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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 31, 2023
 
Isoray, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-33407
(Commission
File Number)
41-1458152
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
350 Hills Street, Suite 106, Richland, Washington 99354
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(509) 375-1202
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
ISR
NYSE American
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
 
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
The disclosure included in Items 2.01 and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 1.02
Termination of Material Definitive Agreement.
 
As discussed in Item 5.02 below, Lori A. Woods resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Isoray, Inc. (the “Company” or “Isoray”) effective February 3, 2023. Following her resignation, the Company and Ms. Woods entered into the Separation Agreement disclosed in Item 5.02 below, whereby Ms. Woods will receive the severance payments and other benefits described below, subject to meeting the terms thereof. Ms. Woods remains subject to non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and confidentiality obligations.
 
Item 2.01
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
 
Viewpoint Transaction
 
On February 3, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the merger (the “Closing”) of Isoray Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), with Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc. (“Viewpoint”) (such transaction being the “Merger”). Viewpoint is an alpha-particle radiopharmaceutical company in the alphaemitter market developing oncology therapeutics and complementary imaging agents.
 
As previously disclosed, on September 27, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Merger Sub, Viewpoint, and Cameron Gray, as the representative of the Owners (as defined therein), as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by the parties on October 21, 2022 (the “Amendment”). The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Viewpoint, with Viewpoint continuing as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Isoray. In connection with the Closing, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Viewpoint was converted into the right to receive (i) 3.1642 (the “Exchange Ratio”) shares of Isoray common stock, rounded to the nearest whole share (the Exchange Shares”), (ii) any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Isoray common stock payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and (iii) any dividends or other distributions to which the holder thereof became entitled to upon the surrender of such shares of Viewpoint common stock. Other than as set forth in (ii) in the preceding sentence, no cash consideration was paid in connection with the Merger. In accordance with the foregoing and in connection with the Closing, the Company issued 136,545,075 shares of common stock, representing approximately 49% of the fully-diluted outstanding capital stock of the Company, to the stockholders of Viewpoint immediately prior to the Closing, with 10% of those shares being held in escrow by U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) for the twelve-month period following the Closing pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and an escrow agreement entered into among the Company, U.S. Bank and Cameron Gray. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Exchange Ratio was adjusted down from the original Exchange Ratio of 3.3212 previously disclosed.
 
Additionally, at the effective time of the Merger, each option to acquire shares of Viewpoint common stock that was outstanding under any Viewpoint equity incentive plan immediately prior to the effective time, whether or not vested or exercisable, converted into an option to acquire shares of Isoray common stock, subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to the Viewpoint stock option, with the exception of the options of the directors of Viewpoint immediately prior to the Closing for whom the expiration date of such options was modified to the same expiration date of the options held by the current officers of the Company. Each Viewpoint stock option converted into an option to acquire that number of whole shares of Isoray common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of the number of shares of Viewpoint common stock subject to the stock option and the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Isoray common stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the exercise price per share of Viewpoint common stock of such stock option by the Exchange Ratio; provided that the exercise price and the number of shares of Isoray common stock subject to the option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and, in the case of Viewpoint stock options that were intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
 
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement and the Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement and the Amendment, which are included as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 2.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement
 
In connection with the Merger Agreement, on January 31, 2023, the Company entered into a Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement with each of the stockholders of Viewpoint (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (i) the Company agreed to file a resale registration statement for the Registrable Securities (as defined therein) no later than 30 days following the Closing, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as promptly as practicable following such filing, (ii) the stockholders have been granted certain piggyback registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Closing, and (iii) the Lock-Up Holders (as defined in therein) agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to sell, transfer, or dispose of any Company common stock until the earlier of (a) six months, or (b) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities, or other property.
 
 

 
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 3.02
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
The disclosure included in Item 2.01 above is incorporated herein by reference. The Exchange Shares issued in connection with the Merger were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D, Rule 506 thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
 
Item 5.02              Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On January 31, 2023, Alan Hoffmann and Dr. Philip Vitale each gave notice of their resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective upon the Closing. On February 1, 2023, and effective upon the Closing, Lori A. Woods gave notice of her resignation as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On February 2, 2023, Michael McCormick gave notice of his resignation as Chairman of the Board effective upon the Closing.
 
Also in connection with and effective upon the Closing, the Board appointed: (i) Johan (Thijs) Spoor as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, (ii) Lori A. Woods as Chairperson of the Board, (iii) Robert Froman Williamson, III as a director of the Company, and (iv) Dr. Frank Morich as a director of the Company. Michael McCormick remained as a director of the Company. Jonathan Hunt will remain as CFO of the Company.
 
Johan (Thijs) Spoor, age 50 – Thijs Spoor, MBA, was the Chief Executive Officer of Viewpoint until the Closing. Mr. Spoor is an established leader with nearly 30 years of combined executive, broad management, and capital markets expertise across healthcare and medical device industries. Prior to joining Viewpoint, Mr. Spoor served as the President and CEO of KBP Biosciences, a global, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious cardiorenal and infectious diseases. While at KBP Biosciences, Mr. Spoor led all operations for major fund-raising and IPO readiness, and drove the company’s small molecule clinical development programs, including toxicology, clinical pharmacology, Phase 2 studies, and discussions with regulators. Prior to that, Mr. Spoor served as the President and CEO of AzurRx BioPharma, where he led its NASDAQ IPO, completion of animal studies, regulatory approvals, and multiple Phase 2 studies. Mr. Spoor also served as the President and CEO of FluoroPharma Medical, which he took public, as well as a Health and Life Sciences strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies at Oliver Wyman. Mr. Spoor worked on Wall Street as an equity research analyst at JP Morgan and Credit Suisse where he covered biotechnology stocks and medical device companies. He started his career with a formal training in nuclear pharmacy which led to increasing commercial leadership roles in the imaging business at GE Healthcare (Amersham) in cardiology and oncology. Mr. Spoor also serves on the board of directors of Verifi Water, Inc. Mr. Spoor holds a Pharmacy degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
 
Robert Froman Williamson, III, age 57 – Robert F. Williamson, III has been active in building biotechnology and related technology companies for over two decades. Beginning in September, 2022, Mr. Williamson has served as President and CBO of Triumvira Immunologicals, a cell therapy company, and beginning in March, 2022, as a senior adviser to SyntheX, a protein interaction and degrader company. From February to September, 2022, he was the CBO/CFO of OncoMyx, an oncolytic virus company, and from 2020 to 2021 was CEO of BioTheryX, a protein degradation therapeutics company, raising a $100M crossover round and preparing the company for an IPO. Prior to that, Mr. Williamson served as CEO of PharmAkea from 2013 to 2019, and of ATXCo in 2019, both oncology and fibrosis companies financed through a partnership with Celgene, until PharmAkea’s acquisition by Galecto and ATXCo’s acquisition by Blade Therapeutics, both in 2019. Previously, Mr. Williamson was Executive Chairman and founder of Strategic Enzyme Applications, CEO of Arriva Pharmaceuticals, President and COO of Eos Biotechnology, which he sold to Protein Design Labs, and COO of DoubleTwist, Inc. through its acquisition by Merck and Hitachi. Mr. Williamson also serves on the Coulter Oversight Board for University of Miami, Florida, is a qualified financial expert and has chaired both Compensation and Audit Committees. Notably, Mr. Williamson served as an early Director of Pharmasset, Inc., where he helped finance, grow, and advance the company into the public markets and through its acquisition by Gilead in 2011 for $11 billion. Earlier, Mr. Williamson was a partner with The Boston Consulting Group and a research assistant for the Federal Reserve Board. Mr. Williamson received a BA in economics from Pomona College and an MBA from Stanford University.
 
