Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 2836 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | 82-2729751 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
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1 | We are a remote-only company. Accordingly, we do not maintain a headquarters. For purposes of compliance with applicable requirements of the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any stockholder communication required to be sent to our principal executive offices may be directed to P.O. Box 7, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525. |

1. | Approve the issuance of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to the securityholders of Remix, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which will (a) represent more than 20% of the shares of Passage Bio Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger and (b) result in the change of control of Passage Bio, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a) and 5635(b), respectively (the “Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal” or “Proposal No. 1”); |
2. | Approve an amendment to Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect, prior to the Effective Time, a reverse stock split of Passage Bio’s issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio in the range from 1-for- to 1-for- , inclusive, with the final ratio to be mutually agreed to by Passage Bio and Remix, in the form attached as Annex I to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal” or “Proposal No. 2”); |
3. | Approve the amendment and restatement of Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, effective as of the Effective Time, to (i) change the name of Passage Bio to “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.,” and (ii) make certain other changes, in the form attached as Annex J to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus (the “Charter Proposal” or “Proposal No. 3”); |
4. | Approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, certain material amendments to Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation reflected in the Proposed Restated Charter, presented as separate subproposals (the “Governance Proposals” or “Proposal No. 4”); |
5. | Approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan in the form attached as Annex K to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus (the “2026 Plan Proposal” or “Proposal No. 5”); |
6. | Approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in the form attached as Annex L to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus (the “2026 ESPP Proposal” or “Proposal No. 6”); |
7. | Approve on an advisory, non-binding basis certain compensation arrangements for Passage Bio’s named executive officers in connection with the Mergers (the “Merger Compensation Proposal” or “Proposal No. 7”); |
8. | Approve an adjournment of the Passage Bio special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal, the Reverse Stock Split Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Governance Proposals, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the 2026 ESPP Proposal and/or the Merger Compensation Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal” or “Proposal No. 8”); and |
9. | Transact such other business as may properly come before the stockholders at the Passage Bio special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
1. | To approve the issuance of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to the securityholders of Remix, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which will (a) represent more than 20% of the shares of Passage Bio Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger and (b) result in the change of control of Passage Bio, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a) and 5635(b), respectively; |
2. | To approve an amendment to Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of Passage Bio’s issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio in the range from 1-for- to 1-for- , inclusive, with the final ratio to be mutually agreed to by Passage Bio and Remix, in the form attached as Annex I to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus; |
3. | To approve the amendment and restatement of to Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) change the name of Passage Bio to “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.,” and (ii) make certain other changes, in the form attached as Annex J to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus; |
4. | To approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, certain material amendments to Passage Bio’s certificate of incorporation reflected in the Proposed Restated Charter, presented as separate subproposals; |
5. | To approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan; |
6. | To approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; |
7. | To approve on an advisory, non-binding basis certain compensation arrangements for Passage Bio’s named executive officers in connection with the Mergers; |
8. | To approve an adjournment of the Passage Bio special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal, the Reverse Stock Split Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Governance Proposals, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the 2026 ESPP Proposal and/or the Merger Compensation Proposal; and |
9. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the stockholders at the Passage Bio special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
Q: | What are the Mergers? |
A: | Passage Bio, Merger Sub, Merger Sub II, and Remix entered into the Merger Agreement on September 2, 2026. The Merger Agreement contains the terms and conditions of the proposed merger transaction among Passage Bio, Merger Sub, Merger Sub II, and Remix. Under the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Remix, with Remix surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Passage Bio, and immediately following thereof, Remix will merge with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Passage Bio. These transactions are referred to as the Mergers. |
Q: | Why are the two companies proposing to merge? |
A: | Passage Bio and Remix believe that combining the two companies will result in a substantially capitalized, clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a leading portfolio of RNA-processing and small-molecule therapeutics. For a more complete description of the reasons for the Mergers, please see the sections titled “The Merger—Passage Bio’s Reasons for the Mergers” and “The Mergers—Remix’s Reasons for the Mergers” of this proxy statement/prospectus. |
Q: | Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus? |
A: | You are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus because you have been identified as a stockholder of Passage Bio as of the record date. This document serves as: |
• | a proxy statement of Passage Bio used to solicit proxies for the Passage Bio special meeting to vote on the matters set forth herein; and |
• | a prospectus of Passage Bio used to offer shares of Passage Bio Common Stock in exchange for shares of Remix Capital Stock in the First Merger. |
Q: | What is the Concurrent Financing? |
A: | This proxy statement/prospectus collectively refers to the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement and the Remix Note Purchase Agreement (2026) as the “Concurrent Financing.” The Concurrent Financing is expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $100.0 million. |
Q: | How many shares must be present to hold the Passage Bio special meeting? |
A: | The presence of the holders of a majority of the shares of Passage Bio Common Stock entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, at the Passage Bio special meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum at the meeting for the Proposals. |
Q: | What proposals must be approved by Passage Bio stockholders in order for the Mergers to close? |
A: | The following proposals must be approved by the Required Passage Bio Stockholder Vote (as defined in the Merger Agreement) at the Passage Bio special meeting in order for the Mergers to close: |
• | Proposal No. 1—The Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to the securityholders of Remix, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus, which will (a) represent more than 20% of the shares of Passage Bio Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger and (b) result in the change of control of Passage Bio, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a) and 5635(b), respectively; |
• | Proposal No. 2—The Reverse Stock Split Proposal to approve an amendment to Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding Passage Bio Common Stock at a ratio in the range from 1-for- to 1-for- , inclusive, with the final ratio to be mutually agreed to by Passage Bio and Remix, in the form attached as Annex I to this proxy statement/prospectus; and |
• | Proposal No. 3—The Charter Proposal to approve an amendment and restatement of Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) change the name of Passage Bio to “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.,” and (ii) make certain other changes, in the form attached as Annex J to this proxy statement/prospectus. |
Q: | What other proposals are to be voted on at the Passage Bio special meeting? |
A: | At the Passage Bio special meeting, the holders of Passage Bio Common Stock will also be asked to consider the following proposals: |
• | Proposal No. 4—The Governance Proposals to approve on a non-binding advisory basis, certain material amendments to the Passage Bio amended and restated certificate of incorporation. |
• | Proposal No. 5—The 2026 Plan Proposal to approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. |
• | Proposal No. 6—The 2026 ESPP Proposal to approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
• | Proposal No. 7—The Merger Compensation Proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis, certain compensation arrangements for Passage Bio’s named executive officers in connection with the Mergers. |
• | Proposal No. 8—The Adjournment Proposal to approve an adjournment of the Passage Bio special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal, the Reverse Stock Split Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Governance Proposals, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the 2026 ESPP Proposal and/or the Merger Compensation Proposal. |
Q: | What stockholder votes are required to approve the Proposals at the Passage Bio special meeting? |
Q: | Who will count the votes at the Passage Bio special Meeting? |
A: | Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. |
Q: | What is an abstention and a broker non-vote, and how do they count for purposes of determining a quorum? |
A: | An “abstention” represents a shareholder's affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. Broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker in “street name” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker (1) has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (2) lacks discretionary voting power to vote those shares. A broker is entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on routine matters. However, each proposal to be voted on at the Passage Bio special meeting is a non-routine matter and, absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on any matters to be voted on at the Passage Bio special meeting. |
Q: | Who is entitled to vote? |
A: | Only holders of record of Passage Bio Common Stock at the close of business on the record date of , 2026, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Passage Bio special meeting. At the close of business on the record date, there were registered holders of record of Passage Bio Common Stock and there were shares of Passage Bio Common Stock issued and outstanding. Each share of Passage Bio Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on each matter submitted for stockholder approval. |
Q: | As a Passage Bio stockholder, how does the Passage Bio Board recommend that I vote? |
A: | After careful consideration, the Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” each of the Proposals. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Reverse Stock Split Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Charter Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Governance Proposals. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the 2026 Plan Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the 2026 ESPP Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Merger Compensation Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, if necessary. |
Q: | What will Passage Bio securityholders receive in the Mergers? |
A: | Passage Bio stockholders will continue to own and hold their existing shares of Passage Bio Common Stock. Each share of Passage Bio Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of the Mergers will remain issued and outstanding, and, subject to the proposed reverse stock split, will be unaffected by the Mergers. |
Q: | What are Passage Bio contingent value rights? |
A: | At the Effective Time, Passage Bio and a third party rights agent will enter into a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “Passage Bio CVR Agreement”), pursuant to which holders of record of Passage Bio Common Stock as of the close of business on the last business day prior to the day on which the Effective Time occurs will receive one contingent value right (each, a “Passage Bio CVR”) for each outstanding share of Passage Bio Common Stock held by such stockholder on such date. |
Q: | What will Remix securityholders receive in the Mergers? |
A: | Remix stockholders will receive shares of Passage Bio Common Stock, and Remix optionholders’ outstanding and unexercised options to purchase shares of Remix Common Stock (a “Remix Option”) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be assumed by Passage Bio and will be converted into options to purchase shares of Passage Bio Common Stock, with appropriate adjustments to reflect the Merger Exchange Ratio, as determined in accordance with the Merger Agreement. |
Q: | Will the common stock of the combined company trade on an exchange? |
A: | At the Effective Time, Passage Bio will be renamed “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.” and it is expected that the common stock of the combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “RMTX”; however, the parties may waive the closing condition in the Merger Agreement that the common stock of the combined company be approved for listing on Nasdaq prior to the Closing. For a description of the effect of a waiver of the Nasdaq listing closing condition, please see the section titled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Combined Company” of this proxy statement/prospectus. |
Q: | Who will be the directors of the combined company following the Mergers? |
A: | The Merger Agreement provides that the parties will take all necessary action so that immediately after the Effective Time, the board of directors of the combined company comprises six members, with each member designated by Remix. Remix currently expects that immediately following the Effective Time, the combined company board of directors will consist of: Linda C. Bain, Scott Biller, Ph.D., Peter Colabuono, Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D., Michael Landsittel, Matthew R. Patterson, and Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. For a more complete discussion of the expected members of the combined company board of directors, please see the section titled “Management Following the Mergers” of this proxy statement/prospectus. |
Q: | Who will be the executive officers of the combined company immediately following the Mergers? |
A: | The Merger Agreement provides that the parties will take all necessary action so that immediately after the Effective Time, the persons designated by Remix are appointed to the positions of officers of the combined company. Remix currently expects that the following individuals will serve as the executive officers of the combined company following the Mergers: |
NAME | TITLE | ||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Heather Wasserman | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer | ||
Charles Michaud, Jr. | Interim Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer) | ||
Mythili Koneru, M.D., Ph.D. | Chief Medical Officer | ||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. | Chief Scientific Officer | ||
Nicole Sweeny | Chief Commercial Officer | ||
Q: | What risks should I consider in deciding whether to vote in favor of the Mergers? |
A: | You should carefully review the section titled “Risk Factors” of this proxy statement/prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which set forth certain risks and uncertainties related to the Mergers, risks and uncertainties to which the combined company’s business will be subject, and risks and uncertainties to which each of Passage Bio and Remix, as independent companies, are subject. |
Q: | When do you expect the Mergers to be consummated? |
A: | The Mergers are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including, among others, approval by the stockholders of each company and the effectiveness of the registration statement. However, the exact timing cannot be predicted. For more information, please see the section titled “The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Completion of the Mergers” of this proxy statement/prospectus. |
Q: | What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Mergers to holders of Passage Bio Common Stock? |
A: | Passage Bio stockholders will not sell, exchange or dispose of any shares of Passage Bio Common Stock as a result of the Mergers. Thus, there will be no material U.S. federal income tax consequences to Passage Bio stockholders as a result of the Mergers. |
Q: | What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the issuance of the Passage Bio CVRs, including any distributions of Passage Bio Common Stock under the Passage Bio CVRs? |
A: | Although the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Passage Bio CVRs is uncertain and the matter is not free from doubt, Passage Bio intends to treat a holder’s receipt of the Passage Bio CVRs as not constituting a current distribution of property with respect to the holder’s existing shares of Passage Bio Common Stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes and future cash payments (if any) on the CVRs being reported as dividends to the extent of the combined company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits in the year(s) in which such payments are made. Please review the information in the section titled “Agreements Related to the Mergers—Passage Bio Contingent Value Rights Agreement” for a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Passage Bio CVRs to holders of Passage Bio Common Stock. |
Q: | What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse stock split to holders of Passage Bio Common Stock? |
A: | A holder of Passage Bio Common Stock should not recognize gain or loss upon the reverse stock split, except to the extent such holder receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of Passage Bio Common Stock, and subject to the discussion in the section titled “Proposal No. 2—The Reverse Stock Split Proposal.” Please review the information in the section titled “Proposal No. 2—The Reverse Stock Split Proposal—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split” for a more complete description of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse stock split to holders of Passage Bio Common Stock. |
Q: | What do I need to do now? |
A: | Passage Bio urges you to read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including the annexes and the documents incorporated by reference, and to consider how the Mergers affect you. |
• | You can vote using the proxy card; simply complete, sign and date the accompanying proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed proxy card before the Passage Bio special meeting, Passage Bio will vote your shares in accordance with the proxy card. |
• | You can vote by proxy over the internet by following the instructions provided on the proxy card. |
• | You can vote by telephone by calling the toll-free number found on the proxy card. |
• | You can attend the Passage Bio special meeting online and vote by registering at . Upon entry of your control number and other required information, you will receive further instructions via email that provide you access to the Passage Bio special meeting and information on how to vote and submit questions during the Passage Bio special meeting. Simply attending the Passage Bio special meeting will not, by itself, vote your shares or revoke your proxy. |
Q: | What does it mean if I receive more than one set of proxy materials? |
A: | If you receive more than one set of proxy materials, your shares may be registered in more than one name or in different accounts. For example, if you hold your shares of Passage Bio Common Stock in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction form for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a stockholder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction form that you receive, or otherwise follow the voting instructions set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, to ensure that you vote every share of Passage Bio Common Stock that you own. |
Q: | What happens if I do not return a proxy card or otherwise vote or provide proxy instructions, as applicable? |
A: | If you are a Passage Bio stockholder, the failure to return your proxy card or otherwise vote or provide proxy instructions will reduce the aggregate number of votes required to approve each of the Proposals. |
Q: | What if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote but do not make specific choices? |
A: | If you are a Passage Bio stockholder of record and you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise submit a proxy without marking voting selections, your shares will be voted “FOR” the Nasdaq Stock Issuance |
Q: | May I attend the Passage Bio special meeting and vote? |
A: | Stockholders of record as of , 2026 will be able to attend and participate in the Passage Bio special meeting online by accessing. To join the Passage Bio special meeting, you will need to have your control number which is included on your proxy card. If your shares are held in “street name,” you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee if you did not receive a control number. If your shares are held in “street name” you will also need to provide a legal proxy to vote during the meeting. |
Q: | Who counts the votes? |
A: | Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”) has been engaged as Passage Bio’s inspector of election. If you are a stockholder of record, your executed proxy card is returned directly to Broadridge for tabulation. If you hold your shares through a broker, your broker returns one proxy card to Broadridge on behalf of all its clients. |
Q: | Where can I find the voting results of the Passage Bio special meeting? |
A: | Preliminary voting results are expected to be announced at the Passage Bio special meeting and may be set forth in a press release of Passage Bio after the Passage Bio special meeting. Final voting results for the Passage Bio special meeting are expected to be published in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by Passage Bio with the SEC within four business days after the Passage Bio special meeting. If final voting results are not available within four business days after the Passage Bio special meeting, Passage Bio intends to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to publish the preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known, file an additional Current Report on Form 8-K to publish the final results. |
Q: | If my shares of Passage Bio Common Stock are held in “street name” by my broker, will my broker vote my shares for me? |
A: | If you hold shares beneficially in street name and do not provide your broker or other agent with voting instructions, your shares may constitute “broker non-votes.” A “broker non-vote” occurs when shares held by a broker or other agent are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker or other agent does not have or did not exercise discretionary authority to vote on the matter and has not received voting instructions from its clients. Matters for which the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote are referred to as “non-routine” matters. |
Q: | What are broker non-votes and do they count for determining a quorum? |
A: | Generally, a “broker non-vote” occurs when shares held by a broker are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker does not have or did not exercise discretionary authority to vote on the matter and has not received voting instructions from its clients. |
Q: | May I change my vote after I have submitted a proxy or provided proxy instructions? |
A: | Passage Bio stockholders of record, unless such stockholder’s vote is subject to a support agreement, may change their vote at any time before their proxy is voted at the Passage Bio special meeting in one of four ways: |
• | You may submit another properly completed proxy with a later date by mail or via the internet. |
• | You can provide your proxy instructions via telephone at a later date. |
• | You may send an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date to Passage Bio’s corporate secretary. Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy card must be received by the corporate secretary prior to the taking of the vote at the special meeting. Such written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy card should be sent to Passage Bio’s Corporate Secretary at Passage Bio, Inc., P.O. Box 7, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525, Attention: Secretary. |
• | You may attend the Passage Bio special meeting online and vote by registering at . Upon entry of your control number and other required information, you will receive further instructions via email that provide you access to the Passage Bio special meeting and information on how to vote and submit questions during the Passage Bio special meeting. Simply attending the Passage Bio special meeting will not, by itself, vote your shares or revoke your proxy. |
