UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2014 (July 25, 2014)

 


 

VBI VACCINES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

000-18188

 

93-0589534

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

222 3rd Street, Suite 2241

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 830-3031

 

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

1331 NW Lovejoy Street, Suite 720

Portland, Oregon 97209

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below).

 

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

 

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Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

$6 Million Senior Term Loan Facility

 

On July 25, 2014, VBI Vaccines Inc. (the “Company”) and Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.) Inc., a Delaware corporation and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“VBI”), entered into a Credit Agreement and Guaranty (the “Credit Agreement”) with PCOF 1, LLC (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lender agreed to provide a senior term loan facility (the “Facility”) to VBI in an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 with up to $3,000,000 available upon request as of July 25, 2014 (the “Initial Loan”) and up to $3,000,000 available on the Delayed Draw Date, as defined in the Credit Agreement (the “Delayed Draw Loan”) to be evidenced by certain promissory notes (collectively, the “Notes”), in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Company and Variation Biotechnologies Inc., a Canadian corporation and VBI’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“VBI Sub”), have agreed to act as guarantors of VBI’s obligations under the Credit Agreement. The Initial Loan and the Delayed Draw Loan are collectively referred to herein as the “Loans”.

 

The Delayed Draw Loan shall be equal to or greater than $1,000,000, not to exceed $3,000,000, and need only be made if certain conditions are met including, but not limited to, the start by VBI of a Phase I clinical trial for a cytomegalovirus vaccine candidate.

 

No payments of principal will be due for one year. Thereafter, VBI will be required to make principal payments of $75,000 per month toward the Immediate Draw Loan and $75,000 per month toward the Delayed Draw Loan (assuming the Delayed Draw Loan is funded) with the remaining unpaid balance of the Loans payable in cash on the Maturity Date. The Maturity Date is defined as three years from the funding of the Initial Loan; provided that if the Delayed Draw Loan is made, the Maturity Date will be four years from the funding of the Initial Loan.

 

VBI may prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, by giving the Lender five business days notice. However, if either of the Loans is prepaid prior to the first anniversary of the closing date of the Initial Loan, VBI must pay an amount equal to 5.00% of the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid and with respect to any prepayment of any Loan during the period from the day following the first anniversary of the closing date up to (and including) the second anniversary of the closing date, an amount equal to 2.00% of the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid.

 

The Loans will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) 11.00%, as such percentage may be increased pursuant to the Credit Agreement, plus (ii) the higher of (x) the LIBO Rate for such interest period and (y) 1.00% (the “Interest Rate”). The Interest Rate will be recalculated and, if necessary, adjusted for each interest period. An interest period is defined in the Credit Agreement as (i) initially, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which such Loan is made and ending on (and including) the last day of the calendar month in which such Loan was made, and (ii) thereafter, the period beginning on (and including) the first day of each succeeding calendar month and ending on the earlier of (and including) (x) the last day of such calendar month and (y) the Maturity Date.

 

On the day when all Loans outstanding are paid in full, whether by voluntary or involuntary prepayment, scheduled amortization, acceleration, on the Maturity Date or otherwise, VBI will pay an exit fee equal to 2% multiplied by the sum of (i) the original principal amount of the Initial Draw Loan and (ii) the original principal amount of the Delayed Draw Loan (if made); provided, however, that in the event that (x) the commitment for the Delayed Draw Loan has been permanently terminated and (y) all outstanding Loans have been repaid in full in cash prior to the first anniversary of the closing date of the Initial Loan, the exit fee will not be payable.

 

Aside from the usual and customary default provisions that are included in the Credit Agreement, an event of default shall also occur if Jeff Baxter ceases to be employed full time by both VBI and the Company and actively working as Chief Executive Officer of each such entity, unless within 30 days after Mr. Baxter ceases to be employed full time and actively working as President and Chief Executive Officer of each such entity VBI or the Company, as the case may be, hires a replacement for Mr. Baxter approved by the Lender in its sole discretion.

 

 
 

 

 

Security Agreement

 

Upon draw down of the Initial Loan, pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement, which includes all schedules and exhibits thereto, including each of those certain Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement (collectively, the “Security Agreement”) to be entered into by the Company, VBI and VBI Sub (collectively, the “VBI Grantors”) in favor of the Lender, the VBI Grantors will grant a continuing security interest in and to substantially all of the assets of the VBI Grantors.

 

Warrants to Purchase Company Common Stock

 

Once the Initial Loan is funded, as partial consideration for the Initial Loan, the Company has agreed to issue a warrant to the Lender at the time of the Initial Loan (the “Closing Date Warrant”) for the purchase of 699,281 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”). The Closing Date Warrant has a term of five years and an exercise price of $2.145 per share. The Closing Date Warrant may be exercised with any combination of cash or shares of Common Stock, provided that the Lender may only use the cashless method to pay the exercise price for up to (but not in excess of) 279,796 Warrant shares.

 

If the Delayed Draw Loan is funded, then the Company, as partial consideration for the Delayed Draw Loan, has agreed to issue a warrant to the Lender (the “Delayed Draw Warrant” and together with the Closing Date Warrant, the “Warrants”) for the purchase of up to 699,281 shares of Common Stock. The Delayed Draw Warrant has a term of five years and an exercise price equal to the ten day volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock immediately prior to the date of the Delayed Draw Loan.

 

The foregoing summary is only a brief description of the Credit Agreement, the Forms of Notes, the Form of Security Agreement and the Forms of Warrants, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of those documents, which are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.01     Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The Merger

 

On July 25, 2014, VBI completed its merger (the “Merger”) with VBI Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, formerly known as Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., whereby Merger Sub merged with and into VBI with VBI continuing as the surviving corporation. As a result of the Merger, VBI was acquired by, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company changed its name to VBI Vaccines Inc.

 

The Merger was consummated pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 8, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among VBI, the Company and Merger Sub. The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on May 1, 2014 and by the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting of shareholders held on July 14, 2014 (the “Special Meeting”).

 

At the effective time of the Merger, and as a result of the Merger:

 

 

each share of VBI’s common stock and preferred stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive .2452 shares of Common Stock, which resulted in 8,554,535 shares of Common Stock being issued to the former holders of VBI’s common stock and preferred stock; and

  

 
 

 

 

 

each outstanding option to purchase a share of VBI’s common stock, whether vested or unvested, and so long as such option had not, prior to the effective time of the Merger, been exercised, cancelled or terminated nor expired, is deemed to constitute an option to purchase, on the same terms and conditions, a number of shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of VBI’s common stock or preferred stock subject to such option multiplied by (ii) the “Exchange Ratio” (defined below), at an exercise price per share of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the exercise price per share of the Company’s Common Stock and Preferred Stock (rounded up to the nearest cent) subject to such option divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio. The “Exchange Ratio” means .2452 shares of the Common Stock per one share of VBI’s common stock and preferred stock.

 

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, all outstanding convertible debt securities issued by VBI were converted into capital stock of VBI so that, at the effective time of the Merger, VBI had no convertible notes or other indebtedness outstanding (other than the Facility described in Item 1.01 above).

 

At the effective time of the Merger, the shareholders of VBI received shares of Common Stock which, together with options to purchase shares of VBI common stock that were converted into options to purchase shares of Common Stock represented approximately 41.5% of the shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis after the Merger. 

 

Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company issued 480,000 shares of Common Stock to Evolution Venture Partners, LLC as compensation for advisory services rendered to VBI; 120,000 shares of Common Stock to Middlebury Securities, LLC as compensation for placement agency services rendered to VBI; 341,731 shares of Common Stock to Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC as compensation for placement agency services rendered to VBI; and 1,068,502 shares of Common Stock to Bezalel Partners, LLC as compensation for consulting services rendered to VBI.

 

The shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the Merger will not be transferable except (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or (ii) upon receipt by the Company of a written opinion of counsel for the holder reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

Following the Merger, upon the written request of the former VBI shareholders who hold at least 25% of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock after the Merger, the Company will be required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and thereafter to use its commercially reasonable efforts, to have declared effective as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days after the initial filing thereof with the SEC, a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of the common stock owned by such shareholders.

 

Restructuring of Paulson Investment Company, Inc.

 

As a condition to the Merger, the Company restructured the portion of its business involving the broker-dealer license held by its subsidiary, Paulson Investment Company, Inc. (“PIC”). As a result of the restructuring, the Company’s ownership interest in PIC was reduced to a negligible amount through the issuance of equity securities of PIC, as described below.

 

At the effective time of the Merger, an irrevocable liquidating trust, The Paulson Liquidating Trust (the “Trust”) was created and the holders of record of Common Stock as of the record date for the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2013 Record Date”) (such stockholders are referred to as the “Legacy Shareholders”) were given non-transferable beneficial interests in the Trust in proportion to their pro rata ownership interest in the Common Stock as of the 2013 Record Date. The majority of the assets currently held by PIC, which are non-operating assets primarily consisting of underwriter warrants, trading and investment securities, and cash and accounts receivables (the “Trust Assets”), collectively valued at approximately $8.8 million at March 31, 2014, were transferred to the Trust at the effective time of the Merger. It is expected that the Trust Assets will be liquidated and distributed to the Legacy Shareholders over the next two to three years.

 

 
 

 

  

Concurrently with the transfer of the Trust Assets to the Trust, PIC was converted from a corporation to a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Oregon (the resulting entity is referred to as the “Converted Entity”). Immediately upon conversion of PIC to a limited liability company at the effective time of the Merger, the series of transactions described below occurred:

 

 

River Integrity Investments, LLC (“River Integrity”), which held a promissory note issued by PIC on January 14, 2013, as amended and restated on April 9, 2014, in the principal amount of $1.5 million, converted all outstanding principal and interest under its promissory note into a 35% membership interest in the Converted Entity.

 

 

River Integrity, which, in addition to the promissory note described above, held 215,438 shares of Series B Preferred Stock of PIC that were purchased on June 26, 2013 for $1.5 million, exchanged all of its shares of Series B Preferred Stock of PIC for a 12.5% membership interest in the Converted Entity.

 

 

DTA Investments LLC, which held a promissory note issued by PIC on September 30, 2013, as amended and restated on April 10, 2014, in the principal amount of $700,000, converted all outstanding principal under its promissory note into an 11.6% membership interest in the Converted Entity.

 

 

Christopher Clark, Robert Setteducati and Thomas Parigian, members of the management team of PIC, were each issued a 13.63% membership interest in PIC in return for services performed for PIC.

 

As a result of the transactions described above, the ownership interest of the Company in PIC was diluted to a 0.01% membership interest in the Converted Entity.

 

The foregoing summary of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 14, 2014, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

The information included at Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Facility is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Item 3.02     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information included at Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Upon the closing of the Merger, the Company issued 8,554,535 shares of Common Stock to 27 former shareholders of VBI in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of VBI’s capital stock; 480,000 shares of common stock to Evolution Venture Partners, LLC as compensation for advisory services rendered to VBI; 120,000 shares of common stock to Middlebury Securities, LLC as compensation for placement agency services rendered to VBI; 341,731 shares of common stock to Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC as compensation for placement agency services rendered to VBI; 1,068,502 shares of common stock to Bezalel Partners, LLC as compensation for consulting services rendered to VBI; and the Warrant to PCOF 1, LLC for the purchase of 699,281shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.145 per share.

 

Concurrently with the consummation of the Merger, the Company completed a separate private placement of 5,128,061 shares of Common Stock with gross proceeds of $11,000,000 (the “Private Placement”) to certain institutional stockholders of VBI and to an institutional investor that was previously identified, which represent approximately 19% of the shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis after the Merger and the Private Placement.

 

 
 

 

  

In connection with the Merger, the Company also agreed to issue an aggregate of 569,205 shares of Common Stock of the Company to convert convertible notes previously issued by VBI at a rate of 1 share of Common Stock for each $1.82325 of outstanding convertible debt of VBI.

 

The issuance and sale of these securities were not registered under the Securities Act. The securities were issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder or outside the United States only to non-U.S. investors Regulation S. In determining that the issuance of the securities qualified for an exemption under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, the Company relied on the following facts:(i) the stockholders of VBI were either accredited investors or sophisticated investors as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act who received information about Paulson that was generally the same as information required to be delivered in a registered offering; (ii) VBI had fewer than 35 non-accredited shareholders, and (iii) Paulson did not use any form of general solicitation or advertising to offer the securities issued. In determining that the issuance of the securities qualified for the exclusion from registration under Regulation S, the Company related on the following facts: the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements or a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

On July 25, 2014, the Company and each of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and DKR Ventures, LLC (collectively, the “July 2013 Purchasers”) entered into a securities exchange agreement (the “Securities Exchange Agreement”), whereby the July 2013 Purchasers agreed to exchange certain securities received under those certain Subscription Agreements dated as of July 25, 2013 entered into by and between the Company and the July 2013 Purchasers. Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement the Company agreed to issue to each of the July 2013 Purchasers and the July 2013 Purchasers each agreed to accept 838,427 shares of Common Stock (on an adjusted, post-reverse stock split basis) in exchange for their respective Class A Warrants previously issued and 1,355,940 shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock (as defined below) (on an adjusted, post-reverse stock split basis) in exchange for their respective Class B Warrants previously issued (collectively, the “Exchange Securities”). The offer and issuance of the Exchange Securities is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) thereof.

 

Item 3.03     Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

In conjunction with the Merger, the Company’s shareholders approved the authorization of the Board to, in its discretion, amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to (i) increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 90,000,000 to 200,000,000 (the “Share Increase”), and (ii) effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at a ratio required for the Common Stock market price on the NASDAQ Capital Market to be at least $4.00 per share at the closing of the Merger or such longer period required for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market to be determined by the Board. On July 22, 2014, the Board determined to set the reverse stock split ratio to one-for-5 (the “Reverse Split” and together with the Share Increase, the “Actions”) and approved the final form of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) to effectuate, among other things, the Actions. The Amended and Restated Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 25, 2014. As a result of the Reverse Split, each 5 shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on July 15, 2014 became one share of the Company’s common stock. All share totals and related exercises and percentages are reflected herein on a post-Reverse Split basis.

 

As a result of the Actions, the Company could issue a greater number of shares of Common Stock. Therefore, holders of our Common Stock could experience substantially greater dilution of their shareholdings if, in the future, the Company issues a significant amount of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.

 

Additionally, the Actions could also be used by management to make it more difficult or to discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest or the removal of incumbent management. Management could use the additional shares to resist a third-party transaction favored by a majority of the independent shareholders, even if it would provide an above-market premium, by issuing additional shares to frustrate the takeover effort. However, the Actions were not the result of management’s knowledge of an effort to accumulate the Company’s securities or to obtain control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, solicitation or otherwise. The purpose of the Share Increase was to facilitate the Merger and the transactions ancillary to it, since the Company would not otherwise have had a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock available to close the transactions. The purpose of the Reverse Split was to bring the per share price of the Common Stock up to the level required to meet NASDAQ’s listing qualification requirements.

 

On July 25, 2014, the Company filed the Certificate of Designation of Rights and Limitations of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware, establishing and designating out of the 30,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 2,996,484 shares of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series 1 Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series 1 Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder thereof, into one share of Common Stock, subject to a 4.99% blocker provision (the “Conversion Limitation”). Except as otherwise required by law, each holder of the Series 1 Preferred Stock is entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Company and will be entitled to the number of votes for each shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock equal to 41.66% of the number of shares of Common Stock such shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock are convertible into, but not in excess of the Conversion Limitation. Except as provided in the Certificate of Designation or as required by law, so long as any shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the vote or written consent of the holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the then outstanding shares of the Series 1 Preferred Stock, take any action which would adversely and materially affect any of the rights or limitations of the Series 1 Preferred Stock.

 

A copy of the Certificate of Designation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Certificate of Designation is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 3.2 attached hereto.

 

 
 

 

 

Item 5.01     Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

The information included at Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of

  Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory

  Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Executive Officers

 

Effective upon the closing of the Merger on July 25, 2014, our executive officers prior to the Merger, Trent D. Davis, President, Kellie M. Davis, Secretary and Treasurer, Lorraine Maxfield, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Murray G. Smith, Chief Financial Officer, each tendered his or her resignation from all executive management positions then held with the Company. Following the resignations, the members of the Board that were elected in connection with the closing of the Merger, as described below, appointed the following individuals as the executive officers:

 

Name

Position

   

Jeff Baxter

President and Chief Executive Officer

David Anderson

Senior Vice President, Research

Egidio Nascimento

Chief Financial Officer

Marc Kirchmeier

Vice President, Formulation Development

T. Adam Buckley

Vice President, Operations and

Project Management

 

The following is biographical information about our executive officers.

 

Jeff Baxter, FCMA - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Baxter, age 53, joined VBI in September of 2009, and has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since September 2009. Previously, he was a managing partner for the venture capital firm, The Column Group. Until July of 2006, Mr. Baxter was SVP, R&D Finance and Operations, of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). In his 19 years of pharma experience, he has held line management roles in commercial, manufacturing and IT and the office of the CEO. His most recent position in R&D included responsibility for finance, pipeline resource planning and allocation, business development deal structuring and SROne (GSK’s in-house $125 million venture capital fund). He also chaired GSK’s R&D Operating Board. Prior to GSK, he worked at Unilever and British American Tobacco. Mr. Baxter was educated at Thames Valley University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA).

 

David E. Anderson, Vice President of Research. David E. Anderson, age 43, is an immunologist with expertise in the areas of vaccine development, autoimmunity and tumor immunology. Dr. Anderson joined VBI full time as Vice President of Immunology in 2009 from Harvard Medical School, where he held a position as Assistant Professor. As a co-founder of VBI and Vice President of Research, Dr. Anderson is an inventor on many of VBI’s patents and actively managed VBI’s research operation. Dr. Anderson holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and a B.S. from the University of California at Davis.

 

Egidio Nascimento, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Nascimento, age 48, joined VBI Sub in 2005, and has served as Chief Financial Officer since December 2006, with experience in finance and accounting, having previously worked as Vice President of Finance at Genome Canada and as Chief Financial Officer of two start-up companies. Subsequent to starting and managing a new and emerging business group in Ottawa, Ontario, he has focused his career on managing and securing financing for leading-edge technology and biotechnology companies. During his career, he has played a key role in helping six companies raise over $205 million in capital and is currently on the board of a not-for-profit organization. Mr. Nascimento is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

 

 
 

 

 

Marc Kirchmeier, Vice President of Formulations. Dr. Kirchmeier, age 51, has been Vice President, Vaccine Formulation Development at VBI since April 2010. He came to VBI from Merck Research Laboratories (Merck), where he was a Director in Bioanalytical and Formulation Sciences from 2008 to 2010 and an Associate Director from 2005 to 2008. During his initial tenure at Merck, he was responsible for biologics formulation and later worked on biochemical and biophysical characterization of vaccines, proteins and carbohydrates. Prior to VBI and Merck, he was a Scientist at Corixa Corporation, now GlaxoSmithKline, where he formulated monoclonal antibodies in addition to particulate and adenoviral vaccines. Prior to Corixa he was Director of Drug Delivery Research at Oakwood Laboratories, where his group was responsible for developing sustained-release formulations of peptides and proteins. Dr. Kirchmeier holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Oregon State University and a B.S. in Biochemistry from Western Washington University.

 

Adam Buckley, Vice President of Operations and Project Management. Mr. Buckley, age 38, helped establish VBI Sub in 2001, and has served as Vice President, Operations and Project Management since January 2002. His efforts included attracting seed capital, developing VBI Sub’s first business plan, protecting IP and structuring VBI. He had an active role in VBI’s Series A financing, raising $35.7 million, and has led several key technology acquisitions for VBI. Mr. Buckley obtained his M.B.A. and Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology at McMaster University in Canada. Prior to joining VBI Sub, he built experience in project management and corporate development at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Ontario.

 

There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers and directors.

 

Executive Compensation

 

In conjunction with the Merger, the Company entered into the following employment agreements with certain of its executive officers:

 

Jeff Baxter

 

Pursuant to an employment agreement dated May 8, 2014 between Mr. Baxter and the Company, Mr. Baxter is to be employed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Baxter will receive an initial annual salary in the amount of $385,000. Mr. Baxter may be eligible for options to purchase the Company’s common stock in the discretion of the Board. Any outstanding options will accelerate fully if Mr. Baxter is terminated without cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control (as defined in the employment agreement) begin and ends on the 12-month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction or terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Mr. Baxter is eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to 50% of his then applicable base salary based on Mr. Baxter meeting of certain performance objectives, and if Mr. Baxter is dismissed from employment by the Company for any reason other than “cause,” the Company is obligated to pay Mr. Baxter severance compensation equal to six months plus one month for every full year of service up to a maximum of 12 months.

 

Dr. David Anderson

 

Pursuant to an employment agreement dated May 8, 2014 between Dr. Anderson and the Company, Dr. Anderson is to be employed as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Research. Pursuant to this agreement, Dr. Anderson will receive an initial annual salary in the amount of $250,000. Dr. Anderson may be eligible for options to purchase the Company’s common stock in the discretion of the Board. Any outstanding options will accelerate fully if Dr. Anderson is terminated without cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control (as defined in the employment agreement) begin and ends on the 12-month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction or terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Dr. Anderson is eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to 35% of his then applicable base salary based on Dr. Anderson meeting certain performance objectives, and if Dr. Anderson is dismissed from employment by the Company for any reason other than “cause,” the Company is obligated to pay Dr. Anderson severance compensation equal to six months plus one month for every full year of service up to a maximum of 12 months.

 

 
 

 

 

Egidio Nascimento

 

Pursuant to an employment agreement dated May 8, 2014 between Mr. Nascimento and the Company, Mr. Nascimento is to be employed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Nascimento will receive an initial annual salary in the amount of $240,000. Mr. Nascimento may be eligible for options to purchase common stock in the discretion of the Company’s Board. Any outstanding options will accelerate fully if Mr. Nascimento is terminated without cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control (as defined in the employment agreement) begin and ends on the 12-month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction or terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Mr. Nascimento is eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to 25% of his then applicable base salary based on Mr. Nascimento meeting certain performance objectives, and if Mr. Nascimento is dismissed from employment by the Company for any reason other than “cause,” Paulson is obligated to pay Mr. Nascimento severance compensation equal to six months plus one month for every full year of service up to a maximum of 12 months.

 

Adam Buckley

 

Pursuant to an employment agreement dated July 25, 2014 between Mr. Buckley and the Company, Mr. Buckley is to be employed as the Company’s Vice President, Operations and Project Management. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Buckley will receive an initial annual salary in the amount of $150,000. Mr. Buckley may be eligible for options to purchase the Company’s common stock in the discretion of the Board. Any outstanding options will accelerate fully if Mr. Buckley is terminated without cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control (as defined in the employment agreement) begin and ends on the 12-month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction or terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Mr. Buckley is eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to 25% of his then applicable base salary based on Mr. Buckley meeting certain performance objectives, and if Mr. Buckley is dismissed from employment by the Company for any reason other than “cause,” the Company is obligated to pay Mr. Buckley severance compensation equal to six months plus one month for every full year of service up to a maximum of 12 months.

 

Marc Kirchmeier

 

Pursuant to an employment agreement dated July 25, 2014 between Mr. Kirchmeier and the Company, Mr. Kirchmeier is to be employed as the Company’s Vice President, Formulation Development. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Kirchmeier will receive an initial annual salary in the amount of $225,000. Mr. Kirchmeier may be eligible for options to purchase the Company’s common stock in the discretion of the Board. Any outstanding options will accelerate fully if Mr. Kirchmeier is terminated without cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control (as defined in the employment agreement) begin and ends on the 12-month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction or terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the employment agreement). Mr. Kirchmeier is eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to 25% of his then applicable base salary based on Mr. Kirchmeier meeting certain performance objectives, and if Mr. Kirchmeier is dismissed from employment by the Company for any reason other than “cause,” the Company is obligated to pay Mr. Kirchmeier severance compensation equal to six months plus one month for every full year of service up to a maximum of 12 months.

 

During the past two fiscal years to the present, there is no transaction in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which any officer had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

 
 

 

 

Directors

 

Effective upon the closing of the Merger, with the exception of Trent Davis and Alan Timmins, our directors prior to the Merger resigned and appointed as our new directors the following individuals:

 

Steven Gillis, Ph.D. – Chairman of the Board. Steven Gillis, Ph.D., age 61, has been a Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners since 2006 and joined the firm in 2005. Dr. Gillis is focused on the evaluation of new life science technologies and also on the development and growth of ARCH’s biotechnology portfolio companies. He is a director of bluebirdbio (BLUE) and Shire PLC (SHPG). Dr. Gillis represents ARCH as a director and serves as Chairman of a number of ARCH’s private, biotechnology portfolio companies.

 

Dr. Gillis was a founder and director of Corixa Corporation and served as CEO from its inception and as its Chairman from 1999 until its acquisition in 2005 by GlaxoSmithKline. Prior to Corixa, Dr. Gillis was a founder and director of Immunex Corp. From 1981 until his departure in 1994, Dr. Gillis served as Immunex’s Director of Research and Development, Chief Scientific Officer, and as CEO of Immunex’s R&D subsidiary. Dr. Gillis was interim CEO of Immunex Corp. following its majority purchase by American Cyanamid Company and remained a member of the board until 1997. Amgen, Inc. acquired Immunex in 2002.

 

Dr. Gillis is an immunologist by training with over 300 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of molecular and tumor immunology. He is credited as being a pioneer in the field of cytokines and cytokine receptors, directing the development of multiple marketed products including Leukine, (GM-CSF), Prokine (IL-2) and Enbrel (soluble TNF receptor-Fc fusion protein) as well as the regulatory approval of Bexxar (radiolabeled anti-CD20). Dr. Gillis received a B.A. from Williams College and a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College.

 

Because of Dr. Gillis’ professional achievements, we determined that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

Michael Steinmetz, Ph.D. – Director. Michael Steinmetz, Ph.D., age 66, has been Managing Director of Clarus Ventures since the firm’s inception in 2005. Prior to Clarus, Dr. Steinmetz was a General Partner at MPM Capital, a healthcare venture capital firm. He has over 25 years of direct industry and investment experience within the healthcare sector. From 1986 to 1997, Dr. Steinmetz was an executive at Hoffmann-LaRoche where he held various positions including Vice President of Preclinical Research and Development, and Global Head of Biotechnology.

 

Dr. Steinmetz obtained his Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Munich and held positions at the California Institute of Technology and the Basel Institute for Immunology.

 

Dr. Steinmetz represents Clarus Ventures on the Board of Directors of Oxford Immunotec (NASDAQ: OXFD), and TetraLogic (NASDAQ: TLOG). Because of his professional achievements, we determined that Dr. Steinmetz should serve as a director of the Company.

 

Michel DeWilde, Ph.D – Director. Dr. DeWilde, age 65, was Senior Vice President, Research & Development, at Sanofi Pasteur, the human vaccines division of Sanofi from 2001 until June 2013. In this position, he was responsible for managing approximately 1,500 employees and a broad portfolio of approximately 20 development projects.

 

Prior to joining Sanofi Pasteur in January 2000, Dr. DeWilde was at SmithKline Beecham Biologicals (now GSK Vaccines) in Rixensart, Belgium. Dr. DeWilde joined the group in 1978 as a research scientist upon formation of a unit focusing on the application of recombinant DNA technology to vaccine development. He subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility and, as Vice President, Research & Development at Sanofi Pasteur, headed a team of approximately 400 specialists, active in all aspects of preclinical vaccine development.

 

Dr. DeWilde received his degree in Chemistry from the Free University of Brussels in 1971, followed by a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1976. He carried out postdoctoral work at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (U.S.) and the University of Ghent (Belgium). Dr. DeWilde authored over 50 publications during the early part of his career.

 

Because of Dr. DeWilde’s extensive experience in biopharmaceutical development, we determined that Dr. DeWilde should serve as a director of the Company.

 

 
 

 

 

Trent D. Davis – Director. Mr. Davis, age 46, was the President and a director of Paulson since November 2013. Mr. Davis was the Chief Executive Officer of Paulson Investment Company, a subsidiary of Paulson, since July 2005. He served as Senior Vice President of Syndicate and National Sales of Paulson Investment Company, Inc., from 1996 to 2005. He has extensive experience in capital markets and brokerage operations and is credited with overseeing the syndication of approximately $600 million for over 50 client companies. He served as a board member, and was Chairman in 2003, of the National Investment Banking Association. Mr. Davis holds a B.S. in Business and Economics from Linfield College and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Portland. FINRA Licenses include: Series 7, 24, 63, 66 and 79. Mr. Davis is the son-in-law of Charles Paulson, a member of the Paulson Board of Directors until his resignation in December 2013.

 

Mr. Davis’ knowledge of capital markets, business and economics, as well as his experience with publicly traded companies, led us to the conclusion that he should be a director of the Company.

 

Alan P. Timmins – Director. Mr. Timmins, age 54, was a director of Paulson since January 2014 and has served as vice president for financial affairs at the University of Portland since 2011. He is the former president and chief operating officer of AVI BioPharma, Inc., now known as Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (“AVI”). Mr. Timmins began working for AVI, a pioneering medical research company, in 1992 and was the company’s first chief financial officer and executive vice president before serving as president and chief operating officer from 2000 to 2008. Before his career with AVI, he worked as an auditor with Price Waterhouse, now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers. He earned an MBA from Stanford University, and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Portland. In 2009, he was named one of the “Significant 75” alumni of the University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business Administration. Mr. Timmins is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of Oregon.

Mr. Timmins’ experience as an officer of a medical research company and his financial background and education led us to the conclusion that he should be a director of the Company.

 

Sam Chawla – Director. Mr. Chawla, age 39, has been a Portfolio Manager of Perceptive Advisors LLC, an investment fund focused on the healthcare sector, since 2013. Prior to joining Perceptive Advisors in 2013, Mr. Chawla was a Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank in the Global Healthcare Group. Mr. Chawla’s investment banking experience centered on strategic advisory including, mergers and acquisitions, buy-side and sell-side assignments and financial advisory, including equity and debt capital raises, for both public and private healthcare companies. Prior to joining UBS in September 2010, Mr. Chawla was a director (from January 2009 to September 2010) and a Vice President (from July 2007 to January 2009) in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group of Credit Suisse, which he originally joined as an investment banker in 2002. Mr. Chawla also worked at Bloomberg L.P. and Pelican Life Sciences. Mr. Chawla received an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University. In addition, Mr. Chawla is a member of the Board of Directors of Response Genetics (NASDAQ: RGDX).

 

Given Mr. Chawla’s experience in providing strategic advice to healthcare companies led us to the conclusion that he should serve as a director.

 

Jeff Baxter – Director. See Mr. Baxter’s biography in the section titled “Executive Officers”.

 

Given Mr. Baxter’s professional achievements, he is well qualified to serve as a director.

 

Our Board has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominations Committee. Mr. Gillis, Mr. Davis and Mr. Timmins are members of the Audit Committee, Mr. Gillis, Mr. Timmins and Dr. DeWilde are members of our Nominations Committee and Dr. Steinmetz and Mr. DeWilde are members of the Compensation Committee.

 

Mr. Baxter, Mr. Gillis and Dr. Steinmetz are each considered related parties, since VBI and Paulson agreed that they would be appointed to the Company’s Board upon consummation of the Merger. None of these individuals engaged in any transactions with the Company in which any of them had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

 
 

 

 

Director Compensation

 

In conjunction with the closing of the Merger, the Company entered into the following director services agreements with the following directors:

 

Steven Gillis, Ph.D.

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated May 8, 2014, as amended on July 25, 2014, between Dr. Gillis and the Company, upon closing of the Merger, Dr. Gillis will receive quarterly compensation of: (i) $13,750 for serving as chairman of the Board, (ii) $1,750 for serving as a member of the Audit Committee, (iii) and $1,750 for serving as the chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee. In addition, Dr. Gillis will also be entitled to options to purchase up to 70,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split) issued under the under the Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc. 2006 Stock Option (the “2006 Plan”) which will vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month on the last day of each month, with an exercise price of $2.145 (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), pursuant to a stock option award agreement. The Company has agreed to reimburse Dr. Gillis for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director.

 

Jeff Baxter

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated May 8, 2014, between Mr. Baxter and the Company, upon closing of the Merger, the Company agreed to reimburse Mr. Baxter for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director. As Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, Mr. Baxter agrees that he will receive no additional compensation for services as a director of the Company.

 

Michael Steinmetz, Ph.D.

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated May 8, 2014, as amended on July 25, 2014, between Dr. Steinmetz and the Company, Dr. Steinmetz will receive quarterly compensation of: (i) $7,500 for serving as a director and (ii) $2,500 for serving as the chair of the Compensation Committee. In addition, Dr. Steinmetz will also be entitled to options to purchase up to 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split) issued under the 2006 Plan which will vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price of $2.145 (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), pursuant to a stock option award agreement. The Company has agreed to reimburse Dr. Steinmetz for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director.

 

Michel DeWilde

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated May 8, 2014, as amended on July 25, 2014, between Dr. DeWilde and the Company, Dr. DeWilde will receive quarterly compensation of: (i) $7,500 for serving as a director, (ii) $1,250 for serving as a member of the Compensation Committee, (iii) and $750 for serving as a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee. In addition, Dr. DeWilde will also be entitled to options to purchase up to 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the 2014 Plan (as defined below) which will vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2014 Plan described below) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement. The Company has agreed to reimburse Dr. DeWilde for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director.

 

 
 

 

  

Trent D. Davis

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated July 25, 2014 between Mr. Davis and the Company, Mr. Davis will receive quarterly compensation of: (i) $7,500 for serving as a director and (ii) $1,750 for serving as a member of the Audit Committee. In addition, Dr. Gillis will also be entitled to options to purchase up to 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the 2014 Plan (as defined below) which will vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2014 Plan described below) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement. The Company has agreed to reimburse Mr. Davis for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director.

 

Alan P. Timmins

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated July 25, 2014 between Mr. Timmins and the Company, Mr. Timmins will receive quarterly compensation of: (i) $7,500 for serving as a director (ii) $3,750 for serving as chair of the Audit Committee, and (iii) $750 as a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee. In addition, Mr. Timmins will also be entitled to options to purchase up to 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the 2014 Plan (as defined below) which will vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2014 Plan described below) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement. The Company has agreed to reimburse Mr. Timmins for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director.

 

Sam Chawla

 

Pursuant to a director services agreement dated May 8, 2014, as amended on July 25, 2014, between Mr. Chawla and the Company, Mr. Chawla will receive quarterly compensation of: (i) $7,500 for serving as a director. In addition, Mr. Chawla will also be entitled to options to purchase up to 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the 2014 Plan (as defined below) which will vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2014 Plan described below) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement. The Company has agreed to reimburse Mr. Chawla for ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in exercising his responsibilities and duties as a director.

 

VBI Vaccines Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

 

On May 1, 2014, the Company’s Board adopted the VBI Vaccines Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), an omnibus equity incentive plan pursuant to which the Company may grant equity and cash and equity-linked awards to certain management, consultants and others. The 2014 Plan will be administered by the Company’s Board, or by one or more committees of directors appointed by the Company’s Board (the “Administrator”). The 2014 Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Special Meeting.

 

The 2014 Plan reserves 815,688 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for issuance under the Plan (the “Share Reserve”). On the first day of each fiscal year during the period beginning in fiscal year 2014, and ending on the second day of fiscal year 2024, the Share Reserve shall be increased by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock or the equivalent of such number of shares after the Administrator, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction; (ii) 5% of the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on such date; and (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s Board.

 

Awards may be granted pursuant to the 2014 Plan only to persons who are eligible persons. Under the 2014 Plan, “Eligible Person” means any person who is either: (a) an officer (whether or not a director) or employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries; (b) a director of the Company or one of its subsidiaries; or (c) an individual consultant who renders bona fide services to the Company or one of its subsidiaries; provided, however, that incentive stock options (“ISOs”) may be granted only to employees.

 

 
 

 

 

The 2014 Plan permits the grant of: (a) stock options, which may be intended as ISOs or as nonqualified stock options; (b) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”); (c) restricted stock; (d) restricted stock units; (e) cash incentive awards; and (f) other awards, including: (i) stock bonuses, performance stock, performance units, dividend equivalents, or similar rights to purchase or acquire shares, whether at a fixed or variable price or ratio related to the Company’s common stock, upon the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions, or any combination thereof; or (ii) any similar securities with a value derived from the value of or related to the Company’s common stock and/or returns thereon.

 

As of the date of this report, awards for 184,000 shares of common stock were issued from the 2014 Plan to executive officers, directors (including 6,653 shares of Common Stock issued to Trent Davis) and employees of the Company. Furthermore, on July 25, 2014, the Company’s Board authorized the granting of options for the purchase of 164,000 shares of Common Stock to members of the Board and Scientific Advisory Board Members. Of this amount, options for the purchase of 40,000 shares of Common Stock were made to each of Trent Davis, Alan Timmins, Sam Chawla and Michel DeWilde, each of whom is a director of the Company. The options will have an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2014 Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The grant of these options was contingent upon the approval of the Merger by the Company’s shareholders.

 

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

 

The information in Item 3.03 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)           Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

 

Financial statements of Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited) and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (audited)+

 

(b)           Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

 

 

(i)

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet of Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. and Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc. as of December 31, 2013+

 

(ii)

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations of Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. and Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc. as of December 31, 2013+

 

(iii)

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet of Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. and Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc. as of March 31, 2014+

 

(iv)

    Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations of Paulson Capital      (Delaware) Corp. and Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc. as of March 31, 2014+

 

(iv)

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements of Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. and Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc. +

 

+Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on June 30, 2014.

 

(d)             Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

   

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 8, 2014 between Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc., Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp. and VBI Acquisition Corp. (1)

3.1

Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated on July 25, 2014*

  

 
 

 

 

3.2

Certificate of Designation for Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock of VBI Vaccines Inc.*

4.1

Form of Closing Date Warrant*

4.2

Form of Delayed Draw Warrant*

4.3

Form of Initial Term Note*

4.4

Form of Delayed Draw Note*

10.1

Credit Agreement and Guaranty dated July 25, 2014 among Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc., VBI Vaccines Inc. and PCOF 1, LLC*

10.2

Form of Pledge and Security Agreement*

10.3

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement among Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc. and certain investors*

10.4

VBI Vaccines Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (2)

10.5

Employment Agreement with Jeff Baxter dated May 8, 2014*

10.6

Employment Agreement with David Anderson dated May 8, 2014*

10.7

Employment Agreement with Egidio Nascimento dated May 8, 2014*

10.8

Employment Agreement with Adam Buckley dated July 25, 2014*

10.9

Employment Agreement with Marc Kirchmeier dated July 25, 2014*

10.10

Director Services Agreement with Steve Gillis dated May 8, 2014*

10.11

Director Services Agreement with Jeff Baxter dated May 8, 2014*

10.12

Director Services Agreement with Michael Steinmetz dated May 8, 2014*

10.13

Director Services Agreement with Michel DeWilde dated May 8, 2014*

10.14

Director Services Agreement with Sam Chawla dated May 8, 2014*

10.15

Director Services Agreement with Trent Davis dated July 25, 2014*

10.16

Director Services Agreement with Alan Timmins dated July 25, 2014*

10.17

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Steve Gillis dated July 25, 2014*

10.18

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Michael Steinmetz dated July 25, 2014*

10.19

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Michel DeWilde dated July 25, 2014*

10.20

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Sam Chawla dated July 25, 2014*

 

(1)

Incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on May 9, 2014.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to Annex C to the Registrant’s Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on May 9, 2014.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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: July 28, 2014

 

 

 

 

VBI VACCINES INC. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Jeff Baxter                    

 

 

 

Jeff Baxter 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Description

   

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 8, 2014 between Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc., Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp. and VBI Acquisition Corp. (1)

3.1

Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated on July 25, 2014*

3.2

Certificate of Designation for Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock of VBI Vaccines Inc.*

4.1

Form of Closing Date Warrant*

4.2

Form of Delayed Draw Warrant*

4.3

Form of Initial Term Note*

4.4

Form of Delayed Draw Note*

10.1

Credit Agreement and Guaranty dated July 25, 2014 among Variation Biotechnologies (U.S.), Inc., VBI Vaccines Inc. and PCOF 1, LLC*

10.2

Form of Pledge and Security Agreement*

10.3

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement among Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc. and certain investors*

10.4

VBI Vaccines Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (2)

10.5

Employment Agreement with Jeff Baxter dated May 8, 2014*

10.6

Employment Agreement with David Anderson dated May 8, 2014*

10.7

Employment Agreement with Egidio Nascimento dated May 8, 2014*

10.8

Employment Agreement with Adam Buckley dated July 25, 2014*

10.9

Employment Agreement with Marc Kirchmeier dated July 25, 2014*

10.10

Director Services Agreement with Steve Gillis dated May 8, 2014*

10.11

Director Services Agreement with Jeff Baxter dated May 8, 2014*

10.12

Director Services Agreement with Michael Steinmetz dated May 8, 2014*

10.13

Director Services Agreement with Michel DeWilde dated May 8, 2014*

10.14

Director Services Agreement with Sam Chawla dated May 8, 2014*

10.15

Director Services Agreement with Trent Davis dated July 25, 2014*

10.16

Director Services Agreement with Alan Timmins dated July 25, 2014*

10.17

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Steve Gillis dated July 25, 2014*

10.18

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Michael Steinmetz dated July 25, 2014*

10.19

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Michel DeWilde dated July 25, 2014*

10.20

Amendment No. 1 to Director Services Agreement with Sam Chawla dated July 25, 2014*

 

(1)

Incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on May 9, 2014.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to Annex C to the Registrant’s Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on May 9, 2014.

 

* Filed herewith.


ex3-1.htm

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

PAULSON CAPITAL (DELAWARE) CORP.

 

This corporation was organized by filing its original Certificate of Incorporation under the name of “Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.” with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 20, 2014. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

FIRST: The name of this Corporation is “VBI Vaccines Inc.”

 

SECOND: The address, including street, number, city and county, of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington 19808, County of New Castle; and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

THIRD: The nature of the business and of the purposes to be conducted and promoted by the Corporation is to conduct any lawful business, to promote any lawful purpose, and to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

FOURTH: The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed by the bylaws of the Corporation.

 

FIFTH:

 

A.           Classes and Number of Shares. The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred and Thirty Million (230,000,000). The classes and aggregate number of shares of each class which the Corporation shall have authority to issue are as follows:

 

1.     Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”); and

 

2.     Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the

Preferred Stock”).

 

B.           Blank Check Powers. The Corporation may issue any class of the Preferred Stock in any series. The Board of Directors shall have authority to establish and designate series, and to fix the number of shares included in each such series and the variations in the relative rights, preferences and limitations as between series, provided that, if the stated dividends and amounts payable on liquidation are not paid in full, the shares of all series of the same class shall share ratably in the payment of dividends including accumulations, if any, in accordance with the sums which would be payable on such shares if all dividends were declared and paid in full, and in any distribution of assets other than by way of dividends in accordance with the sums which would be payable on such distribution if all sums payable were discharged in full. Shares of each such series when issued shall be designated to distinguish the shares of each series from shares of all other series. To the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, any series or class of Preferred Stock may by vote of the holders of such series of class of Preferred Stock if set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Limitations, Rights and Preferences therefore, amend such series of class of Preferred Stock with or without the vote of any other series or class of stock of the Corporation (including Common Stock).

 

 
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C.       Reverse Stock Split. Immediately upon the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, every five shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to such filing (the “Old Common Stock”) shall be combined, reclassified and changed into one share of the Common Stock (the “New Common Stock”). The combination and conversion of the outstanding shares of Old Common Stock shall be referred to as the “Reverse Stock Split.” The Reverse Stock Split shall occur automatically and without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holders thereof and whether or not certificates representing the holders’ shares prior to the Reverse Stock Split are surrendered for cancellation. No fractional interest in a share of New Common Stock shall be deliverable upon the Reverse Stock Split and those holders of Old Common Stock who hold less than five shares shall be eliminated as the result of the payment for fractional shares of Old Common Stock in lieu of receiving any fractional shares of New Common Stock pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split. All shares of Old Common Stock (including fractions thereof) held by a holder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the Reverse Stock Split would result in the issuance of a fractional share. Any fractional share resulting from such aggregation of Old Common Stock upon the Reverse Stock Split shall be converted into the right to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the average closing sales prices of the Old Common Stock as reported on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC for five consecutive trading days preceding the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split by (y) the amount of such fractional share. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of New Common Stock outstanding as a result of the Reverse Stock Split unless and until the certificates evidencing the shares held by a holder prior to the Reverse Stock Split.

 

SIXTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation.

 

SEVENTH: The original Bylaws of the Corporation shall be adopted by the incorporator. Thereafter, the power to make, alter, or repeal the Bylaws, and to adopt any new Bylaw, shall be vested in the Board of Directors.

 

EIGHTH: To the fullest extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended, permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no director of this Corporation shall be personally liable to this Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law: (1) for any breach of the directors’ duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article, shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment or repeal.

 

 
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NINTH: The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said section. The Corporation shall advance expenses to the fullest extent permitted by said section. Such right to indemnification and advancement of expenses shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on this 25th day of July, 2014.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Trent D. Davis

 

 

 

Name: Trent D. Davis

 

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

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ex3-2.htm

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

PAULSON (DELAWARE) CAPITAL CORP.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF

SERIES 1 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

The undersigned, President of Paulson (Delaware) Capital Corp. (the “Corporation”), a Delaware corporation, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that the following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation by unanimous written consent on July 24, 2014 (the “Effective Date”);

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized within the limitations and restrictions stated in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation, in such series and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions as the Corporation’s Board of Directors shall fix by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance thereof duly adopted by the Board of Directors; and

 

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to authorize and fix the terms of a series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting such series.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

 

Section 1.     Designation and Authorized Shares. The Corporation shall be authorized to issue Two Million Nine Hundred Ninety Six Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Two (2,996,482) shares of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series 1 Preferred Stock”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 10 below.

 

Section 2.     Liquidation.

 

(a)     Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the business of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder of Series 1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, for each share thereof, out of assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, an amount in cash equal to (and not more than) the amount that would have been payable to such Holder if the shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock held by such Holder had been converted pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof into Common Stock immediately prior to the date of liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Corporation (the “Liquidation Amount”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2 or elsewhere in this Certificate of Designation, the holders of Series 1 Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any payment with respect to any assets held in the Liquidating Trust, which will be reserved for distribution to the beneficiaries of the Liquidating Trust, and will take precedence over any entitlements set forth herein in all respects.

 

(b)     Any distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, shall be made in cash to the extent possible. Whenever any such distribution shall be paid in property other than cash, the value of such distribution shall be the Fair Market Value of such property.

 

Section 3.     Rank.     The Series 1 Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend distributions and distributions upon liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Corporation, rank equally to all classes of Common Stock.

 

 
 

 

 

Section 4.     Purchase Rights; Other Corporate Events; Fundamental Transactions.

 

(a)     Purchase Rights. If at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock then held by such Holder (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of such Series 1 Preferred Stock) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties to such Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for such Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties to such Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times such Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

(b)     Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Corporation shall make appropriate provision to insure that each Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of all the Series 1 Preferred Stock held by such Holder (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which such Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by such Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Series 1 Preferred Stock contained in this Certificate of Designations) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as such Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Series 1 Preferred Stock held by such Holder initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. The provisions of this Section 4(b) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock contained in this Certificate of Designations.

 

(c)     Assumption upon a Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the successor entity (or its public company parent, if applicable) (the “Successor Entity”) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(c), including agreements to deliver to each holder of Series 1 Preferred Stock in exchange for such Series 1 Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designations, including, without limitation, having a stated value and dividend rate equal to the stated value and dividend rate of the Series 1 Preferred Stock held by the Holders and having similar ranking to the Series 1 Preferred Stock, and reasonably satisfactory to the holders of a majority of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock then outstanding. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the successor entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein and therein. In addition to the foregoing, upon consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to each Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 4(a) and 9(a)(iii), which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity which each Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had all the Series 1 Preferred Stock held by each Holder been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock contained in this Certificate of Designations), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations. The provisions of this Section 4(c) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock.

 

 
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Section 5.     Conversion.

 

(a)       Conversion Option.   At any time and from time to time on or after the Effective Date, each share of the Series 1 Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of a Holder (the “Conversion Option”), into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock (the “Conversion Rate”) on the date (the “Conversion Date”) on which such Holder faxes a notice of conversion (the “Conversion Notice”), substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, duly executed, to the Corporation, provided, however, that the Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment as described in Section 9 below. Such Holder shall deliver the stock certificate representing the Series 1 Preferred Stock to be converted to the Corporation at such time that the Series 1 Preferred Stock is fully converted. With respect to partial conversions of the Series 1 Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall keep written records of the number of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock converted as of each Conversion Date. No Conversion Notice shall be required for Conversion upon a change of control.

 

(b)       Mechanics of Conversion

 

(i)     Not later than three (3) Trading Days after any Conversion Date, the Corporation or its designated transfer agent, as applicable, shall issue and deliver to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) account on the applicable Holder’s behalf via the Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) as specified in the Conversion Notice, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled. In the alternative, not later than three (3) Trading Days after any Conversion Date, the Corporation shall deliver to such Holder by express courier a certificate or certificates which shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock (the “Delivery Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall only be obligated to issue and deliver the shares to the DTC on such Holder’s behalf via DWAC (or certificates free of restrictive legends) if such shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the event the Corporation is not able to electronically deliver to a Holder upon conversion of Series 1 Preferred Stock shares of Common Stock through DTC pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, then the Corporation shall not later than three (3) Trading Days after any Conversion Date issue and dispatch to such Holder by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Notice of Conversion, a certificate, registered in the Corporation’s share register in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled pursuant to such conversion. If in the case of any Conversion Notice such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by such Holder by the Delivery Date, such Holder shall be entitled by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Corporation shall immediately return the shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock tendered for conversion (if applicable), and whereupon the Corporation and such Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the delivery of such notice of revocation, except that any amounts described in Sections 5(b)(ii) and 5(b)(iii) shall be payable through the date notice of rescission is given to the Corporation.

 

(ii)     The Corporation understands that a delay in the delivery of the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock beyond the Delivery Date could result in economic loss to such Holder. If the Corporation fails to deliver to such Holder such shares via DWAC (or, if applicable, certificates) by the Delivery Date, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, an amount per Trading Day for each Trading Day until such shares are delivered via DWAC or certificates are delivered (if applicable), together with interest on such amount at a rate of 10% per annum, accruing until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full, equal to the greater of: (A) (i) 1% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Series 1 Preferred Stock requested to be converted for the first five (5) Trading Days after the Delivery Date and (ii) 2% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Series 1 Preferred Stock requested to be converted for each Trading Day thereafter; and (B) $1,000 per day (which amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty). Nothing herein shall limit such Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver shares via DWAC or, if applicable, certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity (including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, such Holder shall be entitled to withdraw a Conversion Notice, and upon such withdrawal the Corporation shall only be obligated to pay the liquidated damages accrued in accordance with this Section 5(b)(ii) through the date the Conversion Notice is withdrawn.

 

 
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(iii)     In addition to any other rights available to such Holder, if the Corporation fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit via DWAC or transmit to such Holder a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock on or before the Delivery Date, and if after such date such Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock which such Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (1) pay in cash to such Holder the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock that the Corporation was required to deliver to such Holder in connection with the conversion at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of such Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock and equivalent number of shares of Common Stock for which such conversion was not honored or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Corporation timely complied with its conversion and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if a Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. Such Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(c)     Ownership Cap and Certain Conversion Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Certificate of Designation, the Corporation shall not effect the conversion of any Series 1 Preferred Stock of a Holder, and such Holder shall not have the right to convert such Series 1 Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder together with any Attribution Parties to such Holder collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and other Attribution Parties to such Holder shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to such Holder plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Series 1 Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of other Attribution Parties to such Holder and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any other Attribution Party to such Holder subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 5(c). For purposes of this Section 5(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”). For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock such Holder may acquire upon the conversion of Series 1 Preferred Stock without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, such Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Corporation's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (z) any other written notice by the Corporation or its transfer agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Corporation receives a Conversion Notice from such Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Corporation shall notify such Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause such Holder's beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 5(c), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, such Holder must notify the Corporation of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of such Holder, the Corporation shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including any Series 1 Preferred Stock then outstanding, by such Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to such Holder upon conversion of any Series 1 Preferred Stock results in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties to such Holder being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), the number of shares so issued by which such Holder's and the other Attribution Parties to such Holder’s aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and such Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert Series 1 Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5(c) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 5(c) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to each successor holder of Series 1 Preferred Stock.

 

 
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(d)           Inability to Fully Convert.

 

(i)           Holder’s Option if the Corporation Cannot Fully Convert. In addition to the Holder’s other remedies hereunder, if, upon the Corporation’s receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Corporation cannot issue shares of Common Stock because the Corporation does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available or cannot or does not issue shares of Common Stock for any other reason within the Corporation’s control, then the Corporation shall issue as many shares of Common Stock as it is able to issue in accordance with a Holder’s Conversion Notice and, with respect to the unconverted portion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock, such Holder, solely at such Holder’s option, can elect to:

 

(A)     void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, the shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock that was to be converted pursuant to the Conversion Notice (provided that such Holder’s voiding its Conversion Notice shall not affect the Corporation’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice); or

 

(B)     exercise its Buy-In rights pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 5(b)(iii) above.