 

 
Dr. Frank Morich, age 69 – Dr. Frank Morich is a biopharmaceutical professional with more than 35 years of industry experience. Dr. Morich served on the board of directors of Viewpoint from February 2021 until the Closing. He has also served on the board of directors of CUE-Biopharma, located in Boston, Massachusetts, a company working on protein therapeutics with applications in immunooncology, autoimmunity, and potentially antiviral applications since August 2018, and as its chairman since April 2021. Dr. Morich serves as Executive Chairman of Aphaia Pharma, located in Zug, Switzerland, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company working to treat and prevent metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes, a position he has held since June 2022. Dr. Morich served on the board of directors for MorphoSys from 2015 to 2021, and for Innate Pharma from 2004-2010, both clinical-stage biotechnology companies specializing in antibody development. Prior to focusing on board work, Dr. Morich was Chief Commercial Officer at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company, from 2011 to 2014, and as its Executive Vice President, International Operations from 2010 to 2011. From 2008 to 2010, Dr. Morich served as Chief Executive Officer of NOXXON Pharma AG, a clinical-stage drug development company, and, from 2005 to 2007, as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Innogenetics N.V., an international in vitro diagnostics company. Prior to that, Dr. Morich held several positions at Bayer, a global pharmaceutical and life sciences company, including as a member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, Head of Global Product Development, and Head of Research and Development. Dr. Morich holds an M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Marburg where he specialized in immunology with a focus on monoclonal antibodies. He also served as a military physician before moving to industry.
 
In connection with the Closing and by virtue of his being an optionholder of Viewpoint, Mr. Spoor received options to purchase 8,454,757 shares of common stock of the Company. Additionally, in connection with the Closing and by virtue of his being an optionholder of Viewpoint, Dr. Morich received options to purchase 1,107,471 shares of common stock of the Company. Also in connection with the Closing, Ms. Woods will receive a payment of $504,000 (subject to her signing the Separation Agreement discussed below), Mr. Hunt will receive a payment of $340,000, William Cavanagh III, the Company’s Chief Research and Development Officer, will receive a payment of $341,000, and Jennifer Streeter, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Human Resources, will receive a payment of $360,000 pursuant to each of their Employment Agreements by virtue of the Merger constituting a Change in Control, as defined thereunder. The Company has not entered into any other transactions with the foregoing persons described in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Spoor was appointed CEO and named as a director of the Company and Ms. Woods remained as a director of the Company upon the Closing in accordance with the Merger Agreement. Mr. Williamson and Dr. Morich were not appointed pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between them and any other person. There are no family relationships between the foregoing persons and any director or executive officer of the Company. It is anticipated that the Company and Mr. Spoor will enter into an Employment Agreement in connection with his appointment as CEO of the Company, the terms of which are still being negotiated.
 
In connection with her resignation as CEO of the Company, the Company and Lori A. Woods entered into a Separation Agreement on February 3, 2023, to be effective on the eighth calendar day following the date on which Ms. Woods executes the Separation Agreement, provided that she does not cancel the Separation Agreement prior to such date. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company will pay Ms. Woods the amount of $504,000, as noted in the preceding paragraph, minus required withholdings, to be paid biweekly in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practice. Additionally, Ms. Woods will receive payment of health insurance premiums for a period of one year, plus reimbursement for reasonable attorneys’ fees. The Company will also accelerate the vesting of 1,007,498 options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company held by Ms. Woods. Subject to the terms of the equity incentive plan pursuant to which the options were granted, Ms. Woods will have the time set forth in each vested option to exercise the option before it expires.
 
The Separation Agreement contains a release by Ms. Woods of any and all issues and claims she may have against the Company in any way related to her employment with or separation from employment with the Company, including a release of any liabilities and claims under any local, state, or federal statutes, wage claims, and claims of discrimination. The Separation Agreement does not impact any future claims that Ms. Woods may raise during her tenure as Chairperson of the Board, nor does it serve to release any claims she may have for advances of fees and costs and indemnity under any applicable contract of insurance, corporate policy, or operation of law.
 
The above description is only a summary of the material terms of the Separation Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the Separation Agreement, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On January 31, 2023, the Board approved a change in the fiscal year end of the Company from June 30 to December 31. The Company’s fiscal year will now be the calendar year pursuant to such change.
 
The Company will file a transition report on Form 10-KT covering the transition period from July 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
 
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On February 6, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Closing. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information furnished in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether or not filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the 1934 Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such document.
 
 

 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired
   
 
   
The Company will file the financial statements required by this Item no later than April 21, 2023.
   
 
 
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information
   
 
   
The Company will file the financial information required by this Item no later than April 21, 2023.
   
 
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
2.1*
 
2.2
 
10.1*
 
10.2
 
99.1
 
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 
*
Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. The Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules or exhibits so furnished.
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: February 6, 2023
 
Isoray, Inc., a Delaware corporation
 
 
By: /s/ Johan (Thijs) Spoor
Johan (Thijs) Spoor, CEO
 
 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCKUP AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCKUP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 31, 2023, is made and entered into by and among (i) Isoray, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), (ii) each of the Persons listed on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Schedule of Holders”) as of the date hereof, and (iii) each of the other Persons set forth from time to time on the Schedule of Holders who, at any time, own securities of the Company and enter into a joinder to this Agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof (each Person identified in the foregoing (ii) and (iii), a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”).

 

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WHEREAS, the Company, Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Viewpoint”) and Isoray Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 27, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub shall merge with and into Viewpoint (the “Merger”), with Viewpoint surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the equityholders of Viewpoint will receive unregistered shares of Common Stock of the Company which shares will be restricted and the Holders desire to register the restricted shares of Common Stock they will receive pursuant to the Merger and the Company desires to have the Holders enter into a lock-up agreement to restrict the trading of the Common Stock they receive from the Company for a prescribed period of time.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

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Resale Shelf Registration Rights.

 

(a)         Registration Statement Covering Resale of Registrable Securities. The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the Commission, no later than thirty (30) days following the date of this Agreement (the “Filing Deadline”), a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by the holders of all of the Registrable Securities held by the Registration Rights Holders (the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”). The Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S‑3 (“Form S3”) or, if Form S‑3 is not then available to the Company, on Form S‑1 or such other appropriate form permitting Registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Registration Rights Holders. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as possible after filing, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) sixty (60) days following the Filing Deadline or (ii) ten (10) Business Days after the Commission notifies the Company that it will not review the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, if applicable (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by no more than ninety (90) days after the Filing Deadline if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and receives comments from, the Commission. Once effective, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Resale Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and shall cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, to ensure that another Registration Statement is available, under the Securities Act at all times until such date as all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf 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 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 Company’s transfer agent and the affected Registration Rights Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit any Registration Rights Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement (subject to lock‑up restrictions provided in this Agreement), and shall provide that such Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Registration Rights Holders.