Q: | Who is soliciting and paying for this proxy solicitation? |
A: | Passage Bio and Remix are paying % and %, respectively, of the cost of (i) filing and printing of this proxy statement/prospectus and any amendments and supplements hereto and paid to the financial printer or the SEC and (ii) the proxy solicitation firm engaged in connection with the Passage Bio special meeting. Arrangements will also be made with brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries who are record holders of Passage Bio Common Stock for the forwarding of solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of Passage Bio Common Stock. Passage Bio will reimburse these brokers, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses they incur in connection with the forwarding of solicitation materials. Passage Bio has retained Alliance Advisors, LLC (“Alliance”) to assist it in soliciting proxies using the means referred to above. Passage Bio and Remix will pay the fees of , which Passage Bio expects to be approximately $ , plus reimbursement of reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses. In addition to solicitation by mail, the directors, officers, employees and agents of Passage Bio may solicit proxies from Passage Bio stockholders by personal interview, telephone, email, fax or otherwise. |
Q: | Who can help answer my questions? |
A: | If you are a Passage Bio stockholder and would like additional copies of this proxy statement/prospectus without charge or if you have questions about the Mergers or related matters, including the procedures for voting your shares, you should contact Passage Bio’s proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, LLC, at the following address, telephone number or email address: |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that the issuance of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders and has approved such issuance. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that it is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders to approve the amendment to Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect the reverse stock split, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Reverse Stock Split Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that it is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders to approve the amendment and restatement of Passage Bio’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) change its name to “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.”, and (ii) make certain other changes, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Charter Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that it is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders to approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the material amendments to Passage Bio’s certificate of incorporation reflected in the Proposed Restated Charter, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Governance Proposals. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that it is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders to approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the 2026 Plan Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that it is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders to approve the adoption of the Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the 2026 ESPP Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that it is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders to approve on a non-binding advisory basis, certain compensation arrangements for Passage Bio’s named executive officers in connection with the Mergers, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Merger Compensation Proposal. |
• | The Passage Bio Board has determined and believes that adjourning the Passage Bio special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal, the Reverse Stock Split Proposal, the Charter Proposal, the Governance Proposals, the 2026 Plan Proposal, the 2026 ESPP Proposal and/or the Merger Compensation Proposal is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage Bio and its stockholders and has approved and adopted the proposal. The Passage Bio Board unanimously recommends that Passage Bio stockholders vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, if necessary. |
• | Under the Merger Agreement, Passage Bio’s directors and executive officers are entitled to continued indemnification, expense advancements and insurance coverage. |
• | In connection with the Mergers, each outstanding and unvested option to purchase shares of Passage Bio Common Stock (a “Passage Bio Option”) will be accelerated in full, effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; following the Closing, each unexpired and unexercised Passage Bio Option will continue on the same terms and conditions in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. The vesting of each outstanding and unvested restricted stock unit award covering shares of Passage Bio Common Stock (a “Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Award”) will be accelerated in full effective no later than the day immediately prior to the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution (which is the distribution of the contingent value rights to Passage Bio stockholders), and each such award will be settled in shares of Passage Bio Common Stock (net of applicable tax withholding). |
• | In connection with the Mergers, Passage Bio’s executive officers may receive an extension of the post-termination exercise period of their Passage Bio Options, subject to their agreement to certain conditions. |
• | Passage Bio’s executive officers are expected to have their employment terminated at the closing of the Mergers, and to receive the severance benefits set forth in their employment agreements in connection with such termination. |
NAME | TITLE | ||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Heather Wasserman | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer | ||
Charles Michaud, Jr. | Interim Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer) | ||
Mythili Koneru, M.D., Ph.D. | Chief Medical Officer | ||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. | Chief Scientific Officer | ||
Nicole Sweeny | Chief Commercial Officer | ||
• | The Merger Exchange Ratio will not be adjusted based on the market price of Passage Bio Common Stock, so the consideration at the Closing may have a greater or lesser value than at the time the Merger Agreement was signed; |
• | If the conditions to the Closing are not met, the Merger may not occur; |
• | The Mergers may be completed even though a material adverse effect may result from the announcement of the Mergers, industry-wide changes and/or other causes; |
• | Some executive officers and directors of Passage Bio have interests in the Mergers that are different from the stockholders of Passage Bio and that may influence them to support or approve the Mergers without regard to the interests of the stockholders of Passage Bio; |
• | Passage Bio stockholders may not realize a benefit from the Mergers commensurate with the ownership dilution they will experience in connection with the Mergers; |
• | If the Mergers are not completed, Passage Bio’s stock price may decline significantly; |
• | Passage Bio and Remix equityholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest in, and will exercise less influence over the management of, the combined company following the completion of the Mergers as compared to their current ownership and voting interests in the respective companies; |
• | The Mergers may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all; |
• | Lawsuits may be filed against Passage Bio and the members of the Passage Bio Board arising out of the proposed Mergers, which may delay or prevent the proposed Mergers; |
• | During the pendency of the Merger Agreement, Passage Bio and Remix may not be able to enter into a business combination with another party at a favorable price due to specific restrictions in the Merger Agreement; |
• | Certain provisions of the Merger Agreement may discourage third parties from submitting competing proposals for either Remix or Passage Bio, including proposals that may be superior to the arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement; |
• | Because the lack of a public market for the shares of Remix Capital Stock makes it difficult to evaluate the fairness of the Mergers, the stockholders of Remix may receive consideration in the Mergers that is less than the fair market value of such Remix Capital Stock or Passage Bio may pay more than the fair market value of such Remix Capital Stock; |
• | The opinion delivered by Redwood to the Passage Bio Board prior to the entry into the Merger Agreement does not reflect changes in circumstances that may occur after the date thereof; |
• | Passage Bio or Remix may waive one or more of the conditions to the Mergers without recirculation of this proxy statement/prospectus or resoliciting stockholder approval; |
• | Transfers of the combined company’s securities utilizing Rule 144 (“Rule 144”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be limited; and |
• | Passage Bio’s wind-down of its historical operations, the sale of assets, the suspension of development activities and the proposed Mergers, resulting in the conversion of Remix into a public company, will make Passage Bio subject to the SEC requirements applicable to reporting shell company business combinations. As a result, the combined company will be subject to more stringent reporting requirements, offering limitations and resale restrictions. |
• | Passage Bio has incurred significant losses since its inception and anticipates that it will continue to incur losses in the foreseeable future. Passage Bio has not commercialized any products and has never generated revenue from the commercialization of any product. Passage Bio is not currently profitable, and may never achieve or sustain profitability; |
• | Raising additional capital may cause dilution to Passage Bio’s stockholders or restrict its operations; |
• | Passage Bio’s failure to meet the listing standards of Nasdaq could result in the delisting of its common stock. Delisting could adversely affect the liquidity of Passage Bio’s common stock and the market price of Passage Bio’s common stock could decrease, and Passage Bio’s ability to obtain sufficient additional capital to fund its operations and to continue to operate as a going concern would be substantially impaired; |
• | If the Mergers are not completed, Passage Bio’s board of directors may decide to pursue an alternative strategic transaction, or other alternatives, which may include a dissolution and liquidation, in which case the amount, if any, distributed to Passage Bio’s stockholders may be minimal; |
• | Passage Bio is substantially dependent on its remaining employees to facilitate the consummation of the Mergers; |
• | Passage Bio depends on its remaining license arrangements, and the loss of, or disputes under, those arrangements could adversely affect Passage Bio which may also impact the value of any potential CVR; |
• | Passage Bio equityholders may not receive any payment on the Passage Bio CVRs and the Passage Bio CVRs may otherwise expire valueless; and |
• | The tax treatment of the CVRs is uncertain. |
• | Remix is a clinical stage biotechnology company with a limited operating history and have no history of commercializing products, which may make it difficult for investors to evaluate Remix’s current business and likelihood of success and future viability; |
• | Remix has incurred significant net losses in each period since Remix’s inception, and expects to continue to incur significant net losses for the foreseeable future; |
• | Remix has never generated revenue from product sales and may never achieve or maintain profitability; |
• | Remix only has one product candidate in clinical development: REM-422. All of Remix’s other development programs are in the preclinical or discovery stage. If Remix is are unable to advance its product candidates in clinical development, obtain regulatory approval and ultimately commercialize its product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, its business will be materially harmed; |
• | The outcome of preclinical testing and early clinical trials may not be predictive of the success of later clinical trials, and the results of Remix’s clinical trials may not satisfy the requirements of the FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authorities; |
• | Remix has limited resources and is currently focusing its efforts on REM-422 for development in particular indications and advancing its other research programs. As a result, Remix may fail to capitalize on programs, product candidates or indications that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success; |
• | As an organization, Remix has never submitted a New Drug Application (“NDA”) or other marketing application, and may be unable to do so for any of its product candidates; |
• | Remix is conducting, and plans to conduct, some of its clinical trials outside of the United States. However, the FDA and other foreign equivalents may not accept data from such trials, in which case its development plans will be delayed, which could materially harm its business; |
• | Remix’s product candidates may not achieve adequate market acceptance among physicians, patients, healthcare payors and others in the medical community necessary for commercial success; |
• | Remix has never commercialized a product candidate as a company before and currently lacks the necessary expertise, personnel and resources to successfully commercialize any products on Remix’s own or together with suitable collaborators; |
• | Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of Remix’s product candidates in one jurisdiction does not mean that Remix will be successful in obtaining regulatory approval of Remix’s product candidates in other jurisdictions; |
• | Remix will need to grow the size and capabilities of its organization, and Remix may experience difficulties in managing this growth; |
• | If Remix is unable to establish sales or marketing capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to sell or market Remix’s product candidates, Remix may not be able to successfully sell or market Remix’s product candidates that obtain regulatory approval; |
• | Remix’s success depends on its ability to protect its intellectual property rights and its proprietary technologies. If Remix is unable to obtain, maintain, defend and enforce patent or other intellectual property protection for its product candidates or technology, or if the scope of the patent or other intellectual property protection obtained is not sufficiently broad, its competitors or other third parties could develop and commercialize products similar or identical to Remix’s, and its ability to successfully commercialize its product candidates may be adversely affected; |
• | Remix relies on third parties to conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials and those third parties may not perform satisfactorily, including failing to meet deadlines for the completion of such trials, research and studies; |
• | Remix contracts with third parties for the manufacture of its product candidates for preclinical studies and clinical trials and expects to do so ultimately for commercialization, and the loss of these third parties or their inability to supply Remix with sufficient quality and quantities of its product candidates or such quantities at an acceptable cost could delay, prevent or impair its development or commercialization efforts; |
• | Remix has entered a collaboration with Roche for the development and commercialization of product candidates. Remix may in the future enter additional collaborations. If those collaborations are not successful, Remix may not be able to capitalize on the market potential of these product candidates; |
• | Remix does not anticipate that Remix will pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future; and |
• | Remix will need substantial additional funding before Remix can complete the development of its product candidates. If Remix is unable to obtain such additional capital on favorable terms, on a timely basis or at all, Remix would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate its product development and clinical programs and may not have the capital required to otherwise operate Remix’s business. |
• | Following the Mergers, the combined company may be unable to successfully integrate the businesses of Passage Bio and Remix and realize some or all of the anticipated benefits of the Mergers; |
• | The market price of the combined company’s common stock is expected to be volatile, and the market price of the common stock may drop following the Mergers; |
• | The combined company will incur costs and increased demands upon management as a result of complying with the laws, rules and regulations affecting public companies; |
• | If the proceeds subject to the CVR Agreement are not received in a timely manner, the combined company may have to incur time and resources to recover such proceeds; |
• | Nasdaq may delist the combined company’s securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in its securities and subject the combined company to additional trading restrictions; |
• | Provisions in the combined company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the combined company’s amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law may have anti-takeover effects that could discourage an acquisition of the combined company by others, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to the combined company’s stockholders, and may prevent attempts by the combined company’s stockholders to replace or remove the combined company’s current management; |
• | If approved by the stockholders, the combined company’s restated certificate of incorporation will provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between the combined company and the combined company’s stockholders and that the federal district courts shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, which could limit the combined company’s stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the combined company or its directors, officers or employees; |
• | An active trading market for the combined company’s common stock may not develop and its stockholders may not be able to resell their shares of common stock for a profit, if at all; |
• | Future sales of shares by existing stockholders could cause the combined company’s stock price to decline; |
• | If equity research analysts do not publish research or reports, or publish unfavorable research or reports, about the combined company, its business or its market, its stock price and trading volume could decline; |
• | The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements included in this proxy statement/prospectus are presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be an indication of the combined company’s financial condition or results of operations following the completion of the Mergers; |
• | If the combined company fails to maintain proper and effective internal controls, its ability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could be impaired; |
• | If the combined company fails to attract and retain management and other key personnel, it may be unable to continue to successfully develop or commercialize its drug candidates or otherwise implement its business plan; and |
• | Changes in tax laws or regulations that are applied adversely to the combined company may materially and adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. |
• | general business, political or economic conditions generally affecting the industries in which Passage Bio or Remix operate; |
• | acts of war, the outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes or other natural disasters, health emergencies, including pandemics and related or associated epidemics, disease outbreaks or quarantine restrictions; |
• | changes in financial, banking or securities markets; |
• | any failure by Passage Bio to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections or the results of operations of Passage Bio (it being understood, however, that any effect causing or contributing to the failure of Passage Bio to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections or the results of operations of Passage Bio may be taken into account in determining whether a material adverse effect with respect to Passage Bio has occurred, unless such effects are otherwise excepted from the definition of Passage Bio Material Adverse Effect); |
• | any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any applicable law or GAAP (or interpretations of any applicable law or GAAP); |
• | the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions; |
• | the taking of any action required to be taken by the Merger Agreement; or |
• | any change in the cash position of Passage Bio and its subsidiaries resulting from operations in the ordinary course of business or from expenditures reasonably required to effect the wind-down, discontinuation, suspension or termination of any clinical, pre-clinical or development program or trial of Passage Bio or its subsidiaries (including the PBFT02 program and the upliFT-D trial). |
• | the entry into, or termination of, key agreements; |
• | announcements by commercial partners or competitors of new commercial products, clinical progress or lack thereof, significant contracts, commercial relationships or capital commitments; |
• | the loss of key employees; |
• | future sales of its common stock; |
• | general and industry-specific economic conditions that may affect its research and development expenditures; |
• | the failure to meet industry analyst expectations; and |
• | period-to-period fluctuations in financial results. |
• | the combined company will need to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to report the Form 10 type information (“Super 8-K”) after the Closing reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company; |
• | the combined company will not be eligible to use a Form S-3 until 12 full calendar months after the Closing; |
• | the combined company will need to wait at least 60 calendar days after the filing of the Super 8-K to file a Form S-8 for any equity plans or awards, such as the 2026 Plan and the 2026 ESPP and the assumed Remix 2019 Plan; |
• | the combined company will be an “ineligible issuer” for three years following the Closing, which will prevent the combined company from (i) incorporating by reference in its Form S-1 filings, (ii) using a free writing prospectus or (iii) taking advantage of well-known seasoned issuer (“WKSI”) status, even if otherwise eligible based on its public float; |
• | investors who (i) were affiliates of Remix at the time the Mergers were submitted for the vote or consent of Remix’s stockholders, (ii) receive securities of the combined company in the Mergers and (iii) publicly offer or sell such securities will be deemed to be engaged in a distribution of such securities, and therefore would be underwriters with respect to resales of those securities; and |
• | Rule 144(i)(2) will limit the ability of holders of restricted securities, and any affiliates of the public company to publicly resell Rule 145(c) securities per Rule 145(d), as well as any other “restricted” or “control” securities of the combined company per Rule 144, until one year after the Form 10 information is filed with the SEC. Non-affiliate Passage Bio stockholders prior to the Mergers will not be subject to such restrictions on public resales of their shares. |
• | the scope of rights granted under the license agreement and other interpretation-related issues; |
• | whether and the extent to which its technology and processes infringe on intellectual property of the licensor that is not subject to the licensing agreement; |
• | its right to sublicense patent and other intellectual property rights to third parties under collaborative development relationships; |
• | its diligence obligations with respect to the use of the licensed technology in relation to its development and commercialization of its product candidates, and what activities satisfy those diligence obligations; |
• | the ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by its licensors and Passage Bio and its partners; and |
• | whether and the extent to which inventors are able to contest the assignment of their rights to its licensors. |
• | its ability to complete the Mergers or any alternative transaction; |
• | the level of expenses related to its operations; |
• | market conditions in the biotechnology sector; |
• | unanticipated or serious safety concerns related to the use of any of its product candidates; |
• | developments or disputes concerning patent applications, issued patents or other proprietary rights; |
• | the recruitment or departure of key personnel; |
• | actual or anticipated changes in estimates as to financial results; |
• | variations in its financial results or those of companies that are perceived to be similar to it; |
• | health pandemics could disrupt its operations and adversely impact its business,; |
• | general economic, industry and market conditions, including fluctuating interest rates, tariffs, market volatility, a potential federal government shutdown and inflation; |
• | general economic uncertainty and capital markets disruptions, which has been substantially impacted by geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflicts around the world; and |
• | other factors, including those described in this “Risk Factors” section, many of which are beyond its control. |
• | establish a classified board of directors so that not all members of its board are elected at one time; |
• | permit only the board of directors to establish the number of directors and fill vacancies on the board; |
• | provide that directors may only be removed “for cause” and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of its outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon; |
• | require super-majority voting to amend some provisions of its restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws; |
• | authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that its board could use to implement a stockholder rights plan, also known as a “poison pill”; |
• | eliminate the ability of its stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders; |
• | prohibit stockholder action by written consent, which requires all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of its stockholders; |
• | do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors; |
• | establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to its board or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at annual stockholder meetings. |
• | the progress, costs, design, results of and timing of Remix’s planned and ongoing preclinical studies and clinical trials; |
• | the willingness of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or applicable foreign authorities to accept the data from clinical trials, as well as data from Remix’s planned and ongoing preclinical studies and clinical trials and other work, as the basis for review and approval of Remix’s product candidates; |
• | the outcome, costs and timing of seeking and obtaining FDA and applicable foreign regulatory approvals; |
• | the number and characteristics of product candidates that Remix pursue; |
• | Remix’s need to expand its research and development (“R&D”) capabilities; |
• | the costs and timing associated with manufacturing Remix’s product candidates, and if such product candidates receive regulatory approval, establishing commercial supplies and sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities; |
• | Remix’s ability to achieve sufficient market acceptance, coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors and adequate market share and revenue for any approved products; |
• | patients’ willingness to pay out-of-pocket for any approved products in the absence of coverage and/or adequate reimbursement from third-party payors; |
• | Remix’s efforts to maintain, expand, and defend the scope of Remix’s intellectual property portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments Remix may be required to make, or that Remix may receive, in connection with the licensing, filing, prosecution, defense, and enforcement of any patents or other intellectual property rights; |
• | Remix’s need and ability to retain key management and hire scientific, technical, business, and medical personnel; |
• | Remix’s need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems; |
• | the costs associated with operating as a public company; |
• | the economic and other terms, timing of and success of Remix’s current and any future collaborations, licensing or other arrangements which Remix may enter in the future; and |
• | the timing, receipt, and amount of sales from Remix’s product candidates, if approved. |
• | successful and timely completion of clinical development of REM-422 and preclinical and clinical development of other research programs and any other future programs; |
• | establishing and maintaining relationships with contract research organizations (CROs) and clinical sites for the clinical development of REM-422 and any other future programs; |
• | timely receipt of regulatory approvals from applicable regulatory authorities for any product candidates for which Remix successfully complete clinical development; |
• | developing an efficient and scalable manufacturing process for Remix’s product candidates, including obtaining finished products that are appropriately packaged for sale; |
• | establishing and maintaining commercially viable supply and manufacturing relationships with third parties that can provide adequate, in both amount and quality, products and services to support clinical development and meet the market demand for Remix’s product candidates, if approved; |
• | successful commercial launch following any regulatory approval, including the development of a commercial infrastructure, whether in-house or with one or more collaborators; |
• | a continued acceptable safety profile following any regulatory approval of Remix’s product candidates; |
• | commercial acceptance of Remix’s product candidates by patients, the medical community and third-party payors; |
• | satisfying any required post-marketing approval commitments to applicable regulatory authorities; |
• | identifying, assessing and developing new product candidates; |
• | obtaining, maintaining and expanding patent protection, trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity, both in the United States and internationally; |
• | defending against third-party interference or infringement claims, if any; |
• | entering into, on favorable terms, any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements that may be necessary or desirable to develop, manufacture or commercialize Remix’s product candidates; |
• | obtaining and maintaining coverage and adequate reimbursement by third-party payors for Remix’s product candidates; |
• | addressing any competing therapies and technological and market developments; and |
• | attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel. |
• | completion of preclinical studies with favorable results; |
• | allowance to proceed with clinical trials under INDs by the FDA or under similar regulatory submissions by applicable foreign authorities for the conduct of clinical trials of Remix’s product candidates and Remix’s proposed design of future clinical trials; |
• | successful enrollment in, and completion of, clinical trials; |
• | sufficiency of Remix’s financial and other resources to complete the necessary preclinical studies and clinical trials; |
• | demonstrating the safety and efficacy, of Remix’s product candidates to the satisfaction of applicable regulatory authorities; |
• | receipt of regulatory approvals from applicable regulatory authorities, including New Drug Applications (“NDAs”) from the FDA and equivalent approvals from comparable foreign regulatory authorities and maintaining such approvals; |
• | making arrangements with third-party manufacturers, or establishing clinical and commercial manufacturing capabilities for Remix’s product candidates; |
• | establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities and launching commercial sales of Remix’s products, if and when approved, whether alone or in collaboration with others; |
• | establishing and maintaining patent and trade secret protection or regulatory exclusivity for Remix’s product candidates; |
• | acceptance of any products Remix develops and their benefits and uses, if and when approved, by patients, the medical community and third-party payors; |
• | effectively competing with other therapies; |
• | obtaining and maintaining healthcare coverage and adequate reimbursement from third-party payors; |
• | maintaining an acceptable safety profile of Remix’s products following approval, if and when approved; and |
• | building and maintaining an organization of people who can successfully develop Remix’s product candidates. |
• | regulators, such as the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities, Institutional Review Boards (“IRBs”) or ethics committees may impose additional requirements before permitting Remix to initiate a clinical trial, may not authorize Remix or its investigators to commence or conduct a clinical trial at a prospective trial site, may not allow Remix to amend trial protocols or regulators may disagree as to the design or implementation of its clinical trials and require that Remix modify or amend its clinical trial protocols or statistical analysis plans; |
• | Remix may experience delays in reaching, or fail to reach, agreement on acceptable terms with CROs or with individual clinical trial sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among trial sites; |
• | delays in identifying, recruiting and training suitable clinical investigators; |
• | IRBs refusing to approve, suspending or terminating the trial at an investigational site, precluding enrollment of additional participants or withdrawing their approval of the trial; |
• | changes or amendments to Remix’s clinical trial protocols; |
• | clinical trial sites may deviate from the trial protocol, fail to ensure the integrity of the data being collected at the site or drop out of a trial; |
• | failure by any of Remix’s third-party contractors to perform in accordance with good clinical practices (“GCP”) requirements or applicable regulatory rules and guidelines in other countries; |
• | the number of participants required for clinical trials may be larger than Remix anticipates, Remix may experience difficulty in finding and enrolling sufficient qualified patients for its trials, enrollment in clinical trials may be slower than it anticipates or participants may drop out or fail to return for post-treatment follow-up at a higher rate than it anticipates; |
• | participants may fail to enroll or remain in Remix’s trials at the rate it expects, or fail to return for post-treatment follow-up, including participants failing to remain in its trials due to movement; |
• | patients choosing an alternative product for the indications for which Remix is developing its product candidates, or participating in competing clinical trials; |
• | the cost of clinical trials may be greater than Remix anticipates; |
• | the quality or quantity of data relating to Remix’s product candidates or other materials necessary to conduct its clinical trials may be inadequate to initiate or complete a given clinical trial; |
• | Remix may experience difficulties in manufacturing, or fail to manufacture, sufficient quantities of its product candidates for use in clinical trials; |
• | participants experiencing severe or serious unexpected drug-related adverse events; |
• | reports from clinical testing conducted by other companies of other therapies in the same class of agents that could be considered similar to Remix’s product candidates may raise safety, tolerability or efficacy concerns about its product candidates; |
• | Remix may lack adequate funding to initiate or continue one or more of its clinical trials; |
• | selection of clinical endpoints that require prolonged periods of clinical observation or extended analysis of the resulting data; |
• | a facility manufacturing Remix’s product candidates or any of their components may violate current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations or other applicable requirements, which could lead to adverse FDA or other regulatory authority action or otherwise delay its development programs; |
• | changes to Remix’s manufacturing processes may be necessary or desired; |
• | third-party contractors being unwilling or unable to satisfy their contractual obligations to Remix in a timely or accurate manner; |
• | third-party contractors could become debarred or suspended or otherwise penalized by the FDA or other government or regulatory authorities for violations of regulatory requirements, in which case Remix may need to find a substitute contractor, and Remix may not be able to use some or all of the data produced by such contractors in support of its planned marketing applications; and |
• | clinical trials of Remix’s product candidates may fail to show appropriate safety, tolerability or efficacy, may produce negative or inconclusive results or may otherwise fail to improve on the existing standard of care, and Remix may decide, or regulators may require it, to conduct additional clinical trials or Remix may decide to abandon product development programs. |
• | the size and nature of the patient population; |
• | the severity of the disease or condition under investigation; |
• | the design of the trial protocol; |
• | the existing body of safety and efficacy data for the product candidate; |
• | the number and nature of competing treatments and ongoing clinical trials of competing therapies for the same indication; |
• | efforts by Remix and its CROs to facilitate timely enrollment in clinical trials; |
• | patient referral practices of physicians; |
• | the proximity of patients to clinical sites; |
• | the eligibility criteria for the trial; |
• | the ability to recruit clinical trial investigators with the appropriate competencies and experience; |
• | the ability to adequately monitor patients during a trial; |
• | clinicians’ and patients’ perceptions as to the potential advantages of the product candidate being studied; |
• | the risk that patients will drop out of a trial before completing all site visits; and |
• | clinicians’ and patients’ perceptions as to the potential advantages of the drug being studied in relation to other available therapies. |
• | regulatory authorities may suspend or withdraw approvals of such product candidate; |
• | regulatory authorities may require additional warnings on the label, including “boxed” warnings, or issue safety alerts, Dear Healthcare Provider letters, press releases or other communications containing warnings or other safety information about the product; |
• | Remix may be required to change the way a product candidate is administered or conduct additional clinical trials; |
• | Remix could be sued and held liable for harm caused to patients; |
• | Remix could be subject to fines, injunctions, or the imposition of criminal or civil penalties; |
• | if approved, Remix may need to conduct a recall, market withdrawal or similar post-market action; |
• | if approved, Remix may be forced to suspend marketing of that product, or decide to remove the product from the marketplace; and |
• | if approved, the product may become less competitive, and Remix’s reputation may suffer. |
• | such authorities may disagree with the design or execution of Remix’s clinical trials; |
• | negative or ambiguous results from Remix’s clinical trials or results may not meet the level of statistical significance or persuasiveness required by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory agencies for approval; |
• | serious and unexpected drug-related side effects may be experienced by participants in Remix’s clinical trials or by individuals using drugs similar to its product candidates; |
• | the population studied in the clinical trial may not be sufficiently broad or representative to assure safety in the full population for which Remix seek approval; |
• | such authorities may not accept clinical data from trials that are conducted at clinical facilities or in countries where the standard of care is potentially different from that of their own country; |
• | Remix may be unable to demonstrate that a product candidate’s clinical and other benefits outweigh its safety risks; |
• | such authorities may disagree with Remix’s interpretation of data from preclinical studies or clinical trials; |
• | such authorities may not agree that the data collected from clinical trials of Remix’s product candidates are acceptable or sufficient to support the submission of an NDA or other submission or to obtain regulatory approval in the U.S. or elsewhere, and such authorities may impose requirements for additional preclinical studies or clinical trials; |
• | such authorities may disagree with Remix regarding the formulation, labeling and/or the product specifications of its product candidates; |
• | approval may be granted only for indications that are significantly more limited than those sought by Remix, and/or may include significant restrictions on distribution and use; |
• | such authorities may find deficiencies in the manufacturing processes or facilities of the third-party manufacturers with which Remix contract for clinical and commercial supplies; or |
• | such authorities may not accept a submission due to, among other reasons, the content or formatting of the submission. |
• | additional foreign regulatory requirements; |
• | foreign exchange fluctuations; |
• | compliance with foreign manufacturing, customs, shipment and storage requirements; |
• | cultural differences in medical practice and clinical research; and |
• | diminished protection of intellectual property in some countries. |
• | the efficacy and safety profile as demonstrated in clinical trials compared to alternative treatments; |
• | the timing of market introduction of the product candidate as well as competitive products; |
• | the clinical indications for which a product candidate is approved; |
• | restrictions on the use of product candidates in the labeling approved by regulatory authorities, such as boxed warnings or contraindications in labeling, or a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, if any, which may not be required of alternative treatments and competitor products; |
• | the potential and perceived advantages of Remix’s product candidates over alternative treatments; |
• | the cost of treatment in relation to alternative treatments; |
• | the availability of coverage and adequate reimbursement by third-party payors, including government authorities; |
• | the availability of an approved product candidate for use as a combination therapy; |
• | relative convenience and ease of administration; |
• | the willingness of the target patient population to try new therapies and undergo required diagnostic screening to determine treatment eligibility and of physicians to prescribe these therapies and diagnostic tests; |
• | the effectiveness of sales and marketing efforts; |
• | unfavorable publicity relating to Remix’s product candidates; and |
• | the approval of other new therapies for the same indications. |
• | restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of Remix’s products, withdrawal of the product from the market or voluntary or mandatory product recalls; |
• | restrictions on product distribution or use, or requirements to conduct post-marketing studies or clinical trials; |
• | fines, restitutions, disgorgement of profits or revenues, warning letters, untitled letters or holds on clinical trials; |
• | refusal by the FDA to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications submitted, or suspension or revocation of approvals; |
• | product seizures or detentions, or refusal to permit the import or export of Remix’s products; and |
• | injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. |
• | the demand for Remix’s product candidates, if it obtains regulatory approval; |
• | Remix’s ability to set a price that it believes is fair for its products; |
• | Remix’s ability to obtain coverage and reimbursement approval for a product; |
• | Remix’s ability to generate revenue and achieve or maintain profitability; |
• | the level of taxes that Remix is required to pay; and |
• | the availability of capital. |
• | the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering or paying any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to induce, or in return for, either the referral of an individual, or the purchase, lease, order or recommendation of any good, facility, item or service for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under a federal healthcare program, such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs. A person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation. There are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting some common activities from prosecution, but the exceptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly and require strict compliance in order to offer protection. Failure to meet all of the requirements of a particular applicable statutory exception or regulatory safe harbor does not make the conduct per se illegal under the Anti-Kickback Statute. Instead, the legality of the arrangement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis based on a cumulative review of all of Remix’s facts and circumstances; |
• | federal civil and criminal false claims laws, including the False Claims Act, or FCA, which can be enforced through civil “qui tam” or “whistleblower” actions, and civil monetary penalty laws, including the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, impose criminal and civil penalties against individuals or entities for, among other things, knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment or approval from Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal health care programs that are false or fraudulent, knowingly making or causing a false statement material to a false or fraudulent claim or an obligation to pay money to the federal government, or knowingly concealing or knowingly and improperly avoiding or decreasing such an obligation. Manufacturers can be held liable under the FCA even when they do not submit claims directly to government payors if they are deemed to “cause” the submission of false or fraudulent claims. In addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the FCA. The FCA also permits a private individual acting as a “whistleblower” to bring actions on behalf of the federal government alleging violations of the FCA and to share in any monetary recovery. When an entity is determined to have violated the federal civil FCA, the government may impose civil fines and penalties for each false claim, plus treble damages, and exclude the entity from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs; |
• | the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and the regulations that implement both laws (collectively, HIPAA), which created additional federal criminal statutes that prohibit, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, any of the money or property owned by, or under the custody or control of, any healthcare benefit program, regardless of the payor (e.g., public or private) and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up by any trick or device a material fact or making any materially false statements in connection with the delivery of, or payment for, healthcare benefits, items or services relating to healthcare matters. Similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity can be found guilty of violating HIPAA without actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it; |
• | the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act, created under the ACA and its implementing regulations, which require applicable manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies for which reimbursement is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (with certain exceptions) to report annually to CMS in HHS information related to payments or other transfers of value made to covered recipients, including physicians (defined to include doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors), certain non-physician healthcare providers (such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners), and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members; and |
• | analogous state and foreign laws and regulations, such as state and foreign anti-kickback, false claims, consumer protection and unfair competition laws which may apply to pharmaceutical business practices, including but not limited to, research, distribution, sales and marketing arrangements as well as submitting claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers; state laws that require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government that otherwise restricts payments that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; state laws that require drug manufacturers to file reports with states regarding pricing and marketing information, such as the tracking and reporting of gifts, compensations and other remuneration and items of value provided to healthcare professionals and entities; and state and local laws requiring the registration of pharmaceutical sales representatives. |
• | identifying, recruiting, integrating, maintaining, retaining and motivating Remix’s current and additional employees; |
• | managing Remix’s internal development efforts effectively, including the preclinical, clinical, FDA, EMA and other comparable foreign regulatory agencies’ review process for REM-422, while complying with any contractual obligations to contractors and other third parties; |
• | managing increasing operational and managerial complexity; and |
• | improving Remix’s operational, financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures. |
• | differing regulatory requirements and reimbursement regimes in foreign countries, such as the lack of pathways for accelerated drug approval, may result in foreign regulatory approvals taking longer and being more costly than obtaining approval in the United States; |
• | foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with the design, implementation or results of Remix’s clinical trials or its interpretation of data from nonclinical studies or clinical trials; |
• | approval policies or regulations of foreign regulatory authorities may significantly change in a manner rendering Remix’s clinical data insufficient for approval; |
• | impact of the COVID-19 virus or future pandemic and epidemic on Remix’s ability to produce its product candidates and conduct clinical trials in foreign countries; |
• | unexpected changes in tariffs, trade barriers, price and exchange controls and other regulatory requirements; |
• | economic weakness, including inflation, or political instability in particular foreign economies and markets; |
• | compliance with legal requirements applicable to privacy, data protection, information security and other matters; |
• | compliance with tax, employment, immigration and labor laws for employees living or traveling abroad; |
• | foreign taxes, including withholding of payroll taxes; |
• | foreign currency fluctuations, which could result in increased operating expenses and reduced revenue, and other obligations incident to doing business in another country; |
• | difficulties staffing and managing foreign operations; |
• | complexities associated with managing multiple payor reimbursement regimes and government payors in foreign countries; |
• | workforce uncertainty in countries where labor unrest is more common than in the United States; |
• | potential liability under the FCPA or comparable foreign regulations; |
• | challenges enforcing Remix’s contractual and intellectual property rights, especially in those foreign countries that do not respect and protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the United States; |
• | production shortages resulting from any events affecting raw material supply or manufacturing capabilities abroad; and |
