents.
6.4
Authorization
. The Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder have all requisite authority and power (corporate and other), governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not, require from the Acquiror Company Board any consent or approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained. The execution, delivery and performance by the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party requires no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or registration with any Governmental Authority or other Person other than such other customary filings with the Commission for transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.
6.5
No Violation
. Neither the execution nor the delivery by the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party, nor the consummation or performance by the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly, (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Acquiror Company; (b) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default (or an event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or result in the imposition or creation of any Lien under, any agreement or instrument to which the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party or by which the properties or assets of the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is bound; (c) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, any Law or Order to which the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, or any of the properties or assets owned or used by the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, may be subject; or (d) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Authority the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises or other rights held by the
Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder or that otherwise relate to the business of, or any of the properties or assets owned or used by, the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, except, in the case of clauses (b), (c), or (d), for any such contraventions, conflicts, violations, or other occurrences as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.6
Binding Obligations
. Assuming this Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties hereto and thereto other than the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder is a party are duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, enforceable against the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
6.7
Securities Laws
. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Shareholders, contained in Section 4 and Exhibits D and E, the issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares pursuant to this Agreement will be when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement issued in accordance with exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the registration permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
6.8
Capitalization and Related Matters
.
6.8.1
Capitalization
. The capitalization of the Acquiror Company is as set forth in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule. All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquiror Company’s securities are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. At the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will have sufficient authorized and unissued Acquiror Company’s Common Stock to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. There are no outstanding options, warrants, purchase agreements, participation agreements, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or other securities or contracts that could require the Acquiror Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying a right or option to purchase shares of capital stock or to create, authorize, issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any new class of capital stock. There are no outstanding stockholders’ agreements, voting trusts or arrangements, registration rights agreements, rights of first refusal or other contracts pertaining to the capital stock of the Acquiror Company. The issuance of all of the shares of Acquiror Company’s Common Stock described in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule have been in compliance with U.S. federal and state securities laws and state corporate laws and no stockholder of the Acquiror Company has any right to rescind or bring any other claim against the Acquiror Company for failure to comply under the Securities Act, or state securities laws.
6.8.2
No Redemption Requirements
. There are no outstanding contractual obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Acquiror Company to retire, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, the Acquiror Company or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other Person.
6.8.3
Duly Authorized
. The issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares has been duly authorized and, upon delivery to the Shareholders of certificates therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Acquiror Company Shares will have been validly issued and fully paid, and will be nonassessable, have the rights, preferences and privileges specified, will be free of preemptive rights and will be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, other than Liens created by the Shareholders and restrictions on transfer imposed by this Agreement and the Securities Act.
6.9
Compliance with Laws
. The business and operations of the Acquiror Company have been and are being conducted in accordance with all applicable Laws and Orders. The Acquiror Company has not received notice of any violation (or any Proceeding involving an allegation of any violation) of any applicable Law or Order by or affecting the Acquiror Company and, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, no Proceeding involving an allegation of violation of any applicable Law or Order is threatened or contemplated. The Acquiror Company is not subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, any event or circumstance relating to the Acquiror Company that materially and adversely affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that prohibits the Acquiror Company from entering into this Agreement or would prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any part of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.10
Certain Proceedings
. There is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Acquiror Company and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, no such Proceeding has been threatened.
6.11
No Brokers or Finders
. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.11, no Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Acquiror Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity, and after the Closing, the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder will indemnify and hold the Acquiror Company and the Company harmless against any liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, any such claim.
6.12
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
. Except as set forth on the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule or in the SEC Documents, as hereafter defined, the Acquiror Company has no debt, obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due, whether or not known to the Acquiror Company) arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing Date or any act or omission at or prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent set forth on the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule. Any and all debts, obligations or liabilities with respect to directors and officers of the Acquiror Company and of the Acquiror Company will be cancelled prior to the Closing. The Acquiror Company has not incurred any liabilities or obligations under agreements entered into, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business since December 31, 2011.
6.13
Changes
. Except as set forth on Acquiror Disclosure Schedule or in the SEC Documents, the Acquiror Company has, conducted its business in the usual and ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and has not:
6.13.1
Ordinary Course of Business
. Entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, except for this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents;
6.13.2
Adverse Changes
. Suffered or experienced any change in, or affecting, its condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations, results of operations or prospects other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of its business or those that would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
6.13.3
Loans
. Made any loans or advances to any Person other than travel advances and reimbursement of expenses made to employees, officers and directors in the ordinary course of business;
6.13.4
Liens
. Created or permitted to exist any Lien on any material property or asset of the Acquiror Company, other than Permitted Liens;
6.13.5
Capital Stock
. Issued, sold, disposed of or encumbered, or authorized the issuance, sale, disposition or encumbrance of, or granted or issued any option to acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other of its securities or any Equity Security, or altered the term of any of its outstanding securities or made any change in its outstanding shares of capital stock or its capitalization, whether by reason of reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, stock dividend or otherwise;
6.13.6
Dividends
. Declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or other distribution to any of its stockholders;
6.13.7
Material Acquiror Company Contracts
. Terminated or modified any Material Acquiror Company Contract, except for termination upon expiration in accordance with the terms thereof;
6.13.8
Claims
. Released, waived or cancelled any claims or rights relating to or affecting the Acquiror Company in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate or instituted or settled any Proceeding involving in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate;
6.13.9
Discharged Liabilities
. Paid, discharged or satisfied any claim, obligation or liability in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate, except for liabilities incurred prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business;
6.13.10
Indebtedness
. Created, incurred, assumed or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness in excess of US $10,000 in the aggregate, other than professional fees;
6.13.11
Guarantees
. Guaranteed or endorsed in a material amount any obligation or net worth of any Person;
6.13.12
Acquisitions
. Acquired the capital stock or other securities or any ownership interest in, or substantially all of the assets of, any other Person;
6.13.13
Accounting
. Changed its method of accounting or the accounting principles or practices utilized in the preparation of its financial statements, other than as required by GAAP;
6.13.14
Agreements
. Entered into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
6.14
Material Acquiror Company Contracts
. The Acquiror Company has provided to the Company, prior to the date of this Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of each written Material Acquiror Company Contract, including each amendment, supplement and modification thereto.
6.14.1
No Defaults
. Each Material Acquiror Company Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the Acquiror Company that is party thereto, and is in full force and effect. The Acquiror Company is not in breach or default of any Material Acquiror Company Contract to which it is a party and, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, no other party to any Material Acquiror Company Contract is in breach or default thereof. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would (a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or become a default or event of default under, any provision of any Material Acquiror Company Contract or (b) permit the Acquiror Company or any other Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Acquiror Company Contract. The Acquiror Company has not received notice of the pending or threatened cancellation, revocation or termination of any Material Acquiror Company Contract to which it is a party. There are no renegotiations of, or attempts to renegotiate, or outstanding rights to renegotiate any material terms of any Material Acquiror Company Contract.
6.15
Employees
.
6.15.1 Except as set forth on Acquiror Disclosure Schedule or the SEC Documents, the Acquiror Company has no employees, independent contractors or other Persons providing services to them. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Acquiror Company is in full compliance with all Laws regarding employment, wages, hours, benefits, equal opportunity, collective bargaining, the payment of Social Security and other taxes, and occupational safety and health. The Acquiror Company is not liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
6.15.2 No director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any contract (including any confidentiality, non-competition or proprietary rights agreement) with any other Person that in any way adversely affects or will materially affect (a) the performance of his or her duties as a director, officer or employee of the Acquiror Company or (b) the ability of the Acquiror Company to conduct its business. Except as set forth on the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule, each employee of the Acquiror Company is employed on an at-will basis and the Acquiror Company does not have any contract with any of its employees which would interfere with its ability to discharge its employees.
6.16
Tax Returns and Audits
.
6.16.1
Tax Returns
. The Acquiror Company has filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed (if any) by or on behalf of the Acquiror Company and has paid all material Taxes of the Acquiror Company required to have been paid (whether or not reflected on any Tax Return). No Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction has made a claim, assertion or threat to the Acquiror Company that the Acquiror Company is or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction; there are no Liens with respect to Taxes on the Acquiror Company’s property or assets other than Permitted Liens; and there are no Tax rulings, requests for rulings, or closing agreements relating to the Acquiror Company for any period (or portion of a period) that would affect any period after the date hereof.
6.16.2
No Adjustments, Changes
. Neither the Acquiror Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Acquiror Company (a) has executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law; or (b) has agreed to or is required to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law.
6.16.3
No Disputes
. There is no pending audit, examination, investigation, dispute, proceeding or claim with respect to any Taxes of the Acquiror Company, nor is any such claim or dispute pending or contemplated. The Acquiror Company has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns and examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed or asserted against or agreed to by the Acquiror Company, if any, since its inception and any and all correspondence with respect to the foregoing.
6.16.4
Not a U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation
. The Acquiror Company is not and has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
6.16.5
No Tax Allocation, Sharing
. The Acquiror Company is not and has not been a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
6.16.6
No Other Arrangements
. The Acquiror Company is not a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement for services that would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by reason of Section 162(m), 280G or 404 of the Code. The Acquiror Company is not a “consenting corporation” within the meaning of Section 341(f) of the Code. The Acquiror Company does not have any “tax-exempt bond financed property” or “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(g) or (h), respectively of the Code. The Acquiror Company does not have any outstanding closing agreement, ruling request, request for consent to change a method of accounting, subpoena or request for information to or from a Governmental Authority in connection with any Tax matter. During the last two years, the Acquiror Company has not engaged in any exchange with a related party (within the meaning of Section 1031(f) of the Code) under which gain realized was not recognized by reason of Section 1031 of the Code. The Company is not a party to any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.
6.17
Material Assets
. The financial statements of the Acquiror Company set forth in the SEC Documents reflect the material properties and assets (real and personal) owned or leased by the Acquiror Company.
6.18
Litigation; Orders
. There is no Proceeding (whether federal, state, local or foreign) pending or, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, threatened against or affecting the Acquiror Company or any of Acquiror Company’s properties, assets, business or employees. To the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, there is no fact that might result in or form the basis for any such Proceeding. The Acquiror Company is not subject to any Orders.
6.19
Licenses
. The Acquiror Company possesses from the appropriate Governmental Authority all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights that are necessary for the Acquiror Company to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit the Acquiror Company to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it currently owns and uses such properties and assets (collectively, “
Acquiror Company Permits
”). The Acquiror Company has not received notice from any Governmental Authority or other Person that there is lacking any license, permit, authorization, approval, franchise or right necessary for the Acquiror Company to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit the Acquiror Company to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it currently owns and uses such properties and assets. The Acquiror Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without notice or lapse of time): (a) constitute or result, directly or indirectly, in a violation of or a failure to comply with any Acquiror Company Permit; or (b) result, directly or indirectly, in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any modification to, any Acquiror Company Permit. The Acquiror Company has not received notice from any Governmental Authority or any other Person regarding: (a) any actual, alleged, possible or potential contravention of any Acquiror Company Permit; or (b) any actual, proposed, possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination of, or modification to, any Acquiror Company Permit. All applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Acquiror Company Permits have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Persons, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to such Acquiror Company Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Persons. All Acquiror Company Permits are renewable by their terms or in the ordinary course of business without the need to comply with any special qualification procedures or to pay any amounts other than routine fees or similar charges, all of which have, to the extent due, been duly paid.
6.20
Interested Party Transactions
. Except as set forth on the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule or the SEC Documents, no officer, director or stockholder of the Acquiror Company or any Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Commission under the Securities Act) of any such Person, has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (1) an interest in any Person which (a) furnishes or sells services or products which are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Acquiror Company, or (b) purchases from or sells or furnishes to, or proposes to purchase from, sell to or furnish the Acquiror Company any goods or services; or (2) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which the Acquiror Company is a party or by which it may be bound or affected.
6.21
Governmental Inquiries
. The Acquiror Company has provided to the Company a copy of each material written inspection report, questionnaire, inquiry, demand or request for information received by the Acquiror Company from any Governmental Authority, and the Acquiror Company’s response thereto, and each material written statement, report or other document filed by the Acquiror Company with any Governmental Authority.
6.22
Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes
. Except as set forth on the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule, the Acquiror Company does not have any bank or other deposit or financial account, nor does the Acquiror Company have any lock boxes or safety deposit boxes.
6.23
Intellectual Property
. The Acquiror Company does not own, use or license any Intellectual Property in its business as presently conducted.
6.24
Title to Properties
. The Acquiror Company owns (with good and marketable title in the case of real property) or holds under valid leases the rights to use all real property, plants, machinery, equipment and other personal property necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens.
6.25
SEC Documents; Financial Statements
. Except as set forth on the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule, the Acquiror Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the three (3) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Acquiror Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the “
SEC Documents
”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents and any registration statements filed under the Securities Act (the “
Registration Statements
”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Documents or Registration Statements, when filed, 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. All Material Acquiror Company Contracts to which the Acquiror Company is a party or to which the property or assets of the Acquiror Company are subject have been appropriately filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents and the Registration Statements as and to the extent required under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable. The financial statements of the Acquiror Company included in the Registration Statement and the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto, or, in the case of unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission), and fairly present in all material respects (subject in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, recurring audit adjustments) the financial position of the Acquiror Company as at the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. The Acquiror Company was originally organized as a bona fide operating business without any pre-existing plan or strategy that the Acquiror Company would serve primarily as a merger or acquisition candidate for an unidentified company or companies. The disclosure set forth in the SEC Documents and Registration Statements regarding the Acquiror Company’s business is current and complete and accurately reflects operations of the Acquiror Company as it exists as of the date hereof.
6.26
Stock Option Plans; Employee Benefits
.
6.26.1 The Acquiror Company has no stock option plans providing for the grant by the Acquiror Company of stock options to directors, officers or employees.
6.26.2 The Acquiror Company has no employee benefit plans or arrangements covering their present and former employees or providing benefits to such persons in respect of services provided the Acquiror Company.
6.26.3 Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby alone, nor in combination with another event, with respect to each director, officer, employee and consultant of the Acquiror Company, will result in (a) any payment (including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation or bonus payments) becoming due from the Acquiror Company, (b) any increase in the amount of compensation or benefits payable to any such individual or (c) any acceleration of the vesting or timing of payment of compensation payable to any such individual. No agreement, arrangement or other contract of the Acquiror Company provides benefits or payments contingent upon, triggered by, or increased as a result of a change in the ownership or effective control of the Acquiror Company.
6.27
Money Laundering Laws
. The operations of the Acquiror Company is and has been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “
Money Laundering Laws
”) and no Proceeding involving the Acquiror Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Acquiror Company, threatened.
6.28
Board Recommendation
. The Acquiror Company Board, by unanimous written consent, has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are advisable and in the best interests of the Acquiror Company’s stockholders and has duly authorized this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION VII
COVENANTS OF THE ACQUIROR COMPANY
7.1
SEC Documents
. From and after the Closing Date, in the event the Commission notifies the Acquiror Company of its intent to review any SEC Document filed prior to the Closing Date or the Acquiror Company receives any oral or written comments from the Commission with respect to any SEC Document filed prior to the Closing Date or any disclosure regarding the Acquiror Company’s business or operations, as in existence through the date hereof in any SEC Document or registration statement filed after the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company shall promptly notify the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder shall fully cooperate with the Acquiror Company in connection with such review and response.
7.2
Schedule 14(f) Information Statement
. As soon as practicable following the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company will file and mail a Schedule 14(f) information statement to the stockholders of record of the Acquiror Company.
7.3
Form 8-K
. As soon as practicable following the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company shall file the Form 8-K.
SECTION VIII
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
8.1
Corporate Examinations and Investigations
. Prior to the Closing, each party shall be entitled, through its employees and representatives, to make such investigations and examinations of the books, records and financial condition of the Company and the Acquiror Company (and any Subsidiary) as each party may reasonably request. In order that each party may have the full opportunity to do so, the Company and the Acquiror Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder shall furnish each party and its representatives during such period with all such information concerning the affairs of the Company or the Acquiror Company or any Subsidiary as each party or its representatives may reasonably request and cause the Company or the Acquiror Company and their respective officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants and attorneys to cooperate fully with each party’s representatives in connection with such review and examination and to make full disclosure of all information and documents requested by each party and/or its representatives. Any such investigations and examinations shall be conducted at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, it being agreed that any examination of original documents will be at each party’s premises, with copies thereof to be provided to each party and/or its representatives upon request.
8.2
Cooperation; Consents
. Prior to the Closing, each party shall cooperate with the other parties and shall (i) in a timely manner make all necessary filings with, and conduct negotiations with, all authorities and other Persons the consent or approval of which, or the license or permit from which is required for the consummation of the Share Exchange and (ii) provide to each other party such information as the other party may reasonably request in order to enable it to prepare such filings and to conduct such negotiations.
8.3
Conduct of Business
. Subject to the provisions hereof, from the date hereof through the Closing, each of the Company, the Acquiror Company, the Acquiror Company Principal Stockholder and the Company Principal Stockholder shall (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and in such a manner so that the representations and warranties contained herein shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing and (ii) not enter into any material transactions or incur any material liability (except in the ordinary course of its business) not required or specifically contemplated hereby, without first obtaining the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of voting stock of the Company, on the one hand, and the Acquiror Company and the holders of a majority of the Acquiror Company Common Stock, on the other hand. Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Shareholders, the Company Principal Shareholder, the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, except as required or specifically contemplated hereby, each party shall not undertake or fail to undertake any action if such action or failure would render any warranties and representations of such party untrue in any material respect as of the Closing.
8.4
Litigation
. From the date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall promptly notify the representative of the other parties of any known Proceeding which after the date hereof are threatened or commenced against such party or any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee, consultant, agent or shareholder thereof, in their capacities as such, which, if decided adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, business, operations or prospects of either the Company or the Acquiror Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
8.5
Notice of Default
. From the date hereof through the Closing, each party hereto shall give to the representative of the other parties prompt written notice of the occurrence or existence of any event, condition or circumstance occurring which would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by such party or which would render inaccurate in any material respect any of such party’s representations or warranties herein.
8.6
Public Disclosure
. Except to the extent previously disclosed or to the extent the parties are required by applicable law or regulation to make disclosure, prior to Closing, no party shall issue any statement or communication to the public regarding the transaction contemplated herein without the consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent a party hereto believes it is required by law or regulation to make disclosure regarding the transaction, it shall, if possible, immediately notify the other party prior to such disclosure and provide the opportunity for the other party to make reasonable comments to such disclosure.
8.7
Assistance with Post-Closing SEC Reports and Inquiries
. Upon the reasonable request of the Company, after the Closing Date, the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide such information available to it, including information, filings, reports, financial statements or other circumstances of the Acquiror Company occurring, reported or filed prior to the Closing, as may be necessary or required by the Acquiror Company for the preparation of the post-Closing Date reports that the Acquiror Company is required to file with the Commission to remain in compliance and current with its reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, or filings required to address and resolve matters as may relate to the period prior to the Closing and any Commission comments relating thereto or any Commission inquiry thereof.
8.8
Transfers
. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the date hereof through the Closing, the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder will not sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate, lien, or otherwise dispose or encumber the shares of the Acquiror Company owned by it as set forth in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule and the Shareholders will not sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate, lien, or otherwise dispose or encumber the Shares.
SECTION IX
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT OF THE ACQUIROR COMPANY
The Acquiror Company’s obligation to acquire the Shares and to take the other actions required to be taken by the Acquiror Company at the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Acquiror Company, in whole or in part):
9.1
Accuracy of Representations
. The representations and warranties of the Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and the Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any supplemental Schedule. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Shareholders set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any supplemental Schedule.
9.2
No Force Majeure Event
. There shall not have been any delay, error, failure or interruption in the conduct of the business of the Company, or any loss, injury, delay, damage, distress, or other casualty, due to force majeure including but not limited to (a) acts of God; (b) fire or explosion; (c) war, acts of terrorism or other civil unrest; or (d) national emergency.
9.3
Consents
. All material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Company and/or the Shareholders for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained and made by the Company or the Shareholders, as the case may be, except where the failure to receive such consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders or to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Acquiror Company.
9.4
Certificate of Officer
. The Company will have delivered to the Acquiror Company a certificate executed by an officer of the Company, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 relating to the Company.
9.5
Certificate of Shareholders and Company Principal Shareholder
. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, each Shareholder and Company Principal Shareholder shall deliver to the Acquiror Company a certificate executed by such individual, if a natural person, or an authorized officer of the entity, if an entity, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 9.1 relating to such Shareholder or Company Principal Shareholder.
9.6
Documents
. The Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and the Shareholders must, except as provided below, deliver to the Acquiror Company at the Closing:
9.6.1 as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, share certificates evidencing the number of Shares held by each Shareholder (as set forth in Exhibit A), along with executed share transfer forms transferring such Shares to the Acquiror Company together with a certified copy of a board resolution of the Company approving the registration of the transfer of such shares to Acquiror Company (subject to Closing and payment of stamp duty);
9.6.2 each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and/or the Shareholders is a party, duly executed;
9.6.3 such other documents as the Acquiror Company may reasonably request for the purpose of (A) evidencing the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties of the Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and the Shareholders pursuant to Section 9.1, (B) evidencing the performance of, or compliance by the Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and the Shareholders with, any covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Company, the Company Principal Shareholder or the Shareholders, as the case may be, (C) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Section 9, or (D) otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.7
No Proceedings
. There must not have been commenced or threatened against the Acquiror Company, the Company or any Shareholder, or against any Affiliate thereof, any Proceeding (which Proceeding remains unresolved as of the Closing Date) (a) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages or other relief in connection with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.8
No Claim Regarding Stock Ownership or Consideration
. There must not have been made or threatened by any Person, other than persons listed on Schedule I hereto, any claim asserting that such Person (a) is the holder of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain beneficial ownership of the Shares or any other stock, voting, equity, or ownership interest in, the Company, or (b) is entitled to all or any portion of the Acquiror Company Shares.
9.9
Form 8-K
. The Company and the Company Principal Shareholder must deliver to the Acquiror Company a draft of the Form 8-K describing the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
9.10
Contemporaneous Financing
. The consummation of a private placement of the Acquiror Company equity securities in an amount not less than $525,000.
SECTION X
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT OF THE COMPANY,
THE COMPANY PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER
AND THE SHAREHOLDERS
The Shareholders’ obligation to transfer the Shares and the obligations of the Company and the Company Principal Shareholder to take the other actions required to be taken by the Company and the Company Principal Shareholder in advance of or at the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by the Company, the Company Principal Shareholder and the Shareholders jointly, in whole or in part):
10.1
Accuracy of Representations
. The representations and warranties of the Acquiror Company and Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any supplemental Schedule. The representations and warranties of the Acquiror Company and Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder set forth in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, except to the extent a representation or warranty is expressly limited by its terms to another date and without giving effect to any supplemental Schedule.
10.2
No Force Majeure Event
. There shall not have been any delay, error, failure or interruption in the conduct of the business of the Acquiror Company, or any loss, injury, delay, damage, distress, or other casualty, due to force majeure including but not limited to (a) acts of God; (b) fire or explosion; (c) war, acts of terrorism or other civil unrest; or (d) national emergency.
10.3
Consents
.
10.3.1 All material consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Acquiror Company for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained and made by the Acquiror Company, except where the failure to receive such consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders or to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the Acquiror Company.
10.3.2 Without limiting the foregoing, the Schedule 14(f) Filing shall have been prepared to be filed with the Commission by the Acquiror Company after the Closing Date.
10.4
Certificate of Officer
. The Acquiror Company will have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by an officer of the Acquiror Company, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 relating to the Acquiror Company.
10.5
Certificate of Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder
. The Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder will have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by such Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 10.1 relating to the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder.
10.6
Documents
. The Acquiror Company must have caused the following documents to be delivered to the Company and/or the Shareholders:
10.6.1 share certificates evidencing each Shareholder’s pro rata share of the Acquiror Company Shares (as set forth in Exhibit A );
10.6.2 a Secretary’s Certificate, dated the Closing Date certifying attached copies of (A) the Organizational Documents of the Acquiror Company, (B) the resolutions of the Acquiror Company Board approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and (C) the incumbency of each authorized officer of the Acquiror Company signing this Agreement and any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby to which the Acquiror Company is a party;
10.6.3 a Certificate of Good Standing of the Acquiror Company that is dated within five (5) business days of the Closing;
10.6.4 each of the Transaction Documents to which the Acquiror Company is a party, duly executed;
10.6.5 the resignation of Harvey Judkowitz as an officer of the Acquiror Company on the Closing Date;
10.6.6 Acquiror Company Board Resolutions (i) increasing the size of the board to five (5) members, (ii) appointing Warren C. Lau to serve as a member of the Acquiror Company Board and as President and Chief Executive Officer, (iii) appointing Oscar Bronsther to serve as Chief Medical Officer and Daniel Schneiderman to serve as Vice President and Controller and (iv) nominating Oscar Bronsther to serve as a member and Chairman of the Acquiror Company Board and each of David N. Siegel, Patrick T. Mooney and Johan M. (Thijs) Spoor to serve as a member of the Acquiror Company Board, with such appointments to be effective on the Effective Time.
10.6.7 a statement from the Acquiror Company’s transfer agent regarding the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately before the Closing; and
10.6.8 such other documents as the Company may reasonably request for the purpose of (i) evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty of the Acquiror Company pursuant to Section 10.1, (ii) evidencing the performance by the Acquiror Company of, or the compliance by the Acquiror Company with, any covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by the Acquiror Company, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Section 10, or (iv) otherwise facilitating the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10.7
No Proceedings
. Since the date of this Agreement, there must not have been commenced or threatened against the Acquiror Company, the Company or any Shareholder, or against any Affiliate thereof, any Proceeding (which Proceeding remains unresolved as of the date of this Agreement) (a) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages or other relief in connection with, any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.8
No Claim Regarding Stock Ownership or Consideration
. There must not have been made or threatened by any Person, other than persons listed on Schedule I hereto any claim asserting that such Person (a) is the holder of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain beneficial ownership of the Acquiror Company Common Stock or any other stock, voting, equity, or ownership interest in, the Acquiror Company, or (b) is entitled to all or any portion of the Acquiror Company Shares.
10.9
No Liability
. There must not be any outstanding obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due) of the Acquiror Company, whether or not known to the Acquiror Company.
10.10
Conversion of Debt to Equity
. All outstanding debt of the Acquiror Company shall have been converted into such number of shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock such that there will be 840,000 shares of Acquiror Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date.
SECTION XI
INDEMNIFICATION; REMEDIES
11.1
Survival
. All representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in this Agreement shall expire twenty-four (24) months following the date this Agreement is executed (the “Survival Period”). The right to indemnification, payment of damages or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations will not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, payment of damages, or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations.
11.2
Indemnification by the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder
. From and after the execution of this Agreement until the expiration of the Survival Period, the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiror Company, the Company and the Shareholders (collectively, the “
Company Indemnified Parties
”), from and against any damages arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
11.2.1 any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder in this Agreement or any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered by the Acquiror Company pursuant to this Agreement;
11.2.2 any breach by the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder of any covenant or obligation of the Acquiror Company in this Agreement or any Transaction Document required to be performed by the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder on or prior to the Closing Date; or
11.2.3 any and all losses, claims, damages, or liabilities against the Acquiror Company or the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, occurring on or prior to the Closing Date which are not previously disclosed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Acquiror Company and the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder’s total indemnification obligations under this Section 11 shall be limited to and shall not under any circumstances exceed US $50,000.
11.3
Indemnification by the Acquiror Company and Company Principal Shareholder
. From and after the execution of this Agreement until the expiration of the Survival Period, the Acquiror Company and Company Principal Shareholder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder (except with respect to any claims arising pursuant to Section 11.3.3 below with regard to any claim against the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder) and the Acquiror Company’s officers, directors and agents, who are acting immediately before the Closing Date (collectively, the “
Acquiror Indemnified Parties
”), from and against any damages arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
11.3.1 any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or the Company Principal Shareholder in this Agreement or any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered by the Company or the Company Principal Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement;
11.3.2 any breach by the Company or the Company Principal Shareholder of any covenant or obligation of the Company or the Company Principal Shareholder in this Agreement or any Transaction Document required to be performed by the Company or the Company Principal Shareholder on or prior to the Closing Date or after the Closing Date or by the Acquiror Company after the Closing Date; or
11.3.3 any and all losses, claims, damages, or liabilities against the Company Principal Shareholder, occurring on or after the Closing Date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Acquiror Company and the Company Principal Shareholder’s total indemnification obligations under this Section 11 shall be limited to and shall not under any circumstances exceed US $50,000.
11.4
Breach by the Shareholders or the Company Principal Shareholder
. Nothing in this Section 11 shall limit the Acquiror Company’s right to pursue any appropriate legal or equitable remedy against any Shareholder or Company Principal Shareholder with respect to any damages from and after the execution of this Agreement, until the expiration of the Survival Period arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with: (a) any breach by such Shareholder or Company Principal Shareholder of any representation or warranty made by such Shareholder or Company Principal Shareholder in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by such Shareholder or Company Principal Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any breach by such Shareholder or Company Principal Shareholder of any covenants or obligation in this Agreement required to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date or after the Closing Date. All claims of the Acquiror Company pursuant to this Section 11.4 shall be brought by the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder on behalf of the Acquiror Company and those Persons who were stockholders of the Acquiror Company immediately prior to the Closing Date.
SECTION XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1
Expenses
. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, counsel, and accountants. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the obligation of each party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights of such party arising from a breach of this Agreement by another party.