 

In the event that a Holder shall elect to convert any portion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock as provided herein, the Corporation cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation of an agreement to which such Holder is a party or for any reason whatsoever, unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or adjoining conversion of all or any portion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock shall have been issued and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Series 1 Preferred Stock such Holder has elected to convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder in the event it obtains judgment.

 

 
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(ii)     Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder’s Election. The Corporation shall promptly send via facsimile to such Holder, upon receipt of a facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice from such Holder which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section 5(d) above, a notice of the Corporation’s inability to fully satisfy the Conversion Notice (the “Inability to Fully Convert Notice”). Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (x) the reason why the Corporation is unable to fully satisfy such Holder’s Conversion Notice (y) the aggregate number of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock for which conversion has been requested and which cannot be converted and (z) the price at which the unconverted shares were to be sold. Such Holder shall notify the Corporation of its election pursuant to Section (d) above by delivering written notice via facsimile to the Corporation.

 

Section 6.     Record Holders. The Corporation and its transfer agent, if any, for the Series 1 Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record Holder of any shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock as reflected on the books and records of the Corporation as the sole true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Corporation nor any such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Section 7.     Restriction and Limitations. Except as expressly provided herein or as required by law so long as any shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the vote or written consent of the Holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the then outstanding shares of the Series 1 Preferred Stock, take any action which would adversely and materially affect any of the limitations or rights of the Series 1 Preferred Stock.

 

Section 8.     Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, each Holder of Series 1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Corporation and shall be entitled to the number of votes for each share of Series 1 Preferred Stock owned at the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on such matter or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is solicited, equal to 41.66% of the number of shares of Common Stock such shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock are convertible into at such time, but not in excess of the conversion limitations set forth in Section 5 herein. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock on all matters and shall not vote as a separate class.

 

Section 9.     Certain Adjustments.

 

(a)           So long as any Series 1 Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, from and after the Effective Date, the Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i)     Adjustments for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date, effect a stock split of the outstanding Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately increased. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date, combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the combination shall be proportionately decreased. Any adjustments under this Section 9(a)(i) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or combination occurs.

 

(ii)     Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution. If the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date shall be changed to the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares provided for in Section 9(a)(i), or a Fundamental Transaction provided for in Section 9(a)(iii)), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Conversion Rate shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Rate or otherwise) so that each Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert the Series 1 Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Series 1 Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

 

 
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(iii)     Distribution of Assets. Except to the extent covered by any other clause of this Section 9(a), if the Corporation shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all or substantially all of the holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the “Distributions”), then each Holder will be entitled to such Distributions as if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock then held by such Holder (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of such Series 1 Preferred Stock) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties to such Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for such Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties to such Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times, if any,such Holder shall be granted such rights (and any rights under this Section 9(i) on such initial rights or on any subsequent such rights to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

(b)         Record Date. If the Corporation takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).

 

(c)         No Impairment. The Corporation shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other constitutional documents, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith, assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 10 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of each Holder against impairment.

 

(d)         Certificates as to Adjustments. Upon occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Rate, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon written request of a Holder, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable Conversion Rate in effect at the time, and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would reflect an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) of such adjusted amount.

 

(e)         Issue Taxes. The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by the applicable Holder in connection with any such conversion.

 

(f)         Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock. All fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

 

 
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(g)         Reservation of Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times when the Series 1 Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock and all dividends accrued thereon; provided that the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved shall at no time be less than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Series 1 Preferred Stock are at any time convertible. The Corporation shall, from time to time in accordance with Delaware law, increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time the unissued number of authorized shares shall not be sufficient to satisfy the Corporation’s obligations under this Section 9(g).

 

(h)         Regulatory Compliance. If any shares of Common Stock to be reserved for the purpose of conversion of the Series 1 Preferred Stock require registration or listing with or approval of any governmental authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body under any federal or state law or regulation or otherwise before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the Corporation shall, at its sole cost and expense, in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, endeavor to secure such registration, listing or approval, as the case may be.

 

Section 10.     Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Certificate of Designation, the following terms shall have the following meanings (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural and vice versa), unless the context otherwise requires:

 

Affiliate” as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” a Person if such latter Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such former Person.

 

Attribution Parties” means, with respect to any given Holder, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by such Holder's investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of such Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with such Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Corporation's Common Stock would or could be aggregated with such Holder's and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

 

Board of Directors” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Certificate of Designation.

 

Business Day” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interest in (however designated) capital stock.

 

Certificate of Designation” means this Certificate of Designation creating the Series 1 Preferred Stock.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the Effective Date such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Exchange Act, the body performing such duties at such time.

 

 
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Common Stock” means the Corporation’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

 

Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) above.

 

Convertible Securities” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.

 

Corporation” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Certificate of Designation.

 

Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Certificate of Designation.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which would be negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy.

 

Fundamental Transaction” means that (A) the Corporation shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving corporation) another Person or Persons, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination, or any Person who is a holder of the Corporation’s securities on the date hereof or who is a Holder), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock or (B) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act ), directly or indirectly, of either (x) 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than any Person who is a holder of the Corporation’s securities on the date hereof or who is a Holder) or (y) 50% or more of the shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation not held by such Person or Persons as of the date hereof (other than any Person who is a holder of the Corporation’s securities on the date hereof or who is a Holder).

 

Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

Holder” means a holder of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock as reflected in the register maintained by the Corporation or the transfer agent for the Series 1 Preferred Stock.

 

Liquidation Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2(a).

 

Liquidating Trust” means that certain grantor trust which holds certain assets formerly held by Paulson Investment Company LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, for the benefit of the shareholders of the Corporation as of the record date of the Corporation’s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders.

 

Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

 
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Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or trustee thereof, estate or executor thereof, unincorporated organization or joint venture, court or governmental unit or any agency or subdivision thereof, or any other legally recognizable entity.

 

Series 1 Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.

 

Trading Day” means (a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market, or a registered national securities exchange, or (b) if the Common Stock is not traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market or another registered national securities exchange in the United States or quoted on the OTCQB Over the Counter Market maintained by OTC Market Group Inc., a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the OTC Market Group Inc. (or any similar organization or agency succeeding its functions of reporting prices); provided, however, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (a) or (b) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

 

Voting Stock” of a Person means Capital Stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

 

Section 11.     Amendment. Except with respect to Section 5 above, which may not be amended, to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, this Certificate of Designation may only be amended by the affirmative vote of the Holders of the then outstanding shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock voting as a class and may not be amended by the vote of any other class or series of Capital Stock (including Common Stock).

 

Section 12.     Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Corporation of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation, unless the Corporation has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously with any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Corporation believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Corporation so shall indicate to each Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, each Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate this 25th day of July, 2014.

 

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Trent D. Davis

 

 

Name:

Trent D. Davis

 

 

Title:

President

 

 

 
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EXHIBIT A

 

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

SERIES 1 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of VBI Vaccines Inc., (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

       

Date to Effect Conversion:

 

   
 

 

 

 
     

Number of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:

 

_______________________

     

Number of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock to be Converted:

     
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon Conversion:

     
 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Conversion Notice shall constitute a representation by the Holder of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock submitting this Conversion Notice that (after giving effect to the conversion provided for in this Conversion Notice, such Holder together with the Attribution Parties to such Holder (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), collectively, will not have beneficial ownership of a number of shares of Common Stock which exceeds the Maximum Percentage (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of the total outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company as determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of the Certificate of Designations.

 
       

Number of shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion:

       
 

 

 

   

 

                             

 

 

HOLDER

                     
 

 

                     
   

 

                     
 

 

Name:

 

                       
 

 

Title:

 

                       

 

 

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4.1.htm

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

WARRANT

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW.

 

Warrant Certificate No.: [___]

 

Original Issue Date: [__________ __], 2014

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, VBI VACCINES INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that PCOF 1, LLC or its permitted transferees and assigns (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase from the Company up to [699,281] duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (defined below) at a per share purchase price of $2.145 (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the "Exercise Price"), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant (defined below). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.

 

1.     Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Acknowledgement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(e).

 

"Aggregate Exercise Price" means, with respect to any exercise of this Warrant, an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 3 hereof, multiplied by (ii) the Exercise Price in effect as of the Exercise Date.

 

Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

 

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

 

"Business Day" means any day which is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York, New York.

 

Cashless Method” means, as the context may require, one or both of the Exercise Price payment methods described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 3(b).

 

 
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"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.

 

"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been converted, exchanged or reclassified following the date hereof.

 

"Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

"Convertible Securities" means any securities, whether debt, equity or other securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.

 

"Covered Persons" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement and Guaranty [dated as of the date hereof]1 among Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., as borrower, PCOF 1, LLC, as lender, the Company, as guarantor and the other guarantors party thereto.

 

"Demand Registration" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(ii).

 

"Disqualification Events" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

"Exercise Date" means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Company of the Subscription Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Exercise Price.

 

"Exercise Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

"Exercise Price" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

"Fair Market Value" means, as of any particular date: (i) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (ii) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (iii) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (iv) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which "Fair Market Value" is being determined; provided, that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term "Business Day" as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association, the "Fair Market Value" of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Board and the Holder.

 

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1 NTD: This Warrant should be dated the same date as the Credit Agreement. 

 

 
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"Holder" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

"Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section 18(b).

 

"Indemnitees" has the meaning set forth in Section 18(b).

 

Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(viii).

 

Long-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(i).

 

Merger Agreement Demand” means any demand for registration under the Securities Act of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 6.14 of the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

"Nasdaq" means The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

 

"Options" means any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

"Original Issue Date" means the date hereof.

 

"OTC Bulletin Board" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board.

 

"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.

 

Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).

 

"Prospectus" means the prospectus or prospectuses included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus or prospectuses.

 

Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(viii).

 

"Registrable Securities" means (x) any shares of Common Stock held by any Person or issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any securities owned by any Person at any time (including Warrant Shares exercisable upon exercise of this Warrant), and (y) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in subsection (x) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization (it being understood that for purposes of this Warrant, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to then acquire or obtain from the Company any Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement covering such securities has been declared effective by the Commission and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act are met, (iii) such securities are otherwise transferred and such securities may be resold without subsequent registration under the Securities Act, or (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

 

 
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"Registration Statement" means any registration statement of the Company which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

 

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

 

Short-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(ii).

 

"Solicitor" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

"Subscription Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i).

 

"Warrant" means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for, this Warrant.

 

"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with its terms.

 

2.     Term of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof up to and including 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Original Issue Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (the "Exercise Period"), the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant for all or any part of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder (subject to adjustment as provided herein).

 

3.     Exercise of Warrant.

 

(a)     Exercise Procedure. This Warrant may be exercised from time to time on any Business Day during the Exercise Period, for all or any part of the unexercised Warrant Shares, upon:

 

(i)     surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction), together with a Subscription Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a "Subscription Agreement"), duly completed (including specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed; and

 

 
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(ii)     payment to the Company of the Aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3(b).

 

(b)     Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price. Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made, at the option of the Holder as expressed in the Subscription Agreement, by the following methods:

 

(i)     by delivery to the Company of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, in the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price;

 

(ii)     by instructing the Company to withhold a number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price;

 

(iii)     by surrendering to the Company (x) Warrant Shares previously acquired by the Holder with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price and/or (y) other securities or debt obligations of the Company (including loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement) having a value as of the Exercise Date equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (which value in the case of debt securities or obligations shall be the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the case of preferred stock shall be the liquidation value thereof plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and in the case of shares of Common Stock shall be the Fair Market Value thereof); or

 

(iv)     any combination of the foregoing;

 

provided; however; that the Holder may only use the Cashless Method to pay the Exercise Price for up to (but not in excess of) [279,706] Warrant Shares (subject to proportionate adjustment for any stock split, dividend, distribution, subdivision, recapitalization or combination).

 

In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares or surrender of other equity securities pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above where the number of shares whose value is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price is not a whole number, the number of shares withheld by or surrendered to the Company shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share and the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) based on the incremental fraction of a share being so withheld by or surrendered to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (x) such incremental fraction of a share being so withheld or surrendered multiplied by (y) in the case of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share as of the Exercise Date, and, in all other cases, the value thereof as of the Exercise Date determined in accordance with clause (iii)(y) above.

 

 
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(c)     Delivery of Stock Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of the Subscription Agreement, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within three (3) Business Days thereafter, execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 3(d) hereof. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the exercising Holder shall reasonably request in the Subscription Agreement and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to compliance with Section 7 below, such other Person's name as shall be designated in the Subscription Agreement. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates of Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date.

 

(d)     Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional Warrant Share upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay to such Holder an amount in cash (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to the product of (i) such fraction multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.

 

(e)     Acknowledgement; Partial Exercise. Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares being issued in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof, deliver to the Holder within a reasonable time an acknowledgement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, an “Acknowledgement”) indicating the number of Warrant Shares which remain issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, if any.

 

(f)     Valid Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares; Payment of Taxes. With respect to the exercise of this Warrant, the Company hereby represents, covenants and agrees:

 

(i)     This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.

 

(ii)     All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.

 

 
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(iii)     The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Company of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Company upon each such issuance).

 

(iv)     Without in any way limiting Section 6 hereof, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise.

 

(v)     The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

 

(g)     Conditional Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

 

(h)     Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, and the par value per Warrant Share shall at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Exercise Price. The Company shall not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(i)     No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. The Company has exercised reasonable care, in accordance with Commission rules and guidance, to determine whether any Covered Person (as defined below) is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act (“Disqualification Events”). To the Company’s knowledge, no Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with all disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) under the Securities Act. “Covered Persons” are those persons specified in Rule 506(d)(1) under the Securities Act, including the Company, any predecessor or affiliate of the Company, any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering, general partner or managing member of the Company, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, any promoter (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of the exercise of this Warrant, and any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any securities of the Company (a “Solicitor”), any general partner or managing member of any Solicitor, and any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any Solicitor or general partner or managing member of any such Solicitor.

 

 
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4.     Adjustment to Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4.

 

(a)     Dividends and Distributions of Non-Company Securities. If, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, the Company makes or declares, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or any other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock or Options or Convertible Securities in each case in respect of Common Stock), cash or other property, then, and in each such event, provision shall be made so that the Holder shall receive upon exercise of the Warrant, in addition to the number of Warrant Shares receivable thereupon, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Warrant been exercised in full into Warrant Shares on the date of such event and had the Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained such securities, cash or other property receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 4 with respect to the rights of the Holder; provided, that no such provision shall be made if the Holder receives, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities, cash or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities, cash or other property as the Holder would have received if the Warrant had been exercised in full into Warrant Shares on the date of such event.

 

(b)     Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Dividend, Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, (i) pay a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Company payable in shares of Common Stock or in Options or Convertible Securities (in each case in respect of Common Stock), or (ii) subdivide (by any stock split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to any such dividend, distribution or subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 4(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

 
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(c)     Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger. In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the stock of the Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to another Person, (v) Change of Control (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or (vi) other similar transaction, in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) cash, stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, each Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the number of Warrant Shares then exercisable under this Warrant, be exercisable for the amount of cash or the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant); and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder's rights under this Warrant to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to this Warrant in relation to any cash, shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant (including, in the case of any consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction in which the successor or purchasing Person is other than the Company, an immediate adjustment in the Exercise Price to the value per share for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction, and a corresponding immediate adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction). The provisions of this Section 4(c) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, Changes of Control or similar transactions. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting from such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or other transaction contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4(c), the Holder shall have the right to elect prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to give effect to the exercise rights contained in Section 2 instead of giving effect to the provisions contained in this Section 4(c) with respect to this Warrant.

 

(d)     Certain Events. If any event of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions occurs, then the Board shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the Holder in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 4; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 4(d) shall increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares issuable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 4.

 

(e)     Certificate as to Adjustment.

 

(i)     As promptly as reasonably practicable following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, but in any event not later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof.

 

(ii)     As promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, but in any event not later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

(f)     Notices. In the event:

 

(i)     that the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, to vote at a meeting (or by written consent), to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or

 

 
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(ii)     of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to another Person; or

 

(iii)     of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;

 

then, and in each such case, the Company shall send or cause to be sent to the Holder at least ten (10) Business days prior to the applicable record date or the applicable expected effective date, as the case may be, for the event, a written notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the record date for such dividend, distribution, meeting or consent or other right or action, and a description of such dividend, distribution or other right or action to be taken at such meeting or by written consent, or (B) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken with respect to which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.

 

5.     Purchase Rights. In addition to (and not in limitation or in lieu of) any adjustments pursuant to Section 4 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any shares of Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then the Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder would have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

6.     Registration Rights.

 

(a)     Demand Registration.

 

(i)     At any time after the one hundred eightieth (180) day following the Original Issue Date, the Holder may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of the Warrant Shares on Form S-1 or any successor form thereto (each a "Long-Form Registration"). Each request for a Long-Form Registration shall specify the approximate number of Warrant Shares required to be registered. Upon receipt of such request, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than five days following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities having “piggy back” rights or equivalent, if any, who shall then have ten days from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such registration. The Company shall cause a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) to be filed within 30 days after the date on which the initial request is given and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter. The Company shall not be required to effect a Long-Form Registration more than five times by the Holder; provided, that a Registration Statement shall not count as a Long-Form Registration requested under this Section 6(a)(i) unless and until it has become effective and the Holder is able to register and sell at least 35% of the Warrant Shares requested to be included in such registration.

 

 
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(ii)     The Company shall use its best efforts to qualify and remain qualified to register securities under the Securities Act pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto. At such time as the Company shall have qualified for the use of a Registration Statement on Form S-3, the Holder shall have the right to request an unlimited number of registrations of Warrant Shares on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration (each a "Short-Form Registration" and, together with each Long-Form Registration, a "Demand Registration"). Each request for a Short-Form Registration shall specify the approximate number of Warrant Shares requested to be registered. Upon receipt of any such request, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than five days following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities having “piggy back” rights or equivalent, if any, who shall then have ten days from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such registration. The Company shall cause a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form) to be filed within 30 days after the date on which the initial request is given and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

(iii)     The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Long-Form Registration within 90 days after the effective date of a previous Long-Form Registration or a previous Piggyback Registration in which the Holder was permitted to register, and actually sold, at least 35% of the shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein. The Company may postpone for up to 60 days the filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Company's Board determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such Demand Registration would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. The Company may delay a Demand Registration hereunder only two times in any period of twelve consecutive months.

 

(iv)     If the Holder elects to distribute Warrant Shares covered by its request in an underwritten offering, it shall so advise the Company as a part of its request made pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). The Holder shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

 

 
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(v)     The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If a Demand Registration involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter of the requested Demand Registration advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in the Demand Registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such underwritten offering and/or the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such underwritten offering, the Company shall include in such Demand Registration (A) first, all of the Warrant Shares requested to be included in such registration by the Holder, and (B) second, any other Registrable Securities the Company may permit to be included in such registration, allocated pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder.

 

(b)     Piggyback Registration.

 

(i)     Whenever the Company proposes to register any shares of its Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than a registration effected solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities Act is applicable, or a Registration Statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor form thereto or another form not available for registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the public), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more stockholders of the Company and the form of Registration Statement to be used may be used for any registration of Warrant Shares (a "Piggyback Registration"), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than twenty (20) days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement) to the Holder of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Section 6(b)(ii) and Section 6(b)(iii), shall include in such registration all Warrant Shares with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the Holder within ten days after the Company's notice has been given to the Holder.

 

(ii)     If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter advises the Company and the Holder (if the Holder has elected to include Warrant Shares in such Piggyback Registration) in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration (A) first, the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company proposes to sell; (B) second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Holder; and (C) third, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of Common Stock (other than Warrant Shares held by the Holder); provided, that in any event the Holder shall be entitled to register at least 35% of the securities to be included in any such registration.

 

 
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(iii)     If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as an underwritten offering on behalf of one or more holders of Common Stock other than Warrant Shares, and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Warrant Shares and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall, subject to the proviso below, include in such registration (i) first, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Holder (on a fully diluted, as converted basis); and (ii) second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock, allocated among such holders in such manner as they may agree; provided that, in the event of a registration resulting from a Merger Agreement Demand, the Company shall include in such registration, on a pro rata basis, (x) those shares of Common Stock (other than Warrant Shares) of the holders thereof requesting such Merger Agreement Demand, and (y) those Warrant Shares requested to be included in such registration by the Holder.

 

(iv)     If any Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, the Company shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

 

(c)     Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Holder requests that any Warrant Shares be registered pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as soon as practicable:

 

(i)     subject to Section 6(a)(i) and Section 6(a)(ii), prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Warrant Shares and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective;

 

(ii)     prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, post-effective 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 of not less than thirty (30) days, or if earlier, until all of such Warrant Shares have been disposed of and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement;

 

 
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(iii)     at least fifteen (15) Business Days before filing such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto, furnish to counsel of the Holder copies of such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review, comment and approval of such counsel;

 

(iv)     notify the Holder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such Registration Statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any Prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed;

 

(v)     furnish to the Holder such number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such other documents as the Holder may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Warrant Shares;

 

(vi)     use its best efforts to register or qualify such Warrant Shares under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as any selling holder requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business, subject itself to general taxation or consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to do so but for this Section 6(c)(vi);

 

(vii)     notify the Holder, 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 holder, the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Warrant Shares, 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;

 

(viii)     make available for inspection by the Holder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holder or any such underwriter (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the "Records"), and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement;

 

 
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(ix)     use its best efforts to cause such Warrant Shares to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed, on a national securities exchange selected by the Holder;

 

(x)     in connection with an underwritten offering, enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and lock-up agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the Holder or the managing underwriter of such offering request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Warrant Shares (including, without limitation, making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in "road show" and other customary marketing activities (including one-on-one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Warrant Shares);

 

(xi)     otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and make available to its stockholders an earnings statement (in a form that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder) no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of the Company's first full fiscal quarter after the effective date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall cover said 12-month period, and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;

 

(xii)     furnish to the Holder and each underwriter, if any, with (i) 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), in form and substance as is customarily given in opinions of the Company's counsel to underwriters in underwritten public offerings; and (ii) a "comfort" letter signed by the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given in accountants' letters to underwriters in underwritten public offerings;

 

(xiii)     without limiting Section 6(c)(vi) above, use its best efforts to cause such Warrant Shares to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with their intended method of distribution thereof;

 

(xiv)     notify the Holder promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;

 

(xv)     advise the Holder, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued; and

 

 
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(xvi)     otherwise use its best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of such Warrant Shares contemplated hereby.

 

7.     Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in the legend endorsed hereon, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are freely transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon delivery to the Company of a written request for assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each, an “Assignment”) by the Holder and surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes described in Section 3(f)(v) in connection with the making of such transfer. If requested by the Company, the Holder will also provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the transfer or assignment is in compliance with (or is exempt from) applicable federal and state securities laws. Upon such compliance, surrender and delivery and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.

 

8.     Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder; Limitations on Liability. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein (including Section 4(a)), prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 8, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

 

9.     Replacement on Loss; Division and Combination.

 

(a)     Replacement of Warrant on Loss. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and upon delivery of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that a written indemnification agreement or affidavit of loss of the Holder shall be a sufficient indemnity) and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender of such Warrant for cancellation to the Company, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver to the Holder, in lieu hereof, a new Warrant of like tenor and exercisable for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed; provided, that, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for cancellation.

 

 
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(b)     Division and Combination of Warrant. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or other assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, this Warrant may be divided or, following any such division of this Warrant, subsequently combined with other Warrants, upon the surrender of this Warrant or Warrants to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the respective Holders or their agents or attorneys. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall at its own expense execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice. Such new Warrant or Warrants shall be of like tenor to the surrendered Warrant or Warrants and shall be exercisable in the aggregate for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.

 

10.     No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or circumvent or seek to avoid or circumvent the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the Holder in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.

 

11.     Compliance with the Securities Act. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 11 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act. This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

"THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW."

 

 
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12.     Representations of the Holder. In connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder specifically represents, as of the date hereof, to the Company by acceptance of this Warrant as follows:

 

(a)     The Holder is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof for investment for its own account and not with a current view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

(b)     The Holder understands and acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are "restricted securities" under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In addition, the Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

 

(c)     The Holder acknowledges that it can bear the economic and financial risk of its investment for an indefinite period, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Warrant and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.

 

13.     Warrant Register. The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof. The Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

14.     Notices. All notices and other communications provided hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted, if to the Company or the Holder, to the applicable party at its address or facsimile number set forth on the signature pages hereto, or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof is received by the transmitter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the time of a day shall refer to New York City time.

 

 
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15.     Cumulative Remedies. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 8 to the contrary, the rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.

 

16.     Equitable Relief. Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant would give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

17.     Finder’s Fee. Each party represents to the other party that it is not and will not be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Warrant. The Holder agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Holder or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Holder from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 

18.     Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a)     The Company will reimburse the reasonable fees and expenses of the Holder, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, with respect to the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Warrant as provided in Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)     In further consideration of the Holder’s acquiring the Warrant hereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations hereunder, the Company will defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Holder and each other holder of the Warrant and all of their shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (iii) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (B) the status of the Holder or holder of the Warrant as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company will make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

 

 
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19.     Entire Agreement. This Warrant constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Warrant with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

 

20.     Successor and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be a Holder for all purposes hereunder.

 

21.     No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant.

 

22.     Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.

 

23.     Amendment and Modification; Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

 
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24.     Severability. If any term or provision of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

25.     Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.

 

26.     Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of New York, in either case sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party's address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

27.     Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

28.     Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.

 

29.     No Strict Construction. This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Warrant on the Original Issue Date.

 

 

 

VBI VACCINES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed, 

 

PCOF 1, LLC 

 
   
By:                                                                                    
Name:  
Title:  

 

 
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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

(To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant)

 

To:__________________________

 

 

The undersigned, as holder of a right to purchase shares of Common Stock of VBI VACCINES INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to that certain Warrant of VBI VACCINES INC. (the “Warrant”), dated as of [__________ __], 2014, hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant for, and to purchase thereunder, __________________________ (_________) shares of Common Stock of the Company and herewith makes payment of _________________________________ Dollars ($__________) therefor by the following method:

 

(Check all that apply):

 

_______ (check if applicable)

The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price of ______________ Dollars ($___________) in cash for _____________ (_________) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3(b)(i).

 

_______ (check if applicable)

The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price of ______________ Dollars ($___________) for _____________ (_________) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3(b)(ii) of the Warrant.

 

_______ (check if applicable)

The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price of ______________ Dollars ($___________) for _____________ (_________) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3(b)(iii) of the Warrant.

 

Requested Denomination of

Common Stock:

__________________ shares

 

Registered Holder:

__________________

 

 
 

 

 

In order to induce the issuance of such securities the undersigned makes to the Company, as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 12 of the Warrant. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the meanings provided in the Warrant.

 

 

DATED: ________________    

 

PCOF 1, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

       

 

Name:

 

 

       

 

Title:

 

 

 

 
 

 

  

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

To: PCOF 1, LLC

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that as of the date hereof, __________________ (___________) shares of Common Stock remain subject to the right of purchase in favor of PCOF 1, LLC pursuant to that certain Warrant of VBI VACCINES INC. in favor of PCOF 1, LLC, dated as of [__________ __], 2014.

 

 

DATED: ________________    

 

VBI VACCINES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

       

 

Name:

 

 

       

 

Title:

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHBIT C

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder of record of this Warrant of VBI VACCINES INC. (the “Company”), which is dated ___________, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights, including, without limitation, the Purchase Rights (as such term is defined in this Warrant) of the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:

 

Name of Transferee/Assignee

Address

No. of Shares

 

  

and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of VBI VACCINES INC. to make such transfer on the books of VBI VACCINES INC., maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Attached hereto, if and to the extent requested by the Company, is an opinion of counsel that the assignment is in compliance with or is exempt from, applicable federal and state securities laws. As provided in the Warrant, including but not limited to Section 7 of the Warrant, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide whether such opinion is satisfactory, and Assignee and Holder agree to any reasonable delay in transfer caused by such evaluation.

 

The Assignee acknowledges and agrees that this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof or conversion thereof are being acquired for investment and that the Assignee will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of stock to be issued upon exercise hereof or conversion thereof except under circumstances which will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

 

Accordingly, the following restrictive legend is made applicable to this assignment (and to this Warrant and securities covered by this Warrant as assigned hereby to Assignee):

 

This Assignment and this Warrant and the securities underlying this Warrant as assigned hereby, have not been registered under the Act, and may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under such Act, any applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Dated:                                     

HOLDER:   

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Dated:                                                   

 

 

 

ASSIGNEE:     
       

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 


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Exhibit 4.2

 

FORM OF DELAYED DRAW WARRANT

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW.

 

Warrant Certificate No.: [___]

 

Original Issue Date: [__________ __], 201[_]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, VBI VACCINES INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that PCOF 1, LLC or its permitted transferees and assigns (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase from the Company up to [_________]1 duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (defined below) at a per share purchase price of $[______]2 (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the "Exercise Price"), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant (defined below). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.

 

1.     Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Acknowledgement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(e).

 

"Aggregate Exercise Price" means, with respect to any exercise of this Warrant, an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 3 hereof, multiplied by (ii) the Exercise Price in effect as of the Exercise Date.

 

Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

 

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

 

"Business Day" means any day which is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York, New York.

 

 


1 NTD: To be determined based on the amount of the Delayed Draw Loan. If the Delayed Draw Loan is $3 million, then insert [699,281] shares.

2 NTD: Insert the 10-day volume weighted average stock price prior to the date of the Milestone Draw.

 

 
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Cashless Method” means, as the context may require, one or both of the Exercise Price payment methods described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 3(b).

 

"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.

 

"Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been converted, exchanged or reclassified following the date hereof.

 

"Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

"Convertible Securities" means any securities, whether debt, equity or other securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.

 

"Covered Persons" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement and Guaranty [dated as of __________, 2014]3 among Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., as borrower, PCOF 1, LLC, as lender, the Company, as guarantor and the other guarantors party thereto.

 

"Demand Registration" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(ii).

 

"Disqualification Events" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

"Exercise Date" means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Company of the Subscription Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Exercise Price.

 

"Exercise Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

"Exercise Price" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

"Fair Market Value" means, as of any particular date: (i) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (ii) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (iii) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (iv) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which "Fair Market Value" is being determined; provided, that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term "Business Day" as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the “pink sheets” or similar quotation system or association, the "Fair Market Value" of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Board and the Holder.

 


3 NTD: Insert the date of the Credit Agreement.

 

 
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"Holder" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

"Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section 18(b).

 

"Indemnitees" has the meaning set forth in Section 18(b).

 

Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(viii).

 

Long-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(i).

 

Merger Agreement Demand” means any demand for registration under the Securities Act of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 6.14 of the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

"Nasdaq" means The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

 

"Options" means any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

"Original Issue Date" means the date hereof.

 

"OTC Bulletin Board" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board.

 

"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.

 

Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).

 

"Prospectus" means the prospectus or prospectuses included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus or prospectuses.

 

Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(viii).

 

"Registrable Securities" means (x) any shares of Common Stock held by any Person or issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any securities owned by any Person at any time (including Warrant Shares exercisable upon exercise of this Warrant), and (y) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in subsection (x) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization (it being understood that for purposes of this Warrant, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to then acquire or obtain from the Company any Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement covering such securities has been declared effective by the Commission and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act are met, (iii) such securities are otherwise transferred and such securities may be resold without subsequent registration under the Securities Act, or (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

 

 
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"Registration Statement" means any registration statement of the Company which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

 

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

 

Short-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(ii).

 

"Solicitor" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

"Subscription Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i).

 

"Warrant" means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for, this Warrant.

 

"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with its terms.

 

2.     Term of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof up to and including 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Original Issue Date or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (the "Exercise Period"), the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant for all or any part of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder (subject to adjustment as provided herein).

 

3.     Exercise of Warrant.

 

(a)     Exercise Procedure. This Warrant may be exercised from time to time on any Business Day during the Exercise Period, for all or any part of the unexercised Warrant Shares, upon:

 

 
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(i)     surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction), together with a Subscription Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a "Subscription Agreement"), duly completed (including specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed; and

 

(ii)     payment to the Company of the Aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3(b).

 

(b)     Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price. Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made, at the option of the Holder as expressed in the Subscription Agreement, by the following methods:

 

(i)     by delivery to the Company of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, in the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price;

 

(ii)     by instructing the Company to withhold a number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price;

 

(iii)     by surrendering to the Company (x) Warrant Shares previously acquired by the Holder with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price and/or (y) other securities or debt obligations of the Company (including loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement) having a value as of the Exercise Date equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (which value in the case of debt securities or obligations shall be the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the case of preferred stock shall be the liquidation value thereof plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and in the case of shares of Common Stock shall be the Fair Market Value thereof); or

 

(iv)     any combination of the foregoing;

 

provided; however; that the Holder may only use the Cashless Method to pay the Exercise Price for up to (but not in excess of) [_________] Warrant Shares (subject to proportionate adjustment for any stock split, dividend, distribution, subdivision, recapitalization or combination).

 

In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares or surrender of other equity securities pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above where the number of shares whose value is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price is not a whole number, the number of shares withheld by or surrendered to the Company shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share and the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) based on the incremental fraction of a share being so withheld by or surrendered to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (x) such incremental fraction of a share being so withheld or surrendered multiplied by (y) in the case of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share as of the Exercise Date, and, in all other cases, the value thereof as of the Exercise Date determined in accordance with clause (iii)(y) above.

 

 
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(c)     Delivery of Stock Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of the Subscription Agreement, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within three (3) Business Days thereafter, execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 3(d) hereof. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the exercising Holder shall reasonably request in the Subscription Agreement and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to compliance with Section 7 below, such other Person's name as shall be designated in the Subscription Agreement. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates of Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date.

 

(d)     Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional Warrant Share upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay to such Holder an amount in cash (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to the product of (i) such fraction multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.

 

(e)     Acknowledgement; Partial Exercise. Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares being issued in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof, deliver to the Holder within a reasonable time an acknowledgement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, an “Acknowledgement”) indicating the number of Warrant Shares which remain issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, if any.

 

(f)     Valid Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares; Payment of Taxes. With respect to the exercise of this Warrant, the Company hereby represents, covenants and agrees:

 

(i)     This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.

 

(ii)     All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.

 

 
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(iii)     The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Company of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Company upon each such issuance).

 

(iv)     Without in any way limiting Section 6 hereof, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise.

 

(v)     The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

 

(g)     Conditional Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

 

(h)     Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, and the par value per Warrant Share shall at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Exercise Price. The Company shall not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

 
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(i)     No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. The Company has exercised reasonable care, in accordance with Commission rules and guidance, to determine whether any Covered Person (as defined below) is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act (“Disqualification Events”). To the Company’s knowledge, no Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with all disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) under the Securities Act. “Covered Persons” are those persons specified in Rule 506(d)(1) under the Securities Act, including the Company, any predecessor or affiliate of the Company, any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering, general partner or managing member of the Company, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, any promoter (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of the exercise of this Warrant, and any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any securities of the Company (a “Solicitor”), any general partner or managing member of any Solicitor, and any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any Solicitor or general partner or managing member of any such Solicitor.

 

4.     Adjustment to Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4.

 

(a)     Dividends and Distributions of Non-Company Securities. If, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, the Company makes or declares, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or any other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock or Options or Convertible Securities in each case in respect of Common Stock), cash or other property, then, and in each such event, provision shall be made so that the Holder shall receive upon exercise of the Warrant, in addition to the number of Warrant Shares receivable thereupon, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Warrant been exercised in full into Warrant Shares on the date of such event and had the Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained such securities, cash or other property receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 4 with respect to the rights of the Holder; provided, that no such provision shall be made if the Holder receives, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities, cash or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities, cash or other property as the Holder would have received if the Warrant had been exercised in full into Warrant Shares on the date of such event.

 

(b)     Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Dividend, Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, (i) pay a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Company payable in shares of Common Stock or in Options or Convertible Securities (in each case in respect of Common Stock), or (ii) subdivide (by any stock split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to any such dividend, distribution or subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 4(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

 
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(c)     Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger. In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the stock of the Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to another Person, (v) Change of Control (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or (vi) other similar transaction, in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) cash, stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, each Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the number of Warrant Shares then exercisable under this Warrant, be exercisable for the amount of cash or the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant); and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder's rights under this Warrant to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to this Warrant in relation to any cash, shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant (including, in the case of any consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction in which the successor or purchasing Person is other than the Company, an immediate adjustment in the Exercise Price to the value per share for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction, and a corresponding immediate adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction). The provisions of this Section 4(c) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, Changes of Control or similar transactions. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting from such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, Change of Control or similar transaction, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or other transaction contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4(c), the Holder shall have the right to elect prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to give effect to the exercise rights contained in Section 2 instead of giving effect to the provisions contained in this Section 4(c) with respect to this Warrant.

 

 
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(d)     Certain Events. If any event of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions occurs, then the Board shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the Holder in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 4; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 4(d) shall increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares issuable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 4.

 

(e)     Certificate as to Adjustment.

 

(i)     As promptly as reasonably practicable following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, but in any event not later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof.

 

(ii)     As promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, but in any event not later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

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(i)     that the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, to vote at a meeting (or by written consent), to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or

 

(ii)     of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to another Person; or

 

(iii)     of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;

 

then, and in each such case, the Company shall send or cause to be sent to the Holder at least ten (10) Business days prior to the applicable record date or the applicable expected effective date, as the case may be, for the event, a written notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the record date for such dividend, distribution, meeting or consent or other right or action, and a description of such dividend, distribution or other right or action to be taken at such meeting or by written consent, or (B) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken with respect to which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.

 

5.     Purchase Rights. In addition to (and not in limitation or in lieu of) any adjustments pursuant to Section 4 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any shares of Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then the Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder would have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

6.     Registration Rights.

 

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(i)     At any time after the one hundred eightieth (180) day following the Original Issue Date, the Holder may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of the Warrant Shares on Form S-1 or any successor form thereto (each a "Long-Form Registration"). Each request for a Long-Form Registration shall specify the approximate number of Warrant Shares required to be registered. Upon receipt of such request, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than five days following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities having “piggy back” rights or equivalent, if any, who shall then have ten days from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such registration. The Company shall cause a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) to be filed within 30 days after the date on which the initial request is given and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter. The Company shall not be required to effect a Long-Form Registration more than five times by the Holder; provided, that a Registration Statement shall not count as a Long-Form Registration requested under this Section 6(a)(i) unless and until it has become effective and the Holder is able to register and sell at least 35% of the Warrant Shares requested to be included in such registration.

 

(ii)     The Company shall use its best efforts to qualify and remain qualified to register securities under the Securities Act pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto. At such time as the Company shall have qualified for the use of a Registration Statement on Form S-3, the Holder shall have the right to request an unlimited number of registrations of Warrant Shares on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration (each a "Short-Form Registration" and, together with each Long-Form Registration, a "Demand Registration"). Each request for a Short-Form Registration shall specify the approximate number of Warrant Shares requested to be registered. Upon receipt of any such request, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than five days following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities having “piggy back” rights or equivalent, if any, who shall then have ten days from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such registration. The Company shall cause a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form) to be filed within 30 days after the date on which the initial request is given and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

(iii)     The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Long-Form Registration within 90 days after the effective date of a previous Long-Form Registration or a previous Piggyback Registration in which the Holder was permitted to register, and actually sold, at least 35% of the shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein. The Company may postpone for up to 60 days the filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Company's Board determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such Demand Registration would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. The Company may delay a Demand Registration hereunder only two times in any period of twelve consecutive months.

 

 
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(iv)     If the Holder elects to distribute Warrant Shares covered by its request in an underwritten offering, it shall so advise the Company as a part of its request made pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). The Holder shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

 

(v)     The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If a Demand Registration involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter of the requested Demand Registration advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in the Demand Registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such underwritten offering and/or the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such underwritten offering, the Company shall include in such Demand Registration (A) first, all of the Warrant Shares requested to be included in such registration by the Holder, and (B) second, any other Registrable Securities the Company may permit to be included in such registration, allocated pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder.

 

(b)     Piggyback Registration.

 

(i)     Whenever the Company proposes to register any shares of its Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than a registration effected solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities Act is applicable, or a Registration Statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor form thereto or another form not available for registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the public), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more stockholders of the Company and the form of Registration Statement to be used may be used for any registration of Warrant Shares (a "Piggyback Registration"), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than twenty (20) days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement) to the Holder of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Section 6(b)(ii) and Section 6(b)(iii), shall include in such registration all Warrant Shares with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the Holder within ten days after the Company's notice has been given to the Holder.

 

(ii)     If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter advises the Company and the Holder (if the Holder has elected to include Warrant Shares in such Piggyback Registration) in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration (A) first, the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company proposes to sell; (B) second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Holder; and (C) third, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of Common Stock (other than Warrant Shares held by the Holder); provided, that in any event the Holder shall be entitled to register at least 35% of the securities to be included in any such registration.

 

 
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(iii)     If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as an underwritten offering on behalf of one or more holders of Common Stock other than Warrant Shares, and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Warrant Shares and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall, subject to the proviso below, include in such registration (i) first, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the Holder (on a fully diluted, as converted basis); and (ii) second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock, allocated among such holders in such manner as they may agree; provided that, in the event of a registration resulting from a Merger Agreement Demand, the Company shall include in such registration, on a pro rata basis, (x) those shares of Common Stock (other than Warrant Shares) of the holders thereof requesting such Merger Agreement Demand, and (y) those Warrant Shares requested to be included in such registration by the Holder.

 

(iv)     If any Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, the Company shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

 

(c)     Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Holder requests that any Warrant Shares be registered pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as soon as practicable:

 

 
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(i)     subject to Section 6(a)(i) and Section 6(a)(ii), prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Warrant Shares and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective;

 

(ii)     prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, post-effective 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 of not less than thirty (30) days, or if earlier, until all of such Warrant Shares have been disposed of and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement;

 

(iii)     at least fifteen (15) Business Days before filing such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto, furnish to counsel of the Holder copies of such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review, comment and approval of such counsel;

 

(iv)     notify the Holder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such Registration Statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any Prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed;

 

(v)     furnish to the Holder such number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits and documents incorporated by reference therein) and such other documents as the Holder may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Warrant Shares;

 

(vi)     use its best efforts to register or qualify such Warrant Shares under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as any selling holder requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business, subject itself to general taxation or consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to do so but for this Section 6(c)(vi);

 

(vii)     notify the Holder, 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 holder, the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Warrant Shares, 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;

 

 
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(viii)     make available for inspection by the Holder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holder or any such underwriter (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the "Records"), and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement;

 

(ix)     use its best efforts to cause such Warrant Shares to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed, on a national securities exchange selected by the Holder;

 

(x)     in connection with an underwritten offering, enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and lock-up agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the Holder or the managing underwriter of such offering request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Warrant Shares (including, without limitation, making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in "road show" and other customary marketing activities (including one-on-one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Warrant Shares);

 

(xi)     otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and make available to its stockholders an earnings statement (in a form that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder) no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of the Company's first full fiscal quarter after the effective date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall cover said 12-month period, and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;

 

(xii)     furnish to the Holder and each underwriter, if any, with (i) 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), in form and substance as is customarily given in opinions of the Company's counsel to underwriters in underwritten public offerings; and (ii) a "comfort" letter signed by the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given in accountants' letters to underwriters in underwritten public offerings;

 

(xiii)     without limiting Section 6(c)(vi) above, use its best efforts to cause such Warrant Shares to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with their intended method of distribution thereof;

 

 
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(xiv)     notify the Holder promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;

 

(xv)     advise the Holder, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued; and

 

(xvi)     otherwise use its best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of such Warrant Shares contemplated hereby.

 

7.     Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in the legend endorsed hereon, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are freely transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon delivery to the Company of a written request for assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each, an “Assignment”) by the Holder and surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes described in Section 3(f)(v) in connection with the making of such transfer. If requested by the Company, the Holder will also provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the transfer or assignment is in compliance with (or is exempt from) applicable federal and state securities laws. Upon such compliance, surrender and delivery and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.

 

8.     Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder; Limitations on Liability. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein (including Section 4(a)), prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 8, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.

 

 
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9.     Replacement on Loss; Division and Combination.

 

(a)     Replacement of Warrant on Loss. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and upon delivery of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that a written indemnification agreement or affidavit of loss of the Holder shall be a sufficient indemnity) and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender of such Warrant for cancellation to the Company, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver to the Holder, in lieu hereof, a new Warrant of like tenor and exercisable for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed; provided, that, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for cancellation.

 

(b)     Division and Combination of Warrant. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or other assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, this Warrant may be divided or, following any such division of this Warrant, subsequently combined with other Warrants, upon the surrender of this Warrant or Warrants to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the respective Holders or their agents or attorneys. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall at its own expense execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice. Such new Warrant or Warrants shall be of like tenor to the surrendered Warrant or Warrants and shall be exercisable in the aggregate for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.

 

10.     No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or circumvent or seek to avoid or circumvent the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the Holder in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.

 

11.     Compliance with the Securities Act. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 11 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act. This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

 
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"THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW."

 

12.     Representations of the Holder. In connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder specifically represents, as of the date hereof, to the Company by acceptance of this Warrant as follows:

 

(a)     The Holder is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof for investment for its own account and not with a current view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

(b)     The Holder understands and acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are "restricted securities" under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In addition, the Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

 

(c)     The Holder acknowledges that it can bear the economic and financial risk of its investment for an indefinite period, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Warrant and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.

 

13.     Warrant Register. The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof. The Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

 
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14.     Notices. All notices and other communications provided hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted, if to the Company or the Holder, to the applicable party at its address or facsimile number set forth on the signature pages hereto, or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof is received by the transmitter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the time of a day shall refer to New York City time.

 

15.     Cumulative Remedies. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 8 to the contrary, the rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.

 

16.     Equitable Relief. Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant would give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

17.     Finder’s Fee. Each party represents to the other party that it is not and will not be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Warrant. The Holder agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Holder or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Holder from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 

18.     Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a)     The Company will reimburse the reasonable fees and expenses of the Holder, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, with respect to the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Warrant as provided in Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

 
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(b)     In further consideration of the Holder’s acquiring the Warrant hereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations hereunder, the Company will defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Holder and each other holder of the Warrant and all of their shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (iii) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Warrant or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (B) the status of the Holder or holder of the Warrant as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company will make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

 

19.     Entire Agreement. This Warrant constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Warrant with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

 

20.     Successor and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be a Holder for all purposes hereunder.

 

21.     No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant.

 

22.     Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.

 

 
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23.     Amendment and Modification; Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

24.     Severability. If any term or provision of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

25.     Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.

 

26.     Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of New York, in either case sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party's address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

27.     Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

28.     Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.

 

 
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29.     No Strict Construction. This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Warrant on the Original Issue Date.

 

 

 

VBI VACCINES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed,

 
PCOF 1, LLC
 

By:                                                                                

 

Name:

 
Title:  

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

(To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant)

 

To:__________________________

 

 

The undersigned, as holder of a right to purchase shares of Common Stock of VBI VACCINES INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to that certain Warrant of VBI VACCINES INC. (the “Warrant”), dated as of [__________ __], 201[_], hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant for, and to purchase thereunder, __________________________ (_________) shares of Common Stock of the Company and herewith makes payment of _________________________________ Dollars ($__________) therefor by the following method:

 

(Check all that apply):

 

_______ (check if applicable)

The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price of ______________ Dollars ($___________) in cash for _____________ (_________) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3(b)(i).

 

_______ (check if applicable)

The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price of ______________ Dollars ($___________) for _____________ (_________) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3(b)(ii) of the Warrant.

 

_______ (check if applicable)

The undersigned hereby elects to make payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price of ______________ Dollars ($___________) for _____________ (_________) shares of Common Stock using the method described in Section 3(b)(iii) of the Warrant.

 

Requested Denomination of

Common Stock:

__________________ shares

 

Registered Holder:

__________________

 

In order to induce the issuance of such securities the undersigned makes to the Company, as of the date hereof, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 12 of the Warrant. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the meanings provided in the Warrant.

 

 
 

 

 

DATED: ________________    

 

PCOF 1, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

       

 

Name:

 

 

       

 

Title:

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

To: PCOF 1, LLC

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that as of the date hereof, __________________ (___________) shares of Common Stock remain subject to the right of purchase in favor of PCOF 1, LLC pursuant to that certain Warrant of VBI VACCINES INC. in favor of PCOF 1, LLC, dated as of [__________ __], 201[_].

 

 

DATED: ________________    

 

VBI VACCINES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

       

 

Name:

 

 

       

 

Title:

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHBIT C

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Holder of record of this Warrant of VBI VACCINES INC. (the “Company”), which is dated ___________, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights, including, without limitation, the Purchase Rights (as such term is defined in this Warrant) of the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:

 

Name of Transferee/Assignee

Address   

No. of Shares

                                 

 

and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of VBI VACCINES INC. to make such transfer on the books of VBI VACCINES INC., maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Attached hereto, if and to the extent requested by the Company, is an opinion of counsel that the assignment is in compliance with or is exempt from, applicable federal and state securities laws. As provided in the Warrant, including but not limited to Section 7 of the Warrant, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide whether such opinion is satisfactory, and Assignee and Holder agree to any reasonable delay in transfer caused by such evaluation.

 

The Assignee acknowledges and agrees that this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof or conversion thereof are being acquired for investment and that the Assignee will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of stock to be issued upon exercise hereof or conversion thereof except under circumstances which will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

 

Accordingly, the following restrictive legend is made applicable to this assignment (and to this Warrant and securities covered by this Warrant as assigned hereby to Assignee):

 

This Assignment and this Warrant and the securities underlying this Warrant as assigned hereby, have not been registered under the Act, and may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of such registration or an exemption therefrom under such Act, any applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

 
 

 

 

Dated:                                  

 

 

HOLDER:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Dated:                                     

 

 

ASSIGNEE:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 


ex4-3.htm

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

INITIAL TERM NOTE

 

$3,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[_________ __, 2014]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to PCOF 1, LLC (together with any of its successors, transferees and assignees, the “Lender”) on the Maturity Date (as such date may be accelerated pursuant to the Credit Agreement, defined below) the principal sum of THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000.00) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Initial Loan shown on the schedule attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Lender. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity upon demand, until paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement, as well as any other amounts that may be due to the Lender upon maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) under or in respect of this Initial Term Note.

 

Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in Dollars in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to this Initial Term Note (or on any continuation of such grid), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia the date of, the outstanding principal amount of, and the interest rate and Interest Period applicable to the Initial Loan evidenced hereby. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with notations made by the Lender in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent manifest error; provided, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantors.

 

This Initial Term Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference is made for a description of the security for this Initial Term Note and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of the unpaid principal amount of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Initial Term Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable. Any prepaid principal of this Initial Term Note may not be reborrowed.

 

All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.

 

THIS INITIAL TERM NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

 

 
 

 

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.

 

 

By:

 
 

 Name: Jeff Baxter

 Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO INITIAL TERM NOTE

 

 
 

 

 

INITIAL LOAN AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

 

Date

Amount of Initial Loan Made

Interest Period

Amount of Principal Repaid

Unpaid Principal Balance

Total

Notation

LIBO Rate

LIBO Rate

LIBO Rate

Made By
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 


ex4-4.htm

 

Exhibit 4.4

 

FORM OF DELAYED DRAW NOTE

 

$[_______]

[DATE]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to PCOF 1, LLC (together with any of its successors, transferees and assignees, the “Lender”) on the Maturity Date (as such date may be accelerated pursuant to the Credit Agreement, defined below) the principal sum of [_______] [($_______)] or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Delayed Draw Loan shown on the schedule attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) made by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [_________ __] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Lender. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity upon demand, until paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement, as well as any other amounts that may be due to the Lender upon maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) under or in respect of this Delayed Draw Note.

 

Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in Dollars in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to this Delayed Draw Note (or on any continuation of such grid), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia the date of, the outstanding principal amount of, and the interest rate and Interest Period applicable to the Delayed Draw Loan evidenced hereby. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with notations made by the Lender in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent manifest error; provided, that the failure of the Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantors.

 

This Delayed Draw Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference is made for a description of the security for this Delayed Draw Note and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of the unpaid principal amount of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Delayed Draw Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable. Any prepaid principal of this Delayed Draw Note may not be reborrowed.

 

All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.

 

THIS DELAYED DRAW NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

 

 
 

 

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.