 

 

 

(b)         Notification and Distribution of Materials. The Company shall notify the Registration Rights Holders in writing of the effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement as soon as practicable, and in any event within one (1) Business Day after the Resale Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, and shall furnish to them, without charge, such number of copies of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement (including any amendments, supplements and exhibits), the Prospectus contained therein (including each preliminary prospectus and all related amendments and supplements) and any documents incorporated by reference in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or such other documents as the Registration Rights Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Securities in the manner described in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(c)         Amendments and Supplements. Subject to the provisions of Section 1(a) above, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission from time to time such amendments and supplements to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Resale Shelf Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all the Registrable Securities during the Effectiveness Period. If any Resale Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 1(a) is filed on Form S‑3 and thereafter the Company becomes ineligible to use Form S‑3 for secondary sales, the Company shall promptly notify the Registration Rights Holders of such ineligibility and shall file a shelf registration on Form S‑1 or other appropriate form as promptly as practicable to replace the shelf registration statement on Form S‑3 and use its reasonable best efforts to have such replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement declared effective as promptly as practicable and to cause such replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective, and shall cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Resale Shelf Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Resale Shelf Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Registration Rights Holders during the Effectiveness Period; provided, however, that at any time the Company once again becomes eligible to use Form S‑3, the Company shall cause such replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be amended, or shall file a new replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement, such that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement is once again on Form S‑3.

 

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(d)         Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 1, in the event 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 (i) inform each of the holders thereof and shall file amendments to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), on Form S‑3, or if Form S‑3 is not then available to the Company for such registration statement, on such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with any publicly‑available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff (the “SEC Guidance”), including without limitation, the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations D.29. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Registration Rights Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by the Registration Rights Holders, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Registration Rights Holders must be reduced first based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Registration Rights Holders. In the event the Company amends the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company shall 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‑3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.

 

(e)         Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 1 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.

 

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2.

Demand Registrations.

 

(a)         Requests for Registration. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an Effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities, the holders of Registrable Securities may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S‑3 (including a shelf registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act) or any similar short‑form registration statement, including an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405) (an “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement”), if available to the Company (“ShortForm Registrations”) in accordance with Section 2(b) and Section 2(c) below (such holders being referred to herein as the “Initiating Holders” and all registrations requested by the Initiating Holders being referred to herein as “Demand Registrations”). Each request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered and the intended method of distribution. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of any such request, the Company shall give written notice of such requested registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, shall include in such registration (and in all related registrations and qualifications under state blue sky laws or in compliance with other registration requirements and in any related underwriting) all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of the Company’s notice. Each holder of Registrable Securities agrees that such holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the notice of Demand Registration and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such notice of Demand Registration without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Each of the Registration Rights Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities shall be entitled to request an unlimited number of Short‑Form Registrations, in which the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses whether or not any such Short‑Form Registration has become effective; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Short‑Form Registration: (i) if the holders of Registrable Securities, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Short‑Form Registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities with an aggregate market price at the time of request of less than $5,000,000, or (ii) if the Company has, within the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of such request, already effected two (2) Short‑Form Registrations for the holders of Registrable Securities requesting a Short‑Form Registration pursuant to this Section 2(c). Demand Registrations shall be Short‑Form Registrations whenever the Company is permitted to use any applicable short form registration and if the managing underwriters (if any) agree to the use of a Short‑Form Registration. For so long as the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to make Short‑Form Registrations available for the offer and sale of Registrable Securities. If the Company is qualified to and, pursuant to the request of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities or the Initiating Holder(s), as applicable, has filed with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S‑3 pursuant to Rule 415 (a “Shelf Registration”), then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after filing, and, if the Company is a WKSI at the time of any such request, to cause such Shelf Registration to be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, and once effective, the Company shall cause such Shelf Registration to remain effective (including by filing a new Shelf Registration, if necessary) for a period ending on the date on which all Registrable Securities included in such registration have been sold or distributed pursuant to the Shelf Registration. If for any reason the Company ceases to be a WKSI or becomes ineligible to utilize Form S‑3, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement or registration statements on such form that is available for the sale of Registrable Securities.

 

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(b)         LongForm Registrations. If a Short-Form Registration is not available, then the Registration Rights Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities may request one registration on Form S-1 or any similar long form registration statement (a “Long-Form Registration”) in which the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses whether or not any such Long‑Form Registration has become effective; provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any Long‑Form Registration unless the aggregate market price of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered in such Long‑Form Registration exceeds $25,000,000 at the time of request. A registration shall not count as a permitted Long‑Form Registration until it has become effective and unless the holders of Registrable Securities are able to register and sell at least 90% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration; provided that in any event the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration initiated as a Long‑Form Registration whether or not it has become effective.

 

(c)         Shelf Takedowns. At any time when the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or a Shelf Registration for the sale or distribution by holders of Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, including by way of an underwritten offering, block sale or other distribution plan (each, a “Resale Shelf Registration”) is effective and its use has not been otherwise suspended by the Company in accordance with the terms of Section 2(f) below, upon a written demand (a “Takedown Demand”) by any Registration Rights Holder that is, in either case, a Shelf Participant holding Registrable Securities at such time (the “Initiating Holder”), the Company will facilitate in the manner described in this Agreement a “takedown” of Registrable Securities off of such Resale Shelf Registration (a “takedown offering”) and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection therewith; provided that the Company will provide in connection with any marketed underwritten takedown offering, at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of such Takedown Demand to each holder of Registrable Securities (other than the Initiating Holder) that is a Shelf Participant. In connection with any marketed underwritten takedown offering, if any Shelf Participants entitled to receive a notice pursuant to the preceding sentence request inclusion of their Registrable Securities (by notice to the Company, which notice must be received by the Company no later than five (5) Business Days following the date notice is given to such participant), the Initiating Holder and the other Shelf Participants that request inclusion of their Registrable Securities shall be entitled to sell their Registrable Securities in such offering. Each holder of Registrable Securities that is a Shelf Participant agrees that such holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the notice of a Takedown Demand and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

(d)         Priority on Demand Registrations and Takedown Offerings. The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration that is an underwritten offering any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the managing underwriters and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. If a Demand Registration or a takedown offering is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any, which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities held by Initiating Holders, the Company shall include in such offering prior to the inclusion of any securities which are not Registrable Securities the maximum number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration (if necessary, allocated pro rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder).

 

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(e)         Restrictions on Demand Registrations and Takedown Offerings. Any demand for the filing of a registration statement or for a registered offering (including a takedown offering) hereunder will be subject to the constraints of any applicable lock‑up arrangements, and any such demand must be deferred until such lock‑up arrangements no longer apply.