12.2
Public Announcements
. The Acquiror Company shall promptly, but no later than four (4) business days following the effective date of this Agreement, issue a press release disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby. The Acquiror Company shall also file with the Commission the Form 8-K describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable following the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Acquiror Company shall consult with each other with respect to the Form 8-K, the press release and any other press releases or otherwise making public statements or filings and other communications with the Commission or any regulatory agency or stock market or trading facility with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and neither party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement, filings or other communications without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of no less than three (3) calendar days, of such public statement, filing or other communication and shall incorporate into such public statement, filing or other communication the reasonable comments of the other party.
12.3
Confidentiality
.
12.3.1 The Acquiror Company, the Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder, the Shareholders and the Company will maintain in confidence, and will cause their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and advisors to maintain in confidence, any written, oral, or other information obtained in confidence from another party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless (a) such information is already known to such party or to others not bound by a duty of confidentiality or such information becomes publicly available through no fault of such party, (b) the use of such information is necessary or appropriate in making any required filing with the Commission, or obtaining any consent or approval required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (c) the furnishing or use of such information is required by or necessary or appropriate in connection with legal proceedings.
12.3.2 In the event that any party is required to disclose any information of another party pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 12.3.1, the party requested or required to make the disclosure (the “
disclosing party
”) shall provide the party that provided such information (the “
providing party
”) with prompt notice of any such requirement so that the providing party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 12.3. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the providing party, the disclosing party is nonetheless, in the opinion of counsel, legally compelled to disclose the information of the providing party, the disclosing party may, without liability hereunder, disclose only that portion of the providing party’s information which such counsel advises is legally required to be disclosed, provided that the disclosing party exercises its reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the providing party’s information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the providing party to obtain an appropriate protective order or other relief assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the providing party’s information.
12.3.3 If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each party will return or destroy all of such written information each party has regarding the other party.
12.4
Notices
. All notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications to be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by the intended recipient as follows: (i) if personally delivered, on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service), (ii) if mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested, two (2) business days after being mailed, (iii) if delivered by overnight courier (with all charges having been prepaid), on the business day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the overnight courier service of recognized standing), or (iv) if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the business day of such delivery if sent by 6:00 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient, or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding business day (as evidenced by the printed confirmation of delivery generated by the sending party’s telecopier machine). If any notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given (in accordance with this Section 12.4), or the refusal to accept same, the notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication shall be deemed received on the second business day the notice is sent (as evidenced by a sworn affidavit of the sender). All such notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications will be sent to the following addresses or facsimile numbers as applicable.
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If to Acquiror Company:
Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.
61Broadway, 32nd. Floor
New York, NY 10006
Telephone No.: (212) 930-9700
Facsimile No.: 212-930-9725
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with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Silvestre Law Group, P.C.
31200 Via Colinas, Suite 200
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Telephone No.: 818-597-7552
Facsimile No.: 818-597-7551
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If to the Company:
MetaStat, Inc.
4 Autumnwood Court
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Attention: Warren C. Lau, President and CEO
Telephone No.: (281) 363-0003
Facsimile No. (281) 292-9224
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with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Attention: David J. Levine, Esq.
Telephone No.: 212-407-4923
Facsimile No.: 212-818-1184
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12.5
Arbitration
. Any dispute or controversy under this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the City of New York, County of New York in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitration award in any court having jurisdiction.
12.6
Further Assurances
. The parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents, and (c) to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the documents referred to in this Agreement.
12.7
Waiver
. The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
12.8
Entire Agreement and Modification
. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect to its subject matter and constitutes (along with the documents referred to in this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by the party against whom the enforcement of such amendment is sought.
12.9
Assignments, Successors, and No Third-Party Rights
. No party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties. Except as set forth in Section 11.3 hereof, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and assigns.
12.10
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
12.11
Section Headings, Construction
. The headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “Section” or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.
12.12
Governing Law
. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
12.13
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. 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.
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COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.
Acquiror Company:
Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.
Signed:
/s/ Harvey Judkowitz
Printed name: Harvey Judkowitz
Title: President
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Acquiror Company Principal Shareholder:
Waterford Capital Acquisition Co. IX, LLC
Signed:
/s/ Craig Rosato
Printed name: Craig Rosato
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Company:
MetaStat, Inc.
Signed:
/s/ Warren C. Lau
Printed name: Warren C. Lau
Title: President and CEO
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Company Principal Shareholder:
Signed:
/s/ Warren C. Lau
Printed name: Warren C. Lau
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[Signatures Continue]
COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR ISSUANCES TO AN ENTITY PURSUANT TO REGULATION S)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.
ENTITY NAME:
By: ______________________
Name: ____________________
Title: _____________________
OFFSHORE DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
PRINT EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT
THE SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Attn: ______________________
Address: ______________________
Phone No. ______________________
Facsimile No. ______________________
COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR ISSUANCES TO AN INDIVIDUAL PURSUANT TO REGULATION S)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.
Name:______________________
OFFSHORE DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
PRINT EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT
THE SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Attn: ______________________
Address: ______________________
Phone No. ______________________
Facsimile No. ______________________
COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR ISSUANCES TO AN ENTITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(2))
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.
ENTITY NAME:
By:______________________
Name:______________________
Title:______________________
Circle the category under which you are an “accredited investor” pursuant to Exhibit B:
1 2 3 7 8
PRINT EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT
THE SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Attn: ______________________
Address: ______________________
Phone No. ______________________
Facsimile No. ______________________
COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
(FOR ISSUANCES TO AN INDIVIDUAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(2))
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.
Name: ______________________
Circle the category under which you are an “accredited investor” pursuant to Exhibit B:
4 5 6
PRINT EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT
THE SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Attn: ______________________
Address: ______________________
Phone No. ______________________
Facsimile No.______________________
SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE III
SCHEDULE IV
EXHIBIT A
SHARES AND ACQUIROR COMPANY SHARES TO BE EXCHANGED
Holders
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Shares Exchanged
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Shares of Acquiror Company to be
Received
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Matthew Balk
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715,000
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1,573,000
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University
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522,837
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1,150,242
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MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
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469,999
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1,033,998
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Daniel Balk
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420,000
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924,000
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David Balk
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420,000
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924,000
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Warren C. Lau
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400,000
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880,000
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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374,874
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824,723
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Jason Adelman
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346,667
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762,668
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IFO Regina Elena Cancer Institute
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348,560
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766,832
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David Siegel
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262,500
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577,500
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Marsha Bronsther
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216,667
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476,668
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Michael Goldberg
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210,000
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462,000
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Frank Gertler, Ph.D.
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186,178
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409,592
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Richard Hoffman
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167,500
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368,500
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One East Partners Master LP
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166,667
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366,668
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One East Partners Opportunities LP
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166,667
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366,668
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Cornell University
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174,279
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383,414
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Andrew Mitchell
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165,000
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363,000
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Daniel Schneiderman
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162,500
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357,500
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Richard Melnick
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157,500
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346,500
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Julia Balk
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150,000
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330,000
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Jonathan Balk
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136,500
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300,300
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Cass G. Adelman Cust. Jasper G Adelman UTMA NY
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135,000
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297,000
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Cass G. Adelman Cust. Philippa G Adelman UTMA NY
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125,000
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275,000
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Robert Bernstein
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115,000
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253,000
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Elliot Groffman
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108,333
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238,333
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David Wiener
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105,000
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231,000
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Chaim Davis
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105,000
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231,000
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Craig Pierson
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105,000
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231,000
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David & Marilyn Balk JTWROS
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105,000
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231,000
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Pat Mooney
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105,000
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231,000
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Rob Nathan
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105,000
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231,000
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Sean R. Campbell
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105,000
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231,000
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David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Olivia Skriloff
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78,750
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173,250
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David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Samuel Skriloff
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78,750
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173,250
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Elizabeth A. Lau
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60,000
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132,000
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Travis R. Lau
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60,000
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132,000
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Matthew Levine
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45,334
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99,735
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Kate Wiener Rev. Trust
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33,334
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73,335
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Narang Family Partnership LP
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33,333
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73,333
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David Wiener Rev. Trust
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33,333
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73,333
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Stephen M. Wolf
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33,333
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73,333
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Steve Golden
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33,333
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73,333
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Barry A. Silkowitz
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25,000
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55,000
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David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010
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24,667
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54,268
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Katherine Wiener
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16,667
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36,668
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Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (John B. Wilson)
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16,667
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36,668
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Jeff Hermanson
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16,667
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36,668
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Revach Fund, LP
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16,667
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36,668
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Scott Campbell
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15,000
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33,000
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Rowan Campbell
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13,334
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29,335
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Alberto M. Sutton 1999 Investment Trust
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13,334
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29,335
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Steven Ostrofsky
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13,334
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29,335
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Stuart E. Katz, M.D., Carmen Scoseria Katz, JTWROS
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13,000
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28,600
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Jonanthan Balk Cust. UTMA/UGMA Amara Balk
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10,500
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23,100
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Jonanthan Balk Cust. UTMA/UGMA Dharma Balk
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10,500
|
|
|
|
23,100
|
|
David Wiener cust Hans Wiener
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
David Wiener cust Weston Wiener
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
David Wiener cust Enzo Wiener
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
James H. Engen
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
Emily Sara Siegal 1999 Trust
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
17,600
|
|
Roger Sherman
|
|
|
7,000
|
|
|
|
15,400
|
|
The Elliot Sutton 1999 Investment Trust
|
|
|
6,667
|
|
|
|
14,668
|
|
Johan M. Spoor
|
|
|
6,667
|
|
|
|
14,668
|
|
Mark Eugene Reaman
|
|
|
6,666
|
|
|
|
14,666
|
|
Robert M. Bernstein IRA
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
J. Bradley Engen
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
Ryan H. Engen
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
Tim Engen
|
|
|
3,333
|
|
|
|
7,333
|
|
Mark Wierenga
|
|
|
3,333
|
|
|
|
7,333
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
8,349,731
|
|
|
|
18,369,421
|
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EXHIBIT B
Definition of “Accredited Investor”
The term “
accredited investor
” means:
(1)
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A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “
Investment Company Act
”) or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000; an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“
ERISA
”), if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of US $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.
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(2)
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A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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(3)
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An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of US $5,000,000.
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(4)
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A director or executive officer of the Acquiror
Company.
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(5)
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A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds US $1,000,000.
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(6)
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A natural person who had an individual income in excess of US $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of US $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
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(7)
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A trust, with total assets in excess of US $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) (i.e., a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment).
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(8)
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An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. (If this alternative is checked, the Shareholder must identify each equity owner and provide statements signed by each demonstrating how each is qualified as an accredited investor.)
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EXHIBIT C
Definition of “U.S. Person”
(1)
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“
U.S. person
” (as defined in Regulation S) means:
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(i)
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Any natural person resident in the United States;
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(ii)
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Any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States;
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(iii)
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Any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. person;
|
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(iv)
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Any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. person;
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(v)
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Any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States;
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(vi)
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Any non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. person;
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(vii)
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Any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States; and
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|
(viii)
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Any partnership or corporation if: (A) organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (B) formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a)) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts.
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(2)
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Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States shall not be deemed a “
U.S. person.
”
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(3)
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Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any estate of which any professional fiduciary acting as executor or administrator is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a U.S. person if:
|
|
(i)
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An executor or administrator of the estate who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the assets of the estate; and
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(ii)
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The estate is governed by foreign law.
|
(4)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any trust of which any professional fiduciary acting as trustee is a U.S. person shall not be deemed a U.S. person if a trustee who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the trust assets, and no beneficiary of the trust (and no settlor if the trust is revocable) is a U.S. person.
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(5)
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Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an employee benefit plan established and administered in accordance with the law of a country other than the United States and customary practices and documentation of such country shall not be deemed a U.S. person.
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(6)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside the United States shall not be deemed a “
U.S. person
” if:
|
|
(i)
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The agency or branch operates for valid business reasons; and
|
|
(ii)
|
The agency or branch is engaged in the business of insurance or banking and is subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively, in the jurisdiction where located.
|
(7)
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The International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, and their agencies, affiliates and pension plans, and any other similar international organizations, their agencies, affiliates and pension plans shall not be deemed “
U.S. persons.
”
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EXHIBIT D
ACCREDITED INVESTOR REPRESENTATIONS
Each of the Shareholders indicating that it is an Accredited Investor, severally and not jointly, further represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as follows:
1.
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Such person or entity qualifies as an Accredited Investor on the basis set forth on its signature page to this Agreement.
|
2.
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Such person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance, securities, investments and other business matters to be able to protect such Shareholder’s interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.
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Such person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors concerning its investment in the Acquiror Company Shares.
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4.
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Such person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in the Acquiror Company Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk of losing its entire investment in the Acquiror Company Shares.
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5.
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Such person or entity has had access to the Acquiror Company’s publicly filed reports with the SEC.
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6.
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Such person or entity has been furnished during the course of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information regarding the Acquiror Company that such person or entity has requested and all such public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate the risks of investing in the Acquiror Company Shares.
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7.
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Such person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers concerning the Acquiror Company and the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares.
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8.
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Such person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties concerning the Acquiror Company made by the Acquiror Company or any officer, employee or agent of the Acquiror Company, other than those contained in this Agreement.
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9.
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Such person or entity is acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares for such person’s or entity’s, as the case may be, own account, for investment and not for distribution or resale to others.
|
10.
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Such person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Acquiror Company Shares, unless either (a) the transfer of such securities is registered under the Securities Act or (b) an exemption from registration of such securities is available.
|
11.
|
Such person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company is under no obligation to register the Acquiror Company Shares for sale under the Securities Act.
|
12.
|
Such person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other document evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares substantially in the form set forth in Section 4.2.5(a).
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13.
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Such person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature page to this Agreement and in Exhibit A is the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business address if it is a corporation or other entity.
|
14.
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Such person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information concerning the Acquiror Company that has been supplied to such person or entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
|
15.
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Such person or entity acknowledges that the representations, warranties and agreements made by such person or entity herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Acquiror Company Shares.
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EXHIBIT E
NON U.S. PERSON REPRESENTATIONS
Each Shareholder indicating that it is not a U.S. person, severally and not jointly, further represents and warrants to the Acquiror Company as follows:
16.
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At the time of (a) the offer by the Acquiror Company and (b) the acceptance of the offer by such person or entity, of the Acquiror Company Shares, such person or entity was outside the United States.
|
17.
|
No offer to acquire the Acquiror Company Shares or otherwise to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement was made to such person or entity or its representatives inside the United States.
|
18.
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Such person or entity is not purchasing the Acquiror Company Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, or with a view towards distribution to any U.S. person, in violation of the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
|
19.
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Such person or entity will make all subsequent offers and sales of the Acquiror Company Shares either (x) outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S; (y) pursuant to a registration under the Securities Act; or (z) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Specifically, such person or entity will not resell the Acquiror Company Shares to any U.S. person or within the United States prior to the expiration of a period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year thereafter (the “
Distribution Compliance Period
”), except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
|
20.
|
Such person or entity is acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares for such Shareholder’s own account, for investment and not for distribution or resale to others.
|
21.
|
Such person or entity has no present plan or intention to sell the Acquiror Company Shares in the United States or to a U.S. person at any predetermined time, has made no predetermined arrangements to sell the Acquiror Company Shares and is not acting as a Distributor of such securities.
|
22.
|
Neither such person or entity, its Affiliates nor any Person acting on behalf of such person or entity, has entered into, has the intention of entering into, or will enter into any put option, short position or other similar instrument or position in the U.S. with respect to the Acquiror Company Shares at any time after the Closing Date through the Distribution Compliance Period except in compliance with the Securities Act.
|
23.
|
Such person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other document evidencing the Acquiror Company Shares substantially in the form set forth in Section 4.2.5(b).
|
24.
|
Such person or entity is not acquiring the Acquiror Company Shares in a transaction (or an element of a series of transactions) that is part of any plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Securities Act.
|
25.
|
Such person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance, securities, investments and other business matters to be able to protect such person’s or entity’s interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
|
26.
|
Such person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors concerning its investment in the Acquiror Company Shares.
|
27.
|
Such person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in the Acquiror Company Shares and can afford to bear such risks for an indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk of losing its entire investment in the Acquiror Company Shares.
|
28.
|
Such person or entity has had access to the Acquiror Company’s publicly filed reports with the SEC.
|
29.
|
Such person or entity has been furnished during the course of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information regarding the Acquiror Company that such person or entity has requested and all such public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate the risks of investing in the Acquiror Company Shares.
|
30.
|
Such person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers concerning the Acquiror Company and the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Acquiror Company Shares.
|
31.
|
Such person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties concerning the Acquiror Company made by the Acquiror Company or any officer, employee or agent of the Acquiror Company, other than those contained in this Agreement.
|
32.
|
Such person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Acquiror Company Shares, unless either (A) the transfer of such securities is registered under the Securities Act or (B) an exemption from registration of such securities is available.
|
33.
|
Such person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company is under no obligation to register the Acquiror Company Shares for sale under the Securities Act.
|
34.
|
Such person or entity represents that the address furnished on its signature page to this Agreement and in Exhibit A is the principal residence if he is an individual or its principal business address if it is a corporation or other entity.
|
35.
|
Such person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Acquiror Company Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information concerning the Acquiror Company that has been supplied to such person or entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
|
36.
|
Such person or entity acknowledges that the representations, warranties and agreements made by such person or entity herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Acquiror Company Shares.
|
Exhibit 3.1
STATE OF NEVADA
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
ROSS MILLER
|
|
SCOTT W. ANDERSON
|
Secretary of State
|
|
Deputy Secretary
|
|
|
for Commercial Recordings
|
Certified Copy
February 17, 2012
Job Number: C20120217-0294
Reference Number: 00003430227-71 Expedite: Through Date:
The undersigned filing officer hereby certifies that the attached copies are true and exact copies of all requested statements and related subsequent documentation filed with the Secretary of State's Office, Commercial Recordings Division listed on the attached report.
Document Number(s)
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Description
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20070214164-67
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Articles of Incorporation
|
20070329312-99
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Amended & Restated Articles
|
20070397301-92
|
Initial List
|
20080107005-93
|
Annual List
|
20090508883-33
|
Annual List
|
20100882847-40
|
Annual List
|
20110379357-68
|
Annual List
|
20110383245-09
|
Amended & Restated Articles
|
Respectfully,
ROSS MILLER
Secretary of State
Certified By: Joann Larson Certificate Number: C20120217-0294 You may verify this certificate online at
http://vtfww.nvsos.gov/
Commercial Recording Division
202 N. Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-4069 Telephone (775) 684-5708 Fax (775) 684-7138
ROSS MILLER
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 4
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website:
www.nvsos.gov
|
Filed in the office of:
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
|
Document Number
20070214164-67
Filing Date and Time
03/28/2007 12:07 PM
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
|
Articles of Incorporation
(PURSUANT TO NRS CHAPTER 78)
USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
1.
Name of Corporation:
|
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
|
|
|
2.
Resident Agent Name and Street Address:
(must be a Nevada address where process may be served)
|
CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC.
502 EAST JOHN STREET, CARSON CITY, NEVADA 89706
|
|
|
3
. Shares:
(number of shares corporation is authorized to issue)
|
Number of shares with par value: 2,500,000
Par value per share: $.0001
Number of shares without par value:
|
|
|
4.
Names & Addresses of the Board of Directors/Trustees:
(each Director/Trustt must be a natural person at least 18 years of age; attach additional page if more than 3 directors/trusttes)
|
LAWRENCE F CURTIN
1731 AVALON AVE.
FT PIERCE FL 34949
ZECHARIAH KROGEN-CURTIN
1731 AVALON AVE.
FT PIERCE FL 34949
|
|
|
5.
Purpose:
(optional – see instructions)
|
|
|
|
6.
Name, Address and Signature of Incorporator:
(attach additional page if more than 1 incorporation
|
CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC.
/s/ J. Hamtak
Name Signature
502 EAST JOHN STREET, CARSON CITY, NV 89706
|
|
|
7.
Certificate of Acceptance of Appointment of Resident Agent:
|
I hereby accept appointment as Resident Agent for the above named corporation.
X J. Hamtak
3/28/2007
Authorized Signature of R.A. Date
Or On Behalf of R.A. Company
|
This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees.
|
Nevada Secretary of State Form 78 Articles 2007
Revised on 01/01/07
|
ROSS MILLER
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 4
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website:
www.nvsos.gov
|
Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
|
Document Number
20070329312-99
|
Filing Date and Time
05/10/2007 4:00 PWl
|
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
|
Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles
(PURSUANT TO NRS)
USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
This Form is to Accompany Restated Articles of Incorproation
(Pursuant to NRS 78.403, 82.371, 86.221, 88.355 or 88A.250)
(This form is also to be used to accompany Restated Articles for Limited-Liability Companies, Certificates of Limited Partnership, Limited-Liability Limited Partnerships and Business Trusts)
1.
Name of Nevada entity as last recorded in this office:
2.
PHOTOVOLTAICS SOLAR CELLS, INC.
3.
The articles are being [ ] Restated or
X
Amended and Restated (check only one). Please entitle your attached articles "Restated" or "Amended and Restated," accordingly.
4.
Indicate what changes have been made by checking the appropriate box.*
[ ] No amendment-, articles ere restated only and are signed by on officer or the corporation who has been authorized to execute the certificate by resolution of the board of directors adopted on The certificate correctly sets forth the text of the articles or certificate as emended to the date of the certificate.
[ ]The entity name has been amended.
[ ]The resident agent has baen changed, (attach Certificate of Acceptance from new reaWent agent)
X
The purpose of the entity has been amended.
X
The authorized shares have been amended.
[ ]The directors, managers or general partners have been amended. Q IRS tax language has been added.
X
Articles have been added.
X
Articles have been deleted.
X
Other. The articles or certificate have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):
See attached page.
* This form is to accompany Restated Articles which contain newly altered or amended articles. The Restated Articles must contain all of the requirements as set forth in the statutes for amending or altering the articles or certificates
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit the proper fees may cause this filing to be
rejected.
This form must be accompanies by appropriate fees.
ATTACHMENT TO CERTIFICATE TO ACCOMPANY RESTATED ARTICLES OF PHOTOVOLTAICS SOLAR CELLS, INC
Articles 1 and 2 have been slightly amended.
Article 3's provisions regarding authorized shares have been amended to increase authorized common and to permit preferred shares.
Article 4 has been amended to omit information regarding the initial directors and to add a liability limitation provision.
Article 5 has been amended to add a general purpose provision.
Article 6 has been amended to omit information regarding the incorporator and to add a perpetual existence provision.
Article 7 has been added to add provisions denying preemptive rights and cumulative voting.
CERTIFICATE OF
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") Section 78.403, the undersigned does hereby declare and certify that:
a.
The name of the corporation is Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Corporation");
b.
The undersigned arc all of the duly appointed and acting Directors of the Corporation;
c.
As of the date of this certificate, no voting stock of the Corporation has. been issued; and
d.
This certificate correctly sets form the text of the Corporation's articles of incorporation as amended to the date hereof, and the restated articles of incorporation of the Corporation are as follows:
1.
NAME OF CORPORATION: The name of the Corporation is Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.
2.
RESIDENT AGENT: Its registered office in the State of Nevada is located at 502 East John Street, Carson City, Nevada 89706. The name of its registered agent at that address is CSC Services of Nevada, Inc.
3.
SHARES: The Corporation's authorized capital consists of fifty million (50,000,000) shares of common stock having a par value of $.0001 per share ("Common Stock") and ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock having a par value of $.0001 per share ("Preferred Stock").
Shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of which shall have such distinctive designation or title as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation ("Board of Directors") prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. Preferred Stock shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in such resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such class or series of Preferred Stock as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors, voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or any series thereof unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to any Preferred Stock Designation.
4.
GOVERNING BOARD: The Governing Board shall be styled as Directors. The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as the same may be amended and supplemented hereafter.
5.
PURPOSE: The nature of the business of the Corporation and the objects of the purposes to be transacted, promoted, or carried on by it are as follows: To engage in any or all lawful activities for which corporations may be incorporated under the corporation laws of the State of Nevada.
6.
EXISTENCE: The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
7.
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS AND CUMULATIVE VOTING: Shareholders of the Corporation shall not have preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused mis Certificate of Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. to be executed in his above referenced capacities as of the 25th day of April, 2006.
/s/ Lawrence F. Curtin
|
/s/ Zechariah Krogen-Curtin
|
Lawrence F. Curtin, Director
|
Zechariah Krogen-Curtin, Director
|
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS INC
4115 Bandy Blvd.
Ft. Pierce Florida 34981
Corporate Resolution May 2, 2007
Today a meeting of the board of Directors was held, Present at that meeting were Lawrence F. Curtin, Director and Zechariah Krogen-Curtin, Vice President, Director.
It was voted that the Articles of Amendment of the corporation dated May 5, 2007 and subsequent increase in stock authorized be submitted to the State of Nevada. This Amendment was voted on, and signed by the majority of directors for Photovoltaic Solar Cells Inc.
/s/ Lawrence F. Curtin
|
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Lawrence F. Curtin, Director
|
|
|
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/s/ Zechariah Krogen-Curtin
|
|
Zechariah Krogen-Curtin, Director
|
|
May 2, 2007
|
|
(PROFIT) INITIAL LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND RESIDENT AGENT OF
FILE NUMBER E0219282007-6
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
FOR THE FILING PERIOD OF
MAR, 2007
to
MAR, 2008. Due by Apr 30,2007
The corporation's duly appointed resident agent in the State of Nevada upon whom process can be served is:
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Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
|
Document Number
20070397301-92
Filing Date and Time
06/06/2007 9:14 AM
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
|
CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC.
502 EAST JOHN STREET
CARSON CITY NV 89706
|
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[ ] CHECK BOX !F YOU REQUIRE A FORM TO UPDATE YOUR RESIDENT AGENT INFORMATION
FILING FEE: $125.00 LATE PENALTY: $75.00
CHECK ONLY IF APPLICABLE
[ ] This corporation is a publicly traded corporation. The Central! Index Key number is:
[ ]This publicly traded corporation is not required to have a Central Index Key number.
TITLE(S)
LAWRENCE F. CURTIN PRESIDENT (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
1731 AVALON AVE, FT PIERCE FL 34949
ZECHARIAH KROGEN-CURTIN SECRETARY (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
PO BOX 6009 HUTCHINSON FL 34957
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ TREASURER (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
_______________________ DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
(address)
I declare, to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury, that the above mentioned entity has complied with the provisions of NRS 360.780 and acknowledge that pursuant to NRS 39.300, it is a category C felony to knowingly offer any false or forged instrument for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
X Signature of Officer Title: PRESIDENT Date 6-6-07
(PROFIT) ANNUAL LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND RESIDENT AGENT OF
FILE NUMBER E0219282007-6
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
FOR THE FILING PERIOD OF
MAR, 2008
to
2009
The corporation's duly appointed resident agent in the State of Nevada upon whom process can be served is:
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Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
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Document Number
20080107005-93
Filing Date and Time
02/14/2008 12:30 pm
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
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CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC.
502 EAST JOHN STREET
CARSON CITY NV 89706
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[ ] CHECK BOX !F YOU REQUIRE A FORM TO UPDATE YOUR RESIDENT AGENT INFORMATION
CHECK ONLY IF APPLICABLE
[ ] This corporation is a publicly traded corporation. The Central! Index Key number is:
[
X
] This publicly traded corporation is not required to have a Central Index Key number.
TITLE(S)
LAWRENCE F. CURTIN PRESIDENT (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
1731 AVALON AVE, FT PIERCE FL 34949
ZECHARIAH KROGEN-CURTIN SECRETARY (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
PO BOX 6009 HUTCHINSON FL 34957
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ TREASURER (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
LAWRENCE F. CURTIN DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
1731 AVALON AVE, FT PIERCE FL 34949)
I declare, to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury, that the above mentioned entity has complied with the provisions of NRS 360.780 and acknowledge that pursuant to NRS 39.300, it is a category C felony to knowingly offer any false or forged instrument for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
X Signature of Officer Title: PRESIDENT Date 2-11-08
(PROFIT) ANNUAL LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND RESIDENT AGENT OF
FILE NUMBER E0219282007-6
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
FOR THE FILING PERIOD OF
3/2/2009
to
3/2010
The corporation's duly appointed resident agent in the State of Nevada upon whom process can be served is:
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Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
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Document Number
20090508883-33
Filing Date and Time
06/25/2009 8:43 PM
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
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CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC. (Commercial Registered Agent)
502 EAST JOHN STREET
CARSON CITY NV 89706
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[ ] CHECK BOX !F YOU REQUIRE A FORM TO UPDATE YOUR RESIDENT AGENT INFORMATION
CHECK ONLY IF APPLICABLE
[
X
] This corporation is a publicly traded corporation. The Central! Index Key number is:
0001404943
[
] This publicly traded corporation is not required to have a Central Index Key number.