 

By:

 
 

Name:

Title:

 

 
 

 

 

DELAYED DRAW LOAN AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

 

Date

Amount of Delayed

Draw Loan Made

Interest Period

Amount of Principal Repaid

Unpaid Principal Balance

Total

Notation Made By

LIBO Rate

LIBO Rate

LIBO Rate

             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 


10.1.htm

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

  

 

 



 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY

 

 

 

dated as of July 25, 2014

 

 

 

by and between

 

 

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.,

 

as the Borrower,

 

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,

 

and

 

PCOF 1, LLC,

 

as the Lender

 

 

 



 

 

 

 
 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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Article I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1
 

   
 

Section 1.1

Defined Terms 1
 

   
 

Section 1.2

Use of Defined Terms 17
 

   
 

Section 1.3

Cross-References 17
 

   
 

Section 1.4

Accounting and Financial Determinations 17
 

   
Article II

COMMITMENT and BORROWING procedures

17
 

   
 

Section 2.1

Commitment 17
 

   
 

Section 2.2

Borrowing Procedures 18
 

   
 

Section 2.3

Funding 18
 

   
 

Section 2.4

Reduction of the Commitment Amounts 18
 

   
Article III

REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES

18
 

   
 

Section 3.1     

Repayments and Prepayments; Application      18
 

 

   
 

Section 3.2     

Repayments and Prepayments      18
 

 

   
 

Section 3.3     

Application      20
 

 

   
 

Section 3.4     

Interest Rate      20
 

 

   
 

Section 3.5     

Default Rate      20
 

 

   
 

Section 3.6     

Payment Dates      20
 

 

   
 

Section 3.7     

Exit Fee      20
 

 

   
 

Section 3.8     

Other Fees      21
 

 

   
Article IV

LIBO RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS

21
 

 

   
 

Section 4.1     

Increased Costs, Etc      21
 

 

   
 

Section 4.2     

Increased Capital Costs      21
 

 

   
 

Section 4.3     

Taxes      22
 

 

   
 

Section 4.4     

Payments, Computations; Proceeds of Collateral, Etc      23
 

 

   
 

Section 4.5     

Setoff      23
 

 

   
 

Section 4.6     

LIBOR Rate Not Determinable      23
 

 

   
Article V 

CONDITIONS TO LOAN

 24
 

 

   
 

Section 5.1     

Initial Loan      24
 

 

   
 

Section 5.2     

Delayed Draw Loan      28
 

 

   
Article VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

29
 

   
 

Section 6.1

Organization, Etc 29

 

 

 

 

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Section 6.2

Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, Etc 29
       
 

Section 6.3

Government Approval, Regulation, Etc 29
       
 

Section 6.4

Validity, Etc 30
       
 

Section 6.5

Financial Information 30
       
 

Section 6.6

No Material Adverse Change 30
       
 

Section 6.7

Litigation, Labor Matters and Environmental Matters 30
       
  Section 6.8 Subsidiaries 30
       
 

Section 6.9

Ownership of Properties 30
       
 

Section 6.10

Taxes 31
       
 

Section 6.11

Pension Plans, Etc 31
       
 

Section 6.12

Accuracy of Information 31
       
 

Section 6.13

Regulations U and X 31
       
 

Section 6.14

Solvency 31
       
 

Section 6.15

Intellectual Property 31
       
 

Section 6.16

Material Agreements 33
       
 

Section 6.17

Permits 33
       
 

Section 6.18

Regulatory Matters 33
       
 

Section 6.19

Transactions with Affiliates 35
       
 

Section 6.20

Investment Company Act 35
       
 

Section 6.21

OFAC 35
       
 

Section 6.22

Anti-Corruption 36
       
 

Section 6.23

Deposit and Disbursement Accounts 36
       
 

Section 6.24

Registration Rights 36
       
 

Section 6.25

Royalty and Other Payments 36
 

 

   
Article VII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

36
       
 

Section 7.1

Financial Information, Reports, Notices, Etc 36
       
 

Section 7.2

Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contracts, Laws, Etc 38
       
 

Section 7.3

Maintenance of Properties 39
       
 

Section 7.4

Insurance 39
       
 

Section 7.5

Books and Records 39
       
 

Section 7.6

Environmental Law Covenant 39

 

 
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Section 7.7

Use of Proceeds 40
       
 

Section 7.8

Future Guarantors, Security, Etc 40
       
 

Section 7.9

Obtaining of Permits, Etc 40
       
 

Section 7.10

Product Licenses 40
       
 

Section 7.11

Maintenance of Regulatory Authorizations, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Etc 40
       
 

Section 7.12

Inbound Licenses 41
       
 

Section 7.13

Cash Management 41
       
 

Section 7.14

Modification of Organic Documents 42
       
 

Section 7.15

Inconsistent Agreements 42
       
 

Section 7.16

Restriction of Amendments to Certain Documents 42
       
 

Section 7.17

PIC 42
       
 

Section 7.18

Required Milestones 42
       
 

Section 7.19

Minimum Liquidity 42
 

 

   
Article VIII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

43
       
 

Section 8.1

Business Activities 43
       
 

Section 8.2

Indebtedness 43
       
 

Section 8.3

Liens 43
       
 

Section 8.4

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] 44
       
 

Section 8.5

Investments 44
       
 

Section 8.6

Restricted Payments, Etc 45
       
 

Section 8.7

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] 45
       
 

Section 8.8

Consolidation, Merger; Permitted Acquisitions, Etc 45
       
 

Section 8.9

Permitted Dispositions 45
       
 

Section 8.10

Modification of Certain Agreements 45
       
 

Section 8.11

Transactions with Affiliates 46
       
 

Section 8.12

Restrictive Agreements, Etc 46
       
 

Section 8.13

Sale and Leaseback 46
       
 

Section 8.14

Product Sales 46
       
 

Section 8.15

Outbound Licenses 46
       
 

Section 8.16

Change in Name, Location, Executive Office, or Executive Management; Change in Fiscal Year 46

 

 
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Article IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

47
       
 

Section 9.1

Listing of Events of Default 47
       
 

Section 9.2

Action if Bankruptcy 49
       
 

Section 9.3

Action if Other Event of Default 49
       
Article X

GUARANTY

50
       
 

Section 10.1

Guaranty 50
       
 

Section 10.2

Waivers 50
       
 

Section 10.3

Benefit of Guaranty 51
       
 

Section 10.4

Subordination of Subrogation, Etc 51
       
 

Section 10.5

Election of Remedies 51
       
 

Section 10.6

Limitation 51
       
 

Section 10.7

Liability Cumulative 52
 

 

   
Article XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

52
       
 

Section 11.1

Waivers, Amendments, Etc 52
       
 

Section 11.2

Notices; Time 52
       
 

Section 11.3

Payment of Costs and Expenses 52
       
 

Section 11.4

Indemnification 53
       
 

Section 11.5

Survival 54
       
 

Section 11.6

Severability 54
       
 

Section 11.7

Headings 54
       
 

Section 11.8

Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, Etc 54
       
 

Section 11.9

Governing Law; Entire Agreement 54
       
 

Section 11.10

Successors and Assigns 54
       
 

Section 11.11

Other Transactions 54
       
 

Section 11.12

Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction 55
       
 

Section 11.13

Waiver of Jury Trial 55

 

 
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SCHEDULES:  

 

   

 

Schedule 5.1.19   

VBI Convertible Notes

Schedule 6.7(a)   

Litigation

Schedule 6.8    

Existing Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.11  

Pension Plans

Schedule 6.15(a)  

Intellectual Property

Schedule 6.16     

Material Agreements

Schedule 6.19   

Transactions with Affiliates

Schedule 6.23    

Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

Schedule 6.24     

Registration Rights

Schedule 6.25   

Royalty Payments

Schedule 8.2(b)  

Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 8.3(b)  

Existing Liens

Schedule 8.5(a)  

Investments

Schedule 10.02  

Notice Information

   

 

EXHIBITS:  

 

Exhibit A-1 -

Form of Initial Term Note

Exhibit A-2 -

Form of Delayed Draw Note

Exhibit B -

Form of Loan Request

Exhibit C -

Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit D -

Form of Pledge and Security Agreement

Exhibit E -

Form of Closing Date Warrant

Exhibit F -

Form of Delayed Draw Warrant

Exhibit G -

Intercompany Subordinated Note Provisions

 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY

 

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY dated as of July 25, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is by and between VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each Guarantor (as defined below) party hereto and PCOF 1, LLC (together with its Affiliates, successors, transferees and assignees, the “Lender”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lender provide a senior term loan facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 (with up to $3,000,000 available on the Closing Date and up to $3,000,000 available on the Delayed Draw Date, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein); and

 

WHEREAS, the Lender is willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to extend the Commitment and make the Loans to the Borrower.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms. The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

 

Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. “Control” (and its correlatives) by any Person means the power of such Person, directly or indirectly, (i) to vote 10% or more of the Capital Securities (on a fully diluted basis) of another Person which Capital Securities have ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing members or general partners (as applicable), or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person (whether by contract or otherwise).

 

Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

 

Applicable Margin” means 11.00%, as such percentage may be increased pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

Authorized Officer” means, relative to each Loan Party, those of its officers, general partners or managing members (as applicable) whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.1.

 

Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan, as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA, that either (i) is a Multiemployer Plan, (ii) is subject to section 412 of the Code, section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA or (iii) provides welfare benefits to terminated employees, other than to the extent required by section 4980B(f) of the Code and the corresponding provisions of ERISA or similar state law.

 

 
 

 

 

 

BLA” means (i) (x) a biologics license application (as defined in the FD&C Act) to introduce, or deliver for introduction, a biologic product, including vaccines into commerce in the U.S., or any successor application or procedure and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to biologics licensing applicable to or required by any country, jurisdiction or Governmental Authority other than the U.S. and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to the foregoing.

 

Borrower” is defined in the preamble.

 

Business Day” means any day which is neither a Saturday nor Sunday nor a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York, New York.

 

Capital Securities” means, with respect to any Person, all shares of, interests or participations in, or other equivalents in respect of (in each case however designated, whether voting or non-voting), such Person’s capital stock, whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date.

 

Capitalized Lease Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, all monetary obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement which have been (or, in accordance with GAAP, should be) classified as capitalized leases, and for purposes of each Loan Document the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty.

 

Cash Equivalent Investment” means, at any time:

 

(a) any direct obligation of (or unconditionally guaranteed by) the United States or a state thereof (or any agency or political subdivision thereof, to the extent such obligations are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States or a state thereof) maturing not more than one year after such time;

 

(b) commercial paper maturing not more than 270 days from the date of issue, which is issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) organized under the laws of any state of the United States or of the District of Columbia and rated A-1 or higher by S&P or P-1 or higher by Moody’s; or

 

(c) any certificate of deposit, time deposit or bankers acceptance, maturing not more than one year after its date of issuance, which is issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States (or any state thereof) and which has (x) a credit rating of A2 or higher from Moody’s or A or higher from S&P and (y) a combined capital and surplus greater than $1,000,000,000.

 

Casualty Event” means the damage, destruction or condemnation, as the case may be, of property of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 
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Change in Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date hereof) (other than the Permitted Investors) shall own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, determined on a fully diluted basis, more than 37.5% of the Voting Securities of Holdco, (ii) a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors (or equivalent) of Holdco shall at any time be occupied by persons who were neither (x) nominated by the board of directors of Holdco nor (y) appointed by directors so nominated, (iii) Holdco shall cease to own directly, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of the Borrower or (iv) Holdco shall cease to own directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of each of its other Subsidiaries.

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (ii) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (iii) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Closing Date” means the date of the making of the Initial Loan hereunder.

 

Closing Date Certificate” is defined in Section 5.1.2.

 

Closing Date Warrant” means the warrant dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by the Lender and an Authorized Officer of Holdco, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations thereunder, in each case as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Commitment” means the Lender’s obligation (if any) to make Loans hereunder.

 

Commitment Amount” means the Initial Commitment Amount plus the Delayed Draw Commitment Amount.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate duly completed and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and Holdco, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, together with such changes thereto as the Lender may from time to time request for the purpose of monitoring the Borrower’s compliance with the financial covenants contained herein.

 

 
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Contingent Liability” means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the Indebtedness of any other Person (other than by endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Capital Securities of any other Person. The amount of any Person’s obligation under any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to be the outstanding principal amount of the debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby; provided that, in the event there is not an outstanding principal amount or other similar readily discernable outstanding,  actual or liquidated amount with respect to such debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby, then, as of any time of determination,  the amount of the Contingent Liability in respect thereof shall be the amount that, in light of then existing facts and circumstances, is reasonably expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

Control” is defined within the definition of “Affiliate”.

 

Controlled Account” is defined in Section 7.13(a).

 

Copyrights” means all copyrights, whether statutory or common law, and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses from third parties or rights to use copyrights owned by such third parties, along with any and all (i) renewals, revisions, extensions, derivative works, enhancements, modifications, updates and new releases thereof, (ii) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (iv) foreign copyrights and any other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.

 

Copyright Security Agreement” means any Copyright Security Agreement executed and delivered by a Grantor substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Pledge and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Default” means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Delayed Draw Date” means the date of the making of the Delayed Draw Loan hereunder, which shall be no sooner than the date on which each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 shall have been satisfied.

 

Delayed Draw Certificate” is defined in Section 5.2.1.

 

Delayed Draw Commitment Amount” means $3,000,000.

 

Delayed Draw Loan” is defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Delayed Draw Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender resulting from the outstanding amount of the Delayed Draw Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

 

 
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Delayed Draw Warrant” means the warrant dated as of the Delayed Draw Date, executed and delivered by the Lender and an Authorized Officer of Holdco, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanction.

 

Disposition” (or similar words, such as “Dispose”) means any sale, transfer, lease, contribution or other conveyance (including by way of merger) of, or the granting of options, warrants or other rights to, any Loan Party’s assets (including accounts receivable and Capital Securities of Subsidiaries) to any other Person (other than to Holdco or one of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) in a single transaction or series of transactions.

 

DOH” means the Department of Health (Canada) and any successor entity.

 

Dollars” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Early Prepayment Fee” means (i) with respect to any prepayment of any Loan during the period from the Closing Date up to (and including) the first anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to 5.00% of the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid and (ii) with respect to any prepayment of any Loan during the period from the day following the first anniversary of the Closing Date up to (and including) the second anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to 2.00% of the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid.

 

Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or international laws, statutes, rules, regulations, codes, directives, treaties, requirements, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, natural resources, Hazardous Material or health and safety matters.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, loss, claim, suit, action, investigation, proceeding, damage, commitment or obligation, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of or affecting any Loan Party directly or indirectly arising from, in connection with or based upon (i) any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, (ii) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment, recycling, presence, disposal, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials or (iii) any contract, agreement, penalty, order, decree, settlement, injunction or other arrangement (including operation of law) pursuant to which liability is assumed, entered into, inherited or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Environmental Permit” is defined in Section 6.7(c).

 

 
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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to Sections of ERISA also refer to any successor Sections thereto.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any person that for purposes of Title I and Title IV of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code would be deemed to be a single employer with the Borrower, pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

 

ERISA Event” means (a) any reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to a Pension Plan, as to which PBGC has not by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified of such event, (b) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan, if such termination would require material additional contributions in order to be considered a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041(b) of ERISA, the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan or the termination of any Pension Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (c) the institution of proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA by the PBGC for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan, (d) any failure by any Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding requirements of Sections 412 and 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived, (e) the failure to make a required contribution to any Pension Plan that would result in the imposition of an encumbrance on any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate under Section 412 or 430 of the Code or at any time prior to date hereof, a filing under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of any request for a minimum funding variance with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (f) an engagement in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA with respect to which a Loan Party would incur liability which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (g) the complete or partial withdrawal of any Loan Party or any material ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan, (h) any Loan Party or an ERISA Affiliate incurring any material liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) and (i) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code).

 

Event of Default” is defined in Section 9.1.

 

Event of Loss” means, with respect to any asset of any Loan Party, any of the following: (i) any loss, destruction or damage of such asset, (ii) any pending or threatened institution of any proceedings for the condemnation or seizure of such asset or of any right of eminent domain, or (iii) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such asset, or confiscation of such asset or requisition of the use of such asset.

 

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

 

Excluded Collateral” is defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

 

 
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Excluded Subsidiary” means any of PIC, VBI Acquisition, Paulson Investment I LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, Paulson Capital Properties LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, and PCP I LLC, an Oregon limited liability company.

 

Existing Investors” means Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd.; Titan-Perc Ltd.; 5AM Ventures II, L.P.; 5AM Co-Investors II, L.P.; ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P.; and Clarus Lifesciences I, L.P.

 

Expense Deposit” means an amount equal to $30,000 deposited by the Borrower with the Lender to be applied to the expenses of the Lender pursuant to Section 11.3.

 

FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and any successor entity.

 

FD&C Act” means the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (or any successor thereto), as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Fiscal Quarter” means a quarter ending on the last day of March, June, September or December.

 

Fiscal Year” means any period of twelve consecutive calendar months ending on December 31; references to a Fiscal Year with a number corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., the “2013 Fiscal Year”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending on December 31 of such calendar year.

 

F.R.S. Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

 

GAAP” is defined in Section 1.4.

 

Governmental Authority” means any national, supranational, federal, state, county, provincial, local, municipal or other government or political subdivision thereof (including any Regulatory Authority), whether domestic or foreign, and any agency, authority, commission, ministry, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, tribunal, arbitrator, central bank or other Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to any such government.

 

Grantor” means, collectively, Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries.

 

Guarantors” means, collectively, Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries (other than the Excluded Subsidiaries).

 

Hazardous Material” means any material, substance, chemical, mixture or waste which is capable of damaging or causing harm to any living organism, the environment or natural resources, including all explosive, special, hazardous, polluting, toxic, industrial, dangerous, biohazardous, medical, infectious or radioactive substances, materials or wastes, noise, odor, electricity or heat, and including petroleum or petroleum products, byproducts or distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, urea formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, ozone-depleting substances, greenhouse gases, and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law or as to which any Governmental Authority requires investigation, reporting or remedial action.

 

 
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Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities of such Person under currency exchange agreements, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements, and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates.

 

herein”, “hereof”, “hereto”, “hereunder” and similar terms contained in any Loan Document refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular Section, paragraph or provision of such Loan Document.

 

Holdco” means VBI Vaccines Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Impermissible Qualification” means any qualification or exception to the opinion or certification of any independent public accountant as to any financial statement of Holdco and its Subsidiaries (i) which is of a “going concern” or similar nature, (ii) which relates to the limited scope of examination of matters relevant to such financial statement or (iii) which relates to the treatment or classification of any item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of which would be to cause the Borrower to be in Default.

 

including” and “include” means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term, and, for purposes of each Loan Document, the parties hereto agree that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable to limit a general statement, which is followed by or referable to an enumeration of specific matters, to matters similar to the matters specifically mentioned.

 

IND” means (i) (x) an investigational new drug application (as defined in the FD&C Act) that is required to be filed with the FDA before beginning clinical testing in human subjects, or any successor application or procedure and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any investigational new drug application applicable to or required by any country, jurisdiction or Governmental Authority other than the U.S. and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to the foregoing.

 

Indebtedness” of any Person means:

 

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or advances and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments;

 

(b) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit, whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person;

 

(c) all Capitalized Lease Liabilities of such Person;

 

(d) net Hedging Obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person arising under Synthetic Leases, excluding amounts due under Synthetic Leases that may be terminated by the lessee on no more than 180 days prior notice and without penalty or further obligation in respect of the period following any notice of termination period required thereunder;

 

 
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(e) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including earnouts, purchase price adjustments and seller notes in connection with acquisitions permitted hereunder (to the extent due and payable and included as a liability on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business);

 

(f) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 90 days or, if overdue for more than 90 days, as to which a dispute exists and adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established on the books of such Person), and indebtedness secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on property owned or being acquired by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; and

 

(g) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

 

Indemnified Liabilities” is defined in Section 11.4.

 

Indemnified Parties” is defined in Section 11.4.

 

Infringement” and “Infringes” mean the misappropriation of know-how, trade secrets and/or confidential information.

 

Initial Commitment Amount” means $3,000,000.

 

Initial Loan” is defined in Section 2.1(a).

 

Initial Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender resulting from the outstanding amount of the Initial Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

 

Intellectual Property” means all (i) Patents, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) Copyrights and other works of authorship (registered or unregistered), and all applications, registrations and renewals therefor, (iv) Product Authorizations, (v) Product Agreements, (vi) computer software, databases, data and documentation, (vii) trade secrets and confidential business information, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, know-how, inventions, manufacturing processes and techniques, research and development information, data and other information included in or supporting Product Authorizations, (viii) financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business, finance and marketing plans, customer and prospective customer lists and information, and supplier and prospective supplier lists and information, (ix) other intellectual property or similar proprietary rights, (x) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium) and (xi) any and all improvements to any of the foregoing.

 

 
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Intercompany Subordinated Note” means a promissory note executed and delivered by the Borrower or another Loan Party that includes subordination provisions substantially as set forth in Exhibit G hereto and is otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender.

 

Intercompany Subordinated Debt” means Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any other Loan Party; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is unsecured and evidenced by an Intercompany Subordinated Note, (ii) such Intercompany Subordinated Note is pledged to the Lender pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement on a first-priority basis and (iii) such Indebtedness will not mature or otherwise become due and payable earlier than 90 days following the Maturity Date.

 

Interest Period” means, (i) initially, for any Loan made hereunder, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which such Loan is made hereunder pursuant to Section 2.2 and ending on (and including) the last day of the calendar month in which such Loan was made, and (ii) thereafter, the period beginning on (and including) the first day of each succeeding calendar month and ending on the earlier of (and including) (x) the last day of such calendar month and (y) the Maturity Date.

 

Investment” means, relative to any Person, (i) any loan, advance or extension of credit made by such Person to any other Person, including the purchase by such Person of any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of any other Person, (ii) Contingent Liabilities in favor of any other Person and (iii) any Capital Securities held by such Person in any other Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital amount thereof less all returns of principal or equity thereon and shall, if made by the transfer or exchange of property other than cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such property at the time of such Investment.

 

Lender” is defined in the preamble.

 

Lender’s Designee” is defined in Section 5.1.20.

 

LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any applicable Interest Period hereunder, the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), as determined by the Lender from the appropriate Bloomberg or Telerate page selected by the Lender (or any successor thereto or similar source reasonably determined by the Lender from time to time), which shall be that one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in Dollars in effect two Business Days prior to the first Business Day of such Interest Period rounded up to the nearest 1/16 of 1%, with such rate to be reset effective as of the first Business Day of each succeeding Interest Period. If the Initial Loan or the Delayed Draw Loan is advanced other than on the first Business Day of a Fiscal Quarter, the initial LIBO Rate for such Loan shall be that one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in Dollars in effect two Business Days prior to the date of the Initial Loan or the Delayed Draw Loan, as the case may be, which rate shall be in effect until (and including) the last Business Day of the first Interest Period relative to such Loan. The Lender’s internal records of applicable interest rates shall be determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the LIBO Rate for any Loan at any time be greater than 5.00%.

 

 
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Lien” means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge against or interest in property, or other priority or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation.

 

Loan” means, as the context may require, the Initial Loan, the Delayed Draw Loan or both.

 

Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Copyright Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, each other agreement pursuant to which the Lender is granted a Lien to secure the Obligations, the Proposal Letter, the Closing Date Warrant, the Delayed Draw Warrant, and each other agreement, certificate, document or instrument delivered in connection with any Loan Document, whether or not specifically mentioned herein or therein.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower, Holdco and each other Guarantor.

 

Loan Request” means a Loan request and certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the rights and remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document or (iii) the ability of Holdco and its Subsidiaries to perform their respective Obligations under any Loan Document.

 

Material Agreements” means (i) each contract or agreement to which any Loan Party is a party involving aggregate payments of more than $100,000, whether such payments are being made by such Loan Party to a non-Affiliated Person, or by a non-Affiliated Person to such Loan Party; and (ii) all other contracts or agreements, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business, operations, assets, prospects, conditions (financial or otherwise), performance or liabilities of the Loan Parties.

 

Maturity Date” means ____________ __, 2017; provided that if the Delayed Draw Loan is made pursuant hereto, the Maturity Date shall be ____________ __, 2018.

 

Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 8, 2014, between the Borrower, Holdco and VBI Acquisition.

 

 
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Merger Transaction” means the acquisition of the Borrower by Holdco pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

Milestone Clinical Trial” means a Phase I clinical trial for a CMV (VLP) vaccine candidate.

 

MMA” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of “FDA Requirements”.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of

ERISA) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA contributed to for any employees of a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

NDA” means (i) (x) a new drug application (as defined in the FD&C Act) and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any new drug application applicable to or required by any country, jurisdiction or Governmental Authority other than the U.S. and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to the foregoing.

 

Net Cash Proceeds” means when used in respect of (i) any Disposition, (ii) any issuance of any debt or equity securities, or (iii) the receipt of any proceeds in connection with any Event of Loss suffered, in each case by any Loan Party, the gross proceeds in cash or cash equivalents received by such Person (including such proceeds subsequently received in respect of noncash consideration initially received and amounts initially placed in escrow that subsequently become available) from such Disposition, issuance or Event of Loss, less all direct costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred, and all federal, state, local and foreign Taxes assessed or to be assessed (if any), in connection therewith.

 

Non-Excluded Taxes” means any Taxes other than net income and franchise Taxes imposed on the Lender or its properties by any Governmental Authority under the laws of which the Lender is organized or in which it maintains its applicable lending office.

 

Note” means the Initial Term Note or the Delayed Draw Note, as the case may be.

 

Obligations” means all obligations (monetary or otherwise, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured) of each Loan Party arising under or in connection with a Loan Document and the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any proceeding of the type described in Section 9.1.8, whether or not allowed in such proceeding) on the Loans.

 

Organic Document” means, relative to each Loan Party, its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability agreement, operating agreement and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to each Loan Party’s Capital Securities.

 

Other Taxes” means any and all stamp, documentary or similar Taxes, or any other excise or property Taxes or similar levies that arise on account of any payment made or required to be made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, registration, recording or enforcement of any Loan Document.

 

 
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Other Administrative Proceeding” means any administrative proceeding relating to a dispute involving a patent office or other relevant intellectual property registry which relates to validity, opposition, revocation, ownership or enforceability or the relevant Intellectual Property.

 

Patent” means any patent, patent application and invention disclosure, including any divisions, continuations, continuations in-part, provisionals, continued prosecution applications, substitutions, reissues, reexaminations, renewals, extensions, restorations, supplemental protection certificates and other additions in connection therewith, whether in or related to the United States or any foreign country or other jurisdiction.

 

Patent Security Agreement” means any Patent Security Agreement executed and delivered by a Grantor in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the Pledge and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any entity succeeding to all or any of its functions under ERISA.

 

PDMA” means the Prescription Drug Marketing Act.

 

Pension Plan” means a “pension plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, contributes to, or provides benefits under, or has any obligation to contribute or provide benefits under, and to which such Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate may have liability, including any liability by reason of having been a substantial employer under Section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.

 

Permits” means all permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, orders, approvals, authorizations, consents, waivers, franchises, variances and similar rights issued by or obtained from any Governmental Authority or any other Person, including, without limitation, those relating to Environmental Laws.

 

Permitted Investor” means any Existing Investor or any of its Affiliates as to which (i) such Existing Investor (or the Person that administers or manages such Existing Investor) acts as the sole managing member, general partner or equivalent of such Affiliate, and (ii) such Existing Investor (or other Person) has the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Affiliate (whether by way of voting equity, contract or otherwise).

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust or unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or any other legal entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

 

PIC” means Paulson Investment Company, Inc.

 

 
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Pledge and Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement executed and delivered by each Grantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act as in effect from time to time in the Province of Ontario; provided that, if, with respect to any financing statement or by reason of any provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the Lender pursuant to the applicable Loan Document is governed by the Personal Property Security Act as in effect in a jurisdiction of Canada other than the Province of Ontario, then “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of each Loan Document and any financing statement relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.

 

Product” means any current or future product developed, manufactured, licensed, marketed, sold or otherwise commercialized by any Loan Party, including any such product in development or which may be developed.

 

Product Agreement” means each agreement, license, document, instrument, interest (equity or otherwise) or the like under which one or more Persons grants or receives any right, title or interest with respect to any Product Development and Commercialization Activities in respect of one or more Products specified therein, or receives or is granted the right to exclude any third parties from engaging in any Product Development and Commercialization Activities with respect thereto, including each contract or agreement with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, clinical research organizations, wholesalers, pharmacies or with any other Person related to any such entity.

 

Product Authorizations” means any and all approvals (including applicable supplements, amendments, pre and post approvals, drug master files, governmental price and reimbursement approvals and approvals of applications for regulatory exclusivity), licenses, registrations or authorizations of any Governmental Authority necessary for the manufacture, development, distribution, use, storage, import, export, transport, promotion, marketing, sale or other commercialization of a Product in any country or jurisdiction, including without limitation INDs, NDAs and BLAs or similar applications.

 

Product Development and Commercialization Activities” means, with respect to any Product, any combination of research, development, manufacture, importation, use, sale, storage, design, labeling, marketing, promotion, supply, distribution, testing, packaging, purchasing or other commercialization activities, receipt of payment in respect of any of the foregoing, or like activities the purpose of which is to commercially exploit such Product.

 

Prohibited Payment” means any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or gift of money or anything of value (including meals or entertainment) to any officer, employee or ceremonial office holder of any government or instrumentality thereof, political party or supra-national organization (such as the United Nations), any political candidate, any royal family member or any other person who is connected or associated personally with any of the foregoing that is prohibited under any applicable law or regulation or otherwise for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such payee in his official capacity, inducing such payee to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty, securing any improper advantage or inducing such payee to use his influence with a government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality.

 

 
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Proposal Letter” means, collectively, the proposal letter, dated as of March 18, 2014, between the Lender and the Borrower regarding the transactions contemplated hereby and the outline of proposed terms and conditions attached thereto.

 

Regulatory Authority” means any Governmental Authority that is concerned with or has regulatory oversight with respect to the use, control, safety, efficacy, reliability, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, sale or other Product Development and Commercialization Activities relating to any Product of a Loan Party, including the FDA, the DOH and all equivalent of such agencies in other jurisdictions, and includes Standard Bodies.

 

Regulatory Authorizations” means, with respect to the Products, all approvals, clearances, authorizations, orders, exemptions, registrations, certifications, licenses and Permits granted by any Regulatory Authorities, including all NDAs and Product Authorizations held by the Loan Parties or any of their respective licensors, as applicable, or that are pending before the FDA or equivalent non-United States Governmental Entity with respect to the Products.

 

Release” means any releasing, disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, pumping, pouring, dumping, depositing, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, dispersal, migrating or placing, including movement through, into or upon the environment or any natural or man-made structure.

 

Required Milestone” means any event or occurrence described in Section 7.18.

 

Restricted Payment” means (i) the declaration or payment of any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in Capital Securities of a Loan Party) on, or the making of any payment or distribution on account of, or setting apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any class of Capital Securities of a Loan Party or any warrants, options or other right or obligation to purchase or acquire any such Capital Securities, whether now or hereafter outstanding, (ii) the making of any other distribution in respect of such Capital Securities, in each case either directly or indirectly, whether in cash, property or obligations of a Loan Party or otherwise, or (iii) any payments to officers, directors or employees of a Loan Party, other than ordinary course wages or similar compensation or ordinary course reimbursements of customary business expenses incurred on behalf of such Loan Party or its operations.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sanction” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or its Member States, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

 
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SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Solvent” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including Contingent Liabilities, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) the Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it or its Subsidiaries will, incur debts or liabilities beyond the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are not engaged in business or a transaction, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (v) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not executed this Agreement or any other Loan Document or made any transfer or incurred any obligations hereunder, with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors. The amount of Contingent Liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

Subordinated Debt” means any unsecured Indebtedness that (i) is of the type described in clause (a) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, and (ii) is permitted pursuant to Section 8.2(f).

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Securities of such other Person (irrespective of whether at the time Capital Securities of any other class or classes of such other Person shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the context otherwise specifically requires, the term “Subsidiary” shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Holdco.

 

Synthetic Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) (i) that is not a capital lease in accordance with GAAP and (ii) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which that Person is the lessor.

 

Taxes” means all income, stamp or other taxes, duties, levies, imposts, charges, assessments, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto.

 

Termination Date” means the date on which all Obligations (other than (i) any obligations contained in or arising out of the Closing Date Warrant or the Delayed Draw Warrant, and (ii) inchoate indemnification obligations) have been paid in full in cash and the Commitment shall have terminated.

 

 
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Trademark” means any trademark, service mark, trade name, logo, symbol, trade dress, domain name, corporate name and other indicator of source or origin, and all applications and registrations therefor, together with all of the goodwill associated with the therewith.

 

Trademark Security Agreement” means any Trademark Security Agreement executed and delivered by a Grantor substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Pledge and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that, if, with respect to any financing statement or by reason of any provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the Lender pursuant to the applicable Loan Document is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States other than New York, then “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of each Loan Document and any financing statement relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.

 

United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America, its fifty states and the District of Columbia.

 

VBI Acquisition” means VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

 

VBI Convertible Notes” means, collectively, the convertible promissory notes listed on Schedule 5.1.19 hereto.

 

Voting Securities” means, with respect to any Person, Capital Securities of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person.

 

Welfare Plan” means a “welfare plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.

 

wholly owned Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Holdco, all of the outstanding Capital Securities of which (other than any director’s qualifying shares or investments by foreign nationals mandated by applicable laws) is owned directly or indirectly by Holdco.

 

SECTION 1.2 Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this Agreement shall have such meanings when used in each other Loan Document and the schedules attached hereto.

 

SECTION 1.3 Cross-References. Unless otherwise specified, references in a Loan Document to any Article or Section are references to such Article or Section of such Loan Document, and references in any Article, Section or definition to any clause are references to such clause of such Article, Section or definition.

 

 
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SECTION 1.4 Accounting and Financial Determinations. Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms used in each Loan Document shall be interpreted, and all accounting determinations and computations thereunder (including under Section 7.19 and any definitions used in such calculations) shall be made, in accordance with those generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.1.4(a). Unless otherwise expressly provided, all financial covenants and defined financial terms shall be computed on a consolidated basis for Holdco and its Subsidiaries, in each case without duplication.

 

ARTICLE II
COMMITMENT AND BORROWING PROCEDURES

 

SECTION 2.1 Commitment.

 

(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Lender agrees to make a term loan (the “Initial Loan”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the Initial Commitment Amount.

 

(b) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Lender agrees to make a term loan (the “Delayed Draw Loan”) to the Borrower on the Delayed Draw Date in an amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000, not to exceed the Delayed Draw Commitment Amount.

 

(c) No amounts paid or prepaid with respect to any Loan may be reborrowed.

 

SECTION 2.2 Borrowing Procedures. In each case subject to the terms and conditions hereof:

 

(a) The Borrower may irrevocably request that the Initial Loan be made by delivering to the Lender a Loan Request on or before 10:00 a.m. on a Business Day at least three (3) (but not greater than five (5)) Business Days prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Lender shall have mutually agreed upon the date of the Closing Date at least three (3) Business Days prior thereto, provided further that if no such agreement is reached then the Initial Loan will be funded within ten (10) days of delivery of the Loan Request.

 

(b) The Borrower may irrevocably request that the Delayed Draw Loan be made by delivering to the Lender a Loan Request on or before 10:00 a.m. on a Business Day at least 15 (but not greater than 20) Business Days prior to the proposed Delayed Draw Date; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Lender shall have mutually agreed upon the Delayed Draw Date at least three Business Days prior thereto, provided further that if no such agreement is reached then the Delayed Draw Loan will be funded within ten (10) days of delivery of the Loan Request.

 

SECTION 2.3 Funding. After receipt of the applicable Loan Request for the Initial Loan, the Lender shall, on the Closing Date and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, make the requested proceeds of the Initial Loan available to the Borrower by wire transfer to the account the Borrower shall have specified in its Loan Request. After receipt of the Loan Request for the Delayed Draw Loan, the Lender shall, on the Delayed Draw Date and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, make the requested proceeds of the Delayed Draw Loan available to the Borrower by wire transfer to the account the Borrower shall have specified in its Loan Request.

 

 
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SECTION 2.4 Reduction of the Commitment Amounts. The Initial Commitment Amount shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero immediately after the making of the Initial Loan on the Closing Date. The Delayed Draw Commitment Amount shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero immediately after the making of the Delayed Draw Loan on the Delayed Draw Date.

 

ARTICLE III
REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES

 

SECTION 3.1 Repayments and Prepayments; Application. The Borrower agrees that the Loans, and any fees or interest accrued or accruing thereon, shall be repaid and prepaid solely in Dollars pursuant to the terms of this Article III.

 

SECTION 3.2 Repayments and Prepayments. The Borrower shall repay in full the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loans on the Maturity Date. Prior thereto, payments and prepayments of the Loans shall be made as set forth below.

 

(a) From the Closing Date through the first anniversary thereof, no scheduled repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans shall be required. Thereafter, on the last Business Day of each calendar month, the Borrower shall make a scheduled principal payment of $75,000 on the Initial Loan and, to the extent funded, $75,000 on the Delayed Draw Loan, with the remaining unpaid balance of the Loans payable in cash on the Maturity Date.

 

(b) The Borrower may, upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the Lender, prepay the outstanding amount of the Loans in whole or in part.

 

(c) Upon the issuance, sale or other incurrence of any debt securities or other Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Debt or Intercompany Subordinated Debt, in either case solely to the extent expressly permitted hereunder) by any Loan Party, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days of such Person’s receipt of the proceeds thereof, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom. The provisions of this clause shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance, sale or incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(d) Upon a Disposition by any Loan Party (other than a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 8.9), the Borrower shall within three Business Days of such Person’s receipt of the proceeds thereof, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom. The provisions of this clause shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any Disposition otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

 
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(e) If any Event of Loss shall occur with respect to any Loan Party, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom, if any.

 

(f) Immediately upon any acceleration of the Maturity Date of the Loans pursuant to Section 9.2 or Section 9.3, the Borrower shall repay in full the Loans, unless, pursuant to Section 9.3, only a portion of the Loans are so accelerated (in which case the portion so accelerated shall be so repaid).

 

(g) If any Loan hereunder is prepaid for any reason on or prior to the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date, (excluding, however, payments made pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 3.2), the Borrower shall pay the Early Prepayment Fee to the Lender at the time of such prepayment, together with all other fees payable hereunder (if any), including pursuant to Sections 3.7 and 3.8.

 

SECTION 3.3 Application. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Loans shall be applied as set forth in this Section 3.3.

 

(a) Subject to clause (b), each prepayment or repayment of the Loans shall be applied to the principal amount of the Loans then outstanding.

 

(b) Each prepayment of the Loans made pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d) or (e) of Section 3.2 shall be applied in reverse order of the scheduled repayments set forth in clause (a) of Section 3.2.

 

SECTION 3.4 Interest Rate. During any applicable Interest Period, the Loans shall accrue interest during such Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Applicable Margin plus (ii) the higher of (x) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period and (y) 1.00%. The interest rate shall be recalculated and, if necessary, adjusted for each Interest Period, in each case pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

SECTION 3.5 Default Rate. At all times commencing upon the date any Event of Default occurs, and continuing until such Event of Default is no longer continuing, the Applicable Margin shall be increased by 4.00% per annum.

 

SECTION 3.6 Payment Dates. Interest accrued on any Loan shall be payable in cash, without duplication:

 

(a) on the Maturity Date therefor;

 

(b) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Loan on the principal amount so paid or prepaid;

 

(c) the last day of each Interest Period for such Loan; provided that if such day is not a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day; and

 

 
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(d) on that portion of such Loan that is accelerated pursuant to Section 9.2 or Section 9.3, immediately upon such acceleration.

 

Interest accrued on any Loan or other monetary Obligations after the date such amount is due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise) shall be payable upon demand.

 

SECTION 3.7 Exit Fee. On the day when all Loans outstanding hereunder are paid in full, whether by voluntary or involuntary prepayment, scheduled amortization, acceleration, on the Maturity Date or otherwise, the Borrower will pay an exit fee equal to two percent (2%) multiplied by the sum of (i) the original principal amount of the Initial Loan and (ii) the original principal amount of the Delayed Draw Loan (if made); provided, however, that in the event that (x) the commitment for the Delayed Draw Loan has been permanently terminated and (y) all outstanding Loans have been repaid in full in cash prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, such exit fee shall not be payable.

 

SECTION 3.8 Other Fees and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay to the Lender all fees and expenses of the Lender as required hereby and by each other Loan Document.

 

ARTICLE IV
LIBO RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 4.1 Increased Costs, Etc. If any Change in Law shall (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, the Lender or any Person controlling the Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the LIBO Rate) or (ii) impose on the Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by the Lender, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written notice from the Lender, the Borrower shall within 30 days following receipt of such notice pay directly to the Lender such additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. A certificate of the Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Lender or a Person controlling the Lender, as the case may be, as specified in this Section 4.1 and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Failure or delay on the part of the Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall not constitute a waiver of the Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Lender pursuant to this Section 4.1 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that the Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of the Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

 
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SECTION 4.2 Increased Capital Costs. If any Change in Law affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the Lender or any Person controlling the Lender, and the Lender determines (in good faith but in its sole and absolute discretion) that the rate of return on its or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of the Commitment or any Loan made by it hereunder is reduced to a level below that which the Lender or such controlling Person could have achieved but for the occurrence of any such circumstance, then upon notice from time to time by the Lender to the Borrower, the Borrower shall within five days following receipt of such notice pay directly to the Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender or such controlling Person for such reduction in rate of return. A statement of the Lender as to any such additional amount or amounts shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower. In determining such amount, the Lender may use any method of averaging and attribution that it (in its sole and absolute discretion) shall deem applicable.

 

SECTION 4.3 Taxes. The Borrower covenants and agrees as follows with respect to Taxes.

 

(a) Any and all payments by the Borrower under each Loan Document shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense, and free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes. In the event that any Taxes are imposed and required to be deducted or withheld from any payment required to be made by any Loan Party to or on behalf of the Lender under any Loan Document, then:

 

(i) if such Taxes are Non-Excluded Taxes, the amount of such payment shall be increased as may be necessary so that such payment is made, after withholding or deduction for or on account of such Taxes, in an amount that is not less than the amount provided for in such Loan Document; and

 

(ii) such Loan Party shall withhold the full amount of such Taxes from such payment (as increased pursuant to clause (a)(i) and shall pay such amount to the Governmental Authority imposing such Taxes in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes imposed to the relevant Governmental Authority imposing such Other Taxes in accordance with applicable law.

 

(c) As promptly as practicable after the payment of any Taxes or Other Taxes, and in any event within 45 days of any such payment being due, the Borrower shall furnish to the Lender a copy of an official receipt (or a certified copy thereof) evidencing the payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.

 

(d) The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender for any Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes levied, imposed or assessed on (and whether or not paid directly by) the Lender whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are correctly or legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Promptly upon having knowledge that any such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes have been levied, imposed or assessed, and promptly upon notice thereof by the Lender, the Borrower shall pay such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes directly to the relevant Governmental Authority (provided that, the Lender shall not be under any obligation to provide any such notice to the Borrower). In addition, the Borrower shall indemnify the Lender for any incremental Taxes that may become payable by the Lender as a result of any failure of the Borrower to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority or to deliver to the Lender, pursuant to clause (c), documentation evidencing the payment of Taxes or Other Taxes. With respect to indemnification for Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes actually paid by the Lender or the indemnification provided in the immediately preceding sentence, such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender makes written demand therefor. The Borrower acknowledges that any payment made to the Lender or to any Governmental Authority in respect of the indemnification obligations of the Borrower provided in this clause shall constitute a payment in respect of which the provisions of clause (a) and this clause shall apply.

 

 
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SECTION 4.4 Payments, Computations; Proceeds of Collateral, Etc.

 

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided in a Loan Document, all payments by the Borrower pursuant to each Loan Document shall be made without setoff, deduction or counterclaim not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date due in same day or immediately available funds to such account as the Lender shall specify from time to time by notice to the Borrower. Funds received after that time shall be deemed to have been received by the Lender on the next succeeding Business Day. All interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such interest or fee is payable over a year comprised of 360 days. Payments due on other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees in connection with that payment.

 

(a) All amounts received as a result of the exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents (including from the proceeds of collateral securing the Obligations) or under applicable law shall be applied upon receipt to the Obligations as follows: (i) first, to the payment in full in cash of all interest (including interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding in bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, whether or not permitted as a claim under such law) and fees owing under the Loan Documents, and all costs and expenses owing to the Lender pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, until paid in full in cash, (ii) second, after payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in clause (b)(i), to the payment of the principal amount of the Loans then outstanding, (iii) third, after payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii), to the payment of all other Obligations owing to the Lender, and (iv) fourth, after payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in clauses (b)(i) through (b)(iii), and following the Termination Date, to the Borrower or any other Person lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.

 

SECTION 4.5 Setoff. The Lender shall, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.1.8 or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default declared by the Lender pursuant to Section 9.3, have the right to appropriate and apply to the payment of the Obligations owing to it (whether or not then due), and (as security for such Obligations) each Loan Party hereby grants to the Lender a continuing security interest in, any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of each Loan Party then or thereafter maintained with the Lender. The Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such appropriation and application made by the Lender; provided that, the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff under applicable law or otherwise) which the Lender may have.

 

 
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SECTION 4.6 LIBOR Rate Not Determinable. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period, then the Lender shall give notice thereof to the Borrower as promptly as practicable. In the event of any such determination, the Loans shall, until the Lender has advised the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, bear interest at the interest rate in effect for the immediately preceding Interest Period.

 

ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO LOAN

 

SECTION 5.1 Initial Loan. The obligation of the Lender to make the Initial Loan shall be subject to the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the delivery of a Loan Request as requested pursuant to Section 2.2, and the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth below in this Article.

 

SECTION 5.1.1 Secretary’s Certificate, Etc. The Lender shall have received from each Loan Party and its respective Subsidiaries party to a Loan Document, (i) a copy of a good standing certificate, dated a date reasonably close to the Closing Date, for each such Person and (ii) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by such Person’s Secretary or Assistant Secretary, managing member or general partner, as applicable, as to:

 

(a) resolutions of each such Person’s board of directors (or other managing body, in the case of other than a corporation) then in full force and effect authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document to be executed by such Person and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

 

(b) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers, managing member or general partner, as applicable, authorized to act with respect to each Loan Document to be executed by such Person; and

 

(c) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of such Person and copies thereof;

 

upon which certificates the Lender may conclusively rely until it shall have received a further certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, managing member or general partner, as applicable, of any such Person cancelling or amending the prior certificate of such Person.

 

 
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SECTION 5.1.2 Closing Date Certificate. The Lender shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender (the “Closing Date Certificate”), duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and Holdco, in which certificate each of the Borrower and Holdco shall agree and acknowledge, among other things, that the statements made therein shall be deemed to be true and correct representations and warranties of each of the Borrower and Holdco as of such date, and, at the time such certificate is delivered, such statements shall in fact be true and correct, and such statements shall include that (i) both immediately before and after giving effect to the Initial Loan, (x) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document shall, in each case, be true and correct and (y) no Default shall have then occurred and be continuing, or would result from the Initial Loan being advanced on the Closing Date and (ii) all of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 have been satisfied. All documents and agreements required to be appended to the Closing Date Certificate, if any, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite parties, and shall be in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 5.1.3 Delivery of Notes. The Lender shall have received a Note for the Initial Loan duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

 

SECTION 5.1.4 Financial Information, Etc. The Lender shall have received:

 

(a) audited consolidated financial statements of Holdco and its Subsidiaries for each of the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2013; and

 

(b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdco and its Subsidiaries for each Fiscal Quarter ended after December 31, 2013 and at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date, together with the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter.

 

SECTION 5.1.5 Compliance Certificate. The Lender shall have received an initial Compliance Certificate, prepared on a pro forma basis as of March 31, 2014, consistent in form with the pro forma financial statements included in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A of Holdco, and giving effect to the Initial Loan, the Merger Transaction and the Private Placement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed (and with all schedules thereto duly completed) and delivered by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of each of the Borrower and Holdco.

 

SECTION 5.1.6 Solvency, Etc. The Lender shall have received, a solvency certificate duly executed and delivered by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.7 Pledge and Security Agreement. The Lender shall have received executed counterparts of the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by each Grantor, together with:

 

(a) certificates (in the case of Capital Securities that are securities (as defined in the UCC)) evidencing all of the issued and outstanding capital Securities owned by each Grantor, which certificates in each case shall be accompanied by undated instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, or, if any Capital Securities (in the case of Capital Securities that are uncertificated securities (as defined in the UCC)), confirmation and evidence satisfactory to the Lender that the security interest therein has been transferred to and perfected by the Lender in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC and all laws otherwise applicable to the perfection of the pledge of such Capital Securities.

 

 
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(b) financing statements suitable in form for naming each Grantor as a debtor and the Lender as the secured party, or other similar instruments or documents to be filed under the UCC and the PPSA of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to perfect the security interests of the Lender pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement;

 

(c) UCC Form UCC-3 termination statements and PPSA Form 2C discharge statements, if any, necessary to release all Liens and other rights of any Person (i) in any collateral described in the Pledge and Security Agreement previously granted by any Person, and (ii) securing any of the Indebtedness identified in Schedule 8.2(b), together with such other UCC Form UCC-3 termination statements and PPSA Form 2C discharge statements as the Lender may reasonably request from any Grantor;

 

(d) evidence that all deposit accounts, lockboxes, disbursement accounts, investment accounts or other similar accounts of each Grantor are Controlled Accounts; and

 

(e) evidence that all such Controlled Accounts are subject to one or more account control agreement, in favor of, and satisfactory in form and substance to, the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.8 Intellectual Property Security Agreements. The Lender shall have received a Patent Security Agreement, a Copyright Security Agreement and a Trademark Security Agreement, as applicable, each dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by each Grantor that, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, is required to provide such intellectual property security agreements to the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.9 Closing Date Warrant. The Lender shall have received the Closing Date Warrant, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed, delivered and validly issued by Holdco in favor of the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.10 Insurance. The Lender shall have received, certified copies of the insurance policies (or binders in respect thereof), from one or more insurance companies satisfactory to the Lender, evidencing coverage required to be maintained pursuant to each Loan Document. All such insurance policies required pursuant to this Section shall (i) name the Lender as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or loss payee or additional insured (in the case of liability insurance), as applicable, and provide that no cancellation or modification of the policies will be made without the prior written consent of the Lender and (ii) be in addition to any requirements to maintain specific types of insurance contained in the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 5.1.11 Material Agreements. The Lender shall be satisfied, in its sole discretion, with the terms, conditions and other provisions of each Material Agreement.

 

 
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SECTION 5.1.12 Opinions of Counsel. The Lender shall have received opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Lender, from

 

(a) Richardson & Patel, LLP, New York counsel to each Loan Party and its respective Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender; and

 

(b) Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Canadian counsel to each Loan Party, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.13 Closing Fees, Expenses, Etc. The Lender shall have received for its own account, all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 11.3 and the Proposal Letter.

 

SECTION 5.1.14 Equity Investment. The Lender shall have received evidence, satisfactory to it, that Holdco has received an equity investment of no less than $6,000,000 in cash from investors other than the Lender or any of its Affiliates, all on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Lender. The Lender shall have received documentation for such equity investment in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.15 Holdco Cash Contribution. Holdco shall have deposited at least $5,250,000 of cash in one or more Controlled Accounts that is free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens granted hereunder in favor of the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.1.16 Anti-Terrorism Laws. The Lender shall have received, as applicable, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

 

SECTION 5.1.17 Due Diligence. The Lender shall have received and be satisfied with all due diligence (including without limitation legal, intellectual property, commercial market forecasts clinical and regulatory assessments, supply chain, securities, labor, tax, litigation, environmental, reimbursement and regulatory authority matters) in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 5.1.18 Material Adverse Change. No material adverse change shall have occurred in the business, financial performance or condition, operations (including the results thereof), assets, properties or prospects of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2013 (after giving pro forma effect to the Merger Transaction).

 

SECTION 5.1.19 Merger Transaction, Etc. The Merger Transaction shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement (or the Lender shall be satisfied with the arrangements in place for the consummation of the Merger Transaction). The Lender shall be satisfied with the ownership and capital structure of Holdco and its Subsidiaries (including in respect of debt and equity capital and all terms and legal and economic rights related thereto), after giving effect to the Merger Transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the VBI Convertible Notes shall have been converted into shares of common stock of Holdco on terms satisfactory to the Lender. The Lender shall have received all documentation relating to the Merger Transaction and the debt and equity capital structure of Holdco and its Subsidiaries (including the Merger Agreement) and such documentation shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

 

 
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SECTION 5.1.20 Board Representatives. The Lender shall designate one individual who will be appointed to the board of directors (or equivalent) of each of Holdco and the Borrower (the “Lender’s Designee”), such Lender’s Designee to be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.  For so long as such Lender’s Designee is a member of the board of directors (or equivalent) of Holdco or the Borrower, the Lender shall not take any action (or advise such Lender’s Designee to take any action) that would cause the Lender’s Designee to be in violation of its fiduciary duties as a director (or equivalent) under applicable Delaware law.