• | business interruptions resulting from geo-political actions, including war and terrorism, trade policies, treaties and tariffs. |
• | the scope of rights granted under the license agreement and other interpretation-related issues; |
• | whether and the extent to which Remix’s technology and processes infringe on intellectual property of the licensor that is not subject to the licensing agreement; |
• | Remix’s right to sublicense patents and other rights to third parties under its license arrangements or collaborative development relationships; |
• | Remix’s diligence obligations with respect to the use of the l icensed technology in relation to its development and commercialization of its product candidates and what activities satisfy those diligence obligations; |
• | Remix’s right to transfer or assign the license; |
• | The inventorship and ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by Remix’s future licensors and Remix and its partners; and |
• | The priority of invention of patented technology. |
• | others may be able to develop products that are similar to Remix’s product candidates but that are not covered by the claims of the patents that Remix owns or licenses; |
• | Remix or its future licensors or collaborators might not have been the first to make the inventions covered by the issued patents or patent application that Remix owns or licenses; |
• | Remix or its future licensors or collaborators might not have been the first to file patent applications covering certain of its inventions; |
• | others may independently develop similar or alternative technologies or duplicate any of Remix’s technologies without infringing its intellectual property rights; |
• | it is possible that the pending patent applications Remix owns or licenses will not lead to issued patents; |
• | issued patents that Remix owns or licenses may be held invalid or unenforceable as a result of legal challenges by its competitors; |
• | Remix’s competitors might conduct research and development activities in countries where it does not have patent rights and then use the information learned from such activities to develop competitive products for sale in its major commercial markets; |
• | Remix may not develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable; |
• | Remix or its licensors may fail to meet obligations to the U.S. government with respect to any future in-licensed patents and patent applications funded by U.S. government grants, leading to the loss of patent rights; |
• | Remix may not be able to generate sufficient data to support full patent applications that protect the entire breadth of developments in one or more of its programs; |
• | Remix may not successfully commercialize the product candidates, if approved, before its relevant patents expire; |
• | The patents of others or pending or future applications of others may have an adverse effect of Remix’s business; and |
• | Remix may choose not to file a patent in order to maintain certain trade secrets or know-how, and a third party may subsequently file a patent covering such intellectual property. |
• | the failure of the third party to manufacture Remix’s product candidates according to Remix’s schedule and specifications, or at all, including if Remix’s third-party contractors give greater priority to the supply of other products over its product candidates or otherwise do not satisfactorily perform according to the terms of the agreements between Remix and them; |
• | the reduction or termination of production or deliveries by suppliers, or the raising or prices or renegotiation of terms; |
• | the termination or nonrenewal of arrangements or agreements by Remix’s third-party contractors at a time that is costly or inconvenient for Remix; |
• | the breach by the third-party contractors of Remix’s agreements with them; |
• | the failure of third-party contractors to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, including cGMPs; |
• | the breach by the third-party contractors of Remix’s agreements with them; |
• | the failure of the third party to manufacture Remix’s product candidates according to its specifications; |
• | the mislabeling of clinical supplies, potentially resulting in the wrong dose amounts being supplied or active drug or placebo not being properly identified; |
• | clinical supplies not being delivered to clinical sites on time, leading to clinical trial interruptions, or of drug supplies not being distributed to commercial vendors in a timely manner, resulting in lost sales; and |
• | the misappropriation of Remix’s proprietary information, including its trade secrets and know how. |
• | increased operating expenses and cash requirements; |
• | the assumption of additional indebtedness or contingent liabilities; |
• | the issuance of Remix’s equity securities; |
• | assimilation of operations, intellectual property, products and product candidates of an acquired company, including difficulties associated with integrating new personnel; |
• | the diversion of Remix’s management’s attention from its existing programs and initiatives in pursuing such a strategic merger or acquisition; |
• | retention of key employees, the loss of key personnel and uncertainties in Remix’s ability to maintain key business relationships; |
• | risks and uncertainties associated with the other party to such a transaction, including the prospects of that party and their existing products, product candidates and regulatory approvals; and |
• | Remix’s inability to generate revenue from acquired technology and/or products sufficient to meet its objectives in undertaking the acquisition or even to offset the associated acquisition and maintenance costs. |
• | collaborators have significant discretion in determining the efforts and resources that they will apply to these collaborations and may not perform their obligations as expected; |
• | collaborators may deemphasize or not pursue development and commercialization of Remix’s product candidates or may elect not to continue or renew development or commercialization programs based on clinical trial results, changes in the collaborators’ strategic focus, including as a result of a business combination or sale or disposition of a business unit or development function, or available funding or external factors such as an acquisition that diverts resources or creates competing priorities; |
• | collaborators may delay clinical trials, provide insufficient funding for a clinical trial program, stop a clinical trial or abandon a product candidate, repeat or conduct new clinical trials or require a new formulation of a product candidate for clinical testing; |
• | collaborators could independently develop, or develop with third parties, products that compete directly or indirectly with Remix’s product candidates if the collaborators believe that competitive products are more likely to be successfully developed or can be commercialized under terms that are more economically attractive than Remix’s; |
• | a collaborator with marketing and distribution rights to multiple products may not commit sufficient resources to the marketing and distribution of Remix’s product relative to other products; |
• | Remix may grant exclusive rights to its collaborators that would prevent it from collaborating with others; |
• | collaborators may not properly obtain, maintain, defend or enforce Remix’s intellectual property rights or may use its proprietary information and intellectual property in such a way as to invite litigation or other intellectual property related proceedings that could jeopardize or invalidate its proprietary information and intellectual property or expose Remix to potential litigation or other intellectual property related proceedings; |
• | disputes may arise between the collaborators and Remix that result in the delay or termination of the research, development or commercialization of Remix’s product candidates or that result in costly litigation or arbitration that diverts management attention and resources; |
• | collaborations may be terminated and, if terminated, may result in a need for additional capital to pursue further development or commercialization of the applicable product candidates; |
• | collaboration agreements may not lead to development or commercialization of product candidates in the most efficient manner or at all; |
• | collaborators may not provide Remix with timely and accurate information regarding development progress and activities under the collaboration or may limit Remix’s ability to share such information, which could adversely impact its ability to report progress to its investors and otherwise plan its own development of its product candidates; |
• | collaborators may own or co-own intellectual property covering Remix’s products or product candidates that result from Remix collaborating with them, and in such cases, Remix would not have the exclusive right to develop or commercialize such intellectual property; and |
• | a collaborator’s sales and marketing activities or other operations may not be in compliance with applicable laws resulting in civil or criminal proceedings. |
• | the timing and cost of, and level of investment in, research and development activities relating to Remix’s programs, which will change from time to time; |
• | Remix’s ability to enroll patients in clinical trials and the timing of enrollment; |
• | the cost of manufacturing Remix’s current product candidates and any future product candidates, which may vary depending on FDA or other comparable foreign regulatory authority guidelines and requirements, the quantity of production and the terms of Remix’s agreements with manufacturers; |
• | expenditures that Remix will or may incur to acquire or develop additional product candidates and technologies or other assets; |
• | the timing and outcomes of preclinical studies and clinical trials for REM-422 and any product candidates from Remix’s research programs, or competing product candidates; |
• | the need to conduct unanticipated clinical trials or trials that are larger or more complex than anticipated; |
• | competition from existing and potential future products that compete with REM-422, or any of Remix’s research programs, and changes in the competitive landscape of its industry, including consolidation among Remix’s competitors or partners; |
• | any delays in regulatory review or approval of REM-422, or any of Remix’s other research programs; |
• | the level of demand for any of Remix’s product candidates, if approved, which may fluctuate significantly and be difficult to predict; |
• | the risk/benefit profile, cost and reimbursement policies with respect to Remix’s product candidates, if approved, and existing and potential future products that compete with REM-422, or any of Remix’s other research programs; |
• | Remix’s ability to commercialize REM-422, or any of its research programs, if approved, inside and outside of the United States, either independently or working with third parties; |
• | Remix’s ability to establish and maintain collaborations, licensing or other arrangements; |
• | Remix’s ability to adequately support future growth; |
• | potential unforeseen business disruptions that increase Remix’s costs or expenses; |
• | future accounting pronouncements or changes in Remix’s accounting policies; and |
• | the changing and volatile global economic and political environment. |
• | the inability to successfully combine the businesses of Passage Bio and Remix in a manner that permits the combined company to achieve the anticipated benefits from the Mergers, which would result in the anticipated benefits of the Mergers not being realized partly or wholly in the time frame currently anticipated or at all; |
• | creation of uniform standards, controls, procedures, policies and information systems; and |
• | potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses, delays or regulatory conditions associated with the Mergers. |
• | the ability of the combined company to obtain regulatory approvals for its drug candidates, and delays or failures to obtain such approvals; |
• | failure of any of the combined company’s drug candidates, if approved, to achieve commercial success; |
• | failure by the combined company to maintain its existing third-party license and supply agreements; |
• | failure by the combined company or its licensors to prosecute, maintain, or enforce its intellectual property rights; |
• | changes in laws or regulations applicable to the combined company’s drug candidates; |
• | any inability to obtain adequate supply of the combined company’s drug candidates or the inability to do so at acceptable prices; |
• | adverse regulatory authority decisions; |
• | introduction of new products, services or technologies by the combined company’s competitors; |
• | failure to meet or exceed financial and development projections the combined company may provide to the public; |
• | failure to meet or exceed the financial and development projections of the investment community; |
• | the perception of the pharmaceutical industry by the public, legislatures, regulators and the investment community; |
• | announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic collaborations, joint ventures or capital commitments by the combined company or its competitors; |
• | disputes or other developments relating to proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters, and the combined company’s ability to obtain patent protection for its technologies; |
• | additions or departures of key personnel; |
• | significant lawsuits, including patent or stockholder litigation; |
• | if securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about the combined company’s business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding its business and stock; |
• | changes in the market valuations of similar companies; |
• | general market or macroeconomic conditions; |
• | sales of its common stock by the combined company or its stockholders in the future; |
• | trading volume of the combined company’s common stock; |
• | failure to maintain compliance with the listing requirements of Nasdaq; |
• | announcements by commercial partners or competitors of new commercial products, clinical progress or the lack thereof, significant contracts, commercial relationships or capital commitments; |
• | adverse publicity generally, including with respect to other products and potential products in such markets; |
• | the introduction of technological innovations or new therapies that compete with potential products of the combined company; |
• | changes in the structure of health care payment systems; and |
• | and period-to-period fluctuations in the combined company’s financial results. |
• | a limited availability of market quotations for its securities; |
• | reduced liquidity for its securities; |
• | a determination that the combined company’s common stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in the combined company’s common stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
• | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
• | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
• | authorize “blank check” preferred stock, which could be issued by the combined company’s board of directors without stockholder approval and may contain voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to the combined company’s common stock; |
• | create a classified board of directors whose members serve staggered three-year terms; |
• | specify that special meetings of the combined company’s stockholders can be called only by the combined company’s board of directors; |
• | prohibit stockholder action by written consent; |
• | establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder approvals to be brought before an annual meeting of the combined company’s stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to the combined company’s board of directors; |
• | provide that vacancies on the combined company’s board of directors may be filled only by a majority of directors then in office, even though less than a quorum; |
• | provide that the combined company’s directors may be removed only for cause; |
• | specify that no stockholder is permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors; |
• | expressly authorize the combined company’s board of directors to modify, alter or repeal the combined company’s amended and restated bylaws; and |
• | require supermajority votes of the holders of the combined company’s common stock to amend specified provisions of the combined company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. |
• | the risk that the conditions to the Closing of the transaction are not satisfied, including the failure to timely obtain stockholder approval for the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, if at all; |
• | Passage Bio’s and Remix’s ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the Mergers; |
• | the risk that the Concurrent Financing is not completed in a timely manner or at all; |
• | uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the Mergers and the ability of each of Passage Bio and Remix to consummate the Mergers and the other Contemplated Transactions, including the Concurrent Financing; |
• | expectations regarding the strategies, prospects, plans, expectations and objectives of management of Remix for future operations of the combined company following the Closing; |
• | the ability of the combined company to recognize the benefits that may be derived from the Mergers, including the commercial or market opportunity of the product candidates of Remix and the combined company; |
• | uncertainties regarding the anticipated tax treatment of the Mergers; |
• | the possibility that Passage Bio CVR holders may never receive any proceeds pursuant to the Passage Bio CVR Agreement; |
• | the risk that as a result of adjustments to the Merger Exchange Ratio, Passage Bio stockholders and Remix stockholders could own more or less of the combined company than is currently anticipated; |
• | risks related to the market price of Passage Bio Common Stock relative to the value suggested by the Merger Exchange Ratio; |
• | risks related to Passage Bio’s and Remix’s ability to correctly estimate their respective operating expenses and expenses associated with the transaction, uncertainties regarding the impact any delay in the closing would have on the anticipated cash resources of the combined company upon Closing and other events and unanticipated spending and costs that could reduce the combined company’s cash resources; |
• | the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; |
• | the fact that under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Passage Bio and Remix are restrained from soliciting other acquisition proposals during the pendency of the Mergers, except in certain circumstances; |
• | the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Mergers on Passage Bio’s or Remix’s business relationships, operating results and business generally, including disruption of Passage Bio’s and Remix’s management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the Mergers and potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; |
• | the risk that the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances that require Passage Bio or Remix to pay a termination fee; |
• | the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Passage Bio, Remix or any of their respective directors or officers related to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; |
• | the ability of Remix to maintain and protect its intellectual property rights; |
• | competitive responses to the Mergers; |
• | legislative, regulatory, political and economic developments beyond the parties’ control; |
• | Passage Bio’s public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
• | risks related to the failure to realize any value from product candidates and preclinical programs being developed and anticipated to be developed in light of inherent risks and difficulties involved in successfully bringing drug candidates to market; |
• | success in recruiting and retaining, or changes required in, Remix’s officers, key employees or directors; |
• | the early stage of the combined company’s development efforts; |
• | the risk that unforeseen events during clinical trials could cause delays or other adverse consequences; |
• | risks relating to the regulatory approval process for the combined company’s product candidates; |
• | the risk that interim, topline and preliminary data may change as more patient data become available and are subject to audit and verification procedures that could result in material changes in the final data; |
• | the risk that the combined company’s product candidates may cause serious adverse side effects; |
• | the risk of failure to obtain U.S. or international marketing approval for the combined company’s product candidates; |
• | the combined company’s need for additional funding, which may not be available; |
• | the risk that Remix, or its CROs, CDMOs, service providers, current and potential future partners or other third parties upon which it relies, could experience a security incident, system disruption or failure, data loss, cyberattack, or similar event that could compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems and data; |
• | the sufficiency of Remix’s internal controls and procedures and its ability to remediate any material weaknesses; |
• | developments and projections relating to Remix’s competitors, its industry or the market opportunities for REM-422 or any future product candidates; and |
• | economic, regulatory, political, geopolitical (including military conflicts and threatened hostilities), environmental and public health developments in the United States and foreign countries. |
• | On April 22, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from Remix. Remix’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $8 million and valued Remix at a range between $250-350 million equity valuation, with a $100 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Remix’s current stockholders would own 69.8%-76.4% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 1.7%-2.2% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 21.8%-27.9% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. Any remaining cash balance of Passage would be paid to Passage stockholders as a dividend at the time the proposed merger would close. |
• | On April 27, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company A. Company A’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $10 million and valued Company A at a range between $135-150 million equity valuation, with a $100 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company A’s current stockholders would own 57.7% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 3.8%-4.1% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 38.5%-40.8% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. Any remaining cash balance of Passage would be paid to Passage stockholders as a dividend at the time the proposed merger would close. |
• | On April 28, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company B. Company B’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $15 million and valued Company B at a $150 million equity valuation, with a $200 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company B’s current stockholders would own 41.1% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 4.1% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 54.8% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. |
• | On April 29, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company C. Company C’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $8 million and valued Company C at a $125 million equity valuation, with a $250 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company C’s current stockholders would own 32.6% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 2.1% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 65.3% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. Any remaining cash balance of Passage would be paid to Passage stockholders as a dividend at the time the proposed merger would close. |
• | On April 30, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company D. Company D’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $20 million and valued Company D at a $500 million equity valuation, with a $100 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company D’s current stockholders would own 80.6% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 3.2% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 16.1% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. |
• | On April 27, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company E. Company E’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $13 million and valued Company E at a $590 million equity valuation, with |
• | On May 4, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company F. Company F’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $20 million and valued Company F at a $280 million equity valuation, with a $100 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company F’s current stockholders would own 70.0% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 5.0% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 25.0% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. |
• | On May 5, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company G. Company G’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $8 million and valued Company G at a $250 million equity valuation, with a $320 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company G’s current stockholders would own 43.3% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 1.4% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 55.4% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. Any remaining cash balance of Passage would be paid to Passage stockholders as a dividend at the time the proposed merger would close. |
• | On May 5, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company H. Company H’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $15 million and valued Company H at a $150 million equity valuation, with a $90 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company H’s current stockholders would own 58.8% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 5.9% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 35.3% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. |