TITLE(S)
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ PRESIDENT (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ SECRETARY (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ TREASURER (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
I declare, to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury, that the above mentioned entity has complied with the provisions of NRS 360.780 and acknowledge that pursuant to NRS 39.300, it is a category C felony to knowingly offer any false or forged instrument for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
X Signature of Officer Title: GENERAL COUNSEL Date 6/25/2009 8:41:20 PM
RAUL SILVERSTRE
(PROFIT) ANNUAL LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND RESIDENT AGENT AND STATE
BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION OF
FILE NUMBER E0219282007-6
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
FOR THE FILING PERIOD OF
3/2010
to
3/2011
The corporation's duly appointed resident agent in the State of Nevada upon whom process can be served is:
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Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
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Document Number
20100882847-40
Filing Date and Time
11/25/2010 8:41 am
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
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CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC. (Commercial Registered Agent)
502 EAST JOHN STREET
CARSON CITY NV 89706
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A FORM TO UPDATE YOUR RESIDENT AGENT INFORMATION IS FOUND AT WWW.NVSOS.GOV
CHECK ONLY IF APPLICABLE
[ ] Pursuant to NRS, this corporation is exempt from the business license fee. Exemption codes: ______
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Section 7(2) Exemption Codes
001 – Governmental Entity
002 – 501© Nonprofit Entity
003 – Home-based Business
004 – Natural Person with 4 or less rental dwelling units
005 – Motion Picture Company
006 – NRS 680B.020 Insurance Co
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[ ] month and year your State Buiness License expires: ____ 20____
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[
X
] This corporation is a publicly traded corporation. The Central Index Key number is:
0001404943
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[
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TITLE(S)
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ PRESIDENT (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ SECRETARY (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ TREASURER (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
I declare, to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury, that the above mentioned entity has complied with the provisions of NRS 360.780 and acknowledge that pursuant to NRS 39.300, it is a category C felony to knowingly offer any false or forged instrument for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
X Signature of Officer Title: COUNSEL Date 11/25/2010 8:39:03 AM
RAUL C. SILVERSTRE
(PROFIT) ANNUAL LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND RESIDENT AGENT AND
STATE BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION OF
FILE NUMBER E0219282007-6
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
FOR THE FILING PERIOD OF
3/2011
to
3/2012
YOU MAY FILE THIS FORM ONLINE AT WWW.NVSOS.GOV
The entity’s duly appointed resident agent in the State of Nevada upon whom process can be served is:
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Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
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Document Number
20110379357-68
Filing Date and Time
05/23/2011 9:10 AM
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
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CSC SERVICES OF NEVADA, INC. (Commercial Registered Agent)
502 EAST JOHN STREET
CARSON CITY NV 89706
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A FORM TO CHANGE YOUR RESIDENT AGENT INFORMATION IS FOUND AT WWW.NVSOS.GOV
CHECK ONLY IF APPLICABLE
[ ] Pursuant to NRS, this corporation is exempt from the business license fee. Exemption codes: ______
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Section 7(2) Exemption Codes
001 – Governmental Entity
002 – 501© Nonprofit Entity
003 – Home-based Business
004 – Natural Person with 4 or less rental dwelling units
005 – Motion Picture Company
006 – NRS 680B.020 Insurance Co
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[ ] month and year your State Buiness License expires: ____ 20____
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[
X
] This corporation is a publicly traded corporation. The Central Index Key number is:
0001404943
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] This publicly traded corporation is not required to have a Central Index Key number.
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TITLE(S)
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ PRESIDENT (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ SECRETARY (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ TREASURER (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
HARVEY JUDKOWITZ DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT OF)
14241 SW 92
ND
AVE, MIAMI FL 33176
I declare, to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury, that the above mentioned entity has complied with the provisions of NRS 360.780 and acknowledge that pursuant to NRS 39.300, it is a category C felony to knowingly offer any false or forged instrument for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.
X Signature of Officer Title: COUNSEL Date 5/23/2011 9:06:59 AM
RAUL C. SILVERSTRE
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775) 684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov
Certificate to Accompany
Restated Articles or
Amended and Restated Articles
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Filed in the office of
Ross Miller
Secretary of State
State of Nevada
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Document Number
20110383245-09
Filing Date and Time
05/23/2011 3:35 P<
Entity Number
E0219282007-6
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USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
This Form is to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Pursuant to NRS 78.403, 82.371,86.221, 87A, 88.355 or 88A.250)
(This form is also to be used to accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles for Limited-Liability Companies, Certificates of Limited Partnership, Limited-Liability Limited Partnerships and Business Trusts)
1. Name of Nevada entity as last recorded in this office:
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
2.
The articles are: (mark only one box) [ ] Restated [ X] Amended and Restated
Please entitle your attached articles "Restated" or "Amended and Restated," accordingly.
3.
Indicate what changes have been made by checking the appropriate box:*
[ ] No amendments; articles are restated only and are signed by an officer of the corporation who has been authorized to execute the certificate by resolution of the board of directors adopted on: __________
The certificate correctly sets forth the text of the articles or certificate as amended to the date of the certificate.
[ ] The entity name has been amended.
[ ]
The registered agent has been changed, (attach Certificate of Acceptance from new registered agent)
[ ]
The purpose of the entity has been amended.
[X]
The authorized shares have been amended.
[
]
The directors, managers or general partners have been amended.
[ ]
IRS tax language has been added.
[ ] Articles have been added.
[ ]
Articles have been deleted.
[ ]Other. The articles or certificate have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available)
* This form is to accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles which contain newly altered or amended articles. The Restated Articles must contain all of the requirements as set forth in the statutes for amending or altering the articles for certificates.
IMPORTANT:
Failure to include any Df the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
This form must be accompanied by appropriate
fees.
Nevada Secretary of State Restated Articles
Revised: 10-16-09
Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation
of
Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.
(Pursuant to Sections 79.395,?8.3?0 and 78.403 of the Nevada Revised Statutes)
1, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc., do hereby certify that:
1.
The Certificate of Incorporation of Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. ("Corporation") is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, effective as of May 25, 2011
,
as follows:
ARTICLE I
The name of the Corporation is Photovoltaic Solar
Cells, Inc.
ARTICLE II
Its registered office in the State of Nevada is located at 502 East John Street, Carson City, Nevada 89706. The name of its registered agent at that address is CSC Services of Nevada, Inc.
ARTICLE III
On November 29, 2010 ("Record Date") the corporation's board of directors and a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote on the action approved a 10 to 1 reverse stock split ("Reverse Split"). The Reverse Split became effective on January 20, 2011 (the "Split Effective Date"), each 10 shares of the corporation's common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Split Effective Date (the "Old Common Stock") was automatically reclassified and changed into one share without any action on part of the holder thereof, which the Corporation shall be authorized to issue immediately subsequent to the Split Effective Date (the "New Common Stock"). Each holder of a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Split Effective Date represented outstanding shares of Old Common Stock (the "Old Certificates") shall, from and after the Split Effective Date, be entitled to receive upon surrender of such Old Certificates to the Corporation's transfer agent for cancellation, a certificate or certificates (the "New Certificates") representing the shares of New Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock formerly represented by such Old Certificates so surrendered are reclassified under the terms hereof. No fractional shares of New Common Stock of the Corporation shall be issued. The Corporation shall not recognize on its stock record books any purported transfer of any fractional share of Common Stock of the Corporation. Instead, any fractional share shall be rounded to the next whole share.
After taking into effect the Reverse Split and on the effective date of this amendment, this Corporation is authorized to issue the following capital stock:
The Corporation's authorized capital consists of One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares of common stock, having a par value of $.0001 per share ("Common Stock") and ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock. having a par value of $.0001 per share ("Preferred Stock").
Shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of which shall have such distinctive designation or title as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation ("Board of Directors") prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. Preferred Stock shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or
no
voting powers, and such preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in such resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such class or series of Preferred Stock as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (bur not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors, voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to any Preferred Stock Designation.
ARTICLE IV
The Governing Board shall be styled as Directors. The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Chapter 70 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as the same may be amended and supplemented hereafter.
ARTICLE V
The nature of the business of the Corporation and the objects of the purposes to be transacted, promoted, or carried on by it are to engage in any or all lawful activities for which corporations may be incorporated under the corporation laws of the State of Nevada.
ARTICLE VI
The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE VII
Shareholders of the Corporation shall not have preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights.
2.
The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
3.
The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been duly approved by the required vote of stockholders in accordance with Sections 78.385, 78.390 and 78.403 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at the Record Date was 4,944,000, of which 4,100,000 voted in favor of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. The number of shares voting in favor of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required under the law and the Articles of Incorporation in effect at the Record Date was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock. Approximately 83% of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote voted in favor of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, President of the corporation, for the purpose of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, hereby makes, files and records this Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and certifies that it is the act and deed of the corporation and that the facts stated herein are true.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amended and Restatement Articles of Incorporation of Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. to be executed in his above referenced capacities as the Chief Executive Officer this 23rd day of May, 2011.
These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall become effective on May 25, 2011.
/s/ Harvey Judkowitz
Harvey Judkowitz
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 4.1
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(
to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.)
Warrant Shares: [_______] Initial Exercise Date: February 27, 2012
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “
Warrant
”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the “
Holder
”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “
Initial Exercise Date
”) and on or prior to the close of business on the four year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “
Termination Date
”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”), up to ______ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “
Warrant Shares
”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1
.
Definitions
. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “
Purchase Agreement
”), dated February 27, 2012, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2
.
Exercise
.
a)
Exercise of Warrant
. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise form annexed hereto and within five (5) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within five (5) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and
the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such notice.
The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)
Exercise Price
. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be
$1.40
, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “
Exercise Price
”).
c)
Mechanics of Exercise
.
i.
Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise
. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“
DWAC
”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder and in connection with such issuance or resale such Warrant shares are sold by the Holder, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is five (5) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required), and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (such date, the “
Warrant Share Delivery Date
”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such Warrant Shares, having been paid.
ii.
Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise
. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.
Rescission Rights
. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv.
Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise
. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the date that is two (2) Trading Days following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “
Buy-In
”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip
. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses
. The Company shall pay any and all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant;
provided
,
however
, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by any holder in connection with any such exercise.
vii.
Closing of Books
. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e)
Holder’s Exercise Limitations
. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “
Beneficial Ownership Limitation
” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61
st
day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
Section 3
.
Certain Adjustments
.
a)
Adjustments for Stock Splits, Combinations, Certain Dividends and Distributions
. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Initial Exercise Date, effect a split of the outstanding Common Stock (or any other subdivision of its shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock), combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, or make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, then, in each event (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant shall be exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted to equal the number of shares of Common Stock that a record holder of the same number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to receive after the happening of such event, and (ii) the Exercise Price then in effect shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Exercise Price then in effect multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment.
b)
Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions
. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Initial Exercise Date, make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in (i) cash, (ii) any evidences of indebtedness, or any other securities of the Company or any property of any nature whatsoever, other than, in each case, shares of Common Stock; or (iii) any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of indebtedness, or any other securities of the Company or any property of any nature whatsoever, other than, in each case, shares of Common Stock, then, and in each event, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant shall be exercisable shall be adjusted to equal the product of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction (1) the numerator of which shall be the last closing bid price per share of the Common Stock at the date of taking such record and (2) the denominator of which shall be such last closing bid price per share of the Common Stock minus the amount allocable to one share of Common Stock of any such cash so distributable and of the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of any and all such evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock, other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or purchase rights so distributable, and (B) the Exercise Price then in effect shall be adjusted to equal (1) the Exercise Price then in effect multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (2) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment. A reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Company to the holders of its Common Stock of such shares of such other class of stock within the meaning of this Section 3(b) and, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock as a part of such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case may be, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section 3(a).
c)
Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution
. If the Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time to time after the Initial Exercise Date shall be changed to the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Section 3(a), Section 3(b), or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 3(d)), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Exercise Price shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Exercise Price or otherwise) so that, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, in lieu of Warrant Stock, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
d)
Adjustments for Reorganization, Merger, Consolidation or Sales of Assets
. If at any time or from time to time after the Initial Exercise Date there shall be a capital reorganization of the Company (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends or distributions provided for in Section 3(a), and Section 3(b), or a reclassification, exchange or substitution of shares provided for in Section 3(c)), or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation where the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting securities prior to such merger or consolidation do not own over 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the merged or consolidated entity, immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets to any other person (an “
Organic Change
”), then as a part of such Organic Change an appropriate revision to the Exercise Price shall be made if necessary and provision shall be made if necessary (by adjustments of the Exercise Price or otherwise) so that, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, in lieu of Warrant Stock, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities or property of the Company or any successor corporation resulting from the Organic Change. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 3(d) with respect to the rights of the Holder after the Organic Change to the end that the provisions of this Section 3(d) (including any adjustment in the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of shares of stock or other securities deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant) shall be applied after that event in as nearly an equivalent manner as may be practicable.
e)
Calculations
. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f)
Notice to Holder
.
i.
Adjustment to Exercise Price
. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment..
ii.
Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder
. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4
.
Transfer of Warrant
.
a)
Transferability
. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations reasonably requested 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. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b)
New Warrants
. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be substantially identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c)
Warrant Register
. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “
Warrant Register
”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d)
Transfer Restrictions
.
If
, at the
time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective
registration
statement under the Securities Act
and
under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be,
comply with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement and applicable securities laws.
e)
Representation by the Holder
. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5
.
Miscellaneous
.
a)
No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise
. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
b)
Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant
. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c)
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc
. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d)
Authorized Shares
.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation in any material respect of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, reasonably necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be reasonably necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e)
Jurisdiction
. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement.
f)
Restrictions
. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g)
Nonwaiver and Expenses
. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date.
h)
Notices
. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i)
Limitation of Liability
. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j)
Remedies
. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k)
Successors and Assigns
. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l)
Amendment
. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the prior written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the then outstanding outstanding warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
m)
Severability
. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n)
Headings
. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(
to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.)
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC. (TO BE RENAMED METASTAT, INC.)
(1)
The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)
Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited Investor
. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity
: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____ all of or [_______ shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder’s Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
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 whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
Exhibit 4.2
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
Warrant Shares: [___] Initial Exercise Date: [______]
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “
Warrant
”) certifies that, for value received, [________] (the “
Holder
”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “
Initial Exercise Date
”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “
Termination Date
”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”), up to [_____] shares (the “
Warrant Shares
”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1
.
Definitions
.
“
Affiliate
” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.
“
Board of Directors
” means the board of directors of the Company.
“
Business Day
” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“
Commission
” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Common Stock
” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
Market Price
” means: (a) the closing bid price reported on the Company’s Trading Market on the Trading Day immediately preceding any applicable measuring date, or (b) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors at their sole and absolute discretion.
“
Rule 144
” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“
Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
Trading Day
” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
“
Trading Market
” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or the Pinksheets.
“
Transfer Agent
” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
Section 2
.
Exercise
.
a)
Exercise
of Warrant
. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within 3 Business Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within 3 Business Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within 1 Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.
The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)
Exercise Price
. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be
$1.40
, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “
Exercise Price
”).
c)
Cashless Exercise
. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder and all of the Warrant Shares are not then registered for resale by Holder into the market at market prices from time to time on an effective registration statement for use on a continuous basis (or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use), then this Warrant may also be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the Market Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
d)
Exercise Limitations
. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(d) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within five Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after
giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “
Beneficial Ownership Limitation
” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61
st
day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant
e)
Mechanics of Exercise
.
i.
Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise
. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“
DWAC
”) system if the Company is a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective Registration Statement permitting the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the shares are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within 3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“
Warrant Share Delivery Date
”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(v) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.
ii.
Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise
. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.
Rescission Rights
. If the Company fails to cause its the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv.
No Fractional Shares or Scrip
. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
v.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses
. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates 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 certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form 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.
vi.
Closing of Books
. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 3
.
Certain Adjustments
.
a)
Stock Dividends and Splits
. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b)
Calculations
. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
c)
Voluntary Adjustment By Company
. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.
d)
Notice to Holder
.
i.
Adjustment to Exercise Price
. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall within 45 calendar days, provide the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in the event the Company makes a public disclosure regarding the adjustment to exercise price, notice will be deemed to have been made pursuant to this section.
ii.
Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder
. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 5 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.
Section 4
.
Transfer of Warrant
.
a)
Transferability
. Upon receipt of such permission, and subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b)
New Warrants
. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the original Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c)
Warrant Register
. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “
Warrant Register
”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d)
Transfer Restrictions
.
If
, at the
time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be
eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be,
may be required by the Company to provide an opinion of counsel with regard to such assignment or transfer.
Section 5
.
Miscellaneous
.
a)
No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise
. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(e)(i).
b)
Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant
. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c)
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc
. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d)
Governing Law and Venue
. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the Federal Courts of the State of Nevada. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Courts in the State of Nevada for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceedings or questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant.
e)
Restrictions
. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
f)
Nonwaiver and Expenses
. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
g)
Notices
. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be: (i) if to Holder, at its address of records as contained in the Warrant Register, and (ii) if to Company, at its corporate headquarters.
h)
Limitation of Liability
. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
i)
Remedies
. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
j)
Successors and Assigns
. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
k)
Amendment
. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
l)
Severability
. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
m)
Headings
. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
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By:__________________________________________
Name: Harvey Judkowitz
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(1)
The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)
Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3)
Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited Investor
. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity
: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
ALL ASSIGNMENTS OF THIS WARRANT REQUIRE THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COMPANY. ANY ASSIGNMENT MADE WITHOUT SUCH PERMISSION SHALL BE NULL AND VOID ON THE COMPANY’S WARRANT REGISTERY.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder’s Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
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 whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “
Agreement
”) is dated as of February 27, 2012, between Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. (to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “
Purchaser
” and collectively, the “
Purchasers
”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions
. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“
Acquiring Person
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.
“
Action
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“
Affiliate
” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“
Board of Directors
” means the board of directors of the Company.
“
Business Day
” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“
Closing
” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
“
Closing Date
” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third Trading Day following the date hereof.
“
Closing Statement
” means the Closing Statement in the form on
Annex A
attached hereto.
“
Commission
” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Common Stock
” means the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“
Common Stock Equivalents
” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“
Company Counsel
” means Loeb & Loeb LLP, with offices located at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, and, with respect to matters of Nevada law, Lewis & Roca LLP.
“
Disclosure Schedules
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“
Escrow Agent
” means Signature Bank, a New York State chartered bank, with offices at 261 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
“
Escrow Agreement
” means the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, by and between MetaStat and the Escrow Agent pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“
Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
GAAP
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“
Intellectual Property Rights
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“
Liens
” means a lien, charge pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“
Material Adverse Effect
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“
Material Permits
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“
MetaStat
” means MetaStat, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“
Per Share Purchase Price
” equals $1.00, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
“
Person
” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“
Proceeding
” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“
Purchaser Party
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.
“
Registration Rights Agreement
” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of
Exhibit A
attached hereto.
“
Registration Statement
” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
“
Required Approvals
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“
Reverse Merger Transaction
” shall mean the transaction whereby the Company will issue a certain number of shares of Common Stock in exchange for 100% of the ownership interest of MetaStat. Upon completion of the Reverse Merger Transaction, MetaStat will be the direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
“
Rule 144
” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“
Rule 424
” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“
SEC Reports
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“
Securities
” means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“
Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
Shares
” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
“
Short Sales
” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
“
Subscription Amount
” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“
Subsidiary
” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(a)
and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“
Trading Day
” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“
Trading Market
” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“
Transaction Documents
” means this Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto.
“
Transfer Agent
” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 17 Battery Park New York, NY 10004, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“
Warrants
” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to four years, in the form of
Exhibit B
attached hereto.
“
Warrant Shares
” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
Closing
. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $2,500,000 of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2
Deliveries
.
(a)
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii)
legal opinions of Company Counsel, substantially in the forms of
Exhibits C-1 and C-2
attached hereto;
(iii)
a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv)
a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 25% of such Purchaser’s Shares, with an exercise price equal to $1.40, subject to adjustment therein (such Warrant certificate may be delivered within a reasonable time following the Closing Date); and
(v)
the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b)
On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or the Escrow Agent, as applicable, the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii)
to Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in the Escrow Agreement; and
(iii)
the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3
Closing Conditions
.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii)
completion of the Reverse Merger Transaction; and
(iv)
the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b)
The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i)
the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii)
the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv)
completion of the Reverse Merger Transaction;
(v)
there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;
(vi)
each Purchaser shall have received a copy of the share exchange agreement entered into in connection with the Reverse Merger Transaction and all disclosure schedules related thereto; and
(vii)
from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company
. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:
(a)
Subsidiaries
. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule 3.1(a)
. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
(b)
Organization and Qualification
. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. For the purposes of this Agreement, “
Material Adverse Effect
” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
(c)
Authorization; Enforcement
. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d)
No Conflicts
. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)
Filings, Consents and Approvals
. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “
Required Approvals
”).
(f)
Issuance of the Securities
. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.
(g)
Capitalization
. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(g)
, which
Schedule 3.1(g)
shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other
than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(h)
SEC Reports; Financial Statements
. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “
SEC Reports
”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“
GAAP
”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i)
Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments
. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(i)
, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to occur or exist, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j)
Litigation
. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “
Action
”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k)
Labor Relations
. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)
Compliance
. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m)
Regulatory Permits
. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“
Material Permits
”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n)
Title to Assets
. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o)
Intellectual Property
. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “
Intellectual Property Rights
”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p)
Insurance
. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(q)
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees
. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r)
Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls
. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
(s)
Certain Fees
. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t)
Private Placement
. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(u)
Investment Company
. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v)
Registration Rights
. Other than each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(w)
Listing and Maintenance Requirements
. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.
(x)
Application of Takeover Protections
. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(y)
Disclosure
. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person authorized to act on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(z)
No Integrated Offering
. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa)
Tax Status
. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(bb)
No General Solicitation
. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(cc)
Accountants
. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth on
Schedule 3.1(cc)
of the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
(dd)
Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities
. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities.
(ee)
Regulation M Compliance.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(ff)
Stock Option Plans
. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers
. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):
(a)
Organization; Authority
. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b)
N
o Conflicts
. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser is a party and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter documents, bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which such Purchaser is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such Purchaser). Such Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which such Purchaser is a party or to purchase the Shares or acquire the Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof, provided, that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, such Purchaser is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.
(c)
Own Account
. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(d)
Purchaser Status
. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is not a broker-dealer, nor an affiliate of a broker-dealer.
(e)
Experience of Such Purchaser
. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(f)
General Solicitation
. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(g)
Additional Representations and Warranties of Accredited Investors
. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, further makes the representations and warranties to the Company set forth on
Exhibit D
.
(h)
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality
. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Transfer Restrictions
.
(a)
The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b)
The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) thereunder.
(c)
Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act so long as such shares have been sold by the Purchaser, (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares and Warrant Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company agrees that at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than five Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
(d)
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
4.2
Furnishing of Information; Public Information
. Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
4.3
Integration
. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4
Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity
. The Company shall (a) no later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission as soon as practicable following the date hereof. From and after the issuance of the Form 8-K, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
4.5
Shareholder Rights Plan
. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.6
Non-Public Information
. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person authorized to act on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have entered into a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.7
Use of Proceeds
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7
attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, or (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation.
4.8
Indemnification
. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers (and their respective directors, officers, managers, partners, members, shareholders, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns) from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Purchasers as a result of any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company herein. Each Purchaser severally but not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Company as a result of any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by such Purchaser herein. The maximum aggregate liability of each Purchaser pursuant to its indemnification obligations under this Article VI shall not exceed the portion of the purchase price paid by such Purchaser hereunder. In no event shall any “Indemnified Party” (as defined below) be entitled to recover consequential or punitive damages resulting from a breach or violation of this Agreement.
4.9
Reservation of Common Stock
. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
4.10
L
isting of Common Stock
. The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is reasonably necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as practicable. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing or quotation and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.11
Equal Treatment of Purchasers
. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.12
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality
. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
4.13
Form D; Blue Sky Filings
. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
4.14
Acknowledgment of Dilution
. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Shares and Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Fees and Expenses
. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
5.2
Entire Agreement
. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.3
Notices
. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2
nd
) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.4
Amendments; Waivers
. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least a majority of the Shares then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.5
Headings
. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.6
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
5.7
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.7.
5.8
Governing Law
. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
5.9
Survival
. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities for a period of one (1) year following the Closing Date.
5.10
Execution
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.11
Severability
. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.12
Rescission and Withdrawal Right
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights;
provided
,
however
, that in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.13
Replacement of Securities
. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction (and an indemnification related thereto). The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.14
Remedies
. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.15
Payment Set Aside
. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.16
Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights
. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereof or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.
5.17
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.
If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.18
Construction
. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.19
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
.
IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(
to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.)
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Address for Notice:
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By:__________________________________________
Name: Warren Lau
Title: President
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Fax:
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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser
: __________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________________
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):
Subscription Amount: $_________________
Shares: _________________
Warrant Shares: __________________
EIN Number: _______________________
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Annex A
CLOSING STATEMENT
Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the purchasers shall purchase up to $[___________ of Common Stock and Warrants from PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC. (to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”). All funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Company. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.
Disbursement Date:
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PURCHASE PRICE
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Gross Proceeds to be Received
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II.
DISBURSEMENTS
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Total Amount Disbursed:
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$
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WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
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To: _____________________________________
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To: _____________________________________
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EXHIBIT A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT
EXHIBIT C-1
FORM OF LOEB OPINION
1. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
2. Provided the representations of the Company and the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement are true and correct, no consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any governmental authority on the part of the Company is required under any federal securities law, rule or regulation in connection with the valid execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, or the offer, sale or issuance by the Company of the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares (collectively, the “Securities”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants, subject to the Company filing a Form D with the Commission following the closing of the Transactions.
3. Provided the representations of the Company and the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement are true and correct, the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
4. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with the terms of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance of the Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants do not (i) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation filed by the Company with the Commission, solely to the extent any of the foregoing is governed by the laws of the State of New York, or (ii) result in a violation of any U.S. federal securities laws or New York statute, rule or regulation.
EXHIBIT C-2
FORM OF NEVADA COUNSEL OPINION
1. The Company has been incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Private Corporations Law of the State of Nevada (the “NPCL”).
2. The Company has all requisite power and authority to (i) execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, (ii) issue, sell, and deliver the Shares, the Warrants, and, upon exercise of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and (iii) perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents.
3. All necessary corporate action has been duly and validly taken by the Company to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of the Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares.
4. The Shares have been duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Agreement will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive or, to our knowledge, similar rights. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance, and when issued upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, and free of any preemptive or, to our knowledge, similar rights.
5. Neither the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and sale by the Company of the Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares) will (a) violate the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (b) violate the NPCL, or (c) violate of laws of the State of Nevada. We express no opinion in this paragraph as to any state securities or “Blue Sky” laws or as to compliance with anti-fraud provisions of state securities laws.
EXHIBIT D
ACCREDITED INVESTOR REPRESENTATIONS
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, further represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
1.
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Such person or entity qualifies as an Accredited Investor.
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2.
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Such person or entity has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance, securities, investments and other business matters to be able to protect such Shareholder’s interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.
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Such person or entity has consulted, to the extent that it has deemed necessary, with its tax, legal, accounting and financial advisors concerning its investment in the Securities.
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Such person or entity understands the various risks of an investment in the Securities and can afford to bear such risks for an indefinite period of time, including, without limitation, the risk of losing its entire investment in the Securities.
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Such person or entity has had access to the Company’s publicly filed reports with the Commission and has been furnished during the course of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with all other public information regarding the Company that such person or entity has requested and all such public information is sufficient for such person or entity to evaluate the risks of investing in the Securities.
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Such person or entity has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers concerning the Company and the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Securities.
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Such person or entity is not relying on any representations and warranties concerning the Company made by the Company or any officer, employee or agent of the Company, other than those contained in this Agreement.
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Such person or entity is acquiring the Securities for such person’s or entity’s, as the case may be, own account, for investment and not for distribution or resale to others.
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Such person or entity will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities, unless either (a) the transfer of such securities is registered under the Securities Act or (b) an exemption from registration of such securities is available.
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Such person or entity consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other document evidencing the Securities substantially in the form set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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Such person or entity understands and acknowledges that the Securities have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority, that the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information concerning the Company that has been supplied to such person or entity and that any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Exhibit 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “
Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of February 27, 2012, between Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. (to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”), Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University, a New York corporation (“
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
”), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Massachusetts corporation (“
MIT
”), Cornell University, a New York non-profit institution (“
Cornell
”), IFO-Regina Elena Cancer Institute, an Italian institute (“
IFO
”), and each of the several investors signatory hereto (each, an “
Investor
” and collectively, the “
Investors
” and, together with Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MIT, Cornell, and IFO, each a “
Purchaser
” and collectively, the “
Purchasers
”).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Investors (the “
Purchase Agreement
”).
The Company and each Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:
1.
Definitions
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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“
Advice
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“
Effectiveness Date
” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 180
th
calendar day following the date hereof (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 270
th
calendar day following the date hereof) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c), the 60
th
calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 90
th
calendar day following the date such additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder);
provided
,
however
, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, provided, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.
“
Effectiveness Period
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“
Filing Date
” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 120
th
calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.
“
Holder
” or “
Holders
” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
“
Indemnified Party
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“
Indemnifying Party
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“
Initial Registration Statement
” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
“
Losses
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“
Plan of Distribution
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“
Prospectus
” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“
Registrable Securities
” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all Shares, (b) all Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) 1,150,242 shares of Common Stock held by Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 824,723 shares of Common Stock held by MIT, 383,414 shares of Common Stock held by Cornell, 766,832 shares of Common Stock held by IFO and 325,518 shares of Common Stock held by Dr. Frank Gertler, and (d) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing;
provided,
however
, that the Holder has completed and delivered to the Company a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (c) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company), as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company.
“
Registration Statement
” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.
“
Rule 415
” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“
Rule 424
” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“
Selling Stockholder Questionnaire
” means a questionnaire in the form attached as
Annex B
hereto, or such other form of questionnaire as may reasonably be adopted by the Company from time to time.
“
SEC Guidance
” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.
2.
Resale Registration
.