 

SECTION 5.1.21 Satisfactory Legal Form. All documents executed or submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of each Loan Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender and its counsel, and the Lender and its counsel shall have received all information, approvals, resolutions, opinions, documents or instruments as the Lender or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

SECTION 5.2 Delayed Draw Loan. The obligation of the Lender to make the Delayed Draw Loan shall be subject to the prior making of the Initial Loan, the delivery of a Loan Request for such Delayed Draw Loan as required pursuant to Section 2.2, and the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth below in this Section 5.2.

 

SECTION 5.2.1 Delayed Draw Certificate. The Lender shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Delayed Draw Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender (the “Delayed Draw Certificate”), duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each of the Borrower and Holdco, in which certificate each of the Borrower and Holdco shall agree and acknowledge, among other things, that the statements made therein shall be deemed to be true and correct representations and warranties of each of the Borrower and Holdco as of such date, and, at the time such certificate is delivered, such statements shall in fact be true and correct, and such statements shall include that (i) both immediately before and after giving effect to the Delayed Draw Loan (x) the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall, in each case, be true and correct and (y) no Default shall have then occurred and be continuing, or would result from the Delayed Draw Loan to be advanced on the Delayed Draw Date, and (ii) all of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 have been satisfied. All documents and agreements required to be appended to the Delayed Draw Certificate, if any, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite parties, and shall be in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 5.2.2 Milestone Clinical Trial. The Borrower shall have commenced the Milestone Clinical Trial.

 

SECTION 5.2.3 Delivery of Note. The Lender shall have received a Note for the Delayed Draw Loan duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

 

SECTION 5.2.4 Compliance Certificate. The Lender shall have received a Compliance Certificate, prepared on a pro forma basis as if the Delayed Draw Loan had been made as of the first day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which a report pursuant to Section 7.1(b) has been delivered to the Lender, duly executed (and with all schedules thereto duly completed) and delivered by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of each Loan Party.

 

 
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SECTION 5.2.5 Closing Fee, Expenses, Etc. The Lender shall have received for its own account, all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 11.3 and the Proposal Letter.

 

SECTION 5.2.6 Delayed Draw Warrant. The Lender shall have received the Delayed Draw Warrant, dated as of the Delayed Draw Date, duly executed, delivered and validly issued by the Borrower in favor of the Lender.

 

SECTION 5.2.7 Disclosure Schedules. Immediately prior to the Delayed Draw Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender updates to Schedules 6.15(a), 6.16 and 6.23, each such updated Schedule to be complete and accurate as of the Delayed Draw Date.

 

SECTION 5.2.8 Delayed Draw Date. The Loan Request for the Delayed Draw Loan shall have been submitted to the Lender on or before the second anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 5.2.9 Satisfactory Legal Form. All documents executed or submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender and its counsel, and the Lender and its counsel shall have received all information, approvals, resolutions, opinions, documents or instruments as the Lender or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans hereunder, each Loan Party jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Lender as set forth in this Article.

 

SECTION 6.1 Organization, Etc. Each Loan Party is (i) validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification, and (iii) has full power and authority and holds all requisite governmental licenses, permits and other approvals to enter into and perform its Obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party, to own and hold under lease its property and to conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by it.

 

SECTION 6.2 Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document executed or to be executed by it are in each case within such Person’s powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not:

 

 
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(a) contravene (i) any Loan Party’s Organic Documents, (ii) any court decree or order binding on or affecting any Loan Party or (iii) any law or governmental regulation binding on or affecting any Loan Party; or

 

(b) result in (i) or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien on any Loan Party’s properties (except as permitted by this Agreement) or (ii) a default under any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting any Loan Party.

 

SECTION 6.3 Government Approval, Regulation, Etc. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person (other than those that have been, or on the Closing Date will be, duly obtained or made and which are, or on the Closing Date will be, in full force and effect) is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party. Each Loan Party and its respective properties and businesses are in compliance in all material respects with all laws, rules regulations, orders and court decrees applicable to such Persons, properties or businesses, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 6.4 Validity, Etc. Each Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms (except, in any case, as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by principles of equity).

 

SECTION 6.5 Financial Information. The consolidated financial statements of Holdco and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.4 and Section 7.1(a) and (b) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended.

 

SECTION 6.6 No Material Adverse Change. Other than the Merger Transaction, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial performance or condition, operations (including the results thereof), assets, properties or prospects of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2013.

 

SECTION 6.7 Litigation, Labor Matters and Environmental Matters.(a) Except as described on Schedule 6.7(a), there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, threatened against or affecting, any Loan Party (i) as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in liabilities in excess of $250,000 or (ii) that would reasonably be likely to adversely affect this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

(b) There are no labor controversies pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, threatened against or affecting any Loan Party (i) that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in liabilities in excess of $250,000 or (ii) that would reasonably be likely to adversely affect this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

(c) No Loan Party (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any Permit under or in connection with any Environmental Law (“Environmental Permit”), (ii) is or has been subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

 

 
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SECTION 6.8 Subsidiaries. Holdco has no Subsidiaries, except those Subsidiaries which are identified on Schedule 6.8, or which are permitted to have been organized or acquired in accordance with Section 8.5 or Section 8.8.

 

SECTION 6.9 Ownership of Properties. Each Loan Party owns (i) in the case of owned real property, good and marketable fee title to, and (ii) in the case of owned personal property, good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased real or personal property, valid and enforceable leasehold interests (as the case may be) in, all of its material properties and assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, free and clear in each case of all Liens or claims, except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 8.3.

 

SECTION 6.10 Taxes. Each Loan Party has filed all tax returns and reports required by law to have been filed by it and has paid all Taxes thereby shown to be due and owing, except any such Taxes which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.

 

SECTION 6.11 Pension Plans, Etc. During the twelve-consecutive-month period prior to the Closing Date and prior to the date of any Loans hereunder, no formal steps have been taken to terminate any Pension Plan, and no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien on any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate under Section 303(k) of ERISA or under Section 430(k) of the Code. No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any material liability, fine or penalty. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.11, neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has any Contingent Liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under a Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or similar state law. No Pension Plan is a Multiemployer Plan and no Loan Party has any actual or Contingent Liability in respect of such plan.

 

SECTION 6.12 Accuracy of Information. None of the factual information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished in writing to the Lender by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state any material fact necessary to make any information not misleading.

 

 
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SECTION 6.13 Regulations U and X. No Loan Party is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying margin stock, and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry margin stock or otherwise for a purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, F.R.S. Board Regulation U or Regulation X. Terms for which meanings are provided in F.R.S. Board Regulation U or Regulation X or any regulations substituted therefor, as from time to time in effect, are used in this Section with such meanings.

 

SECTION 6.14 Solvency. The Borrower, both before and after giving effect to each Loan, is Solvent.

 

SECTION 6.15 Intellectual Property.

 

(a) Schedule 6.15(a) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all (i) Patents, (ii) registered and material unregistered Trademarks (including domain names) and any pending registrations for Trademarks and (iii) any other registered Intellectual Property and (iv) any commercially significant unregistered Intellectual Property, in each case owned or licensed by each Loan Party. For each item of Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 6.15(a), the applicable Loan Party has, where relevant, indicated (A) the countries in each case in which such item is patented, (B) the application numbers, (C) the registration or patent numbers, (D) with respect to the Patents, the earliest expected expiration date of the issued Patents as of the Closing Date, (E) the owner of such item of Intellectual Property and (F) with respect to Intellectual Property owned by any third party, the agreement pursuant to which that Intellectual Property is licensed to any Loan Party.

 

(b) With respect to all Intellectual Property of the Loan Parties listed on Schedule 6.15(a):

 

(i) such Loan Party owns or has a valid license to such Intellectual Property free and clear of any and all Liens other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 8.3 and all such Intellectual Property are in full force and effect, and have not expired, lapsed or been forfeited, cancelled or abandoned;

 

(ii) such Loan Party has taken commercially reasonable actions to maintain and protect such Intellectual Property and there are no unpaid maintenance or renewal fees payable by such Loan Party that are currently overdue for any of such registered Intellectual Property;

 

(iii) there is no proceeding challenging the validity or enforceability of any such Intellectual Property, no Loan Party is involved in any such proceeding with any Person and none of the Intellectual Property is the subject of any Other Administrative Proceeding;

 

(iv) to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, (A) such Intellectual Property is valid, enforceable and subsisting and (B) no event has occurred, and nothing has been done or omitted to have been done, that would effect the validity or enforceability of such Intellectual Property; and

 

 
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(v) such Loan Party is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to, all such Intellectual Property that is owned by such Loan Party.

 

(c) To the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, no third party is committing any act of Infringement of any Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 6.15(a).

 

(d) With respect to each license agreement listed on Schedule 6.15(a), such license agreement (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each Loan Party party thereto and, to the knowledge of the responsible officer of the Borrower and Holdco, all other parties party thereto in accordance with its terms, (ii) has not been amended or otherwise modified and (iii) has not suffered a default thereunder. No Loan Party has taken any action that would permit any other Person party to any Material Agreement to have, and to the knowledge of any responsible officer of the Borrower and Holdco, no such Person otherwise has, any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff thereunder.

 

(e) No Loan Party has received written notice from any third party alleging that the conduct of its business (including the development, manufacture, use, sale or other commercialization of any Product) Infringes any Intellectual Property of that third party and, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, the conduct of its business (including the development, manufacture, use, sale or other commercialization of any Product) does not Infringe any Intellectual Property of any third party.

 

SECTION 6.16 Material Agreements. Set forth on Schedule 6.16 is a complete and accurate list as of the Closing Date or Delayed Draw Date, as applicable, of all Material Agreements of each Loan Party, with an adequate description of the parties, subject matter thereof and amendments and modifications thereto. Each such Material Agreement (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each Loan Party party thereto and, to the knowledge of any responsible officer of the Borrower and Holdco, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, (ii) has not been amended or otherwise modified and (iii) has not suffered a default thereunder. No Loan Party has taken any action that would permit any other Person party to any Material Agreement to have, and to the knowledge of any responsible officer of the Borrower and Holdco, no such Person otherwise has, any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff thereunder.

 

SECTION 6.17 Permits. Each Loan Party has all material Permits, including Environmental Permits, necessary or required for the ownership, operation and conduct of its business and the distribution of the Products. All such Permits are validly held and there are no defaults thereunder.

 

SECTION 6.18 Regulatory Matters. With respect to each Product:

 

(a) (i) All regulatory filings required by any Regulatory Authority or in respect of any Regulatory Authorization or Product Authorization with respect to any Product or any Product Development and Commercialization Activities have been made, and all such filings are complete and correct and have complied in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, (ii) all clinical and pre-clinical trials, if any, of investigational Products have been and are being conducted by each Loan Party according to all applicable laws and regulations along with appropriate monitoring of clinical investigator trial sites for their compliance, and (iii) each Loan Party has disclosed to the Lender all such regulatory filings and all material communications between representatives of each Loan Party and any Regulatory Authority.

 

 
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(b) The Borrower and each other Loan Party and the Borrower’s agents and the agents of each other Loan Party are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations (including all Regulatory Authorizations and Product Authorizations) of all applicable Governmental Authorities, including the FDA, the DOH and all other Regulatory Authorities, with respect to each Product and all Product Development and Commercialization Activities related thereto. The Borrower and each other Loan Party has and maintains in full force and effect all the necessary and requisite Regulatory Authorizations and Product Authorizations. The Borrower and each other Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable registration and listing requirements set forth in the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360, and all similar applicable laws (whether U.S. or non-U.S.), including the Food and Drugs Act (R.S.C., 1985, c.F-27) in Canada. Each Loan Party adheres in all material respects to all applicable regulations of all Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Products and all Product Development and Commercialization Activities related thereto, including applicable provisions of the FDA’s Quality System regulation as set forth in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

 

(c) Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party has received from any Regulatory Authority any notice of adverse findings with respect to any Product or any Product Development and Commercialization Activities related thereto, including any FDA Form 483 inspectional observations, notices of violations, Warning Letters, criminal proceeding notices under Section 305 of the FD&C Act, or any other similar communication from any Regulatory Authority. There have been no seizures conducted or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Regulatory Authority with respect to any Product, and no recalls, market withdrawals, field notifications, notifications of misbranding or adulteration or safety alerts conducted, requested or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Regulatory Authority with respect to any Product, and no recalls, market withdrawals, field notifications, notifications of misbranding or adulteration or safety alerts have been conducted, requested or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any Regulatory Authority relating to any Products. Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party has received any written notification that remains unresolved from the FDA, the DOH or any other Regulatory Authority indicating any breach or violation of any applicable Product Authorization or Regulatory Authorization, including that any of the Products is misbranded or adulterated as defined in the FD&C Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(d) Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party nor any officer, employee or agent thereof, has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statements to the FDA, the DOH or any other Regulatory Authority, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA, the DOH or any other Regulatory Authority, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made (or was not made), could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA, the DOH or any other Regulatory Authority to invoke its policy respecting Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery and Illegal Gratuities, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy.

 

 
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(e) Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party has received any written notice that the FDA, the DOH or any other applicable Regulatory Authority has commenced or initiated, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any such Loan Party, threatened to commence or initiate, any action to withdraw any Regulatory Authorization or Product Authorization or requested the recall of any Products or commenced or initiated or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any such Loan Party, threatened to commence or initiate, any action to enjoin any Product Development and Commercialization Activities of the Borrower or any such Loan Party.

 

(f) The clinical, preclinical, safety and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Borrower and each other Loan Party, or in respect of which any Products or Product candidates under development have participated, were (and if still pending, are) being conducted in accordance with standard medical and scientific research procedures and all applicable Product Authorizations. The Borrower and each other Loan Party has operated within, and currently is in compliance in all material respects with, all applicable laws, Product Authorizations and Regulatory Authorizations, as well as the rules and regulations of the FDA, the DOH and each other Regulatory Authority, including but not limited to those rules and regulations governing studies for which an investigational new drug application has been filed in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Part 312 and all other rules and laws regarding clinical studies. Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party has received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA, the DOH or any other Regulatory Authority requiring the termination or suspension of any clinical, preclinical, safety or other studies or tests used to support regulatory clearance of, or any Product Authorization or Regulatory Authorization for, any Product.

 

SECTION 6.19 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.19, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has entered into, renewed, extended or been a part to, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any Affiliate during the three-year period prior to the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 6.20 Investment Company Act. No Loan Party is an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

SECTION 6.21 OFAC. No Loan Party or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, any Related Party nor any of their respective directors, officers, or employees nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, any agents or other persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing (a) is currently the target of any Sanctions, (b) is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction, (c) is or has been (within the previous five (5) years) engaged in any transaction with, or for the benefit of, any Person who is now or was then the target of Sanctions or who is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or (d) is or has ever been in violation of or subject to an investigation relating to Sanctions. No Loan, nor the proceeds from any Loan, has been or will be used, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute or provide to, or has been or will be otherwise made available to fund, any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction or to fund any activity or business of any Person located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or who is the subject of any Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Person (including the Lender and its Affiliates) of Sanctions.

 

 
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SECTION 6.22 Anti-Corruption. No Loan Party or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, any Related Party, nor any of their respective directors, officers, or employees nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower and Holdco, any agents or other persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing, directly or indirectly, has (a) violated or is in violation of any applicable anti-corruption law, (b) made, offered to make, promised to make or authorized the payment or giving of, directly or indirectly, any Prohibited Payment and (c) been subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority with regard to any actual or alleged Prohibited Payment.

 

SECTION 6.23 Deposit and Disbursement Accounts. Schedule 6.23 contains a list as of the Closing Date or the Delayed Draw Date, as applicable, of all banks and other financial institutions at which each Loan Party maintains deposit accounts, lockboxes, disbursement accounts, investment accounts or other similar accounts, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each bank or financial institution, the name in which the account is held, the type of account, and the complete account number therefor.

 

SECTION 6.24 Registration Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.24, no Loan Party has granted or agreed to grant any registration rights, including piggyback rights (other than in respect of the Closing Date Warrant and the Delayed Draw Warrant), to any Person.

 

SECTION 6.25 Royalty and Other Payments. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.25, no Loan Party is obligated to pay any royalty, milestone payment, deferred payment or any other contingent payment in respect of any Product.

 

ARTICLE VII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Loan Party jointly and severally covenants and agrees with the Lender that until the Termination Date has occurred, each Loan Party will perform the obligations set forth below.

 

SECTION 7.1 Financial Information, Reports, Notices, Etc. The Borrower will furnish the Lender copies of the following financial statements, reports, notices and information:

 

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 25 days after the end of each calendar month, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdco and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such month, and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of Holdco and its Subsidiaries for such applicable period, including (in each case), in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding month in, and year to date portion of, the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, certified as complete and correct by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of Holdco (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);

 

 
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(b) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdco and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of Holdco and its Subsidiaries for such period, including (in each case), in comparative form, the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter in, and year to date portion of, the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, certified as complete and correct by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of Holdco (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);

 

(c) commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2014, as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flow of Holdco and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, audited (without any Impermissible Qualification) by independent public accountants acceptable to the Lender, which shall include a calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.19 and stating that, in performing the examination necessary to deliver the audited financial statements of Holdco, no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default;

 

(d) concurrently with the delivery of the financial information pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), a Compliance Certificate, executed by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of each of the Borrower and Holdco, (i) showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.19 and stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing (or, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details of such Default and the action that Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto) and (ii) stating that no Subsidiary has been formed or acquired since the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate (or, if a Subsidiary has been formed or acquired since the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate, a statement that such Subsidiary has complied with Section 7.8);

 

(e) as soon as available upon approval of the board of directors of Holdco, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an annual budget, a business plan and financial forecasts of Holdco and its Subsidiaries for the then current Fiscal Year of Holdco, in form and substance as approved by the board of directors of Holdco, which shall include at least a projection of income and a projected cash flow statement for each Fiscal Quarter in such Fiscal Year and a projected balance sheet as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter in such Fiscal Year, in each case prepared in reasonable detail, with appropriate presentation and discussion (in reasonable detail) of the principal assumptions upon which such budgets and projections are based, which shall be accompanied by the statement of an Authorized Officer of Holdco to the effect that such budget and projections are based on reasonable and good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of Holdco for the respective periods covered thereby;

 

 
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(f) as soon as possible, but in any event within (i) three Business Days after the Borrower or Holdco obtains knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 9.1.1 or (ii) five Business Days after the Borrower or Holdco obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any other Event of Default, in each case a statement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Event of Default and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(g) as soon as possible and in any event within five Business Days after the Borrower or Holdco obtains knowledge of (i) the occurrence of any material adverse development with respect to any litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy described in Schedule 6.7(a) or (ii) the commencement of any litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy of the type and materiality described in Section 6.7, notice thereof and, to the extent the Lender requests, copies of all documentation relating thereto;

 

(h) as soon as possible and in any event within five Business Days after the Borrower or Holdco obtains knowledge of any return, recovery, dispute or claim related to any Product or inventory that involves more than $250,000, written notice thereof from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower which notice shall include any statement setting forth details of such return, recovery, dispute or claim;

 

(i) promptly upon becoming aware of (i) the institution of any steps by any Person to terminate any Pension Plan, (ii) the failure of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required contribution to any Pension Plan if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a Lien on any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate under Section 303(k) of ERISA or under Section 430(k) of the Code, (iii) the taking of any action with respect to a Pension Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in the requirement that any such Person furnish a bond or other security to the PBGC or such Pension Plan, or (iv) the occurrence of any event with respect to any Pension Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any material liability, fine or penalty, notice thereof and copies of all documentation relating thereto, written notice thereof from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, which notice shall include a statement setting forth details of such events;

 

(j) promptly after the filing thereof, written notice (which may be in the form of an email) of all reports, notices, prospectuses and registration statements which Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC;

 

(k) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all formal “management letters” (or equivalent) submitted to Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries by the independent public accountants referred to in clause (b) in connection with each audit made by such accountants; and

 

 
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(l) such other financial and other information as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request (including information and reports in such detail as the Lender may request with respect to the terms of and information provided pursuant to the Compliance Certificate).

 

SECTION 7.2 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contracts, Laws, Etc. Each Loan Party will (i) preserve and maintain its legal existence (except as otherwise permitted by Section 8.8), (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under each Material Agreement to which it is a party, and (iii) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, including (x) the FD&C Act and the PDMA and in connection with the preparation and submission to the FDA of NDAs, and (y) the payment (before the same become delinquent) of all Taxes imposed upon such Loan Party or upon its property, except to the extent being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on the books of such Loan Party, as applicable.

 

SECTION 7.3 Maintenance of Properties. Each Loan Party will maintain, preserve, protect and keep its and their respective properties in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and make necessary repairs, renewals and replacements so that the business carried on by such Loan Party may be properly conducted at all times, unless such Loan Party determines in good faith that the continued maintenance of such property is no longer economically desirable, necessary or useful to the business of such Loan Party or the Disposition of such property is otherwise permitted by Section 8.8 or Section 8.9.

 

SECTION 7.4 Insurance. Each Loan Party will maintain:

 

(a) insurance on its property with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against loss and damage in at least the amounts (and with only those deductibles) customarily maintained, and against such risks as are typically insured against in the same general area, by Persons of comparable size engaged in the same or similar business as such Loan Party; and

 

(b) all worker’s compensation, employer’s liability insurance or similar insurance as may be required under the laws of any state or jurisdiction in which it may be engaged in business.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, all insurance policies required pursuant to this Section shall (i) name the Lender as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or loss payee or additional insured (in the case of liability insurance), as applicable, and provide that no cancellation or modification of the policies will be made without the prior written consent of the Lender and (ii) be in addition to any requirements to maintain specific types of insurance contained in the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 7.5 Books and Records. Each Loan Party will keep books and records that accurately reflect all of its business affairs and transactions and permit the Lender or any of its respective representatives, at reasonable times and intervals upon reasonable notice to the Borrower, to visit such Loan Party’s offices, to discuss such Loan Party’s financial matters with its officers and employees, and its independent public accountants (and such Loan Party hereby authorizes such independent public accountant to discuss such Loan Party’s financial matters with the Lender or its representatives whether or not any representative of such Loan Party is present) and to examine (and photocopy extracts from) any of its books and records. Each Loan Party shall pay any fees of such independent public accountant incurred in connection with the Lender’s exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section.

 

 
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SECTION 7.6 Environmental Law Covenant. Each Loan Party will (i) use and operate all of its and their businesses, facilities and properties in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, and keep and maintain all Environmental Permits and remain in compliance therewith, and (ii) promptly notify the Lender of, and provide the Lender with copies of all material claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating to, any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or any actual or alleged Environmental Liabilities. Each Loan Party will promptly resolve, remedy and mitigate any such non-compliance or Environmental Liabilities, and shall keep the Lender informed as to the progress of same.

 

SECTION 7.7 Use of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Loans shall be used for general corporate purposes of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, including the payment of fees, costs and expenses related to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 7.8 Future Guarantors, Security, Etc. Each Loan Party will execute any documents, UCC-1 financing statements, UCC-3 termination statements, PPSA-1C financing statements, PPSA-2C discharge statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action that may be required under applicable law, or that the Lender may reasonably request, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority (subject to Liens permitted by Section 8.3) of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Loan Documents. Holdco will promptly cause any Subsidiary acquired or organized after the date hereof to execute a supplement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender) to this Agreement and each other applicable Loan Document in favor of the Lender. The Borrower will promptly notify the Lender of any subsequently acquired real property of any Loan Party and will provide the Lender with a description of such real property, the acquisition date thereof and the purchase price therefor. In addition, from time to time, each Loan Party will, at its cost and expense, promptly secure the Obligations by pledging or creating, or causing to be pledged or created, perfected Liens with respect to such of its assets and properties as the Lender shall designate, it being agreed that it is the intent of the parties that the Obligations shall at all times be secured by, among other things, substantially all the assets of Holdco and its Subsidiaries (including personal property acquired subsequent to the Closing Date), except for the Excluded Collateral. Such Liens will be created under the Loan Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, and each Loan Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Lender all such instruments and documents (including legal opinions and lien searches) as the Lender shall reasonably request to evidence compliance with this Section 7.8.

 

 
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SECTION 7.9 Obtaining of Permits, Etc. With respect to Products, each Loan Party shall obtain, maintain and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew all Permits and accreditations which are necessary in the proper conduct of its business.

 

SECTION 7.10 Product Licenses. Each Loan Party shall (i) maintain each Permit, including each Regulatory Authorization, from, or file any notice or registration in, each jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is required to obtain any Permit or Regulatory Authorization or to file any notice or registration, in order to sell or distribute the Products and (ii) promptly provide evidence of same to the Lender.

 

SECTION 7.11 Maintenance of Regulatory Authorizations, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Etc. With respect to the Products, each Loan Party will (i) maintain in full force and effect all Regulatory Authorizations (including the Product Authorizations), contract rights, or other rights necessary for the operations of its business, (ii) notify the Lender, promptly after learning thereof, of any product recalls, safety alerts, corrections, withdrawals, marketing suspensions, removals or the like conducted, to be undertaken or issued by any Loan Party or its respective suppliers whether or not at the request, demand or order of any Governmental Authority or otherwise with respect to any Product, or any basis for undertaking or issuing any such action or item, (iii) maintain in full force and effect, and pay all costs and expenses relating to, all Intellectual Property owned or controlled by any Loan Party that is used in the operations of the business of such Loan Party, or in connection with any Product Development and Commercialization Activities, and all Material Agreements, (iv) notify the Lender, promptly after learning thereof, of any Infringement or other violation by any Person of its Intellectual Property that is used in the operations of the business of such Loan Party, or in connection with any Product Development and Commercialization Activities, and aggressively pursue any such Infringement or other violation except in any specific circumstances where both (x) such Loan Party is able to demonstrate that it is not commercially reasonable to do so and (y) where not doing so does not materially adversely affect any Product, (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and maintain in full force and effect legal protection for all new Intellectual Property developed or controlled by such Loan Party that is used in the operations of the business of such Loan Party, or in connection with any Product Development and Commercialization Activities, and (vi) notify the Lender, promptly after learning thereof, of (x) any claim by any Person that the conduct of such Loan Party’s business (including the development, manufacture, use, sale or other commercialization of any Product) Infringes any Intellectual Property of such Loan Party and, if requested by the Lender, use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such claim, or (y) any event, circumstance, act or omission that would cause any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.18 to be incorrect in any material respect if such representation or warranty was to be made at the time such Loan Party learned of such event, circumstance, act or omission.

 

SECTION 7.12 Inbound Licenses. Prior to any Loan Party entering into or becoming bound by any inbound license or agreement requiring the Borrower to make payments in excess of $1,000,000 in any twelve-month period during the term of such license or agreement (other than over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public), the Borrower shall: (i) provide written notice to the Lender of the material terms of such license or agreement with a description of its anticipated and projected impact on such Loan Party’s business or financial condition, (ii) obtain written consent of the Lender to such inbound license or agreement, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and (iii) take such commercially reasonable actions as the Lender may reasonably request to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any Person whose consent or waiver is necessary for the Lender to be granted and perfect a valid security interest in such license or agreement and to fully exercise its rights under any of the Loan Documents in the event of a disposition or liquidation of the rights, assets or property that is the subject of such license or agreement.

 

 
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SECTION 7.13 Cash Management. Each Loan Party will:

 

(a) maintain all deposit accounts, disbursement accounts, investment accounts (and other similar accounts) and lockboxes with a bank or financial institution that has executed and delivered to the Lender an account control agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender; each such deposit account, disbursement account, investment account (or similar account) and lockbox (each, a “Controlled Account”) shall be a cash collateral account, with all cash, checks and other similar items of payment in such account securing payment of the Obligations, and each Loan Party shall have granted a Lien to the Lender over such Controlled Accounts;

 

(b) deposit promptly, and in any event no later than five Business Days after the date of receipt thereof, all cash, checks, drafts or other similar items of payment relating to or constituting payments made in respect of any and all accounts and other rights and interests into Controlled Accounts; and

 

(c) at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the request of the Lender, each Loan Party will cause all payments constituting proceeds of accounts to be directed into lockbox accounts under agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

 

SECTION 7.14 Modification of Organic Documents. No Loan Party will amend, modify or otherwise change its Organic Documents without the Lender’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

SECTION 7.15 Inconsistent Agreements. No Loan Party will enter into any agreement containing any provision which would (i) be violated or breached by such Person hereunder or by the performance by such Person of any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) prohibit any such Person from granting to the Lender a Lien on any of its assets or (iii) create or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Loan Party to (x) pay dividends or make other distributions to the Borrower, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower, (y) make loans or advances to the Borrower or (z) transfer any of its assets or properties to the Borrower.

 

SECTION 7.16 Restriction of Amendments to Certain Documents. No Loan Party will amend or otherwise modify, or waive any rights under, any other document, instrument or agreement if, in any case, such amendment, modification or waiver could be materially adverse to the Lender’s Lien in any Collateral (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement).

 

 
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SECTION 7.17 PIC. Holdco’s percentage ownership of PIC’s Capital Securities shall be diluted to approximately 0.01% as provided in the Merger Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.18 Required Milestones. Holdco and the Borrower covenant and agree that (i) on or before September 30, 2014 the Borrower will have entered into a licensing agreement with a global pharmaceuticals company with respect to the Thermostable LPV technology, on terms satisfactory to the Lender, (ii) on or before September 25, 2015 the Borrower will have commenced toxicology work with respect to the CMV (VLP) Product, in the form of a first immunization of an animal for GLP toxicology, and (iii) on or before April 25, 2016 the Borrower will have commenced Phase I clinical trials with respect to the CMV (VLP) Product, in the form of a patient vaccination.

 

SECTION 7.19 Minimum Liquidity. The Loan Parties shall at all times maintain a minimum aggregate balance of $1,000,000 of cash in one or more Controlled Accounts that is free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens granted hereunder in favor of the Lender.

 

ARTICLE VIII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each Loan Party jointly and severally covenants and agrees with the Lender that until the Termination Date has occurred, each Loan Party will perform or cause to be performed the obligations set forth below.

 

SECTION 8.1 Business Activities. No Loan Party will engage in any business activity except those business activities engaged in on the date of this Agreement and activities reasonably incidental thereto.

 

SECTION 8.2 Indebtedness. No Loan Party will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness without the Lender’s prior written consent (which may be withheld in the Lender’s sole discretion), other than:

 

(a) Indebtedness in respect of the Obligations;

 

(b) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date which is identified in Schedule 8.2(b), and refinancing of such Indebtedness in a principal amount not in excess of that which is outstanding on the Closing Date (as such amount has been reduced following the Closing Date);

 

(c) unsecured Indebtedness in respect of performance, surety or appeal bonds provided in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $250,000, but excluding (in each case) Indebtedness incurred through the borrowing of money or Contingent Liabilities in respect thereof;

 

(d) purchase money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Liabilities in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $250,000;

 

 
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(e) Intercompany Subordinated Debt that does not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 at any time outstanding; and

 

(f) Subordinated Debt of any Loan Party owing to a non-Affiliate that (i) is unsecured and subject to a written subordination agreement that is satisfactory to the Lender (in form and substance) and (ii) does not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

provided that, no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by clauses (b), (d), (e) or (f) shall be assumed, created or otherwise incurred if a Default has occurred and is then continuing or would result therefrom.

 

SECTION 8.3 Liens. No Loan Party will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property (including Capital Securities of any Person), revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

 

(a) Liens securing payment of the Obligations;

 

(b) Liens existing as of the Closing Date and disclosed in Schedule 8.3(b) securing Indebtedness described in clause (b) of Section 8.2, and refinancings of such Indebtedness; provided that, no such Lien shall encumber any additional property and the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased from that existing on the Closing Date (as such Indebtedness may have been permanently reduced subsequent to the Closing Date);

 

(c) Liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and landlords granted in the ordinary course of business for amounts not overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;

 

(d) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure performance of tenders, statutory obligations, bids, leases or other similar obligations (other than for borrowed money) entered into in the ordinary course of business or to secure obligations on surety and appeal bonds or performance bonds;

 

(e) judgment Liens in existence for less than 45 days after the entry thereof or with respect to which execution has been stayed or the payment of which is covered in full (subject to a customary deductible) by insurance maintained with responsible insurance companies and which do not otherwise result in an Event of Default under Section 9.1.6;

 

(f) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the value or use of the property to which such Lien is attached;

 

 
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(g) Liens for Taxes not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books; and

 

(h) Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Liabilities permitted under Section 8.2(d).

 

SECTION 8.4 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

 

SECTION 8.5 Investments. No Loan Party will purchase, make, incur, assume or permit to exist any Investment in any other Person, except:

 

(a) Investments existing on the Closing Date and identified in Schedule 8.5(a);

 

(b) Cash Equivalent Investments;

 

(c) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d) Investments consisting of any deferred portion of the sales price received by any Loan Party in connection with any Disposition permitted under Section 8.9;

 

(e) Investments constituting (i) accounts receivable arising, (ii) trade debt granted, or (iii) deposits made in connection with the purchase price of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(f) Intercompany Subordinated Debt permitted under Section 8.2(e).

 

SECTION 8.6 Restricted Payments, Etc. No Loan Party will declare or make a Restricted Payment, or make any deposit for any Restricted Payment, other than (i) Restricted Payments made by Loan Parties to the Borrower or to other wholly owned Subsidiaries of Holdco and (ii) distributions of assets of the liquidating trust of Holdco described in Holdco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC, as amended and as may be updated in subsequent periodic reports of Holdco filed with the SEC.

 

SECTION 8.7 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

 

SECTION 8.8 Consolidation, Merger; Permitted Acquisitions, Etc. No Loan Party will liquidate or dissolve, consolidate with, or merge into or with, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire any other Person or all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person (or any division thereof), except that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would occur), (i) any Subsidiary of Holdco (other than the Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve voluntarily into, and may merge with and into, Holdco or any wholly owned Subsidiary of Holdco, (ii) any Loan Party may from time to time acquire another Person or all or substantially all of the assets of another Person (or any division thereof); provided that (v) such acquisition is approved by the boards of director of each of the Borrower and Holdco, (w) the newly acquired (or continuing or surviving) Person shall comply with Section 7.8 hereof and shall be engaged in a line of business similar to the Borrower, (x) the aggregate consideration paid for all acquisitions pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not exceed $5,000,000, (y) the aggregate consideration paid in cash for all such acquisitions pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not exceed $1,500,000, and (z) Holdco and the Borrower shall, prior to consummating any such acquisition, certify in writing to the Lender that, after giving effect to such acquisition, it reasonably expects to comply with Sections 7.18 and 7.19 hereof.

 

 
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SECTION 8.9 Permitted Dispositions. No Loan Party will dispose of any of its assets (including accounts receivable and Capital Securities) to any Person in one transaction or series of transactions unless such Disposition (i) is inventory or obsolete, damaged, worn out or surplus property Disposed of in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) has an aggregate fair market value that, when taken together with all other Dispositions made pursuant to this clause (ii), does not exceed $250,000, (iii) is required pursuant to Section 7.17 or (iv) is an outbound license of Intellectual Property permitted by Section 8.15.

 

SECTION 8.10 Modification of Certain Agreements. No Loan Party will consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of, or enter into any forbearance from exercising any rights with respect to the terms or provisions contained in any Organic Documents of any Loan Party, if the result would have a material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Lender.

 

SECTION 8.11 Transactions with Affiliates. No Loan Party will enter into or cause or permit to exist any arrangement, transaction or contract (including for the purchase, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of services) with any of its other Affiliates, other than Intercompany Subordinated Debt, unless such arrangement, transaction or contract (i) is on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Loan Party than it could obtain in an arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate and (ii) is of the kind which would be entered into by a prudent Person in the position of such Loan Party with a Person that is not one of its Affiliates.

 

SECTION 8.12 Restrictive Agreements, Etc. No Loan Party will enter into any agreement prohibiting (i) the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (ii) the ability of such Loan Party to amend or otherwise modify any Loan Document or (iii) the ability of any Subsidiary to make any payments, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or Holdco, including by way of dividends, advances, repayments of loans, reimbursements of management and other intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or other returns on investments. The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to restrictions contained (x) in any Loan Document, or (y) in the case of clause (i), any agreement governing any Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section 8.2 as to the assets financed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 8.13 Sale and Leaseback. No Loan Party will directly or indirectly enter into any agreement or arrangement providing for the sale or transfer by it of any property (now owned or hereafter acquired) to a Person and the subsequent lease or rental of such property or other similar property from such Person.

 

 
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SECTION 8.14 Product Sales. No Loan Party will sell or distribute Products or cause any sale or distribution where such Loan Party is required to obtain any Permit, or to file any notice or registration in any jurisdiction prior to any such sale or distribution, in each case, until such Loan Party has obtained such required Permit or filed such notice or registration.

 

SECTION 8.15 Outbound Licenses. So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, no Loan Party will enter into or become bound by any outbound license of Intellectual Property unless such outbound license (i) is approved by the board of directors of each of the Borrower and Holdco, (ii) is entered into on an arm’s-length basis, on commercially reasonable terms and in the ordinary course of business, (iii) does not otherwise constitute a Disposition prohibited pursuant to Section 8.9, and (iv) does not impair the Lender from fully exercising its rights under any of the Loan Documents in the event of a disposition or liquidation of the rights, assets or property that is the subject of such license or agreement.

 

SECTION 8.16 Change in Name, Location, Executive Office, or Executive Management; Change in Fiscal Year. No Loan Party will (i) change its legal name or any trade name used to identify it in the conduct of its business or ownership of its properties (other than Holdco in connection with the Merger Transaction), (ii) change its jurisdiction of organization or legal structure, (iii) relocate its chief executive office, principal place of business or any office in which it maintains books or records relating to its business (including the establishment of any new office or facility), (iv) change its federal taxpayer identification number or organizational number (or equivalent) without 30 days prior written notice to the Lender, (v) replace its chief financial officer without written notification to the Lender within 30 days thereafter or (vi) change its Fiscal Year or any of its Fiscal Quarters.

 

ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

SECTION 9.1 Listing of Events of Default. Each of the following events or occurrences described in this Article shall constitute an “Event of Default”.

 

SECTION 9.1.1 Non-Payment of Obligations. The Borrower shall default in the payment or prepayment when due of (i) any principal of or interest on any Loan, or (ii) any fee described in Article III or any other monetary Obligation, and in the case of clause (ii) such default shall continue unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after such amount was due.

 

SECTION 9.1.2 Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document (including any certificates delivered pursuant to Article V) is or shall be incorrect when made or deemed to have been made in any material respect.

 

 
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SECTION 9.1.3 Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations. Any Loan Party shall default in the due performance or observance of any of its obligations under Sections 7.1(f), 7.13, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19 or Article VIII.

 

SECTION 9.1.4 Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations. Any Loan Party shall default in the due performance and observance of any other covenant, obligation or agreement contained in any Loan Document executed by it, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days after the earlier to occur of (a) notice thereof given to the Borrower by the Lender or (b) the date on which the Borrower or Holdco has knowledge of such default; provided that, if the Borrower shall default in the due performance and observance of any covenant, obligation or agreement under Section 7.1(c) solely resulting from the inclusion of an Impermissible Qualification, then such fifteen (15) day cure period shall be extended to ninety (90) days; provided further that, if the Borrower delivers to the Lender a detailed plan in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and approved by the board of directors of the Borrower addressing such Impermissible Qualification in a commercially reasonable manner, then such ninety (90) day cure period shall be extended for up to an additional ninety (90) days (but in no event shall such cure period exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in the aggregate).

 

SECTION 9.1.5 Default on Other Indebtedness. A default shall occur in the payment of any amount when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by acceleration or otherwise, of any principal or stated amount of, or interest or fees on, any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2) of any Loan Party having a principal or stated amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $250,000, or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness if the effect of such default is to accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness or such default shall continue unremedied for any applicable period of time sufficient to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to cause or declare such Indebtedness to become due and payable or to require such Indebtedness to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, or require an offer to purchase or defease such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its expressed maturity.

 

SECTION 9.1.6 Judgments. Any judgment or order for the payment of money individually or in the aggregate in excess of $250,000 (exclusive of (i) any amounts fully covered by insurance (less any applicable deductible) and as to which the insurer has acknowledged its responsibility to cover such judgment or order and (ii) any amounts indemnified and covered pursuant to the Indemnification Escrow/Reserve and Liquidating Trust Indemnification Agreement (each as provided by and defined in the Merger Agreement)) shall be rendered against any Loan Party and such judgment shall not have been vacated or discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days after the entry thereof or enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order.

 

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SECTION 9.1.8 Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Etc. Any Loan Party shall:

 

(a) become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in writing its inability or unwillingness generally to pay, debts as they become due;

 

(b) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for any substantial part of the property of any thereof, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

(c) in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence in or permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for a substantial part of the property of any thereof, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian shall not be discharged within 60 days; provided that, each Loan Party hereby expressly authorizes the Lender to appear in any court conducting any relevant proceeding during such 60-day period to preserve, protect and defend its rights under the Loan Documents;

 

(d) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or any dissolution, winding up or liquidation proceeding, in respect thereof, and, if any such case or proceeding is not commenced by a Loan Party, such case or proceeding shall be consented to or acquiesced in by a Loan Party, as the case may be, or shall result in the entry of an order for relief or shall remain for 60 days undismissed; provided that, each Loan Party hereby expressly authorizes the Lender to appear in any court conducting any such case or proceeding during such 60-day period to preserve, protect and defend its rights under the Loan Documents; or

 

(e) take any action authorizing, or in furtherance of, any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 9.1.9 Impairment of Security, Etc. Any Loan Document or any Lien granted thereunder shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of any Loan Party party thereto; any Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability; or, except as permitted under any Loan Document, any Lien securing any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority Lien.

 

SECTION 9.1.10 Material Adverse Change. Any circumstance occurs that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 9.1.11 Key Person Event. If Jeff Baxter ceases to be employed full time by both the Borrower and Holdco and actively working as Chief Executive Officer of each such Person, unless within 30 days after such individual ceases to be employed full time and actively working as President and Chief Executive Officer of each such Person the Borrower or Holdco, as the case may be, hires a replacement for such individual approved by the Lender in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 9.1.12 Regulatory Matters. If any of the following occurs: (i) the FDA or any other Governmental Authority initiates enforcement action against, or issues a warning letter with respect to, any Loan Party, or any of their Products or the manufacturing facilities therefor, that causes any Loan Party to discontinue marketing or withdraw any of its material Products, or causes a delay in the manufacture of any of its material Products, which discontinuance, withdrawal or delay could reasonably be expected to last for more than 90 days, (ii) a recall of any Product that has generated or is expected to generate at least $1,000,000 in revenue for Holdco and its Subsidiaries over any consecutive twelve (12) month period or (iii) any Loan Party enters into a settlement agreement with the FDA or any other Governmental Authority that results in aggregate liability as to any single or related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $250,000.

 

 
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SECTION 9.1.13 Pension Plans. Any of the following events shall occur with respect to any Pension Plan:

 

(a) the institution of any steps by any Loan Party, any ERISA Affiliate or any other Person to terminate a Pension Plan if, as a result of such termination, any Loan Party or any such ERISA Affiliate would be required to make a contribution to such Pension Plan, or would reasonably expect to incur a liability or obligation to such Pension Plan, in excess of $250,000;

 

(b) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien on the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate under section 303(k) of ERISA or under Section 430(k) of the Code; or

 

(c) any ERISA Event shall occur.

 

SECTION 9.2 Action if Bankruptcy. If any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.1.8 with respect to any Loan Party shall occur, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically be and become immediately due and payable, without notice or demand to any Person.

 

SECTION 9.3 Action if Other Event of Default. If any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.1.8) shall occur for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing, the Lender may, by notice to the Borrower declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable and/or the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of the Loans and other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment, and the Commitments shall terminate.

 

ARTICLE X
GUARANTY

 

SECTION 10.1 Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that such Guarantor is jointly and severally liable for, and hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to the Lender and its successors and assigns, the full and prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and performance of, all Obligations owed or hereafter owing to Lender by each Loan Party. Each Guarantor agrees that its guaranty obligation hereunder is a continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, and that its obligations under this Article X shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and unaffected by,

 

 
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(a)     the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of, or change in, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, document or instrument to which any Loan Party is or may become a party;

 

(b)     the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Article X) or any other Loan Document or the waiver or consent by the Lender with respect to any of the provisions thereof;

 

(c)     the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect its Lien against, any security for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by the Lender in respect thereof (including the release of any such security);

 

(d)     the insolvency of any Loan Party; or

 

(e)     any other action or circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor,

 

it being agreed by each Guarantor that its obligations under this Article X shall not be discharged until the Termination Date. Each Guarantor shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the Obligations guaranteed hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.2 Waivers. Each Guarantor expressly waives all rights it may have now or in the future under any statute, or at common law, or at law or in equity, or otherwise, to compel the Lender to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder against the Borrower or any other Guarantor, any other party or against any security for the payment and performance of the Obligations before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding against, such Guarantor. It is agreed among each Guarantor and the Lender that the foregoing waivers are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that, but for the provisions of this Article X and such waivers, the Lender would decline to enter into this Agreement.

 

SECTION 10.3 Benefit of Guaranty. Each Guarantor agrees that the provisions of this Article X are for the benefit of the Lender and its successors, transferees, endorsees and assigns, and nothing herein contained shall impair, as between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the other hand, the obligations of the Borrower and each Guarantor under the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 10.4 Subordination of Subrogation, Etc. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, each Guarantor hereby expressly and irrevocably subordinates to the prior payment in full, in cash, of the Obligations any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off and any and all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor until all Commitments have expired or been terminated and the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that this subordination is intended to benefit the Lender and shall not limit or otherwise affect such Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforceability of this Article X, and that the Lender and its successors and assigns are intended third party beneficiaries of the waivers and agreements set forth in this Section 10.4.

 

 
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SECTION 10.5 Election of Remedies. If the Lender may, under applicable law, proceed to realize its benefits under any of the Loan Documents giving the Lender a Lien upon any collateral, whether owned by any Grantor or by any other Person, either by judicial foreclosure or by non-judicial sale or enforcement, the Lender may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of its rights and remedies under this Article X. If, in the exercise of any of its rights and remedies, the Lender shall forfeit any of its rights or remedies, including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Loan Party or any other Person, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to “election of remedies” or the like, each Guarantor hereby consents to such action by the Lender and waives any claim based upon such action, even if such action by the Lender shall result in a full or partial loss of any rights of subrogation which each Guarantor might otherwise have had but for such action by the Lender. Any election of remedies which results in the denial or impairment of the right of the Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against the any Loan Party shall not impair any Guarantor’s obligation to pay the full amount of the Obligations. In the event the Lender shall bid at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale or at any private sale permitted by law or the Loan Documents, the Lender may bid all or less than the amount of the Obligations and the amount of such bid need not be paid by the Lender but shall be credited against the Obligations. The amount of the successful bid at any such sale, whether the Lender or any other party is the successful bidder, shall be conclusively deemed to be the fair market value of the collateral and the difference between such bid amount and the remaining balance of the Obligations shall be conclusively deemed to be the amount of the Obligations guaranteed under this Article X, notwithstanding that any present or future law or court decision or ruling may have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to which the Lender might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at any such sale.

 

SECTION 10.6 Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, each Guarantor’s liability under this Article X shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the amount which could be claimed by the Lender from such Guarantor under this Article X without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law after taking into account, among other things, such Guarantor’s right of contribution and indemnification from each other Guarantor.

 

SECTION 10.7 Liability Cumulative. The liability of each Guarantor under this Article X is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Loan Party to the Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which each Loan Party is a party or in respect of any Obligations or obligation of such Loan Party, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.

 

 
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 11.1 Waivers, Amendments, Etc. The provisions of each Loan Document may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to by the Lender, Holdco and the Borrower.

 

No failure or delay on the part of the Lender in exercising any power or right under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by the Lender under any Loan Document shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval hereunder shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.

 

SECTION 11.2 Notices; Time. All notices and other communications provided under any Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted, if to the Borrower or the Lender, to the applicable Person at its address or facsimile number set forth on Schedule 11.02 hereto, or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof is received by the transmitter. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the time of a day in a Loan Document shall refer to New York City time.

 

SECTION 11.3 Payment of Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable expenses of the Lender (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Morrison & Foerster LLP, counsel to the Lender and of local counsel, if any, who may be retained by or on behalf of the Lender) in connection with:

 

(a) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of each Loan Document, including schedules and exhibits, and any amendments, waivers, consents, supplements or other modifications to any Loan Document as may from time to time hereafter be required, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; and

 

(b) the filing or recording of any Loan Document (including any financing statements) and all amendments, supplements, amendment and restatements and other modifications to any thereof, searches made following the Closing Date in jurisdictions where financing statements (or other documents evidencing Liens in favor of the Lender) have been recorded and any and all other documents or instruments of further assurance required to be filed or recorded by the terms of any Loan Document; and

 

(c) the preparation and review of the form of any document or instrument relevant to any Loan Document;

 

 
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provided that the Expense Deposit (if any) shall be applied by the Lender from time to time for purposes of satisfying the foregoing expenses of the Borrower.

 

The Borrower further agrees to pay, and to save the Lender harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other taxes which may be payable in connection with the execution or delivery of each Loan Document, the Loans or the issuance of the Note. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse the Lender upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses of counsel to the Lender) incurred by the Lender in connection with (i) the negotiation of any restructuring or “work-out” with the Borrower, whether or not consummated, of any Obligations and (ii) the enforcement of any Obligations; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for indemnification of any expenses under this clause (ii) to the extent such expenses arise as a result of the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Lender, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a non-appealable decision.

 

SECTION 11.4 Indemnification. In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Lender, the Borrower hereby indemnifies, agrees to defend, exonerates and holds the Lender and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs, liabilities, obligations and damages, and expenses incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnified Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), including reasonable attorneys’ and professionals’ fees and disbursements, whether incurred in connection with actions between the parties hereto or the parties hereto and third parties (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Indemnified Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) the entering into and performance of any Loan Document by any of the Indemnified Parties (including any action brought by or on behalf of the Borrower as the result of any determination by the Lender pursuant to Article V not to fund any Loan; provided that, any such action is resolved in favor of such Indemnified Party) or (ii) any Environmental Liability, any actual or alleged breach of or non-compliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, any Hazardous Materials, or any other decision, act, omission or matter relating to the environment, natural resources, health, safety or welfare. If and to the extent that the foregoing indemnification may be unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

 

SECTION 11.5 Survival. The obligations of the Borrower under Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section 4.3, Section 11.3 and Section 11.4, shall in each case survive any assignment by the Lender and the occurrence of the Termination Date. The representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in each Loan Document shall survive the execution and delivery of such Loan Document until the Termination Date.

 

SECTION 11.6 Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of such Loan Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

 
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SECTION 11.7 Headings. The various headings of each Loan Document are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of such Loan Document or any provisions thereof.

 

SECTION 11.8 Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, Etc. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement. This Agreement shall become effective when counterparts hereof executed on behalf of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the Lender, shall have been received by the Lender. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by email (e.g. “pdf” or “tiff”) or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.9 Governing Law; Entire Agreement. EACH LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). The Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 11.10 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that, no Loan Party may assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender.

 

SECTION 11.11 Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Lender, from engaging in any transaction, in addition to those contemplated by the Loan Documents, with any Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates in which such Loan Party or such Affiliate is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.

 

SECTION 11.12 Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER OR THE LOAN PARTIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH MAY BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED IN THE COURTS OF THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT, ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT THE LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SPECIFIED IN Section 11.2. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT EACH LOAN PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

 
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SECTION 11.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE LENDER AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER OR EACH LOAN PARTY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH LOAN PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

  

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.,

as the Borrower

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

Name: Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

VBI VACCINES INC.,

as Guarantor

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

Name: Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

as Guarantor

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

Name: Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
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PCOF 1, LLC,
as the Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sandeep Dixit

 

 

Name:

Sandeep Dixit

 

 

Title:

Chief Credit Officer

 

       
  By: /s/ Sam Chawla  
  Name: Sam Chawla  
  Title: Portfolio Manager  

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF INITIAL TERM NOTE

 

Filed under separate cover.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF DELAYED DRAW NOTE

 

 

 

Filed under separate cover.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF LOAN REQUEST

 

Date: [•]

 

To:

PCOF 1, LLC, as Lender under the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

Re:

Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC., a Delaware corporation, each Guarantor party thereto and PCOF 1, LLC. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned hereby requests a borrowing of (select one):

 

the Initial Loan

the Delayed Draw Loan

   
 

1.

Date of borrowing: [●] (a Business Day)

 

 

2.

Principal Amount: $[●]

 

With respect to any borrowing requested hereby, the undersigned Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) such request complies with the requirements of Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable, (ii) all representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document are true and correct and (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Loan.

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC., a Delaware corporation

 
 

By:

 

Name:

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Loan Request]

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.