 

(i)      The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Demand Registration within 30 days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of an underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities and for such a period of time after such a filing as the managing underwriters request, provided that such period shall not exceed 90 days from the effective date of any such underwritten public offering. The Company may postpone, for up to 60 days from the date of the request (the “Suspension Period”), the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a Demand Registration or suspend the use of a prospectus that is part of any Resale Shelf Registration (and therefore suspend sales of the Registrable Securities included therein) by providing written notice to the holders of Registrable Securities if the board of directors of the Company reasonably determines in good faith that the offer or sale of Registrable Securities would be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company or any subsidiary thereof to engage in any material acquisition or disposition of assets or stock (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any material merger, consolidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction or would require the Company to disclose any material nonpublic information which would reasonably be likely to be detrimental to the Company and its subsidiaries; provided that in such event, the holders of Registrable Securities initially requesting such Demand Registration or Takedown Demand shall be entitled to withdraw such request. The Company may delay or suspend the effectiveness of a Demand Registration or takedown offering pursuant to this Section 2(f)(i) only twice in any consecutive twelve‑month period; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company may in any event delay or suspend the effectiveness of any Demand Registration or takedown offering in the case of an event described under Section 5(g) to enable it to comply with its obligations set forth in Section 5(g). The Company may extend the Suspension Period for an additional consecutive 30 days with the consent of the Applicable Approving Party; provided further that under no circumstances shall the aggregate Suspension Periods during any consecutive twelve‑month period exceed 90 days.

 

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(ii)     In the case of an event that causes the Company to suspend the use of any Resale Shelf Registration as set forth in Section 2(e)(i) or pursuant to Section 5(g) (a “Suspension Event”), the Company shall give a notice to the holders of Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration (a “Suspension Notice”) to suspend sales of the Registrable Securities and such notice shall state generally the basis for the notice and that such suspension shall continue only for so long as the Suspension Event or its effect is continuing. A holder of Registrable Securities shall not effect any sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Resale Shelf Registration (or such filings) at any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the Company and prior to receipt of an End of Suspension Notice (as defined below). Each holder of Registrable Securities agrees that such holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the Suspension Notice and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such Suspension Notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by such holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement. The holders of Registrable Securities may recommence effecting sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf Registration (or such filings) following further written notice to such effect (an “End of Suspension Notice”) from the Company, which End of Suspension Notice shall be given by the Company to the holders of Registrable Securities and to such holders’ counsel, if any, promptly following the conclusion of any Suspension Event (it being understood that, in the case of a Suspension Event pursuant to Section 2(e)(i), such Suspension Event shall automatically end, with or without delivery of an End of Suspension Notice, if the Suspension Period thereof pursuant to such Section 2(e)(i) shall have expired).

 

(iii)    Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Company shall give a Suspension Notice with respect to any Resale Shelf Registration pursuant to this Section 2(e), the Company agrees that it shall extend the period of time during which such Resale Shelf Registration shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from the date of receipt by the holders of the Suspension Notice to and including the date of receipt by the holders of the End of Suspension Notice and provide copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus necessary to resume sales, with respect to each Suspension Event; provided that such period of time shall not be extended beyond the date that Common Stock covered by such Resale Shelf Registration are no longer Registrable Securities.

 

(f)          Selection of Underwriters. In connection with any Demand Registration, the Applicable Approving Party shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering; provided that such selection shall be subject to the written consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If any takedown offering is an underwritten offering, the Applicable Approving Party shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer such takedown offering. In each case, the Applicable Approving Party shall have the right to approve the underwriting arrangements with such investment banker(s) and manager(s) on behalf of all holders of Registrable Securities participating in such offering. All Registration Rights Holders proposing to distribute their securities through underwriting shall (together with the Company) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting.

 

(g)         Participation in Registrations. No Holder may participate in any Registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Holder (i) agrees to sell its securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements, and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, underwriting agreements and other documents customarily required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements (which agreements do not take away or restrict rights of such Person hereunder in any material respects or increase such Person’s liabilities in any material respects) and provides such reasonable written information concerning itself as may be required for registration, including for inclusion in any registration statement.

 

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(h)         Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants to each holder of Registrable Securities that the registration rights granted in this Agreement do not conflict with any other registration rights granted by the Company. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall not grant to any Persons the right to request the Company to register any equity securities of the Company, or any securities, options or rights convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.

 

(i)          Revocation of Demand Notice or Takedown Notice. At any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to a Demand Registration or the “pricing” of any offering relating to a Takedown Demand, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities or the Initiating Holder(s), as applicable, that requested such Demand Registration or takedown offering may revoke such request for a Demand Registration or takedown offering on behalf of all holders of Registrable Securities participating in such Demand Registration or takedown offering without liability to such holders of Registrable Securities, in each case by providing written notice to the Company.

 

3.

Piggyback Registrations.

 

(a)         Right to Piggyback. If, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an Effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than (i) pursuant to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, (ii) pursuant to a Demand Registration, (iii) pursuant to a Takedown Demand, (iv) in connection with registrations on Form S‑4 or S‑8 promulgated by the Commission or any successor forms, (v) a registration relating solely to employment benefit plans, (vi) in connection with a registration the primary purpose of which is to register debt securities, or (vii) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of Registrable Securities) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice to all holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a Piggyback Registration and, subject to the terms of Sections 3(c) and 3(d) hereof, shall include in such Piggyback Registration (and in all related registrations or qualifications under blue sky laws or in compliance with other registration requirements and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 10 business days after the delivery of the Company’s notice; provided that any such other holder may withdraw its request for inclusion at any time prior to executing the underwriting agreement or, if none, prior to the applicable registration statement becoming effective.

 

(b)         Piggyback Expenses. The Registration Expenses of the holders of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company in all Piggyback Registrations, whether or not any such registration became effective.

 

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(c)         Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Registration Rights Holders which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect (pro rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder), and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect.

 

(d)         Priority on Secondary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of the Company’s securities other than holders of Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders initially requesting such registration, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Registration Rights Holders which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect (pro rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder), and (iii) third, if all of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in Section 3(c)(ii) above are included, then other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect.

 

(e)         Other Registrations. If during the Effectiveness Period, the Company has previously filed a registration statement with respect to Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2 or pursuant to this Section 3, and if such previous registration has not been withdrawn or abandoned, then the Company shall not be required to file or cause to be effected any other registration of any of its equity securities or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for its equity securities under the Securities Act (except on Form S‑8 or any successor form) at the request of any holder or holders of such securities until a period of at least 90 days has elapsed from the effective date of such previous registration.

 

(f)          Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 3 whether or not any holder of Registrable Securities has elected to include securities in such registration. The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 7.

 

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4.

Agreements of Holders.

 

(a)         If required by the Applicable Approving Party or the managing underwriter, in connection with any underwritten Public Offering on or after the date hereof, each holder of 5% or more of the outstanding Registrable Securities shall enter into lock-up agreements with the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten Public Offering in such form as agreed to by the Applicable Approving Party; provided that the applicable lock-up period shall not exceed 90 days.

 

(b)         The holders of Registrable Securities shall use reasonable best efforts to provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 3 and in connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.