(a)
On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-1 and shall contain substantially the “
Plan of Distribution
” attached hereto as
Annex A
. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “
Effectiveness Period
”). The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement within one Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424.
(b)
Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e);
provided
,
however
, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion 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 be reduced as follows:
a.
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First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included by any Person other than a Holder, including the shares listed on
Schedule 6(b)
attached hereto in the order of priority indicated thereon; and
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b.
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Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares held by such Holders).
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In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least two (2) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.
(d)
Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire not more than ten (10) Business Days following the date of this Agreement. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such Holder has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire. If a Holder of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire after the deadline specified in the previous sentence, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire; provided that the Company shall not be required to file an additional Registration Statement solely for such shares. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire will be used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement.
3.
Registration Procedures
.
In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a)
Not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable review of such Holders, and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be obligated to provide the Holders advance copies of any universal shelf registration statement registering securities in addition to those required hereunder, or any Prospectus prepared thereto.
(b)
(i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably practicable to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission related to and/or applicable to a Holder in the reasonable opinion of the Company relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c)
Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provided
,
however
, in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d)
Use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e)
Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.
(f)
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(c).
(g)
Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided, that, the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(h)
If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement (solely with respect to Holders a party thereto) and applicable securities laws, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may reasonably request.
(i)
Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c), as promptly as reasonably practicable under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its
commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. In addition, i
f (i) there is material non-public information regarding the Company which the Company’s Board of Directors (the “
Board
”) determines not to be in the Company’s best interest to disclose and which the Company is not otherwise required to disclose, (ii) there is a significant business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to the Company which the Board determines not to be in the Company’s best interest to disclose, or (iii) the Company is required to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to incorporate the Company’s quarterly and annual reports and audited financial statements on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, then the Company may (x) postpone or suspend filing of a registration statement for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) consecutive days or (y) postpone or suspend effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) consecutive days;
provided
that the Company may not postpone or suspend effectiveness of a registration statement under this Section for more than ninety (90) days in the aggregate during any three hundred sixty (360) day period;
provided
,
however
, that no such postponement or suspension shall be permitted for consecutive twenty (20) day periods arising out of the same set of facts, circumstances or transactions.
(j)
Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(k)
The Company shall require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares, pursuant to the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire.
4.
Registration Expenses
. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) if not previously paid by the Company in connection with an Issuer Filing, with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.
5.
Indemnification
.
(a)
Indemnification by the Company
. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “
Losses
”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d), but only if and to the extent that
following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(h).
(b)
Indemnification by Holders
. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act through no fault of the Company or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), to the extent, but only to the extent, related to the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d), but only if and to the extent that following the receipt of the Advice the misstatement or omission giving rise to such Loss would have been corrected. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder under this Section 5(b) be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c)
Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings
. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “
Indemnified Party
”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “
Indemnifying Party
”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
(d)
Contribution
. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute pursuant to this Section 5(d), in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
6.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
Remedies
. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b)
No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(b)
attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) (i) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall not prohibit the Company from filing a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 for a primary offering by the Company, provided that the Company makes no offering of securities pursuant to such shelf registration statement prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement required hereunder that includes all of the Registrable Securities.
(c)
Compliance
. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it (unless an exemption therefrom is available) in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(d)
Discontinued Disposition
. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(c)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “
Advice
”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable.
(e)
Piggy-Back Registrations
. If, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered;
provided
,
however
, that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume restrictions or current public information requirements) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement.
(f)
Amendments and Waivers
. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this includes any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of any Security). If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
(g)
Notices
. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement or with respect to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MIT, Cornell and IFO, as set forth in the respective Selling Stockholder Questionnaire of each such party.
(h)
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Registrable Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Registrable Securities, by the provisions of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document that applies to the Purchasers.
(i)
No Inconsistent Agreements
. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts in any material respect with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(i)
, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.
(j)
Execution and Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
(k)
Governing Law
. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
(l)
Cumulative Remedies
. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
(m)
Severability
. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(n)
Headings
. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(o)
Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights
. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.
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(Signature Pages Follow)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
(
to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.)
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO RRA]
Name of Holder: __________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder
: __________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
Schedule 6(b)
Other Securities to be Included on the Registration Statement
Priority IV
*
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Jonanthan Balk Cust. UTMA/UGMA Amara Balk
|
500
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Jonanthan Balk Cust. UTMA/UGMA Dharma Balk
|
500
|
Jonathan Balk
|
1,500
|
Frank Gertler, Ph.D.
|
1,820
|
Matthew Levine
|
2,000
|
Richard Melnick
|
2,500
|
Dan Schneiderman
|
2,500
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David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Olivia Skriloff
|
3,750
|
David and Margaret Skriloff Irrev. Des. Trust FBO Samuel Skriloff
|
3,750
|
Elliot Groffman
|
5,000
|
Rob Nathan
|
5,000
|
Robert Bernstein
|
5,000
|
Andrew Mitchell
|
5,000
|
Cass G. Adelman Cust. Philippa G Adelman UTMA NY
|
25,000
|
Cass G Adelman Cust. Jasper G Adelman UTMA NY
|
35,000
|
David Wiener
|
5,000
|
Pat Mooney
|
5,000
|
Jonathan Balk
|
5,000
|
David & Marilyn Balk JTWROS
|
5,000
|
Chaim Davis
|
5,000
|
Craig Pierson
|
5,000
|
Richard Melnick
|
5,000
|
Jason Adelman
|
10,000
|
Marsha Bronsther
|
10,000
|
Elizabeth Lau
|
10,000
|
Travis Lau
|
10,000
|
Michael Goldberg
|
10,000
|
Daniel Schneiderman
|
10,000
|
David Siegel
|
12,500
|
Jason Adelman
|
20,000
|
David Balk
|
20,000
|
Daniel Balk
|
20,000
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Richard Hoffman
|
52,500
|
Sean R. Campbell
|
52,500
|
|
371,320
|
|
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Priority III
*
|
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Alberto M. Sutton 1999 Investment Trust
|
13,334
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Andrew Mitchell
|
60,000
|
Anil Narang
|
33,333
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Barry A. Silkowitz
|
25,000
|
David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010
|
24,667
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David Wiener cust Enzo Wiener
|
10,000
|
David Wiener cust Hans Wiener
|
10,000
|
David Wiener cust Weston Wiener
|
10,000
|
David Wiener Rev. Trust
|
33,333
|
Elliot Groffman
|
3,333
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Emily Sara Siegal 1999 Trust
|
8,000
|
Hyannis Port Capital, Inc. (John B. Wilson)
|
16,667
|
J. Bradley Engen
|
5,000
|
James H. Engen
|
10,000
|
Jason Adelman
|
16,667
|
Jeff Hermanson (Matt Petcoff)
|
16,667
|
Johan M. Spoor
|
6,667
|
Kate Wiener Rev. Trust
|
33,334
|
Katherine Wiener
|
16,667
|
Mark Eugene Reaman
|
6,666
|
Mark Wierenga
|
3,333
|
Marsha Bronsther
|
6,667
|
Matthew Levine
|
3,334
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MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
|
469,999
|
One East Partners Master LP
|
166,667
|
One East Partners Opportunities LP
|
166,667
|
Revach Fund, LP
|
16,667
|
Richard Hoffman
|
10,001
|
Robert Bernstein
|
10,000
|
Robert M. Bernstein IRA
|
5,000
|
Roger Sherman
|
7,000
|
Rohan Campbell
|
13,334
|
Ryan H. Engen
|
5,000
|
Scott Campbell
|
15,000
|
Stephen M. Wolf
|
33,333
|
Steve Golden
|
33,333
|
Steven Ostrofsky
|
13,334
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Stuart E. Katz, M.D., Carmen Scoseria Katz, JTWROS
|
13,000
|
The Elliot Sutton 1999 Investment Trust
|
6,667
|
Tim Engen
|
3,333
|
|
1,361,004
|
|
|
Priority II
*
|
|
Alberto M. Sutton 1999 Investment Trust
|
6,667
|
Andrew Mitchell
|
30,000
|
Narang Family Partnership LP
|
16,667
|
Barry A. Silkowitz
|
12,500
|
David N. Siegel Revocable Trust dated April 7, 2010
|
12,334
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David Wiener cust Enzo Wiener
|
5,000
|
David Wiener cust Hans Wiener
|
5,000
|
David Wiener cust Weston Wiener
|
5,000
|
David Wiener Rev. Trust
|
16,667
|
Elliot Groffman
|
1,667
|
Emily Sara Siegal 1999 Trust
|
4,000
|
Hyannis Port Capital, Inc.
|
8,334
|
J. Bradley Engen
|
2,500
|
James H. Engen
|
5,000
|
Jason Adelman
|
8,334
|
Jeff Hermanson
|
8,334
|
Johan M. Spoor
|
3,334
|
Kate Wiener Rev. Trust
|
16,667
|
Katherine Wiener
|
8,334
|
Mark Eugene Reaman
|
3,333
|
Mark Wierenga
|
1,667
|
Marsha Bronsther
|
3,334
|
Matthew Levine
|
1,667
|
MKM Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd.
|
235,001
|
One East Partners Master LP
|
83,333
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One East Partners Opportunities LP
|
83,333
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Revach Fund, LP
|
8,334
|
Richard Hoffman
|
5,001
|
Robert Bernstein
|
7,500
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Roger Sherman
|
3,500
|
Rowan Campbell
|
6,667
|
Ryan H. Engen
|
2,500
|
Scott Campbell
|
7,500
|
Stephen M. Wolf
|
16,667
|
Steve Golden
|
16,667
|
Steven Ostrofsky
|
6,667
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Stuart E. Katz, M.D., Carmen Scoseria Katz, JTWROS
|
6,500
|
The Elliot Sutton 1999 Investment Trust
|
3,334
|
Tim Engen
|
1,667
|
|
680,511
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Priority I*
|
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Harvey Judkowitz
|
29,250
|
Robert Scheme
|
19,250
|
Richard Friedman
|
10,000
|
Martin Sumichrast
|
112,500
|
Ralph Olsen
|
112,500
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Castle Bison, Inc.
|
112,500
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Waterford Capital Acquisition Co. IX, LLC
|
719,595
|
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1,115,595
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*
With respect to the securities listed on this
Schedule 6(b)
, the shares contained
in Priority IV shall be cut-back first; the shares contained in Priority III shall be cut-back second; the shares contained in Priority II shall be cut-back third; and the shares contained in Priority I shall be cut back last.
Annex A
Plan of Distribution
Each Selling Stockholder (the “
Selling Stockholders
”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
·
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
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·
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
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·
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
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·
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
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·
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privately negotiated transactions;
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·
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settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
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·
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in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;
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·
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
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·
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a combination of any such methods of sale; or
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·
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
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The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, 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 securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders have advised us that there is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale securities by the Selling Stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of securities of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
Annex B
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC.
Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire
The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “
Registrable Securities
”) of PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, INC. (to be renamed MetaStat, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “
Company
”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission
”) a registration statement (the “
Registration Statement
”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “
Registration Rights Agreement
”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities generally will be required to be named as a selling stockholder in the related prospectus or a supplement thereto (as so supplemented, the “
Prospectus
”), deliver the Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities (including pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) and be bound by the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below). Holders must complete and deliver this Notice and Questionnaire in order to be named as selling stockholders in the Prospectus.
Holders of Registrable Securities who do not complete, execute and return this Notice and Questionnaire within ten (10) Business Days following the date of the Agreement (1) will not be named as selling stockholders in the Resale Registration Statement or the Prospectus and (2) may not use the Prospectus for resales of Registrable Securities.
Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
NOTICE
The undersigned beneficial owner (the “
Selling Stockholder
”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
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(a)
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Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder
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(b)
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Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
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(c)
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Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
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2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:
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Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact Person:
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(a)
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Are you a broker-dealer?
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Yes No
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(b)
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If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?
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Yes No
Note:
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If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
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(c)
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Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?
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Yes No
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(d)
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If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?
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Yes No
Note:
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If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.
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4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.
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Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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(a)
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Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:
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(b)
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Number of shares of Common Stock to be registered pursuant to this Notice for resale:
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5. Relationships with the Company:
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Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
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State any exceptions here:
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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Date:
Beneficial Owner:
By:
Name:
Title:
PLEASE FAX A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:
Exhibit 10.3
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into as of August 26, 2010 (“Effective Date”), by and among Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, having an office and place of business at 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461 (“Einstein”), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Massachusetts corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, having an office and place of business at 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 (“MIT”), Cornell University, a non-profit institution organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, having an office and place of business at 395 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (“Cornell”), Isituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri, a company organized and existing under the laws of Italy, having an office and place of business at Via Elio Chianesi, 53-00144 Roma, Italy (“IFO”) (Einstein, MIT, Cornell and IFO shall be referred to individually and collectively as “Licensors”), on the one hand, and Metastat, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an office and place of business at 4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas 77380 (“Licensee”), on the other hand.
S t a t e m e n t
Licensors have developed certain hybridoma cell lines that produce (**) (related to MIT case # (**); “(**)”, by Frank B. Gertler and Matthias Krause) and are the owners of patent applications related to (**) and uses thereof in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of tumors. Licensee wishes to acquire an exclusive license to Licensors’ rights in the aforementioned cell line and patent rights, and Licensors wish to grant such rights to Licensee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants, conditions and limitations herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Licensors and Licensee agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
1.01
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“Agreement Patents”
means the patent applications listed on Appendix A, together with any and all patents and patent applications which issue from or are based on such patent applications and from any and all divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part (but only to the extent the claims thereof are enabled by disclosure of the parent application) and foreign counterparts of such patents and patent applications, and any and all reissues, renewals and extensions or the like of such patents and patent applications and any and all U.S. and foreign patents which are based on such patents and patent applications. Appendix A shall be updated from time-to-time by the parties.
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1.02
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“Cell Line”
means a hybridoma cell line that produces (**)
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1.03
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“Materials”
means (**) produced by the Cell Line.
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1.04
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“Diagnostic Field”
means products and services for diagnostic use.
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1.05
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“Therapeutic Field”
means products and services for therapeutic use.
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1.06
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“Diagnostic Licensed Product”
means any product or service in the Diagnostic Field, the development, manufacture, use, provision or sale of which: (a) is covered by a claim in an Agreement Patent; and/or (b) utilizes or includes Materials.
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1.07
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“Therapeutic Licensed Product”
means any product or service in the Therapeutic Field, the development, manufacture, use, provision or sale of which: (a) is covered by a claim in an Agreement Patent; and/or (b) utilizes or includes Materials.
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1.08
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“Licensed Product”
means, individually and collectively, Diagnostic Licensed Product and Therapeutic Licensed Product.
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1.09
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“Net Sales”
means the total consideration, in any form, received by Licensee, Affiliates and Sublicensees as consideration for the sale, lease, provision or other disposition of Licensed Products by Licensee and/or Affiliates and/or Sublicensees to an independent third party, less:
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(a)
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customary and reasonable trade discounts actually taken, refunds, returns and recalls; and
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(b)
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when included in gross sales, customary and reasonable freight, shipping, duties, and sales, V.A.T. and/or use taxes based on sales prices, but not including taxes when assessed on incomes derived from such sales.
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If Licensee and/or Affiliates and/or Sublicensees intend to accept from independent third parties any non-cash consideration as Net Sales, Licensee must first obtain Licensors’ written approval. For any non-cash consideration approved by Licensors and received as Net Sales, the parties will appoint an independent third party to determine, at Licensee’s expense, the present day value of such consideration and that value shall be added to Net Sales in place of the non-cash consideration.
In the event that, during a particular calendar quarter, a Licensed Product is sold in combination with one or more other products, whether or not such other products are packaged or otherwise physically combined with such Licensed Product, for a single price (a “Combination Product”), Net Sales from sales of a Combination Product, for purposes of calculating royalties due under this Agreement, shall be calculated by multiplying the Net Sales of the Combination Product by the fraction A/(A+B), where A is the average per unit sales price for such calendar quarter of the Licensed Product sold separately in the country of sale and B is the average per unit sales price for such calendar quarter of the other product(s) sold separately in the country of sale. In the event that no separate sales are made of the Licensed Product and/or the other product(s) in the country of sale, separate sale prices in commensurate countries may be used instead. In the event that no separate sales are made of the Licensed Product and/or the other product(s), Net Sales from sales of a Combination Product, for purposes of determining royalty payments on such Combination Products, shall be calculated using the entire Net Sales of such Combination Products.
1.10
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“Net Proceeds”
shall mean the total consideration, in any form (including, but not limited to, license signing fees, maintenance fees, milestone and minimum payments, whether or not such fees and payments are creditable against future royalties to be paid to Licensee, research and development funds, and just that portion of the funds received for equity purchases of Licensee which exceeds the fair market value of the equity; but excluding royalties based on Net Sales of Sublicensees) that is received by Licensee from a Sublicensee in connection with the grant to said Sublicensee of rights under the Agreement Patents. If Licensee intends to accept from a Sublicensee any non-cash consideration as Net Proceeds, Licensee must first obtain Licensors’ written approval. For any non-cash consideration approved by Licensors and received as Net Proceeds, the parties will appoint an independent third party to determine the present day value of such consideration and that value shall be added to Net Proceeds in place of the non-cash consideration.
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1.11
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“Affiliate”
means any entity, that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediates, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Licensee. For the purposes of this definition, control shall mean the direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of (i) the stock shares entitled to vote for the election of directors or (ii) ownership interest.
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1.12
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“Sublicensee”
shall mean any non-Affiliate third party to whom Licensee has granted the right to make and sell (or otherwise dispose of) Licensed Products.
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1.13
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“Confidential Information”
means any information designated as such in writing by the disclosing party, whether by letter or by the use of an appropriate proprietary stamp or legend, prior to or at the time any such confidential or proprietary materials or information are disclosed by the disclosing party to the recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information or materials which are orally or visually disclosed to the recipient by the disclosing party, or are disclosed in a writing or other tangible form without an appropriate letter, proprietary stamp or legend, shall constitute Confidential Information if the disclosing party, within thirty (30) days after such disclosure, delivers to the recipient a written document or documents describing such information or materials and referencing the place and date of such oral, visual, written or other tangible disclosure.
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1.14
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“Marketable Securities”
means shares of the common stock of Licensee that are listed or quoted for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the New York Stock Exchange Amex (each, a “Trading Market”) (a) all of which the holders thereof would have the right to sell in a sale registered pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (a “Public Sale”) within 60 days following their issuance to the holders regardless of any lock-up agreements or other contractual restrictions on transfer, and (b) all of which can be reasonably expected to be able to be sold in Public Sales within 60 days of their issuance without having a material adverse effect upon the market for such securities.
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1.15
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“Volume Weighted Average Price”
means, for the applicable date, the price
determined by the average of the daily volume weighted average price of the common stock of Licensee for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately before the applicable date on the applicable Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P., based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time).
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2.
Licensors’ Agreements With U.S. Government
2.01
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Certain of the Licensors, through their employees, have and will perform research sponsored in part by the United States Government. As a result of this government sponsorship of the aforementioned research, the United States Government retains certain rights in such research as set forth in 35 U.S.C. §200
et. seq.
and applicable regulations.
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2.02
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The continuance of such government sponsored research by Licensors and their employees during the term of this Agreement will not constitute a breach of this Agreement. All rights reserved to the U.S. Government under 35 U.S.C. §200
et. seq.
and applicable regulations shall remain so reserved and shall in no way be affected by this Agreement. Licensors and their employees are not obligated under this Agreement to take any action which would conflict in any respect with their past, current or future obligations to the U.S. Government as to work already performed and to be performed in the future.
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3.
Agreement Patents
3.01
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Within ninety (90) day of the Effective Date, Licensee will reimburse Licensors for all expenses incurred prior to the Effective Date in connection with the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Agreement Patents. Amounts paid by Licensee pursuant to this Section 3.01 are non-refundable and not creditable against any other payment due to Licensors.
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3.02
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As of and after the Effective Date, Licensee will pay the cost of preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and resisting challenges to the validity of the Agreement Patents (as well as the cost of preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and resisting challenges to the validity of corresponding applications in at least the United States, Europe (an EPO filing designating all member countries), Canada, Japan, and Australia, and in such other jurisdictions as Licensee shall determine), using patent counsel selected by Licensors. Such payments will be due within thirty (30) days of Licensee’s receipt of an invoice from Licensors relating to said costs. Licensee will pay the cost of defending and/or prosecuting any interference, reexamination, reissue, opposition, cancellation and nullity proceedings involving Agreement Patents. Licensors will keep Licensee informed concerning such patents and applications and will consult with Licensee concerning the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance and challenges to the validity of such patents and applications. Licensee shall cooperate with any reasonable request of Licensors in connection with any such preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance and/or defense. In the event that Licensee elects not to maintain, defend or prosecute any patent or patent application within the Agreement Patents, Licensee shall give Licensors thirty (30) days prior written notice of such election. Any patents or patent applications so elected shall at the end of the notice period cease to be considered Agreement Patents, and Licensors shall then be free, at their election, to abandon or maintain the prosecution of such patent application or issued patent or grant rights to such patent application or issued patent to third parties.
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3.03
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Amounts paid by Licensee pursuant to Section 3.02 will be non-refundable and not creditable against any other payment due to Licensors.
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4.
License Grant
4.01
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Subject to Article 2, Licensors hereby grant to Licensee and Affiliates: (a) a worldwide, exclusive license to use (but not to sell or transfer) the Cell Line to make Materials for use in connection with Licensed Products; (b) a worldwide, exclusive license to make, use, offer to sell and sell Materials in connection with Licensed Products; and (c) a worldwide, exclusive license to Licensors’ rights in the Agreement Patents, along with the right by Licensee only to grant sublicenses, to make, have made, use, have used, provide, import, have imported, offer to sell, sell and have sold Licensed Products. Licensee will not grant any sublicense (or amend any sublicense) under Agreement Patents unless it first submits a full and complete draft of any such proposed sublicense (or amendment) to Licensors and then receives the prior written consent of Licensors. Licensee shall provide Licensors with a full and complete copy of any approved sublicense (or amendment) within thirty (30) days of execution thereof by Licensee. The terms of any sublicense agreement shall be consistent with the terms of this Agreement and shall include (at least) the following provisions: prohibiting any use of Licensors’ names (consistent with Section 9.01), requiring indemnification of Licensors (consistent with Section 12.04), requiring appropriate insurance (consistent with Section 12.09), and disclaiming any warranties or representations by Licensors (consistent with Sections 12.05 and 12.06).
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4.02
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Notwithstanding the exclusive rights granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 4.01, Licensors shall retain the right to make, use and practice: (i) Agreement Patents; and (ii) the Cell Line and Materials in their own laboratories solely for non-commercial scientific purposes and for continued non-commercial research. Further, Licensors shall have the right to make available to not-for-profit scientific institutions and non-commercial researchers materials covered under Agreement Patents and the Materials, solely for non-commercial scientific and research purposes, provided this is done under a material transfer agreement.
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4.03
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Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as a grant, by implication or otherwise, of any license except as expressly specified in Section 4.01 hereof. Licensee will not transfer the Cell Line to any third party or use the Cell Line or the Materials except as permitted by this Agreement. The license granted herein shall apply to the Licensee and Affiliates, except that Affiliates shall not have the right to grant sublicenses. If any Affiliate exercises rights under this Agreement, such Affiliate shall be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement, including but not limited to indemnity and insurance provisions, which shall apply to the exercise of the rights, to the same extent as would apply had this Agreement been directly between Licensors and the Affiliate. In addition, Licensee shall remain fully liable to Licensors for all acts and obligations of Affiliates such that acts of Affiliates shall be considered the acts of Licensee.
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4.04
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Within (**) (**) months of Licensee’s request, Licensors will provide the Cell Line to Licensee using the shipper specified by and at the expense of Licensee. Licensee shall be responsible for all documentation required by customs officials in the United States of America or the equivalent in any relevant foreign jurisdiction.
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5.
Confidentiality
5.01
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Nothing herein contained shall preclude Licensors from making required reports or disclosures to the NIH or to any other philanthropic or governmental funding organization, provided, however, that no Licensee Confidential Information is disclosed in the process.
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5.02
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Licensee will retain in confidence Confidential Information of Licensors and Licensee will not disclose any such Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of Licensors, except that Licensee shall have the right to disclose such information to any third party for commercial or research and development purposes under written terms of confidentiality and non-disclosure which are commercially reasonable. Licensee will keep confidential all Confidential Information of Licensors for a period of (**) (**) years after termination or expiration of this Agreement, provided, however, that the obligation of confidentiality will not apply to any such information which:
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(a)
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was known to Licensee or generally known to the public prior to its disclosure hereunder; or
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(b)
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subsequently becomes known to the public by some means other than a breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to publication and/or laying open to inspection of any patent applications or patents; or
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(c)
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is subsequently disclosed to Licensee by a third party having a lawful right to make such disclosure; or
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(d)
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is required to be disclosed by regulation, law or court order to the most limited extent necessary to comply therewith, provided Licensors are given a fair opportunity to defend against such disclosure; or
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(e)
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is independently developed by Licensee as evidenced by Licensee’s written records.
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5.03
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During the term of this Agreement, it is contemplated that Licensors may become aware of Confidential Information of Licensee (“Licensee Confidential Information”). Licensors agree to retain such Licensee Confidential Information in confidence and not to disclose any such Licensee Confidential Information to a third party without prior written consent of Licensee for a period ending (**) (**) years after termination or expiration of this Agreement, except that such obligations shall not apply to any information which:
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(a)
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was known to Licensors or generally known to the public prior to their disclosure hereunder; or
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(b)
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subsequently becomes known to the public by some means other than a breach of this Agreement; or
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(c)
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is subsequently disclosed to Licensors by a third party having a lawful right to make such disclosure; or
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(d)
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is required to be disclosed by regulation, law or court order to the most limited extent necessary to comply therewith, provided Licensee is given a fair opportunity to defend against such disclosure; or
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(e)
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is independently developed by Licensors as evidenced by Licensors’ written records.
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6.
Royalties and Payments
6.01
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Licensee shall make the following payments to Licensors:
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(a)
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Licensee will pay to Licensors (**) percent (**%) of Net Sales.
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(i)
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Royalty Offset/Stacking Royalties. In the event that, with respect to Net Sales of Licensed Products, Licensee is paying royalties to unaffiliated third parties for patent rights such that the practice of the Agreement Patent(s) would infringe such rights, the amount due and payable to Licensor hereunder shall be proportionally reduced by (**) per cent (**%) due such third party, but in no event shall the Royalty payable to Licensors be less than (**) per cent (**%) of net sales. By example, if the royalty due other third parties equals (**) per cent (**%) of Net Sales, the Royalty due Licensor shall be (**) per cent (**%); if the royalty due other third parties equals (**) per cent (**%) of Net Sales, the Royalty due Licensors shall be (**) per cent (**%).
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(b)
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Licensee will pay to Licensors twenty percent (**%) of Net Proceeds received by Licensee.
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6.02
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Upon execution of this Agreement by the parties, Licensee shall issue to Licensors or their designees an aggregate number of shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock of Licensee equal to (**) percent (**%) of Licensee’s issued and outstanding common stock calculated on a fully diluted, as converted basis. The Shares shall be issued to Licensors or their designees pursuant to a separate stock subscription agreement among Licensee and Licensors, and Licensee, Licensors and certain other stockholders of Licensee shall enter into a stockholders agreement.
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6.03
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Licensee shall make the following license signing and license maintenance payments to Licensors:
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(a)
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Upon execution of this Agreement by the parties, Licensee will pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) as a license signing fee, which payment is non-refundable and not creditable against any other payment due to Licensors pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b)
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On each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the Effective Date, Licensee will pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) as a license maintenance fee. This payment is non-refundable but is creditable against actual royalties and payments due to Licensors pursuant to Section 6.01 during the twelve (12) month period following each such anniversary.
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(c)
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On the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, Licensee will pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) as a license maintenance fee. This payment is non-refundable but is creditable against actual royalties and payments due to Licensors pursuant to Section 6.01 during the twelve (12) month period following this anniversary.
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(d)
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On the sixth anniversary of the Effective Date, Licensee will pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) as a license maintenance fee. This payment is non-refundable but is creditable against actual royalties and payments due to Licensors pursuant to Section 6.01 during the twelve (12) month period following this anniversary.
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(e)
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On the seventh anniversary of the Effective Date and every anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter, Licensee will pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) as a license maintenance fee. Each such payment is non-refundable but is creditable against actual royalties and other payments due to Licensors pursuant to Section 6.01 during the twelve (12) month period following each such anniversary.
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6.04
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Licensee shall make the following milestone payments to Licensors for Diagnostic Licensed Products:
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(a)
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Upon each request by Licensee or an Affiliate for marketing clearance for each Diagnostic Licensed Product (or each indication for a Diagnostic Licensed Product) in any country, Licensee shall either (i) pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) in cash or, at Licensee’s option, (ii) issue to Licensors or their designees Marketable Securities having an aggregate value of (**) Dollars (US$**) as of the date of the request for the applicable marketing clearance, determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no such request for marketing clearance has occurred by (**) (**) years from the Effective Date, then Licensee shall pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**); and
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(b)
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Upon the first commercial sale of each Diagnostic Licensed Product (or each indication for a Diagnostic Licensed Product) by Licensee or an Affiliate, Licensee shall either (i) pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) in cash or, at Licensee’s option, (ii) issue to Licensors or their designees Marketable Securities having an aggregate value of (**) Dollars (US$**) as of the date of such sale, determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no such commercial sale has occurred by (**) (**) years from the Effective Date, then Licensee shall pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**).