COMPUTATION DATE: _______ __, 201_

 

This Compliance Certificate (this “Compliance Certificate”) is delivered pursuant to [Section 5.1.5] [Section 5.2.5] [clause (c) of Section 7.1] of the Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each Guarantor party thereto and PCOF 1, LLC (together with its Affiliates, successors, transferees and assignees, the “Lender”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The undersigned are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of each of the Borrower and Holdco. By executing this Compliance Certificate the Borrower and Holdco hereby certify to the Lender on behalf of the Loan Parties as follows:

 

(a)     The financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.4 or, if later, pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and fairly present the financial condition of the Loan Parties as of the dates thereof and the related results of their operations for the periods then ended (subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments in the case of unaudited financial statements).

 

(b)     All other information presented in connection with this Compliance Certificate (including the Attachments hereto) is correct and complete in all material respects.

 

(c)     Borrower has maintained at all times a minimum balance of $1,000,000 of cash in one or more Controlled Accounts that is free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens granted hereunder in favor of the Lender. As a result, the minimum liquidity requirement pursuant to Section 7.19 of the Credit Agreement [has been][has not been] satisfied.     

 

(d)     No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing[, except as set forth on Attachment 4 hereto, which includes a description of the nature and period of existence of such Default or Event of Default and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto.]

 

(e)     Except as set forth on Attachment 5 hereto, subsequent to the date of the most recent Compliance Certificate submitted by the undersigned pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement no Subsidiary has been formed or acquired or, if a Subsidiary has been formed or acquired since the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate, such Subsidiary has, to the extent required, complied with Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement).

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each undersigned has caused this Compliance Certificate to be executed and delivered, and the certification and warranties contained herein to be made, by its chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer as of the date first above written.

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.

 
 

By:

 

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

[HOLDCO]

 
   

By:

 

Name:

Title:

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Filed under separate cover.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF CLOSING DATE WARRANT

 

Filed under separate cover.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF DELAYED DRAW WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

Filed under separate cover.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATED NOTE PROVISIONS

 

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [__________ __, 2014] (as amended, extended, increased or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., as Borrower (the “Borrower”), each Guarantor party thereto and PCOF 1, LLC, as Lender (the “Lender”).  Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

The [INSERT NAME OF (OR DEFINED FOR) THE ISSUER OF THE NOTE] and, by its acceptance hereof, any holder of this promissory note (together with any successor, transferee or assign, a “Holder”), each hereby unconditionally agrees that all obligations hereunder (collectively, the “Junior Obligations”) shall be subordinated in full to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement), notwithstanding the maturity date hereof, any default by or insolvency of [INSERT NAME OF (OR DEFINED FOR) THE ISSUER OF THE NOTE] or otherwise. This agreement to subordinate is for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Lender and each of its successors and permitted transferees and assigns (collectively, the “Senior Creditor”). 

 

Until all Obligations have been paid in full in cash, neither the [INSERT NAME OF (OR DEFINED FOR) THE ISSUER OF THE NOTE] may make, and no Holder shall accept, receive or collect, any direct or indirect payment or distribution of any kind or character whatsoever (in cash, securities, other property, by setoff, or otherwise) of any properties or assets of [INSERT NAME OF (OR DEFINED FOR) THE ISSUER OF THE NOTE], or otherwise from the [INSERT NAME OF (OR DEFINED FOR) THE ISSUER OF THE NOTE], on account of the Junior Obligations. Under no circumstance may any payment of the Junior Obligations be accelerated.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the [INSERT NAME OF (OR DEFINED FOR) THE ISSUER OF THE NOTE] shall make any payment or distribution to any Holder prohibited by the foregoing provisions, then, until the Obligations have been repaid in full in cash, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust by the Holder for the benefit of and promptly shall be paid over to the Senior Creditor for application against the Obligations until paid in full in cash.

 

 


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Exhibit 10.2

 

FORM OF PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Security Agreement”), is made by and among Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and the Guarantors party to the Credit Agreement (defined below); (the Borrower, the Guarantors and any Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Security Agreement are herein referred to as the “Grantors”) (terms used in the preamble and the recitals have the definitions set forth in or incorporated by reference in Article I), in favor of PCOF 1, LLC (together with its successors, transferees or assignees, the “Secured Party”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [_________ __, 2014], (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Secured Party, the Secured Party has extended Commitments to make Loans to the Borrower; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of Loans under the Credit Agreement, the Grantors are required to execute and deliver this Security Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1     Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

 

Borrower” is defined in the preamble.

 

Collateral” is defined in Section 2.1.

 

Collateral Account” is defined in clause (b) of Section 4.3.

 

Computer Hardware and Software Collateral” means:

 

(a)     all computer and other electronic data processing hardware, integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory units, display terminals, printers, features, computer elements, card readers, tape drives, hard and soft disk drives, cables, electrical supply hardware, generators, power equalizers, accessories and all peripheral devices and other related computer hardware, including all operating system software, utilities and application programs in whatsoever form;

 

(b)     all software programs (including both source code, object code and all related applications and data files), designed for use on the computers and electronic data processing hardware described in clause (a) above;

 

 
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(c)     all firmware associated therewith;

 

(d)     all documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams, manuals, guides, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo codes) with respect to such hardware, software and firmware described in the preceding clauses (a) through (c);and

 

(e)     all rights with respect to all of the foregoing, including copyrights, licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and indemnifications and any substitutions, replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates, additions or model conversions of any of the foregoing.

 

Control Agreement” means an authenticated record in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party, that provides for the Secured Party to have “control” (as defined in the UCC) over the Controlled Accounts.

 

Copyright Collateral” means all copyrights of any Grantor, whether statutory or common law, registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, now or hereafter in force throughout the world including all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all copyrights registered in the United States Copyright Office or anywhere else in the world and also including the copyrights referred to in Item A of Schedule V, and registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for registration thereof, all copyright licenses, including each copyright license referred to in Item B of Schedule V, the right to sue for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing, all rights corresponding thereto, all extensions and renewals of any thereof and all Proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of suit.

 

Credit Agreement” is defined in the first recital.

 

Distributions” means all dividends or other distributions paid on Capital Securities, including in connection with (or in connection with the exercise of) stock splits, reclassifications, warrants, options, non-cash dividends, mergers, consolidations, and all other distributions (whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing) on or with respect to any Capital Securities.

 

Excluded Collateral” is defined in Section 2.1.

 

Filing Statements” is defined in clause (b) of Section 3.7.

 

General Intangibles” means all “general intangibles” and all “payment intangibles”, each as defined in the UCC.

 

Grantor” is defined in the preamble.

 

Guarantor” means, collectively, Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower).

 

Intellectual Property Collateral” means, collectively, the Computer Hardware and Software Collateral, the Copyright Collateral, the Patent Collateral, the Trademark Collateral and the Trade Secrets Collateral.

 

 
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Patent Collateral” means:

 

(a)     Inventions, invention disclosures and discoveries, whether patentable or not, all letters patent and applications for letters patent throughout the world, including provisional, design and utility patents each patent and patent application referred to in Item A of Schedule III;

 

(b)     all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the items described in clause (a);

 

(c)     all patent licenses, and other agreements providing any Grantor with the right to use any items of the type referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, including each patent license referred to in Item B of Schedule III; and

 

(d)     all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing (including licenses, royalties and Proceeds of infringement suits), the right to sue third parties for past, present or future infringements of any patent or patent application, and for breach or enforcement of any patent license.

 

Permitted Liens” means all Liens permitted by Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

PIC” has the meaning defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Secured Party” is defined in the preamble.

 

Securities Act” is defined in clause (a) of Section 6.2.

 

Security Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Trademark Collateral” means:

 

(a)     (i)     all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill of the business associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired including those referred to in Item A of Schedule IV, whether currently in use or not, all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any office or agency of the United States of America, or any State thereof or any other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and all common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to obtain all reissues, extensions or renewals of the foregoing (collectively referred to as the “Trademark”);

 

(e)     all Trademark licenses for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any trademark, including each trademark license referred to in Item B of Schedule IV; and

 

(f)     all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a) above, and to the extent applicable clause (b) above;

 

 
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(g)     the right to sue third parties for past, present and future infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause (a) above and, to the extent applicable, clause (b) above; and

 

(h)     all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing, including any claim by any Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark license, or for any injury to the goodwill associated with the use of any such Trademark or for breach or enforcement of any Trademark license and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.

 

Trade Secrets Collateral” means all common law and statutory trade secrets and all other confidential, proprietary or useful information and all know-how (all of the foregoing being collectively called a “Trade Secret”), whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible form, including all Documents and things embodying, incorporating or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses, including each Trade Secret license referred to in Schedule VI, and including the right to sue for and to enjoin and to collect damages for the actual or threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach or enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.

 

SECTION 1.2     Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 1.4 thereof.

 

SECTION 1.3     UCC and PPSA Definitions. When used herein the terms “Account”, “Certificate of Title”, “Certificated Securities”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial Tort Claim”, “Commodity Account”, “Commodity Contract”, “Deposit Account”, “Document”, “Electronic Chattel Paper”, “Equipment”, “Goods”, “Instrument”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter-of-Credit Rights”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Promissory Notes”, “Securities Account”, “Security Entitlement”, “Supporting Obligations” and “Uncertificated Securities” have the meaning provided in Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the UCC or their corresponding meaning or definition in Section 1(1) of the PPSA. “Letters of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 5-102 of the UCC.

 

ARTICLE II
SECURITY INTEREST

 

SECTION 2.1     Grant of Security Interest. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following property, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by such Grantor, and wherever located, (collectively, the “Collateral”):

 

(a)     Accounts;

 

(b)     Chattel Paper;

 

(c)     Commercial Tort Claims listed on Item I of Schedule II (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time);

 

(d)     Deposit Accounts;

 

 
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(e)     Documents;

 

(f)     General Intangibles;

 

(g)     Goods;

 

(h)     Instruments;

 

(i)     Intellectual Property Collateral;

 

(j)     Investment Property;

 

(k)     Letter-of-Credit Rights and Letters of Credit;

 

(l)     Supporting Obligations;

 

(m)     all books, records, writings, databases, information and other property relating to, used or useful in connection with, evidencing, embodying, incorporating or referring to, any of the foregoing in this Section;

 

(n)     all Proceeds of the foregoing and, to the extent not otherwise included, (A) all payments under insurance (whether or not the Secured Party is the loss payee thereof) and (B) all tort claims; and

 

(o)     all other property and rights of every kind and description and interests therein.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Collateral” shall not include the following (collectively the “Excluded Collateral”):

 

(i)     any Grantor’s real property interests (including fee real estate, leasehold interests and fixtures);

 

(ii)     any General Intangibles or other rights arising under any contracts, instruments, licenses or other documents as to which the grant of a security interest would (A) constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction in favor of a third party on such grant, unless and until any required consents shall have been obtained, (B) give any other party to such contract, instrument, license or other document the right to terminate its obligations thereunder or accelerate any of relevant Grantor’s obligations thereunder, or (C) result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the agreement or instrument governing such Collateral;

 

(iii)     any asset, the granting of a security interest in which would be void or illegal under any applicable governmental law, rule or regulation, or pursuant thereto would result in, or permit the termination of, such asset;

 

(iv)     any asset subject to a Permitted Lien (other than Liens in favor of the Secured Party) to the extent that the grant of other Liens on such asset (A) would result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the agreement or instrument governing such Permitted Lien, (B) would result in the loss of use of such asset or (C) would permit the holder of such Permitted Lien to terminate the relevant Grantor’s use of such asset or accelerate any of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder;

 

 
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(v)     vehicles and other goods subject to a Certificate of Title; and

 

(vi)     all of PIC’s assets and any Capital Securities of PIC held by Holdco.

 

SECTION 2.2     Security for Obligations. This Security Agreement and the Collateral in which the Secured Party is granted a security interest hereunder by the Grantors secures the payment and performance by the Grantors of all of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document including, without limitation, the payment of all principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any proceeding of the type described in Section 9.1.8 of the Credit Agreement) on the Loans.

 

SECTION 2.3     Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:

 

(a)     the Grantors will remain liable under their respective contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and will perform all of their respective duties and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if this Security Agreement had not been executed;

 

(b)     the exercise by the Secured Party of any of its rights hereunder will not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the Collateral; and

 

(c)     the Secured Party will have no obligation or liability under any contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Security Agreement, nor will it be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.4     Distributions on Pledged Shares. In the event that any Distribution with respect to any Capital Securities pledged hereunder is permitted to be paid (in accordance with Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement), such Distribution or payment may be paid directly to the relevant Grantor. If any Distribution is made in contravention of Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement, the relevant Grantor shall hold the same segregated and in trust for the Secured Party until paid to the Secured Party in accordance with Section 4.1.5.

 

SECTION 2.5     Security Interest Absolute, etc. This Security Agreement shall in all respects be a continuing, absolute, unconditional and irrevocable grant of security interest, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date. All rights of the Secured Party and the security interests granted to the Secured Party hereunder, and all obligations of the each Grantor hereunder, shall, in each case, be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:

 

(a)     any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of any Loan Document;

 

(b)     the failure of the Secured Party (i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any fight or remedy against any Obligor or any other Person (including any Grantor) under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise, or (ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor (including any Grantor) of, or collateral securing, any Obligations;

 

 
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(c)     any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any part of the Obligations, or any other extension, compromise or renewal of any Obligations;

 

(d)     any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of any Obligations for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and each Grantor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality, non-genuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence affecting, any Obligations or otherwise;

 

(e)     any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification of, or any consent to or departure from, any of the terms of any Loan Document;

 

(f)     any addition, exchange or release of any Collateral or of any Person that is (or will become) a Grantor (including each Grantor hereunder) of the Obligations, or any surrender or non-perfection of any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or release or addition to, or consent to or departure from, any other guarantee held by the Secured Party securing any of the Obligations; or

 

(g)     any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any Obligor, any surety or any guarantor.

 

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

In order to induce the Secured Party to enter into the Credit Agreement and make Loans thereunder, the Grantors represent and warrant to the Secured Party as set forth below.

 

SECTION 3.1     As to Capital Securities of the Subsidiaries, Investment Property.

 

(a)     With respect to any direct Subsidiary of each Grantor that is

 

(i)      a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or similar Person, all Capital Securities issued by such Subsidiary are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and represented by a certificate; and

 

(ii)     a partnership or limited liability company, no Capital Securities issued by such Subsidiary (A) are dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (B) expressly provide that such Capital Securities is a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC or (C) are held in a Securities Account, except, with respect to this clause (a)(ii), Capital Securities (x) for which the Secured Party is the registered owner or (y) with respect to which the issuer has agreed in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Secured Party to comply with any instructions of the Secured Party without the consent of such Grantor.

 

 
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(b)     Each Grantor has delivered all Certificated Securities constituting Collateral held by such Grantor on the Closing Date to the Secured Party, together with duly executed undated blank stock powers, or other equivalent instruments of transfer acceptable to the Secured Party.

 

(c)     With respect to Uncertificated Securities constituting Collateral owned by any Grantor, such Grantor has caused the issuer thereof either to (i) register the Secured Party as the registered owner of such security or (ii) agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Secured Party that such issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such security originated by the Secured Party without further consent of such Grantor.

 

(d)     The percentage of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of each Subsidiary pledged by each Grantor hereunder is as set forth on Schedule I.

 

(e)     All deposit accounts, lockboxes, disbursement accounts, investment accounts or other similar accounts of each Grantor are Controlled Accounts.

 

SECTION 3.2     Grantor Name, Location, etc.

 

(a)     The jurisdictions in which the Grantors are located for purposes of Sections 9-301 and 9-307 of the UCC or its PPSA equivalent, as applicable, are set forth in Item A of Schedule II.

 

(b)     Each location in which a secured party would have filed a UCC or PPSA financing statement in the five years prior to the date hereof to perfect a security interest in Equipment, Inventory and General Intangibles owned by a Grantor is set forth in Item B of Schedule II.

 

(c)     No Grantor has any trade names other than those set forth in Item C of Schedule II hereto.

 

(d)     During the four months preceding the date hereof, no Grantor has been known by any legal name different from the one set forth on the signature page hereto and no Grantor has been the subject of any merger or other corporate reorganization, except as set forth in Item D of Schedule II hereto.

 

(e)     Each Grantor’s federal taxpayer identification number is (and, during the four months preceding the date hereof, such Grantor has not had a federal taxpayer identification number different from that) set forth in Item E of Schedule II hereto.

 

(f)     No Grantor is a party to any federal, state or local government contract except as set forth in Item F of Schedule II hereto.

 

(g)     No Grantor maintains any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts or Commodity Accounts with any Person, in each case, except as set forth on Item G of Schedule II.

 

(h)     No Grantor is the beneficiary of any Letters of Credit, except as set forth on Item H of Schedule II.

 

 
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(i)     No Grantor has Commercial Tort Claims except as set forth on Item I of Schedule II.

 

(j)     The name set forth on the signature page attached hereto is the true and correct legal name (as defined in the UCC or PPSA, as applicable) of each Grantor.

 

(k)     Each Grantor has obtained a legal, valid and enforceable consent of each issuer of any Letter of Credit pledged by such Grantor to the assignment of the Proceeds of such Letter of Credit to the Secured Party and such Grantor has not consented to, and is not otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the Secured Party pursuant hereto) having control (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in any of such Grantor’s rights in respect thereof.

 

SECTION 3.3     Ownership, No Liens, etc. Except as disclosed on Schedules III through V, each Grantor owns its Collateral free and clear of any Lien, except for any security interest (i) created by the Loan Documents, (ii) in the case of Collateral other than the Capital Securities of each Subsidiary pledged hereunder, that is a Permitted Lien, or (iii) which will be released simultaneously with the making of the Initial Loan under the Credit Agreement. No effective UCC or PPSA financing statement or other filing similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those filed in favor of the Secured Party relating to this Security Agreement, Permitted Liens or as to which a duly authorized termination statement relating to such UCC or PPSA financing statement or other instrument has been delivered to the Secured Party on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 3.4     Possession of Inventory, Control; etc.

 

(a)     Except as otherwise permitted in the Credit Agreement, each Grantor has, and agrees that it will maintain, exclusive possession of its Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes, Goods, Equipment and Inventory, other than (i) Equipment and Inventory in transit in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Equipment and Inventory that is in the possession or control of a warehouseman, bailee agent or other Person (other than a Person controlled by or under common control with such Grantor) that has been notified of the security interest created in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Security Agreement, and has authenticated a record acknowledging that it holds possession of such Collateral for the Secured Party’s benefit and waives any Lien held by it against such Collateral, and (iii) Instruments or Promissory Notes that have been delivered to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 3.5. In the case of Equipment or Inventory described in clause (ii) above, no lessor or warehouseman of any premises or warehouse upon or in which such Equipment or Inventory is located has (i) issued any warehouse receipt or other receipt in the nature of a warehouse receipt in respect of any such Equipment or Inventory, (ii) issued any Document for any such Equipment or Inventory, (iii) received notification of the Secured Party’s interest (other than the security interest granted hereunder) in any such Equipment or Inventory or (iv) any Lien on any such Equipment or Inventory.

 

(b)     Each Grantor is the sole entitlement holder of its Accounts and no other Person (other than the Secured Party pursuant to this Security Agreement or any other Person with respect to Permitted Liens) has control or possession of, or any other interest in, any of its Accounts or any other securities or property credited thereto.

 

 
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SECTION 3.5     Negotiable Documents, Instruments and Chattel Paper. Each Grantor has delivered to the Secured Party possession of all originals of all Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes, and tangible Chattel Paper owned or held by such Grantor on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 3.6     Intellectual Property Collateral. Except as disclosed on Schedules III through V and except for standard off-the-shelf software used by any Grantor, with respect to any Intellectual Property Collateral:

 

(a)     each Grantor has made all necessary filings and recordations to protect its interest in such Intellectual Property Collateral, including recordations of all of its interests in the Patent Collateral and Trademark Collateral in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in corresponding offices throughout the world, and its claims to the Copyright Collateral in the United States Copyright Office and in corresponding offices throughout the world;

 

(b)     no Grantor has made a previous assignment, sale, transferor agreement constituting a present or future assignment, sale or transfer of any Intellectual Property for purposes of granting a security interest or as Collateral that has not been terminated or released;

 

(c)     each Grantor has executed and delivered to the Secured Party, Intellectual Property Collateral security agreements for all Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks owned by such Grantor, including all Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks on Schedule III through V (as such schedules may be amended or supplemented from time to time); and

 

(d)     the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and this Security Agreement will not result in the termination or material impairment of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

SECTION 3.7     Validity, etc.

 

(a)     This Security Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral securing the payment of the Obligations.

 

(b)     Each Grantor has filed or caused to be filed all UCC-1 or PPSA-1C financing statements, as applicable, in the filing office for such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization listed in Item A of Schedule II (collectively, the “Filing Statements”) (or has authenticated and delivered to the Secured Party the Filing Statements suitable for filing in such offices) and has taken all other actions requested by the Secured Party necessary for the Secured Party to obtain control of the Collateral as provided in Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the UCC or its PPSA equivalent, as applicable.

 

(c)     Upon the filing of the Filing Statements with the appropriate agencies therefor, the security interests created under this Security Agreement shall constitute a perfected security interest in the Collateral described on such Filing Statements in favor of the Secured Party to the extent that a security interest therein may be perfected by filing pursuant to the relevant UCC or PPSA, as applicable, prior to all other Liens, except for Permitted Liens (in which case such security interest shall be second in priority of right only to the Permitted Liens until the obligations secured by such Permitted Liens have been satisfied).

 

 
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SECTION 3.8     Authorization, Approval, etc. Except as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other third party is required either:

 

(a)     for the grant by any Grantor of the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Security Agreement by any Grantor;

 

(b)     for the perfection or maintenance of the security interests hereunder including the first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) nature of such security interest (except with respect to the Filing Statements or, with respect to Intellectual Property Collateral, the recordation of any agreements with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the U.S. Copyright Office or the Canadian Intellectual Property Office) or the exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies hereunder; or

 

(c)     for the exercise by the Secured Party of the voting or other rights provided for in this Security Agreement, or, except (i) with respect to any securities issued by a Subsidiary of a Grantor, as may be required in connection with a disposition of such securities by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement and (ii) any “change of control” or similar filings required by state licensing agencies.

 

ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS

 

Each Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, such Grantor will perform, comply with and be bound by the obligations set forth below.

 

SECTION 4.1     As to Investment Property, etc. Capital Securities of Subsidiaries. No Grantor will allow any of its Subsidiaries:

 

(a)     that is a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or similar Person, to issue Uncertificated Securities;

 

(b)     that is a partnership or limited liability company, to (i) issue Capital Securities that are to be dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, expressly provide in its Organic Documents that its Capital Securities are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC or its PPSA equivalent, or (ii) place such Subsidiary’s Capital Securities in a Securities Account; and

 

(c)     to issue Capital Securities in addition to or in substitution for the Capital Securities pledged hereunder, except to such Grantor (and such Capital Securities are immediately pledged and delivered to the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Security Agreement).

 

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(a)     With respect to any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Accounts, Commodity Contracts or Security Entitlements constituting Investment Property owned or held by any Grantor, such Grantor will, upon the Secured Party’s request, cause the intermediary maintaining such Investment Property to execute a Control Agreement relating to such Investment Property pursuant to which such intermediary agrees to comply with the Secured Party’s instructions with respect to such Investment Property without further consent by such Grantor.

 

(b)     With respect to any Uncertificated Securities (other than Uncertificated Securities credited to a Securities Account) constituting Investment Property owned or held by any Grantor, such Grantor will cause the issuer of such securities to either (i) register the Secured Party as the registered owner thereof on the books and records of the issuer or (ii) execute a Control Agreement relating to such Investment Property pursuant to which the issuer agrees to comply with the Secured Party’s instructions with respect to such Uncertificated Securities without further consent by such Grantor.

 

SECTION 4.1.3     Certificated Securities (Stock Powers). Each Grantor agrees that all Certificated Securities delivered to the Secured Party by such Grantor pursuant to this Security Agreement, will be accompanied by duly executed undated blank stock powers, or other equivalent instruments of transfer reasonably acceptable to the Secured Party.

 

SECTION 4.1.4     Continuous Pledge. Each Grantor will (except as otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement or this Security Agreement) deliver to the Secured Party and at all times keep pledged to the Secured Party pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis all of its Investment Property, all Dividends and Distributions with respect thereto, all of its Payment Intangibles to the extent they are evidenced by a Document, Instrument, Promissory Note or Chattel Paper, and all interest and principal with respect to such Payment Intangibles, and all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that it will, promptly following receipt thereof, deliver to the Secured Party possession of all originals of negotiable Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes and Chattel Paper that it acquires following the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 4.1.5     Voting Rights; Dividends, etc. Each Grantor agrees:

 

(a)     promptly upon receipt of notice of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default from the Secured Party and without any request therefor by the Secured Party, so long as such Event of Default shall continue, to deliver (properly endorsed where required hereby or requested by the Secured Party) to the Secured Party all Dividends and Distributions with respect to Investment Property, all interest, principal, other cash payments on Payment Intangibles, and all Proceeds of the Collateral, in each case thereafter received by such Grantor, all of which shall be held by the Secured Party as additional Collateral; and

 

(b)     with respect to Collateral consisting of general partner interests or limited liability company interests, to promptly modify its Organic Documents to admit the Secured Party as a general partner or member, as applicable, immediately upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and so long as the Secured Party has notified such Grantor of the Secured Party’s intention to exercise its voting power under this clause,

 

 
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(i)      that the Secured Party may exercise (to the exclusion of such Grantor) the voting power and all other incidental rights of ownership with respect to any Investment Property constituting Collateral and such Grantor hereby grants the Secured Party an irrevocable proxy, exercisable under such circumstances, to vote such Investment Property; and

 

(ii)     to promptly deliver to the Secured Party such additional proxies and other documents as may be necessary to allow the Secured Party to exercise such voting power.

 

All dividends, Distributions, interest, principal, cash payments, Payment Intangibles and Proceeds that may at any time and from time to time be held by any Grantor, but which such Grantor is then obligated to deliver to the Secured Party, shall, until delivery to the Secured Party, be held by such Grantor separate and apart from its other property in trust for the Secured Party. The Secured Party agrees that unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Secured Party shall have given the notice referred to in clause (b), the Grantors will have the exclusive voting power with respect to any of their Investment Property constituting Collateral and the Secured Party will, upon the written request of a Grantor, promptly deliver such proxies and other documents, if any, as shall be reasonably requested by such Grantor which are necessary to allow such Grantor to exercise that voting power; provided that no vote shall be cast, or consent, waiver, or ratification given, or action taken by any Grantor that would impair any such Collateral or be inconsistent with or violate any provision of any Loan Document.

 

SECTION 4.2     Change of Name, etc. No Grantor will change its name or place of incorporation or organization or federal taxpayer identification number except upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Secured Party.

 

SECTION 4.3     As to Accounts.

 

(a)     The Grantors shall have the right to collect all Accounts so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(b)     Upon (i) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and (ii) the delivery of notice by the Secured Party to a Grantor, all Proceeds of Collateral received by such Grantor shall be delivered in kind to the Secured Party for deposit in a Deposit Account of such Grantor maintained with the Secured Party or with any depositary institution that has entered into a Control Agreement in favor of the Secured Party (together with any other Accounts pursuant to which any portion of the Collateral is deposited with the Secured Party, the “Collateral Accounts”), and such Grantor shall not commingle any such Proceeds, and shall hold separate and apart from all other property, all such Proceeds in express trust for the benefit of the Secured Party until delivery thereof is made to the Secured Party.

 

(c)     Following the delivery of notice pursuant to clause (b)(ii) and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall have the right to apply any amount in the Collateral Account to the payment of any Obligations which are due and payable.

 

 
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(d)     With respect to each of the Collateral Accounts, it is hereby confirmed and agreed that (i) deposits in such Collateral Account are subject to a security interest as contemplated hereby, (ii) such Collateral Account shall be under the control of the Secured Party and (iii) the Secured Party shall have the sole right of withdrawal over such Collateral Account.

 

SECTION 4.4     As to Grantors’ Use of Collateral.

 

(a)     Subject to clause (b), each Grantor (i) may in the ordinary course of its business, at its own expense, sell, lease or furnish under the contracts of service any of the Inventory normally held by such Grantor for such purpose, and use and consume, in the ordinary course of its business, any raw materials, work in process or materials normally held by such Grantor for such purpose, (ii) will, at its own expense, endeavor to collect, as and when due and in accordance with its customary practices, all amounts due with respect to any of the Collateral, including the taking of such action with respect to such collection as the Secured Party may request following the occurrence of an Event of Default or, in the absence of such request, as such Grantor may deem advisable, and (iii) may grant, in the ordinary course of business, to any party obligated on any of the Collateral, any rebate, refund or allowance to which such party may be lawfully entitled, and may accept, in connection therewith, the return of Goods, the sale or lease of which shall have given rise to such Collateral.

 

(b)     At any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, whether before or after the maturity of any of the Obligations, the Secured Party may (i) revoke any or all of the rights of any Grantor set forth in clause (a), (ii) notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Secured Party of any amounts due or to become due thereunder and (iii) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise and surrender, release, or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder or evidenced thereby.

 

(c)     Upon request of the Secured Party following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor will, at its own expense, notify any parties obligated on any of its Collateral to make payment to the Secured Party of any amounts due or to become due thereunder.

 

(d)     At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Secured Party may endorse, in the name of any Grantor, any item, howsoever received by the Secured Party, representing any payment on or other Proceeds of any of the Collateral.

 

SECTION 4.5     As to Intellectual Property Collateral. Each Grantor covenants and agrees to comply with the following provisions as such provisions relate to any Intellectual Property Collateral material to the operations or business of such Grantor:

 

(a)     the Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and maintain, at its own expense, legal protection for all Intellectual Property owned or controlled by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, including (i) initiating proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or similar offices or agencies in other countries or political subdivisions thereof, and filing applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of in contestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings and the paying fees and taxes and (ii) not doing or failing to perform acts whereby such Intellectual Property may lapse or become abandoned or dedicated to the public, invalid or unenforceable;

 

 
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(b)     the Grantor shall promptly notify the Secured Party if it knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any material item of the Intellectual Property Collateral may become abandoned or dedicated to the public or placed in the public domain or invalid or unenforceable, or of any adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any foreign counterpart thereof or any court) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral, its right to register the same or to keep and maintain and enforce the same;

 

(c)     in no event will the Grantor or any of its agents, employees, designees or licensees file an application for the registration of any Intellectual Property Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, unless it promptly informs the Secured Party, and upon request of the Secured Party (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement), executes and delivers all agreements, instruments and documents as the Secured Party may request to evidence the Secured Party’s security interest in such Intellectual Property Collateral; and

 

(d)     Within 30 days from the end of each Fiscal Quarter the Grantor will execute and deliver to the Secured Party (as applicable) a Patent Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and/or Copyright Security Agreement, as the case may be, in the forms of Exhibit A, Exhibit B and Exhibit C hereto in connection with its obtaining an interest in any such Intellectual Property, and shall execute and deliver to the Secured Party any other document reasonably required to acknowledge or register or perfect the Secured Party’s interest in any part of such item of Intellectual Property Collateral unless such Grantor shall determine in good faith (with the consent of the Secured Party) that any Intellectual Property Collateral is of negligible economic value to such Grantor.

 

SECTION 4.6     As to Letter-of-Credit Rights.

 

(a)     Each Grantor, by granting a security interest in its Letter-of-Credit Rights to the Secured Party, intends to (and hereby does) collaterally assign to the Secured Party its rights (including its contingent rights) to the Proceeds of all Letter-of-Credit Rights of which it is or hereafter becomes a beneficiary or assignee. Each Grantor will promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the issuer of each Letter of Credit and each nominated person (if any) with respect thereto to consent to such assignment of the Proceeds thereof in a consent agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and deliver written evidence of such consent to the Secured Party.

 

(b)     Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Grantor will, promptly upon request by the Secured Party, (i) notify (and such Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to notify) the issuer and each nominated person with respect to each of the Letters of Credit that the Proceeds thereof have been assigned to the Secured Party hereunder and any payments due or to become due in respect thereof are to be made directly to the Secured Party and (ii) arrange for the Secured Party to become the transferee beneficiary Letter of Credit.

 

 
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SECTION 4.7     As to Commercial Tort Claims. Each Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the payment in full of the Obligations and termination of all Commitments, with respect to any Commercial Tort Claim hereafter arising asserting damages in excess of $100,000 (individually or in the aggregate for all such claims), it shall deliver to the Secured Party a supplement in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party, together with all supplements to schedules thereto identifying such new Commercial Tort Claims.

 

SECTION 4.8     Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records. If any Grantor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any electronic chattel paper or any “transferable record,” as that term is defined in Section 201 of the U.S. Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or in Section 16 of the U.S. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, with a value in excess of $1,000,000, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Secured Party thereof and, at the request of the Secured Party, shall take such action as the Secured Party may request to vest in the Secured Party control under Section 9-105 of the U.C.C. of such electronic chattel paper or control under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record. The Secured Party agrees with each Grantor that the Secured Party will arrange, pursuant to procedures satisfactory to the Secured Party and so long as such procedures will not result in the Secured Party’s loss of control, for such Grantor to make alterations to the electronic chattel paper or transferable record permitted under Section 9-105 of the U.C.C. or, as the case may be, Section 201 of the U.S. Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the U.S. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after taking into account any action by such Grantor with respect to such electronic chattel paper or transferable record.

 

SECTION 4.9     Further Assurances, etc. Each Grantor agrees that, from time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Secured Party may request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor will:

 

(a)     from time to time upon the request of the Secured Party, promptly deliver to the Secured Party such stock powers, instruments and similar documents, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Secured Party, with respect to such Collateral as the Secured Party may request and will, from time to time upon the request of the Secured Party, after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, promptly transfer any securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee designated by the Secured Party; if any Collateral shall be evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Secured Party hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party;

 

 
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(b)     file (and hereby authorize the Secured Party to file) such Filing Statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of claims statute, 31 U.S.C. § 3726, any successor or amended version thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version thereof), as may be necessary or that the Secured Party may request in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Secured Party hereby;

 

(c)     deliver to the Secured Party and at all times keep pledged to the Secured Party pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis, at the request of the Secured Party, all Investment Property constituting Collateral, all Dividends and Distributions with respect thereto, and all interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes, and all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral;

 

(d)     not take or omit to take any action the taking or the omission of which would result in any material impairment or alteration of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other Instrument constituting Collateral, except as provided in Section 4.4;

 

(e)     not create any tangible Chattel Paper without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper reasonably acceptable to the Secured Party indicating that the Secured Party has a security interest in such Chattel Paper;

 

(f)     furnish to the Secured Party, from time to time at the Secured Party’s request, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Secured Party may request, all in reasonable detail; and

 

(g)     do all things reasonably requested by the Secured Party in accordance with this Security Agreement in order to enable the Secured Party to have and maintain control over the Collateral consisting of Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit-Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper.

 

With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more financing or continuation or financing change statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC or PPSA financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC or PPSA financing statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file financing statements describing as the collateral covered thereby “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the Collateral described in this Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.10     Deposit Accounts. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the request of the Secured Party, each Grantor will maintain all of its Deposit Accounts only with the Secured Party or with any depositary institution that has entered into a Control Agreement in favor of the Secured Party.

 

 
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SECTION 4.11     Inbound Licenses. Each Grantor will, promptly after entering into or becoming bound by any inbound license or similar agreement relating to the sale, distribution, licensing or other commercialization of any Product or any Intellectual Property covering any Product (other than over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public), take such commercially reasonable actions as the Secured Party may reasonably request to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any Person whose consent or waiver is necessary for the Secured Party to be granted and perfect a valid security interest in such license or similar agreement and to fully exercise its rights under any of the Loan Documents in the event of a disposition or liquidation of the rights, assets or property that is the subject of such license or similar agreement.

 

ARTICLE V
THE SECURED PARTY

 

SECTION 5.1     Secured Party Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Security Agreement, including:

 

(a)     to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;

 

(b)     to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other Instruments, Documents and Chattel Paper, in connection with clause (a) above;

 

(c)     to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Secured Party with respect to any of the Collateral;

 

(d)     dispose of all or any part of any Collateral as provided in Section 6.1(a)(iv) below; and

 

(e)     to perform the affirmative obligations of such Grantor hereunder.

 

Each Grantor hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

 

SECTION 5.2     Secured Party May Perform. If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.3     Secured Party Has No Duty. The powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Secured Party shall have no duty as to any Collateral or responsibility for

 

 
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(a)     ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Investment Property, whether or not the Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or

 

(b)     taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.

 

SECTION 5.4     Reasonable Care. The Secured Party is required to exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral in its possession; provided that the Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral, if it takes such action for that purpose as any Grantor reasonably requests in writing at times other than upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, but failure of the Secured Party to comply with any such request at any time shall not in itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care.

 

ARTICLE VI
REMEDIES

 

SECTION 6.1     Certain Remedies. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

(a)     The Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a Secured Party on default under the UCC or PPSA, as applicable (whether or not the UCC or the PPSA applies to the affected Collateral) and also may

 

(i)     take possession of any Collateral not already in its possession without demand and without legal process;

 

(ii)     require any Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will, at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place to be designated by the Secured Party that is reasonably convenient to both parties,

 

(iii)     enter onto the property where any Collateral is located and take possession thereof without demand and without legal process;

 

(iv)     without notice except as specified below, lease, license, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten days’ prior notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

 

 
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(b)     All cash Proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Secured Party against, all or any part of the Obligations as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(c)     The Secured Party may:

 

(i)       transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, with or without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the Lien hereunder,

 

(ii)      notify the parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Secured Party of any amount due or to become due thereunder,

 

(iii)     withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all funds with respect to the Collateral Account;

 

(iv)     enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) any obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto,

 

(v)      endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in any Grantor’s name to allow collection of the Collateral,

 

(vi)     take control of any Proceeds of the Collateral, and

 

(vii)    execute (in the name, place and stead of any Grantor) endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or any of the Collateral.

 

SECTION 6.2     Securities Laws. If the Secured Party shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Collateral that are Capital Securities pursuant to Section 6.1, each Grantor agrees that, upon request of the Secured Party, such Grantor will, at its own expense:

 

(a)     execute and deliver, and cause (or, with respect to any issuer which is not a Subsidiary of such Grantor, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each issuer of the Collateral contemplated to be sold and the directors and officers thereof to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Secured Party, advisable to register such Collateral under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended (the “Securities Act”), and cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for such period as prospectuses are required by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements thereto and to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Secured Party, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto;

 

 
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(b)     use commercially reasonable efforts to exempt the Collateral under the state securities or “Blue Sky” laws and to obtain all necessary governmental approvals for the sale of the Collateral, as requested by the Secured Party;

 

(c)     cause (or, with respect to any issuer that is not a Subsidiary of such Grantor, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each such issuer to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; and

 

(d)     do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of the Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.

 

SECTION 6.3     Compliance with Restrictions. Each Grantor agrees that in any sale of any of the Collateral whenever an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Secured Party is hereby authorized to comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable law (including compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and purchasers have certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders and purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval of the sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority or official, and each Grantor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, nor shall the Secured Party be liable nor accountable to any Grantor for any discount allowed by the reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in compliance with any such limitation or restriction.

 

SECTION 6.4     Protection of Collateral. The Secured Party may from time to time, at its option, perform any act which any Grantor fails to perform after being requested in writing so to perform (it being understood that no such request need be given after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) and the Secured Party may from time to time take any other action which the Secured Party deems necessary for the maintenance, preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its security interest therein.

 

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 7.1     Loan Document. This Security Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

 

SECTION 7.2     Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Assignment. This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon each Grantor and its successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns; provided that no Grantor may (unless otherwise permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement or this Security Agreement) assign any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.

 

 
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SECTION 7.3     Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Security Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Grantor from its obligations under this Security Agreement, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Secured Party and the Grantors and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

SECTION 7.4     Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such party specified in the Credit Agreement or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any notice or other communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any such notice or other communication, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted and electronically confirmed.

 

SECTION 7.5     Release of Liens. Upon (a) the Disposition of Collateral in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (b) the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with respect to (i) such Collateral (in the case of clause (a)) or (ii) all Collateral (in the case of clause (b)). Upon any such Disposition or termination, the Secured Party will, at the Grantors’ sole expense, deliver to the relevant Grantor, without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Collateral held by the Secured Party hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

SECTION 7.6     Additional Grantor. Upon the execution and delivery by any other Person of a supplement in the form of Annex I hereto, such Person shall become a “Grantor” hereunder with the same force and effect as if it were originally a party to this Security Agreement and named as a “Grantor” hereunder. The execution and delivery of such supplement shall not require the consent of any Grantor hereunder, and the rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.7     No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation of Section 2.5, no failure on the part of the Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

SECTION 7.8     Headings. The various headings of this Security Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Security Agreement or any provisions thereof.

 

SECTION 7.9     Severability. Any provision of this Security Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Security Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

 
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SECTION 7.10     Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NON-PERFECTION, AND PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 7.11     Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Security Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first above written.

 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.

 

By:

 
   
 

Name:

 

Title:

 
 

VBI VACCINES INC.

 

By:

 
 


Name:

 

Title:

 
 

VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

By:

 
 


Name:

 

Title:

 
 

PCOF 1, LLC


By:

 
 


Name:

 

Title:

 

By:

 
 


Name:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I
to Security Agreement

 

Name of Grantor: Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

   

Common Stock

 
           

Issuer (corporate)

Cert. #

# of

Shares

Authorized Shares

Outstanding Shares

% of Shares

Pledged

           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

 

 

Limited Liability Company Interests

Issuer (limited liability company

% of Limited Liability Company Interests Pledged

Type of Limited Liability Company Interests Pledged

     
     
     
     

 

 

 

Partnership Interests

Issuer (partnership)

% of Partnership Interests Owned

% of Partnership Interests Pledged

N/A

   

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE II
to Security Agreement

 

Item A Location of Grantor.

 

Name of Grantor:

Location for purposes of UCC or PPSA:

   
 

Item B Filing locations last five years.

 

Name of Grantor:

Filing locations last five years

   
 

Item C Trade names.

 

Name of Grantor:

Trade Names:

   
 

Item D Merger or other corporate reorganization.

 

Name of Grantor:

Merger or other corporate reorganization:

   
 

Item E Taxpayer ID numbers.

 

Name of Grantor:

Taxpayer ID numbers:

   
 

Item F Government Contracts.

 

Name of Grantor:

Description of Contract:

   

 

 
 

 

 

Item G Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.

 

Name of Grantor:

Description of Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts:

   
   
   
 

Item H Letter of Credit Rights.

 

Name of Grantor:

Description of Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts:

   
 

Item I Commercial Tort Claims.

 

Name of Grantor:

Description of Commercial Tort Claims:

   

 

 
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SCHEDULE III
to Security Agreement

 

Item A Patents

 

Issued Patents

 

Pending Patent Applications

 

Item B Patent Licenses

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE IV
to Security Agreement

 

Item A Trademarks

 

Registered Trademarks

 

Country

Trademark

Registration No.

Registration Date

       
       

Pending Trademark Applications

 

Country

Trademark

Application No.

Filing Date

       
       

Domain Names

 

Item B Trademark Licenses

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE V
to Security Agreement

 

Item A Copyrights/Mask Works

 

Issued Copyrights/Mask Works

 

Pending Copyrights/Mask Works Registration Applications

 

Item B Copyrights/Mask Work Licenses

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE VI
to Security Agreement

 

Trade Secret or Know-How Licenses

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT A
to Security Agreement

 

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of_______, 201_ (this Agreement”), is made by [NAME OF GRANTOR], a _______ corporation (the “Grantor”), in favor of PCOF 1, LLC (together with its successors, transferees or assignees, the “Secured Party”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Secured Party, the Secured Party has extended Commitments to make Loans to the Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Grantor has executed and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and pursuant to clause (d) of Section 4.5 of the Security Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and deliver this Agreement and to grant to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in all of the Patent Collateral (as defined below) to secure all Obligations; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby assigns, pledges, hypothecates, charges, mortgages, delivers, and transfers to the Secured Party, and hereby grants to the Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the following property, whether now or hereafter existing or acquired by the Grantor (the “Patent Collateral”):

 

(a)     all of its letters patent and applications for letters patent throughout the world, including each patent and patent application referred to in Item A of Schedule I;

 

(b)     all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the items described in clause (a);

 

(c)     all of its patent licenses, and other agreements providing the Grantor with the right to use any items of the type referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, including each patent license referred to in Item B of Schedule I; and

 

 
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(d)     all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing (including license royalties and Proceeds of infringement suits), the right to sue third parties for past, present or future infringements of any patent or patent application, and for breach or enforcement of any patent license.

 

SECTION 3. Security Agreement. This Agreement has been executed and delivered by the Grantor for the purpose of registering the security interest of the Secured Party in the Patent Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and corresponding offices in other countries of the world. The security interest granted hereby has been granted as a supplement to, and not in limitation of, the security interest granted to the Secured Party under the Security Agreement. The Security Agreement (and all rights and remedies of the Secured Party thereunder) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

 

SECTION 4. Release of Liens. Upon (i) the Disposition of Patent Collateral in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (ii) the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with respect to (A) such Patent Collateral (in the case of clause (i)) or (B) all Patent Collateral (in the case of clause (ii)). Upon any such Disposition or termination, the Secured Party will, at the Grantor’s sole expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Patent Collateral held by the Secured Party hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantor such Documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

SECTION 5. Acknowledgment. The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect to the security interest in the Patent Collateral granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which (including the remedies provided for therein) are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.

 

SECTION 6. Loan Document. This Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

 

SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties here to has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR]

 
 

By:

 
 

Name:

 

Title:

 
 

PCOF 1, LLC

 

By:

 
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 
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SCHEDULE I
to Patent Security Agreement

 

Item A Patents

 

Issued Patents

     

Country

Patent No.

Issue Date

Inventor(s)

Title

         
         
         
         

Pending Patent Applications

 

Country

Serial No.

Filing Date

Inventor(s)

Title

         
         
         

Item B Patent Licenses

 

Country or

Territory

Licensor

Licensee

Effective

Date

Expiration

Date

Subject

Matter

           
           

 

 
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EXHIBIT B
to Security Agreement

 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of _______, 201_ (this “Agreement”), is made by [GRANTOR], a _______ corporation (the “Grantor”), in favor of PCOF 1, LLC (together with its successors, transferees or assignees, the “Secured Party”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Secured Party, the Secured Party has extended Commitments to make Loans to the Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Grantor has executed and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of [_________ __, 2014] (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and pursuant to clause (d) of Section 4.5 of the Security Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and deliver this Agreement and to grant to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in all of the Trademark Collateral (as defined below) to secure all Obligations; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby assigns, pledges, hypothecates, charges, mortgages, delivers, and transfers to the Secured Party, and hereby grants to the Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the following property, whether now or hereafter existing or acquired by the Grantor (the “Trademark Collateral”):

 

(a)     (i) all of its trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or business identifiers of the Grantor, and all goodwill of the business associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired including those referred to in Item A of Schedule I, whether currently in use or not, all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any office or agency of the United States of America or any State thereof or any other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and all common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to obtain all reissues, extensions or renewals of the foregoing (collectively referred to as the “Trademark”);

 

 
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(b)     all Trademark licenses for the grant by or to the Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, including each Trademark license referred to in Item B of Schedule I;

 

(c)     all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a), and to the extent applicable clause (b);

 

(d)     the right to sue third parties for past, present and future infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause (a) and, to the extent applicable, clause (b); and

 

(e)     all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing, including any claim by the Grantor against third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Trademark, Trademark registration or Trademark license, or for any injury to the goodwill associated with the use of any such Trademark or for breach or enforcement of any Trademark license and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.

 

SECTION 3. Security Agreement. This Agreement has been executed and delivered by the Grantor for the purpose of registering the security interest of the Secured Party in the Trademark Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and corresponding offices in other countries of the world. The security interest granted hereby has been granted as a supplement to, and not in limitation of, the security interest granted to the Secured Party under the Security Agreement. The Security Agreement (and all rights and remedies of the Secured Party thereunder) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

 

SECTION 4. Release of Liens. Upon (i) the Disposition of Trademark Collateral in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (ii) the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with respect to (A) such Trademark Collateral (in the case of clause (i)) or (B) all Trademark Collateral (in the case of clause (ii)). Upon any such Disposition or termination, the Secured Party will, at the Grantor’s sole expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Trademark Collateral held by the Secured Party hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantor such Documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

SECTION 5. Acknowledgment. The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect to the security interest in the Trademark Collateral granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which (including the remedies provided for therein) are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.

 

SECTION 6. Loan Document. This Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article X thereof.

 

SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by Authorized Officer as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR]

 
 

By:

 
 

Name:

 

Title:

 
 

PCOF 1, LLC

 

By:

 
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 
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SCHEDULE I
to Trademark Security Agreement

 

Item A Trademarks

 

Registered Trademarks

 

Country

Trademark

Registration No.

Registration Date

       
       
       

Pending Trademark Applications

 

Country

Trademark

Serial No.

Filing Date

       
       
       

Item B Trademark Licenses

 

Country or

Territory

Trademark

Licensor

Licensee

Effective

Date

Expiration

Date

           
           
           

 

 

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ex10-3.htm

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is made as of the 25th day of July, 2014 (the “Agreement Date”), by and among Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (to be renamed VBI Vaccines, Inc. following the Merger, as defined below) (the “Company”), Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and each of the other Persons executing a signature page hereto and further set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (referred to herein, collectively, as the “Purchasers” and, individually, as a “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Company; VBI; and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), have, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 8, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), determined that it is in the best interests of such corporations and their respective stockholders to consummate the merger of Merger Sub with and into VBI (the “Merger”), with VBI continuing as the surviving corporation, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

WHEREAS, as a condition to and inducement of VBI’s willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement, VBI and the Company have agreed that VBI and the Company shall have in escrow for the benefit of VBI aggregate gross proceeds of at least $11,000,000 (rounded up to the nearest thousand) (the “Maximum Amount”) (or such lesser amount agreed to in writing by VBI in its sole discretion) received pursuant to a private placement (the “Offering”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), solely to accredited investors in compliance with the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder or to “non-U.S. persons” pursuant to Regulation S, on terms satisfactory to VBI and the Company; and the conditions to closing such Offering shall have been satisfied and such amount of gross proceeds shall be unencumbered cash available to VBI at the effective time of the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, of the Offering proceeds, the Pre-Merger Company Shareholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall be responsible for investing approximately $6,000,000 and additional investors sourced by VBI shall be responsible for investing approximately $5,000,000, such that the shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Offering, together with the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each individually and on a combined basis, shall be as set forth in Exhibit B to the Merger Agreement (the “Post-Merger Parent Capitalization”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company has authorized the issuance and sale of up to 25,640,318 shares (the “Shares) of the Company’s Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.429 per Share (subject to adjustment for any stock split or combination occurring prior to the Closing, as defined below), for maximum aggregate proceeds up to the Maximum Amount; and

 

WHEREAS, each Purchaser desires to purchase and the Company desires to sell shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions described herein.

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth below, the Company, VBI and the Purchasers, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Issuance and Sale of Common Stock.

 

1.1     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Purchaser agrees to purchase at the Closing, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser, the number of Shares of the Company’s Common Stock set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto, at a price of $0.429 per Share (subject to adjustment for any stock split or combination occurring prior to the Closing), for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto and next to the Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Purchase Price”). The Shares hereinafter may be referred to herein as the “Securities.”

 

1.2.     The purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at a closing to be held remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures, immediately upon the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement (which time and place shall be designated hereunder as the “Closing”).

 

1.3.     Prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will deliver to Richardson & Patel, LLP, in its capacity as escrow agent for the Offering (the “Escrow Agent”), into a non-interest-bearing escrow account, pursuant to the wire instructions which are provided as Exhibit A hereto (the “Escrow Account”), a wire transfer of funds in the amount of the Purchase Price and within a reasonable time after the Closing, and in any event within 5 days of Closing, the Company will issue and deliver to the Purchaser a certificate representing the Shares purchased by the Purchaser. All funds deposited in the Escrow Account pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in the Escrow Account until the earliest to occur of (a) the Closing, at which time such funds shall be immediately delivered by the Escrow Agent to the Company, or (b) the termination of the Offering by the Company, at which time such funds shall immediately be returned by the Escrow Agent to the applicable Purchaser(s). The Escrow Agent shall otherwise act in accordance with the written instruction(s) of VBI and the Required Purchasers.

 

1.4      Certain Defined Terms Used in this Agreement. The following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have the meanings set forth or referenced below.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person, including, without limitation, any general partner, officer, director, or manager of such Person and any venture capital or private equity fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Environmental Laws” means any law, regulation, or other applicable requirement in the United States or Canada relating to (i) releases or threatened release of Hazardous Substance, (ii) pollution or protection of employee health or safety, public health or the environment, or (iii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage, or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

 

 
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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, financial condition, property, prospects or results of operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or VBI or the VBI Subsidiary, in each case before or after the Merger.

 

Perceptive” means Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd., a New York limited partnership and Titan-Perc Ltd., a New York limited partnership.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.