• | On May 5, 2026, Passage received an indication of interest for a reverse merger from a privately-held biotechnology company referred to herein as Company I. Company I’s indication of interest proposed an equity valuation of Passage of $15 million and valued Company I at a $435 million equity valuation, with a $200 million PIPE financing, and proposed that Company I’s current stockholders would own 66.9% of the total outstanding common stock of the combined company, Passage’s current stockholders would own 2.3% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, and the investors in such PIPE financing would own 30.8% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company. |
• | Passage Bio’s business, available capital, market capitalization and the need for future capital, business and strategic objectives, as well as the risks of accomplishing those objectives, including if Passage Bio were to remain an independent company, including in light of; |
• | Passage Bio’s decision, announced in April 2026, to initiate a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, following final feedback received from the FDA regarding PBFT02; |
• | the lack of investor interest, with respect to investment in Passage Bio, to provide funds for possible further development of its programs, and probability of success and time required for development in relation to the requisite time and costs; and |
• | the negative results of the business development efforts by Passage Bio with respect to sale or licensing of assets that could result in meaningful new capital or shared future development costs; |
• | the possible alternatives to the Mergers available to Passage Bio, the range of possible benefits and risks to the Passage Bio stockholders of those alternatives and the timing and the likelihood of accomplishing the goal of any of such alternatives, and the Passage Bio Board’s assessment that the Mergers presented a superior opportunity for Passage Bio stockholders to any such alternatives; |
• | the Passage Bio Board’s assessment of potential candidates for a strategic transaction, and in particular, the Passage Bio Board’s view that Remix was the most attractive and promising candidate and the Passage Bio Board’s belief that the Merger would create more value for Passage Bio’s stockholders than any of the other proposals that the Passage Bio Board had received or Passage Bio could create as a standalone company; |
• | the comprehensive process undertaken by the Passage Bio Board and Passage Bio’s financial advisors of reviewing and analyzing potential strategic alternatives and merger partner candidates in pursuit of a strategic transaction, including the proposed Mergers, in each case considering the current market dynamics; |
• | the prospects of and risks associated with the other strategic candidates that had made proposals for a strategic transaction with Passage Bio based on the business, scientific, regulatory, intellectual property, financial, accounting and legal due diligence conducted by Passage Bio management and Passage Bio’s advisors; |
• | the Passage Bio Board’s belief, based in part on the clinical and scientific diligence process conducted by Passage Bio’s management and reviewed with the Passage Bio Board, that Remix’s product candidates present a market opportunity with the potential to create meaningful value for the stockholders of the combined company and an opportunity for Passage Bio’s stockholders to participate in the future potential growth of the combined company; |
• | the potential for Passage Bio’s equityholders to receive certain cash payments following the Closing pursuant to the Passage Bio CVR Agreement, which the Passage Bio Board believed preserves for Passage Bio’s existing equityholders the potential value from collection of amounts owed by Gemma under certain agreements and obligates the combined company to use commercially reasonable efforts following the Closing to collect such amounts; |
• | Passage Bio’s current market capitalization and the potential dilution from any financings required to support its plans and objectives were it to remain an independent company, as well as well as the uncertainty regarding the availability of such financing on terms acceptable to Passage Bio; |
• | financial market conditions at the time of the signing of the Original Merger Agreement, including market prices, volatility and trading information with respect to Passage Bio Common Stock; |
• | the financial analysis presented by Redwood to the Passage Bio Board on June 23, 2026 and Redwood’s opinion, dated June 23, 2026, to the Passage Bio Board that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations, assumptions and other matters set forth therein, the Merger Consideration was fair, from a financial point of view, to Passage Bio (as more fully described in the section titled “The Mergers—Opinion of Passage Bio’s Financial Advisor”); |
• | the strength of the balance sheet of the combined organization, which includes Passage Bio’s anticipated Passage Bio Net Cash at Closing of approximately $5.0 million, plus the aggregate commitment represented in the Concurrent Financing of approximately $100 million; |
• | the Passage Bio Board’s belief that the terms of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and the related agreements, including the parties’ respective representations, warranties and covenants, the conditions to their respective obligations to close the Mergers and the termination rights of the parties, are reasonable under the circumstances, including: |
• | the belief that, as a result of arm’s-length negotiations with Remix, Passage Bio and its representatives negotiated the most favorable Merger Exchange Ratio to which Remix was willing to agree, and that the other terms of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement include the most favorable terms to Passage Bio in the aggregate to which Remix was willing to agree; |
• | the calculation of the Merger Exchange Ratio, Passage Bio Net Cash at the Closing and the estimated number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to be issued in the Mergers, and the fact that the relative valuation of Passage Bio, and thus the relative percentage ownership of Passage Bio’s stockholders immediately following the Closing, is subject to change based on the amount of Passage Bio net cash at the Closing; |
• | the number and customary nature of the conditions to Passage Bio’s and Remix’s respective obligations to complete the Mergers and the likelihood that the Mergers will be completed on a timely basis; |
• | the ability of Passage Bio under the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement to consider unsolicited acquisition proposals under certain circumstances and for the Passage Bio Board to potentially change its recommendation in favor of such a proposal should Passage Bio determine such proposal to constitute, or be reasonably likely to result in, a superior offer; |
• | the belief by the Passage Bio Board of the reasonableness of the potential termination fee of $1.5 million, payable by Passage Bio if the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances; and |
• | the belief by the Passage Bio Board of the reasonableness of the potential termination fee of $17.5 million payable by Remix in certain circumstances of termination, which the Passage Bio Board believed would provide deterrence for competing acquisition proposals and provide Passage Bio with compensation for the time, expense and disruption associated with negotiating the transaction if the Mergers are not completed under such specified circumstances; |
• | the Lock-Up Agreements, pursuant to which certain executive officers, directors and stockholders of Remix who beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 99% of the outstanding Remix Capital Stock as of June 24, 2026, and certain executive officers of Passage Bio have agreed not to transfer their shares of common stock of the combined company for the 180-day period after the effective time of the Mergers; |
• | the Remix support agreements, pursuant to which certain executive officers, directors and stockholders of Remix who beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 60% of the outstanding Remix Capital Stock as of September 2, 2026 (immediately following the consummation of the Exchange Agreement transactions), solely in their capacities as stockholders, have agreed to execute a written consent or vote all of their shares of Remix Capital Stock in favor of the Mergers and against any alternative acquisition proposals, and the fact that stockholders holding the necessary votes to adopt the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and approve the Mergers have entered into Remix support agreements; and |
• | the Passage Bio support agreements, pursuant to which certain executive officers and directors of Passage Bio, solely in their capacities as stockholders, have agreed, to vote all of their shares of Passage Bio Common Stock in favor of the Proposals and against any alternative acquisition proposals. |
• | In the course of its deliberations, the Passage Bio Board also considered, among other things, a variety of risks and other countervailing factors related to entering into the Mergers, the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including: |
• | the possibility that the Mergers will not be consummated in a timely manner or at all; |
• | the potential adverse effect of the public announcement of the Mergers on Passage Bio’s business, including potential volatility of the trading price of Passage Bio Common Stock following the announcement of the Mergers; |
• | the possibility that the GM1 Payments and the MLD Payments are not received during the applicable CVR Period, or are insufficient after permitted deductions, or that any other Legacy Assets remaining after the Closing are not otherwise monetized and the consequential potential that Passage Bio equityholders will not receive any consideration under the Passage Bio CVRs and the Passage Bio CVRs may otherwise expire valueless; |
• | the possibility that Remix will not be able to complete the Concurrent Financing on the terms or amounts contemplated or at all; |
• | the fact that certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement could have the effect of discouraging competing proposals involving Passage Bio, including the restrictions on Passage Bio’s ability to solicit alternative acquisition proposals; |
• | the fact that under certain circumstances Passage Bio may be required to pay to Remix a termination fee of $1.5 million, and the potential effects of such termination fee; |
• | the provisions of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement that permit the Remix Board, subject to specified conditions, to consider and engage with third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals and to change its recommendation if the Remix Board determines that such proposal constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a superior offer; |
• | that the combined company’s board will not include a representative of the current Passage Bio Board; |
• | that the combined company’s management is not expected to include any current Passage Bio officers; |
• | the early-stage nature of Remix’s product candidates and the risks and uncertainties associated with development and commercialization of Remix’s product candidates, including that such product candidates may not generate acceptable clinical data in the future or be successfully developed into products that are marketed and sold, as well as other scientific, technical and regulatory risks and uncertainties; |
• | the substantial fees and expenses incurred or that may be incurred by Passage Bio or the combined company associated with completing the Mergers, including the costs associated with any potential transaction related litigation; |
• | the possibility of disruptive stockholder demands or litigation following announcement of the Mergers; |
• | the risk that the Mergers may not be completed despite the parties’ efforts or that the Closing may be unduly delayed and the effects on Passage Bio as a standalone company because of such failure or delay, including that a more limited range of alternative strategic transactions may be available to Passage Bio in such an event and that Passage Bio may experience additional significant challenges associated with its need to raise additional capital through the public or private sale of equity securities; |
• | the fact that under certain circumstances, Passage Bio will not be entitled to receive a termination fee from Remix even in the event that the Mergers are not consummated as a result of circumstances which are not under Passage Bio’s control; |
• | the fact that Wedbush, Passage Bio’s financial advisor, served as financial advisor for Remix; |
• | the dilution to the existing stockholders of Passage Bio upon the consummation of the Mergers; |
• | the possibility that Passage Bio Net Cash, as more fully described below under the caption “The Merger Agreement—Calculation of Passage Bio’s Net Cash” in this proxy statement/prospectus, may be lower at the determination time than currently anticipated, which would reduce the relative percentage ownership of Passage Bio’s existing equityholders in the combined company; and |
• | the various other risks associated with the combined company and the Mergers, including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
• | Business, Financial Condition and Prospects of Remix as a Private Company. The Remix Board believed that the Contemplated Transactions were more favorable to Remix and its stockholders than the potential value that might result from other alternatives reasonably available to Remix, including the continued operation of Remix on a standalone basis as a private company, in light of a number of factors, including: |
• | the Remix Board’s assessment of Remix’s business, operations, financial condition, strategic and competitive positioning, historical and projected cash burn rate and financial performance, preclinical and clinical data, and the risks in achieving Remix’s prospects and plans; and |
• | the potential benefits to Remix and its stockholders that could result from consummating a reverse merger transaction with a publicly listed company, including increased public visibility, enhanced market awareness of Remix’s business and product pipeline, and improved access to the public capital markets. |
• | Access to Capital. The Remix Board considered: |
• | its belief that Remix would require additional capital to fund its ongoing operations and advance its product development initiatives; |
• | the uncertainty regarding the availability, timing, and terms of such financing available to Remix in the private markets as a standalone private company; |
• | its belief that investors would be more willing to commit capital to Remix when a defined path to liquidity existed, such as the prospect of becoming a publicly traded company through a reverse merger transaction; |
• | its belief that the Mergers with Passage, together with the funding committed in the Concurrent Financing, would be a higher probability and more efficient means to access capital than other potential options considered, including engaging in a similar transaction with other publicly-listed companies or pursuing a private financing or initial public offering; |
• | the cash resources of the combined company, including the Passage Bio Net Cash, expected to be available upon the closing of the Concurrent Financing and consummation of the Mergers; |
• | its belief that such cash resources would support Remix’s current and planned clinical trials and operations into 2028 and provide runway through key clinical milestones; and |
• | the access, as a public company, to a broader range of investors to support the development of Remix’s pipeline than if Remix continued to operate as a privately held company. |
• | Results of Negotiations with Passage; Highest Price Reasonably Available; Risk of Loss of Opportunity. |
○ | The Remix Board considered that Remix and its advisors had engaged in extensive arm’s-length negotiations with Passage since April 21, 2026 and determined that the expected relative percentage ownership of Passage equityholders and Remix equityholders in the combined |
○ | The Remix Board considered the risk that prolonging the process for evaluating other alternatives available to Remix in an effort to increase the relative percentage ownership of Remix equityholders in the combined company prior to executing a definitive merger agreement with Passage both presented a significant risk of the loss of the opportunity to consummate the Contemplated Transactions on the terms and conditions negotiated by Remix and the Remix Board as of June 23, 2026, and was unlikely to yield a proposal that would be a material improvement to the Contemplated Transactions. |
• | Results of Process Conducted. The Remix Board considered: |
○ | the fact that it evaluated a range of strategic alternatives, including remaining a private company, pursuing private financings or an initial public offering or engaging in a similar transaction with other publicly-listed companies; |
○ | the fact that Remix and its advisors contacted a range of potential transaction counterparties during the months leading up to the execution of the Merger Agreement; |
○ | its belief that, after reviewing various financing options to enhance stockholder value, the Contemplated Transactions represented the most favorable alternative reasonably available to Remix; and |
○ | its belief that no alternative transactions were reasonably likely to create greater value for Remix’s stockholders than the Contemplated Transactions, taking into account market conditions, execution risk, timing considerations and the potential dilution associated with such alternatives. |
• | High Likelihood of Completion. The Remix Board considered the likelihood of completion of the Contemplated Transactions to be high, particularly in light of the terms of the Merger Agreement and closing conditions, including: |
○ | the fact that, substantially concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain directors, officers and stockholders of Remix executed the Remix Support Agreements and certain directors and officers of Passage executed the Passage Support Agreements, pursuant to which those Persons have agreed, solely in their capacity as stockholders of Passage and Remix, respectively, to vote all of their shares of Passage Common Stock or Remix Capital Stock, respectively, in favor of the adoption and approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters and the Remix Stockholder Matters, respectively; |
○ | the absence of any conditions to the consummation of the Mergers that are unlikely to be satisfied, including the absence of a financing condition due to the nature of the consideration; and |
○ | the commitment of Passage to use its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. |
• | Continuity of Remix Business in the Combined Company. The Remix Board considered its expectation that: |
○ | the combined company’s operations would comprise Remix’s existing business; |
○ | substantially all of Remix’s employees, including its management, will serve in similar roles at the combined company; and |
○ | the combined company would adopt the name “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.” at the Closing. |
• | Stockholder Access to Liquidity. The Remix Board considered that: |
○ | the Contemplated Transactions would provide Remix’s current stockholders with greater liquidity by owning publicly-traded stock than if Remix continued to operate as a privately held company; and |
○ | that shares of Passage Common Stock issued to Remix stockholders will be registered on a Form S-4 registration statement and will become freely tradable for Remix stockholders who are not affiliates of Remix and who are not parties to the Lock-Up Agreements. |
• | Opportunity to Engage with Third Parties. The Remix Board considered the terms of the Merger Agreement permitting Remix, under certain specified circumstances prior to the approval of the Remix Stockholder Matters by the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, to furnish non-public information regarding Remix to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, any Person in response to a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal of Remix which the Remix Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Remix’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Offer (and is not withdrawn). |
• | Ability to Terminate the Merger Agreement in Order to Accept a Superior Proposal. The Remix Board considered the terms of the Merger Agreement permitting Remix, under certain specified circumstances prior to the approval of the Remix Stockholder Matters by the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, to terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, subject to certain conditions, including that Remix pay Passage the $17.5 million termination fee. |
• | Other Terms of the Merger Agreement. The Remix Board considered: |
○ | that the Merger Agreement and other transaction documents were negotiated at arm’s length between Remix, on the one hand, and Passage, on the other hand, with the assistance of their respective financial and legal advisors; |
○ | its belief that the material terms of the Merger Agreement, taken as a whole, were reasonable to Remix based on the applicable facts and circumstances; |
○ | its belief that the $17.5 million termination fee payable under the Merger Agreement if Remix terminates the Merger Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal was reasonable in amount and not preclusive of alternative proposals; |
○ | that the terms of the Merger Agreement permit Remix, under circumstances specified in the Merger Agreement, to obtain an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without any requirement to post a bond, surety or other security; and |
○ | that the terms of the Merger Agreement provide Remix sufficient operating flexibility to conduct its business in the ordinary course until the earlier of the consummation of the Mergers or the termination of the Merger Agreement. |
• | Potential Tax Consequences for Remix Stockholders. The Remix Board considered its expectation that the Mergers will be treated as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with the result that the Remix stockholders will generally not recognize taxable gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to the Mergers. |
• | Appraisal Rights. The Remix Board considered the availability of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, which permits holders of Remix Capital Stock who properly exercise such rights to seek judicial determination of the fair value of their shares of Remix Capital Stock. |
• | the risk that the potential benefits of the Contemplated Transactions may not be realized; |
• | the risk that the Contemplated Transactions might not be consummated in a timely manner or at all, including as a result of the failure of Passage to obtain the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, and the potential adverse effect on the reputation of Remix and its ability to obtain future financing if the Mergers and Concurrent Financing are not completed; |
• | the risk that future sales of common stock by existing Passage stockholders may cause the price of Passage Common Stock to fall, thus reducing the value of Passage Common Stock received by Remix’s stockholders in the First Merger; |
• | the size of the termination fees payable by Remix to Passage upon the occurrence of certain events, and the potential effect of such termination fees in deterring potential acquirers from proposing an alternative transaction that may be more advantageous to Remix stockholders; |
• | the exchange ratio used to establish the number of shares of Passage Common Stock to be issued to Remix stockholders in the First Merger is fixed, except for adjustments due to the amount of Passage Bio Net Cash, the amount of proceeds received by Remix in the Concurrent Financing and changes in the parties’ outstanding capital stock at Closing, and thus the relative percentage ownership of Passage stockholders and Remix stockholders in the combined company immediately following the consummation of the Mergers is similarly fixed; |
• | the fact that Wedbush, Remix’s financial advisor, served as the exclusive financial advisor for the Mergers; |
• | the right of Passage, under certain specified circumstances prior to the approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, to furnish non-public information regarding Passage to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, any Person in response to a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal of Passage which the Passage Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Passage’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Offer (and is not withdrawn); |
• | the right of Passage, under certain specified circumstances prior to the approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, to terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, subject to certain conditions, including that Passage pay Remix the $1.5 million termination fee; |
• | the expenses incurred and anticipated to be incurred in connection with the Mergers and related administrative costs associated with combining the organizations, including pursuant to the CVR Agreement; |
• | the additional costs and compliance obligations Remix will incur that are associated with operating as a public company following the consummation of the Mergers; |
• | the fact that Passage’s representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement do not survive the Closing, and the potential risk of liabilities that may arise after the Closing; and |
• | various other risks associated with the combined company and the Mergers, including the risks described in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “Risk Factors”. |
Close Date | Surviving Company | Public Company | Value, Net of Cash ($MM) | ||||||