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(c)
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The payments or issuances of Marketable Securities pursuant to Sections 6.04(a) and (b) are non-refundable and not creditable against any other payment due to Licensors.
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6.05
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Licensee shall make the following milestone payments to Licensors for Therapeutic Licensed Products:
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(a)
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Upon the initiation by Licensee or an Affiliate of the first Phase (**) clinical trial (or its foreign equivalent) for each Therapeutic Licensed Product (or each indication for a Therapeutic Licensed Product) anywhere in the world, Licensee shall either (i) pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) in cash or, at Licensee’s option, (ii) issue to Licensors or their designees Marketable Securities having an aggregate value of (**) Dollars (US$**) as of the date of the initiation of such clinical trial, determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no such Phase (**) clinical trial has occurred by (**) (**) years from the Effective Date, then Licensee shall pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**);
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(b)
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Upon the initiation by Licensee or an Affiliate of the first Phase (**) clinical trial (or its foreign equivalent) for each Therapeutic Licensed Product (or each indication for a Therapeutic Licensed Product) anywhere in the world, Licensee shall either (i) pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) in cash or, at Licensee’s option, (ii) issue to Licensors or their designees Marketable Securities having an aggregate value of (**) Dollars (US$**) as of the date of the initiation of such clinical trial, determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no such Phase (**) clinical trial has occurred by (**) (**) years from the Effective Date, then Licensee shall pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**);
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(c)
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Upon the submission of a new drug application to the FDA (or its foreign equivalent) for each Therapeutic Licensed Product (or each indication for a Therapeutic Licensed Product), Licensee shall either (i) pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) in cash or, at Licensee’s option, (ii) issue to Licensors or their designees Marketable Securities having an aggregate value of (**) Dollars (US$**) as of the date of such submission, determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no such new drug application has been submitted to the FDA by (**) (**) years from the Effective Date, then Licensee shall pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**);
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(d)
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Upon first commercial sale of each Therapeutic Licensed Product (or each indication for a Therapeutic Licensed Product) by Licensee or an Affiliate, Licensee shall either (i) pay to Licensors (**) Dollars (US$**) in cash or, at Licensee’s option, (ii) issue to Licensors or their designees Marketable Securities having an aggregate value of (**) Dollars (US$**) as of the date of such sale, determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price; and
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(e)
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The payments or issuances of Marketable Securities due pursuant to Sections 6.05(a) - (d) are non-refundable and not creditable against any other payment due to Licensors.
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6.06
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Only one royalty will be payable on Net Sales by Licensee and Affiliates and Sublicensees on a Licensed Product under Section 6.01(a), regardless of the number of patent claims in Agreement Patents which cover such Licensed Product.
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6.07
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Licensee’s failure to pay full royalties, transfer stock or make complete payments under Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04 or 6.05 shall be a breach of this Agreement.
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7.
Payment Reports and Records
7.01
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All cash payments required to be made by Licensee to Licensors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made to Licensors in U.S. Dollars by wire transfer or by check payable to Einstein and sent to Einstein’s address set out in Section 13.01. All Shares and Marketable Securities shall be issued to Licensors or their designees at Licensors’ respective addresses set out in Section 13.01 or at such address(es) provided to Licensee by Licensors as follows: (a) one-third (1/3) to Einstein; (b) one-third (1/3) to MIT; (c) two-ninths (2/9) to IFO; and (d) one-ninth (1/9) to Cornell.
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7.02
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All payments required to be made by Licensee to Licensors (or their designees) pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to a charge of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars (US$250), whichever is greater, if late. Conversion of foreign currency to U.S. dollars shall be made at the conversion rate quoted by the Wall Street Journal, averaged on the last business day of each of the three (3) consecutive calendar months constituting the calendar quarter in which the payment was earned. Licensee will bear any loss of exchange or value and pay any expenses incurred in the transfer or conversion to U.S. dollars.
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7.03
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Payment due from Licensee to Licensors pursuant to Section 6.01 will be paid within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar year quarter during which the payment accrued. If no royalties or other payments are due for any quarter, Licensee will send a statement signed by an officer of Licensee to that effect to Licensors. Payment shall be accompanied by a statement of the number of Licensed Products and Combination Products sold by Licensee, Affiliates and Sublicensees in each country, total billings for such Licensed Products and Combination Products, the values of A and B used to calculate the Net Sales of Combination Products, deductions applicable to determine the Net Sales thereof, the amount of Net Sales and Net Proceeds realized by Licensee and Affiliates and Sublicensees, the amount of any deduction and a detailed listing thereof, and the total payment due from Licensee to Licensors (the “Royalty Report”). Such Royalty Report shall be signed by an officer of Licensee. Licensee shall send copies of the Royalty Report to MIT, Cornell and IFO at the same time the Report is sent to Einstein.
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7.04
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Licensee and Affiliates shall maintain complete and accurate books of account and records showing Net Sales and Net Proceeds. Such books and records of Licensee and Affiliates shall be open to inspection, in confidence, during usual business hours, upon at least ten (10) business days prior notice to Licensee, by an independent certified public accountant appointed by Licensors on behalf of Licensors, who has entered into a written agreement of confidentiality with Licensors which is no less protective of Licensee’s Confidential Information than the provisions of Section 5.03 hereof and to whom Licensee has no reasonable objection, for five (5) years after the calendar year to which they pertain, for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the payments made to Licensors by Licensee pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee will require any Sublicensees hereunder to maintain such books and allow such inspection by Licensee and shall, on request, disclose such information, if available to Licensee, to Licensors as part of such inspection. Inspection shall be at Licensors’ sole expense and reasonably limited to those matters related to Licensee’s payment obligations under this Agreement and shall take place not more than once per calendar year. Any underpayment revealed by any inspection, plus interest on the underpayment amount at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars (US$250), whichever is greater, shall be promptly paid by Licensee to Licensors. Further, if any inspection reveals an underpayment to Licensors of ten percent (10%) or greater, then the cost of the inspection shall be paid by Licensee.
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8.
Infringement
8.01
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Licensee shall have the right, in its sole discretion and its expense, to initiate legal proceedings on its behalf or in Licensors’ names, if necessary, against any infringer, or potential infringer, of an Agreement Patent who imports, makes, uses, sells or offers to sell products. Licensee shall notify Licensors of its intention to initiate such proceedings at least twenty (20) days prior to commencement thereof. Any settlement or recovery received from any such proceeding shall be divided (**) percent (**%) to Licensee and (**) percent (**%) to Licensors after Licensee deducts from any such settlement or recovery its actual counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses relative to any such legal proceeding. If Licensee decides not to initiate legal proceedings against any such infringer, then Licensors shall have the right to initiate such legal proceedings. Any settlement or recovery received from any such proceeding initiated by Licensors shall be divided (**) percent (**%) to Licensee and (**) percent (**%) to Licensors after Licensors deduct from any such settlement or recovery their actual counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses relative to any such legal proceeding.
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8.02
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In the event that any party initiates or carries on legal proceedings to enforce any Agreement Patent against an alleged infringer, the other parties shall fully cooperate with and supply all assistance reasonably requested at the expense of the party requesting such assistance. Further, the other parties, at their expense, shall have the right to be represented by counsel of their choice in any such proceeding. However, if Licensee initiates legal proceedings in Licensors’ name, Licensee shall reimburse Licensors for any reasonable out-of-pocket counsel fees of Licensors associated with the legal proceedings. The party who initiates or carries on the legal proceedings shall have the sole right to conduct such proceedings provided, however, that such party shall consult with the other parties to this Agreement prior to entering into any settlement thereof.
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9.
Prohibition on Use of Names; No Publicity
9.01
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No party to this Agreement shall use the name of any other party without the prior written consent of such other party, except if the use of such name is required by law, regulation, federal securities law, or judicial order, in which event the party intending to use such name will promptly inform the relevant other party prior to any such required use. No party to this Agreement will make any public announcement regarding the existence of this Agreement and/or the collaboration hereunder without obtaining the prior written consent of the other parties, except if such announcement is required by law, regulation, federal securities law or judicial order, in which event the party intending to make such announcement will promptly inform the other parties prior to such announcement.
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10.
Term and Termination
10.01
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Unless terminated earlier under other provisions hereof, this Agreement will expire upon the expiration of the last Agreement Patent. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, Sections 5, 9, 10.08, 10.09, 12.01 through 12.10, 12.13 and 13 shall survive and all payment obligations under Articles 3 and 6 hereof accrued as of the termination date shall be paid by Licensee within thirty (30) days of such termination or expiration.
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10.02
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Licensee may terminate this Agreement and the licenses granted hereunder by giving notice to Licensors sixty (60) days prior to such termination. Upon such termination, Licensee shall not use Agreement Patents, the Cell Line or the Materials for any purpose and all of Licensee’s rights in Agreement Patents, the Cell Line and the Materials shall be terminated. Further, the Cell Line and all Materials in Licensee’s possession shall be immediately destroyed (with written confirmation to Licensors) or returned to Licensors at the expense of Licensee.
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10.03
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If Licensors or Licensee defaults on or breaches any condition of this Agreement, the aggrieved party may serve notice upon the other parties of the alleged default or breach. If such default or breach is not remedied within sixty (60) days from the date of such notice, the aggrieved party may at its election terminate this Agreement. Any failure to terminate hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver by the aggrieved party of its right to terminate for future defaults or breaches. Licensee’s damages for any breach of this Agreement by Licensors will be limited to a reduction or suspension of the payment obligations of Licensee hereunder. Upon termination of this Agreement by Licensors pursuant to this Section 10.03, the licenses granted by Licensors to Licensee shall terminate and Licensee shall not use Agreement Patents, the Cell Line or the Materials for any purpose and all of Licensee’s rights in Agreement Patents, the Cell Line and the Materials shall be terminated. Further, the Cell Line and all Materials in Licensee’s possession shall be immediately destroyed (with written confirmation to Licensors) or returned to Licensors at the expense of Licensee.
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10.04
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If Licensee makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if proceedings for a voluntary bankruptcy are instituted on behalf of Licensee or if Licensee is declared bankrupt or insolvent, Licensors may, at their election, terminate this Agreement by notice to Licensee. Upon termination of this Agreement by Licensors pursuant to this Section 10.04, the licenses granted by Licensors to Licensee shall terminate and Licensee shall not use Agreement Patents, the Cell Line or the Materials for any purpose and all of Licensee’s rights in Agreement Patents, the Cell Line and the Materials shall be terminated. Further, the Cell Line and all Materials in Licensee’s possession shall be immediately destroyed (with written confirmation to Licensors) or returned to Licensors at the expense of Licensee.
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10.05
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If Licensee is convicted of a felony relating to the manufacture, use or sale of Licensed Products or a felony relating to moral turpitude, Licensors may, at their election, terminate this Agreement by notice to Licensee. Upon termination of this Agreement by Licensors pursuant to this Section 10.05, the licenses granted by Licensors to Licensee shall terminate and Licensee shall not use Agreement Patents, the Cell Line or the Materials for any purpose and all of Licensee’s rights in Agreement Patents, the Cell Line and the Materials shall be terminated. Further, the Cell Line and all Materials in Licensee’s possession shall be immediately destroyed (with written confirmation to Licensors) or returned to Licensors at the expense of Licensee.
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10.06
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.03 hereof, should Licensee fail to pay Licensors any cash, or issue to Licensors or their designees any Marketable Securities, as applicable, when due and payable under this Agreement, then upon thirty (30) days written notice Licensors may, at their election, terminate this Agreement, unless within the thirty (30) day period all delinquent amounts together with interest due and unpaid have been paid in cash, or issued in Marketable Securities (as applicable), by Licensee. Upon termination of this Agreement by Licensors pursuant to this Section 10.06, the licenses granted by Licensors to Licensee shall terminate and Licensee shall not use Agreement Patents, the Cell Line or the Materials for any purpose and all of Licensee’s rights in Agreement Patents, the Cell Line and the Materials shall be terminated. Further, the Cell Line and all Materials in Licensee’s possession shall be immediately destroyed (with written confirmation to Licensors) or returned to Licensors at the expense of Licensee.
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10.07
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Termination of this Agreement by Licensee or Licensors shall not prejudice the rights of the parties accruing herein.
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10.08
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If Licensee terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.02 or if Licensors terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.03, 10.04, 10.05 or 10.06, then Licensee shall, upon such termination, assign to Licensors all right, title and interest in and to any Dependent Patents and Dependent Know-How (as defined below) developed by or for Licensee or Affiliates during the term of this Agreement, and shall, within thirty (30) days of termination, provide copies of all documents and other materials embodying Dependent Know-How to Licensors. As used in this Section 10.08, the term “Dependent Patents” means any U.S. or foreign patent application or patent which claims an invention the practice of which would infringe a claim of a patent or patent application of the Agreement Patents or the practice of which results in a product covered by a claim of a patent or patent application of Agreement Patents. “Dependent Know-How” means confidential information, including clinical trial information, the practical application of which would infringe a claim of a patent or patent application of Agreement Patents, or which results in a product covered by a claim of a patent or patent application of Agreement Patents. Licensee agrees to take all actions and execute any and all documents reasonably requested by Licensors to effectuate the terms of this Section 10.08. During the time period between notice of termination and the effective date of termination Licensee will take whatever actions are necessary to prevent any Dependent Patent from becoming abandoned or canceled.
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10.09
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If Licensee terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.02 or if Licensors terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.03, 10.04, 10.05 or 10.06, Licensee shall submit a final Royalty Report to Licensors and any payments and patent costs due to Licensors hereunder as of the date of termination shall be payable within thirty (30) days of the date of termination. In addition, within ten (10) days of notice of such termination, Licensee shall provide Licensors with a report showing the status of all Dependent Patents, including, without limitation, a list of all countries where Dependent Patents have been filed and a list of all actions which must be taken with respect to the Dependent Patents and relevant due dates.
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10.10
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Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, no termination of this Agreement shall be construed as a termination of any valid sublicense of any Sublicensee hereunder, and thereafter each such Sublicensee shall be considered a direct licensee of Licensors, provided that (i) such Sublicensee is not in material breach of its sublicense agreement with Licensee, and (ii) such Sublicensee agrees in writing to assume all applicable obligations of Licensee under this Agreement.
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11.
Amendment and Assignment
11.01
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This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between Licensors, on the one hand, and Licensee on the other hand, pertaining to the subject matter hereof and, with respect to Licensee only, supersedes and replaces the Confidential Disclosure and Non-Use Agreement between Licensor and Warren C. Lau having an effective date of April 2, 2009.
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11.02
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Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties.
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11.03
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Without the prior written approval of the other parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, no party may assign this Agreement except that this Agreement may be assigned to an entity acquiring substantially all of such party’s business to which this Agreement relates, or in the event of a merger, consolidation, change in control or similar transaction of such party. Any attempted assignment in contravention of this Section 11.03 shall be null and void.
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12.
Miscellaneous Provisions
12.01
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This Agreement shall be construed and the rights of the parties governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, excluding its law of conflict of laws. Any dispute or issue arising hereunder, including any alleged breach by any party, shall be heard, determined and resolved by an action commenced in the state or federal courts in New York, New York, which the parties hereby agree shall have proper jurisdiction and venue over the issues and the parties. Licensors and Licensee hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in New York and waive the right to make any objection based on jurisdiction or venue. The New York courts shall have the right to grant all relief to which Licensors and Licensee are or shall be entitled hereunder, including all equitable relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
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12.02
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This Agreement has been prepared jointly.
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12.03
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If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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12.04
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Licensee agrees to indemnify Licensors and their current or former directors, governing board members, trustees, officers, faculty, medical and professional staff, employees, students and agents and their respective successors, heirs and assigns (Licensors and each such person being the “Indemnified Parties”) for the cost of defense and for damages awarded and losses and liabilities incurred, if any, as a result of any third party claims, liabilities, suits or judgments based on or arising out of the research, development, marketing, manufacture, sale and/or provision of the Cell Line and/or the Materials and/or Licensed Products by Licensee, Affiliates and Sublicensees, and/or the licenses granted under this Agreement, or otherwise related to the conduct of Licensee’s, Affiliates’ or Sublicensees’ business, so long as such claims, liabilities, suits, or judgments are not solely attributable to grossly negligent or intentionally wrongful acts or omissions by the Indemnified Parties. This indemnity is conditioned upon Licensors’ obligation to: (i) advise Licensee of any claim or lawsuit, in writing promptly after Licensors have or the Indemnified Party has received notice of said claim or lawsuit, (ii) assist Licensee and its representatives, at Licensee’s expense, in the investigation and defense of any lawsuit and/or claim for which indemnification is provided, and (iii) permit Licensee to control the defense of such claim or lawsuit for which indemnification is provided.
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12.05
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Nothing in this Agreement is or shall be construed as:
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(a)
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A warranty or representation by Licensors that anything made or used by Licensee under any license granted in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Cell Line, the Materials and Licensed Products) is or will be free from infringement of patents, copyrights, and other rights of third parties; or
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(b)
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Granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license, right or interest other than as expressly set forth herein.
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12.06
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Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the parties MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AND EXTEND NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, AND THE PARTIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN ADDITION, NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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IN PARTICULAR, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSORS, THEIR RESPECTIVE TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ECONOMIC DAMAGES OR INJURY TO PROPERTY AND LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER LICENSORS SHALL BE ADVISED, SHALL HAVE OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT SHALL KNOW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FOREGOING.
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12.07
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Licensors and Licensee represent and warrant that, to the best of their knowledge, as of the Effective Date:
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(a)
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they have the legal right and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of their obligations hereunder;
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(b)
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when executed by all parties, this Agreement will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms; and
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(c)
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there are no existing or threatened actions, suits or claims pending or threatened against them that may affect the performance of their obligations under the Agreement.
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12.08
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Licensee represents and warrants that it has not relied on any information provided by Licensors or Licensors’ current or former employees and has conducted its own due diligence investigation to its own satisfaction prior to entering into this Agreement.
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12.09
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Licensee represents and warrants that before Licensee, or an Affiliate or a Sublicensee makes any sales of Licensed Products or performs or causes any third party to perform any clinical trials or tests in human subjects involving Licensed Products, Licensee or Affiliates or Sublicensees will acquire and maintain in each country in which Licensee or Affiliates or Sublicensees shall test or sell Licensed Products, appropriate insurance coverage reasonably acceptable to Licensors, but providing coverage in respect of Licensed Products in an amount no less than (**) (US $**) per claim. Licensee or Affiliates will not perform, or cause any third party to perform, any clinical trials or any tests in human subjects involving Licensed Products unless and until he/they obtain(s) all required regulatory approvals with respect to Licensed Products in the applicable countries. Prior to instituting any clinical trials or any tests in human subjects, or sale of any Licensed Product, Licensee shall provide evidence of such insurance to Licensors. If Licensors determine that such insurance is not reasonably appropriate, they shall so advise Licensee and Licensee shall delay such trials, tests or sales until the parties mutually agree that reasonably appropriate coverage is in place. Licensors shall be listed as additional insureds in Licensee’s insurance policies. If such insurance is underwritten on a ‘claims made’ basis, Licensee agrees that any change in underwriters during the term of this Agreement will require the purchase of ‘prior acts’ coverage to ensure that coverage will be continuous throughout the term of this Agreement.
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12.10
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Licensee shall exercise its rights and perform its obligations hereunder in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. In particular, it is understood and acknowledged that the transfer of certain commodities and technical data is subject to United States laws and regulations controlling the export of such commodities and technical data, including all Export Administration Regulations of the United States Department of Commerce. These laws and regulations, among other things, prohibit or require a license for the export of certain types of technical data to certain specified countries. Licensee hereby agrees and gives written assurance that he will comply with all United States laws and regulations controlling the export of commodities and technical data, that he will be solely responsible for any violation of such by Licensee or Affiliates or Sublicensees, and that he will defend and hold Licensors harmless in the event of any legal action of any nature occasioned by such violation.
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Licensee agrees (i) to obtain all regulatory approvals required for the manufacture and sale of Licensed Products prior to marketing or selling any such Licensed Products and (ii) to utilize legally appropriate patent marking on such Licensed Products. Licensee agrees to register or record this Agreement as is required by law or regulation in any country where the license is in effect.
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12.12
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Licensee agrees that any Licensed Products for use or sale in the United States will be manufactured substantially in the United States.
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12.13
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Any tax required to be withheld under the laws of any jurisdiction on royalties payable to Licensors by Licensee under this Agreement will be promptly paid by Licensee for and on behalf of Licensors to the appropriate governmental authority, and Licensee will furnish Licensors with proof of payment of the tax together with official or other appropriate evidence issued by the competent governmental authority sufficient to enable Licensors to support a claim for tax credit with respect to any sum so withheld. Any tax required to be withheld on payments by Licensee to Licensors will be an expense of and be borne solely by Licensors, and Licensee’s royalty payment(s) to Licensors following the withholding of the tax will be decreased by the amount of such tax withholding. Licensee will cooperate with Licensors in the event Licensors elects to assert, at their own expense, exemption from any tax.
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12.14
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Licensee will meet all of the following due diligence requirements:
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(a)
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Produce
a business plan within (**) of the Effective Date and update the business plan annually;
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(b)
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Raise
(**) Dollars (US$**) in debt, equity or other financing or revenues by the (**) anniversary of the Effective Date;
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(c)
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Raise
(**)Dollars (US$**) in debt, equity or other financing or revenues by the (**) anniversary of the Effective Date; and
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(d)
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Raise
(**) Dollars (US$(**)) in debt, equity or other financing or revenues by the (**) anniversary of the Effective Date.
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12.15
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If
any one of the due diligence requirements in Section 12.14 is not met, the license shall terminate pursuant to Section 10.03 and all rights will revert back to Licensors.
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12.16
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In the event
Licensee (or any entity acting under Licensee’s control or on its behalf) initiates any proceeding or otherwise asserts any claim challenging the validity or enforceability of any of the Agreement Patents in any court, administrative agency or other forum (“Challenge”), the royalty rates set forth in Section 6.01 and the license maintenance fees set forth in Section 6.03 shall be automatically (**) on and after the date of such Challenge for the remaining term of this Agreement. Moreover, to the extent not already covered by Sections 3.01 and 3.02, Licensee agrees to pay all costs and expenses (including actual attorneys’ fees) incurred by Licensors in connection with defending a Challenge.
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13.
Notices
13.01
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Any
notice or report required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing, and shall be deemed to have been properly given and effective upon delivery, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by facsimile with proof of receipt and a confirmation copy sent by overnight courier, or by overnight courier, to the following addresses:
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To Einstein:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
of Yeshiva University
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461
Attention: Office of Biotechnology
With copy to:
Kenneth P. George, Esq.
Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, LLP
90 Park Avenue - 21st Floor
New York, New York 10016
To MIT:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Technology Licensing Office, Room NE25-230
Five Cambridge Center, Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02142-1493
Tel:
Fax:
Attention: Director
To Cornell
Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization
395 Pine Tree Road, Suite 310
Ithaca, NY 14850
Tel:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Attention: Executive Director
To IFO
Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri
Via Elio Chianesi
53-00144 Roma, Italy
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
Attention: Direzione Generale
To Licensee:
Metastat, Inc.
4 Autumnwood Court
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Attention: Warren C. Lau, President and CEO
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement effective as of the day and year first above written.
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ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, A DIVISION OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
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WITNESS:
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/s/ J. Michael Gower
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/s/ T. [Colon]
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Name: J. Michael Gower
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Date: October 27, 2010
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF T
ECHNOLOGY
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WITNESS:
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/s/ Lita Nelson
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/s/ Andrea Barry
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Name: Lita L. Nelson
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Date: September 8, 2010
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Title: Director, Technology Licensing Office
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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WITNESS:
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/s/ Alan Pacou
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/s/ Danielle [Reelence]
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Name: Alan Pacou
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Date: September 1, 2010
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ISTITUTI FISIOTERAPICI OSPITALIERI
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WITNESS:
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/s/ Francesco Bevere
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/s/ P. [Cee**]
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Name: Francesco Bevere
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Date: October 20, 2010
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Title: Direttore Generale
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Date: October 20, 2010
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METASTAT, INC.
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WITNESS:
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/s/ Warren C. Lau
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/s/ Matthew Balk
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Name: Warren C. Lau
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Date: August 26, 2010
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Title: President and CEO
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Date:August 26, 2010
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APPENDIX A - Agreement Patents
Exhibit 10.4
MetaStat, Inc.
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement"), made as of the 1st day of August, 2010, by and between Warren C. Lau (the "Executive"), an individual residing at 4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380 and MetaStat, Inc. (the "Company") with a place of business at 4 Autumnwood Court, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380.
Recitals
Whereas,
the Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, developing and commercializing biomedical technologies (the Company's Business); and
WHEREAS,
Executive possesses substantial knowledge and experience with respect to the Company's Business
WHEREAS,
the Executive is currently employed by the Company as its President and Chief Operating Officer and member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"); and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires that the Executive shall continue to be employed by it and render services to it, and the Executive is willing to continue to be so employed and to render services, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES AND ACCEPTANCE.
1.1 The Company hereby employs Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment, for the term ("Term) set forth in Section 2 hereof, to render services to Company as its President and Chief Operating Officer and member of the Company's Board of Directors. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that he has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that he is not under any obligation of a contractual or other nature to any person, firm or corporation which is inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement, or which would prevent, limit or impair in any way the performance by Executive of his obligations hereunder.
1.2 The Executive will serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and as a member of its Board of Directors when elected as such, will have general supervision over the operations of the Company and will have such other duties and responsibilities consistent with his position as President and Chief Operating Officer, as may reasonably be assigned to him by the Board. The Executive will report to the Board.
1.3 The Executive shall devote his full business time to the business and affairs of the Company, and shall use his best efforts, skills, and abilities to promote the interests of the Company, except for reasonable vacations and during periods of illness or incapacity, but nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Executive from engaging in charitable or community activities provided they do not interfere with the regular performance of the Executive's duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
1.4 Unless the Executive and the Company shall otherwise agree, the Executive's principal place of employment shall be in and around Houston, Texas, but the duties of the Executive shall include such visits to the Company's research sites, vendors, customers, and investors and lenders at the expense of the Company, as may be reasonably required in the performance of the Executive's responsibilities Executive further acknowledges that the Company may open additional offices in other countries and, in connection therewith; Executive may temporarily reside in such other locations. Executive as a condition for his employment hereunder agrees to maintain permanent residence in Texas and to travel to such other locations as necessary to conduct the Company's business. In connection therewith, Executive will, in good faith, undertake to apply for all required work permits and other documents, licenses and permits as required to affect the purposes hereunder. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all cost of living expenses including, but not limited to, room and board while conducting the Company's business outside of The Woodlands, Texas. If the headquarters of the Company are moved to another city other than Houston, Texas or its metropolitan statistical area, Company shall reimburse Executive for all necessary relocation expenses.
2. TERM.
2.1 The Term of this Agreement will commence as of August 1,2010 and will terminate at the close of business on November 30, 2013, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The employment of the Executive shall continue hereunder for successive three-year periods (each such three-year period being hereinafter referred to as a "Renewal Term") following the Term (the first such Renewal Term to commence on August 1, 2013) unless the Company or Executive shall give notice to the other at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Term or any Renewal Term of the election of the Company or the Executive to terminate the employment of the Executive at the end of the Term or the then current Renewal Term, as the case may be. The twelve month period from August 1 in any year to the following July 31 shall be an "Employment Year".
3. BASE SALARY.
3.1 For all services performed by the Executive under this Agreement, the Executive shall be paid a base salary ("Base Salary") at the following annual rates:
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2010
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125,000.00
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145,000.00
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175,000.00
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Notwithstanding the foregoing specified amounts of Base Salary, (i) if the Consumer Price Index applicable to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area in which the Company's executive offices are located shall increase in any year during the Term, the Base Salary shall be increased at the end of each Employment Year to reflect such percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, and (ii) the Board of Directors may award increases in Base Salary greater than those provided above after a review taking into account corporate and individual performance, the Company's prospects and general business conditions.
3.2 Base Salary shall be paid in equal monthly or semi-monthly installments in keeping with the Company's standard payroll policies applicable to its senior executives.
3.3 The Company shall provide the Executive office space of the Executive's choosing at prevailing market rates The Company shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred in the operation of Executive's office, including Executive's cellular telephone. The Company shall continue to provide office for Executive and shall pay all reasonable office expenses for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of Executives employment with the Company.
3.4 Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Company from, at any time, increasing the compensation herein provided to be paid to the Executive, either permanently or for a limited period, or from paying bonuses or other additional compensation to the Executive, whether or not based upon the business of the Company, or from increasing or expanding any employee benefit program applicable to the Executive, in the event that the Company, in its sole discretion, shall deem it advisable to do so in order to recognize and compensate Executive fairly for the value of his services.
4. ANNUAL BONUS.
4.1 The Executive shall be entitled to an annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus") determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (without the active participation of the Executive). In determining the amount of any Annual Bonus, the Board of Directors may take into consideration such factors as they deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, the success of the Company in securing the rights to biomedical technology, in attracting investors, and in accomplishing other goals related to the business of the Company. Bonuses in addition to the Annual Bonus may be awarded by the Board of Directors (without the active participation of the Executive) from time to time for reaching other goals established by the Board of Directors.
5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
5.1 Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by him in the course of his employment, upon presentation by Executive of valid receipts or invoices therefore, or Company credit or debit card statements evidencing such expenditures, utilizing procedures and forms for that purpose as established by Company from time to time.
6. VACATIONS.
6.1 Executive shall be entitled to reasonable vacations (which shall aggregate no less than three (3) weeks vacation with pay) during each consecutive 12 month period commencing on the date hereof. Executive may not accumulate any vacation days which remain unused at the end of any year during the term hereof without the prior consent of Company.