 

5.            Registration Procedures. In connection with the Registration to be effected pursuant to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, and whenever the holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement or have initiated a takedown offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

 

(a)         prepare in accordance with the Securities Act and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and file with the Commission a registration statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and related prospectuses as may be necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective (provided that at least three (3) Business Days before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to counsel selected by the Applicable Approving Party copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel);

 

(b)         notify each holder of Registrable Securities of (A) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (B) the receipt by the Company or its counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (C) the effectiveness of each registration statement filed hereunder;

 

(c)         prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period ending when all of the securities covered by such registration statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement (but not in any event before the expiration of any longer period required under the Securities Act or, if such registration statement relates to an underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sale of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;

 

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(d)         furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities thereunder such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), each Free‑Writing Prospectus and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

 

(e)         during any period in which a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, promptly file all documents required to be filed with the Commission, including pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Act;

 

(f)         use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the lead underwriter or the Applicable Approving Party reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller (provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 4(f), (ii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction);

 

(g)         promptly notify in writing each seller of such Registrable Securities (i) after it receives notice thereof, of the date and time when such registration statement and each post‑effective amendment thereto has become effective or a prospectus or supplement to any prospectus relating to a registration statement has been filed and when any registration or qualification has become effective under a state securities or blue sky law or any exemption thereunder has been obtained, (ii) after receipt thereof, of any request by the Commission for the amendment or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for additional information, and (iii) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such seller, the Company promptly shall prepare, file with the Commission and furnish to each such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

 

(h)         cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on a securities exchange and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market makers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with FINRA;

 

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(i)          provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

 

(j)          enter into and perform such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the Applicable Approving Party or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation, effecting a stock split or a combination of shares and preparing for and participating in such number of “road shows”, investor presentations and marketing events as the underwriters managing such offering may reasonably request);

 

(k)         make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate and business documents and properties of the Company as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, managers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;

 

(l)          take all reasonable actions to ensure that any Free‑Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Demand Registration (including any Shelf Registration) or Piggyback Registration hereunder complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related prospectus, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(m)        otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission;

 

(n)         permit any holder of Registrable Securities who, in its good faith judgment (based on the advice of counsel), could reasonably be expected to be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling Person of the Company to participate in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and to require the insertion therein of material furnished to the Company in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of such holder and its counsel should be included;

 

(o)         in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any Common Stock included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;

 

(p)         use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

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(q)         cooperate with the holders of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing securities to be sold under the registration statement and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter, or agent, if any, or such holders may request;

 

(r)          cooperate with each holder of Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

 

(s)          if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a cold comfort letter from the Company’s independent public accountants and addressed to the underwriters, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the underwriters in such registration reasonably request;

 

(t)          provide a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten Public Offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), with respect to the registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included therein (including the preliminary prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature, which opinion shall be addressed to the underwriters;

 

(u)         if the Company files an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to remain a WKSI (and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405)) during the period during which such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective;

 

(v)         if the Company does not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed, pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold; and

 

(w)        subject to the terms of Section 2(c) and Section 2(d), if an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement has been outstanding for at least three (3) years, at the end of the third year, refile a new Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities, and, if at any time when the Company is required to re‑evaluate its WKSI status the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, use its reasonable best efforts to refile the registration statement on Form S‑3 and keep such registration statement effective (including by filing a new Resale Shelf Registration or Shelf Registration, if necessary) during the period throughout which such registration statement is required to be kept effective.

 

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6.

Registration Expenses.

 

(a)         All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, listing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, stock exchange rules and filings, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being herein called “Registration Expenses”), shall be borne by the Company as provided in this Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company also shall pay all of its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed. Each Person that sells securities pursuant to a Demand Registration, a Takedown Demand or Piggyback Registration hereunder shall bear and pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes applicable to the securities sold for such Person’s account.

 

(b)         the Company shall reimburse the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel and one local counsel (if necessary) chosen by the Applicable Approving Party for the purpose of rendering a legal opinion on behalf of such holders in connection with any underwritten Demand Registration, takedown offering or Piggyback Registration, such fees not to exceed $25,000.

 

(c)         To the extent Registration Expenses are not required to be paid by the Company, each holder of securities included in any registration hereunder shall pay those Registration Expenses allocable to the registration of such holder’s securities so included, and any Registration Expenses not so allocable shall be borne by all sellers of securities included in such registration in proportion to the aggregate selling price of the securities to be so registered.

 

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7.

Indemnification.

 

(a)         The Company agrees to (i) indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Registration Rights Holder and their respective officers, directors, members, partners, agents, affiliates and employees and each Person who controls such Registration Rights Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by (A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (B) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and (ii) pay to each Registration Rights Holder and their respective officers, directors, members, partners, agents, affiliates and employees and each Person who controls such Registration Rights Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act), as incurred, any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company or any managing underwriter by such Registration Rights Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action to the extent that it solely arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement or omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the registration statement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Registration Rights Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration statement. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company shall indemnify any underwriters or deemed underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the holders of Registrable Securities.

 

(b)         In connection with any registration statement in which a holder of Registrable Securities is participating, each such holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such holder; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.

 

(c)         Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (as well as one local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicted indemnified parties shall have a right to retain one separate counsel, chosen by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the registration, at the expense of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party, in the defense of such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

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(d)         Each party hereto agrees that, if for any reason the indemnification provisions contemplated by Sections 8(a) or 8(b) are unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, 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 to state a material fact, 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 statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the holders or any underwriters or all of them were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 7(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or, except as provided in Section 7(c), defending any such action or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The sellers’ obligations in this Section 7(d) to contribute shall be several in proportion to the amount of securities registered by them and not joint and shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration.

 

(e)         The indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

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8.            Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (a) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, without limitation, pursuant to any over‑allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the underwriters; provided that no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to sell more than the number of Registrable Securities such holder has requested to include) and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, stock powers, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided that no holder of Registrable Securities included in any underwritten registration shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties regarding such holder, such holder’s title to the securities, such Person’s authority to sell such securities and such holder’s intended method of distribution) or to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company or the underwriters with respect thereto that are materially more burdensome than those provided in Section 8. Each holder of Registrable Securities shall execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and the lead managing underwriter(s) that are consistent with such holder’s obligations under Section 4, Section 5 and this Section 8 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. To the extent that any such agreement is entered into pursuant to, and consistent with, Section 4 and this Section 8, the respective rights and obligations created under such agreement shall supersede the respective rights and obligations of the holders, the Company and the underwriters created pursuant to this Section 8.

 

9.            Other Agreements; Certain Limitations on Registration Rights. The Company shall file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and shall take such further action as the Registration Rights Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such Persons to sell securities pursuant to (a) Rule 144 adopted by the Commission under the Securities Act (as such rule may be amended from time to time) or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission or (b) a registration statement on Form S‑3 or any similar registration form hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon request, the Company shall deliver to the Registration Rights Holders a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. The Company shall at all times use its reasonable best efforts to cause the securities so registered to continue to be listed on one or more of the New York Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange American and the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company shall use its best efforts to facilitate and expedite transfers of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, which efforts shall include timely notice to its transfer agent to expedite such transfers of Registrable Securities and delivery of any opinions requested by the transfer agent.

 

10.          LockUp Provisions.

 

(a)         Each Lock‑Up Holder agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Common Stock until the earlier of (i) six months or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (the “Common Stock LockUp Period”).

 

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(b)         Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 10(a), Transfers of shares of Common Stock (collectively, “Restricted Securities”) that are held by the Lock‑Up Holders or any of their Permitted Transferees (that have complied with this Section 10), are permitted (i) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliate of such Lock‑Up Holder or any member of such Lock‑Up Holder; (ii) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; or (v) in the case of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity, transfers to its stockholders, members, partners or trust beneficiaries as part of a distribution, or to any corporation, partnership or other entity that is its affiliate, (vi) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or a Lock‑Up Holder’s organizational documents upon dissolution of such Lock‑Up Holder (each such transferee, a “Permitted Transferee”); provided, however, that, in each case, any such Permitted Transferees must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions herein in this Section 10(b) and the other restrictions contained in this Agreement.