October-25 | Oncoinvent ASA | BerGenBio ASA (OB:BGBIO) | 2 | ||||||
July-25 | ImageneBio, Inc. | Ikena Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:IKNA) | 20 | ||||||
June-25 | Crescent Biopharma, Inc. | GlycoMimetics (Nasdaq: GLYC) | 10 | ||||||
April-25 | Jade Biosciences, Inc. | Aerovate Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AVTE) | 8 | ||||||
April-25 | Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc. | Cara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CARA) | 20 | ||||||
December-24 | Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. | Pieris Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: PIRS) | 10 | ||||||
October-24 | TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. | Kintara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KTRA) | 11 | ||||||
October-24 | Wex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Virios Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VIRI) | 6 | ||||||
September-24 | Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. | ARCA Biopharma (Nasdaq: ABIO) | 6 | ||||||
August-24 | Firefly Neurosciences, Inc. | WaveDancer (Nasdaq: WAVD) | 14 | ||||||
June-24 | Tetonic Therapeutics | AVROBIO (Nasdaq: AVRO) | 13 | ||||||
April-24 | Tawsfynydd Therapeutics | Onconova Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ONTX) | 11 | ||||||
March-24 | Serina Therapeutics, Inc. | AgeX Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AGE) | 6 | ||||||
March-24 | Q32 Bio Inc. | Homology Medicines (Nasdaq: FIXX) | 20 | ||||||
March-24 | LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. | Graphite Bio (Nasdaq: GRPH) | 12 | ||||||
March-24 | ImmunogenX, LLC | First Wave BioPharma (FWBI) | 15 | ||||||
December-23 | Cyclo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CYTH) | Applied Molecular Transport (Nasdaq: AMTI) | 1 | ||||||
December-23 | Neurogene Inc. | Neoleukin Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NLTX) | 14 | ||||||
November-23 | Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. | Selecta Biosciences (Nasdaq: RNAC) | 13 | ||||||
November-23 | Korro Bio, Inc. | Frequency Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FREQ) | 15 | ||||||
October-23 | Lung Therapeutics, Inc. | Aileron Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ALRN) | 10 | ||||||
October-23 | Notable Labs, Ltd. | Vascular Biogenics Ltd. (Nasdaq: VBLT) | 20 | ||||||
September-23 | Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. | Magenta Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MGTA) | 20 | ||||||
August-23 | EIP Pharma (CervoMed) | Diffusion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: DFFN) | 10 | ||||||
June-23 | TeraImmune Inc. | Baudax Bio (Nasdaq: BXRX) | 3 | ||||||
June-23 | Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. | Aeglea BioTherapeutics (Nasdaq: AGLE) | 25 | ||||||
IPO Date | Target | Development Status | Phase | MVIC Multiple | ||||||||
June 2026 | Parabilis Medicines | Clinical | Phase 1/2 | 2.6x | ||||||||
February 2026 | Generate Biomedicines | Clinical | Phase 3 | 1.8x | ||||||||
January 2025 | Maze Therapeutics | Clinical | Phase 2 | 0.8x | ||||||||
June 2024 | Rapport Therapeutics | Clinical | Phase 1/2a | 1.9x | ||||||||
June 2024 | Alumis | Clinical | Phase 2/2b | 1.0x | ||||||||
February 2024 | Metagenomi | Preclinical | Preclinical | 1.3x | ||||||||
Close Date | Target | Acquirer | Development Status | Phase | MVIC Multiple | ||||||||||
October 2025 | Orbital Therapeutics | Bristol Myers Squibb | Preclinical | Preclinical | 5.6x | ||||||||||
August 2024 | Morphic Holding | Eli Lilly | Clinical | Phase 2 | 5.4x | ||||||||||
May 2024 | Alpine Immune Sciences | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Clinical | Phase 2 | 9.6x | ||||||||||
March 2024 | Harpoon Therapeutics | Merck | Clinical | Phase 1/2 | 5.2x | ||||||||||
February 2024 | RayzeBio | Bristol Myers Squibb | Clinical | Phase 3 | 9.8x | ||||||||||
February 2024 | Gracell Biotechnologies | AstraZeneca | Clinical | Phase 1b/2 | 2.2x | ||||||||||
January 2024 | Carmot Therapeutics | Roche | Clinical | Phase 1/2 | 7.0x | ||||||||||
• | Historical Stock Trading Price Analysis. Redwood reviewed the market capitalization implied by the closing trading prices of publicly traded shares of Passage Bio during the 30 trading days ended June 22, 2026, which reflected a high of $19.4 million and low of $13.6 million, respectively, during the period; and |
• | Public Comparable Companies. In connection with Redwood’s financial analysis, Redwood analyzed publicly available information pertaining to the enterprise values of certain publicly traded companies deemed comparable to the Surviving Company. To identify comparable companies, Redwood searched publicly available data for companies having a positive enterprise value greater than their respective cash balances, having at least one clinical-stage asset and used either an RNA-related modality or other “undruggable target” approach including for oncology targets. Redwood then limited its selections to companies with operations that were focused on development of their lead asset, among other factors. Redwood identified seven publicly traded companies, of which enterprise value ranged from $233 million to $1.6 billion, with a median of $439 million. This was compared to the calculated enterprise value of the Surviving Company of $248 million based upon the terms of the Original Merger Agreement and information provided by Passage Bio. These companies may have characteristics that are materially different than the Surviving Company, and Redwood did not have access to non-public information on any of the companies listed below. |
Company | Ticker Symbol | Development Status | Phase | Net Enterprise Value ($MM) | ||||||||||
Benitec Biopharma Inc. | NasdaqCM: BNTC | Clinical | Phase 1b/2a | $233 | ||||||||||
Immix Biopharma, Inc. | NasdaqCM: IMMX | Clinical | Phase 2 | $530 | ||||||||||
Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated | NasdaqGS: PRLD | Clinical | Phase 1 | $347 | ||||||||||
ProQR Therapeutics N.V. | NasdaqCM: PRQR | Clinical | Phase 1 | $124 | ||||||||||
SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. | NasdaqCM: SLS | Clinical | Phase 3 | $1,390 | ||||||||||
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. | NasdaqGS: STOK | Clinical | Phase 3 | $1,587 | ||||||||||
• | Under the Merger Agreement, Passage Bio’s directors and executive officers are entitled to continued indemnification, expense advancements and insurance coverage; |
• | In connection with the First Merger, each then-outstanding and unvested Passage Bio Option will be accelerated in full, effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; following the Closing, each unexpired and unexercised Passage Bio Option will continue on the same terms and conditions in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. The vesting of each outstanding and unvested Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Award will be accelerated in full effective no later than the day immediately prior to the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution, and each such award will be settled in shares of Passage Bio Common Stock (net of applicable tax withholding); |
• | In connection with the First Merger, Passage Bio’s executive officers may receive an extension of the post-termination exercise period of their outstanding Passage Bio Options, subject to their agreement to certain conditions; and. |
• | Passage Bio’s executive officers are expected to have their employment terminated at the closing of the First Merger, and to receive the severance benefits set forth in their employment agreements in connection with such termination. |
NAME | SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED (#)(1) | SHARES OF COMMON STOCK HELD DIRECTLY (EXCLUDING OPTIONS) (#)(2) | ||||
William Chou, M.D. | 112,342 | 6,724 | ||||
Athena Countouriotis, M.D. | 18,357 | 945 | ||||
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D. | 18,794 | — | ||||
Sandip Kapadia | 19,765 | — | ||||
Thomas Kassberg | 12,755 | — | ||||
Derrell Porter, M.D. | 16,567 | — | ||||
Dolan Sondhi, Ph.D. | 14,446 | — | ||||
Kathleen Borthwick | 25,781 | 5,403 | ||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons) | 238,807 | 13,072 | ||||
(1) | Includes shares of Passage Bio Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. See “Principal Stockholders of Passage Bio” for additional information regarding beneficial ownership. |
(2) | Represents shares of Passage Bio Common Stock held directly, excluding shares issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
NAME | UNVESTED STOCK OPTIONS (#) | UNVESTED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (#) | ESTIMATED VALUE OF ACCELERATED VESTING ($) | ||||||
Executive Officers | |||||||||
William Chou, M.D. | 103,134 | 10,000 | 46,700 | ||||||
Kathleen Borthwick | 29,948 | 5,000 | 23,350 | ||||||
Non-Employee Directors | |||||||||
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D. | 10,539 | ||||||||
Athena Countouriotis, M.D. | 10,539 | ||||||||
Derrell D. Porter, M.D. | 10,539 | ||||||||
Dolan Sondhi, Ph.D. | 10,605 | ||||||||
Sandip Kapadia | 10,539 | ||||||||
Thomas Kassberg | 14,163 | ||||||||
Name | Cash(1) ($) | Equity(2) ($) | Perquisites/ Benefits(3) ($) | Total ($)(4) | ||||||||
William Chou, M.D. | $1,593,020 | $84,500 | $49,572 | $1,727,092 | ||||||||
Kathleen Borthwick | $696,920 | $42,250 | $33,000 | $772,170 | ||||||||
(1) | Cash. Represents the estimated cash severance payable to the named executive officer upon a Qualifying Termination occurring within two months prior to, or twelve months following, a change in control, which includes the First Merger. Under each named executive officer’s employment agreement, upon such Qualifying Termination, Dr. Chou would be entitled to a lump-sum amount equal to 18 months of his base salary plus 150% of his annual target bonus, and Ms. Borthwick would be entitled to a lump-sum amount equal to 12 months of her base salary plus 100% of her annual target bonus. These payments are “double-trigger,” meaning that both the completion of the First Merger and a qualifying termination must occur, and such payments are conditioned on the named executive officer’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims and continued compliance with non-competition and non-solicitation covenants. The estimated components are: (i) for Dr. Chou, $1,027,755 representing 18 months of his base salary, plus $565,265 representing 150% of his annual target bonus; and (ii) for Ms. Borthwick, $497,800 representing 12 months of her base salary, plus $199,120 representing 100% of her annual target bonus. |
(2) | Equity. Represents the estimated value of the accelerated vesting of the named executive officer’s outstanding and unvested Passage Bio Options and Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Under the Merger Agreement, each outstanding and unvested Passage Bio Option will accelerate in full effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, and each outstanding and unvested Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Award will accelerate in full no later than the day immediately prior to the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution; accordingly, these amounts are “single-trigger” and would become payable upon completion of the First Merger without regard to a termination of employment. The value of accelerated Passage Bio Options is based on the excess, if any, of $4.67 per share over the applicable exercise price, and the value of accelerated Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Awards is based on $4.67 per share. This amount does not include any additional value attributable to the contingent extension of the post-termination exercise period of certain Passage Bio Options held by the named executive officer. Depending on when the Effective Time occurs, certain Passage Bio Options and/or Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Awards may vest in accordance to their terms prior to the Closing, or may be exercised or forfeited prior to that time. |
(3) | Perquisites/Benefits. Represents the estimated cost of continued group health coverage (through reimbursement of COBRA premiums) provided upon a Qualifying Termination of employment in connection with a change in control — 18 months for Dr. Chou and 12 months for Ms. Borthwick. These benefits are “double-trigger.” |
(4) | Tax Reimbursement. Passage Bio’s named executive officers are not entitled to any tax gross-up or excise tax reimbursement in connection with the First Merger. Each named executive officer’s employment agreement contains a Section 280G “better-of” provision, pursuant to which any payments that would constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code will be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, but only if such reduction would result in a greater after-tax benefit to the named executive officer. This does not include any previous earnings for the annual bonus, salary increase, or other previously taxed earnings. |
Shares of Common Stock Underlying Options (#) | Volume Weighted Average Option Exercise Price | |||||
Executive Officers | ||||||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | 5,815,999 | $0.72 | ||||
Heather Wasserman, Ph.D. | 1,719,273 | $0.69 | ||||
Mythili Koneru, M.D., Ph.D. | 1,839,960 | $1.17 | ||||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. | 1,001,849 | $0.84 | ||||
Non-Employee Directors | ||||||
Linda C. Bain | 220,000 | $0.94 | ||||
Scott Biller, Ph.D. | 148,435 | $0.84 | ||||
Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D. | — | — | ||||
James Jeffrey Goater, Jr. | — | — | ||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. | 280,000 | $1.09 | ||||
Matthew R. Patterson | 684,967 | $0.70 | ||||
NAME | TITLE | ||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Heather Wasserman | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer | ||
Charles Michaud, Jr. | Interim Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer) | ||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. | Chief Scientific Officer | ||
Nicole Sweeny | Chief Commercial Officer | ||
• | “Aggregate Valuation” means the sum of (A) the Remix Equity Value, (B) the Passage Bio Valuation and (C) the Concurrent Financing Proceeds. |
• | “Passage Allocation Percentage” means the quotient (rounded to four decimal places) determined by dividing (A) the Passage Valuation by (B) the Aggregate Valuation. |
• | “Passage Bio Equity Value” means $20,000,000. |
• | “Passage Outstanding Shares” means, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (including, if applicable and without limitation, the effects of the Reverse Stock Split and filing the Proposed Restated Charter), the total number of shares of Passage Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time expressed on a fully-diluted basis, and assuming, without limitation or duplication, (A) the issuance of shares of Passage Common Stock in respect of all Passage ITM Options that will be outstanding as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time calculated on a “treasury method” basis (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any shares of Passage Common Stock in respect of Passage Bio Options that are not Passage ITM Options), (B) the settlement in shares of Passage Common Stock of Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards outstanding as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time on a net settlement basis as provided in the Merger Agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes the shares of Passage Common Stock withheld under the RSU Withholding Amount) and (C) the exclusion of shares of Passage Common Stock held by Passage as treasury stock or owned by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or any Subsidiary of Passage immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time. |
• | “Passage Valuation” means (A) the Passage Equity Value minus (B) the Passage Bio Net Cash Deficiency (if any) plus (C) the Passage Bio Net Cash Surplus (if any). |
• | “Remix Allocation Percentage” means the quotient (rounded to four decimal places) determined by dividing (A) the Remix Equity Value by (B) the Aggregate Valuation. |
• | “Remix Equity Value” means $226,000,000. |
• | “Passage Bio Net Cash Deficiency” means, if Passage Bio Net Cash is less than $4,500,000, the amount (if any) by which $5,000,000 exceeds Passage Bio Net Cash, calculated as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date. |
• | “Post-Closing Passage Shares” means the quotient determined by dividing (A) the Passage Outstanding Shares by (B) the Passage Allocation Percentage. |
• | “Passage Bio Net Cash Surplus” means, if Passage Bio Net Cash is greater than $5,500,000, the amount (if any) by which Passage Bio Net Cash exceeds $5,000,000, calculated as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date. |
• | “Remix Merger Shares” means the product of (i) the Post-Closing Passage Shares multiplied by (ii) the Remix Allocation Percentage. |
• | “Remix Outstanding Shares” means, (i) the total number of shares of Remix Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time (after giving effect to the Remix Preferred Stock Conversion and the Remix Convertible Notes Conversion) as expressed on a fully-diluted basis and as-converted to Remix Common Stock on a “treasury method” basis and assuming, without limitation or duplication, the issuance of all shares of Remix Common Stock that would be issued assuming the acceleration and exercise of all Remix Options and Remix Warrants outstanding as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time, but, (ii) notwithstanding the foregoing, excluding all shares of Remix Common Stock issuable in connection with the Concurrent Financing, including, without limitation, the shares of Remix Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to (x) the conversion of the Remix Convertible Notes (2026) in the Remix Convertible Notes Conversion and (y) the Subscription Agreement. |
• | “Concurrent Financing Proceeds” means the proceeds resulting from the Concurrent Financing, which are not expected to be less than the Concurrent Investment Amount of $99,929,000.00. |
• | “Post-Closing Passage Shares” is defined above. |
• | “Concurrent Financing Allocation Percentage” means the quotient (rounded to four decimal places) determined by dividing (A) the Concurrent Financing Proceeds by (B) the Aggregate Valuation. |
• | “Aggregate Valuation” is defined above. |
• | Passage Bio’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities determined, to the extent in accordance with GAAP, in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined and in accordance with the financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Passage Balance Sheet; |
• | all prepaid expenses set forth in the Passage disclosure schedule; |
• | accrued accounts payable due and payable as of the Closing in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, all lease termination costs and all other fees and expenses of Passage incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Transaction Expenses of Passage Bio; |
• | contractual commitments for future cash payments, whether absolute, contingent or otherwise, under Passage Real Estate Leases, netted against cash amounts received or reasonably expected to be received pursuant to sublease arrangements with respect to Passage Real Estate Leases |
• | expenses (including Taxes) of Passage Bio incurred in connection with, related to or associated with the disposition of Legacy Assets and any contingent obligations or liabilities (including the full amount of any indemnity obligations) arising from such dispositions; |
• | any liabilities of Passage (A) for any cash payment to or for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries for change in control or transaction bonuses, retention bonuses, severance or similar compensatory payments or benefits that are payable under the terms of Passage contracts in effect prior to the Initial Effective Time as a result of, or in connection with, the completion of the Contemplated Transactions, whether alone or together with any other event (including payments with “double trigger” provisions related to terminations occurring at or prior to the Closing) (in each case, including the employer portion of any payroll or similar taxes payable with respect thereto), (B) with respect to the unfunded or underfunded portion of any accrued employer contributions to a defined contribution or any post-retirement health and welfare benefit plan that remain unpaid as of Closing, and (C) accrued but unpaid bonuses, severance and vacation or paid time off (including the employer portion of any payroll or similar taxes payable with respect thereto; |
• | the RSU Withholding Amount and the employer portion of any payroll or similar taxes payable as a result of the vesting and settlement of each outstanding and unvested Passage Bio Restricted Stock Unit Award in accordance with the Merger Agreement. |
• | due organization; subsidiaries, |
• | organizational documents, |
• | authority; binding nature of the Merger Agreement, |
• | vote required, |
• | non-contravention; consents, |
• | capitalization, |
• | financial statements, |
• | absence of changes, |
• | absence of undisclosed liabilities, |
• | title to assets, |
• | real property; leasehold, |
• | intellectual property, |
• | agreements, contracts and commitments, |
• | compliance; permits; restrictions, |
• | legal proceedings; orders, |
• | tax matters, |
• | employee and labor matters; benefit plans, |
• | environmental matters, |
• | insurance, |
• | transactions with affiliates, |
• | no financial advisors, and |
• | privacy and data security. |
• | sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material assets of Remix, or in either case, any interests therein, except (i) pursuant to existing contracts, (ii) for sales or licensing of products to customers or (iii) otherwise in the ordinary course of its business; |
• | take any action with respect to any equity interests of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, including any issuance, sale, transfer, redemption, repurchase, recapitalization, adjustment, split, combination, reclassification, dividend, distribution or any other action in respect thereof; |
• | create, incur, assume, guarantee or repay (other than any mandatory repayments) any indebtedness; |
• | issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any encumbrance or dispose of any Remix capital stock or the securities of any subsidiary of Remix; |
• | create or otherwise incur any encumbrance on any material asset of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, other than permitted encumbrances pursuant to the Merger Agreement; |
• | make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any person other than Remix; |
• | adversely amend or otherwise adversely modify in any material respect or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any material contract, other than any amendment or modification entered into in the ordinary course of its business and containing terms not materially less favorable to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries than the terms of such contract in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement; |
• | enter into any contract that would be required to be disclosed as a material contract in the Remix disclosure schedule if such contract were in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement, other than any such contract entered into in the ordinary course of its business; |
• | except as required by any Remix employee plan, (i) increase any salary, wage or other compensation or benefit to, or enter into or amend any employment, retention, change-in-control, termination or severance agreement with, any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, other than annual increases in base compensation in the ordinary course of its business with respect to employees whose annual base compensation is less than $500,000 and provided that such increases do not, individually or in the aggregate, result in any material increase in costs, obligations or liabilities for Remix and its subsidiaries, (ii) grant or pay any bonuses to any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of its business, (iii) establish, enter into or adopt any new material Remix employee plan or any plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement that would be a material Remix employee plan if it was in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement or amend or modify, in a manner that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially increase costs, obligations or liabilities for Remix and its subsidiaries or the combined company, any existing Remix employee plan or accelerate the vesting of any compensation (including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, phantom units, warrants, other shares of capital stock or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock or equity-based awards) for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, other than any such acceleration occurring in the ordinary course of its business, (iv) take any action to accelerate any payment or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, payable or to be provided to any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of its business, (v) grant any new long-term incentive or equity-based awards, or amend or modify the terms of any such outstanding awards under any Remix employee plan or (vi) hire, terminate (other than for cause), promote or change the employment status or title of any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of its business; |
• | adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or contract with any labor union, works council or labor organization; |
• | settle any material legal proceeding involving Remix or any of its subsidiaries or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in either case, for more than $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate; |
• | make or change any material tax election or tax accounting method, change any annual tax accounting period, amend any material tax return, enter into any closing agreement with a governmental authority with respect to material taxes or settle any tax claim with respect to material taxes; |