7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS, ETC.
7.1 Without limiting the generality of Section 5, above, the Company shall reimburse the Executive by means of a cash allowance for expenses incurred by the Executive in the use if his automobile, along with the cost of garage, insurance, fuel, fluids and maintenance.
7.2 Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Executive shall be provided with disability insurance providing for disability payments to the Executive following a termination of Executive's employment hereunder as a result of Disability (as defined in Section 8.2 below). In the event such policy is not obtained, Executive shall be entitled to participate in such disability plan(s) as are available to Company executives generally.
7.3 Subject to the Executive's meeting the eligibility requirements of each respective plan, Executive shall be offered the opportunity participate in and be covered by each pension, life insurance, accident insurance, health insurance, hospitalization and any other employee benefit plan adopted by the Company, as the case may be, made available generally from and after the date hereof to its respective executives, on the same basis as shall be available to such other executives without restriction or limitation by reason of this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Executive shall not participate in two or more plans providing duplicative benefits or coverage. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to waive any qualifying period for participation in any such plan by the Executive.
7.4 Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Company from at any time increasing the compensation herein provided to be paid to Executive, either permanently or for a limited period, or from paying bonuses and other additional compensation to Executive, whether or not based upon the earnings of the business of Company, or from increasing or expanding any employee benefit program applicable to the Executive, in the event the Company, in its sole discretion, shall deem it advisable so to do in order to recognize and compensate Executive fairly for the value of his services.
8. DEATH OR DISABILITY.
8.1 If Executive shall die during the term hereof, this Agreement shall immediately terminate, except that Executive's legal representatives or designated beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive (i) the Base Salary due to Executive hereunder to the last day of the third month following the month in which his death occurs, payable in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices, (ii) a portion of the Annual Bonus payable under Section 4 (determined as provided under Section 8.4), based on the Company's Adjusted Net Income through the month of the bonus year preceding the month in which death occurs; and (iii) all other payments and entitlements available upon death under any employee benefit program covering the Executive as of the date of death. Except for the payments required pursuant to this Section 8.1, no payments shall be made for any period after Executive's death.
8.2 In the event of the Disability (as hereinafter defined) of the Executive, the Executive shall be entitled to continue to receive from the Company and its several benefit plans an amount equal to his Base Salary (prorated as may be necessary) in accordance with the terms of Section 3 hereof through the last day of the third month following the month in which Executive's employment hereunder is terminated as a result of such Disability. At any time after the date of the Notice (as hereinafter defined) and during the continuance of the Executive's Disability, the Company may at any time thereafter terminate Executive's employment hereunder by written notice to the Executive. The term "Disability" shall mean physical or mental illness or injury which prevents the Executive from performing his customary duties for the Company for a period of twenty-five (25) consecutive business days or an aggregate period of ninety (90) days out of any consecutive twelve (12) months. The date of commencement ofDisability shall be the date set forth in the notice of a determination of Disability (the "Notice") given by Company to the Executive at any time following a determination of Disability, which date shall not be earlier than the date the Notice is given by Company. A determination of Disability by Company shall be solely for the purposes of this Section 8.2 and shall in no way affect the Executive's status under any benefit plan applicable to the Executive.
8.3 Upon the occurrence of a Disability, and unless the Executive's employment shall have been terminated as provided in Section 8.2, the Executive shall continue to perform such services for Company, consistent with his duties under Section 1 hereof, as he is reasonably capable of performing in light of the condition giving rise to a Disability. All payments due under Section 8.2 shall be payable in accordance with Company's regular payroll practices. Those payments, together with the aggregate amount of all periodic payments which the Executive is entitled to receive under all workers compensation plans, disability plans and accident, health or other insurance plans or programs maintained for the Executive by Company (or by any company controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company), shall be not less than Executive's Base Salary for the month or period in question.
8.4 If the Executive's employment is terminated due to Disability, the Executive shall be entitled, in addition to the payments described in Section 8.2, to a pro-rated portion of the Annual Bonus otherwise payable for the fiscal year in which such Disability occurs, determined by multiplying the Annual Bonus that would otherwise be payable by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the Executive was employed during such fiscal year and the denominator of which is 360.
9. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.
9.1 The employment of the Executive may be terminated by the Company for Cause. For this purpose, "Cause" shall mean:
(i) conviction of the commission of a felony;
(ii) fraudulent acts against the Company
(iii) willful gross misconduct which in the good faith opinion of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company is likely to cause either significant financial loss to the Company or significant damage to its business reputation;
(iv) willful and repeated misconduct constituting bad faith in performing the Executive's
obligations; or
(v) repeated gross neglect of the Executive's duties.
The Executive's employment shall not be terminated for Cause under clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) unless (a) the Executive has received at least 15 days notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors to consider the existence of Cause with an opportunity to be heard before the Board, and the Board has determined, based upon credible evidence, that grounds for Cause exist, AND (b) the misconduct or breaches on which an assertion of Cause is based are not cured within 30 days thereafter if such misconduct or breaches are capable of being cured.
9.2 In the event of a termination for Cause, the Executive shall (a) be entitled to any unpaid Base Salary pro rated up to the date of termination, and (b) have no further rights under this Agreement or under any Incentive Option issued hereunder.
10. TERMINATION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL OR BY COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE.
10.1 A "Change in Control" shall occur: (A) if any Person, or combination of Persons, (as hereinafter defined), or any affiliate of any Person, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty- five percent (25%) or more of the total number of outstanding shares of common stock of the Company; or (B) if individuals who, at the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Directors") cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority thereof. For purposes hereof, "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, or other entity, including a "group" as referred to in section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10.2 If a Change in Control occurs, or if there occurs a material adverse change, without the Executive's written consent, in the Executive's working conditions or status, including but not limited to a significant change in the nature or scope of the Executive's authority, powers, duties or responsibilities, or a reduction in the level of support services or staff, then, whether or not such change would otherwise constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement may be terminated by notice given by the Executive, specifying the Change of Control and significant adverse change or changes.
10.3 Upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.2 above, the Executive will be entitled, without any duty to mitigate damages, to:
(a) All unpaid Base Salary pro-rated up to the date of termination; and
(b) The greatest of (i) the full Annual Bonus for the entire year in which the termination referred to in Section 10.2 takes place, or (ii) the portion of the Annual Bonus earned from the first day of the fiscal year in which such termination occurred until the date of the Change of Control, or (iii) the portion of the Annual Bonus earned from the first day of the fiscal year in which such termination occurred until the effective date of such termination; and
(c) A severance payment equal to the sum of (i) two (2) times the Annual Base Salary in effect for the prior fiscal year and (ii) two (2) times the Annual Bonus paid (or payable) on account of such prior fiscal year; and
(d) All benefits available under the Company's employee benefit programs, to the extent applicable to senior executives voluntarily and amicably retiring from employment with the Company.
(e) Immediate vesting for all Company stock options held by Executive.
10.4 In the event that the Company shall actually or constructively terminate this Agreement without cause (and with or without a Change of Control), the Executive shall be entitled to the same payments, compensation and rights as provided in the case of a termination by the Executive under Section 10.3.
10.5 The payments, and other compensation and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Section 10 shall be made available to the Executive no later than ten (10) days after the date of any termination referred to in Section 10.2, 10.3 or 10.4.
10.6 In the event that Executive receives the payments, and other compensation and benefits referred to in this Section 10, he will be bound by the restrictive provisions of Section 12 for the period therein provided.
11. TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE
11.1 If the Executive shall terminate his employment under this Agreement prior to the third anniversary of the date hereof without either (i) a Change of Control or (ii) a material change in the working conditions of the Executive as described in Section 10.2, or (iii) the express written consent of the Company, then, for purposes of establishing the rights of the Executive upon such termination, such termination shall be deemed the equivalent of a termination for Cause under Section 9.1, and the Executive shall have only those rights with regard to compensation as are set forth in Section 9.2, and the restrictive provisions of Section 12 below shall fully apply.
11.2 If the Executive shall terminate his employment under this Agreement after the third anniversary of the date hereof without either (i) a Change of Control or (ii) a material change in the working conditions of the Executive as described in Section 10.2, or (iii) the express written consent of the Company, then, for purposes of establishing the rights of the Executive upon such termination, the Executive shall be entitled to receive all unpaid Base Salary pro-rated up to the date of termination.
11.3 In the case of a termination pursuant to Section 11.2, the restrictions set forth in Section 12 shall apply to Executive for the period therein stated, and the Executive shall receive the compensation set forth therein.
12. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
12.1 During such time as this Agreement shall be in effect and, except as otherwise explicitly stated herein, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of Executive's employment, and without the Company's prior written consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld), Executive shall not do anything in any way inconsistent with his duties to or adverse to the interests of Company, and shall not, directly or indirectly, himself or by or through a family member or otherwise, alone or as a member of a partnership or joint venture, or as principal, officer, director, consultant, employee or stockholder of any other entity, compete with Company in the field of immunohistochemical based cancer diagnostics or be engaged in or connected with any other business competitive with that of Company in the field of immunohistochemical based cancer diagnostics, except that Executive may own as a passive investment the securities of a corporation that may engage in a business competitive with that of Company.
12.2 In view of the fact that Executive will be brought into close contact with many confidential affairs of Company not readily available to the public, Executive agrees during the Term of this Agreement and thereafter:
(a) to keep secret and retain in the strictest confidence all information about (i) research and development plans and operations, new technology, pending or proposed license agreements, products, financial condition and other financial affairs (such as costs, pricing, plans for future development, joint ventures, methods of operation and marketing goals) of the Company; (ii) its employment policies and plans; and (iii) any other proprietary information relating to the Company, its operations, businesses, financial condition and financial affairs (collectively, the "Confidential Information") and, for such time as Company is operating, not to disclose the Confidential Information to anyone not then an officer, director or authorized employee of Company, either during or after the term of this agreement, except in the course of performing his duties hereunder or with Company's express written consent or except to the extent that such confidential information can be shown to have been in the public domain through no fault of Executive; and
(b) to deliver to Company within ten days after termination of his services, or at any time Company may so request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports and other documents relating to Company, businesses, financial affairs or operations and all property associated therewith, which he may then possess or have under his control.
12.3 Executive shall not at any time during the twelve month period following the termination of his employment for any reason whatsoever, including termination resulting from the natural expiration of the term of this Agreement, (i) employ any individual who was employed by Company at any time during the such period or during the twelve calendar months immediately preceding such termination, or (ii) in any way cause, influence or participate in the employment of any such individual by anyone else in any business that is competitive with any of the businesses engaged in by Company.
12.4 Executive shall not at any time during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of his employment, for any reason whatsoever, including termination resulting from the natural expiration of the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly (i) persuade or attempt to persuade any customer or client or research and development venture partner of Company to cease doing business with Company or any Affiliate or to reduce the amount of business it does with Company or (ii) solicit for himself or any person other than Company, the business of any individual or business which was a customer or client of Company at any time during the twelve month period immediately preceding such termination.
12.5 Executive acknowledges that the execution and delivery by him of the covenants set forth in this Section 12 is an essential inducement to Company to retain Executive and to enter into this Agreement, and that Company would not have retained Executive and entered into this Agreement but for such covenants. Executive further acknowledges that his services are unique and that any breach or threatened breach by Executive of any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 12 cannot be remedied solely by damages. In the event of a breach or a threatened breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this Section 12, Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief restraining Executive and any business, firm, partnership, individual, corporation or other entity participating in such breach or attempted breach. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as prohibiting Company from pursuing any other remedies available at law or in equity for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages and the immediate termination of the employment of Executive hereunder.
12.6 If any of the provisions of, or covenants contained in, this Section 12 are hereafter construed to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the remainder of the provisions or the enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction, which shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions or the unenforceability in such other jurisdiction. If any of the provisions of or covenants contained in this Section 12 are held to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction because of the duration or scope thereof, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or scope of such provision or covenant and, in its reduced form, said provision or covenant shall be enforceable; PROVIDED, however, that the determination of such court shall not affect the enforceability, duration or scope of this Section 12 in any other jurisdiction.
13. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to constitute a partnership between or a joint venture by the parties, nor shall anything herein contained be deemed to constitute either the Executive or the Company the agent of the other except as is expressly provided herein. Neither Executive nor Company shall be or become liable or bound by any representation, act or omission whatsoever of the other party made contrary to the provisions of this Agreement.
14. KEY MAN INSURANCE.
The Company, in its discretion, may apply for and procure in its own name and benefit, life insurance on a the life of the Executive and disability insurance in any amount or amounts considered advisable by the Company, and the Executive shall submit to any medical or other examination and execute and deliver any application or other instrument in writing, reasonably necessary to effectuate such insurance.
15. NOTICES.
All notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail, postage and registration or certification fees prepaid, return receipt requested, or by overnight delivery such as Federal Express, and shall be deemed given when hand delivered or upon three (3) business days after the date when mailed, or upon one (1) business day after delivery to an agent for overnight delivery, if sent in such manner, as follows:
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MetaStat, Inc.
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4 Autumnwood Court,
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The Woodlands, Texas 77060
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Attn: Board of Directors
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If to Executive:
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Warren C. Lau
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4 Autumnwood Court,
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The Woodlands, Texas, 77380
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The foregoing addresses may be changed by notice given in the manner set forth in this Section 15.
16. DISPUTES.
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved in the manner set forth in Schedule A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall have the right to apply to any court having jurisdiction over Executive to seek injunctive or other emergency relief in the event Executive breaches, or threatens to breach, any of his covenants set forth in Section 12.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
17.1 This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the employment of Executive by Company during the term hereof, and the provisions hereof may not be altered, amended, waived, terminated or discharged in any way whatsoever except by subsequent written agreement executed by the party charged therewith. This Agreement supersedes all prior employment agreements, understandings and arrangements between Executive and Company pertaining to the terms of the employment of Executive. A waiver by either of the parties of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or of any breach hereof, shall not be deemed a waiver of such terms or conditions for the future or of any other term or condition hereof, or of any subsequent breach hereof.
17.2 The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any provision of this Agreement is invalid, void, inoperative or unenforceable, the balance of the Agreement shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other circumstances.
17.3 Company shall have the right to deduct and withhold from Executive's compensation the amounts required to be deducted and withheld pursuant to any present or future law concerning the withholding of income taxes. In the event that Company makes any payments or incurs any charges for Executive's account or Executive incurs any personal charges with Company, Company shall have the right and Executive hereby authorizes Company to recoup such payments or charges by deducting and withholding the aggregate amount thereof from any compensation otherwise payable to Executive hereunder.
17.4 Executive represents that he is under no disability, restriction or prohibition from entering this Agreement or performing the services required hereunder; and also that he has been represented and advised by independent legal counsel in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement.
17.5 This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely therein.
17.6 The captions and section headings in this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof, are merely for the purpose of reference and shall have no force or effect for any purpose whatsoever, including the construction of the provisions of this Agreement.
17.7 To the extent any provision of this Agreement contemplates action after termination hereof or creates a cause of action or claim on which action may be brought by either party, such provision, cause of action or claim shall survive termination of Executive's employment or termination of this Agreement.
17.8 Executive may not assign his rights nor delegate his duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Executive's legal representatives, executors administrators or successors and to the successors or assigns of Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
METASTAT, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Warren C. Lau
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Warren C. Lau, Chairman of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Warren C. Lau
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Warren C. Lau, Executive
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SCHEDULE A
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES OR CONTROVERSIES
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If the parties are deadlocked on any issue arising under the terms of this Agreement, a tiebreaker shall be chosen by lot from among a panel of three persons designated by the Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Houston. Each party may present its proposal to the designated tiebreaker in written form and may, on a date established by the tiebreaker within ten calendar days of the day the tiebreaker is chosen, make an oral presentation not to exceed two hours in length, accompanied by exhibits and written arguments not to exceed 20 pages in length. The designated tiebreaker shall then select one of the submitted proposals, without any change or adjustment, and shall announce to the parties his or her selection within five calendar days of the day of submission.
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The general administrative costs of designating the tiebreaker panel shall be paid by the Company. The cost of each specific tiebreaker decision shall be borne by the party whose proposal was NOT accepted by the tiebreaker. Included in the cost of a tiebreaker decision are costs for expert advisors, preparation of special data or other submissions to the tiebreaker, and legal fees if a proponent has sought the assistance of counsel in presenting a matter to the tiebreaker.
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Exhibit 10.5
METASTAT, INC.
2012 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN
METASTAT, INC.
2012 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN
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ARTICLE I
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PURPOSE
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ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE III
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN
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ARTICLE IV
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ADMINISTRATION
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Section 4.1
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Composition of Committee
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Section 4.2
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Powers
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Section 4.3
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Additional Powers
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Section 4.4
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Committee Action
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ARTICLE V
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STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON
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Section 5.1
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Stock Grant and Award Limits
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Section 5.2
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Stock Offered
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Section 5.3
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Lock-Up Agreement
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ARTICLE VI
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ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR STATUS OR CONSULTANT STATUS
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Section 6.1
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Eligibility
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Section 6.2
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Termination of Employment or Director Status
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Section 6.3
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Termination of Consultant Status
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Section 6.4
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Special Termination Rule
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Section 6.5
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Termination for Cause
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ARTICLE VII
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OPTIONS
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Section 7.1
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Option Period
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Section 7.2
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Limitations on Exercise of Option
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Section 7.3
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Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
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Section 7.4
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Option Agreement
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Section 7.5
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Option Price and Payment
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Section 7.6
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Stockholder Rights and Privileges
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Section 7.7
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Options and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other Corporations
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Section 7.8
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Prohibition Against Repricing
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ARTICLE VIII
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RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
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Section 8.1
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Restriction Period to be Established by Committee
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Section 8.2
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Other Terms and Conditions
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Section 8.3
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Payment for Restricted Stock
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Section 8.4
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Restricted Stock Award Agreements
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ARTICLE IX
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UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
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ARTICLE X
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
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Section 10.1
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Terms and Conditions
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Section 10.2
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Payments
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PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARDS
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Section 11.1
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Terms and Conditions
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Section 11.2
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Payments
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PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
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Section 12.1
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Terms and Conditions
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Section 12.2
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Stockholder Rights and Privileges
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ARTICLE XIII
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DISTRIBUTION EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
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18
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Section 13.1
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Terms and Conditions
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18
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Section 13.2
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Interest Equivalents
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18
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ARTICLE XIV
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STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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19
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Section 14.1
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Terms and Conditions
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19
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Section 14.2
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Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights
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20
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ARTICLE XV
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RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
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20
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Section 15.1
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Adjustments to Common Stock
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20
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Section 15.2
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Recapitalization
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20
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Section 15.3
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Other Events
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20
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Section 15.4
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Powers Not Affected
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20
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Section 15.5
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No Adjustment for Certain Awards
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21
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ARTICLE XVI
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AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
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21
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ARTICLE XVII
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SPECIAL RULES
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21
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Section 17.1
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Right of First Refusal
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21
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Section 17.2
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Call Option
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22
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ARTICLE XVIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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22
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Section 18.1
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No Right to Award
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22
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Section 18.2
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No Rights Conferred
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22
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Section 18.3
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Other Laws; No Fractional Shares; Withholding
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22
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Section 18.4
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No Restriction on Corporate Action
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23
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Section 18.5
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Restrictions on Transfer
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23
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Section 18.6
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Beneficiary Designations
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23
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Section 18.7
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Rule 16b-3
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23
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Section 18.8
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Section 162(m)
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23
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Section 18.9
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Section 409A
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24
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Section 18.10
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Indemnification
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24
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Section 18.11
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Other Plans
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24
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Section 18.12
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Limits of Liability
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25
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Section 18.13
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Governing Law
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25
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Section 18.14
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Severability of Provisions
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25
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Section 18.15
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No Funding
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25
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Section 18.16
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Headings
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25
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Section 18.17
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Terms of Award Agreements
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25
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Section 18.18
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California Information Requirements
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25
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METASTAT,
INC.
2012 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
The purpose of this MetaStat, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “
Plan
”) is to benefit the stockholders of MetaStat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), by assisting the Company to attract, retain and provide incentives to key management employees and nonemployee directors of, and nonemployee consultants to, the Company and its Affiliates, and to align the interests of such employees, nonemployee directors and nonemployee consultants with those of the Company’s stockholders. Accordingly, the Plan provides for the granting of Distribution Equivalent Rights, Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Performance Share Awards, Performance Unit Awards, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights, Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights, Unrestricted Stock Awards or any combination of the foregoing, as may be best suited to the circumstances of the particular Employee, Director or Consultant as provided herein.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless the context otherwise requires:
“
Affiliate
” shall mean any corporation which, with respect to the Company, is a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.
“
Award
” shall mean, individually or collectively, any Distribution Equivalent Right, Option, Performance Share Award, Performance Unit Award, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Stock Appreciation Right or Unrestricted Stock Award.
“
Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and the Holder with respect to an Award, setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award, and each of which shall constitute a part of the Plan.
“
Board
” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“
Cause
” shall mean (i) if the Holder is a party to an employment or similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate which agreement defines “Cause” (or a similar term) therein, “
Cause
” shall have the same meaning as provided for in such agreement, or (ii) for a Holder who is not a party to such an agreement, “
Cause
” shall mean termination by the Company or an Affiliate of the employment (or other service relationship) of the Holder by reason of the Holder’s (A) intentional failure to perform reasonably assigned duties, (B) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of the Holder’s duties, (C) involvement in a transaction which is materially adverse to the Company or an Affiliate, (D) breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, (E) willful violation of any law, rule, regulation or court order (other than misdemeanor traffic violations and misdemeanors not involving misuse or misappropriation of money or property), (F) commission of an act of fraud or intentional misappropriation or conversion of any asset or opportunity of the Company or an Affiliate, or (G) material breach of any provision of the Plan or the Holder’s Award Agreement or any other written agreement between the Holder and the Company or an Affiliate, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board, the determination of which shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.
“
Change of Control
” shall mean (i) for a Holder who is a party to an employment or consulting agreement with the Company or an Affiliate which agreement defines “Change of Control” (or a similar term) therein, “
Change of Control
” shall have the same meaning as provided for in such agreement, or (ii) for a Holder who is not a party to such an agreement,
“
Change of Control
” shall mean the satisfaction of any one or more of the following conditions (and the “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied):
(a)
Any person (as such term is used in paragraphs 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, hereinafter in this definition, “
Person
”), other than the Company or an Affiliate or an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
(b)
The closing of a merger, consolidation or other business combination (a “
Business Combination
”) other than a Business Combination in which holders of the Common Stock immediately prior to the Business Combination have substantially the same proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the Business Combination as immediately before;
(c)
The closing of an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to any entity that is not an Affiliate;
(d)
The approval by the holders of shares of Common Stock of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company other than a liquidation of the Company into any subsidiary or a liquidation a result of which persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such liquidation have substantially the same proportionate ownership of shares of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such liquidation as immediately before;
(e)
Within any twenty-four (24) month period, the Incumbent Directors shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board or the board of directors of any successor to the Company;
provided
,
however
, that any director elected to the Board, or nominated for election, by a majority of the Incumbent Directors then still in office, shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this paragraph (e), but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual, entity or “group” other than the Board (including, but not limited to, any such assumption that results from paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f) of this definition); or
(f)
Any other event which shall be deemed by a majority of the members of the Board to constitute a “Change of Control.”
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files for bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code.
“
Code
” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to any section and any regulation under such section.
“
Committee
” shall mean a committee comprised of (i) at any time that the Common Stock is not registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act,
[
the full Board
]
[
the Compensation Committee of the Board
]
, and (ii) at any time that the Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, not less than three (3) members of the Board who are selected by the Board as provided in Section 4.1.
“
Common Stock
” shall mean the common stock, par value $.00001 per share, of the Company.
“
Company
” shall mean MetaStat, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
“
Consultant
” shall mean any non-Employee (individual or entity) advisor to the Company or an Affiliate who or which has contracted directly with the Company or an Affiliate to render bona fide consulting or advisory services thereto.
“
Director
” shall mean a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate, in either case, who is not an Employee.
“
Distribution Equivalent Right
” shall mean an Award granted under Article XIII of the Plan which entitles the Holder to receive bookkeeping credits, cash payments and/or Common Stock distributions equal in amount to the distributions that would have been made to the Holder had the Holder held a specified number of shares of Common Stock during the period the Holder held the Distribution Equivalent Right.
“
Distribution Equivalent Right Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Distribution Equivalent Right Award.
“
Effective Date
” shall mean January 1, 2012.
“
Employee
” shall mean any employee, including officers, of the Company or an Affiliate.
“
Exchange Act
” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Fair Market Value
” shall mean, as determined consistent with the applicable requirements of Sections 409A and 422 of the Code, as of any specified date, the closing sales price of the Common Stock for such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date) on the Nasdaq Stock Market or a domestic or foreign national securities exchange (including London’s Alternative Investment Market) on which the Common Stock may be listed, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or The Financial Times. If the Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or on a national securities exchange, but is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or by the National Quotation Bureau, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be the mean of the bid and asked prices per share of the Common Stock for such date. If the Common Stock is not quoted or listed as set forth above, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in good faith by any fair and reasonable means (which means, with respect to a particular Award grant, may be set forth with greater specificity in the applicable Award Agreement). The Fair Market Value of property other than Common Stock shall be determined by the Board in good faith by any fair and reasonable means, and consistent with the applicable requirements of Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.
“
Family Member
” shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Holder’s household (other than a tenant or employee of the Holder), a trust in which such persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which such persons (or the Holder) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which such persons (or the Holder) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.
“
Holder
” shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award or any such individual’s beneficiary, estate or representative, to the extent applicable.
“
Incentive Stock Option
” shall mean an Option which is intended by the Committee to constitute an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.
“
Incumbent Director
” shall mean, with respect to any period of time specified under the Plan for purposes of determining whether or not a Change of Control has occurred, the individuals who were members of the Board at the beginning of such period.
“
Non-Qualified Stock Option
” shall mean an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.
“
Option
” shall mean an Award granted under Article VII of the Plan of an option to purchase shares of Common Stock and includes both Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options.
“
Option Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to an Option.
“
Performance Criteria
” shall mean the criteria that the Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Holder for a Performance Period.
“
Performance Goals
” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the written goal or goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria.
“
Performance Period
” shall mean one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, selected by the Committee, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals or other business objectives shall be measured for purposes of determining a Holder’s right to, and the payment of, a Qualified Performance-Based Award.
“
Performance Share Award
” shall mean an Award granted under Article XII of the Plan under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or Company (and/or Affiliate) performance goals and/or objectives, shares of Common Stock are paid to the Holder.
“
Performance Share Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Performance Share Award.
“
Performance Unit
” shall mean a Unit awarded to a Holder pursuant to a Performance Unit Award.
“
Performance Unit Award
” shall mean an Award granted under Article XI of the Plan under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or Company (and/or Affiliate) performance goals and/or objectives, a cash payment shall be made to the Holder, based on the number of Units awarded to the Holder.
“
Performance Unit Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Performance Unit Award.
“
Plan
” shall mean this MetaStat, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, together with each of the Award Agreements utilized hereunder.
“
Qualified Performance-Based Award
” shall mean an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
“
Restricted Stock Award
” shall mean an Award granted under Article VIII of the Plan of shares of Common Stock, the transferability of which by the Holder shall be subject to Restrictions.
“
Restricted Stock Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.
“
Restricted Stock Unit Award
” shall mean an Award granted under Article X of the Plan under which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual service-related vesting requirements, a cash payment shall be made to the Holder, based on the number of Units awarded to the Holder.
“
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award.
“
Restriction Period
” shall mean the period of time for which shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to Restrictions, as set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
“
Restrictions
” shall mean forfeiture, transfer and/or other restrictions applicable to shares of Common Stock awarded to an Employee, Director or Consultant under the Plan pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and set forth in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
“
Rule 16b-3
” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation or statute fulfilling the same or a substantially similar function.
“
Stock Appreciation Right
” shall mean an Award granted under Article XIV of the Plan of a right, granted alone or in connection with a related Option, to receive a payment on the date of exercise.
“
Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right.
“
Tandem Stock Appreciation Right
” shall mean a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with a related Option, the exercise of which shall result in termination of the otherwise entitlement to purchase some or all of the shares of Common Stock under the related Option, all as set forth in Section 14.2.
“
Ten Percent Stockholder
” shall mean an Employee who, at the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted to him or her, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (both as defined in Section 424 of the Code), within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.
“
Total and Permanent Disability
” shall mean the inability 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 twelve (12) months, all as described in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
“
Units
” shall mean bookkeeping units, each of which represents such monetary amount as shall be designated by the Committee in each Performance Unit Award Agreement, or represents one (1) share of Common Stock for purposes of each Restricted Stock Unit Award.
“
Unrestricted Stock Award
” shall mean an Award granted under Article IX of the Plan of shares of Common Stock which are not subject to Restrictions.
“
Unrestricted Stock Award Agreement
” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to an Unrestricted Stock Award.
ARTICLE III
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN
The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, provided that the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of such date.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION
Section 4.1
Composition of Committee
. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, at any time that the Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall consist solely of three (3) or more Directors who are each (i) “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (“
Outside Directors
”), (ii) “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and (iii) “independent” for purposes of any applicable listing requirements (“
Non-Employee Directors
”);
provided
,
however
, that the Board or the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not (x) Outside Directors, the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not (A) then “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and are not expected to be “covered employees” at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Award, or (B) persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or (y) Non-Employee Directors, the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. If a member of the Committee shall be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan, such Committee member shall have no authority hereunder with respect to his or her own Award.