 

(c)         If any Transfer not permitted under this Section 10 is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 10(c), the Company may impose stop‑transfer instructions with respect to the Restricted Securities of a Holder (and Permitted Transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the applicable Lock‑Up Period.

 

(d)         During the Lock‑Up Period, each certificate or book‑entry position evidencing any Restricted Securities held by a Lock‑Up Holder shall be marked with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK‑UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2023, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

(e)         For the avoidance of doubt, each Lock‑Up Holder shall retain all of its rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Securities it holds during the Lock‑Up Period, including the right to vote any such Restricted Securities that are entitled to vote. The Company agrees to (i) instruct its transfer agent to remove the legends in Section 10(d) upon the expiration of the applicable Lock‑Up Period and (ii) cause its legal counsel, at the Company’s expense, to deliver the necessary legal opinions, if any, to the transfer agent.

 

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11.

Definitions.

 

(a)         “Applicable Approving Party” means the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in the applicable offering or, if applicable, in the case of a Long‑Form Registration or Short‑Form Registration effected pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b), respectively, the holders of a majority of the type of Registrable Securities that initiated such Short‑Form Registration.

 

(b)         “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday in the state in which the Company’s chief executive office is located or in Miami, FL.

 

(c)         “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(d)         “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

 

(e)         “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(f)         “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

(g)         “Free‑Writing Prospectus” means a free‑writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

(h)         “LockUp Holders” means those Holders set forth on Schedule A hereto.

 

(i)          “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

(j)          “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post‑effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

(k)         “Public Offering” means any sale or distribution by the Company and/or holders of Registrable Securities to the public of Common Stock pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act.

 

(l)          “Register,” “Registered” and “Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.

 

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(m)        “Registrable Securities” means (i) any outstanding share of Common Stock (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Registration Rights Holder as of the date of this Agreement, or any Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to above through a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when they have been sold or distributed to the public pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act or sold to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker in compliance with Rule 144 following the Closing Date or repurchased by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities, and the Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be in existence, whenever such Person has the right to acquire directly or indirectly such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and such Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities hereunder; provided a holder of Registrable Securities may only request that Registrable Securities in the form of Common Stock be registered pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(n)         “Registration Rights Holder” means those Holders set forth on Schedule A hereto.

 

(o)         “Registration Statement” means any registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of Common Stock or Registrable Securities, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post‑effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S‑4 or Form S‑8, or their successors).

 

(p)         “Rule 144”, “Rule 405”, and “Rule 415” mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) by the Commission, as the same shall be amended from time to time, or any successor rule then in force.

 

(q)         “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(r)          “Shelf Participant” means any holder of Registrable Securities listed as a potential selling stockholder in connection with the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration or any such holder that could be added to such Resale Shelf Registration Statement or Shelf Registration without the need for a post‑effective amendment thereto or added by means of an automatic post‑effective amendment thereto.

 

(s)         “Transfer” means shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

 

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(t)          “WKSI” means a “well‑known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.

 

12.

Miscellaneous.

 

(a)         No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates or in any way impairs the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement.

 

(b)         Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions among the parties hereto, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c)         Remedies. Any Person having rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing in its favor, any party shall be entitled to specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)         Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

(e)         Amendments and Waivers. Compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified, with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 12(e) shall be binding upon each Holder and the Company. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

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(f)         Successors and Assigns; No ThirdParty Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. A Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to (a) a Permitted Transferee of such Holder, or (b) any Person with the prior written consent of the Company. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in this Section 12(f) and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 12(f) shall be null and void.

 

(g)         All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of purchasers or holders of Registrable Securities are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent holder of Registrable Securities.

  

(h)         Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

 

(i)          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

(j)          Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” herein shall mean “including without limitation.”

 

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(k)         Governing Law; Jurisdiction. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any Delaware Chancery Court, or if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.

 

(l)          Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by telecopy or email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to each Holder at the address indicated on the Schedule of Holders attached hereto and to the Company at the address indicated below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 12(l)):

 

if to the Company:

 

Isoray, Inc.

350 Hills Street

Suite 106

Richland, WA 99354

Attention: Jonathan Hunt

Email: jhunt@isoray.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Gallagher & Kennedy, PC

2575 East Camelback Road

Suite 1100

Phoenix, AZ 85016‑9225

Attention: Stephen R. Boatwright

Email: steve.boatwright@gknet.com

 

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(m)        Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial. As a specifically bargained inducement for each of the parties to enter into this Agreement (with each party having had opportunity to consult counsel), each party hereto expressly and irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury in any lawsuit or legal proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, and any lawsuit or legal proceeding relating to or arising in any way to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein shall be tried in a court of competent jurisdiction by a judge sitting without a jury.

 

(n)         No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

signature pages follow

 

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

 

 

Isoray, Inc., a Delaware corporation 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

 

Complete the following as appropriate:

 

INDIVIDUAL HOLDER

ENTITY HOLDER

If you are an individual, print your name and sign below If you are signing on behalf of an entity, please print the name of the entity, sign below, and indicate your name and title

 

 

     
Name of Individual (Please print)   Name of Entity (Please print)
       
       
    By:  
Signature   Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Holder Address for Notices:
   
   
   
Facsimile:      
Attention:      

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

Schedule of Holders

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

Separation Agreement

 

 

1)

People and organizations covered by this Agreement. In this Agreement, “you” means Lori Woods, your heirs, administrators and assigns. “We” or “us” or the “Company” means Isoray, Inc., its predecessors, successors, assigns, divisions, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and related corporations, and all past and present officers, directors, employees, shareholders, insurers, fiduciaries, and agents of Isoray, Inc. (in both their individual and representative capacities). “Agreement” means this Separation Agreement.

 

 

a)

WHEREAS, the Company intends to close a merger (the “Merger”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 27, 2023, by and among the Company Isoray Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc., a Delaware Corporation on about February 3, 2023, and Executive has been asked to resigned from her position, as CEO with the Company and any officer positions in its subsidiaries, effective February 3, 2023 (the “Resignation Date”).

 

 

b)

WHEREAS, Executive has been granted stock options in the amount of 1,670,000 shares of common stock not all of which have vested pursuant to the Isoray, Inc., 2017 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans.

 

 

2)

Issues and claims you are giving up. You agree that in exchange for the payments and benefits listed in paragraph (3) below, this Agreement settles any and all issues and claims that you have against us in any way related to your employment with or separation from employment with us, according to the terms in this Agreement. By signing this Agreement you voluntarily, knowingly and completely release us from any and all such claims. Those claims are therefore completely extinguished. In exchange for the payments and benefits described in paragraph (3) below, you are giving up:

 

 

a)

All legal and equitable rights arising out of your employment or separation from employment with us. This includes but is not limited to any and all liabilities and claims, direct or indirect, under any local, state or federal authority. This includes but is not limited to city, county, Washington and federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, ordinances, and common law dealing with the enforcement of the rights of employees. This Agreement does not impact any future claims that you may raise during your tenure as Chairperson of the Board.

 

 

b)

Any and all wage claims, claims of discrimination, demands, damages, causes of action and suit, claims for compensation, attorney’s fees and expenses on account of or in any way arising out of your employment or separation from employment with us, on or before the effective date of this Agreement.