• | take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and Treasury Regulations, with respect to which each of Passage Bio, Merger Sub, Merger Sub II and Remix are a “party to a reorganization” under Section 368(b) of the Code, and the Merger Agreement from qualifying as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g) (the “Intended Tax Treatment”); |
• | make any material change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting practice of Remix or any of its subsidiaries, except for any such change required by reason of a change in GAAP or other applicable financial accounting standards; |
• | other than in connection with actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, adopt, approve, consent to or propose any change in the organizational documents of Remix or any of its subsidiaries; or |
• | agree or commit to do any of the foregoing. |
• | sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material assets of Passage Bio, or in either case, any interests therein, except (i) pursuant to existing contracts, (ii) for sales or licensing of products to customers or (iii) otherwise in the ordinary course of its business; |
• | except for the issuance of securities under the Merger Agreement, take any action with respect to any equity interests of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries, including any issuance, sale, transfer, redemption, repurchase, recapitalization, adjustment, split, combination, reclassification, dividend, distribution or any other action in respect thereof; |
• | create, incur, assume, guarantee or repay (other than any mandatory repayments) any indebtedness; |
• | issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any encumbrance or dispose of any Passage Bio Common Stock or the securities of any subsidiary of Passage Bio; |
• | create or otherwise incur any encumbrance on any material asset of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries, other than permitted encumbrances pursuant to the Merger Agreement; |
• | make any loans, advance or capital contributions to, or investments in, any person other than Passage Bio; |
• | adversely amend or otherwise adversely modify in any material respect or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any material contract, other than any amendment or modification entered into in the ordinary course of its business and containing terms, not materially less favorable to Passage Bio or any of its Subsidiaries than the terms of such contract in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement; |
• | enter into any contract that would be required to be disclosed as a material contract in the Passage Bio disclosure schedule if such contract were in effect as of the date the Merger Agreement, other than any such contract entered into in the ordinary course of its business; |
• | except as required by any Passage Bio employee plan, (i) increase any salary, wage or other compensation or benefit to, or enter into or amend any employment, retention, change-in-control, termination or severance agreement with, any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) grant or pay any bonuses to any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) establish, enter into or adopt any new Passage Bio employee plan or any plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement that would be a material Passage Bio employee plan if it was in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement or amend or modify, in a manner that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially increase costs, obligations or liabilities for Passage Bio and its subsidiaries or the combined company, any existing Passage Bio employee plan or accelerate the vesting of any compensation (including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, phantom units, warrants, other shares of capital stock or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock or equity-based awards) for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries, (iv) grant any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries any right to receive, or pay to any current or former employee, officer, director, individual independent contractor or other individual non-employee service provider of Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries any severance, change in control, transaction, retention, termination or similar compensation or benefits or increases therein, (v) take any action to accelerate any payment or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, payable or to be provided to any |
• | adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or contract with any labor union, works council or labor organization; |
• | settle any material legal proceeding involving Passage Bio or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; |
• | make or change any material tax election or tax accounting method, change any annual tax accounting period, amend any material tax return, enter into any closing agreement with a governmental authority with respect to material taxes or settle any tax claim with respect to material taxes; |
• | take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment; |
• | make any material change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting practice of Passage Bio, except for any such change required by reason of a change in GAAP or other applicable financial accounting standards; |
• | other than in connection with actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, adopt, approve, consent to or propose any change in the organizational documents of Passage Bio; or |
• | agree or commit to do any of the foregoing. |
• | solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; |
• | furnish any non-public information regarding such party to any person (other than Remix or Passage Bio) in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; |
• | engage in discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; |
• | approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal (other than in accordance with the Merger Agreement); |
• | other than in accordance with the Merger Agreement, execute or enter into any letter of intent or any contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction, other than an acceptable confidentiality agreement in accordance with the Merger Agreement; or |
• | publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. |
• | any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, acquisition of securities, reorganization, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction: (A) in which a party is a constituent entity, (B) in which a person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of persons directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 20% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of a party or any of its subsidiaries or (C) in which a party or any of its subsidiaries issues securities representing more than 20% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of such party or any of its subsidiaries; or |
• | any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of any business or businesses or assets that constitute or account for 20% or more of the consolidated book value or the fair market value of the assets of a party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
• | neither Passage Bio nor any Representative of Passage Bio shall have breached the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement in any material respect; |
• | the Passage Bio board of directors concludes in good faith based on the advice of outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Passage Bio board of directors under applicable law; |
• | Passage Bio gives Remix prior written notice of Passage Bio’s intention to furnish non-public information to, or enter into discussions with, such person; |
• | Passage Bio receives from such person an executed confidentiality agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement; and |
• | substantially concurrently with furnishing any such non-public information to such person, Passage Bio furnishes such non-public information to Remix (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by Passage Bio to Remix). |
• | neither Remix nor any Representative of Remix shall have breached the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement in any material respect; |
• | the Remix board of directors concludes in good faith based on the advice of outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Remix board of directors under applicable law; |
• | Remix gives Passage Bio prior written notice of Remix’s intention to furnish non-public information to, or enter into discussions with, such person; |
• | Remix receives from such person an executed confidentiality agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement; and |
• | substantially concurrently with furnishing any such non-public information to such person, Remix furnishes such non-public information to Passage Bio (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by Remix to Passage Bio). |
• | withhold, amend, withdraw or modify (or publicly propose to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify) the recommendation of the Passage Bio board of directors in a manner adverse to Remix; |
• | resolve, or have any committee of the Passage Bio board of directors resolve, to withdraw or modify the recommendation of the Passage Bio board of directors in a manner adverse to Remix; or |
• | adopt, approve or recommend (or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal. |
• | the Passage Bio board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Passage Bio Board Adverse Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; |
• | Passage Bio has, and has caused its financial advisors and outside legal counsel to, during a three business day period commencing on the date that the Passage Bio board of directors notifies Remix in writing of its intent to make a Passage Bio Board Adverse Recommendation Change, negotiated with Remix in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Offer; and |
• | if after Remix shall have delivered to Passage Bio a written offer to alter the terms or conditions of the Merger Agreement during the three business day period commencing on the date that the Passage Bio board of directors notifies Remix in writing of its intent to make a Passage Bio Board Adverse Recommendation Change (or if Remix declines to do so), the Passage Bio board of directors shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the recommendation of the Passage Bio board of directors would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law (after taking into account such alterations of the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, if any); provided that (x) Remix receives written notice from Passage Bio confirming that the Passage Bio board of directors has determined to change its recommendation during such three business day period, which notice shall include written copies of any relevant proposed transaction agreements with any party making a potential Superior Offer, (y) during any such three business day period, Remix shall be entitled to deliver to Passage Bio one or more counterproposals to such Acquisition Proposal and Passage Bio will, and cause its representatives to, negotiate with Remix in good faith (to the extent Remix desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement so that the applicable Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Offer and (z) in the event of any material amendment to any Superior Offer (including any revision in price or percentage of the combined company that Passage Bio’s stockholders would receive as a result of such potential Superior Offer), Passage Bio shall be required to provide Remix with notice of such material amendment and such three business day period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least two business days remain in the requisite notice period following such notification during which the parties shall comply again with the requirements of the Merger Agreement and the Passage Bio board of directors shall not make a Passage Bio Board Adverse Recommendation Change prior to the end of such notice period as so extended (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions). |
• | withhold, amend, withdraw or modify (or publicly propose to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify) the recommendation of the Remix board of directors in a manner adverse to Passage Bio; |
• | resolve, or have any committee of the Remix board of directors resolve, to withdraw or modify the recommendation of the Remix board of directors in a manner adverse to Passage Bio; or |
• | adopt, approve or recommend (or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal. |
• | the Remix board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; |
• | Remix has, and has caused its financial advisors and outside legal counsel to, during a three business day period commencing on the date that the Remix board of directors notifies Passage Bio in writing of its intent to make a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change, negotiated with Passage Bio in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Offer; and |
• | if after Passage Bio shall have delivered to Remix a written offer to alter the terms or conditions of the Merger Agreement during the three business day period commencing on the date that the Remix board of directors notifies Passage Bio in writing of its intent to make a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change (or if Passage Bio declines to do so), the Remix board of directors shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the recommendation of the Remix board of directors would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law (after taking into account such alterations of the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, if any); provided that (x) Passage Bio receives written notice from Remix confirming that the Remix board of directors has determined to change its recommendation during such three business day period, which notice shall include written copies of any relevant proposed transaction agreements with any party making a potential Superior Offer, (y) during any such three business day period, Passage Bio shall be entitled to deliver to Remix one or more counterproposals to such Acquisition Proposal and Remix will, and cause its representatives to, negotiate with Passage Bio in good faith (to the extent Passage Bio desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement so that the applicable Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Offer and (z) in the event of any material amendment to any Superior Offer (including any revision in price or percentage of the combined company that Remix’s stockholders would receive as a result of such potential Superior Offer), Remix shall be required to provide Passage Bio with notice of such material amendment and such three business day period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least two business days remain in the requisite notice period following such notification during which the parties shall comply again with the requirements of the Merger Agreement and the Remix board of directors shall not make a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change prior to the end of such notice period as so extended (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions). |
• | make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; |
• | use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable law or contract, or otherwise) by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or for such contract to remain in full force and effect; |
• | use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain as promptly as practicable the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under any applicable antitrust, competition, investment or similar laws; |
• | use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and |
• | use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummation of the Merger Agreement. |
• | At or prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage Bio will use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) maintain a listing on Nasdaq until the Initial Effective Time and, to the extent required by the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, obtain approval of the listing of the combined company on Nasdaq, (b) to the extent required by the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, prepare and submit to Nasdaq a notification form for the listing of the shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and to cause such shares to be approved for listing; (c) prepare and timely submit to Nasdaq a notification form of the Reverse Stock Split and a copy of the amendment to Passage Bio’s certificate of incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split and other amendments contemplated by the Merger Agreement certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to Nasdaq on or before the closing date of the Mergers; and (d) to the extent required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5110, assist Remix in preparing and filing an initial listing application for the Passage Bio Common Stock on Nasdaq. Passage Bio and Remix will use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate with respect to compliance with Nasdaq rules and regulations. The party not filing the Nasdaq listing application will cooperate with the other party as reasonably requested by such filing party with respect to the Nasdaq listing application and promptly furnish to such filing party all information concerning itself and its stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by the foregoing. |
• | Prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage Bio will provide Remix with reasonably prompt notice of any stockholder litigation against Passage Bio or any of its directors relating to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto, and will keep Remix reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Prior to the closing of the Merger, Passage will, to the extent that the attorney-client privilege is not undermined or otherwise adversely affected, (a) provide Remix the opportunity to review and propose comments with respect to all filings, pleadings and responses proposed to be filed or submitted by or on behalf of Passage prior to such filing or submission, and Passage shall consider such comments in good faith, (b) give Remix a reasonable opportunity to review in advance all materials proposed to be delivered by or on behalf of Passage in connection with any discovery or document production with respect to such stockholder litigation, (c) give Remix the right to participate in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any such stockholder litigation (to the extent that the attorney-client privilege is not undermined or otherwise |
• | Each party intends that for United States federal income tax purposes, the Mergers will qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. Each party will for all tax purposes report consistently with the foregoing, and no party will take any position on any tax return that is inconsistent with the foregoing, unless otherwise required by a governmental authority as a result of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. |
• | No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order preventing the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall have been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction and remain in effect and there shall not be any law which has the effect of making the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions illegal. |
• | The Required Passage Bio Stockholder Vote and the Required Remix Stockholder Vote shall have been obtained. |
• | The approval of the listing of the additional shares of Passage Bio Common Stock on Nasdaq shall have been obtained and the shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to be issued in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement shall have been approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on Nasdaq and the Proposed Restated Charter shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. |
• | The Remix Charter Amendment shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. |
• | The Subscription Agreement and the Remix Note Purchase Agreement (2026) shall each be in full force and effect and cash proceeds of not less than the Concurrent Investment Amount shall have been received by Remix, or will be received by Remix prior to or substantially simultaneously with the Closing, in connection with the Concurrent Financing. |
• | The Passage Bio and Remix lock-up agreements will continue to be in full force and effect as of immediately following the Initial Effective Time. |
• | The Registration Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, and shall not be subject to any stop order or proceeding seeking a stop order with respect to the Registration Statement that has not been withdrawn. |
• | Remix shall have effected the Remix Preferred Stock Conversion. |
• | The representations and warranties of each of Passage Bio with respect to due organization, subsidiaries, organizational documents, authority, the binding nature of the Merger Agreement, required vote and no financial advisors shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date). |
• | The representations and warranties of Passage Bio with respect to capitalization shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the |
• | The remaining representations and warranties of Passage Bio, Merger Sub and Merger Sub II in the Merger Agreement shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on such date except (i) in each case, or in the aggregate, where the failure to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have a Passage Bio Material Adverse Effect (without giving effect to any references therein to any Passage Bio Material Adverse Effect, or other materiality qualifications) or (ii) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (i), as of such particular date). |
• | Passage Bio, Merger Sub and Merger Sub II shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by them under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. |
• | A Passage Bio Material Adverse Effect shall not have occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement and be continuing. |
• | Passage Bio shall have delivered to Remix a customary closing certificate signed by an executive officer of Passage Bio in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. |
• | The existing shares of Passage Bio Common Stock will have been continually listed on Nasdaq as of and from the date of the Merger Agreement through the Closing Date. |
• | Remix will have received true and complete copies of all documentation for each Legacy Asset Disposition reasonably evidencing that Passage Bio has received or will receive into one or more bank accounts the proceeds (or, in the case of any Legacy Asset Disposition which will be consummated substantially contemporaneously with the closing of the Mergers, that such proceeds are in irrevocable transit to Passage Bio) of all Legacy Asset Dispositions which are included in Passage Bio’s estimated Net Cash calculation. |
• | The representations and warranties of Remix with respect to due organization, subsidiaries, organizational documents, authority, the binding nature of the Merger Agreement, required vote and no financial advisors shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date). |
• | The representations and warranties of Remix with respect to capitalization shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except, in each case, (x) for such inaccuracies which are de minimis, individually or in the aggregate or (y) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (x), as of such particular date). |
• | The remaining representations and warranties of Remix in the Merger Agreement shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on such date except (i) in each case, or in the aggregate, where the failure to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have a Remix |
• | Remix shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. |
• | A Remix Material Adverse Effect shall not have occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement and be continuing. |
• | Remix shall have delivered to Passage Bio a customary closing certificate signed by an executive officer of Remix in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. |
(a) | by mutual written consent of Passage Bio and Remix; |
(b) | by either Passage Bio or Remix, if the Merger has not been consummated by December 24, 2026 (subject to possible extension as provided in the Merger Agreement); provided, however, that this right to terminate the Merger Agreement will not be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of the failure of the Merger to occur on or before December 24, 2026 and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of the Merger Agreement; and provided, further, that such date will be extended by 90 days upon request of either party in the event that the SEC has not declared effective the registration statement on Form S-4, of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, by the date which is 25 days prior to December 24, 2026; |
(c) | by either Passage Bio or Remix if a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority has issued a final and non-appealable order or has taken any other action that permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; |
(d) | by Passage Bio, if the required Remix Stockholder Vote has not been obtained and evidence thereof delivered to Passage Bio within fifteen days of the registration statement on Form S-4, of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, becoming effective; provided that this right to terminate the Merger Agreement will not be available to Passage Bio once Remix obtains such stockholder consent; |