Section 4.2
Powers
. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the sole authority, in its discretion, to make all determinations under the Plan, including but not limited to determining which Employees, Directors or Consultants shall receive an Award, the time or times when an Award shall be made (the date of grant of an Award shall be the date on which the Award is awarded by the Committee), what type of Award shall be granted, the term of an Award, the date or dates on which an Award vests (including acceleration of vesting), the form of any payment to be made pursuant to an Award, the terms and conditions of an Award (including the forfeiture of the Award (and/or any financial gain) if the Holder of the Award violates any applicable restrictive covenant thereof), the Restrictions under a Restricted Stock Award and the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under an Award, all as applicable. In making such determinations the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Employees, Directors and Consultants, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s (or the Affiliate’s) success and such other factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant.
Section 4.3
Additional Powers
. The Committee shall have such additional powers as are delegated to it under the other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee is authorized to construe the Plan and the respective Award Agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the Plan as it may deem advisable to carry out the intent of the Plan, and to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry it into effect. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Article IV shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and all Holders.
Section 4.4
Committee Action
. In the absence of specific rules to the contrary, action by the Committee shall require the consent of a majority of the members of the Committee, expressed either orally at a meeting of the Committee or in writing in the absence of a meeting. No member of the Committee shall have any liability for any good faith action, inaction or determination in connection with the Plan.
ARTICLE V
STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON
Section 5.1
Stock Grant and Award Limits
. The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more Employees, Directors and/or Consultants determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article VI. Subject to Article XV, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed One Million One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Nine (1,116,789) shares. Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan solely to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award. To the extent that an Award lapses, expires, is canceled, is terminated unexercised or ceases to be exercisable for any reason, or the rights of its Holder terminate, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of a new Award. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Awards of Options under Article VII and/or Stock Appreciation Rights under Article XIV, in either or both cases granted to any one Employee during any calendar year, shall be Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250,000) shares (subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Article XV with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to Awards then outstanding). The limitation set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied in a manner which shall permit compensation generated in connection with the exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to constitute “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, including, but not limited to, counting against such maximum number of shares, to the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, any shares subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that are canceled or repriced.
Section 5.2
Stock Offered
. The stock to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock purchased on the open market or Common Stock previously issued and outstanding and reacquired by the Company.
Section 5.3
Lock-Up Agreement
. Each Award Agreement which provides for the issuance of Common Stock, including but not limited to the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of an Option, shall provide for a lock-up covenant by the Holder, to be effective for a period not to exceed one year,
upon the request of the Company or the Company’s principal underwriter in connection with an underwritten public offering of the Common Stock.
ARTICLE VI
ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS; TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR STATUS OR CONSULTANT STATUS
Section 6.1
Eligibility
. Awards made under the Plan may be granted solely to persons or entities who, at the time of grant, are Employees, Directors or Consultants. An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same Employee, Director or Consultant, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include, a Non-Qualified Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, an Unrestricted Stock Award, a Distribution Equivalent Right Award, a Performance Stock Award, a Performance Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, any combination thereof or, solely for Employees, an Incentive Stock Option.
Section 6.2
Termination of Employment or Director Status
. Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and/or the provisions of Section 6.4, the following terms and conditions shall apply with respect to the termination of a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, for any reason, including, without limitation, Total and Permanent Disability or death:
(a)
The Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable Non-Qualified Stock Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate:
(1)
If such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability or death, ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment or after the date of such termination of Director status;
(2)
If such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability, one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment or Director status; or
(3)
If such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the date of the Holder’s death.
Upon such applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in or with respect to any such Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
(b)
The Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable
Incentive Stock Option shall terminate:
(1)
If such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability or death, three (3) months after the date of such termination of employment;
(2)
If such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability, one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment; or
(3)
If such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the date of the Holder’s death.
Upon such applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in or with respect to any such Incentive Stock Options.
(c)
If a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, terminates for any reason prior to the actual or deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the restrictions, vesting requirements, terms and conditions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award and/or Restricted Stock Unit Award, such Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units shall immediately be canceled, and the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and with respect to any such Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units. The immediately preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine, prior to or within thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of employment or Director status, that all or a portion of any such Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units shall not be so canceled and forfeited.
Section 6.3
Termination of Consultant Status
. Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and/or the provisions of Section 6.4, the following terms and conditions shall apply with respect to the termination of a Holder’s status as a Consultant, for any reason:
(a)
The Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate:
(1)
If such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s death, ninety (90) days after the date of such termination; or
(2)
If such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the date of the Holder’s death.
(b)
If the status of a Holder as a Consultant terminates for any reason prior to the actual or deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the Restrictions, vesting requirements, terms and conditions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award, and/or Restricted Stock Units Award, such Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units shall immediately be canceled, and the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and with respect to any such Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units. The immediately preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine, prior to or within thirty (30) days after the date of such termination of such a Holder’s status as a Consultant, that all or a portion of any such Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units shall not be so canceled and forfeited.
Section 6.4
Special Termination Rule
. Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article VI, if a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the Company or an Affiliate shall terminate, and if, within ninety (90) days of such termination, such Holder shall become a Consultant, such Holder’s rights with respect to any Award or portion thereof granted thereto prior to the date of such termination may be preserved, if and to the extent determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, as if such Holder had been a Consultant for the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had been outstanding. Should the Committee effect such determination with respect to such Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such Holder shall not be treated as if his or her employment or Director status had terminated until such time as his or her Consultant status shall terminate, in which case his or her Award, as it may have been reduced in connection with the Holder’s becoming a Consultant, shall be treated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3;
provided
,
however
, that any such Award which is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall, upon the Holder’s no longer being an Employee, automatically convert to a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Should a Holder’s status as a Consultant terminate, and if, within ninety (90) days of such termination, such Holder shall become an Employee or a Director, such Holder’s rights with respect to any Award or portion thereof granted thereto prior to the date of such termination may be preserved, if and to the extent determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, as if such Holder had been an Employee or a Director, as applicable, for the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had been outstanding, and, should the Committee effect such determination with respect to such Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such Holder shall not be treated as if his or her Consultant status had terminated until such time as his or her employment with the Company or an Affiliate, or his or her Director status, as applicable, shall terminate, in which case his or her Award shall be treated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2.
Section 6.5
Termination for Cause
. Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI or elsewhere in the Plan to the contrary, and unless a Holder’s Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise, should a Holder’s employment, Director status or engagement as a Consultant with or for the Company or an Affiliate be terminated by the Company or Affiliate for Cause, all of such Holder’s then outstanding Awards shall expire immediately and be forfeited in their entirety upon such termination.
ARTICLE VII
OPTIONS
Section 7.1
Option Period
. The term of each Option shall be as specified in the Option Agreement;
provided
,
however
, that except as set forth in Section 7.3, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant.
Section 7.2
Limitations on Exercise of Option
. An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as specified in the Option Agreement.
Section 7.3
Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (both as defined in Section 424 of the Code) which provide for the grant of Incentive Stock Options exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (or such other individual limit as may be in effect under the Code on the date of grant), the portion of such Incentive Stock Options that exceeds such threshold shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Holder’s Options, which were intended by the Committee to be Incentive Stock Options when granted to the Holder, will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation, and shall notify the Holder of such determination as soon as practicable after such determination. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an Employee if, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, such Employee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, unless (i) at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted the Option price is at least one hundred ten percent (110 %) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option, and (ii) such Incentive Stock Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted more than ten (10) years from the date on which the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. The designation by the Committee of an Option as an Incentive Stock Option shall not guarantee the Holder that the Option will satisfy the applicable requirements for “incentive stock option” status under Section 422 of the Code.
Section 7.4
Option Agreement
. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including, but not limited to, provisions intended to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option. An Option Agreement may provide for the payment of the Option price, in whole or in part, in cash or cash equivalents, by the delivery of a number of shares of Common Stock (plus cash if necessary) that have been owned by the Holder for at least six (6) months and having a Fair Market Value equal to such Option price, or such other forms or methods as the Committee may determine from time to time, in each case, subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Committee. Each Option Agreement shall, solely to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5, as applicable, specify the effect of termination of the Holder’s employment, Director status or Consultant status on the exercisability of the Option. Moreover, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Option Agreement may provide for a “cashless exercise” of the Option, in whole or in part, by (a) establishing procedures whereby the Holder, by a properly-executed written notice, directs (i) an immediate market sale or margin loan as to all or a part of the shares of Common Stock to which he is entitled to receive upon exercise of the Option, pursuant to an extension of credit by the Company to the Holder of the Option price, (ii) the delivery of the shares of Common Stock from the Company directly to a brokerage firm and (iii) the delivery of the Option price from sale or margin loan proceeds from the brokerage firm directly to the Company, or (b) reducing the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Option by the number of such shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Option price (or portion thereof to be so paid) as of the date of the Option’s exercise. Each Option Agreement shall, solely to the extent inconsistent with the
provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5, as applicable, specify the effect of the termination of the Holder’s employment, Director status or Consultant status on the exercisability of the Option. An Option Agreement may also include provisions relating to (i) subject to the provisions hereof, accelerated vesting of Options, including but not limited to upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, (ii) tax matters (including provisions covering any applicable Employee wage withholding requirements and requiring additional “gross-up” payments to Holders to meet any excise taxes or other additional income tax liability imposed as a result of a payment made upon a Change of Control resulting from the operation of the Plan or of such Option Agreement) and (iii) any other matters not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.
Section 7.5
Option Price and Payment
. The price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee;
provided
,
however
, that such Option price (i) shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date such Option is granted, and (ii) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article XV. The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company. The Option price for the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee as set forth in the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, which manner, with the consent of the Committee, may include the withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option, for purposes of Section 7.4 (b). Separate stock certificates shall be issued by the Company for those shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
Section 7.6
Stockholder Rights and Privileges
. The Holder of an Option shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a stockholder of the Company solely with respect to such shares of Common Stock as have been purchased under the Option and for which certificates of stock have been registered in the Holder’s name.
Section 7.7
Options and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other Corporations
. Options may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for stock options held by individuals employed by entities who become Employees as a result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity with the Company or any Affiliate, or the acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of the assets of the employing entity, or the acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of stock of the employing entity with the result that such employing entity becomes an Affiliate.
Section 7.8
Prohibition Against Repricing
. Except to the extent (i) approved in advance by holders of a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (ii) as a result of any Change of Control or any adjustment as provided in Article XV, the Committee shall not have the power or authority to reduce, whether through amendment or otherwise, the exercise price under any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or to grant any new Award or make any payment of cash in substitution for or upon the cancellation of Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights previously granted.
ARTICLE VIII
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
Section 8.1
Restriction Period to be Established by Committee
. At the time a Restricted Stock Award is made, the Committee shall establish the Restriction Period applicable to such Award. Each Restricted Stock Award may have a different Restriction Period, in the discretion of the Committee. The Restriction Period applicable to a particular Restricted Stock Award shall not be changed except as permitted by Section 8.2.
Section 8.2
Other Terms and Conditions
. Common Stock awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be represented by a stock certificate registered in the name of the Holder of such Restricted Stock Award. If provided for under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, the Holder shall have the right to vote Common Stock subject thereto and to enjoy all other stockholder rights, including the entitlement to receive dividends on the Common Stock during the Restriction Period, except that (i) the Holder shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate until the Restriction Period shall have expired, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of the stock certificate during the Restriction Period (with a stock power endorsed by the Holder in blank), (iii) the Holder may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Common Stock during the Restriction Period and (iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of termination of employment, Director status or Consultant status prior to expiration of the Restriction Period. Such additional terms, conditions or restrictions shall, to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4, as applicable, be set forth in a Restricted Stock Award Agreement made in conjunction with the Award. Such Restricted Stock Award Agreement may also include provisions relating to (i) subject to the provisions hereof, accelerated vesting of Awards, including but not limited to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, (ii) tax matters (including provisions covering any applicable Employee wage withholding requirements and requiring additional “gross-up” payments to Holders to meet any excise taxes or other additional income tax liability imposed as a result of a payment made in connection with a “Change of Control” resulting from the operation of the Plan or of such Restricted Stock Award Agreement) and (iii) any other matters not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. The terms and conditions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical. All shares of Common Stock delivered to a Holder as part of a Restricted Stock Award shall be delivered and reported by the Company or the Affiliate, as applicable, to the Holder by no later than by the fifteenth (15
th
) day of the third (3
rd
) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the Holder’s entitlement to such shares becomes vested.
Section 8.3
Payment for Restricted Stock
. The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment from a Holder for Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, if any, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Holder shall not be required to make any payment for Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.
Section 8.4
Restricted Stock Award Agreements
. At the time any Award is made under this Article VIII, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Restricted Stock Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.
ARTICLE IX
UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
Pursuant to the terms of the applicable Unrestricted Stock Award Agreement, a Holder may be awarded (or sold) shares of Common Stock which are not subject to Restrictions, in consideration for past services rendered thereby to the Company or an Affiliate or for other valid consideration.
ARTICLE X
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
Section 10.1
Terms and Conditions
. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement the individual service-based vesting requirement which the Holder would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become entitled to payment pursuant to Section 10.2 and the number of Units awarded to the Holder. Such payment shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Unit Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of termination of employment, Director status or Consultant status prior to expiration of the applicable vesting period. The terms and conditions of the respective Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical.
Section 10.2
Payments
. The Holder of a Restricted Stock Unit shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, or one (1) share of Common Stock, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, for each Restricted Stock Unit subject to such Restricted Stock Unit Award, if the Holder satisfies the applicable vesting requirement. Such payment shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15
th
) day of the third (3
rd
) calendar month next following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Unit first becomes vested.
ARTICLE XI
PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARDS
Section 11.1
Terms and Conditions
. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Performance Unit Award Agreement the performance goals and objectives (and the period of time to which such goals and objectives shall apply) which the Holder and/or the Company would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become entitled to payment pursuant to Section 10.2, the number of Units awarded to the Holder and the dollar value assigned to each such Unit. Such payment shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Performance Unit Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of termination of employment, Director status or Consultant status prior to expiration of the applicable performance period. The terms and conditions of the respective Performance Unit Award Agreements need not be identical.
Section 11.2
Payments
. The Holder of a Performance Unit shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the dollar value assigned to such Unit under the applicable Performance Unit Award Agreement if the Holder and/or the Company satisfy (or partially satisfy, if applicable under the applicable Performance Unit Award Agreement) the performance goals and objectives set forth in such Performance Unit Award Agreement. If achieved, such payment shall be made not later than by the fifteenth (15
th
) day of the third (3
rd
) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such performance goals and objectives relate.
ARTICLE XII
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
Section 12.1
Terms and Conditions
. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Performance Share Award Agreement the performance goals and objectives (and the period of time to which such goals and objectives shall apply) which the Holder and/or the Company would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become entitled to the receipt of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Holder’s Performance Share Award and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Performance Share Award. Such payment shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code and, if such goals and objectives are achieved, the distribution of such Common Shares shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15
th
) day of the third (3
rd
) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such goals and objectives relate. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Performance Share Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of termination of the Holder’s employment, Director status or Consultant status prior to the expiration of the applicable performance period. The terms and conditions of the respective Performance Share Award Agreements need not be identical.
Section 12.2
Stockholder Rights and Privileges
. The Holder of a Performance Share Award shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until such time, if any, as the Holder actually receives shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Performance Share Award.
ARTICLE XIII
DISTRIBUTION EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
Section 13.1
Terms and Conditions
. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement the terms and conditions, if any, including whether the Holder is to receive credits currently in cash, is to have such credits reinvested (at Fair Market Value determined as of the date of reinvestment) in additional shares of Common Stock or is to be entitled to choose among such alternatives. Such receipt shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code and, if such Award becomes vested, the distribution of such cash or shares of Common Stock shall be made no later than by the fifteenth (15
th
) day of the third (3
rd
) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the Holder’s interest in the Award vests. Distribution Equivalent Rights Awards may be settled in cash or in shares of Common Stock, as set forth in the applicable Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement. A Distribution Equivalent Rights Award may, but need not be, awarded in tandem with another Award, whereby, if so awarded, such Distribution Equivalent Rights Award shall expire, terminate or be forfeited by the Holder, as applicable, under the same conditions as under such other Award.
Section 13.2
Interest Equivalents
. The Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement for a Distribution Equivalent Rights Award may provide for the crediting of interest on a Distribution Rights Award to be settled in cash at a future date (but in no event later than by the fifteenth (15
th
) day of the third (3
rd
) calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such interest was credited), at a rate set forth in the applicable Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement, on the amount of cash payable thereunder.
ARTICLE XIV
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
Section 14.1
Terms and Conditions
. The Committee shall set forth in the applicable Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement the terms and conditions of the Stock Appreciation Right, including (i) the base value (the “
Base Value
”) for the Stock Appreciation Right, which for purposes of a Stock Appreciation Right which is not a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right, (iii) the period during which the Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised;
provided
,
however
, that no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant, and (iv) any other special rules and/or requirements which the Committee imposes upon the Stock Appreciation Right. Upon the exercise of some or all of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Holder shall receive a payment from the Company, in cash or in the form of shares of Common Stock having an equivalent Fair Market Value or in a combination of both, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, equal to the product of:
(a)
The excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the date of exercise, over (ii) the Base Value, multiplied by;
(b)
The number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
Section 14.2
Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights
. If the Committee grants a Stock Appreciation Right which is intended to be a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted at the same time as the related Option, and the following special rules shall apply:
(a)
The Base Value shall be equal to or greater than the per share exercise price under the related Option;
(b)
The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for all or part of the shares of Common Stock which are subject to the related Option, but solely upon the surrender by the Holder of the Holder’s right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option (and when a share of Common Stock is purchased under the related Option, an equivalent portion of the related Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be cancelled);
(c)
The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall expire no later than the date of the expiration of the related Option;
(d)
The value of the payment with respect to the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the per share exercise price under the related Option and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the related Option at the time the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is exercised; and
(e)
The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised solely when the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock subject to the related Option exceeds the per share exercise price under the related Option.
ARTICLE XV
RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
Section 15.1
Adjustments to Common Stock
. The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan are shares of Common Stock as presently constituted;
provided
,
however
, that if, and whenever, prior to the expiration or distribution to the Holder of shares of Common Stock underlying an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend on Common Stock without receipt of consideration by the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable, (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share of the Common Stock shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share of the Common Stock shall be proportionately increased. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Article XV, any adjustment made with respect to an Award (x) which is an Incentive Stock Option, shall comply with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code, and in no event shall any adjustment be made which would render any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan to be other than an “incentive stock option” for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, and (y) which is a Non-Qualified Stock Option, shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall any adjustment be made which would render any Non-Qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan to become subject to Section 409A of the Code.
Section 15.2
Recapitalization
. If the Company recapitalizes or otherwise changes its capital structure, thereafter upon any exercise or satisfaction, as applicable, of a previously granted Award, the Holder shall be entitled to receive (or entitled to purchase, if applicable) under such Award, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such Award, the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to such recapitalization, the Holder had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such Award.
Section 15.3
Other Events
. In the event of changes to the outstanding Common Stock by reason of extraordinary cash dividend, reorganization, mergers, consolidations, combinations, split-ups, spin-offs, exchanges or other relevant changes in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for under this Article XV, any outstanding Awards and any Award Agreements evidencing such Awards shall be adjusted by the Board in its discretion in such manner as the Board shall deem equitable or appropriate taking into consideration the applicable accounting and tax consequences, as to the number and price of shares of Common Stock or other consideration subject to such Awards. In the event of any adjustment pursuant to Sections 15.1, 15.2 or this Section 15.3, the aggregate number of shares available under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.1 (and the Code Section 162(m) limit set forth therein) may be appropriately adjusted by the Board, the determination of which shall be conclusive. In addition, the Committee may make provision for a cash payment to a Participant or a person who has an outstanding Award. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Award shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
Section 15.4
Powers Not Affected
. The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or of the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change of the Company’s capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding.
Section 15.5
No Adjustment for Certain Awards
. Except as hereinabove expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect previously granted Awards, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable.
ARTICLE XVI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
The Plan shall continue in effect, unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Article XVI, until the tenth (10
th
) anniversary of the date on which it is adopted by the Board (except as to Awards outstanding on that date). The Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any shares for which Awards have not theretofore been granted;
provided
,
however
, that the Plan’s termination shall not materially and adversely impair the rights of a Holder with respect to any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Holder. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Plan or any part hereof from time to time;
provided
,
however
, that without the approval by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders at which a quorum representing a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is present in person or by proxy, no amendment or modification of the Plan may (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to Holders, (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in Article XV, materially increase the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan or the individual Award limitations specified in Article V, (iii) materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan, or (iv) amend, modify, terminate or suspend Section 7.8 (repricing prohibition) or this Article XVI. In addition, no change in any Award theretofore granted may be made which would materially and adversely impair the rights of a Holder with respect to such Award without the consent of the Holder (unless such change is required in order to cause the benefits under the Plan to qualify as “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code or to exempt the Plan or any Award from Section 409A of the Code).
ARTICLE XVII
SPECIAL RULES
Section 17.1
Right of First Refusal
. Solely during such time that the Common Stock is not publicly traded and solely to the extent that the applicable Award Agreement so provides, no Holder (or beneficiary of a Holder including but not limited to the Holder’s estate) may sell or otherwise transfer (except for inter vivos transfers to Family Members) any Common Stock obtained thereby pursuant to an Award without first (i) providing the Company with a written offer to sell the Common Stock to the Company on the same terms as were offered to the Holder (or the Holder’s beneficiary) by a bona fide third party (a copy of which third party offer shall be attached to the Holder’s or beneficiary’s offer to sell such Common Stock to the Company) for a sales price and with other terms and conditions, in each case equal to those stated in the third party’s purchase offer, and (ii) waiting thirty (30) days from the date of the Company’s receipt of such offer. If the Company shall accept the Holder’s or beneficiary’s offer in writing within said thirty (30) day period, the Holder or beneficiary and the Company shall promptly effect such transaction. If the Company does not provide a written acceptance of the Holder’s or beneficiary’s offer within said thirty (30) day period, the Holder or beneficiary shall be entitled to accept such third party’s offer and effect such transaction.
Section 17.2
Call Option
. Solely during such time that the Common Stock is not publicly traded and solely to the extent that the applicable Award Agreement so provides, upon the termination of (i) an Employee’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) a Director’s membership on the Board or on the board of directors of an Affiliate or (iii) a Consultant’s consulting or advisory engagement by the Company or Affiliate, the Company shall have the right to purchase from such individual or from such individual’s estate, for a period of ninety (90) days following the date of such termination, any Common Stock obtained thereby pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option hereunder for a purchase price equal to the Fair Market Value of such Stock as of the date on which the Company provides written notice of its intent to exercise its call option hereunder to such individual or to such individual’s estate;
provided
,
however
, that notwithstanding the foregoing, should the individual’s employment, Board membership or consulting or advisory engagement be terminated by the Company for Cause, in lieu of Fair Market Value, the purchase price shall equal the amount paid, if any, by such individual, to obtain such Stock.
ARTICLE XVIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 18.1
No Right to Award
. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Company nor any action of the Board or the Committee shall be deemed to give an Employee, Director or Consultant any right to an Award except as may be evidenced by an Award Agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then solely to the extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein.
Section 18.2
No Rights Conferred
. Nothing contained in the Plan shall (i) confer upon any Employee any right with respect to continuation of employment with the Company or any Affiliate, (ii) interfere in any way with any right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of an Employee at any time, (iii) confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of such Director’s membership on the Board, (iv) interfere in any way with any right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Director’s membership on the Board at any time, (v) confer upon any Consultant any right with respect to continuation of his or her consulting engagement with the Company or any Affiliate, or (vi) interfere in any way with any right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Consultant’s consulting engagement with the Company or an Affiliate at any time.
Section 18.3
Other Laws; No Fractional Shares; Withholding
. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to any Award granted under the Plan at any time when the shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and under such other state and federal laws, rules or regulations as the Company or the Committee deems applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel of the Company, if there is no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules or regulations available for the issuance and sale of such shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any provision of the Plan to recognize the exercise of any Award or to otherwise sell or issue shares of Common Stock in violation of any such laws, rules or regulations, and any postponement of the exercise or settlement of any Award under this provision shall not extend the term of such Award. Neither the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to a Holder with respect to any Award (or shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder) (i) that shall lapse because of such postponement, or (ii) for any failure to comply with the requirements of any applicable law, rules or regulations, including but not limited to any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid. The Company shall have the right to deduct in cash (whether under this Plan or otherwise) in connection with all Awards any taxes required by law to be withheld and to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its withholding obligations. In the case of any Award satisfied in the form of shares of Common Stock, no shares shall be issued unless and until arrangements satisfactory to the Company shall have been made to satisfy any tax withholding obligations applicable with respect to such Award. Subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may impose, the Company shall have the right to retain, or the Committee may, subject to such terms and conditions as it may establish from time to time, permit Holders to elect to tender, Common Stock (including Common Stock issuable in respect of an Award) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the amount required to be withheld.
Section 18.4
No Restriction on Corporate Action
. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any corporate action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made under the Plan. No Employee, Director, Consultant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.
Section 18.5
Restrictions on Transfer
. No Award under the Plan or any Award Agreement and no rights or interests herein or therein, shall or may be assigned, transferred, sold, exchanged, encumbered, pledged or otherwise hypothecated or disposed of by a Holder except (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) except for an Incentive Stock Option, by gift to any Family Member of the Holder. An Award may be exercisable during the lifetime of the Holder only by such Holder or by the Holder’s guardian or legal representative unless it has been transferred by gift to a Family Member of the Holder, in which case it shall be exercisable solely by such transferee. Notwithstanding any such transfer, the Holder shall continue to be subject to the withholding requirements provided for under Section 18.3 hereof.
Section 18.6
Beneficiary Designations
. Each Holder may, from time to time, name a beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be contingent or successive beneficiaries) for purposes of receiving any amount which is payable in connection with an Award under the Plan upon or subsequent to the Holder’s death. Each such beneficiary designation shall serve to revoke all prior beneficiary designations, be in a form prescribed by the Company and be effective solely when filed by the Holder in writing with the Company during the Holder’s lifetime. In the absence of any such written beneficiary designation, for purposes of the Plan, a Holder’s beneficiary shall be the Holder’s estate.
Section 18.7
Rule 16b-3
. It is intended that, at any time when the Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan and any Award made to a person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall meet all of the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any provision of the Plan or of any such Award would disqualify the Plan or such Award under, or would otherwise not comply with the requirements of, Rule 16b-3, such provision or Award shall be construed or deemed to have been amended as necessary to conform to the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
Section 18.8
Section 162(m)
. It is intended that, at any time when the Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall comply fully with and meet all the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so that Awards hereunder which are made to Holders who are “covered employees” (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code) shall constitute “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Any Performance Goal(s) applicable to Qualified Performance-Based Awards shall be objective, shall be established not later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of any applicable Performance Period (or at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code) and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, including the requirement that the outcome of the Performance Goal or Goals be substantially uncertain (as defined in the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code) at the time established. The Performance Criteria to be utilized under the Plan to establish Performance Goals shall consist of objective tests based on one or more of the following: earnings or earnings per share, cash flow or cash flow per share, operating cash flow or operating cash flow per share revenue growth, product revenue growth, financial return ratios (such as return on equity, return on investment and/or return on assets), share price performance, stockholder return, equity and/or value, operating income, operating margins, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, net income, pre- or post-tax income, economic value added (or an equivalent metric), profit returns and margins, credit quality, sales growth, market share, working capital levels, comparisons with various stock market indices, year-end cash, debt reduction, assets under management, operating efficiencies, strategic partnerships or transactions (including co-development, co-marketing, profit-sharing, joint venture or other similar arrangements), and/or financing and other capital raising transactions. Performance criteria may be established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more Company business units or divisions or
subsidiaries; and either in absolute terms, relative to the performance of one or more similarly situated companies, or relative to the performance of an index covering a peer group of companies. When establishing Performance Goals for the applicable Performance Period, the Committee may exclude any or all “extraordinary items” as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with restructurings of the Company, discontinued operations, other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes and as identified in the Company’s financial statements, notes to the Company’s financial statements or management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contained in the Company’s most recent annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act. Holders who are “covered employees” (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code) shall be eligible to receive payment under a Qualified Performance-Based Award which is subject to achievement of a Performance Goal or Goals only if the applicable Performance Goal or Goals are achieved within the applicable Performance Period, as determined by the Committee. If any provision of the Plan would disqualify the Plan or would not otherwise permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m) as so intended, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the requirements or provisions of Section 162(m). The Committee may postpone the exercising of Awards, the issuance or delivery of Common Stock under any Award or any action permitted under the Plan to prevent the Company or any subsidiary from being denied a federal income tax deduction with respect to any Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, provided that such deferral satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(4)(i), the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid to any Employee under the Plan for a calendar year shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).
Section 18.9
Section 409A
. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee shall have no authority to issue an Award under the Plan with terms and/or conditions which would cause such Award to constitute non-qualified “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, by way of example but not limitation, no Option shall be granted under the Plan with a per share exercise price which is less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Award Agreement shall provide for any deferral feature with respect to an Award which constitutes a deferral of compensation under Section 409A of the Code. The Plan and all Award Agreements are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (so as to be exempt therefrom), and shall be so interpreted and construed.
Section 18.10
Indemnification
. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred thereby in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which such person may be made a party or may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid thereby in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid thereby in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against such person;
provided
,
however
, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive and shall be independent of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise.