 

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c)

Although this is not a complete list, here are examples of the specific types of claims you are giving up: Claims under federal law such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) as amended by the Older Worker Benefits Protection Act (OWBPA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (relating to protection from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin), the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); claims under state law such as the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Law, the Washington Family Care Act, the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law, the Washington Minimum Wage Act, the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, other Washington employment laws found in RCW Title 49, and related Washington regulations; claims under local law (city or county ordinances); claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, interference with protected leave, or retaliation; common law torts (including but not limited to intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy); and any claims or causes of action arising out of any express or implied written or oral communication that we have made.

 

 

d)

The right to seek monetary relief. However, nothing in this Agreement prohibits you from filing a charge or complaint with a government agency, including a challenge to the validity of the waiver provision of this Agreement. For example, signing this Agreement does not prevent you from filing a charge or complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or participating in any investigation conducted by the EEOC, but you would not be able to collect any money for yourself.

 

 

e)

You are not releasing any claims you may have for advance of fees and costs and indemnity under any applicable contract of insurance, corporate policy or operation of law.

 

 

3)

What you will receive in exchange for the claims you are giving up. The payments and benefits that you will receive in exchange for giving up the claims described above in paragraph (2) are described here. Payment will be in the form of a check, which will be directly deposited into your designated checking or savings account. After the effective date of this Agreement, you will receive the following from us:

 

 

a)

Severance pay: A payment in the amount of $504,000.00, minus required withholdings. This will be reported to the IRS as wages on your Form W-2. This amount will be paid out biweekly, per regular payroll practice.

 

 

b)

Health benefits: A lump sum payment in the amount of $8,829.60, to be grossed up for income tax purposes. which is intended to help you with paying for health insurance premiums for a period of one year. This will be reported to the IRS as wages on your Form W-2.

 

 

c)

If you file a claim for unemployment benefits, we will reply that the separation was a mutual decision, and the company is not challenging the award of benefits.

 

 

d)

You will also receive reimbursement for reasonable attorneys’ fees you incur with respect of this and any allied agreement in an amount not to exceed $5,000.”

 

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4)

Tax withholding and reporting. We will report payment(s) to the tax authorities as required by law. For wages, we will also make the required withholdings and deductions in accordance with legal requirements before issuing a payment to you. This means that your actual “take-home” pay will be less than the amount designated as wages in paragraph (3) above, because we will need to take out the required withholdings and deductions (such as income taxes). The wage payment(s) indicated above will be included on the W-2 form(s) that you will receive from us. You understand and acknowledge that we are not providing tax advice to you. You further agree to hold harmless and indemnify us from any claims, liens, assessments and taxes that may attach to the proceeds of this Agreement. (In other words, if we have to pay additional amounts to other people or organizations as a result of this Agreement, you will reimburse us and pay our expenses, such as attorney’s fees.)

 

 

5)

Status of the wages you have earned. You agree that you have received all wages due and owing to you for services through the date of separation from employment, in a timely manner, in accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Washington state law. These wages are separate from any payments made under this Agreement. “Wages” includes regular and overtime pay, commissions, bonuses, and any accrued but unused paid leave, less required withholding. You will not earn any more vacation or other benefits after the date of separation from employment. You acknowledge and agree that no other compensation is owed to you.

 

 

6)

Status of your business expenses. Within five business days following the Effective Date, you acknowledge you will submit claims for business expenses you incurred while employed with us and that you have been fully reimbursed for those business expenses.

 

 

7)

Separation date. You agree that your date of separation from employment was February 3, 2023. (You should not sign this Agreement before your date of separation from employment.)

 

 

8)

This Agreement will give us a complete defense to a lawsuit. If you sue in court or file a complaint about any employment-related claim or entitlement against us, we will respond that this Agreement gives us a complete defense.

 

 

9)

Statements about us and You. We each promise not to make statements that may adversely affect our respective reputations, business prospects, future or existing business relationships, and social standing except to the extent that either of us exercises our rights under state or federal laws, or to the extent either of us responds to prospective employers’ inquiries about previous employment. A violation of this section by either of us may subject the violating party to legal action. However, You have the right to disclose or discuss conduct that you reasonably believe under Washington state, federal, or common law to be illegal discrimination, illegal harassment, illegal retaliation, a wage and hour violation, or sexual assault, or that is recognized as against a clear mandate of public policy. Your right to discuss these concerns applies to conduct that occurs at the workplace, at work-related events coordinated by or through us, between employees, or between us and an employee, whether on or off the employment premises.

 

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10)

Status of Employment Agreement.  You understand and acknowledge you signed an Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”), dated May 26, 2021. You further acknowledge there are specific provisions of the Employment Agreement you must continue to comply with, even after your separation from employment and the effective date of this Agreement, including but not limited to, Sections 6 through 8 of that Employment Agreement. To the extent there are conflicts between the provisions of the Employment Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement will control.

 

 

11)

Confidential and proprietary information. During your employment you were expected to keep our confidential and proprietary information confidential. Under the terms of this agreement, you agree to continue to keep our confidential and proprietary information confidential. You also agree to permanently remove any such information, whether in print or electronic form, that may be in your possession (e.g., on your home computer, mobile device, etc.) and return it to us. Confidential and/or proprietary information is information relating to our business or our operations and/or the products, drawings, plans, processes, or other data that provides us with a competitive advantage and is not common knowledge to the public. Confidential and proprietary information includes, but is not limited to: trade secrets, customer lists, production and sales processes, inventions, financial information, personnel issues, employee medical information, or any other information that is not to be disclosed outside the company or to employees within the company who do not have a business need to know. This restriction does not apply to information which is or becomes public knowledge through the authorized release of information.

 

 

12)

Return of our property. You agree to return all of our property, whether physical or electronic, before you receive any payment described in paragraph (3). Any physical property must be returned in good condition (subject to reasonable wear and tear). You are not required to return official communications that you personally received from management, human resources, or payroll regarding your own employment status, such as an employee handbook, a leave of absence approval, or a notice of a pay change. If you are uncertain whether something needs to be returned, please contact Human Resources. You also agree to not access or attempt to access, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, our electronic equipment, network or files, including without limitation our email and voicemail systems, our electronic document storage and retrieval systems, and our computer network servers and related equipment.

 

 

13)

Notice of immunity under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, as amended by the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: You will not be held criminally or civilly liable under federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (1) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (2) is made in confidence to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (3) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If you file a lawsuit for retaliation by us for reporting a suspected violation of law, you may disclose our trade secrets to your attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if you: (1) file any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (2) do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

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14)

Stock options. The Company will accelerate the vesting of the 1,007,498 options which will now all vest on the Resignation Date. Subject to the terms of the Isoray, Inc. 2017 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans pursuant to which the options were granted, Executive has the time set forth in each vested option to exercise the option before it expires.

 

 

15)

You should consult an attorney. You acknowledge, represent and agree that you have carefully read and reviewed the terms of this Agreement. You are advised to review the terms of this Agreement with an attorney of your choice. By signing this Agreement, you declare that you fully understand the final and binding effects of this Agreement and that you sign this Agreement of your own free will for the purpose of making a full settlement and release.

 

 

16)

ADEA noticeyou have time to consider this Agreement. You acknowledge that in accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as amended by the Older Worker Benefits Protection Act (OWBPA), we have offered you at least forty-five (45) calendar days to consider signing this Agreement. After signing this Agreement, you will have seven (7) additional calendar days as provided by the OWBPA in which to revoke this Agreement. This Agreement is not effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day following the date that you sign it.