 

Required Purchasers” means the holders of Shares constituting at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the aggregate of all the Shares.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

VBI Intellectual Property” means all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, mask works, information and proprietary rights and processes as are necessary to the conduct of VBI’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.

 

VBI Key Employees” means, collectively, Jeff Baxter, David Anderson and Egidio Nascimento.

 

VBI Products” means (a) the products that VBI (i) currently manufactures, markets, sells or licenses or (ii) currently is testing or has proposed for future manufacture, market, sale or license in the future, and (b) the services that VBI currently provides or currently proposes to provide.

 

VBI Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of VBI.

 

VBI Subsidiary” means Variation Biotechnologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada.

 

2.             Use of Proceeds. In accordance with the directions of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder to provide the required unencumbered cash to VBI pursuant to the Merger Agreement and thereafter for general working capital of the Company, VBI and the VBI Subsidiary, following the Merger.

 

3.             Representations and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement, which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, the representations and warranties set forth below are true and complete as of the date of the Closing, except as otherwise indicated. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 3, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 3 only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of these representations and warranties, unless otherwise indicated, the term “the Company” shall include any subsidiaries of the Company, unless otherwise noted herein.

 

 
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3.1     Organization and Qualification. The Company (i) is on the Agreement Date and will be at the Closing a legal entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, (ii) has on the Agreement Date and at the Closing will have, the requisite corporate power to carry on its business as now conducted, (iii) is qualified to do business and in good standing (to the extent the relevant jurisdiction recognizes such concept of good standing) as a foreign corporation where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, qualified or in good standing, could not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (iv) has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

3.2     No Conflicts. The Company is not subject to, or obligated under, any provision of (i) its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any agreement, arrangement or understanding, (iii) any license, franchise or permit, nor (iv) any law, regulation, order, judgment or decree, which would conflict with, be breached or violated, or in respect of which a right of termination or acceleration or any security interest, charge or encumbrance on any of its assets would be created, by the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than any such conflicts, breaches, violations, rights of termination or acceleration or security interests, charges or encumbrances which, could not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

3.3     Capitalization/Validity of the Shares.

 

(a)     As of the date hereof, the Company is authorized to issue an aggregate of 120,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which (i) 90,000,000 are shares of Common Stock, of which 72,965,075 will be outstanding immediately following the Effective Time of the Merger and at Closing (not including the Shares issued under this Agreement), and (ii) 30,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of which 500,000 are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding, but none of which will be outstanding immediately after the Closing.

 

Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, shares issuable pursuant to the Incentive Plans (as defined below) and shares issuable to satisfy the Pubco Equity Conditions (as defined in the Merger Agreement) upon conversion of outstanding convertible debt, there will be no shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with any applicable preemptive rights and applicable laws (including federal and state securities laws) and are free from any restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions under the Securities Act or state securities laws) or any option, lien, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, restriction or charge of any kind. As of the Closing, there will be no agreements or other obligations (contingent or otherwise) which may require the Company to repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock.

 

(b)     At Closing, other than as set forth in this Section 3.3, no other securities of the Company, including equity securities or securities containing any equity features are authorized, or shall be issued or outstanding. Other than incentive awards made under the Paulson Capital Corp. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2006 VBI Stock Option Plan or the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plans”), the Company does not have any outstanding stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, phantom stock, performance stock or other compensatory equity or equity-linked awards. At Closing, other than the Preferred Stock, and the Incentive Awards (as defined in the Merger Agreement), except as set forth in Section 3.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no commitments, obligations, agreements or other rights or arrangements (contingent or otherwise) existing that provide for the sale or issuance of capital stock by the Company and there are no rights, subscriptions, warrants, options, conversion rights or agreements of any kind (contingent or otherwise) outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire from the Company any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company of any kind, and there will not be any of the foregoing prior to or at the Closing.

 

 
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(c)     Other than the Parent Voting Agreements (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Company is not a party to, and, to its Knowledge (as defined in the Merger Agreement), there do not exist, any voting trusts, proxies, or other contracts with respect to the voting of shares of capital stock of the Company.

 

(d)     Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 3.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party to, and, to its Knowledge, there do not exist any voting trusts, proxies, or other contracts with respect to the voting of shares of its capital stock. Except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or set forth in Section 3.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding obligations of the Company (i) restricting the transfer of, (ii) affecting the voting rights of, (iii) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with respect to, (iv) requiring the registration for sale of or (v) granting any preemptive or antidilutive rights with respect to, any shares of the Company’s capital stock.

 

(e)     The assets of the Liquidating Trust (as defined in the Merger Agreement), when formed, shall be substantially as set forth and described in Section 3.3(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

(f)      Except as contemplated by Section 6.14 of the Merger Agreement or as set forth in Section 3.3(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no registration rights have been granted to holders or subscribers of the Company’s capital stock.

 

(g)     The Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration expressed in this Agreement, shall be duly and validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable and neither the Company nor the holder thereof shall be subject to any preemptive or similar right with respect thereto. Subject to the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties in Section 5 hereof, the offer, sale and issuance of the Shares constitute transactions exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act any applicable state securities laws. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

 

(h)     None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, or any Insider (as defined below) is subject to any Disqualification Event (as defined below) except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act.  The Company has exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any Insider is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has furnished to each Purchaser, a reasonable time prior to the date hereof, a description in writing of any matters relating to the Company or any Insider that would have triggered disqualification under Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act but which occurred before September 23, 2013, in each case, in compliance with the disclosure requirements of Rule 506(e).  Any outstanding securities of the Company (of any kind or nature) that were issued in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act at any time on or after September 23, 2013 have been issued in compliance with Rule 506(d) and (e) under the Securities Act. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Insider” means, each director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power and any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale and (ii) “Disqualification Event” means any “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act.

 

 
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3.4     Authorization/No Conflict with Other Instruments/Government Consents.

 

(a)     All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of all obligations under this Agreement and for the issuance and delivery of the Shares has been taken, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights and rules of law concerning equitable remedies.

 

(b)     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result in any violation of, be in conflict with, or constitute a violation of or default under, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice: (i) any provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, or the Company’s bylaws; (ii) any provision of any judgment, decree or order to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; (iii) any material contract, obligation or commitment to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; or (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, any statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to the Company.

 

(c)     No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority, including Financial industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the NASDAQ Stock Market, on the part of the Company is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such qualifications or filings under applicable federal and state securities laws as may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, which qualification or filings will be made on a timely basis.

 

3.5     Company SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Exchange Act and Listing Requirements; Investment Company.

 

(a)     Except as set forth in Section 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 filed on March 8, 2012 (the “2011 Annual Report”), the Company has timely filed all reports, forms, financial statements and documents that it was required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 prior to the date of this Agreement (the “2013 Annual Report”) (all such reports, forms, financial statements and documents are referred to herein collectively as the “Previous Filings” and such Previous Filings and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC through the Closing, as supplemented and amended since the time of filing, including the definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 30, 2014, collectively the “SEC Filings”). As of their respective filing dates (or if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amending or superseding filing), each of the SEC Filings (i) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

 
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(b)     Except as set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the financial statements (including footnotes thereto) included in or incorporated by reference into the SEC Filings (the “Financial Statements”) were complete and correct in all material respects as of their respective filing dates, complied as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the applicable accounting requirements, rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and results of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the periods referred to therein (subject, in the case of unaudited Financial Statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments). There has been no change in Company accounting policies except as described in the notes to the Financial Statements.

 

(c)     Each of the principal executive officers of the Company and the principal financial officer of the Company (and each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to the SEC Filings. For purposes of this Section 3.5(c), “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” have the meanings given to such terms in SOX. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has outstanding, or has arranged any outstanding, “extensions of credit” to directors or executive officers within the meaning of Section 402 of SOX. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with SOX.

 

(d)      The Company has designed and maintains “internal controls over financial reporting” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

(e)      The Company has designed and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information that is required to be disclosed by the Company in the SEC Filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(f)      The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to its outside auditors and the audit committee of the Company (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. Except as set forth in Section 3.5(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2012, the Company has not received from its independent auditors any oral or written notification of a (x) “significant deficiency” or (y) “material weakness” in the Company’s internal controls. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “significant deficiency” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Statements of Auditing Standards No. 115, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

 
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(g)      To the Knowledge of the Company: (x) no director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any “insider trading” in violation of applicable law with respect to any security issued by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and (y) no such director or officer has made any false certifications or statements under (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or (ii) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of SOX) with respect to any SEC Filings.

 

(h)     The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth in Section 3.5(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received written notice from the NASDAQ Capital Market to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be in compliance with all listing and maintenance requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

(i)     The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

3.6         Material Changes. Since the date of the latest financial statements included within the SEC Filings, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Filings filed or furnished prior to the date hereof, there have been no events, occurrences or developments that have had or could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.             Representations and Warranties of VBI. VBI hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as set forth on the VBI Disclosure Schedule attached as Exhibit C to this Agreement, which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, the representations and warranties set forth below are true and complete as of the date of the Closing, except as otherwise indicated. The VBI Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 4, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the VBI Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 4 only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of these representations and warranties (other than those in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.6), the term “VBI” shall include any subsidiaries of VBI, including the VBI Subsidiary, unless otherwise noted herein.

 

4.1.     Organization, Good Standing, Corporate Power and Qualification. VBI is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. VBI is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.2.     Capitalization. Prior to the Effective Time of the Merger all issued and outstanding shares of VBI Capital Stock and Company Convertible Notes of VBI (each as defined in the Merger Agreement) were converted pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

 
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(a)     At Closing there are no other outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal or similar rights) or agreements, orally or in writing, to purchase or acquire from VBI any shares of VBI Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or VBI Series A Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of VBI Common Stock or VBI Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(b)     Except as set forth in Section 4.2(b) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule, none of VBI’s stock purchase agreements or stock option documents contains a provision for acceleration of vesting (or lapse of a repurchase right) or other changes in the vesting provisions or other terms of such agreement or understanding upon the occurrence of any event or combination of events. Except in connection with the Merger, VBI has never adjusted or amended the exercise price of any stock options previously awarded, whether through amendment, cancellation, replacement grant, repricing, or any other means. Except as set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation, VBI has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or redeem any of its capital stock.

 

(c)     No stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards issued or granted by VBI are subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as such term is defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and the guidance thereunder) under which VBI makes, is obligated to make or promises to make, payments (each, a “409A Plan) complies in all material respects, in both form and operation, with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance thereunder. No payment to be made under any 409A Plan is, or to the knowledge of VBI will be, subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.

 

4.3.     Subsidiaries.

 

(a)     The VBI Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Canada.

 

(b)     The VBI Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in Ontario and Quebec and each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify could not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The VBI Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.

 

(c)     All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the VBI Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and are held of record and beneficially by VBI, free and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions under the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws), claims, security interests, options, warrants, rights, contracts, calls, commitments, equities and demands. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments to which VBI or the VBI Subsidiary is a party or which are binding on any of them providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any share capital of the VBI Subsidiary. There are no outstanding stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the VBI Subsidiary.

 

(d)     As of the date of the Closing, neither the VBI Subsidiary nor VBI is a party or subject to any agreement or understanding, and, to VBI’s knowledge, there is no agreement or understanding between any persons and/or entities, which affects or relates to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any security or by a director or member of the supervisory board of the VBI Subsidiary.

 

 
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(e)     Except for the VBI Subsidiary, VBI does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of any other corporation or any interest in any partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other non-corporate business enterprise.

 

4.4.     Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 4.4 of the VBI Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, complaint, charge or investigation pending or, to VBI’s knowledge, currently threatened (i) against VBI or any officer, director or VBI Key Employee, (ii) that questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of VBI to enter into them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) to VBI’s knowledge, that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, nor is VBI aware that there is any reasonable basis for the foregoing. Neither VBI nor, to VBI’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or VBI Key Employees is a party or is named as subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality (in the case of officers, directors or VBI Key Employees, such as would affect VBI). There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by VBI pending or which VBI intends to initiate. The foregoing includes, without limitation, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing (or any basis therefor known to VBI) involving the prior employment of any of VBI’s employees, their services provided in connection with VBI’s business, or any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior employers.

 

4.5.     VBI Intellectual Property. VBI owns or possesses or believes it can acquire on commercially reasonable terms sufficient legal rights to all VBI Intellectual Property without any known conflict with, or infringement of, the rights of others. To VBI’s knowledge, no product or service marketed or sold (or proposed to be marketed or sold) by VBI violates or will violate any license or infringes or will infringe any intellectual property rights of any other party. Other than with respect to commercially available software products under standard end-user object code license agreements, there are no outstanding options, licenses, agreements, claims, encumbrances or shared ownership interests of any kind relating to VBI Intellectual Property, nor is VBI bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights and processes of any other Person. VBI has not received any communications alleging that VBI has violated or, by conducting its business, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, mask works or other proprietary rights or processes of any other Person. VBI has obtained and possesses valid licenses to use all of the software programs present on the computers and other software-enabled electronic devices that it owns or leases or that it has otherwise provided to its employees for their use in connection with VBI’s business. To VBI’s knowledge, it will not be necessary to use any inventions of any of its employees or consultants (or Persons it currently intends to hire) made prior to their employment by VBI. Except as identified in Section 4.5 of the VBI Disclosure Schedule as “Non-Assigning Employees or Consultants”, each current and former employee and consultant has assigned to VBI all intellectual property rights he or she owns that are related to VBI’s business. The employees and consultants identified under the heading “Non-Assigning Employees or Consultants” in Section 4.5 of the VBI Disclosure Schedule have not developed any of VBI Intellectual Property. Section 4.5 of the VBI Disclosure Schedule lists all VBI Intellectual Property. For purposes of this Section 4.5, VBI shall be deemed to have knowledge of a patent right if VBI has actual knowledge of the patent right or would be found to be on notice of such patent right as determined by reference to United States and Canadian patent laws.

 

 
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4.6.     Compliance with Other Instruments. Neither VBI or the VBI Subsidiary is in violation or default (a) of any provisions of its respective Certificate of Incorporation or its respective Bylaws, (b) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree, (c) under any note, indenture or mortgage, or (d) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound that is required to be listed on the VBI Disclosure Schedule, or of any provision of federal, provincial, state or foreign statute, rule or regulation applicable to VBI or the VBI Subsidiary, the violation of which could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any such violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either (i) a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree, contract or agreement, or (ii) an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of VBI or the VBI Subsidiary or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to VBI or the VBI Subsidiary.

 

4.7.     Agreements; Actions.

 

(a)     Except as set forth in Section 4.7(a) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule, there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or proposed transactions to which VBI is a party or by which it is bound that involve (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, VBI in excess of $25,000, (ii) the license of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right to or from VBI, (iii) the grant of rights to manufacture, produce, assemble, license, market, or sell its products to any other Person that limit VBI’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture, assemble, distribute, market or sell its products, or (iv) indemnification by VBI with respect to infringements of proprietary rights.

 

(b)     VBI has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock, (ii) except as set forth in Section 4.7(b) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule and except for the Venture Debt (as defined in the Merger Agreement), incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or incurred any other liabilities individually in excess of $25,000 or in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any Person, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes of subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 4.7, all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions involving the same Person (including Persons VBI has reason to believe are affiliated with each other) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsection.

 

(c)     VBI is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other Person.

 

(d)     Except as set forth in Section 4.7(d) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule, neither VBI nor its Affiliates has in the past twelve (12) months entered into any written memorandum of understanding or letter of intent with any representative of any Person regarding (i) a sale or exclusive license of all or substantially all of VBI’s assets, or (ii) any merger, consolidation or other business combination transaction of VBI with or into another Person.

 

4.8.     Certain Transactions.

 

(a)     Except as set forth in Section 4.8(a) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule, other than (i) standard employee benefits generally made available to all employees, (ii) standard director and officer indemnification agreements approved by the Board of Directors of VBI, (iii) the purchase of shares of VBI’s capital stock and the issuance of options to purchase shares of VBI Common Stock, in each instance approved in the written minutes or consents of the Board of Directors of VBI, there are no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between VBI and any of its officers, directors, consultants or VBI Key Employees, or any Affiliate thereof.

 

 
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(b)     VBI is not indebted, directly or indirectly, to any of its directors, officers or employees or to their respective spouses or children or to any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, other than in connection with expenses or advances of expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or employee relocation expenses and for other customary employee benefits made generally available to all employees. None of VBI’s directors, officers or employees, or any members of their immediate families, or any Affiliate of the foregoing (i) are, directly or indirectly, indebted to VBI or, (ii) to VBI’s knowledge, have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which VBI is affiliated or with which VBI has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with VBI except that directors, officers or employees or stockholders of VBI may own stock in (but not exceeding 2% of the outstanding capital stock of) publicly traded companies that may compete with VBI. To VBI’s knowledge, none of VBI’s VBI Key Employees or directors or any members of their immediate families or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing are, directly or indirectly, interested in any contract with VBI. To VBI’s knowledge, none of its directors or officers, or any members of their immediate families, has any material commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable or familial relationship with any of VBI’s customers, suppliers, service providers, joint venture partners, licensees and competitors.

 

4.9.     Absence of Liens. Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the VBI Disclosure Schedule with respect to the VBI Subsidiary, the property and assets that VBI owns are free and clear of all mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, loans and encumbrances, except for statutory liens for the payment of current taxes that are not yet delinquent and encumbrances and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair VBI’s ownership or use of such property or assets. With respect to the property and assets it leases, VBI is in compliance with such leases and, to its knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances other than those of the lessors of such property or assets.

 

4.10.    Financial Statements. VBI has delivered to each Purchaser the audited consolidated financial statements of VBI as of December 31, 2013 and for the fiscal year then ended and unaudited consolidated financial statements of VBI as of March 31, 2014 (collectively, the “VBI Financial Statements”). The VBI Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the Unites States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated. The VBI Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results of VBI and the VBI Subsidiary as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein, subject in the case of the unaudited VBI Financial Statements to normal year-end audit adjustments and footnote disclosures. Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of the VBI Disclosure Schedule and in the VBI Financial Statements, neither VBI nor the VBI Subsidiary has any material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities of the VBI Subsidiary (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to March 31, 2014, (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) liabilities and obligations of a type or nature not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the VBI Financial Statements, which, in all such cases, individually and in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect. VBI and the VBI Subsidiary maintain and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

4.11.    Changes. Since March 31, 2014, there have been no events or circumstances of any kind that have had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.12.    Employee Matters.

 

(a)     As of the Agreement Date, VBI employs fifteen (15) full-time employees and three (3) part-time and temporary (i.e., subject to term agreements) employees, and engages twelve (12) consultants or independent contractors. Section 4.12(a) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule sets forth a detailed description of all compensation, including salary, bonus, severance obligations and deferred compensation paid or payable for each officer, employee, consultant and independent contractor of VBI who is anticipated to receive compensation in excess of $75,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

 
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(b)     To VBI’s knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would materially interfere with such employee’s ability to promote the interest of VBI or that would conflict with VBI’s business. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of VBI’s business by the employees of VBI, nor the conduct of VBI’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, will, to VBI’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any such employee is now obligated.

 

(c)     VBI is not delinquent in payments to any of its employees, consultants, or independent contractors for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct compensation for any service performed for it to the date hereof or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, consultants, or independent contractors. VBI has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws related to employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker classification, and collective bargaining. VBI has withheld and paid to the appropriate governmental entity or is holding for payment not yet due to such governmental entity all amounts required to be withheld from employees of VBI and is not liable for any arrears of wages, taxes, penalties, or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

 

(d)     To VBI’s knowledge, no VBI Key Employee intends to terminate employment with VBI or is otherwise likely to become unavailable to continue as a VBI Key Employee, nor does VBI have a present intention to terminate the employment of any of the foregoing. With respect to employees who reside in the United States, the employment of each employee of VBI is terminable at the will of VBI. With respect to employees who reside in Canada, VBI is not a party to and is not bound by any contract of employment that cannot be terminated without cause on provision of notice limited to the minimum notice requirements under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario). Except as set forth in Section 4.12(d) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule or as required by law, upon termination of the employment of any such employees, no severance or other payments will become due. Except as set forth in Section 4.12(d) of the VBI Disclosure Schedule, VBI has no policy, practice, plan, or program of paying severance pay or any form of severance compensation in connection with the termination of employment services.

 

(e)     VBI has not made any representations regarding equity incentives to any officer, employees, director or consultant that are inconsistent with the share amounts and terms set forth in the minutes of meetings of VBI’s Board of Directors.

 

(f)     Except for Nancy Bouveret (who was included in the definition of VBI Key Employee in the November 2010 Note Purchase Agreement and the June 2011 Note Purchase Agreement) (each as defined in the Merger Agreement), VBI has no former VBI Key Employees.

 

(g)     VBI does not have any Employee Benefit Plan, as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any superannuation fund, retirement benefit or other pension schemes or arrangements.

 

 
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(h)     To VBI’s knowledge, none of the VBI Key Employees or directors of VBI has been (a) subject to voluntary or involuntary petition under applicable bankruptcy laws or insolvency law or the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer by a court for his business or property, (b) convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses), (c) subject to any order, judgment, or decree (not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated) of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging, or otherwise imposing limits or conditions on his engagement in any securities, investment advisory, banking, insurance, or other type of business or acting as an officer or director of a public company, or (d) found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by any regulatory or self-governing body to have violated any securities, commodities, or unfair trade practices law or regulation, which such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

4.13.     Tax Returns and Payments; PFIC.

 

(a)     There are no federal, state, provincial, county, local or foreign taxes due and payable by VBI which have not been timely paid. There are no accrued and unpaid federal, state, country, local or foreign taxes of VBI which are due, whether or not assessed or disputed. There have been no examinations or audits of any tax returns or reports by any applicable federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency. VBI has duly and timely filed all federal, state, county, local and foreign tax returns required to have been filed by it and there are in effect no waivers of applicable statutes of limitations with respect to taxes for any year.

 

(b)     For the fiscal year of the VBI Subsidiary in which the Closing occurs, the VBI Subsidiary will not be a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code, and the VBI Subsidiary expects that it will not become a passive foreign investment company for any fiscal year thereafter. The fiscal year of the VBI Subsidiary is the period ending on December 31 of each year.

 

4.14.     Insurance. VBI has in full force and effect fire and casualty insurance policies with extended coverage, sufficient in amount (subject to reasonable deductions) to allow it to replace any of its properties that might be damaged or destroyed. VBI has in full force and effect (a) errors and omissions insurance in amounts customary for companies similarly situated and (b) directors and officers insurance in amounts customary for companies similarly situated.

 

4.15.     Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements. Each current and former employee, consultant and officer of the Company has executed an agreement with VBI regarding confidentiality and proprietary information (the “Confidential Information Agreements”). No current or former VBI Key Employee has excluded works or inventions from his or her assignment of inventions pursuant to such VBI Key Employee’s Confidential Information Agreement. VBI is not aware that any of its VBI Key Employees is in violation thereof.

 

4.16.     Permits. VBI has all franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business, the lack of which could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. VBI is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or other similar authority.

 

4.17.     Corporate Documents. VBI’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws are in the form provided to the Purchasers. The copy of the minute books of VBI provided to the Purchasers contains minutes of all meetings of directors and stockholders of VBI and all actions by written consent without a meeting by the directors and stockholders of VBI since the date of incorporation of VBI and accurately reflects in all material respects all actions by the directors (and any committee of directors) and stockholders of VBI with respect to all transactions referred to in such minutes.

 

 
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4.18.     Real Property Holding Corporation. VBI is not now and has never been a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. VBI has filed with the Internal Revenue Service all statements, if any, with its United States income tax returns which are required under such regulations.     

 

4.19.     Environmental and Safety Laws. Except as could not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (a) VBI is and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, (b) there has been no release or, to VBI’s knowledge, threatened release of any pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste, or petroleum or any fraction thereof, (each a “Hazardous Substance”) on, upon, into or from any site currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by VBI, (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by VBI that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site that has been included in any published federal, provincial or local “superfund” site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any governmental authority in the United States or Canada, and (d) there are no underground storage tanks located on, no polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, or any applicable federal or provincial Canadian law, stored on, any site owned or operated by VBI, except for the storage of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws. VBI has made available to the Purchasers true and complete copies of all material environmental records, reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies, and environmental studies or assessments.

 

4.20.     Regulatory Matters.

 

(a)     To VBI’s knowledge, (i) any regulatory filings required to be made with respect to VBI Products have been complete and correct and have complied in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, (ii) all clinical and pre-clinical trials, if any, of investigational products have been and are being conducted by VBI according to all applicable laws and regulations along with appropriate monitoring of clinical investigator trial sites for their compliance, and (iii) VBI has disclosed to the Purchasers all such regulatory filings and all material communications between representatives of VBI and any such regulatory agency.

 

(b)     VBI and, to VBI’s knowledge, VBI’s agents, are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), the Department of Health (Canada) (the “DOH”) or similar federal, state, provincial or local governmental authority (together with the FDA and DOH, the “Regulatory Authorities”) with respect to the design, manufacture, packaging, sale, labeling, storage, testing, distribution or marketing of any VBI Products. VBI has all the necessary and requisite permits, approvals, clearances, registrations, licenses or the like from the Regulatory Authorities to conduct its business as it is currently, and currently proposed to be, conducted. VBI is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable registration and listing requirements set forth in the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (the “Act”), 21 U.S.C. § 360, and all similar applicable laws, including the Food and Drugs Act (R.S., 1985, c.F-27) in Canada. VBI adheres in all material respects to applicable regulations in the manufacture of Company Products, including applicable provisions of the FDA’s Quality System regulation as set forth in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

 

 
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(c)     VBI has not received from the Regulatory Authorities any notice of adverse findings, FDA Form 483 inspectional observations, notices of violations, Warning Letters, criminal proceeding notices under Section 305 of the Act, or other similar communication from the Regulatory Authorities. There have been no seizures conducted or, to VBI’s knowledge, threatened by the Regulatory Authorities, and no recalls, market withdrawals, field notifications, notifications of misbranding or adulteration or safety alerts conducted, requested or, to VBI’s knowledge, threatened by the Regulatory Authorities, and no recalls, market withdrawals, field notifications, notifications of misbranding or adulteration or safety alerts have been conducted, requested or, to VBI’s knowledge, threatened by the Regulatory Authorities relating to VBI Products. VBI has not received any written notification that remains unresolved from the FDA or other Regulatory Authorities indicating that any Company Product is misbranded or adulterated as defined in the Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(d)     Neither VBI nor any officer, employee or, to VBI’s knowledge, agent of VBI has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statements to the FDA or other authorities, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or other authorities, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made, could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or other authority to invoke its policy respecting Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy.

 

(e)     VBI has not received any written notice that the FDA or other authorities has commenced, or, to VBI’s knowledge, threatened, to initiate any action to withdraw its approval or clearance of or requested the recall of any VBI Products or commenced or, to VBI’s knowledge, overtly threatened to initiate, any action to enjoin production at any facility of VBI.

 

(f)     The clinical, preclinical, safety and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by VBI or in which VBI’s Products or product candidates under development have participated, were and if still pending, are being conducted in accordance with standard medical and scientific research procedures. VBI has operated within, and currently is in compliance in all material respects with, all applicable laws as well as the rules and regulations of the FDA including but not limited to those rules and regulations governing studies for which an investigational new drug application has been filed in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Part 312 and other authorities regarding its clinical studies. VBI has not received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA or other authorities requiring the termination or suspension of any clinical, preclinical, safety or other studies or tests used to support regulatory clearance of VBI’s Products.

 

5.            Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company and VBI, severally and not jointly, as of the date of the Closing, that:

 

5.1.     Authorization. The Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement which, when executed and delivered by the Purchaser, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

 

5.2.     Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made with the Purchaser in reliance upon the Purchaser’s representation to the Company and VBI, which by the Purchaser’s execution of this Agreement the Purchaser hereby confirms, that the Securities to be acquired by the Purchasers will be acquired for investment for the Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement, the Purchaser further represents that the Purchaser does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participation rights to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to the Securities. The Purchaser has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities.

 

 
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5.3.     Disclosure of Information. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s and VBI’s respective business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities, with the Company’s and VBI’s management and has had an opportunity to review the Company’s and VBI’s facilities. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in in Section 3 of this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement) or the representations and warranties of VBI in in Section 4 of this Agreement (as modified by the VBI Disclosure Schedule attached as Exhibit C to this Agreement), or the right of the Purchasers to rely thereon.

 

5.4.     Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations as expressed herein. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are or will be, “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, the Purchaser must hold the Securities indefinitely, unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has no obligation under this Agreement to register or qualify the Securities for resale. The Purchaser further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and manner of sale, the holding period for the Securities, and on requirements relating to the Company which are outside of the Purchaser’s control, and which the Company is under no obligation and may not be able to satisfy.

 

5.5.     Legends. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Securities shall bear substantially the following legends until (i) such Securities shall have been registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration statement that has been declared effective or (ii) the delivery of an assurance letter from the Purchaser stating that such Purchaser is not an Affiliate of the Company or VBI (as the case may be) and the requisite holding period has elapsed pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act:

 

(a)     THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT IS AVAILABLE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH TRANSFER OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

(b)     Any legend required by the securities laws of any state to the extent such laws are applicable to the Securities represented by the certificate so legended.

 

5.6.     Accredited Investor. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, as currently in effect.

 

 
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5.7.     No General Solicitation. Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders or partners has either directly or indirectly, including through a broker or finder (a) engaged in any general solicitation, or (b) published any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

 

5.8.     Residence. If the Purchaser is an individual, then the Purchaser resides in the state or province identified in the address of the Purchaser set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto; if the Purchaser is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, then the office or offices of the Purchaser in which its principal place of business is identified in the address or addresses of the Purchaser set forth such Purchaser’s signature page hereto.

 

5.9.     Agreement Drafted by Counsel to VBI. Each Purchaser, by signing this Agreement, acknowledges that it (a) has had the opportunity to obtain separate and independent counsel of its choice prior to signing this Agreement and has relied on the advice of its own counsel or knowingly and willingly waived such right to obtain counsel; and (b) understands that this Agreement has been drafted by Richardson & Patel LLP, counsel to VBI, and that Richardson & Patel LLP does not represent any Purchaser.

 

5.10.   Broker’s Fees. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the Offering VBI has agreed to pay Middlebury Securities, LLC a commission equal to 6% of the$5,000,000 equity investment by Perceptive hereunder or 6% of any lesser total amount invested by Perceptive hereunder.

 

5.11.   Escrow Agent. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and understands that the Escrow Agent has acted as legal counsel for VBI, and may continue to act as legal counsel for the Company from time to time, notwithstanding its duties as the Escrow Agent hereunder. The Purchaser hereby consents to the Escrow Agent acting in such capacity as legal counsel for VBI and waives any claim that such representation represents a conflict of interest on the part of the Escrow Agent. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that VBI and the Escrow Agent are relying explicitly on the foregoing provision.

 

6.             Conditions to the Purchasers’ Obligations at Closing. The obligation of each Purchaser to purchase Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived by the Required Purchasers:

 

6.1.     Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 hereof, as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule and the representations and warranties of VBI contained in Section 4 hereof, as modified by the VBI Disclosure Schedule, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing, except that any such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects where such representation and warranty is qualified with respect to materiality.

 

6.2     Performance. The Company and VBI shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by the Company or VBI on or before the Closing.

 

6.3.     Compliance Certificate. The Presidents of the Company and VBI shall deliver to the Purchasers at the Closing a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 have been fulfilled.

 

 
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6.4.     Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and effective as of the Closing.

 

6.5.      Secretary’s Certificate. The Secretary of the Company and VBI shall have delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing a certificate certifying the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company and VBI, respectively, approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

6.6.     Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser (or its counsel) shall have received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as reasonably requested. Such documents may include good standing certificates.

 

6.7.     Preemptive Rights. The Company shall have fully satisfied (including with respect to rights of timely notification), or obtained enforceable waivers in respect of, any preemptive or similar rights directly or indirectly affecting any of its securities.

 

6.8     Legal Opinion. The Purchasers shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers as to the due authorization and valid issuance of the Shares in compliance with the Securities Act.

 

6.9     Instruction Letter. The Company shall deliver to the Purchasers a duly executed irrevocable transfer agent instructions acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent instructing such transfer agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to the number of Shares each such Purchaser is purchasing under this Agreement as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

6.10   Good Standing Certificates. The Purchasers shall have received a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of each of the Company and VBI issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within five days of the Closing as well as certificates evidencing the Company’s and VBI’s qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State of each state where the Company and VBI are so qualified, each as of a date within five days of the Closing.

 

6.11   Listing of Shares. The Common Stock shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing, by the SEC or the NASDAQ Capital Market from trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the NASDAQ Capital Market have been threatened, as of the Closing, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the NASDAQ Capital market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market; and the Shares shall be approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

6.12   Minimum Proceeds. The Company shall have received an amount immediately before the Closing pursuant to this Agreement (which amounts shall be held by the Escrow Agent until Closing) as payment for the aggregate gross purchase price of the Shares of no less than the Maximum Amount.

 

6.13   Completion of the Merger. The Merger shall have been effectuated pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

 
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6.14   Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance with Section 8.19 herein.

 

7.            Conditions of the Company’s Obligations at Closing. The obligation of the Company to sell Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived:

 

7.1.     Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained in Section 5 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing, except that any such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects where such representation and warranty is qualified with respect to materiality.

 

7.2.     Performance. The Purchasers shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by them at or before the Closing.

 

7.3.     Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any self-regulatory organization (such as Nasdaq or FINRA) or any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and effective as of the Closing.

 

8.             Miscellaneous.

 

8.1.     Survival of Warranties/Liability/Indemnification.

 

(a)     Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Company, VBI and the Purchasers contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation or knowledge of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Purchasers, VBI or the Company.

 

(b)     The Company’s and VBI’s liability under this Agreement shall be joint and several. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.1(b), the Company and VBI will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company or VBI in this Agreement or (ii) any action instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any Purchaser Party or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company or VBI who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser seeking indemnification, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company or VBI, or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). Promptly after receipt by any such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might give rise to a claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Section 8.1(b), such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company and VBI in writing and the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses relating to such action, proceeding or investigation; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company and VBI shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company, VBI and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; (ii) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person in such proceeding; or (iii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The Company and VBI shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, the Company or VBI shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such proceeding.

 

 
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8.2.     Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

8.3.     Governing Law. This Agreement and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.

 

8.4.     Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile or electronic signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

8.5.     Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

8.6.     Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next business day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their address as set forth on the signature page hereto, or to such email address, facsimile number or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8.6. If notice is given to the Company or VBI, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be given to Richardson & Patel LLP, The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Ave., 49th Floor, Attention: Kevin Friedmann, Esq., Facsimile: (917) 591-6898, email: kfriedmann@richardsonpatel.com.

 

 
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8.7.     No Finder’s Fees. Other than as described in Section 5.10 above, each party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company and VBI from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which each Purchaser or any of its officers, employees, or representatives is responsible. The Company and VBI agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or VBI or any of their respective officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 

8.8.     Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended, terminated or waived only with the written consent of (a) the Company, (b) VBI, and (c) the Required Purchasers. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 8.8 shall be binding upon the Purchasers and each transferee of the Shares, each future holder of all such securities, and the Company, provided that no such amendment or waiver approved by the Required Purchasers shall disproportionately favor or adversely affect any single Purchaser. Any waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of that provision or of any other provision hereof. Any waiver effected in accordance with this Section 8.8 shall be binding upon each party hereto. The Company and VBI shall be prohibited from offering any additional consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) to any Purchaser (or such original Purchaser’s transferee) for the purposes of inducing such person to change, modify, waive or amend any term of this Agreement without making the same offer on a pro-rata basis to all other Purchasers (and those transferees) allocable to the Securities held by the Purchasers and such transferee(s). Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute all such further instruments and documents and to take all such further action as any other party may reasonably require in order to effectuate the terms and purposes of this Agreement.

 

8.9.     Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

 

8.10.   Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

8.11.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

 

 
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8.12.   Jurisdiction. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state of New York or the United States District Court for the Sothern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of the state of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

8.13   Legend Removal. The legend set forth in Section 5.5 above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend or any other legend to the holder of the applicable Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if (i) such Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act (provided that, if a Purchaser is selling pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement, such Purchaser agrees to only sell such Shares during such time that such Registration Statement is effective and not withdrawn or suspended, and only as permitted by such Registration Statement), (ii) such Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (i) the effective date of the initial Registration Statement covering the resale of the Shares (the “Effective Date”) or (ii) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of Shares, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Company shall deliver to the Company’s transfer agent irrevocable instructions that the transfer agent shall reissue a certificate representing the applicable Shares without legend upon receipt by the transfer agent of the legended certificates for such Shares. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent or otherwise) associated with the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. Following the Effective Date, or at such earlier time as a legend is no longer required for certain Shares (in which case a Purchase shall also be required to provide reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and, if applicable, broker representation letters), the Company will no later than three trading days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing Shares (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer), deliver or cause to be delivered to the transferee of such Purchaser or such Purchaser, as applicable, a certificate representing such Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder may be transmitted by the transfer agent to a Purchaser by crediting the account of such Purchaser’s prime broker with DTC as directed by such Purchaser.

 

8.14   Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, each reference in this Agreement to a number of shares or a price per share shall be deemed to be amended to appropriately account for such event.

 

 
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8.15   Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company, VBI or any of their respective subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing contained herein and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of this Agreement.

 

8.16   Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and such transfer agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by such transfer agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by such transfer agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

 

8.17   Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers, the Company and VBI will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

8.18   Fees and Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all of its transfer agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Shares to the Purchasers.

 

 
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8.19   Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Shares abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by either the Company or VBI or any Purchaser (with respect to itself only) upon written notice to the other parties to this Agreements, if the Merger Agreement has been terminated before the Effective Time of the Merger; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.19 shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in such termination of the Merger Agreement. Nothing in this Section 8.19 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section 8.19, the Company and VBI shall promptly notify all non-terminating Purchasers. Upon a termination in accordance with this Section 8.19, the Company, VBI and the terminating Purchaser(s) shall not have any further obligation or liability (including arising from such termination) to the other, and no Purchaser will have any liability to any other Purchaser under this Agreement as a result therefrom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature pages follow.)

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

COMPANY:

 

PAULSON CAPITAL (DELAWARE) CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Trent Davis

 

 

Title:

President

 

       
  Address prior to the Merger:  
       
   

1331 NW Lovejoy Street, Suite 720

Portland, Oregon 97209

eFacsimile: 503-248-2390 

Email: tdavis@plccpdx.com

 
       
  Address following the Merger:  
       
   

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142
eFacsimile:
888-391-2579

Email: jbaxter@vbivaccines.com

 
       
       
  VARIATION BIOTECHNOLOGIES (US), INC.  
       
       
  By:     
  Name: Jeff Baxter  
  Title:

President and

 
    Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to PLCC Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

 
 

 

 

 

PURCHASER:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchaser Name (Print)

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized Person (if Purchaser is an entity or trust)

 

 

 

 

  Signature of Purchaser or Authorized Person
   
   
  Aggregate Purchase Price
   
   
  Number of Shares

  

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to PLCC Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

 

Investor

Shares

Purchase Price

Titan-Perc Ltd.

1,544,246

$662,481.53 

Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd.

10,110,444

$4,337,380.48 

Clarus Lifesciences I, L.P.

5,594,251

$2,399,933.68

Arch Venture Fund VI, LP

5,594,251

$2,399,933.68

5AM Ventures II, LP

2,690,947

$1,154,416.26

5AM Co-Investors II, LP

106,179

$45,550.79

 

25,640,318

$10,999,696.42

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Escrow Account Wire Instructions

 

 

Account Name: Richardson & Patel LLP Client Trust Account

1100 Glendon Avenue, 8th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90024

COMERICA BANK OF CALIFORNIA

Westwood Office

1021 Glendon Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90024

800-888-3595

 

ABA Number: 121137522

Account Number: 1894608122

Beneficiary: Richardson & Patel LLP Client Trust Account

Ref: Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

[Purchaser name], [Social Security Number] and [Address]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Company Disclosure Schedule

 

Representations and Warranties of the Company

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, the representations set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement are true and complete as of the date of the Closing, except as otherwise indicated. The Company Disclosure Schedule is arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in Section 3 of this Agreement, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in Section 3 of this Agreement only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of these representations and warranties, the term “the Company” shall include any subsidiaries of the Company, unless otherwise noted herein.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

VBI Disclosure Schedule

 

Representations and Warranties of VBI

 

VBI hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as set forth on the VBI Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, the representations set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement are true and complete as of the date of the Closing, except as otherwise indicated. The VBI Disclosure Schedule is arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in Section 4 of this Agreement, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the VBI Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in Section 4 of this Agreement only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of these representations and warranties, the term “VBI” shall include any subsidiaries of VBI, unless otherwise noted herein.


ex10-5.htm

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 8th day of May, 2014 by and between Jeff Baxter, on the one hand (the “Executive”), and Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on the other hand.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to set forth, in a definitive employment agreement, their respective rights and obligations with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company upon the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment by the Company shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Effective Time”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive will be a key employee of the Company, with significant access to information concerning the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, and the disclosure or misuse of such information or the engaging in competitive activities by the Executive would cause substantial harm to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept such employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

2.           Term. The Executive’s employment shall commence at the Effective Time and shall continue until termination by either party in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement.

 

3.           Duties. The Executive will serve as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have such duties of a senior executive nature as the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall determine from time to time. The Executive shall report to the Board and, for so long as Executive serves as President & Chief Executive Officer, shall also be a member of the Board.

 

4.           Full Time; Best Efforts. The Executive shall use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and shall devote the Executive’s full business time and efforts to its business and affairs. The Executive shall not engage in any other activity which could reasonably be expected to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties, services and responsibilities hereunder without the approval of the Board in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may continue to serve on an advisory board to GSK DPU (not to exceed 1 day per quarter), provided that the Board is and remains satisfied that such responsibilities do not interfere to any material extent with Executive’s performance of his duties as President & Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

5.           Compensation and Benefits. During the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits as follows:

 

(a)          Base Salary. The Executive shall receive a salary at the rate of $385,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with regular payroll practices of the Company.

 

(b)          Bonus.

 

(i) Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to fifty percent (50%) of the Executive’s then applicable Base Salary (the “Bonus”), commencing with the 2014 calendar year (and pro-rated with respect to 2014). Bonus entitlement shall be based on the Executive’s meeting of certain performance objectives, which shall be mutually established by the Executive and the Board within thirty (30) days after the Effective Time and shall be re-established on an annual basis thereafter. Bonus eligibility and entitlement will be at the sole discretion of the Board and will be contingent upon the Executive remaining actively employed with the Company through the date any Bonus is paid. The Bonus will be paid in March of the following calendar year. The Executive shall not be entitled to any portion of any Bonus that might otherwise have been awarded for any calendar year during which the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason. All determinations regarding any Bonus will be made by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

(ii) Transaction Bonus. Within thirty (30) days following the closing date of the Merger, the Executive will receive a one-time bonus in the amount of $125,000.

 

(c)          Temporary Residence and Commuting Expenses. Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5(d), the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for reasonable living and travel expenses between the Executive’s Pennsylvania residences and the Company’s main office in Cambridge, MA including (i) rental of a temporary residence in the greater Boston area, and (ii) reasonable commuting expenses, in accordance with the Company’s travel policy, (collectively, “Temporary Residence Expenses”).

 

(d)          Timing of Expense Reimbursement; Repayment. Payments by the Company of the Executive’s Temporary Residence Expenses shall be made within thirty (30) days of demand thereof. All such payments shall be subject to presentation to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer of documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting documentation as approved by or in accordance with policies established by the Board.

 

(e)          Benefits/Business Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the Base Salary, the Bonus, and the payment of Temporary Residence Expenses, the Executive shall be entitled to receive customary benefits that are generally available to employees of the Company in accordance with the then-existing terms and conditions of its benefits policies. The Executive’s benefits will include (i) four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year, which will accrue monthly, (ii) term life insurance with a death benefit in the amount of the Base Salary payable to a beneficiary designated by the Executive, (iii) standard short and long term disability benefits, (iv) standard health insurance benefits, and (v) participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. Other than the 401(k) plan, the Company shall not be required to provide any pension or retirement benefits to the Executive. In the event the Executive receives payments from the disability insurer, the Company shall have the right to offset such payments against the Base Salary otherwise payable to Executive during the period for which such payments are made.

 

 
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The Executive represents and warrants that he has no reason to believe that he is not insurable with a reputable insurance company for the limits of the coverage discussed herein.

 

If the Executive is deemed to be uninsurable for any of the coverage discussed herein, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for failing to provide such coverage. The Company may change any benefits contractor, in its sole discretion, and any such change will not be a breach of this Agreement. The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, subject to the presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting documentation as approved by or in accordance with policies established by the Board.

 

(f)          Withholding. The Company may withhold from any compensation payable to the Executive all applicable U.S. withholding and employment taxes and other statutory deductions.

 

(g)          Stock Options. While the Executive remains an employee of the Company, option grants to the Executive may be granted at such times as the Board shall deem appropriate. The amount and vesting terms related to any such grant shall be in the discretion of the Board. Any options granted to the Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the equity incentive plan of the Company pursuant to which such options are granted and the applicable award agreement thereunder (if any), save and except that (A) the vesting of any such option shall accelerate fully if the Executive is terminated without Cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control begin and ends on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction (“Change of Control Termination”) or terminates his employment for Good Reason, and (B) if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the Executive shall have a period of three (3) months following such termination to exercise any outstanding vested options before the exercise period of such vested options expires.

 

6.           Confidentiality; Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and at all times thereafter:

 

(a)          The Executive will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Executive has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure). As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other nature relating to the business of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through (i) no fault of the Executive, and (ii) no breach by any other current or former employee of his/her confidentiality obligations to the Company.

 

 
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(b)          The Executive shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information at any time, except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company.

 

(c)          Upon the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, and upon the request of the Company at any time and for any reason, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all materials (including all electronic and hard copies) in the Executive’s possession which contain or relate to Confidential Information.

 

(d)          All inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein (collectively, the “Developments”) made by the Executive, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time or at any place during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during such period of employment, which relate to the business in which the Company is engaged or in which the Company intends to engage, shall be and hereby are the exclusive property of the Company, without any further compensation to the Executive. In addition, without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, all Developments which are copyrightable work by the Executive are intended to be “work made for hire” and shall be and hereby are the property of the Company.

 

(e)          The Executive shall promptly disclose any Developments to the Company. If any Development is not the property of the Company by operation of law, this Agreement or otherwise, the Executive will, and hereby does, assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Development, without further consideration, and will assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the expense of the Company, to secure, maintain and defend its rights in such Development. The Executive shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any applications for, or extension or renewals of, letters patent (or other intellectual property registrations or filings) of the United States, Canada or any other country in which the Company desires to file and that relates to any Development. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as such Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall survive the Executive’s death or incapacity), to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such applications, extensions or renewals and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, other intellectual property registrations or filings, or such other similar documents with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive.

 

(f)          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of all inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein made by the Executive prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”), which belong to the Executive and which relate to the business or reasonably anticipated business of the Company and which are not assigned to the Company hereunder; or, if no such list is attached, the Executive represents that there are no such Prior Inventions.

 

 
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If in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive incorporates into a Company product, process, or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Executive or in which the Executive has an interest, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use, sell, and otherwise exploit such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or machine, or any enhancements or extensions thereof.

 

(g)          The Executive waives in whole all moral rights which he may have in the Developments, including the right to the integrity of the Developments, the right to be associated with the Developments, the right to restrain or claim damages for any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the Developments, and the right to restrain use or reproduction of the Developments in any context and in connection with any product, service, cause or institution. The Executive agrees to confirm such waiver from time to time as requested by the Company.

 

7.           Non-competition. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration for the following covenants is the Company’s agreement to provide Severance (as defined in Section 10 below) in the event of the Executive’s termination without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive) or by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive agrees that, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for one year thereafter, irrespective of whether the Executive resigns or is terminated either with or without Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as a stockholder owning less than one percent (1%) of the shares of a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange), partner, member, or other owner or participant in any business entity other than the Company:

 

(a)          carry on, participate in, or engage in any business that competes directly with the Business of the Company in the United States or Canada. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Business of the Company” means the research, development or commercialization of virus-like particle vaccines for prophylactic and therapeutic use in both humans and animals;

 

(b)          solicit, employ, hire, endeavor to entice away from the Company, or offer employment or any consulting arrangement to, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, employed by, or a consultant to, the Company; or

 

(c)          solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, a customer or client of, supplier to, or other party having material business relations with the Company;

 

provided, however; that if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the non-competition requirement of this Section 7 shall not apply.

 

8.           Remedies. Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6 or 7 herein could result in irreparable injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the Executive from engaging in any activities prohibited by Sections 6 or 7 herein or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Sections 6 or 7 herein. For purposes of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include Variation Biotechnologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act, the Company, their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

 
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9.           Review of Agreement; Reasonable Restrictions. The Executive: (a) has carefully read and understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and has had the opportunity for this Agreement to be reviewed by counsel; (b) is voluntarily entering into this Agreement; (c) has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates, equity holders, agents, representatives, employees, or attorneys) with regard to the subject matter or effect of this Agreement; (d) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary given the Executive’s unique position within the Company and special knowledge of the Company and its customers; (e) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill, customer relationships, legitimate business interests, and Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates, and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without the benefit of such provisions; (f) acknowledges the significant consideration which he is receiving for entering into this Agreement; and (g) will be able to earn a satisfactory livelihood without violating this Agreement.

 

10.         Termination.

 

(a)          General. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company with Cause or without Cause.

 

(b)          Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company in the event of the Disability of the Executive.

 

(c)          Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean the sale or disposition by Company to an unrelated third party of substantially all of its business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party. For purposes of this definition, the term “controlling interest” means the sale or transfer of the Company’s securities representing more 50% of the voting power.

 

(d)          Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Cause” means that, in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board, the Executive has (i) breached any fiduciary duty or legal or contractual obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, where written notice is given to the Executive and the Executive does not cure the breach within fourteen (14) days; (ii) engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, acts of dishonesty, or a conflict of interest relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to: (A) any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude); or (B) any felony or indictable offence; (iv) engaged in a violation of any federal or state laws (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude), or federal or state securities laws; or (v) the Executive has materially failed to meet minimum performance expectations of the Board after reasonable notice of the material performance deficiency and a reasonable opportunity to remedy such deficiency.

 

 
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Good Reason” means (i) a material breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; or (ii) the assignment of duties or responsibilities to the Executive by the Board, which are inconsistent in a material and adverse respect with the Executive’s position with the Company as of the date of this Agreement; provided that, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), the Company shall have been given written notice by the Executive describing in reasonable detail the occurrence of the event or circumstance for which the Executive believes the Executive may resign for Good Reason within fifteen (15) days of the first occurrence thereof and the Company shall not have cured such event or circumstance within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice.

 

Disability” means the Executive is unable to perform the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months in any twelve-month period as a result of illness (mental or physical) or an accident.

 

Severance” means a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Base Salary (at the rate in effect on the date of termination)plus (ii) an additional one (1) month’s payment of Base Salary for each full year served by the Executive following the Effective Time.

 

(e)          Effects of Termination.

 

(i)      Termination Without Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement because of the Executive’s death or Disability, or if the Company terminates the employment of the Executive with Cause, then the Company shall have no further obligation to provide the Executive with notice or to make any payments or provide any benefits (except for the continuation of benefits as and to the extent required by law under the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), or applicable state equivalent laws, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) to the Executive hereunder after the date of termination, except for payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, and payments for any accrued but unused vacation time.

 

(ii)     Termination With Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive), the termination is a Change of Control Termination, or the termination is by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, payments for any accrued but unused vacation time, and payments of the Severance.

 

(f)          Conditions and Limitations to Severance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Company to make Severance payments to the Executive shall be subject to the following provisions and conditions:

 

 
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(i)      Release of Claims. If the Executive is entitled to Severance under this Agreement, the obligation of the Company to pay Severance shall be contingent upon the Executive signing a general release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

(ii)     Consequences of Breach. If the Executive breaches the Executive’s obligations under Sections 6, 7, or 23 of this Agreement, the Company may immediately cease payments of Severance and may recover all Severance paid to the Executive after the date of such breach, subject to any statutory obligations which the Company has in respect of the payment of statutory notice and severance. The cessation and recovery of these payments shall be in addition to, and not as an alternative to, any other remedies at law or in equity available to the Company, including without limitation the right to seek specific performance or an injunction.

 

(g)     Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 through 23 of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

11.         Enforceability, etc. This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or invalid under any such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

12.         Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or express mail, or mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

(a)           If to the Executive:

 

Jeff Baxter

562 Haycock Run Road

Kintnersville, PA 18930

 

(b)           If to the Company:

 

Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

or at such other address as may have been furnished by such person in writing to the other party.

 

13.         Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions.

 

 
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14.         Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Executive. No waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in writing and signed by or on behalf of such party.

 

The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of the same or any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement. No delay or omission in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.