Section 18.11
Other Plans
. No Award, payment or amount received hereunder shall be taken into account in computing an Employee’s salary or compensation for the purposes of determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, life insurance or other benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate, unless such other plan specifically provides for the inclusion of such Award, payment or amount received. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company to establish other plans or to pay compensation to its employees, in cash or property, in a manner which is not expressly authorized under the Plan.
Section 18.12
Limits of Liability
. Any liability of the Company with respect to an Award shall be based solely upon the contractual obligations created under the Plan and the Award Agreement. None of the Company, any member of the Board nor any member of the Committee shall have any liability to any party for any action taken or not taken, in good faith, in connection with or under the Plan.
Section 18.13
Governing Law
. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
Section 18.14
Severability of Provisions
. If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.
Section 18.15
No Funding
. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to ensure the payment of any Award.
Section 18.16
Headings
. Headings used throughout the Plan are for convenience only and shall not be given legal significance.
Section 18.17
Terms of Award Agreements
. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which Award Agreement, if it provides for the issuance of Common Stock, shall require the Holder to enter into and be bound by the terms of the Company’s Stockholders’ Agreement, if any. The terms of the Award Agreements utilized under the Plan need not be the same.
Section 18.18
California Information Requirements
. To the extent applicable, the Company shall comply with the information requirements applicable to the Plan pursuant to Section 260.140.46 of the California Code of Regulations.
Exhibit 10.6
METASTAT, INC.
2012 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
CONSULTANT NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
THIS AGREEMENT made as of ___________________ , 201_, by and between MetaStat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), and ______________________ (the “
Optionee
”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the MetaStat, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “
Plan
”) for the benefit of its employees, nonemployee directors and consultants and the employees, nonemployee directors and consultants of its affiliates, and
WHEREAS, the Committee has authorized the grant to the Optionee of an Option under the Plan, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and as hereinafter provided,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the Company and the Optionee hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
.
Terms used in this Agreement which are defined in the Plan shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
2.
Grant of Option
.
The Board hereby grants to the Optionee an option to purchase
[insert #
of shares]
shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“
Shares
”) for an Option price per Share equal to
[insert price]
(not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of the grant of the Option) (the “
Option
”).
3.
Option Terms and Exercise Period
.
(a)
The Option shall be exercised, and payment by the Optionee of the Option price shall be made, pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(b)
All or any part of the Option may be exercised by the Optionee no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of the grant of the Option.
(c)
This Agreement and the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of the grant of the Option, or (ii) the date as of which the Option has been fully exercised.
4.
Vesting
.
The
Option shall vest and become exercisable pursuant to the following schedule:
[Insert Vesting Schedule]
To the extent the above vesting requirements are not satisfied as of the date of termination of the Optionee’s status as a Consultant, the Optionee shall thereupon forfeit the then unvested portion of the Option.
5.
Termination of Consultant Status
.
Sections 6.3 and 6.4 of the Plan shall control.
6.
Restrictions on Transfer of Option
.
This Agreement and the Option shall not be transferable otherwise than (a) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or (b) by gift to any Family Member of the Optionee, and the Option shall be exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, solely by the Optionee, except on account of the Optionee’s Permanent and Total Disability or death, and solely by the transferee in the case of a transfer by gift to a Family Member of the Optionee.
7.
Exercise of Option
.
(a)
The Option shall become exercisable at such time as shall be provided herein or in the Plan and shall be exercisable by written notice of such exercise, in the form prescribed by the Committee, to the Secretary of the Company, at its principal office. The notice shall specify the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised.
(b)
Shares purchased pursuant to the Option shall be paid for in full at the time of such purchase in cash, in Shares, including Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan, or part in cash and part in Shares. Shares transferred in payment of the Option price shall be valued as of the date of transfer based on their Fair Market Value.
8.
Regulation by the Committee
.
This Agreement and the Option shall be subject to any administrative procedures and rules as the Committee shall adopt. All decisions of the Committee upon any question arising under the Plan or under this Agreement, shall be conclusive and binding upon the Optionee and any person or persons to whom any portion of the Option has been transferred by will, by the laws of descent and distribution or by gift to a Family Member of the Optionee.
9.
Rights as a Stockholder
.
The Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to the Option until certificates for Shares of Common Stock are issued to the Optionee.
10.
Reservation of Shares
.
With respect to the Option, the Company hereby agrees to at all times reserve for issuance and/or delivery upon payment by the Optionee of the Option price, such number of Shares as shall be required for issuance and/or delivery upon such payment pursuant to the Option.
11.
Delivery of Share Certificates
.
Within a reasonable time after the exercise of the Option the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Optionee, his or her legal representative or his or her beneficiary, a certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.
12.
Amendment
.
The Committee may amend this Agreement at any time and from time to time;
provided
,
however
, that no amendment of this Agreement that would materially and adversely impair the Optionee’s rights or entitlements with respect to the Option shall be effective without the prior written consent of the Optionee.
13.
Plan Terms
.
The terms of the Plan are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
14.
Effective Date of Grant
.
The Option shall be effective as of the date first written above.
15.
Lock-Up Agreement
.
The Optionee hereby agrees that in connection with an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, including any placement on London’s Alternative Investment Market, upon the request of the Company or the principal underwriter managing such public offering, shares of Common Stock obtained pursuant to this Agreement (and any shares of Common Stock received directly or indirectly with respect thereto) may not be sold, offered for sale or similar financial effect or otherwise disposed of without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriter, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding
[
one year
]
after the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with such offering, but only to the extent that the Company’s directors, executive officers and/or their immediate family are similarly bound. The Optionee hereby agrees to sign such further documents as the Company may reasonably request to give this Section 17 effect. The lock-up agreement established pursuant to this Section 17 shall have perpetual duration.
16.
Optionee Acknowledgment
.
By executing this Agreement, the Optionee hereby acknowledges that he or she (a) has received and read the Plan and this Agreement and that he or she agrees to be bound by all of the terms of both the Plan and this Agreement, and (b) upon exercising any portion of the Option, shall enter into and be bound by all of the terms of the Company’s Stockholders’ Agreement, if any.
ATTEST:
|
|
METASTAT, INC.
|
|
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|
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_______________________
________
Date
|
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By:
Its:
, Optionee
|
Date
Date
|
Exhibit 10.7
METASTAT, INC.
2012 OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
EMPLOYEE NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
THIS AGREEMENT made as of ___________________
[INSERT DATE ON WHICH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE GRANTS OPTION]
, 201_, by and between MetaStat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), and ______________________ (the “
Optionee
”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the MetaStat, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the “
Plan
”) for the benefit of its employees, nonemployee directors and consultants and the employees, nonemployee directors and consultants of its affiliates, and
WHEREAS, the Committee has authorized the grant to the Optionee of an Option under the Plan, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and as hereinafter provided,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the Company and the Optionee hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
.
Terms used in this Agreement which are defined in the Plan shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
2.
Grant of Option
.
The Committee hereby grants to the Optionee an option to purchase
[insert # of shares]
shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“
Shares
”) for an Option price per Share equal to
[insert price]
(not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of the grant of the Option) (the “
Option
”). The Option is intended by the Committee to be a Non-Qualified Stock Option and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted on a basis consistent with such intent.
3.
Option Terms and Exercise Period
.
(a)
The Option shall be exercised, and payment by the Optionee of the Option price shall be made, pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(b)
All or any part of the Option may be exercised by the Optionee no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of the grant of the Option.
(c)
This Agreement and the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of the grant of the Option, or (ii) the date as of which the Option has been fully exercised.
4.
Vesting
.
The
Option shall vest and become exercisable pursuant to the following schedule:
[Insert Vesting Schedule]
To the extent the above vesting requirements are not satisfied as of the date of termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company, the Optionee shall thereupon forfeit the then unvested portion of the Option.
5.
Termination of Employment
.
Sections 6.2 and 6.4 of the Plan shall control.
6.
Restrictions on Transfer of Option
.
This Agreement and the Option shall not be transferable otherwise than (a) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or (b) by gift to any Family Member of the Optionee, and the Option shall be exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, solely by the Optionee, except on account of the Optionee’s Permanent and Total Disability or death, and solely by the transferee in the case of a transfer by gift to a Family Member of the Optionee.
7.
Exercise of Option
.
(a)
The Option shall become exercisable at such time as shall be provided herein or in the Plan and shall be exercisable by written notice of such exercise, in the form prescribed by the Committee, to the Secretary of the Company, at its principal office. The notice shall specify the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7(c) and 7(d),
Shares purchased pursuant to the Option shall be paid for in full at the time of such purchase in cash, in Shares, including Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan, or part in cash and part in Shares. Shares transferred in payment of the Option price shall be valued as of the date of transfer based on their Fair Market Value.
(c) The Option price may be paid, in whole or in part, by (i) an immediate market sale or margin loan as to all or a part of the Shares to which the Optionee shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of the Option, pursuant to an extension of credit by the Company to the Optionee of the Option price (or portion thereof to be so paid), (ii) the delivery of the Shares from the Company directly to a brokerage firm, and (iii) the delivery of the Option price from sale or margin loan proceeds from the brokerage firm directly to the Company.
(d)
The Option price may be paid, in whole or in part, by reducing the number of Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option by the number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Option price (or portion thereof to be so paid) as of the date of the Option’s exercise.
8.
Regulation by the Committee
.
This Agreement and the Option shall be subject to the administrative procedures and rules as the Committee shall adopt. All decisions of the Committee upon any question arising under the Plan or under this Agreement, shall be conclusive and binding upon the Optionee and any person or persons to whom any portion of the Option has been transferred by will, by the laws of descent and distribution or by gift to a Family Member of the Optionee.
9.
Rights as a Stockholder
.
The Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to the Option until certificates for Shares of Common Stock are issued to the Optionee.
10.
Reservation of Shares
.
With respect to the Option, the Company hereby agrees to at all times reserve for issuance and/or delivery upon payment by the Optionee of the Option price, such number of Shares as shall be required for issuance and/or delivery upon such payment pursuant to the Option.
11.
Delivery of Share Certificates
.
Within a reasonable time after the exercise of the Option the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Optionee, his or her legal representative or his or her beneficiary, a certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.
12.
Withholding
.
In the event the Optionee elects to exercise the Option (or any part thereof), the Company or an Affiliate shall be entitled to deduct and withhold the minimum amount necessary in connection with the issuance of Shares to the Optionee to satisfy its withholding obligations, if any, under any and all federal, state and/or local tax rules or regulations.
13.
Amendment
.
The Committee may amend this Agreement at any time and from time to time;
provided
,
however
, that no amendment of this Agreement that would materially and adversely impair the Optionee’s rights or entitlements with respect to the Option shall be effective without the prior written consent of the Optionee (unless such amendment is required in order to cause the Award hereunder to qualify as “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162 (m) of the Code and applicable interpretive authority thereunder).
14.
Plan Terms
.
The terms of the Plan are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
15.
Effective Date of Grant
.
The Option shall be effective as of the date first written above.
16.
Lock-Up Agreement
.
The Optionee hereby agrees that in connection with an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, including any placement on London’s Alternative Investment Market, upon the request of the Company or the principal underwriter managing such public offering, shares of Common Stock obtained pursuant to this Agreement (and any shares of Common Stock received directly or indirectly with respect thereto) may not be sold, offered for sale or similar financial effect or otherwise disposed of without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriter, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding
[
one year
]
after the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with such offering, but only to the extent that the Company’s directors, executive officers and/or their immediate family are similarly bound. The Optionee hereby agrees to sign such further documents as the Company may reasonably request to give this Section 18 effect. The lock-up agreement established pursuant to this Section 18 shall have perpetual duration.
17.
Optionee Acknowledgment
.
By executing this Agreement, the Optionee hereby acknowledges that he or she (a) has received and read the Plan and this Agreement and that he or she agrees to be bound by all of the terms of both the Plan and this Agreement, and (b) upon exercising any portion of the Option, shall enter into and be bound by all of the terms of the Company’s Stockholders’ Agreement, if any.
ATTEST:
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METASTAT, INC.
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_______________________
________
Date
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By:
Its:
, Optionee
|
Date
Date
|
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation in this Form 8-K of our report dated March 19, 2012 with respect to the audited financial statements of MetaStat, Inc. (a development stage company) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statements of expenses, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended and the period from July 22, 2009 (inception) through December 31, 2011.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malone−bailey.com
Houston, Texas
March 20, 2012
Exhibit 99.1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors of
Metastat, Inc.
(a development stage company)
Houston, Texas
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Metastat, Inc. (a development stage company) (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statements of expenses, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended and the period from July 22, 2009 (inception) through December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Metastat, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years and period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that Metastat, Inc. will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered losses from operations and negative cash flows which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters also are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
Houston, Texas
March 19, 2012
METASTAT INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheet
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December 31,
|
|
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December 31,
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2011
|
|
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2010
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash
|
|
|
$
|
81,191
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|
|
$
|
3,015
|
|
Prepaid expense
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Receivable from employee
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
39,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Current Assets
|
|
|
|
96,191
|
|
|
|
42,283
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(net of accumulated depreciation of $875
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and $219, respectively)
|
|
|
|
2,404
|
|
|
|
3,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
$
|
98,595
|
|
|
$
|
45,343
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable & accrued liabilties
|
|
$
|
68,056
|
|
|
$
|
13,619
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
68,056
|
|
|
|
13,619
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
50,000,000 shares authorized; none shares issued and outstanding respectively
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 7,611,931 and 6,412,714 shares issued and outstanding ,respectively
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
Paid-in-capital
|
|
|
|
1,700,756
|
|
|
|
388,333
|
|
Accumulated deficit as a development stage company
|
|
|
(1,670,293
|
)
|
|
|
(356,673
|
)
|
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
30,539
|
|
|
|
31,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
$
|
98,595
|
|
|
$
|
45,343
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.
METASTAT INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Expenses
|
|
Year
ended
December 31, 2011
|
|
|
Year
ended
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
Period from Inception (July 22, 2009)
to
December 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General & administrative
|
|
$
|
514,006
|
|
|
$
|
78,282
|
|
|
$
|
625,819
|
|
Research & development
|
|
|
714,166
|
|
|
|
169,855
|
|
|
|
884,021
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
656
|
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
875
|
|
Warrant expense
|
|
|
84,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
84,792
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
74,786
|
|
|
|
74,786
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Operating Expenses
|
|
|
1,313,620
|
|
|
|
323,142
|
|
|
|
1,670,293
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET LOSS
|
|
$
|
(1,313,620
|
)
|
|
$
|
(323,142
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,670,293
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic & Diluted Net Loss Per Share
|
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted shares outstanding
|
|
|
7,131,556
|
|
|
|
1,169,444
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.
METASTAT INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
From inception July 22, 2009 through December 31, 2011
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficet
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at inception July 22, 2009
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock to founders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for cash at $.00002 per share
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$.004 per share
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
1,197
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$.05 per share
|
|
|
1,300,000
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
65,047
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
65,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the period ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(33,531
|
)
|
|
|
(33,531
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2009
|
|
|
2,100,000
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
66,249
|
|
|
|
(33,531
|
)
|
|
|
32,739
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
services at $0.05 per share
|
|
|
1,495,714
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
74,771
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
74,786
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$.05 per share
|
|
|
2,702,500
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
135,189
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
135,216
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1.00 per share
|
|
|
114,500
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
112,124
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
112,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the year ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(323,142
|
)
|
|
|
(323,142
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
|
|
6,412,714
|
|
|
$
|
64
|
|
|
$
|
388,333
|
|
|
$
|
(356,673
|
)
|
|
$
|
31,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
$.05 per share
|
|
|
236,395
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
11,818
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
11,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
$.10 per share
|
|
|
105,000
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
9,999
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
$1.00 per share
|
|
|
161,820
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
161,818
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
161,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash at
$1.50 per share
|
|
|
696,002
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
1,043,996
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,044,003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants issued for services
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
84,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
84,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the year ended
December 31, 2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,313,620
|
)
|
|
|
(1,313,620
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
|
|
7,611,931
|
|
|
$
|
76
|
|
|
$
|
1,700,756
|
|
|
$
|
(1,670,293
|
)
|
|
$
|
30,539
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.
METASTAT INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
Year
ended
December 31, 2011
|
|
|
Year
ended
December 31, 2010
|
|
|
Period from Inception (July 22, 2009) to December 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(1,313,620
|
)
|
|
$
|
(323,142
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,670,293
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cash used by operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued for services
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
74,786
|
|
|
|
74,786
|
|
Warrants issued for services
|
|
|
84,792
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
84,792
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
656
|
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
875
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
39,268
|
|
|
|
(18,672
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Prepaid expense
|
|
|
(15,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(15,000
|
)
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
54,437
|
|
|
|
13,619
|
|
|
|
68,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(1,149,467
|
)
|
|
|
(253,190
|
)
|
|
|
(1,456,784
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of equipment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,279
|
)
|
|
|
(3,279
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue common stock for cash
|
|
|
1,227,643
|
|
|
|
247,340
|
|
|
|
1,541,254
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
|
|
|
78,176
|
|
|
|
(9,129
|
)
|
|
|
81,191
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at the beginning of the year
|
|
|
3,015
|
|
|
|
12,144
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at the end of the year
|
|
$
|
81,191
|
|
|
$
|
3,015
|
|
|
$
|
81,191
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Paid
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Income taxes paid
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.
METASTAT, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
NOTE 1 - Nature of Operations and Going Concern
MetaStat, Inc. (“we,” “our,” “MetaStat,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Texas on July 22, 2009, re-incorporated in Delaware on August 26, 2010, and since inception is a Development Stage Enterprise as defined by the ASC 915-15. During this time, the Company is devoting substantially all of its efforts to activities such as financial planning and raising capital.
MetaStat, Inc. was formed to allow cancer patients to benefit from the latest discoveries in how cancer spreads to other organs in the body. The Company’s goal is to become an industry leader in the emerging field of personalized cancer therapy. The Company’s first product, projected to be commercially available by the second quarter of 2013, will be the first test that can tell a woman and her doctor the probability that her breast cancer will spread to other organs in her body. This systemic spread, called metastasis, is responsible for almost 90% of the fatalities in breast cancer. The Company has similar diagnostics in development for lung and prostate cancer. Also, the Company is in talks with potential development partners for the first therapeutic agent that can preemptively arrest the systemic spread of cancer.
Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. MetaStat has incurred losses since inception, which raises substantial doubt about MetaStat's ability to continue as a going concern. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of MetaStat to generate profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has plans to seek additional capital through a private placement or public offering of its securities. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, the Company considers all short-term debt securities purchased with maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risks on cash and cash equivalents.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consists of computer equipment and is stated at cost. The cost is depreciated over the estimated useful life of 5 years. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated methods for income tax purposes. Expenditures for major renewals or betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
Net Loss Per Share
Net income loss per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents, if not anti-dilutive. The Company has not issued any potentially dilutive common shares.
Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the treasury stock method is used to calculate diluted earnings per share. For the years presented, this calculation proved to be anti-dilutive.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. These assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
We have net operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income. Future tax benefits for these net operating loss carryforwards are recognized to the extent that realization of these benefits is considered more likely than not. To the extent that we will not realize a future tax benefit, a valuation allowance is established.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for stock based compensation in accordance with ASC 718 which requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. For stock-based awards granted on or after January 1, 2006, stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
NOTE 3 – LICENSE AGREEMENT AND COMMITMENTS
The Company entered into a License Agreement with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, and the Regina Elena Cancer Institute (the “Licensors”) in August 2010. The agreement grants the Company a world-wide exclusive license to materials and methods for use in the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic spread of solid tumor cancers. In return, the Company has agreed to grant Company equity to Licensors, to reimburse Licensors patent expenses thus far incurred, to pay all future patent expenses, pay a royalty on any sales of product using licensed technology, as well as certain minimum royalties and milestone payments.
Pursuant to the agreement, Metastat is also obligated to make the following royalties and payments to the Licensors:
·
|
Royalty payment of 3% of net sales.
|
·
|
Royalty payment of minimum of 1.5% of net sales in case Metastat pays royalties to unaffiliated third parties for patent rights.
|
·
|
Metastat to issue 30% of outstanding common stock to four universities calculated on a fully diluted, as converted basis. As such, Metastat issued 1,495,714 common shares valued at $74,786 on August 26, 2010.
|
·
|
Non-refundable license fee of $25,000 upon execution of agreement.
|
·
|
License maintenance fee of $30,000 on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of the agreement. The payment is creditable against royalties made during the twelve month period.
|
·
|
License maintenance fee of $50,000, $75,000 on the fifth and sixth anniversaries of the agreement, respectively. Each payment is creditable against royalties made during each such twelve month period.
|
·
|
License maintenance fee of $100,000 on the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the agreement. Each payment is creditable against royalties made during each such twelve month period.
|
Anti-dilution Rights for Common Stock
In the partial maintenance section of the agreement, it states that the Company from time to time and for no additional consideration, issue additional common shares to the Licensors to ensure that (i) Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s and MIT’s ownership in MetaStat does not fall below 5% of our outstanding common stock (ii) IFO’s ownership in MetaStat does not fall below 3.33% of our outstanding common stock (iii) Cornell’s ownership in MetaStat does not fall below 1.67% of our outstanding common stock. The result is that for each time we issue or sell stock, we must issue that amount of stock to the Licensors to maintain their ownership percentage when they are approaching falling below these percentages. The Licensors are not required to pay additional consideration for those shares. We record the fair value of the additional shares of common stock issued under this provision as consulting expense in the period they are earned. There were no shares issued as a result of this antidilution right during 2011 because the Licensors did not fall below the percentages noted above during the year or as of December 31, 2011. ( see Note 7)
NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has an employment agreement with the principal officer and stockholder providing for a base salary of $125,000 in 2010, $145,000 in 2011, and $175,000 in 2012. The base salary shall be increased at the end of each year to reflect the change in the consumer price index and the board of directors may award increases in the base salary greater than those provided above.
If the officer continues active employment after 2012, compensation will be re-negotiated. The Company’s obligation under the employment agreement accrues only as the service is rendered.
During 2010, the Company’s director borrowed $39,268 from the Company. During 2011, the director paid the balance in full.
NOTE 5 – EQUITY
During 2009, the Company sold 2,100,000 common shares for total (net) proceeds of $66,270.
During 2010, the Company sold 2,817,000 common shares for total (net) proceeds of $247,341.
As discussed in Note 3, on August 26, 2010, the Company issued 1,495,714 common shares for the research being done by the universities. The Company accounted for the issuances as research and development expense valued at $74,786.
During fiscal year 2011, the Company sold 1,199,217 common shares and 278,877 warrants for total (net) proceeds of $1,227,643. The warrants are exercisable at $2 per share and expire on January 31, 2017.
On November 14, 2011, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Burnham Hill Advisors and warrants were issued to purchase 100,000 common shares at $1.50/share. The fair value of these warrants was determined to be $84,792, as calculated using the Black-Scholes model. Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model included: (1) discount rate of 0.80%; (2) expected term of 5 years; (3) expected volatility of 68.49%; and (4) zero expected dividends.
A total of 100,000 warrants with a weighted average exercise price of $0.67 and a weighted average remaining life of 4.88 years were outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2011. These warrants have an intrinsic value of $0 as of December 31, 2011.
NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES
MetaStat uses the liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes. Since inception, MetaStat has incurred net losses and, therefore, has no tax liability. The net deferred tax asset generated by the loss carryforward has been fully reserved. The cumulative net operating loss carry-forward is approximately $1,510,000 at December 31, 2011, and will start to expire in the year 2029.
As at December 31, 2011, deferred tax assets consisted of the following:
Deferred tax asset
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$
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528,750
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Less: Valuation allowance
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(528,750
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)
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Net deferred tax asset
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$
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-
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NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has agreed to pay $112,000 to the Yale University Medical School Department of Pathology in return for certain work to validate the Company’s technology in the fields of breast cancer and lung cancer. This compensation is being paid in two tranches of $56,000 each, the first of which has been paid in the fourth calendar quarter and the second of which will be paid in the first quarter of 2012.
During January 2012, the Company sold 603,334 common shares for net proceeds of $904,995. The Company issued 401,667 warrants as part of the consideration for the common shares purchased. These warrants are exercisable at $2 per share and expire on January 31, 2017.
On January 31, 2012, the Company sold 61,667 common shares for total (net) proceeds of $92,500.
On January 6, 2012, the Company issued options to purchase 407,500 common shares at $1.50 each to its President and several consultants involved in the Company’s research. All of the options vest on January 6, 2013 and expire on January 6, 2022.
During January 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant where by the Company granted options to purchase 100,000 common shares at $1.50 each. The options vests once the Company successfully concludes its recently commenced 500-patient MetaStat Trial.
February 27, 2012, the Company issued 72,805 shares to various Licensors for anti-dilution price protection. (see Note 3). The fair value of these shares is 109,208.
During January and February 2012, the Company borrowed approximately $336,075 from the Company Principal Shareholder, and accounted for these as advances prior to the merger of Photovoltaic Solar Cell. This debt was converted into 309,595 shares of our common stock and issued an aggregate of 36,000 shares of our common stock to certain of our officers, directors and consultants in consideration for services rendered to us, leaving 840,000 shares of our common stock outstanding prior to the merger with Photovoltaic on February 27, 2012.
On February 27, 2012, we were purchased by Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. in a transaction accounted for as a reverse merger. Photovoltaic had no significant assets or operations immediately prior to this transaction. 18,369,421 shares of Photovoltaic were exchanged with our shareholders for 100% of our outstanding stock on a 2.2 (Photovoltaic)-for-1 (Metastat) basis, giving our shareholders ownership of 95.6% of Photovoltaic immediately subsequent to this transaction. All of our options and warrants outstanding were converted at the same 2.2-for-1 basis at closing.
Exhibit 99.2
PhotoVoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. Completes Share Exchange with MetaStat, Inc.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PhotoVoltaic Solar Cells, Inc. (OTCBB:
PVSO
) ("PhotoVoltaic" or the "Company") announced today, that effective February 27, 2012, it completed a share exchange with MetaStat, Inc. (MetaStat"), a life science company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary clinical diagnostic tests that predict the probability of cancer metastasis, as well as companion therapeutics to prevent systemic metastasis. In connection with the transaction, PhotoVoltaic received 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of MetaStat, which became the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company.
Simultaneous with the closing of the share exchange, the Company completed an initial closing of a private placement of its shares of common stock and warrants in the aggregate amount of $675,000 (the "Offering"). The Offering consisted of 675,000 shares of the Company's common stock, and 168,750 common stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $1.40 per share. The Company plans to use the net proceeds to further its clinical programs and general working capital needs.
As a result of the share exchange and the private placement, the Company now has 19,884,422 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, 2,335,872 warrants outstanding with exercise prices ranging between $0.68 and $1.40, and 1,116,500 stock options outstanding with an exercise price equal to $0.68 per share.
"The completion of this share exchange and private placement, marks a major milestone in the progression of MetaStat being able to commercialize its test for determining the probability of breast cancer metastasis," said Mr. Warren C. Lau, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Mr. Lau continued "We now have approximately $2 million in cash which we believe is sufficient capital needed to complete the on-going Large Population Validation study of our MetaSite Breast™ test, continue our earlier stage studies to determine the validity of our technology for other cancers (primarily lung and prostate) and ultimately bring the MetaSite Breast™ test to market in early 2013. We believe that this test is a revolutionary diagnostic that will help transform how physicians treat cancer patients. As an operating public company, we will have greater access to the capital markets, allowing us to more quickly commercialize our diagnostic and advance the early work on our therapeutic to stop cancers from metastasizing."
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities referenced herein in any jurisdiction to any person.
The shares of common stock issued in connection with the transactions have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from those registration requirements. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of common stock issued in the private placement and certain other shares, following the closing.
The Company will file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission describing in more detail the terms of the share exchange and the private placement. Viewers should read this report in its entirety and refer to all risk disclosures.
About MetaStat, Inc.
MetaStat is a life science company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary clinical diagnostic tests that predict the probability of systemic metastasis of cancer, as well as companion therapeutics to prevent systemic metastasis. Our mission is to become an industry leader in the emerging field of personalized cancer therapy. We intend to help clinicians better "customize" individual treatment decisions, by positively identifying high risk patients who need aggressive therapy and by sparing low risk patients from the adverse side effects and expense of chemotherapy and radiation. Our licensed platform technology results from over 15 years of collaboration involving four highly respected scientific institutions. We believe our platform technology and corresponding products are unique and differentiated in the marketplace in that they are based on direct mechanistic markers of hemotogenous dissemination of cancer cells or systemic metastisis. This provides an opportunity for us to develop next generation diagnostics that provide critical information to both patients and physicians to ensure better and/or more cost effective treatment outcomes, which are currently not available.
We believe our initial product, the MetaSite Breast™ test, is the first test that will predict the probability that cancer will spread through the bloodstream to other organs in the body. This test is a necessary breakthrough for breast cancer patients and their doctors because systemic hematogenous metastasis is responsible for almost 90% of fatalities from breast cancer. We believe the platform technology underlying this diagnostic approach may be applicable in up to 80% of all solid tumor cancers, including prostate, lung, colorectal, head and neck, and pancreatic. Further, we believe our platform technology provides us with a target for the development of the first therapy that may preemptively reduce or eliminate systemic metastasis.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of PhotoVoltaic, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements" including statements regarding: the impact of the proceeds from the private placement on the Company's short term business and operations,; the general ability of the Company to achieve its commercial objectives, including the ability of the Company to sustain growth; the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and its subsidiaries; and any other statements of non-historical information. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (
http://www.sec.gov
). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
For More Information, Contact:
Warren C. Lau
President & CEO
MetaStat, Inc.
(281) 363-0003