 

 

17)

Expiration of Offer. If you want to accept this Agreement, you must sign it no later than March 17, 2023.

 

 

18)

Effective date and scope of the Agreement. This Agreement is effective on the eighth (8th) calendar day following the date that you sign it and reflects the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter contained here. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings, statements, contracts, representations or promises related to your employment relationship with us or separation from that employment. The only exception is that this Agreement does not affect any vested pension rights to which you may be entitled under the terms of any company-sponsored pension plan (e.g., 401(k) or defined benefit plan). Other than any such vested pension benefits, you agree that you have no entitlement to any other compensation, benefits or employment rights, except as provided in this Agreement. This Agreement will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the state of Washington.

 

 

19)

Consequences if you or we breach this Agreement. You and we understand and agree that a breach or violation of the terms of this Agreement may cause economic or other damage to the other party. If there is a breach the Agreement, then the non-breaching will have the right to go to court to seek money from you to pay for losses and/or a court order (injunction) to stop the non-breaching from further breaching the Agreement. If either you or we go to court in connection with this Agreement or its breach, the winner (prevailing party) will be entitled to reimbursement for the winner’s reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to the extent allowed by law. Any legal action must be brought in the state or federal court located in King County, Washington. The laws of the State of Washington will apply without regard to any law regarding choice of law.

 

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20)

Revocation of this offer. We are making this offer based on certain expectations, and if we learn that those expectations are wrong, then we reserve the right to revoke this offer at any time before providing the payments and benefits described in paragraph (3). Even during the time that this Agreement is not yet effective, we expect that you will comply with the terms of paragraph (11) (which covers the topic of the confidentiality of the terms of this Agreement), paragraph (12) (which covers the topic of not disparaging us), paragraph (14) (which covers the topic of confidential and proprietary information), and paragraph (15) (which covers the topic of our documents and property). We also expect that you have not engaged in undisclosed criminal behavior or serious misconduct that, had we known about it, would have resulted in termination of employment without the payments and benefits offered in paragraph (3).

 

 

21)

Severability. If a court with the legal authority to review this Agreement decides that any provision in this Agreement is unenforceable, the court has the authority to modify that provision to make it enforceable or to delete it. Any such actions will not affect the validity of the rest of the Agreement.

 

Signature of Employee  

 

Date  

 

 

Signature of Company Representative  

 

Printed Name of Company Representative  

 

Title     Date  

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

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Isoray Completes Merger with Viewpoint Molecular Targeting to Advance New Treatment Paradigm in Targeted Precision Oncology Medicine

 

The combination delivers the promise of bringing powerful new perspectives to the rapidly emerging field of Alpha-Particle radiopharmaceuticals

 

RICHLAND, WASHINGTON & CORALVILLE, IOWA – February 6, 2023 – Isoray, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: ISR), a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy, today announced the successful completion of the merger with privately-held Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc. The combined companies’ focus will be the advancement of cancer treatments using radiation, radiopharmaceuticals, and imaging technologies so that precision, targeted medical doses are delivered directly to cancer patient tumor sites. Viewpoint Molecular Targeting CEO Thijs Spoor has been named Chief Executive Officer and outgoing Isoray CEO Lori Woods assumed the role of Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the combined companies. The closing of the all-stock transaction became effective on February 3, 2023.

 

Outgoing Isoray CEO Lori Woods said, “This merger represents an important milestone for Isoray. The merger with Viewpoint Molecular Targeting demonstrates our commitment to build on our shared belief of treating cancers from the inside out while providing personalized targeted treatment options for cancer patients. We look forward to delivering a path forward that speaks to the continued growth of the combined companies benefitting patients and the doctors who treat them, while increasing stockholder value.”

 

Incoming Isoray CEO Thijs Spoor commented, “The merger of Isoray and Viewpoint represents a powerful combination of two complementary businesses in the field of radiopharmaceuticals. The mission of the combined company is to further develop the role of Cesium-131 for the treatment of a variety of cancers while we expand on our exciting and novel pipeline of proprietary targeting peptides to diagnose tumors in order to deliver powerful Targeted Alpha Therapies (TAT’s). The use of alpha-particle radiation with proprietary targeted delivery agents has the potential to transform the treatment paradigm of patients suffering from early stage cancers.”

 

 

 

About the Merger

At the closing of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Viewpoint was converted into 3.1642 shares of Isoray common stock for a total of 136,545,075 shares, or approximately 49%, of the 278,657,841 shares of outstanding common stock of Isoray. Other than cash paid in lieu of fractional shares which amounted to $14.80, there was no cash consideration paid in connection with the merger.

 

Concurrent with the closing of the merger, the size of Isoray’s Board of Directors was increased to five members comprised of Lori Woods (Chairperson), Thijs Spoor, Dr. Frank Morich, Robert Williamson, and Michael McCormick.

 

Contacts

Isoray Investor Relations: Mark Levin (501) 255-1910

Viewpoint Investor Relations: Chuck Padala (941) 741-7792

Media and Public Relations: Sharon Schultz (302) 539-3747

 

About Isoray

Isoray, Inc. is a medical technology company pioneering advanced treatment applications and devices to deliver targeted internal radiation treatments for cancers throughout the body. Isoray, Inc., through its subsidiary, Isoray Medical, Inc., is the sole producer of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds. Learn more about this innovative Richland, Washington company and explore the many benefits and uses of Cesium-131 by visiting www.isoray.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

 

About Viewpoint Molecular Targeting

Viewpoint Molecular Targeting is a radiopharmaceutical company developing precision oncology therapeutics and complementary diagnostic imaging agents. The Company’s proprietary technology utilizes the isotope lead-212 to deliver powerful alpha radiation specifically to cancer cells via specialized targeting peptides. Viewpoint is also developing complementary imaging diagnostics that incorporate the same targeting peptides which provide the opportunity to personalize treatment and optimize patient outcomes. This “theranostic” approach enables the ability to see the specific tumor and then treat it to potentially improve efficacy and minimize toxicity associated with many other types of cancer treatments.

 

 

 

The Company’s melanoma (VMT01) and neuroendocrine tumor (VMT-a-NET) programs are entering Phase 1/2a imaging and therapy trials for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and neuroendocrine tumors at several leading academic institutions. The Company has also developed a proprietary lead-212 generator to secure isotope supply for clinical trial and commercial operations. For more information, please visit the Company’s website www.viewpointmt.com.

 

 

 

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this news release about Isoray’s future expectations, including those regarding the anticipated synergies and benefits of the merger with Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc., and all other statements in this release, other than historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). This statement is included for the express purpose of availing Isoray of the protections of the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA. It is important to note that actual results and ultimate corporate actions could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements based on such factors as whether and to what extent the anticipated benefits of the merger are realized; the ability of Isoray to manage growth and successfully integrate its business with Viewpoint; whether Isoray and Viewpoint can maintain their key employees; the ability to raise ongoing capital to fund added costs of research and development related to the Viewpoint business; the risk that the merger disrupts current plans and operations; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Isoray and/or Viewpoint following consummation of the merger; and other risks detailed from time to time in Isoray’s reports filed with the SEC. Unless required to do so by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.