 

15.         Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators, and on the Company and its successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Executive hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

16.         Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and replaces and supersedes all other agreements and understandings relating hereto and to the Executive’s employment.

 

17.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, including counterpart signature pages or counterpart facsimile signature pages, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.         No Conflicting Agreements. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not a party to or bound by any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, employment, consulting or other agreement or restriction which could conflict with, or be violated by, the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company or obligations under this Agreement.

 

19.         Captions. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

 

20.         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 under any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authoring any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

21.         Notification of New Employer. For or a period of up to one year after Executive’s termination, the Executive consents to notification by the Company to the Executive’s new employer or its agents regarding the Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

22.         Key Man Insurance. The Executive acknowledges that the Company may wish to purchase insurance on the life of the Executive, the proceeds of which would be payable to the Company or an affiliate of same. The Executive hereby consents to such insurance and agrees to submit to any medical examination and release of medical records required to obtain such insurance.

 

 
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23.         Cooperation. The Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any threatened or actual claims, actions, arbitrations, audits, hearings, investigations, litigations or suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body or self-regulatory organization (“Proceedings”) which may be brought against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events that occurred or allegedly occurred during his employment with the Company. The Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, without implication or limitation, being available to meet with counsel for the Company to prepare for discovery or trial and to testify truthfully as a witness when reasonably requested by the Company at reasonable times designated by the Company. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that he incurs in connection with cooperation pursuant to this section, subject to the presentation of reasonable documentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Trent Davis                                                    
Title: President

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

 

/s/ Jeff Baxter                                                              

Jeff Baxter

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

PRIOR INVENTIONS

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE

 

In consideration of the severance benefits (the “Severance”) offered to me by Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to my Employment Agreement with the Company dated May 8, 2014 (“Employment Agreement”) and in connection with the termination of my employment, I agree to the following general release (the “Release”).

 

1.     On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, I hereby fully and forever generally release and discharge the Company, its current, former and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, related entities, employee benefit plans, and their fiduciaries, predecessors, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns (collectively, the “Company”) from any and all claims, causes of action, and liabilities up through the date of my execution of the Release. The claims subject to this release include, but are not limited to, those relating to my employment with the Company and/or any predecessor to the Company and the termination of such employment. All such claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are barred without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in statute, contract, or tort. This expressly includes waiver and release of any rights and claims arising under any and all laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; and any similar laws of the state of Washington and/or any other state or governmental entity. The parties agree to apply Washington law in interpreting the Release. This Release does not extend to, and has no effect upon, any benefits that have accrued, and to which I have become vested, under any employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA sponsored by the Company.

 

2.     In understanding the terms of the Release and my rights, I have been advised to consult with an attorney of my choice prior to executing the Release. I understand that nothing in the Release shall prohibit me from exercising legal rights that are, as a matter of law, not subject to waiver such as: (a) my rights under applicable workers’ compensation laws; (b) my right, if any, to seek unemployment benefits; (c) my right to file a charge or complaint with a government agency such as but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any applicable state agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute regarding the scope of this general release shall be resolved through binding arbitration pursuant to Section 9 below, and the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement.

 

3.     I understand and agree that the Company will not provide me with the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement unless I execute the Release. I also understand that I have received or will receive, regardless of the execution of the Release, all wages owed to me together with any accrued but unused vacation pay, less applicable withholdings and deductions, earned through my termination date.

 

4.     As part of my existing and continuing obligations to the Company, I have returned to the Company all the Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other the Company property that I have had in my possession at any time, including but not limited to the Company files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specification, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, pagers, etc.), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof).

 

 
 

 

 

I understand that, even if I did not sign the Release, I am still bound by the Company’s Proprietary Information, Invention, Assignment and Noncompete Agreement signed by me in connection with my employment with the Company, pursuant to the terms of such agreement.

 

5.     I represent and warrant that I am the sole owner of all claims relating to my employment with the Company and/or with any predecessor of the Company, and that I have not assigned or transferred any claims relating to my employment to any other person or entity.

 

6.     I agree to keep the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement and the provisions of the Release confidential and not to reveal its contents to anyone except my lawyer, my spouse or other immediate family member, and/or my financial consultant, or as required by legal process or applicable law.

 

7.     I understand and agree that the Release shall not be construed at any time as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either the Company or me.

 

8.     Any controversy or any claim arising out of or relating to the interpretation, enforceability or breach of the Release shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement. If for any reason this arbitration provision is not enforceable, I agree to arbitration under the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association or any successor hereto. The parties further agree that the arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or modify, alter or amend the terms of the Release. Any applicable arbitration rules or policies shall be interpreted in a manner so as to ensure their enforceability under applicable state or federal law.

 

9.     I agree that I have had at least twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to consider whether to execute the Release, no one hurried me into executing the Release during that period, and no one coerced me into executing the Release. I understand that the offer of the Severance and the Release shall expire on the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after my employment termination date if I have not accepted the Release and the Release has not become effective by that time. I further understand that the Company’s obligations under the Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day after the date I sign the Release provided that I have timely delivered it to the Company (the “Effective Date”) and that in the seven (7) day period following the date I deliver a signed copy of the Release to the Company I understand that I may revoke my acceptance of the Release. I understand that the Severance will become available to me only if the Release becomes effective, on the sixty-first (61st) calendar day after my termination date.

 

10.     In executing the Release, I acknowledge that I have not relied upon any statement made by the Company, or any of its representatives or employees, with regard to the Release unless the representation is specifically included herein. Furthermore, the Release contains our entire understanding regarding eligibility for and the payment of severance benefits and supersedes any or all prior representation and agreement regarding the subject matter of the Release. Once effective and enforceable, this agreement can only be changed by another written agreement signed by me and an authorized representative of the Company.

 

11.     Should any provision of the Release be determined by an arbitrator, court of competent jurisdiction, or government agency to be wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions are intended to remain in full force and effect. Specifically, should a court, arbitrator, or agency conclude that a particular claim may not be released as a matter of law, it is the intention of the parties that the general release and the waiver of unknown claims above shall otherwise remain effective to release any and all other claims.

 

 
 

 

 

I acknowledge that I have obtained sufficient information to intelligently exercise my own judgment regarding the terms of the Release before executing the Release.

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT FOLLOWS]

 

 
 

 

 

EMPLOYEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF RELEASE

 

 

BEFORE SIGNING MY NAME TO THE RELEASE, I STATE THE FOLLOWING: I HAVE READ THE RELEASE, I UNDERSTAND IT AND I KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS. I HAVE OBTAINED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INTELLIGENTLY EXERCISE MY OWN JUDGMENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING IT, AND I HAVE SIGNED THE RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.

 

 

 

Date delivered to employee ___________, ______.

 

Executed this ___________ day of ___________, ______.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
    Employee Signature  
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Name (Please Print)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT] 


ex10-6.htm

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 8th day of May, 2014 by and between David Anderson, on the one hand (the “Executive”), and Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on the other hand.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to set forth, in a definitive employment agreement, their respective rights and obligations with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company upon the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment by the Company shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Effective Time”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive will be a key employee of the Company with significant access to information concerning the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, and the disclosure or misuse of such information or the engaging in competitive activities by the Executive would cause substantial harm to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept such employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

2.           Term. The Executive’s employment shall commence at the Effective Time and shall continue until termination by either party in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement.

 

3.           Duties. The Executive will serve as Senior Vice President, Research of the Company and shall have such duties of a senior executive nature as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) shall determine from time to time. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

4.           Full Time; Best Efforts. The Executive shall use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and shall devote the Executive’s full business time and efforts to its business and affairs. The Executive shall not engage in any other activity which could reasonably be expected to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties, services and responsibilities hereunder without the approval of the Board in its sole discretion.

 

5.           Compensation and Benefits. During the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits as follows:

 

(a)          Base Salary. The Executive shall receive a salary at the rate of $250,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with regular payroll practices of the Company.

 

 

 

 

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(b)          Bonus.

 

(i)  Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to thirty-five percent (35%) of the Executive’s then applicable Base Salary (the “Bonus”), commencing with the 2014 calendar year (and pro-rated with respect to 2014). Bonus entitlement shall be based on the Executive’s meeting of certain performance objectives, which shall be mutually established by the Executive and the Board within thirty (30) days after the Effective Time and shall be re-established on an annual basis thereafter. Bonus eligibility and entitlement will be at the sole discretion of the Board and will be contingent upon the Executive remaining actively employed with the Company through the date any Bonus is paid. The Bonus will be paid in March of the following calendar year. The Executive shall not be entitled to any portion of any Bonus that might otherwise have been awarded for any calendar year during which the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason. All determinations regarding any Bonus will be made by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

(ii) Transaction Bonus. Within thirty (30) days following the closing date of the Merger, the Executive will receive a one-time bonus in the amount of $75,000.

 

(c)          Benefits/Business Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the Base Salary and the Bonus, the Executive shall be entitled to receive customary benefits that are generally available to employees of the Company in accordance with the then-existing terms and conditions of its benefits policies. The Executive’s benefits will include (i) four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year, which will accrue monthly, (ii) term life insurance with a death benefit in the amount of the Base Salary payable to a beneficiary designated by the Executive, (iii) standard short and long term disability benefits, (iv) standard health insurance benefits, and (v) participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. Other than the 401(k) plan, the Company shall not be required to provide any pension or retirement benefits to the Executive. In the event the Executive receives payments from the disability insurer, the Company shall have the right to offset such payments against the Base Salary otherwise payable to Executive during the period for which such payments are made. The Executive represents and warrants that he has no reason to believe that he is not insurable with a reputable insurance company for the limits of the coverage discussed herein. If the Executive is deemed to be uninsurable for any of the coverage discussed herein, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for failing to provide such coverage. The Company may change any benefits contractor, in its sole discretion, and any such change will not be a breach of this Agreement. The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, subject to the presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting documentation as approved by or in accordance with policies established by the Board.

 

(d)          Withholding. The Company may withhold from any compensation payable to the Executive all applicable U.S. withholding and employment taxes and other statutory deductions.

 

(e)          Stock Options. While the Executive remains an employee of the Company, option grants to the Executive may be granted at such times as the Board shall deem appropriate. The amount and vesting terms related to any such grant shall be in the discretion of the Board. Any options granted to the Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the equity incentive plan of the Company pursuant to which such options are granted and the applicable award agreement thereunder (if any), save and except that (A) the vesting of any such option shall accelerate fully if the Executive is terminated without Cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control begin and ends on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction (“Change of Control Termination”) or terminates his employment for Good Reason, and (B) if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the Executive shall have a period of three (3) months following such termination to exercise any outstanding vested options before the exercise period of such vested options expires.

 

 
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6.           Confidentiality; Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and at all times thereafter:

 

(a)          The Executive will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Executive has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure). As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other nature relating to the business of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through (i) no fault of the Executive, and (ii) no breach by any other current or former employee of his/her confidentiality obligations to the Company.

 

(b)          The Executive shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information at any time, except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company.

 

(c)          Upon the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, and upon the request of the Company at any time and for any reason, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all materials (including all electronic and hard copies) in the Executive’s possession which contain or relate to Confidential Information.

 

(d)          All inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein (collectively, the “Developments”) made by the Executive, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time or at any place during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during such period of employment, which relate to the business in which the Company is engaged or in which the Company intends to engage, shall be and hereby are the exclusive property of the Company, without any further compensation to the Executive. In addition, without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, all Developments which are copyrightable work by the Executive are intended to be “work made for hire” and shall be and hereby are the property of the Company.

 

 
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(e)          The Executive shall promptly disclose any Developments to the Company. If any Development is not the property of the Company by operation of law, this Agreement or otherwise, the Executive will, and hereby does, assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Development, without further consideration, and will assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the expense of the Company, to secure, maintain and defend its rights in such Development. The Executive shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any applications for, or extension or renewals of, letters patent (or other intellectual property registrations or filings) of the United States, Canada or any other country in which the Company desires to file and that relates to any Development. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as such Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall survive the Executive’s death or incapacity), to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such applications, extensions or renewals and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, other intellectual property registrations or filings, or such other similar documents with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive.

 

(f)          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of all inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein made by the Executive prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”), which belong to the Executive and which relate to the business or reasonably anticipated business of the Company and which are not assigned to the Company hereunder; or, if no such list is attached, the Executive represents that there are no such Prior Inventions. If in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive incorporates into a Company product, process, or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Executive or in which the Executive has an interest, then 1) the Executive will notify the Company in writing at least 60 days before efforts are made to develop or commercialize such Prior Inventions, and 2) the Company is hereby granted a 60 day right of first negotiation to license the Prior Invention(s) on terms mutually agreeable to relevant parties. If the Company elects to pursue negotiations, the parties agree to negotiate exclusivity for a period of 90 days.

 

(g)          The Executive waives in whole all moral rights which he may have in the Developments, including the right to the integrity of the Developments, the right to be associated with the Developments, the right to restrain or claim damages for any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the Developments, and the right to restrain use or reproduction of the Developments in any context and in connection with any product, service, cause or institution. The Executive agrees to confirm such waiver from time to time as requested by the Company.

 

7.           Non-competition. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration for the following covenants is the Company’s agreement to provide Severance (as defined in Section 10 below) in the event of the Executive’s termination without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive) or by the Executive for Good Reason.

 

The Executive agrees that, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for one year thereafter, irrespective of whether the Executive resigns or is terminated either with or without Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as a stockholder owning less than one percent (1%) of the shares of a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange), partner, member, or other owner or participant in any business entity other than the Company:

 

(a)          carry on, participate in, or engage in any business that competes directly with the Business of the Company in the United States or Canada. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Business of the Company” means the research, development or commercialization of virus-like particle vaccines for prophylactic and therapeutic use in both humans and animals;

 

 
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(b)          solicit, employ, hire, endeavor to entice away from the Company, or offer employment or any consulting arrangement to, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, employed by, or a consultant to, the Company; or

 

(c)          solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, a customer or client of, supplier to, or other party having material business relations with the Company;

 

provided, however; that if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the non-competition requirement of this Section 7 shall not apply.

 

8.           Remedies. Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6 or 7 herein could result in irreparable injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the Executive from engaging in any activities prohibited by Sections 6 or 7 herein or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Sections 6 or 7 herein. For purposes of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include Variation Biotechnologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act, the Company, their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

9.           Review of Agreement; Reasonable Restrictions. The Executive: (a) has carefully read and understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and has had the opportunity for this Agreement to be reviewed by counsel; (b) is voluntarily entering into this Agreement; (c) has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates, equity holders, agents, representatives, employees, or attorneys) with regard to the subject matter or effect of this Agreement; (d) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary given the Executive’s unique position within the Company and special knowledge of the Company and its customers; (e) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill, customer relationships, legitimate business interests, and Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates, and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without the benefit of such provisions; (f) acknowledges the significant consideration which he is receiving for entering into this Agreement; and (g) will be able to earn a satisfactory livelihood without violating this Agreement.

 

10.         Termination.

 

(a)          General. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company with Cause or without Cause. Any decision regarding termination of the Executive shall be made by the Board.

 

(b)          Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company in the event of the Disability of the Executive.

 

 
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(c)          Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean the sale or disposition by Company to an unrelated third party of substantially all of its business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party. For purposes of this definition, the term “controlling interest” means the sale or transfer of the Company’s securities representing more 50% of the voting power.

 

(d)          Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Cause” means that, in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board, the Executive has (i) breached any fiduciary duty or legal or contractual obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, where written notice is given to the Executive and the Executive does not cure the breach within fourteen (14) days; (ii) engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, acts of dishonesty, or a conflict of interest relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to: (A) any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude); or (B) any felony or indictable offence; (iv) engaged in a violation of any federal or state laws (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude), or federal or state securities laws; or (v) the Executive has materially failed to meet minimum performance expectations of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer after reasonable notice of the material performance deficiency and a reasonable opportunity to remedy such deficiency.

 

Good Reason” means (i) a material breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; (ii) the assignment of duties or responsibilities to the Executive by the Board, which are inconsistent in a material and adverse respect with the Executive’s position with the Company as of the date of this Agreement; or (iii) the relocation of the Executive, without the Executive’s prior consent, by the Company to a work location more than fifty (50) miles from the location of the Company’s headquarters; provided that, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), the Company shall have been given written notice by the Executive describing in reasonable detail the occurrence of the event or circumstance for which the Executive believes the Executive may resign for Good Reason within fifteen (15) days of the first occurrence thereof and the Company shall not have cured such event or circumstance within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice.

 

Disability” means the Executive is unable to perform the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months in any twelve-month period as a result of illness (mental or physical) or an accident.

 

Severance” means a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Base Salary (at the rate in effect on the date of termination) plus (ii) an additional one (1) month’s payment of Base Salary for each full year served by the Executive following the Effective Time.

 

 
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(e)          Effects of Termination.

 

(i)      Termination Without Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement because of the Executive’s death or Disability, or if the Company terminates the employment of the Executive with Cause, then the Company shall have no further obligation to provide the Executive with notice or to make any payments or provide any benefits (except for the continuation of benefits as and to the extent required by law under the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), or applicable state equivalent laws, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) to the Executive hereunder after the date of termination, except for payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, and payments for any accrued but unused vacation time.

 

(ii)     Termination With Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive), the termination is a Change of Control Termination, or the termination is by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, payments for any accrued but unused vacation time, and payments of the Severance.

 

(f)          Conditions and Limitations to Severance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Company to make Severance payments to the Executive shall be subject to the following provisions and conditions:

 

(i)      Release of Claims. If the Executive is entitled to Severance under this Agreement, the obligation of the Company to pay Severance shall be contingent upon the Executive signing a general release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

(ii)     Consequences of Breach. If the Executive breaches the Executive’s obligations under Sections 6, 7, or 23 of this Agreement, the Company may immediately cease payments of Severance and may recover all Severance paid to the Executive after the date of such breach, subject to any statutory obligations which the Company has in respect of the payment of statutory notice and severance. The cessation and recovery of these payments shall be in addition to, and not as an alternative to, any other remedies at law or in equity available to the Company, including without limitation the right to seek specific performance or an injunction.

 

(g)          Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 through 23 of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

11.         Enforceability, etc. This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or invalid under any such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

 
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12.         Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or express mail, or mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

(a)           If to the Executive:

 

David Anderson

20 E Springfield Street, Apt 6

Boston, MA 02118

 

(b)           If to the Company:

 

Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

or at such other address as may have been furnished by such person in writing to the other party.

 

13.         Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions.

 

14.         Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Executive. No waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in writing and signed by or on behalf of such party. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of the same or any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement. No delay or omission in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.

 

15.         Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators, and on the Company and its successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Executive hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

16.         Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and replaces and supersedes all other agreements and understandings relating hereto and to the Executive’s employment.

 

17.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, including counterpart signature pages or counterpart facsimile signature pages, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.         No Conflicting Agreements. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not a party to or bound by any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, employment, consulting or other agreement or restriction which could conflict with, or be violated by, the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company or obligations under this Agreement.

 

 
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19.         Captions. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

 

20.         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 under any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authoring any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

21.         Notification of New Employer. For or a period of up to one year after Executive’s termination, the Executive consents to notification by the Company to the Executive’s new employer or its agents regarding the Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

22.         Key Man Insurance. The Executive acknowledges that the Company may wish to purchase insurance on the life of the Executive, the proceeds of which would be payable to the Company or an affiliate of same. The Executive hereby consents to such insurance and agrees to submit to any medical examination and release of medical records required to obtain such insurance.

 

23.         Cooperation. The Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any threatened or actual claims, actions, arbitrations, audits, hearings, investigations, litigations or suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body or self-regulatory organization (“Proceedings”) which may be brought against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events that occurred or allegedly occurred during his employment with the Company. The Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, without implication or limitation, being available to meet with counsel for the Company to prepare for discovery or trial and to testify truthfully as a witness when reasonably requested by the Company at reasonable times designated by the Company. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that he incurs in connection with cooperation pursuant to this section, subject to the presentation of reasonable documentation.

 

 

 

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This Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Trent Davis                                                       
Title: President

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

/s/ David Anderson_______________________

David Anderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

PRIOR INVENTIONS

 

 

1.     An inventor identified in PCT patent application entitled “Selective differentiation, identification, and modulation of human Th17 cells” (PCT/US2009/031477). In summary, this invention provides for the differentiation of human Th17 cells. More specifically, the invention refines and extends the understanding of the regulation of IL-17A secretion from human CD4+ T cells, and defines the conditions required for human Th17 cell differentiation.

 

 

2.     An inventor identified in PCT patent application entitled “Therapeutic uses of TIM-3 modulators” (PCT/US2007/024067). In summary, the invention provides novel methods of treating neurological disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders such as MS. The invention also provides novel methods of treating cancers, including glial tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme. The invention further provides vaccines and related uses.

 

 

3.     An inventor identified in unpublished PCT patent application entitled “Compostions and methods for diagnosis and treatment of malignant gliomas.” In summary, the invention relates to fragments of the glioma-associated antigens MAGE and IL-13 receptor a2. The peptides and compositions of the peptides are useful in therapeutic and diagnostic contexts.

 

 

4.     An inventor identified in a provisional patent application entitled “Compositions and methods for the treatment of malignant cancer.” In summary, the invention relates to microparticle formulation of MAGE peptides together with a TLR8 agonist. The composition of peptides and TLR8 agonist into a vaccine is useful in therapeutic contexts against malignant cancers.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE

 

In consideration of the severance benefits (the “Severance”) offered to me by Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to my Employment Agreement with the Company dated May 8, 2014 (“Employment Agreement”) and in connection with the termination of my employment, I agree to the following general release (the “Release”).

 

1.     On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, I hereby fully and forever generally release and discharge the Company, its current, former and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, related entities, employee benefit plans, and their fiduciaries, predecessors, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns (collectively, the “Company”) from any and all claims, causes of action, and liabilities up through the date of my execution of the Release. The claims subject to this release include, but are not limited to, those relating to my employment with the Company and/or any predecessor to the Company and the termination of such employment. All such claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are barred without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in statute, contract, or tort. This expressly includes waiver and release of any rights and claims arising under any and all laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; and any similar laws of the state of Washington and/or any other state or governmental entity. The parties agree to apply Washington law in interpreting the Release. This Release does not extend to, and has no effect upon, any benefits that have accrued, and to which I have become vested, under any employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA sponsored by the Company.

 

2.     In understanding the terms of the Release and my rights, I have been advised to consult with an attorney of my choice prior to executing the Release. I understand that nothing in the Release shall prohibit me from exercising legal rights that are, as a matter of law, not subject to waiver such as: (a) my rights under applicable workers’ compensation laws; (b) my right, if any, to seek unemployment benefits; (c) my right to file a charge or complaint with a government agency such as but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any applicable state agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute regarding the scope of this general release shall be resolved through binding arbitration pursuant to Section 9 below, and the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement.

 

3.     I understand and agree that the Company will not provide me with the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement unless I execute the Release. I also understand that I have received or will receive, regardless of the execution of the Release, all wages owed to me together with any accrued but unused vacation pay, less applicable withholdings and deductions, earned through my termination date.

 

4.     As part of my existing and continuing obligations to the Company, I have returned to the Company all the Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other the Company property that I have had in my possession at any time, including but not limited to the Company files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specification, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, pagers, etc.), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof).

 

 
 

 

 

I understand that, even if I did not sign the Release, I am still bound by the Company’s Proprietary Information, Invention, Assignment and Noncompete Agreement signed by me in connection with my employment with the Company, pursuant to the terms of such agreement.

 

5.     I represent and warrant that I am the sole owner of all claims relating to my employment with the Company and/or with any predecessor of the Company, and that I have not assigned or transferred any claims relating to my employment to any other person or entity.

 

6.     I agree to keep the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement and the provisions of the Release confidential and not to reveal its contents to anyone except my lawyer, my spouse or other immediate family member, and/or my financial consultant, or as required by legal process or applicable law.

 

7.     I understand and agree that the Release shall not be construed at any time as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either the Company or me.

 

8.     Any controversy or any claim arising out of or relating to the interpretation, enforceability or breach of the Release shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement. If for any reason this arbitration provision is not enforceable, I agree to arbitration under the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association or any successor hereto. The parties further agree that the arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or modify, alter or amend the terms of the Release. Any applicable arbitration rules or policies shall be interpreted in a manner so as to ensure their enforceability under applicable state or federal law.

 

9.     I agree that I have had at least twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to consider whether to execute the Release, no one hurried me into executing the Release during that period, and no one coerced me into executing the Release. I understand that the offer of the Severance and the Release shall expire on the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after my employment termination date if I have not accepted the Release and the Release has not become effective by that time. I further understand that the Company’s obligations under the Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day after the date I sign the Release provided that I have timely delivered it to the Company (the “Effective Date”) and that in the seven (7) day period following the date I deliver a signed copy of the Release to the Company I understand that I may revoke my acceptance of the Release. I understand that the Severance will become available to me only if the Release becomes effective, on the sixty-first (61st) calendar day after my termination date.

 

10.     In executing the Release, I acknowledge that I have not relied upon any statement made by the Company, or any of its representatives or employees, with regard to the Release unless the representation is specifically included herein. Furthermore, the Release contains our entire understanding regarding eligibility for and the payment of severance benefits and supersedes any or all prior representation and agreement regarding the subject matter of the Release. Once effective and enforceable, this agreement can only be changed by another written agreement signed by me and an authorized representative of the Company.

 

11.     Should any provision of the Release be determined by an arbitrator, court of competent jurisdiction, or government agency to be wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions are intended to remain in full force and effect. Specifically, should a court, arbitrator, or agency conclude that a particular claim may not be released as a matter of law, it is the intention of the parties that the general release and the waiver of unknown claims above shall otherwise remain effective to release any and all other claims.

 

 
 

 

 

I acknowledge that I have obtained sufficient information to intelligently exercise my own judgment regarding the terms of the Release before executing the Release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EMPLOYEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF RELEASE

 

 

BEFORE SIGNING MY NAME TO THE RELEASE, I STATE THE FOLLOWING: I HAVE READ THE RELEASE, I UNDERSTAND IT AND I KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS. I HAVE OBTAINED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INTELLIGENTLY EXERCISE MY OWN JUDGMENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING IT, AND I HAVE SIGNED THE RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.

 

 

 

Date delivered to employee ___________, ______.

 

Executed this ___________ day of ___________, ______.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
    Employee Signature  
       
       

 

 

Employee Name (Please Print)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT]

 


ex10-7.htm

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 8th day of May 2014 by and between Egidio Nascimento, on the one hand (the “Executive”), and Variation Biotechnologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Company (the “Canadian Company”), on the other hand. In this Agreement, the term “Company” shall mean the Canadian Company considered on a consolidated basis with Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “U.S. Company”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to set forth, in a definitive employment agreement, their respective rights and obligations with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company upon the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the U.S. Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the U.S. Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the U.S. Company (the “Merger Agreement”) and the Canadian Company shall continue as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VBI following the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment by the Company shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Effective Time”);

 

WHEREAS, the Canadian Company agrees to provide all monetary compensation to the Executive; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive will be a key employee of the Company, with significant access to information concerning the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, and the disclosure or misuse of such information or the engaging in competitive activities by the Executive would cause substantial harm to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept such employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

2.           Term. The Executive’s employment shall commence at the Effective Time and shall continue until termination by either party in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement.

 

3.           Duties. The Executive will serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Canadian Company and the U.S. Company and shall have such duties of a senior executive nature as the Chief Executive Officer or the U.S. Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) shall determine from time to time. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

4.           Full Time; Best Efforts. The Executive shall use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and shall devote the Executive’s full business time and efforts to its business and affairs.

 

 

 

 

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The Executive shall not engage in any other activity which could reasonably be expected to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties, services and responsibilities hereunder without the approval of the Board in its sole discretion.

 

5.           Compensation and Benefits. During the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits as follows:

 

(a)          Base Salary. The Executive shall receive a salary at the rate of $240,000 USD annually (the “Base Salary”), payable by the Canadian Company in accordance with regular payroll practices of the Company in CAD Canadian dollar equivalent, which shall be adjusted quarterly based on the average Bank of Canada exchange rate for the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

 

(b)          Bonus.

 

(i)  Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Executive’s then applicable Base Salary (the “Bonus”), commencing with the 2014 calendar year (and pro-rated with respect to 2014) and payable by the Canadian Company. Bonus entitlement shall be based on the Executive’s meeting of certain performance objectives, which shall be mutually established by the Executive and the Board within thirty (30) days after the Effective Time and shall be re-established on an annual basis thereafter. Bonus eligibility and entitlement will be at the sole discretion of the Board and will be contingent upon the Executive remaining actively employed with the Company through the date any Bonus is paid. The Bonus will be paid in March of the following calendar year. The Executive shall not be entitled to any portion of any Bonus that might otherwise have been awarded for any calendar year during which the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason. All determinations regarding any Bonus will be made by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

(ii) Transaction Bonus. Within thirty (30) days following the closing date of the Merger, the Executive will receive a one-time bonus in the amount of $75,000 USD payable by the Canadian Company.

 

(c)          Benefits/Business Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the Base Salary and the Bonus, the Executive shall be entitled to receive customary benefits that are generally available to employees of the Company in accordance with the then-existing terms and conditions of its benefits policies. The Executive’s benefits will include (i) four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year, which will accrue monthly, (ii) term life insurance with a death benefit in the amount of the Base Salary payable to a beneficiary designated by the Executive, (iii) standard short and long term disability benefits, (iv) standard health insurance benefits, and (v) participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan or a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (“RRSP”), the Canadian equivalent. Other than the 401(k) plan or RRSP, the Company shall not be required to provide any pension or retirement benefits to the Executive. In the event the Executive receives payments from the disability insurer, the Company shall have the right to offset such payments against the Base Salary otherwise payable to Executive during the period for which such payments are made. The Executive represents and warrants that he has no reason to believe that he is not insurable with a reputable insurance company for the limits of the coverage discussed herein. If the Executive is deemed to be uninsurable for any of the coverage discussed herein, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for failing to provide such coverage. The Company may change any benefits contractor, in its sole discretion, and any such change will not be a breach of this Agreement.

 

 
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The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, subject to the presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting documentation as approved by or in accordance with policies established by the Board.

 

(d)          Withholding. The Company may withhold from any compensation payable to the Executive all applicable U.S. or Canadian equivalent withholding and employment taxes and other statutory deductions.

 

(e)          Stock Options. While the Executive remains an employee of the Company, option grants to the Executive may be granted at such times as the Board shall deem appropriate. The amount and vesting terms related to any such grant shall be in the discretion of the Board. Any options granted to the Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the equity incentive plan of the Company pursuant to which such options are granted and the applicable award agreement thereunder (if any), save and except that (A) the vesting of any such option shall accelerate fully if the Executive is terminated without Cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control begin and ends on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction (“Change of Control Termination”) or terminates his employment for Good Reason, and (B) if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the Executive shall have a period of three (3) months following such termination to exercise any outstanding vested options before the exercise period of such vested options expires.

 

6.           Confidentiality; Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and at all times thereafter:

 

(a)          The Executive will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Executive has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure). As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other nature relating to the business of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through (i) no fault of the Executive, and (ii) no breach by any other current or former employee of his/her confidentiality obligations to the Company.

 

(b)          The Executive shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information at any time, except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company.

 

 
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(c)          Upon the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, and upon the request of the Company at any time and for any reason, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all materials (including all electronic and hard copies) in the Executive’s possession which contain or relate to Confidential Information.

 

(d)          All inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein (collectively, the “Developments”) made by the Executive, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time or at any place during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during such period of employment, which relate to the business in which the Company is engaged or in which the Company intends to engage, shall be and hereby are the exclusive property of the Company, without any further compensation to the Executive. In addition, without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, all Developments which are copyrightable work by the Executive are intended to be “work made for hire” and shall be and hereby are the property of the Company.

 

(e)          The Executive shall promptly disclose any Developments to the Company. If any Development is not the property of the Company by operation of law, this Agreement or otherwise, the Executive will, and hereby does, assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Development, without further consideration, and will assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the expense of the Company, to secure, maintain and defend its rights in such Development. The Executive shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any applications for, or extension or renewals of, letters patent (or other intellectual property registrations or filings) of the United States, Canada or any other country in which the Company desires to file and that relates to any Development. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as such Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall survive the Executive’s death or incapacity), to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such applications, extensions or renewals and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, other intellectual property registrations or filings, or such other similar documents with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive.

 

(f)          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of all inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein made by the Executive prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”), which belong to the Executive and which relate to the business or reasonably anticipated business of the Company and which are not assigned to the Company hereunder; or, if no such list is attached, the Executive represents that there are no such Prior Inventions. If in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive incorporates into a Company product, process, or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Executive or in which the Executive has an interest, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use, sell, and otherwise exploit such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or machine, or any enhancements or extensions thereof.

 

 
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(g)          The Executive waives in whole all moral rights which he may have in the Developments, including the right to the integrity of the Developments, the right to be associated with the Developments, the right to restrain or claim damages for any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the Developments, and the right to restrain use or reproduction of the Developments in any context and in connection with any product, service, cause or institution. The Executive agrees to confirm such waiver from time to time as requested by the Company.

 

7.           Non-competition. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration for the following covenants is the Company’s agreement to provide Severance (as defined in Section 10 below) in the event of the Executive’s termination without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive) or by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive agrees that, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for one year thereafter, irrespective of whether the Executive resigns or is terminated either with or without Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as a stockholder owning less than one percent (1%) of the shares of a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange), partner, member, or other owner or participant in any business entity other than the Company:

 

(a)          carry on, participate in, or engage in any business that competes directly with the Business of the Company in the United States or Canada. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Business of the Company” means the research, development or commercialization of virus-like particle vaccines for prophylactic and therapeutic use in both humans and animals;

 

(b)          solicit, employ, hire, endeavor to entice away from the Company, or offer employment or any consulting arrangement to, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, employed by, or a consultant to, the Company; or

 

(c)          solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, a customer or client of, supplier to, or other party having material business relations with the Company;

 

provided, however; that if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the non-competition requirement of this Section 7 shall not apply.

 

8.           Remedies. Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6 or 7 herein could result in irreparable injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the Executive from engaging in any activities prohibited by Sections 6 or 7 herein or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Sections 6 or 7 herein.

 

 
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9.           Review of Agreement; Reasonable Restrictions. The Executive: (a) has carefully read and understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and has had the opportunity for this Agreement to be reviewed by counsel; (b) is voluntarily entering into this Agreement; (c) has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the Company (or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, equity holders, agents, representatives, employees, or attorneys) with regard to the subject matter or effect of this Agreement; (d) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary given the Executive’s unique position within the Company and special knowledge of the Company and its customers; (e) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill, customer relationships, legitimate business interests, and Confidential Information of the Company and their respective affiliates, and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without the benefit of such provisions; (f) acknowledges the significant consideration which he is receiving for entering into this Agreement; and (g) will be able to earn a satisfactory livelihood without violating this Agreement.

 

10.         Termination.

 

(a)          General. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company with Cause or without Cause. Any decision regarding termination of the Executive shall be made by the Board.

 

(b)          Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company in the event of the Disability of the Executive.

 

(c)          Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean the sale or disposition by Company to an unrelated third party of substantially all of its business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party. For purposes of this definition, the term “controlling interest” means the sale or transfer of the Company’s securities representing more 50% of the voting power.

 

(d)          Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Cause” means that, in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board, the Executive has (i) breached any fiduciary duty or legal or contractual obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, where written notice is given to the Executive and the Executive does not cure the breach within fourteen (14) days; (ii) engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, acts of dishonesty, or a conflict of interest relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to: (A) any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude); or (B) any felony or indictable offence; (iv) engaged in a violation of any federal or state laws (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude), or federal or state securities laws; or (v) the Executive has materially failed to meet minimum performance expectations of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer after reasonable notice of the material performance deficiency and a reasonable opportunity to remedy such deficiency.

 

 
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Good Reason” means (i) a material breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; or (ii) the assignment of duties or responsibilities to the Executive by the Board, which are inconsistent in a material and adverse respect with the Executive’s position with the Company as of the date of this Agreement; provided that, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), the Company shall have been given written notice by the Executive describing in reasonable detail the occurrence of the event or circumstance for which the Executive believes the Executive may resign for Good Reason within fifteen (15) days of the first occurrence thereof and the Company shall not have cured such event or circumstance within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice.

 

Disability” means the Executive is unable to perform the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months in any twelve-month period as a result of illness (mental or physical) or an accident.

 

Severance” means a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Base Salary (at the rate in effect on the date of termination) plus (ii) an additional one (1) month’s payment of Base Salary for each full year served by the Executive following the Effective Time.

 

(e)          Effects of Termination.

 

(i)      Termination Without Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement because of the Executive’s death or Disability, or if the Company terminates the employment of the Executive with Cause, then the Company shall have no further obligation to provide the Executive with notice or to make any payments or provide any benefits (except for the continuation of benefits as and to the extent required by law under the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), or applicable state or Canadian equivalent laws, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or applicable Canadian equivalent) to the Executive hereunder after the date of termination, except for payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, and payments for any accrued but unused vacation time.

 

(ii)     Termination With Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive), the termination is a Change of Control Termination, or the termination is by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, payments for any accrued but unused vacation time, and payments of the Severance.

 

(f)          Conditions and Limitations to Severance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Company to make Severance payments to the Executive shall be subject to the following provisions and conditions:

 

 
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(i)      Release of Claims. If the Executive is entitled to Severance under this Agreement, the obligation of the Company to pay Severance shall be contingent upon the Executive signing a general release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

(ii)     Consequences of Breach. If the Executive breaches the Executive’s obligations under Sections 6, 7, or 23 of this Agreement, the Company may immediately cease payments of Severance and may recover all Severance paid to the Executive after the date of such breach, subject to any statutory obligations which the Company has in respect of the payment of statutory notice and severance. The cessation and recovery of these payments shall be in addition to, and not as an alternative to, any other remedies at law or in equity available to the Company, including without limitation the right to seek specific performance or an injunction.

 

(g)          Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 through 23 of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

11.          Enforceability, etc. This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or invalid under any such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

12.          Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or express mail, or mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

(a)           If to the Executive:

 

Egidio Nascimento

16 Imp de la Cote D’Or

Gatineau, Quebec

J8R 4B4

 

(b)           If to the Company:

 

Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142
Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

or at such other address as may have been furnished by such person in writing to the other party.

 

13.         Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions.

 

 
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14.         Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Executive. No waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in writing and signed by or on behalf of such party. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of the same or any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement. No delay or omission in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.

 

15.         Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators, and on the Company and its successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Executive hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

16.         Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and replaces and supersedes all other agreements and understandings relating hereto and to the Executive’s employment.

 

17.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, including counterpart signature pages or counterpart facsimile signature pages, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.         No Conflicting Agreements. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not a party to or bound by any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, employment, consulting or other agreement or restriction which could conflict with, or be violated by, the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company or obligations under this Agreement.

 

19.         Captions. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

 

20.     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 under any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authoring any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

21.         Notification of New Employer. For or a period of up to one year after Executive’s termination, the Executive consents to notification by the Company to the Executive’s new employer or its agents regarding the Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

22.         Key Man Insurance. The Executive acknowledges that the Company may wish to purchase insurance on the life of the Executive, the proceeds of which would be payable to the Company or an affiliate of same. The Executive hereby consents to such insurance and agrees to submit to any medical examination and release of medical records required to obtain such insurance.

 

 
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23.         Cooperation. The Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any threatened or actual claims, actions, arbitrations, audits, hearings, investigations, litigations or suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body or self-regulatory organization (“Proceedings”) which may be brought against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events that occurred or allegedly occurred during his employment with the Company. The Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, without implication or limitation, being available to meet with counsel for the Company to prepare for discovery or trial and to testify truthfully as a witness when reasonably requested by the Company at reasonable times designated by the Company. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that he incurs in connection with cooperation pursuant to this section, subject to the presentation of reasonable documentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Trent Davis                                                    
Title: President

 

 

CANADIAN COMPANY:

 

Variation Biotechnologies, Inc.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Jeff Baxter                                                       
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

 

/s/ Egidio Nascimento                                                

Egidio Nascimento

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

PRIOR INVENTIONS

 

 

None.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE

 

In consideration of the severance benefits (the “Severance”) offered to me by Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to my Employment Agreement with the Company dated May 8, 2014 (“Employment Agreement”) and in connection with the termination of my employment, I agree to the following general release (the “Release”).

 

1.     On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, I hereby fully and forever generally release and discharge the Company, its current, former and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, related entities, employee benefit plans, and their fiduciaries, predecessors, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns (collectively, the “Company”) from any and all claims, causes of action, and liabilities up through the date of my execution of the Release. The claims subject to this release include, but are not limited to, those relating to my employment with the Company and/or any predecessor to the Company and the termination of such employment. All such claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are barred without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in statute, contract, or tort. This expressly includes waiver and release of any rights and claims arising under any and all laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; and any similar laws of the state of Washington and/or any other state or governmental entity. The parties agree to apply Washington law in interpreting the Release. This Release does not extend to, and has no effect upon, any benefits that have accrued, and to which I have become vested, under any employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA sponsored by the Company.

 

2.     In understanding the terms of the Release and my rights, I have been advised to consult with an attorney of my choice prior to executing the Release. I understand that nothing in the Release shall prohibit me from exercising legal rights that are, as a matter of law, not subject to waiver such as: (a) my rights under applicable workers’ compensation laws; (b) my right, if any, to seek unemployment benefits; (c) my right to file a charge or complaint with a government agency such as but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any applicable state agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute regarding the scope of this general release shall be resolved through binding arbitration pursuant to Section 9 below, and the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement.

 

3.     I understand and agree that the Company will not provide me with the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement unless I execute the Release. I also understand that I have received or will receive, regardless of the execution of the Release, all wages owed to me together with any accrued but unused vacation pay, less applicable withholdings and deductions, earned through my termination date.

 

4.     As part of my existing and continuing obligations to the Company, I have returned to the Company all the Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other the Company property that I have had in my possession at any time, including but not limited to the Company files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specification, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, pagers, etc.), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof).

 

 
 

 

 

1.     I understand that, even if I did not sign the Release, I am still bound by the Company’s Proprietary Information, Invention, Assignment and Noncompete Agreement signed by me in connection with my employment with the Company, pursuant to the terms of such agreement.

 

5.     I represent and warrant that I am the sole owner of all claims relating to my employment with the Company and/or with any predecessor of the Company, and that I have not assigned or transferred any claims relating to my employment to any other person or entity.

 

6.     I agree to keep the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement and the provisions of the Release confidential and not to reveal its contents to anyone except my lawyer, my spouse or other immediate family member, and/or my financial consultant, or as required by legal process or applicable law.

 

7.     I understand and agree that the Release shall not be construed at any time as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either the Company or me.

 

8.     Any controversy or any claim arising out of or relating to the interpretation, enforceability or breach of the Release shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement. If for any reason this arbitration provision is not enforceable, I agree to arbitration under the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association or any successor hereto. The parties further agree that the arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or modify, alter or amend the terms of the Release. Any applicable arbitration rules or policies shall be interpreted in a manner so as to ensure their enforceability under applicable state or federal law.

 

9.     I agree that I have had at least twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to consider whether to execute the Release, no one hurried me into executing the Release during that period, and no one coerced me into executing the Release. I understand that the offer of the Severance and the Release shall expire on the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after my employment termination date if I have not accepted the Release and the Release has not become effective by that time. I further understand that the Company’s obligations under the Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day after the date I sign the Release provided that I have timely delivered it to the Company (the “Effective Date”) and that in the seven (7) day period following the date I deliver a signed copy of the Release to the Company I understand that I may revoke my acceptance of the Release. I understand that the Severance will become available to me only if the Release becomes effective, on the sixty-first (61st) calendar day after my termination date.

 

10.     In executing the Release, I acknowledge that I have not relied upon any statement made by the Company, or any of its representatives or employees, with regard to the Release unless the representation is specifically included herein. Furthermore, the Release contains our entire understanding regarding eligibility for and the payment of severance benefits and supersedes any or all prior representation and agreement regarding the subject matter of the Release. Once effective and enforceable, this agreement can only be changed by another written agreement signed by me and an authorized representative of the Company.

 

11.     Should any provision of the Release be determined by an arbitrator, court of competent jurisdiction, or government agency to be wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions are intended to remain in full force and effect. Specifically, should a court, arbitrator, or agency conclude that a particular claim may not be released as a matter of law, it is the intention of the parties that the general release and the waiver of unknown claims above shall otherwise remain effective to release any and all other claims.

 

 
 

 

 

2.     I acknowledge that I have obtained sufficient information to intelligently exercise my own judgment regarding the terms of the Release before executing the Release.

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT FOLLOWS]

 

 
 

 

 

EMPLOYEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF RELEASE

 

 

BEFORE SIGNING MY NAME TO THE RELEASE, I STATE THE FOLLOWING: I HAVE READ THE RELEASE, I UNDERSTAND IT AND I KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS. I HAVE OBTAINED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INTELLIGENTLY EXERCISE MY OWN JUDGMENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING IT, AND I HAVE SIGNED THE RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.

 

 

 

Date delivered to employee ___________, ______.

 

Executed this ___________ day of ___________, ______.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
    Employee Signature  
       
       

 

 

Employee Name (Please Print)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT]


ex10-8.htm

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 25th day of July, 2014 by and between Adam Buckley, on the one hand (the “Executive”), and Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on the other hand.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to set forth, in a definitive employment agreement, their respective rights and obligations with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company upon the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment by the Company shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Effective Time”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive will be a key employee of the Company with significant access to information concerning the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, and the disclosure or misuse of such information or the engaging in competitive activities by the Executive would cause substantial harm to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept such employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

2.           Term. The Executive’s employment shall commence at the Effective Time and shall continue until termination by either party in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement.

 

3.           Duties. The Executive will serve as Vice President, Operations and Project Management and shall have such duties of a senior executive nature as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) shall determine from time to time. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

4.           Full Time; Best Efforts. The Executive shall use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and shall devote the Executive’s full business time and efforts to its business and affairs. The Executive shall not engage in any other activity which could reasonably be expected to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties, services and responsibilities hereunder without the approval of the Board in its sole discretion.

 

5.           Compensation and Benefits. During the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits as follows:

 

(a)          Base Salary. The Executive shall receive a salary at the rate of $150,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with regular payroll practices of the Company.

 

 

 

 

(b)          Bonus.

 

(i) Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Executive’s then applicable Base Salary (the “Bonus”), commencing with the 2014 calendar year (and pro-rated with respect to 2014). Bonus entitlement shall be based on the Executive’s meeting of certain performance objectives, which shall be mutually established by the Executive and the Board within thirty (30) days after the Effective Time and shall be re-established on an annual basis thereafter. Bonus eligibility and entitlement will be at the sole discretion of the Board and will be contingent upon the Executive remaining actively employed with the Company through the date any Bonus is paid. The Bonus will be paid in March of the following calendar year. The Executive shall not be entitled to any portion of any Bonus that might otherwise have been awarded for any calendar year during which the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason. All determinations regarding any Bonus will be made by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

(ii) Transaction Bonus. Within thirty (30) days following the closing date of the Merger, the Executive will receive a one-time bonus in the amount of $50,000.

 

(c)          Benefits/Business Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the Base Salary and the Bonus, the Executive shall be entitled to receive customary benefits that are generally available to employees of the Company in accordance with the then-existing terms and conditions of its benefits policies. The Executive’s benefits will include (i) four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year, which will accrue monthly, (ii) term life insurance with a death benefit in the amount of the Base Salary payable to a beneficiary designated by the Executive, (iii) standard short and long term disability benefits, (iv) standard health insurance benefits, and (v) participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. Other than the 401(k) plan, the Company shall not be required to provide any pension or retirement benefits to the Executive. In the event the Executive receives payments from the disability insurer, the Company shall have the right to offset such payments against the Base Salary otherwise payable to Executive during the period for which such payments are made. The Executive represents and warrants that he has no reason to believe that he is not insurable with a reputable insurance company for the limits of the coverage discussed herein. If the Executive is deemed to be uninsurable for any of the coverage discussed herein, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for failing to provide such coverage. The Company may change any benefits contractor, in its sole discretion, and any such change will not be a breach of this Agreement. The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, subject to the presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting documentation as approved by or in accordance with policies established by the Board.

 

(d)          Withholding. The Company may withhold from any compensation payable to the Executive all applicable U.S. withholding and employment taxes and other statutory deductions.

 

(e)          Stock Options. While the Executive remains an employee of the Company, option grants to the Executive may be granted at such times as the Board shall deem appropriate. The amount and vesting terms related to any such grant shall be in the discretion of the Board. Any options granted to the Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the equity incentive plan of the Company pursuant to which such options are granted and the applicable award agreement thereunder (if any), save and except that

 

(A) the vesting of any such option shall accelerate fully if the Executive is terminated without Cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control begin and ends on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction (“Change of Control Termination”) or terminates his employment for Good Reason, and (B) if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the Executive shall have a period of three (3) months following such termination to exercise any outstanding vested options before the exercise period of such vested options expires.

 

 
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6.           Confidentiality; Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and at all times thereafter:

 

(a)          The Executive will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Executive has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure). As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other nature relating to the business of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through (i) no fault of the Executive, and (ii) no breach by any other current or former employee of his/her confidentiality obligations to the Company.

 

(b)          The Executive shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information at any time, except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company.

 

(c)          Upon the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, and upon the request of the Company at any time and for any reason, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all materials (including all electronic and hard copies) in the Executive’s possession which contain or relate to Confidential Information.

 

(d)          All inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein (collectively, the “Developments”) made by the Executive, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time or at any place during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during such period of employment, which relate to the business in which the Company is engaged or in which the Company intends to engage, shall be and hereby are the exclusive property of the Company, without any further compensation to the Executive. In addition, without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, all Developments which are copyrightable work by the Executive are intended to be “work made for hire” and shall be and hereby are the property of the Company.

 

 
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(e)          The Executive shall promptly disclose any Developments to the Company. If any Development is not the property of the Company by operation of law, this Agreement or otherwise, the Executive will, and hereby does, assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Development, without further consideration, and will assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the expense of the Company, to secure, maintain and defend its rights in such Development. The Executive shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any applications for, or extension or renewals of, letters patent (or other intellectual property registrations or filings) of the United States, Canada or any other country in which the Company desires to file and that relates to any Development. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as such Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall survive the Executive’s death or incapacity), to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such applications, extensions or renewals and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, other intellectual property registrations or filings, or such other similar documents with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive.

 

(f)          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of all inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein made by the Executive prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”), which belong to the Executive and which relate to the business or reasonably anticipated business of the Company and which are not assigned to the Company hereunder; or, if no such list is attached, the Executive represents that there are no such Prior Inventions. If in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive incorporates into a Company product, process, or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Executive or in which the Executive has an interest, then 1) the Executive will notify the Company in writing at least 60 days before efforts are made to develop or commercialize such Prior Inventions, and 2) the Company is hereby granted a 60 day right of first negotiation to license the Prior Invention(s) on terms mutually agreeable to relevant parties. If the Company elects to pursue negotiations, the parties agree to negotiate exclusivity for a period of 90 days.

 

(g)          The Executive waives in whole all moral rights which he may have in the Developments, including the right to the integrity of the Developments, the right to be associated with the Developments, the right to restrain or claim damages for any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the Developments, and the right to restrain use or reproduction of the Developments in any context and in connection with any product, service, cause or institution. The Executive agrees to confirm such waiver from time to time as requested by the Company.

 

 
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7.           Non-competition. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration for the following covenants is the Company’s agreement to provide Severance (as defined in Section 10 below) in the event of the Executive’s termination without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive) or by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive agrees that, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for one year thereafter, irrespective of whether the Executive resigns or is terminated either with or without Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as a stockholder owning less than one percent (1%) of the shares of a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange), partner, member, or other owner or participant in any business entity other than the Company:

 

(a)          carry on, participate in, or engage in any business that competes directly with the Business of the Company in the United States or Canada. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Business of the Company” means the research, development or commercialization of virus-like particle vaccines for prophylactic and therapeutic use in both humans and animals;

 

(b)          solicit, employ, hire, endeavor to entice away from the Company, or offer employment or any consulting arrangement to, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, employed by, or a consultant to, the Company; or

 

(c)          solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, a customer or client of, supplier to, or other party having material business relations with the Company;

 

provided, however; that if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the non-competition requirement of this Section 7 shall not apply.

 

8.          Remedies. Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6 or 7 herein could result in irreparable injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the Executive from engaging in any activities prohibited by Sections 6 or 7 herein or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Sections 6 or 7 herein. For purposes of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include Variation Biotechnologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act, the Company, their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

9.           Review of Agreement; Reasonable Restrictions. The Executive: (a) has carefully read and understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and has had the opportunity for this Agreement to be reviewed by counsel; (b) is voluntarily entering into this Agreement; (c) has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates, equity holders, agents, representatives, employees, or attorneys) with regard to the subject matter or effect of this Agreement; (d) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary given the Executive’s unique position within the Company and special knowledge of the Company and its customers;

 

 
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(e) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill, customer relationships, legitimate business interests, and Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates, and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without the benefit of such provisions; (f) acknowledges the significant consideration which he is receiving for entering into this Agreement; and (g) will be able to earn a satisfactory livelihood without violating this Agreement.

 

10.          Termination.

 

(a)          General. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company with Cause or without Cause. Any decision regarding termination of the Executive shall be made by the Board.

 

(b)          Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company in the event of the Disability of the Executive.

 

(c)          Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean the sale or disposition by Company to an unrelated third party of substantially all of its business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party. For purposes of this definition, the term “controlling interest” means the sale or transfer of the Company’s securities representing more 50% of the voting power.

 

(d)          Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Cause” means that, in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board, the Executive has (i) breached any fiduciary duty or legal or contractual obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, where written notice is given to the Executive and the Executive does not cure the breach within fourteen (14) days; (ii) engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, acts of dishonesty, or a conflict of interest relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to: (A) any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude); or (B) any felony or indictable offence; (iv) engaged in a violation of any federal or state laws (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude), or federal or state securities laws; or (v) the Executive has materially failed to meet minimum performance expectations of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer after reasonable notice of the material performance deficiency and a reasonable opportunity to remedy such deficiency.

 

Good Reason” means (i) a material breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; (ii) the assignment of duties or responsibilities to the Executive by the Board, which are inconsistent in a material and adverse respect with the Executive’s position with the Company as of the date of this Agreement; or

 

 
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(iii) the relocation of the Executive, without the Executive’s prior consent, by the Company to a work location more than fifty (50) miles from the location of the Company’s headquarters; provided that, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), the Company shall have been given written notice by the Executive describing in reasonable detail the occurrence of the event or circumstance for which the Executive believes the Executive may resign for Good Reason within fifteen (15) days of the first occurrence thereof and the Company shall not have cured such event or circumstance within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice.

 

Disability” means the Executive is unable to perform the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months in any twelve-month period as a result of illness (mental or physical) or an accident.

 

Severance” means a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Base Salary (at the rate in effect on the date of termination) plus (ii) an additional one (1) month’s payment of Base Salary for each full year served by the Executive following the Effective Time.

 

(e)          Effects of Termination.

 

(i)     Termination Without Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement because of the Executive’s death or Disability, or if the Company terminates the employment of the Executive with Cause, then the Company shall have no further obligation to provide the Executive with notice or to make any payments or provide any benefits (except for the continuation of benefits as and to the extent required by law under the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), or applicable state equivalent laws, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) to the Executive hereunder after the date of termination, except for payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, and payments for any accrued but unused vacation time.

 

(ii)     Termination With Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive), the termination is a Change of Control Termination, or the termination is by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, payments for any accrued but unused vacation time, and payments of the Severance.

 

(f)           Conditions and Limitations to Severance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Company to make Severance payments to the Executive shall be subject to the following provisions and conditions:

 

(i)     Release of Claims. If the Executive is entitled to Severance under this Agreement, the obligation of the Company to pay Severance shall be contingent upon the Executive signing a general release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

 
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(ii)     Consequences of Breach. If the Executive breaches the Executive’s obligations under Sections 6, 7, or 23 of this Agreement, the Company may immediately cease payments of Severance and may recover all Severance paid to the Executive after the date of such breach, subject to any statutory obligations which the Company has in respect of the payment of statutory notice and severance. The cessation and recovery of these payments shall be in addition to, and not as an alternative to, any other remedies at law or in equity available to the Company, including without limitation the right to seek specific performance or an injunction.

 

(g)          Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 through 23 of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

11.          Enforceability, etc. This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or invalid under any such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

12.          Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or express mail, or mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

(a)           If to the Executive:

 

Adam Buckley

3 Dorchester Street, Unit C

Boston, MA 02127

 

(b)           If to the Company:

 

Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

or at such other address as may have been furnished by such person in writing to the other party.

 

13.          Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions.

 

 
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14.          Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Executive. No waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in writing and signed by or on behalf of such party. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of the same or any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement. No delay or omission in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.

 

15.          Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators, and on the Company and its successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Executive hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

16.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and replaces and supersedes all other agreements and understandings relating hereto and to the Executive’s employment.

 

17.          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, including counterpart signature pages or counterpart facsimile signature pages, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.          No Conflicting Agreements. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not a party to or bound by any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, employment, consulting or other agreement or restriction which could conflict with, or be violated by, the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company or obligations under this Agreement.

 

19.          Captions. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

 

20.          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 under any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authoring any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

21.          Notification of New Employer. For or a period of up to one year after Executive’s termination, the Executive consents to notification by the Company to the Executive’s new employer or its agents regarding the Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

22.          Key Man Insurance. The Executive acknowledges that the Company may wish to purchase insurance on the life of the Executive, the proceeds of which would be payable to the Company or an affiliate of same. The Executive hereby consents to such insurance and agrees to submit to any medical examination and release of medical records required to obtain such insurance.

 

 
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23.          Cooperation. The Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any threatened or actual claims, actions, arbitrations, audits, hearings, investigations, litigations or suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body or self-regulatory organization (“Proceedings”) which may be brought against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events that occurred or allegedly occurred during his employment with the Company. The Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, without implication or limitation, being available to meet with counsel for the Company to prepare for discovery or trial and to testify truthfully as a witness when reasonably requested by the Company at reasonable times designated by the Company. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that he incurs in connection with cooperation pursuant to this section, subject to the presentation of reasonable documentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp.

 

 

 

By: /s/Trent Davis                                                       
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

/s/ Adam Buckley________________________

Adam Buckley

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

 

 
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EXHIBIT A

 

PRIOR INVENTIONS

 

 

 

[Adam to provide.]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE

 

In consideration of the severance benefits (the “Severance”) offered to me by Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to my Employment Agreement with the Company dated July __, 2014 (“Employment Agreement”) and in connection with the termination of my employment, I agree to the following general release (the “Release”).

 

1.     On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, I hereby fully and forever generally release and discharge the Company, its current, former and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, related entities, employee benefit plans, and their fiduciaries, predecessors, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns (collectively, the “Company”) from any and all claims, causes of action, and liabilities up through the date of my execution of the Release. The claims subject to this release include, but are not limited to, those relating to my employment with the Company and/or any predecessor to the Company and the termination of such employment. All such claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are barred without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in statute, contract, or tort. This expressly includes waiver and release of any rights and claims arising under any and all laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; and any similar laws of the state of Washington and/or any other state or governmental entity. The parties agree to apply Washington law in interpreting the Release. This Release does not extend to, and has no effect upon, any benefits that have accrued, and to which I have become vested, under any employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA sponsored by the Company.

 

2.     In understanding the terms of the Release and my rights, I have been advised to consult with an attorney of my choice prior to executing the Release. I understand that nothing in the Release shall prohibit me from exercising legal rights that are, as a matter of law, not subject to waiver such as: (a) my rights under applicable workers’ compensation laws; (b) my right, if any, to seek unemployment benefits; (c) my right to file a charge or complaint with a government agency such as but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any applicable state agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute regarding the scope of this general release shall be resolved through binding arbitration pursuant to Section 9 below, and the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement.

 

3.     I understand and agree that the Company will not provide me with the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement unless I execute the Release. I also understand that I have received or will receive, regardless of the execution of the Release, all wages owed to me together with any accrued but unused vacation pay, less applicable withholdings and deductions, earned through my termination date.

 

4.     As part of my existing and continuing obligations to the Company, I have returned to the Company all the Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other the Company property that I have had in my possession at any time, including but not limited to the Company files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specification, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, pagers, etc.), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof).

 

 
 

 

 

I understand that, even if I did not sign the Release, I am still bound by the Company’s Proprietary Information, Invention, Assignment and Noncompete Agreement signed by me in connection with my employment with the Company, pursuant to the terms of such agreement.

 

5.     I represent and warrant that I am the sole owner of all claims relating to my employment with the Company and/or with any predecessor of the Company, and that I have not assigned or transferred any claims relating to my employment to any other person or entity.

 

6.     I agree to keep the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement and the provisions of the Release confidential and not to reveal its contents to anyone except my lawyer, my spouse or other immediate family member, and/or my financial consultant, or as required by legal process or applicable law.

 

7.     I understand and agree that the Release shall not be construed at any time as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either the Company or me.

 

8.     Any controversy or any claim arising out of or relating to the interpretation, enforceability or breach of the Release shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement. If for any reason this arbitration provision is not enforceable, I agree to arbitration under the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association or any successor hereto. The parties further agree that the arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or modify, alter or amend the terms of the Release. Any applicable arbitration rules or policies shall be interpreted in a manner so as to ensure their enforceability under applicable state or federal law.

 

9.     I agree that I have had at least twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to consider whether to execute the Release, no one hurried me into executing the Release during that period, and no one coerced me into executing the Release. I understand that the offer of the Severance and the Release shall expire on the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after my employment termination date if I have not accepted the Release and the Release has not become effective by that time. I further understand that the Company’s obligations under the Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day after the date I sign the Release provided that I have timely delivered it to the Company (the “Effective Date”) and that in the seven (7) day period following the date I deliver a signed copy of the Release to the Company I understand that I may revoke my acceptance of the Release. I understand that the Severance will become available to me only if the Release becomes effective, on the sixty-first (61st) calendar day after my termination date.

 

10.     In executing the Release, I acknowledge that I have not relied upon any statement made by the Company, or any of its representatives or employees, with regard to the Release unless the representation is specifically included herein. Furthermore, the Release contains our entire understanding regarding eligibility for and the payment of severance benefits and supersedes any or all prior representation and agreement regarding the subject matter of the Release. Once effective and enforceable, this agreement can only be changed by another written agreement signed by me and an authorized representative of the Company.

 

 

 

 

11.     Should any provision of the Release be determined by an arbitrator, court of competent jurisdiction, or government agency to be wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions are intended to remain in full force and effect. Specifically, should a court, arbitrator, or agency conclude that a particular claim may not be released as a matter of law, it is the intention of the parties that the general release and the waiver of unknown claims above shall otherwise remain effective to release any and all other claims.

 

I acknowledge that I have obtained sufficient information to intelligently exercise my own judgment regarding the terms of the Release before executing the Release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT FOLLOWS]

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF RELEASE

 

 

BEFORE SIGNING MY NAME TO THE RELEASE, I STATE THE FOLLOWING: I HAVE READ THE RELEASE, I UNDERSTAND IT AND I KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS. I HAVE OBTAINED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INTELLIGENTLY EXERCISE MY OWN JUDGMENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING IT, AND I HAVE SIGNED THE RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.

 

 

 

Date delivered to employee ___________, ______.

 

Executed this ___________ day of ___________, ______.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Signature

 

       
       
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Exhibit 10.9

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 25th day of July, 2014 by and between Marc Kirchmeier, on the one hand (the “Executive”), and Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on the other hand.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to set forth, in a definitive employment agreement, their respective rights and obligations with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company upon the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment by the Company shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Effective Time”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive will be a key employee of the Company with significant access to information concerning the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, and the disclosure or misuse of such information or the engaging in competitive activities by the Executive would cause substantial harm to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept such employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

2.           Term. The Executive’s employment shall commence at the Effective Time and shall continue until termination by either party in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement.

 

3.           Duties. The Executive will serve as Vice President, Formulation Development and shall have such duties of a senior executive nature as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) shall determine from time to time. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

4.           Full Time; Best Efforts. The Executive shall use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and shall devote the Executive’s full business time and efforts to its business and affairs. The Executive shall not engage in any other activity which could reasonably be expected to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties, services and responsibilities hereunder without the approval of the Board in its sole discretion.

 

5.           Compensation and Benefits. During the term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits as follows:

 

(a)          Base Salary. The Executive shall receive a salary at the rate of $225,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with regular payroll practices of the Company.

 

 

 

 

(b)          Bonus.

 

(i) Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual cash bonus of up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Executive’s then applicable Base Salary (the “Bonus”), commencing with the 2014 calendar year (and pro-rated with respect to 2014). Bonus entitlement shall be based on the Executive’s meeting of certain performance objectives, which shall be mutually established by the Executive and the Board within thirty (30) days after the Effective Time and shall be re-established on an annual basis thereafter. Bonus eligibility and entitlement will be at the sole discretion of the Board and will be contingent upon the Executive remaining actively employed with the Company through the date any Bonus is paid. The Bonus will be paid in March of the following calendar year. The Executive shall not be entitled to any portion of any Bonus that might otherwise have been awarded for any calendar year during which the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason. All determinations regarding any Bonus will be made by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

(ii) Transaction Bonus. Within thirty (30) days following the closing date of the Merger, the Executive will receive a one-time bonus in the amount of $50,000.

 

(c)          Benefits/Business Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the Base Salary and the Bonus, the Executive shall be entitled to receive customary benefits that are generally available to employees of the Company in accordance with the then-existing terms and conditions of its benefits policies. The Executive’s benefits will include (i) four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year, which will accrue monthly, (ii) term life insurance with a death benefit in the amount of the Base Salary payable to a beneficiary designated by the Executive, (iii) standard short and long term disability benefits, (iv) standard health insurance benefits, and (v) participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. Other than the 401(k) plan, the Company shall not be required to provide any pension or retirement benefits to the Executive. In the event the Executive receives payments from the disability insurer, the Company shall have the right to offset such payments against the Base Salary otherwise payable to Executive during the period for which such payments are made. The Executive represents and warrants that he has no reason to believe that he is not insurable with a reputable insurance company for the limits of the coverage discussed herein. If the Executive is deemed to be uninsurable for any of the coverage discussed herein, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for failing to provide such coverage. The Company may change any benefits contractor, in its sole discretion, and any such change will not be a breach of this Agreement. The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, subject to the presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or such other supporting documentation as approved by or in accordance with policies established by the Board.

 

(d)          Withholding. The Company may withhold from any compensation payable to the Executive all applicable U.S. withholding and employment taxes and other statutory deductions.

 

(e)          Stock Options. While the Executive remains an employee of the Company, option grants to the Executive may be granted at such times as the Board shall deem appropriate. The amount and vesting terms related to any such grant shall be in the discretion of the Board. Any options granted to the Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the equity incentive plan of the Company pursuant to which such options are granted and the applicable award agreement thereunder (if any), save and except that

 

(A) the vesting of any such option shall accelerate fully if the Executive is terminated without Cause, is terminated during the period that begins when negotiations with an unrelated third party for a Change of Control begin and ends on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the closing of the Change of Control transaction (“Change of Control Termination”) or terminates his employment for Good Reason, and (B) if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the Executive shall have a period of three (3) months following such termination to exercise any outstanding vested options before the exercise period of such vested options expires.

 

 
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6.           Confidentiality; Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and at all times thereafter:

 

(a)          The Executive will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Executive has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure). As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other nature relating to the business of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through (i) no fault of the Executive, and (ii) no breach by any other current or former employee of his/her confidentiality obligations to the Company.

 

(b)          The Executive shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information at any time, except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company.

 

(c)          Upon the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, and upon the request of the Company at any time and for any reason, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all materials (including all electronic and hard copies) in the Executive’s possession which contain or relate to Confidential Information.

 

(d)          All inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein (collectively, the “Developments”) made by the Executive, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time or at any place during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during such period of employment, which relate to the business in which the Company is engaged or in which the Company intends to engage, shall be and hereby are the exclusive property of the Company, without any further compensation to the Executive. In addition, without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, all Developments which are copyrightable work by the Executive are intended to be “work made for hire” and shall be and hereby are the property of the Company.

 

 
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(e)         The Executive shall promptly disclose any Developments to the Company. If any Development is not the property of the Company by operation of law, this Agreement or otherwise, the Executive will, and hereby does, assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Development, without further consideration, and will assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the expense of the Company, to secure, maintain and defend its rights in such Development. The Executive shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any applications for, or extension or renewals of, letters patent (or other intellectual property registrations or filings) of the United States, Canada or any other country in which the Company desires to file and that relates to any Development. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as such Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall survive the Executive’s death or incapacity), to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such applications, extensions or renewals and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, other intellectual property registrations or filings, or such other similar documents with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive.

 

(f)          Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of all inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein made by the Executive prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”), which belong to the Executive and which relate to the business or reasonably anticipated business of the Company and which are not assigned to the Company hereunder; or, if no such list is attached, the Executive represents that there are no such Prior Inventions. If in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive incorporates into a Company product, process, or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Executive or in which the Executive has an interest, then 1) the Executive will notify the Company in writing at least 60 days before efforts are made to develop or commercialize such Prior Inventions, and 2) the Company is hereby granted a 60 day right of first negotiation to license the Prior Invention(s) on terms mutually agreeable to relevant parties. If the Company elects to pursue negotiations, the parties agree to negotiate exclusivity for a period of 90 days.

 

(g)          The Executive waives in whole all moral rights which he may have in the Developments, including the right to the integrity of the Developments, the right to be associated with the Developments, the right to restrain or claim damages for any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the Developments, and the right to restrain use or reproduction of the Developments in any context and in connection with any product, service, cause or institution. The Executive agrees to confirm such waiver from time to time as requested by the Company.

 

 
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7.           Non-competition. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration for the following covenants is the Company’s agreement to provide Severance (as defined in Section 10 below) in the event of the Executive’s termination without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive) or by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive agrees that, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for one year thereafter, irrespective of whether the Executive resigns or is terminated either with or without Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as a stockholder owning less than one percent (1%) of the shares of a corporation whose shares are traded on a national securities exchange), partner, member, or other owner or participant in any business entity other than the Company:

 

(a)          carry on, participate in, or engage in any business that competes directly with the Business of the Company in the United States or Canada. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Business of the Company” means the research, development or commercialization of virus-like particle vaccines for prophylactic and therapeutic use in both humans and animals;

 

(b)          solicit, employ, hire, endeavor to entice away from the Company, or offer employment or any consulting arrangement to, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, employed by, or a consultant to, the Company; or

 

(c)          solicit or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person or entity who is, or was within the one-year period immediately prior thereto, a customer or client of, supplier to, or other party having material business relations with the Company;

 

provided, however; that if the Executive is terminated for Cause under clause (v) of the definition of Cause hereunder (i.e. failure to meet performance expectations of the Board), the non-competition requirement of this Section 7 shall not apply.

 

8.           Remedies. Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6 or 7 herein could result in irreparable injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the Executive from engaging in any activities prohibited by Sections 6 or 7 herein or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Sections 6 or 7 herein. For purposes of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include Variation Biotechnologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act, the Company, their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

9.           Review of Agreement; Reasonable Restrictions. The Executive: (a) has carefully read and understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and has had the opportunity for this Agreement to be reviewed by counsel; (b) is voluntarily entering into this Agreement; (c) has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the Company (or its subsidiaries, affiliates, equity holders, agents, representatives, employees, or attorneys) with regard to the subject matter or effect of this Agreement; (d) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary given the Executive’s unique position within the Company and special knowledge of the Company and its customers;

 

 
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(e) acknowledges that the duration, geographical scope, and subject matter of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill, customer relationships, legitimate business interests, and Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates, and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without the benefit of such provisions; (f) acknowledges the significant consideration which he is receiving for entering into this Agreement; and (g) will be able to earn a satisfactory livelihood without violating this Agreement.

 

10.         Termination.

 

(a)          General. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company with Cause or without Cause. Any decision regarding termination of the Executive shall be made by the Board.

 

(b)          Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company in the event of the Disability of the Executive.

 

(c)          Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean the sale or disposition by Company to an unrelated third party of substantially all of its business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company to an unrelated third party. For purposes of this definition, the term “controlling interest” means the sale or transfer of the Company’s securities representing more 50% of the voting power.

 

(d)          Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Cause” means that, in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board, the Executive has (i) breached any fiduciary duty or legal or contractual obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, where written notice is given to the Executive and the Executive does not cure the breach within fourteen (14) days; (ii) engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, acts of dishonesty, or a conflict of interest relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to: (A) any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude); or (B) any felony or indictable offence; (iv) engaged in a violation of any federal or state laws (with the exception of minor misdemeanors not involving moral turpitude), or federal or state securities laws; or (v) the Executive has materially failed to meet minimum performance expectations of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer after reasonable notice of the material performance deficiency and a reasonable opportunity to remedy such deficiency.

 

Good Reason” means (i) a material breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; (ii) the assignment of duties or responsibilities to the Executive by the Board, which are inconsistent in a material and adverse respect with the Executive’s position with the Company as of the date of this Agreement; or

 

 
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(iii) the relocation of the Executive, without the Executive’s prior consent, by the Company to a work location more than fifty (50) miles from the location of the Company’s headquarters; provided that, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), the Company shall have been given written notice by the Executive describing in reasonable detail the occurrence of the event or circumstance for which the Executive believes the Executive may resign for Good Reason within fifteen (15) days of the first occurrence thereof and the Company shall not have cured such event or circumstance within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice.

 

Disability” means the Executive is unable to perform the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months in any twelve-month period as a result of illness (mental or physical) or an accident.

 

Severance” means a lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Base Salary (at the rate in effect on the date of termination) plus (ii) an additional one (1) month’s payment of Base Salary for each full year served by the Executive following the Effective Time.

 

(e)          Effects of Termination.

 

(i)     Termination Without Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement because of the Executive’s death or Disability, or if the Company terminates the employment of the Executive with Cause, then the Company shall have no further obligation to provide the Executive with notice or to make any payments or provide any benefits (except for the continuation of benefits as and to the extent required by law under the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), or applicable state equivalent laws, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) to the Executive hereunder after the date of termination, except for payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, and payments for any accrued but unused vacation time.

 

(ii)     Termination With Severance. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Executive), the termination is a Change of Control Termination, or the termination is by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to payments of Base Salary and properly documented expense reimbursement that had accrued but had not been paid prior to the date of such termination, payments for any accrued but unused vacation time, and payments of the Severance.

 

(f)          Conditions and Limitations to Severance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Company to make Severance payments to the Executive shall be subject to the following provisions and conditions:

 

(i)     Release of Claims. If the Executive is entitled to Severance under this Agreement, the obligation of the Company to pay Severance shall be contingent upon the Executive signing a general release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

 
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(ii)     Consequences of Breach. If the Executive breaches the Executive’s obligations under Sections 6, 7, or 23 of this Agreement, the Company may immediately cease payments of Severance and may recover all Severance paid to the Executive after the date of such breach, subject to any statutory obligations which the Company has in respect of the payment of statutory notice and severance. The cessation and recovery of these payments shall be in addition to, and not as an alternative to, any other remedies at law or in equity available to the Company, including without limitation the right to seek specific performance or an injunction.

 

(g)          Survival. The provisions of Sections 6 through 23 of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

11.         Enforceability, etc. This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or invalid under any such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

12.         Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or express mail, or mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

(a)           If to the Executive:

 

Marc Kirchmeier

1440 Countryview Lane

Harleysville, PA 19438

 

(b)           If to the Company:

 

Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc.

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

or at such other address as may have been furnished by such person in writing to the other party.

 

13.         Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions.

 

 
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14.         Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Executive. No waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in writing and signed by or on behalf of such party. The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of the same or any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement. No delay or omission in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.

 

15.         Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators, and on the Company and its successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Executive hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

16.         Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and replaces and supersedes all other agreements and understandings relating hereto and to the Executive’s employment.

 

17.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, including counterpart signature pages or counterpart facsimile signature pages, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.         No Conflicting Agreements. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive is not a party to or bound by any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, employment, consulting or other agreement or restriction which could conflict with, or be violated by, the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company or obligations under this Agreement.

 

19.         Captions. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

 

20.         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 under any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authoring any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

21.         Notification of New Employer. For or a period of up to one year after Executive’s termination, the Executive consents to notification by the Company to the Executive’s new employer or its agents regarding the Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

22.         Key Man Insurance. The Executive acknowledges that the Company may wish to purchase insurance on the life of the Executive, the proceeds of which would be payable to the Company or an affiliate of same. The Executive hereby consents to such insurance and agrees to submit to any medical examination and release of medical records required to obtain such insurance.

 

 
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23.         Cooperation. The Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any threatened or actual claims, actions, arbitrations, audits, hearings, investigations, litigations or suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body or self-regulatory organization (“Proceedings”) which may be brought against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events that occurred or allegedly occurred during his employment with the Company. The Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include, without implication or limitation, being available to meet with counsel for the Company to prepare for discovery or trial and to testify truthfully as a witness when reasonably requested by the Company at reasonable times designated by the Company. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that he incurs in connection with cooperation pursuant to this section, subject to the presentation of reasonable documentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Trent Davis                                                    
Title: President

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

/s/ Marc Kirchmeier______________________

Marc Kirchmeier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

PRIOR INVENTIONS

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE

 

In consideration of the severance benefits (the “Severance”) offered to me by Paulson Capital (Delaware), Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to my Employment Agreement with the Company dated July __, 2014 (“Employment Agreement”) and in connection with the termination of my employment, I agree to the following general release (the “Release”).

 

1.     On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, I hereby fully and forever generally release and discharge the Company, its current, former and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, related entities, employee benefit plans, and their fiduciaries, predecessors, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns (collectively, the “Company”) from any and all claims, causes of action, and liabilities up through the date of my execution of the Release. The claims subject to this release include, but are not limited to, those relating to my employment with the Company and/or any predecessor to the Company and the termination of such employment. All such claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are barred without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in statute, contract, or tort. This expressly includes waiver and release of any rights and claims arising under any and all laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; and any similar laws of the state of Washington and/or any other state or governmental entity. The parties agree to apply Washington law in interpreting the Release. This Release does not extend to, and has no effect upon, any benefits that have accrued, and to which I have become vested, under any employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA sponsored by the Company.

 

2.     In understanding the terms of the Release and my rights, I have been advised to consult with an attorney of my choice prior to executing the Release. I understand that nothing in the Release shall prohibit me from exercising legal rights that are, as a matter of law, not subject to waiver such as: (a) my rights under applicable workers’ compensation laws; (b) my right, if any, to seek unemployment benefits; (c) my right to file a charge or complaint with a government agency such as but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any applicable state agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute regarding the scope of this general release shall be resolved through binding arbitration pursuant to Section 9 below, and the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement.

 

3.     I understand and agree that the Company will not provide me with the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement unless I execute the Release. I also understand that I have received or will receive, regardless of the execution of the Release, all wages owed to me together with any accrued but unused vacation pay, less applicable withholdings and deductions, earned through my termination date.

 

4.     As part of my existing and continuing obligations to the Company, I have returned to the Company all the Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other the Company property that I have had in my possession at any time, including but not limited to the Company files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specification, computer-recorded information, tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, pagers, etc.), credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof).

 

 
 

 

 

I understand that, even if I did not sign the Release, I am still bound by the Company’s Proprietary Information, Invention, Assignment and Noncompete Agreement signed by me in connection with my employment with the Company, pursuant to the terms of such agreement.

 

5.     I represent and warrant that I am the sole owner of all claims relating to my employment with the Company and/or with any predecessor of the Company, and that I have not assigned or transferred any claims relating to my employment to any other person or entity.

 

6.     I agree to keep the Severance set forth in my Employment Agreement and the provisions of the Release confidential and not to reveal its contents to anyone except my lawyer, my spouse or other immediate family member, and/or my financial consultant, or as required by legal process or applicable law.

 

7.     I understand and agree that the Release shall not be construed at any time as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either the Company or me.

 

8.     Any controversy or any claim arising out of or relating to the interpretation, enforceability or breach of the Release shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provision set forth in my Employment Agreement. If for any reason this arbitration provision is not enforceable, I agree to arbitration under the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association or any successor hereto. The parties further agree that the arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or modify, alter or amend the terms of the Release. Any applicable arbitration rules or policies shall be interpreted in a manner so as to ensure their enforceability under applicable state or federal law.

 

9.     I agree that I have had at least twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to consider whether to execute the Release, no one hurried me into executing the Release during that period, and no one coerced me into executing the Release. I understand that the offer of the Severance and the Release shall expire on the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after my employment termination date if I have not accepted the Release and the Release has not become effective by that time. I further understand that the Company’s obligations under the Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day after the date I sign the Release provided that I have timely delivered it to the Company (the “Effective Date”) and that in the seven (7) day period following the date I deliver a signed copy of the Release to the Company I understand that I may revoke my acceptance of the Release. I understand that the Severance will become available to me only if the Release becomes effective, on the sixty-first (61st) calendar day after my termination date.

 

10.     In executing the Release, I acknowledge that I have not relied upon any statement made by the Company, or any of its representatives or employees, with regard to the Release unless the representation is specifically included herein. Furthermore, the Release contains our entire understanding regarding eligibility for and the payment of severance benefits and supersedes any or all prior representation and agreement regarding the subject matter of the Release. Once effective and enforceable, this agreement can only be changed by another written agreement signed by me and an authorized representative of the Company.

 

 

 

 

11.     Should any provision of the Release be determined by an arbitrator, court of competent jurisdiction, or government agency to be wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions are intended to remain in full force and effect. Specifically, should a court, arbitrator, or agency conclude that a particular claim may not be released as a matter of law, it is the intention of the parties that the general release and the waiver of unknown claims above shall otherwise remain effective to release any and all other claims.

 

I acknowledge that I have obtained sufficient information to intelligently exercise my own judgment regarding the terms of the Release before executing the Release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT FOLLOWS]

 

 
14

 

 

EMPLOYEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF RELEASE

 

 

BEFORE SIGNING MY NAME TO THE RELEASE, I STATE THE FOLLOWING: I HAVE READ THE RELEASE, I UNDERSTAND IT AND I KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS. I HAVE OBTAINED SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INTELLIGENTLY EXERCISE MY OWN JUDGMENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING IT, AND I HAVE SIGNED THE RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.

 

 

 

 

Date delivered to employee ___________, ______.

 

Executed this ___________ day of ___________, ______.

 

 

 

 

 

       
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Signature

 

       
       

 

 

Employee Name (Please Print)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT]


ex10-10.htm

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated May 8, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Steve Gillis, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Board Duties.

 

(a) Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders.Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

2.           Compensation.

 

(a)          Board Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director, so long as Director continues to fulfill Director’s duties and to provide services pursuant to this Agreement, quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $13,750 to serve as the Board’s chair.

 

(b)          Committee Stipend. As compensation for the services provided herein, as a member or chair of the following committees of the Board of Directors, the Company shall compensate Director as follows:

 

i. Audit Committee – As a member of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate $1,750.

ii. Nominations and Governance Committee – As chair of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $1,750.

 

provided, however, that no such compensation for services as a director or committee member shall be paid to Director if he is employed by the Company in any capacity. Such rates of compensation shall be subject to upward or downward adjustment, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered to establish the compensation of directors or committee members, upon written notice to Director, and any such adjustment shall not require an amendment to this Agreement, which will remain in effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any such adjustment.

 

(c)          Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, as chair of the Board of Directors, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price of $0.42901 per share, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be issued to Director pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.           Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, provided that such expenses are approved in advance by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and provided further that Director shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement.Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.           Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”) . Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 4 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

5.           Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue, even after the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.           Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election, or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’sposition on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

7.           Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Directoris subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiaryand will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as adirector of the Company, Director will provide to the Companysuch information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Companyor itscounsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 7 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 7 and such indemnification agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

8.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

9.           Governing Law.This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

10.         Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights andbenefits of the Company pursuant to Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

11.         Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

12.         Requirements of Director. During the term of Director’s services to the Company hereunder, Director shall observe all applicable laws and regulations relating to independent directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time, and shall not: (i) be an employee of the Company, any entity controlling 50% or more of the Company and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Parent”), or any entity which the Company controls 50% or more of and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Subsidiary”); (ii) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Company other than as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iii) be an affiliated person of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as the term “affiliate” is defined in 17 CFR 240.10A-3(e)(1), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iv) possess an interest in any transaction with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(a), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (v) be engaged in a business relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(b), except that the required beneficial interest therein shall be modified hereby to be 5%.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

13.        Reporting Obligations. While this Agreement is in effect, Director shall immediately report to the Company in the event: (i) Director knows or has reason to know or should have known that any of the requirements specified in Section 12 hereof is not satisfied or is not going to be satisfied; (ii) Director is nominated to the board of directors or becomes an officer of another public company or (iii) Director knows or has reason to know of any actual or potential conflict of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By:/s/ Trent Davis                                   

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Steve Gillis                                            

Steve Gillis

 


ex10-11.htm

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated May 8, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Jeff Baxter, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Board Duties.

 

(a) Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders.Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

2.           Compensation. As Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, Director agrees that he will receive no additional compensation for services as a director of the Company.

 

3.           Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, provided that such expenses are approved in advance by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and provided further thatDirector shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement.Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.           Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”) . Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 4 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

5.           Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue, even after the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

6.           Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’sposition on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

7.           Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Directoris subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiaryand will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as adirector of the Company, Director will provide to the Companysuch information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Companyor itscounsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 7 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 7 and such indemnification agreement.

 

8.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

9.           Governing Law.This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

10.         Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights andbenefits of the Company pursuant to Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

 
 

 

 

11.         Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By:/s/ Trent Davis                                     

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Jeff Baxter                                              

Jeff Baxter

 


ex10-12.htm

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated May 8, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Michael Steinmetz, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Board Duties.

 

(a) Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders. Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

2.           Compensation.

 

(a)          Board Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director, so long as Director continues to fulfill Director’s duties and to provide services pursuant to this Agreement, quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $7,500.

 

(b)          Committee Stipend. As compensation for the services provided herein, as a member or chair of the following committees of the Board of Directors, the Company shall compensate Director as follows:

 

i. Compensation Committee – As chair of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $2,500.

 

provided, however, that no such compensation for services as a director or committee member shall be paid to Director if he is employed by the Company in any capacity. Such rates of compensation shall be subject to upward or downward adjustment, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered to establish the compensation of directors or committee members, upon written notice to Director, and any such adjustment shall not require an amendment to this Agreement, which will remain in effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any such adjustment.

 

(c)          Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price of $0.429 per share, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be issued to Director pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.           Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, provided that such expenses are approved in advance by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and provided further that Director shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement. Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.           Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”) . Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 4 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

5.           Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.           Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election, or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’s position on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

7.           Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Director is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiary and will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as a director of the Company, Director will provide to the Company such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 7 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 7 and such indemnification agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

8.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

9.           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

10.         Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights and benefits of the Company pursuant to Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

11.         Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

12.         Requirements of Director. During the term of Director’s services to the Company hereunder, Director shall observe all applicable laws and regulations relating to independent directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time, and shall not: (i) be an employee of the Company , any entity controlling 50% or more of the Company and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Parent”), or any entity which the Company controls 50% or more of and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Subsidiary”); (ii) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Company other than as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iii) be an affiliated person of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as the term “affiliate” is defined in 17 CFR 240.10A-3(e)(1), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iv) possess an interest in any transaction with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(a), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (v) be engaged in a business relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(b), except that the required beneficial interest therein shall be modified hereby to be 5%.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

13.         Reporting Obligations. While this Agreement is in effect, Director shall immediately report to the Company in the event: (i) Director knows or has reason to know or should have known that any of the requirements specified in Section 12 hereof is not satisfied or is not going to be satisfied; (ii) Director is nominated to the board of directors or becomes an officer of another public company or (iii) Director knows or has reason to know of any actual or potential conflict of interest.

 

 

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By:/s/ Trent Davis                                       

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Steinmetz                                   

Michael Steinmetz

 


ex10-13.htm

 

Exhibit 10.13

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated May 8, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Michel DeWilde, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Board Duties.

 

(a) Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders. Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

2.           Compensation.

 

(a)          Board Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director, so long as Director continues to fulfill Director’s duties and to provide services pursuant to this Agreement, quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $7,500.

 

(b)          Committee Stipend. As compensation for the services provided herein, as a member or chair of the following committees of the Board of Directors, the Company shall compensate Director as follows:

 

i. Compensation Committee – As a member of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $1,250.

ii. Nominations and Governance Committee - As a member of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $750 quarterly.

 

provided, however, that no such compensation for services as a director or committee member shall be paid to Director if he is employed by the Company in any capacity. Such rates of compensation shall be subject to upward or downward adjustment, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered to establish the compensation of directors or committee members, upon written notice to Director, and any such adjustment shall not require an amendment to this Agreement, which will remain in effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any such adjustment.

 

(c)          Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price of $0.429 per share, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be issued to Director pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.           Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, including reasonable legal fees incurred by Director in connection with his membership on the Board of Directors, provided that Director shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement. In the case of air travel, business or first class fares shall constitute “reasonable business expenses” for flights over 2 hours in duration. Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.           Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”). Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 4 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

5.           Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue for 1 year following the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.           Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election, or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’s position on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

7.           Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Director is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiary and will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as a director of the Company, Director will provide to the Company such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 7 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 7 and such indemnification agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

8.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

9.           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

10.         Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights and benefits of the Company pursuant to Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

11.         Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

12.         Requirements of Director. During the term of Director’s services to the Company hereunder, Director shall observe all applicable laws and regulations relating to independent directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time, and shall not: (i) be an employee of the Company , any entity controlling 50% or more of the Company and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Parent”), or any entity which the Company controls 50% or more of and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Subsidiary”); (ii) other than Director’s role as a member of the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board with commensurate per diem compensation related thereto, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Company other than as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iii) be an affiliated person of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as the term “affiliate” is defined in 17 CFR 240.10A-3(e)(1), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iv) possess an interest in any transaction with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(a), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (v) be engaged in a business relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(b), except that the required beneficial interest therein shall be modified hereby to be 5%.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

13.         Reporting Obligations. While this Agreement is in effect, Director shall immediately report to the Company in the event: (i) Director knows or has reason to know or should have known that any of the requirements specified in Section 12 hereof is not satisfied or is not going to be satisfied; (ii) Director is nominated to the board of directors or becomes an officer of another public company or (iii) Director knows or has reason to know of any actual or potential conflict of interest.

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By:/s/ Trent Davis                               

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Michel DeWilde                              

Michel DeWilde

 


ex10-14.htm

 

Exhibit 10.14

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated May 8, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Sam Chawla, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall not commence until the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Board Duties.

 

(a) Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders. Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

2.           Compensation.

 

(a)          Board Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director, so long as Director continues to fulfill Director’s duties and to provide services pursuant to this Agreement, quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $7,500.

 

(b)          Committee Stipend. As compensation for the services provided herein, as a member or chair of the following committees of the Board of Directors, the Company shall compensate Director as follows:

 

i. Compensation Committee – As a member of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $1,250.

 

provided, however, that no such compensation for services as a director or committee member shall be paid to Director if he is employed by the Company in any capacity. Such rates of compensation shall be subject to upward or downward adjustment, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered to establish the compensation of directors or committee members, upon written notice to Director, and any such adjustment shall not require an amendment to this Agreement, which will remain in effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any such adjustment.

 

(c)          Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 months in equal installments of 1/48 per month, with an exercise price of $0.429 per share, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be issued to Director pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.           Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, provided that such expenses are approved in advance by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and provided further that Director shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement. Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.           Perceptive Debt. Director agrees that he shall not, so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, exercise control over or make any decisions related to any debt facility or loan provided to the Company by Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd. (“Perceptive Life Sciences”), Titan-Perc Ltd. (“Titan”) or Perceptive Advisors LLC (“Perceptive Advisors” and together with Perceptive Life Sciences and Titan and their respective affiliates, the “Perceptive Entities”), including but not limited to exercising any rights of the Perceptive Entities in connection with Perceptive Advisors’ lending to VBI of a senior secured delay draw term loan in the amount of $6,000,000, as described in that certain Term Sheet, dated as of March 14, 2014, by and between VBI and Perceptive Advisors, and any documents, instruments, securities and agreements entered into in connection therewith.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Further, Director agrees to abstain from voting as to any of the foregoing matters in his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, unless this requirement to abstain is waived by a majority of the other members of the Board of Directors.

 

5.            Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”) . Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.           Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 6 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

7.           Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election, or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’s position on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

8.           Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Director is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiary and will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as a director of the Company, Director will provide to the Company such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 8 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 8 and such indemnification agreement.

 

9.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

10.        Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

11.        Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights and benefits of the Company pursuant to paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

12.        Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By:/s/ Trent Davis                                      

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Sam Chawla                                            

Sam Chawla

 


ex10-15.htm

 

Exhibit 10.15

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated July 25, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Trent Davis, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director currently serves as a director of the Company and desires to remain on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall continue following the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.            Board Duties.

 

(a)       Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b)       Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders. Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

2.            Compensation.

 

(a)           Board Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director, so long as Director continues to fulfill Director’s duties and to provide services pursuant to this Agreement, quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $7,500.

 

(b)           Committee Stipend. As compensation for the services provided herein, as a member or chair of the following committees of the Board of Directors, the Company shall compensate Director as follows:

 

 

i.

Audit Committee – As a member of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $1,750.

 

provided, however, that no such compensation for services as a director or committee member shall be paid to Director if he is employed by the Company in any capacity. Such rates of compensation shall be subject to upward or downward adjustment, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered to establish the compensation of directors or committee members, upon written notice to Director, and any such adjustment shall not require an amendment to this Agreement, which will remain in effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any such adjustment.

 

(c)           Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 calendar months in equal installments of 1/48 per calendar month on the last day of each month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be entered into with Director pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.            Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, provided that such expenses are approved in advance by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and provided further that Director shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement. Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.            Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”) . Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 4 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

5.            Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue, even after the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.            Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’s position on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

7.            Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Director is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiary and will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as a director of the Company, Director will provide to the Company such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 7 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 7 and such indemnification agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

8.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

9.            Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

10.         Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights and benefits of the Company pursuant to Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

11.         Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

12.         Requirements of Director. During the term of Director’s services to the Company hereunder, Director shall observe all applicable laws and regulations relating to independent directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time, and shall not: (i) be an employee of the Company, any entity controlling 50% or more of the Company and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Parent”), or any entity which the Company controls 50% or more of and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Subsidiary”); (ii) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Company other than as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iii) be an affiliated person of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as the term “affiliate” is defined in 17 CFR 240.10A-3(e)(1), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iv) possess an interest in any transaction with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(a), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (v) be engaged in a business relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(b), except that the required beneficial interest therein shall be modified hereby to be 5%.

 

 
 

 

  

13.         Reporting Obligations. While this Agreement is in effect, Director shall immediately report to the Company in the event: (i) Director knows or has reason to know or should have known that any of the requirements specified in Section 12 hereof is not satisfied or is not going to be satisfied; (ii) Director is nominated to the board of directors or becomes an officer of another public company or (iii) Director knows or has reason to know of any actual or potential conflict of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By:/s/ Trent Davis                                              

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Trent Davis                                                    

Trent Davis

 


ex10-16.htm

 

Exhibit 10.16

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated July 25, 2014, is entered into between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Alan Timmins, an individual (“Director”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders following the closing of a merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VBI”), and VBI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), whereby VBI shall merge with and into Merger Sub, with VBI becoming the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Director currently serves as a director of the Company and desires to remain on the Company’s Board of Directors upon the closing of the Merger for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors shall continue following the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.           Board Duties.

 

(a) Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Closing. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, meet with the other members of the Board of Directors and/or the Company’s executive officers upon request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to the parties, to discuss any matter involving the Company (including any subsidiary). Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in business disciplines where Director has significant experience with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) Director understands that as a member of the Board of Directors he is bound by the duties of care, loyalty and good faith. As such, Director may not use Director’s position of trust and confidence to further Director’s private interests, Director must inform himself of all material information reasonably available before voting on a transaction and Director may act as a member of the Board of Directors only for the purpose of advancing the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders, may not intentionally violate the law and may not consciously disregard Director’s duties to the Company (including any subsidiary) and its stockholders. Membership on the Board of Directors shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the Board of Directors and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

 
 

 

 

2.           Compensation.

 

(a)          Board Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director, so long as Director continues to fulfill Director’s duties and to provide services pursuant to this Agreement, quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $7,500.

 

(b)          Committee Stipend. As compensation for the services provided herein, as a member or chair of the following committees of the Board of Directors, the Company shall compensate Director as follows:

 

 

i.

Audit Committee – As the chair of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $3,750.

  ii. Nominations and Governance Committee - As a member of the committee, Director to receive quarterly compensation at the initial rate of $750 quarterly.

 

provided, however, that no such compensation for services as a director or committee member shall be paid to Director if he is employed by the Company in any capacity. Such rates of compensation shall be subject to upward or downward adjustment, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered to establish the compensation of directors or committee members, upon written notice to Director, and any such adjustment shall not require an amendment to this Agreement, which will remain in effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any such adjustment.

 

(c)          Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 calendar months in equal installments of 1/48 per month on the last day of each month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be entered into with Director pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.           Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company will reimburse Director for reasonable business expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in discharging Director’s duties as member of the Board of Directors, provided that such expenses are approved in advance by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer and provided further that Director shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses prior to reimbursement. Upon the conclusion of Director’s service hereunder, any property of the Company, including, without limitation, laptops, personal computers and related equipment, used by Director may (if the Company agrees) be purchased by Director from the Company at its then current fair market value, to be determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or returned to the Company.

 

4.           Non-Disparagement. Director agrees to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments to any third party with respect to the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees (collectively, “Company Parties”) . Further, Director hereby agrees to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to any of the Company Parties. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 4 shall continue following the termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

5.           Confidentiality. Director agrees that Director will have access to and become acquainted with confidential proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) which is owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean proprietary and non-public information that is not disclosed by the Company in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has, or could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged, or in which the Company or its subsidiaries may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that, if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Director agrees that the term “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,” negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science or technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes, summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof. Director acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared by Director or otherwise acquired by Director in any other way, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Director promises and agrees that Director shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in any way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, nor will Director use the Confidential Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of Director’s business relationship with the Company. Director agrees that the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes unfair competition. Director promises and agrees not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures that are appropriate to prevent its employees or contractors from engaging in unfair competition with the Company. Director further agrees that, at any time, upon the request of the Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to Director, Director shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company, its successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain, sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ inventions. The duties and obligations of this paragraph 5 shall continue, even after the termination of this Agreement.

 

6.           Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement and the duties and obligations of Director and the Company under it shall continue until the later of (i) the date that the Company’s stockholders fail to re-elect Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including as a result of the failure by the Company to nominate Director as a candidate for election or (ii) the date that Director ceases to be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for any reason. Director may voluntarily resign Director’s position on the Board of Directors at any time and such resignation shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement.

 

7.           Cooperation. Director will notify the Company promptly if Director is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or any subsidiary and will cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of any such matter. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or any subsidiary, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during Director’s tenure as a director of the Company, Director will provide to the Company such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The foregoing shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and Director, the terms and conditions of which shall govern and shall supersede this paragraph 7 in the event of any conflict between this paragraph 7 and such indemnification agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

8.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.

 

9.           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed in and heard and litigated solely before the federal courts of New York located within the Borough of Manhattan. Each party generally and unconditionally accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and venue therein.

 

10.         Injunctive Relief. It is agreed that the rights and benefits of the Company pursuant to Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are unique and that no adequate remedy exists at law if Director shall fail to perform, or breaches, any of Director’s obligations thereunder, that it would be difficult to determine the amount of damages resulting therefrom, and that any such breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such breach of this Agreement by Director.

 

11.         Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance throughout the term of Director's service to the Company as a director, in amounts and with such carrier(s) and on such terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board of Directors empowered for such purpose.

 

12.         Requirements of Director. During the term of Director’s services to the Company hereunder, Director shall observe all applicable laws and regulations relating to independent directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time, and shall not: (i) be an employee of the Company, any entity controlling 50% or more of the Company and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Parent”), or any entity which the Company controls 50% or more of and with which the Company consolidates its financial statements as filed with the SEC (but not if the Company reflects such entity solely as an investment in its financial statements) (“Subsidiary”); (ii) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Company other than as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iii) be an affiliated person of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as the term “affiliate” is defined in 17 CFR 240.10A-3(e)(1), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (iv) possess an interest in any transaction with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(a), other than in his capacity as a director or a member of a committee of the Board of Directors; (v) be engaged in a business relationship with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, for which disclosure would be required pursuant to 17 CFR 229.404(b), except that the required beneficial interest therein shall be modified hereby to be 5%.

 

 
 

 

 

13.         Reporting Obligations. While this Agreement is in effect, Director shall immediately report to the Company in the event: (i) Director knows or has reason to know or should have known that any of the requirements specified in Section 12 hereof is not satisfied or is not going to be satisfied; (ii) Director is nominated to the board of directors or becomes an officer of another public company or (iii) Director knows or has reason to know of any actual or potential conflict of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Trent Davis                                     

Name: Trent Davis

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

/s/ Alan Timmins                                         

Alan Timmins

 


ex10-17.htm

 

Exhibit 10.17

 

First Amendment

to

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

 

This First Amendment to Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of the latest date set forth below, between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Steve Gillis, an individual (“Director”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth for such term in the Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Director entered into that certain Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement, dated May 8, 2014 (the “Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with this Amendment, the Company and Director have agreed to amend the Agreement to provide an exercise price for options issuable to Director under the Plan, pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Agreement, at a price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Director hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Section 2(c) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following paragraph:

 

Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 285,482 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (as amended, the “Plan”), which shall vest over 48 calendar months in equal installments of 1/48 per calendar month on the last day of each month, with an exercise $0.526 (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split) per share, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be entered into with Director pursuant to the Plan.”

 

2.     Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

3.     All references to the term “Agreement” in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement, as modified by this Amendment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 25, 2014

By:

/s/ Trent Davis

 

 

Name:

Trent Davis

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

       
       
       
  DIRECTOR:  
       
       
Date: July 25, 2014 /s/ Steve Gillis  
  Steve Gillis  

 


10.18.htm

 

Exhibit 10.18

 

First Amendment

to

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

 

This First Amendment to Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of the latest date set forth below, between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Michael Steinmetz, an individual (“Director”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth for such term in the Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Director entered into that certain Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement, dated May 8, 2014 (the “Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with this Amendment, the Company and Director have agreed to amend the Agreement to provide an exercise price for options issuable to Director under the Plan, pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Agreement, at a price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Director hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Section 2(c) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following paragraph:

 

Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 163,133 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the Variation Biotechnologies (US), Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (as amended, the “Plan”), which shall vest over 48 calendar months in equal installments of 1/48 per calendar month on the last day of each month, with an exercise $0.526 (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split) per share, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be entered into with Director pursuant to the Plan.”

 

2.     Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

3.     All references to the term “Agreement” in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement, as modified by this Amendment.

  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 
 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

  Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 25, 2014

By:

/s/ Trent Davis

 

 

Name:

Trent Davis

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

  

 

 

DIRECTOR:

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 25, 2014   

 

/s/ Michael Steinmetz

 

 

 

Michael Steinmetz

 

 

 


10.19.htm

 

Exhibit 10.19

 

First Amendment

to

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

 

This First Amendment to Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of the latest date set forth below, between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Michel DeWilde, an individual (“Director”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth for such term in the Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Director entered into that certain Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement, dated May 8, 2014 (the “Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with this Amendment, the Company and Director have agreed to amend the Agreement to provide an exercise price for options issuable to Director under the Plan, pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Agreement, at a price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Director hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Section 2(c) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following paragraph:

 

Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 calendar months in equal installments of 1/48 per calendar month on the last day of each month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be entered into with Director pursuant to the Plan.”

 

3.      Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

4.     All references to the term “Agreement” in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement, as modified by this Amendment.

  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 
 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

  

 

THE COMPANY:

 

  Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 25, 2014

By:

/s/ Trent Davis

 

 

Name:

Trent Davis

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

       
       
  DIRECTOR:  
       
Date: July 25, 2014 /s/ Michel DeWilde  
  Michel DeWilde  

  


10.20.htm

 

Exhibit 10.20

 

First Amendment

to

Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

 

This First Amendment to Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of the latest date set forth below, between Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Sam Chawla, an individual (“Director”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth for such term in the Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Director entered into that certain Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp. Board of Directors Services Agreement, dated May 8, 2014 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, NASDAQ has informed the Company that it takes the position that under NASDAQ Rule 5605(d)(5), which permits a committee of two directors, both directors must be “independent” under NASDAQ’s definition and as a result the Company and Director have agreed that Direct will not serve on the Company’s compensation committee; and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with this Amendment, the Company and Director have agreed to amend the Agreement to provide an exercise price for options issuable to Director under the Plan, pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Agreement, at a price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Director hereby agree as follows:

 

1.     Section 2(b) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

2.     Section 2(c) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following paragraph:

 

Options. In addition to the above-mentioned compensation, Director shall also be entitled to options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment for any reverse or forward stock split), to be issued under the Company’s VBI Vaccines 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to be adopted at the Closing, which shall vest over 48 calendar months in equal installments of 1/48 per calendar month on the last day of each month, with an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, pursuant to a stock option award agreement to be entered into with Director pursuant to the Plan.”

 

3.      Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

4.     All references to the term “Agreement” in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement, as modified by this Amendment.

  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 
 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

  

 

 

THE COMPANY:

 

  Paulson Capital (Delaware) Corp.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 25, 2014

By:

/s/ Trent Davis

 

 

Name:

Trent Davis

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

       
       
  DIRECTOR:  
       
Date: July 25, 2014 /s/ Sam Chawla  
  Sam Chawla