(e) | by either Passage Bio or Remix, if the Passage Bio stockholder meeting has been held and completed and Passage Bio stockholders have taken a final vote on the proposals set forth in the Merger Agreement to be considered at the Passage Bio stockholder meeting, and the Required Passage Bio Stockholder Vote has not been obtained; provided, however, that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement under this clause (e) shall not be available to Passage where the failure to obtain the Required Passage Bio Stockholder Vote shall have been caused by the action or failure to act of Passage Bio and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach by Passage Bio of this Agreement; |
(f) | by Remix, at any time prior to the Required Passage Bio Stockholder Vote being obtained, if any of the following circumstances shall occur: |
(i) | Passage Bio fails to include in this proxy statement/prospectus the Passage Bio board of directors’ recommendation that Passage Bio stockholders vote to approve the Passage Bio Stockholder Matters; |
(ii) | the Passage Bio board of directors, or any committee thereof evaluating any Acquisition Proposal, makes a recommendation change adverse to Remix or approves, endorses or recommends any Acquisition Proposal (other than with Remix); |
(iii) | Passage Bio enters into any letter of intent or similar document or any contract relating to any Acquisition Proposal, other than a confidentiality agreement permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement; or |
(iv) | the Passage Bio board of directors or any committee thereof evaluating any Acquisition Proposal shall have failed to recommend against any Acquisition Proposal that is a tender offer or exchange offer within 10 business days after the commencement thereof; |
(g) | by Passage Bio, at any time prior to the Required Remix Stockholder Vote being obtained, if any of the following circumstances shall occur: |
(i) | Remix fails to include in the Remix Board Recommendation in the Remix Stockholder Consent Solicitation Materials; |
(ii) | the Remix board of directors or any committee thereof evaluating any Acquisition Proposal has made a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change or approves, endorses or recommends any Acquisition Proposal (other than with Passage Bio); |
(iii) | Remix enters into any letter of intent or similar document or any contract relating to any Acquisition Proposal, other than a confidentiality agreement permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement; or |
(iv) | the Remix board of directors or any committee thereof evaluating any Acquisition Proposal fails to recommend against any Acquisition Proposal that is a tender offer or exchange offer within 10 business days after the commencement thereof; |
(h) | by Remix (at any time prior to the approval of the Remix Stockholder Matters by the Required Remix Stockholder Vote) in order to substantially concurrently enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Offer, so long as Remix has complied in all material respects with obligations under the Merger Agreement and concurrently with such termination Remix pays the termination fee due to Passage in accordance with the Merger Agreement; |
(i) | by Passage (at any time prior to the approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote) in order to substantially concurrently enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Offer, so long as Passage has complied in all material respects with obligations under the Merger Agreement and concurrently with such termination Passage pays the termination fee due to Remix in accordance with the Merger Agreement; |
(j) | by Remix, if Passage Bio, Merger Sub or Merger Sub II has breached any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the Merger Agreement or if any representation or warranty of Passage Bio, Merger Sub or Merger Sub II has become inaccurate, in either case, such that the conditions to the closing set forth in the Merger Agreement would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or inaccuracy; provided that Remix is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that if such breach or inaccuracy is curable by Passage Bio, Merger Sub or Merger Sub II at least one business day prior to the Outside Date, then the Merger Agreement will not terminate pursuant to this paragraph as a result of a particular breach or inaccuracy until the expiration of a 30-day period commencing upon delivery of written notice, from Remix to Passage Bio, Merger Sub or Merger Sub II, of such breach or inaccuracy and Remix’s intention to terminate pursuant to this paragraph (it being understood that the Merger Agreement will not terminate pursuant to this paragraph as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by Passage Bio, Merger Sub or Merger Sub II is cured prior to such termination becoming effective); or |
(k) | by Passage Bio, if Remix has breached any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the Merger Agreement or if any representation or warranty of Remix has become inaccurate, in either case, such that the conditions to the closing set forth in the Merger Agreement would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or inaccuracy; provided that Passage Bio is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that if such breach or inaccuracy is curable by Remix at least one business day prior to the Outside Date, then the Merger Agreement will not terminate pursuant to this paragraph as a result of a particular breach or inaccuracy until the expiration of a 30-day period commencing upon delivery of written notice, |
• | eighty percent (80%) of the cash proceeds received by Passage Bio or its subsidiaries from Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (“Gemma”) for the portion of the one-time, non-refundable, non-creditable product purchase fee contemplated by Section 5.1 of the Exclusive License Agreement (GM1), dated as of July 31, 2024, as amended on May 7, 2025 (the “Gemma Sublicense (GM1)”), between Passage Bio and Gemma which has not already been paid to Passage on or prior to the date of the CVR Agreement and prior to July 31, 2028 (the “GM1 CVR Period” and collectively, the “GM1 Payments”); |
• | one hundred percent (100%) of the cash proceeds received by Passage Bio or its subsidiaries from Gemma for the one-time, non-refundable, non-creditable upfront fees contemplated by the Exclusive License Agreement (MLD), dated as of July 31, 2024, as amended on May 7, 2025 (the “Gemma Sublicense (MLD)” and, together with the Gemma Sublicense (GM1), the “Gemma Sublicenses”), between Passage Bio and Gemma which has not already been paid to Passage on or prior to the date of the CVR Agreement and prior to December 31, 2027 (the “MLD CVR Period” and collectively, the “MLD Payments” and, together with the GM1 Payments, the “Legacy Asset Payments”); |
• | less all applicable permitted deductions (collectively, the “Permitted Deductions”), which include, without duplication: |
○ | any applicable and non-recoverable value added, sales or similar taxes imposed upon the Legacy Asset Payments and payable in cash by Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries and any income or other similar taxes required to be paid by Passage Bio or any of its subsidiaries as a result of the receipt of the Legacy Asset Payments; |
○ | any reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Passage Bio or its subsidiaries in respect of its performance of the CVR Agreement, or in respect of its performance of the Gemma Sublicenses (to the extent related to the Legacy Asset Payments, and including the documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or payable by Passage Bio or any of its |
○ | any reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred or accrued by Passage Bio or its subsidiaries in respect of the collection or receipt of any Legacy Asset Payment. |
• | to evidence the appointment of another person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor Rights Agent of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent pursuant to the CVR Agreement; |
• | to evidence the succession of another person to Passage Bio and the assumption of any such successor of the covenants of Passage Bio pursuant to the CVR Agreement; |
• | to add to the covenants of Passage Bio further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection and benefit of the holders of CVRs, provided that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the rights of the holders of CVRs; |
• | to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in the CVR Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in the CVR Agreement, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the CVR Agreement, provided that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the rights of the holders of CVRs; |
• | as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that CVRs are not subject to registration under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder, or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws; |
• | as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that Passage Bio is not required to produce a prospectus or an admission document in order to comply with applicable law; |
• | to cancel CVRs (i) in the event that any holder of CVRs has abandoned its rights to such CVRs or (ii) following a transfer of such CVRs to Passage Bio or its subsidiaries; |
• | as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that Passage Bio complies with applicable law; or |
• | to effect any other amendment to the CVR Agreement that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of CVRs or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the CVR Agreement of any such holder of CVRs. |
• | the duties, responsibilities, rights and immunities of the Rights Agent, and procedures for the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent and appointment of a successor; |
• | a prohibition on Passage Bio granting any lien, security interest, pledge or similar interest in any CVR Proceeds, and restrictions on Passage Bio’s ability to amend, waive, terminate or assign the Gemma Sublicenses or the Penn License Agreement in a manner materially adverse to the rights of holders of CVRs; and |
• | the application of laws of the State of Delaware, exclusive jurisdiction over the parties by the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware, County of New Castle, or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (and appellate courts thereof), and waiver of trial by jury. |
• | U.S. expatriates or former citizens or long-term residents of the United States; |
• | U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
• | persons holding Passage Bio Common Stock as part of a hedge, straddle, or other risk-reduction strategy or as part of a conversion transaction or other integrated investment; |
• | banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions; |
• | real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies; |
• | brokers, dealers, or traders in securities; |
• | S corporations, partnerships, or other entities or arrangements treated as pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein); |
• | tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts or other tax deferred accounts, or governmental organizations; |
• | persons deemed to sell Passage Bio Common Stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; |
• | persons who hold shares of Passage Bio Common Stock that may constitute “qualified small business stock” under Section 12023 of the Code or as “Section 1244 stock” for purposes of Section 1244 of the Code; |
• | persons who acquired their shares of Passage Bio Common Stock in a transaction subject to the gain rollover provisions of Section 1045 of the Code; |
• | persons who hold or receive Passage Bio Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock options or otherwise as compensation; |
• | controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; |
• | “qualified foreign pension funds” as defined in Section 897(l)(2) of the Code and entities all of the interests of which are held by one or more qualified foreign pension funds; and |
• | persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to the Passage Bio Common Stock or the CVRs being taken into account in an applicable financial statement. |
• | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and all substantial decisions of which are subject to the control of one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), or (2) has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
NAME | AGE | POSITION | ||||
William Chou, M.D. | 53 | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director | ||||
Kathleen Borthwick | 50 | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
• | selecting and hiring Passage Bio’s independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | the qualifications, independence, and performance of Passage Bio’s independent auditors; |
• | the preparation of the audit committee report to be included in Passage Bio’s annual proxy statement; |
• | Passage Bio’s compliance with certain legal and regulatory requirements, including disclosure controls; |
• | overseeing Passage Bio’s cybersecurity risk management program; |
• | assisting the board of directors with risk assessment and management; |
• | Passage Bio’s accounting and financial reporting processes, including Passage Bio’s financial statement audits and the integrity of its financial statements; and |
• | reviewing and approving related-person transactions. |
• | identifying, considering, and recommending candidates for membership on the Passage Bio board of directors; |
• | overseeing the process of evaluating the performance of the Passage Bio board of directors; |
• | advising the Passage Bio board of directors on corporate governance matters, including environmental, social and governance issues. |
• | evaluating, recommending, approving, and reviewing executive officer compensation arrangements, plans, policies, and programs; |
• | evaluating and recommending non-employee director compensation arrangements for determination by the Passage Bio board of directors; |
• | administering Passage Bio’s cash-based and equity-based compensation plans; and |
• | overseeing Passage Bio’s compliance with regulatory requirements associated with the compensation of directors, officers, and employees. |
• | provide compensation-related data for a peer group of companies to serve as a basis for assessing competitive compensation practices; |
• | review and assess Passage Bio’s current executive compensation program relative to the market to identify any potential changes or enhancements to be brought to the attention of the Compensation Committee; and |
• | review market practices regarding base salary, bonus, and equity programs. |
• | William Chou, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer; |
• | Kathleen Borthwick, Chief Financial Officer; and |
• | Edgar B. (Chip) Cale, former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary*. |
* | Mr. Cale served as Passage Bio’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary until his passing in June 2025. |
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION | YEAR | SALARY ($) | STOCK AWARDS ($)(1) | OPTION AWARDS ($)(2) | NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN ($)(3) | ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($)(4) | TOTAL ($) | ||||||||||||||
William Chou, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | 660,985 | 234,040 | 239,266 | 334,972 | 17,500 | 1,486,763 | ||||||||||||||
2024 | 638,461 | — | 646,659 | 334,400 | 17,250 | 1,636,770 | |||||||||||||||
Kathleen Borthwick Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | 450,627 | 117,020 | 85,440 | 181,252 | 17,500 | 851,839 | ||||||||||||||
2024 | 420,692 | — | 256,971 | 166,785 | 17,250 | 861,698 | |||||||||||||||
Edgar B. (Chip) Cale General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 2025 | 221,860 | 197,080 | 156,850 | — | 17,500 | 593,290 | ||||||||||||||
2024 | 436,754 | — | 255,143 | 172,773 | 17,250 | 881,920 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents the grant date fair value of restricted stock units awarded during the applicable year as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the restricted stock units reported in the Stock awards column are set forth in Note 13 to our 2025 financial statements included with our 2025 Annual Report under Form 10-K. Note that the amounts reported in this column reflect the aggregate accounting cost, under generally accepted accounting principles, for these awards and do not necessarily correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by each named executive officer from the restricted stock units. The reported amount for Mr. Cale’s fiscal year 2025 awards also includes $80,060 due to the incremental fair value, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, of the modification to accelerate the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units following the termination of employment due to the employee’s death. This treatment applied to all outstanding restricted stock units held by Mr. Cale. No additional restricted stock units were granted as part of the modification. |
(2) | Represents the grant date fair value of options awarded during the applicable year as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock options reported in the Option awards column are set forth in Note 13 to our financial statements included with our 2025 Annual Report under Form 10-K. Note that the amounts reported in this column reflect the aggregate accounting cost, under generally accepted accounting principles, for these awards and do not necessarily correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by each named executive officer from the options. The reported amount for Mr. Cale’s fiscal year 2025 awards also includes $71,410 due to the incremental fair value, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, of the modification to accelerate the vesting of outstanding stock options following the termination of employment due to the employee’s death and provide that vested stock options may be exercised until the option expiration date set forth in the individual’s stock option award agreement. This treatment applied to all outstanding stock options held by Mr. Cale. No additional stock options were granted as part of the modification and the exercise price of the stock options did not change in connection with the modification. |
(3) | The amounts shown in the “Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation” column represent annual bonuses earned with respect to fiscal years 2025 and 2024 under our annual bonus program as described below under the section titled “—Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation.” |
(4) | The amounts shown in the “All Other Compensation” column for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 reflect 401(k) plan matching contributions, described below under “Employee and Retirement Benefits.” |
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Grant Date | Equity Plan | Vesting Commencement date | Securities underlying unexercised options exercisable | Securities underlying unexercised options unexercisable | Option exercise price ($) | Option expiration date | Grant Date | Number of shares or restricted stock units that have not vested (#) | Market value of shares or restricted stock units that have not vested ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||
William Chou, M.D. | 10/10/2022 | 2020 EIP(1) | 10/10/2022 | 8,695 | 2,280 | 26.40 | 10/10/2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10/10/2022 | 2021 EIP(1) | 10/10/2022 | 26,344 | 6,930 | 26.40 | 10/10/2032 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/15/2023 | 2020 EIP(2) | 3/15/2023 | 20,922 | 9,507 | 21.60 | 3/15/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/15/2024 | 2020 EIP(2) | 3/15/2024 | 12,579 | 16,170 | 30.00 | 3/15/2034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 EIP | 1/15/2025 | 20,000(4) | 236,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/17/2025 | 2020 EIP(2) | 3/17/2025 | 7,308 | 31,668 | 7.74 | 3/17/2035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kathleen Borthwick | 12/15/2021 | 2020 EIP(1) | 11/1/2021 | 2,799 | — | 135.00 | 12/15/2031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6/13/2022 | 2020 EIP(3) | 6/13/2022 | 1,043 | — | 45.80 | 6/13/2032 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/15/2023 | 2020 EIP(2) | 3/15/2023 | 1,893 | 856 | 21.60 | 3/15/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7/28/2023 | 2020 EIP(1) | 7/28/2023 | 604 | 395 | 17.55 | 7/28/2033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/15/2024 | 2020 EIP(2) | 3/15/2024 | 4,966 | 6,384 | 30.00 | 3/15/2034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 EIP | 1/15/2025 | 10,000(4) | 118,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/17/2025 | 2020 EIP(2) | 3/17/2025 | 2,610 | 11,308 | 7.74 | 3/17/2035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edgar B.(Chip) Cale | 10/23/2019 | 2018(1) EIP(5) | 9/23/2019 | 13,712 | — | 161.37 | 6/16/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2/27/2020 | 2020(1) EIP(5) | 2/27/2020 | 4,986 | — | 360.00 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/16/2021 | 2020(1) EIP(5) | 2/15/2021 | 8,549 | — | 437.00 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2022 | 2020(5) EIP(6) | 2/10/2022 | 5,299 | — | 90.40 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2022 | 2020(5) EIP(7) | 5/31/2022 | 5,000 | — | 36.00 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/13/2022 | 2020(3) EIP(5) | 6/13/2022 | 5,299 | — | 45.80 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/15/2023 | 2020(5) EIP(6) | 3/15/2023 | 8,749 | — | 21.60 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/15/2024 | 2020(5) EIP(6) | 3/15/2024 | 10,149 | — | 30.00 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/30/2024 | 2020 EIP(5) | 8/1/2024 | 2,499 | — | 14.00 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/17/2025 | 2020 EIP(5) | 3/17/2025 | 13,918 | — | 7.74 | 6/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | The option vests as to 25% of the total shares on the first anniversary date of the vesting commencement date and then 2.0833% of the total shares vest monthly thereafter, with 100% of the total shares vested on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date subject to the reporting person’s provision of service to the Company on each vesting date. |
(2) | The option vests 2.0833% of the total shares monthly with 100% of the total shares vested on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the reporting person’s provision of service to the Company on each vesting date. |
(3) | The option vests 2.7778% of the total shares monthly with 100% of the total shares vested on the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the reporting person’s provision of service to the Company on each vesting date. |
(4) | Represents restricted stock units, which 50% vested on January 8, 2026, and the remaining 50% vest on January 8, 2027. |
(5) | The post-termination exercise period applicable to the option expires in June 2026. |
(6) | Under the original terms of the option agreement, the option vests 2.0833% of the total shares monthly with 100% of the total shares vested on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to the executive’s provision of service to the Company on each vesting date. Upon the executive’s passing in June 2025, all unvested shares subject to this option were accelerated as of June 16, 2025. |
(7) | The option vested 8.3333% of the total shares on June 30, 2022, and then 8.3333% of the total shares vested monthly thereafter, with 100% of the total shares vested on May 31, 2023, subject to the executive’s provision of service to the Company on each vesting date. The option was granted in connection with Mr. Cale’s appointment to interim Chief Executive Officer. |
NAME | FEES EARNED OR PAID IN CASH ($) | OPTION AWARDS(1) ($) | ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($) | TOTAL ($) | ||||||||
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D. | 83,500 | 55,000 | — | 138,500 | ||||||||
Athena Countouriotis, M.D. | 54,181 | 55,000 | — | 109,181 | ||||||||
Saqib Islam | 35,340 | 55,000 | — | 90,340 | ||||||||
Sandip Kapadia | 55,000 | 55,000 | — | 110,000 | ||||||||
Thomas Kassberg | 47,500 | 39,176 | — | 86,676 | ||||||||
Derrell Porter, M.D. | 49,500 | 55,000 | — | 104,500 | ||||||||
Dolan Sondhi, Ph.D. | 44,000 | 55,000 | — | 99,000 | ||||||||
(1) | The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock options granted to our non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2025, as computed in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock options reported in this column are set forth in Note 13 to our financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost of these stock options, and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by the Company’s directors from the stock options. For information regarding the number of stock options held by each non-employee director as of December 31, 2025, see the table below. |
NAME | OPTION AWARDS ($) | ||
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D. | 18,794 | ||
Athena Countouriotis, M.D. | 17,412 | ||
Sandip Kapadia | 19,765 | ||
Thomas Kassberg | 15,895 | ||
Derrell Porter, M.D. | 16,567 | ||
Dolan Sondhi, Ph.D. | 14,446 | ||
• | Publicly traded and listed on a major exchange; |
• | Primary business operations in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry; |
• | Completed an initial public offering prior to January 1, 2024; |
• | Currently in a pre-commercial status; |
• | Market capitalization between $13 million and $113 million; |
• | Total full-time employee count between 20 and 150; and |
• | Last twelve months operating expenses between $20 million and $160 million. |
Company | Market Capitalization at 12/31/2025 (in millions) ($) | Full Time Employees | Last Twelve Months Operating Expenses (in millions) ($) | ||||||
Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 42 | 37 | 37 | ||||||
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. | 57 | 70 | 89 | ||||||
ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. | 61 | 80 | 108 | ||||||
AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. | 31 | 22 | 37 | ||||||
BioAlta, Inc. | 34 | 61 | 66 | ||||||
Celularity Inc. | 32 | 123 | 89 | ||||||
Century Therapeutics, Inc. | 87 | 140 | 136 | ||||||
Clene Inc. | 61 | 75 | 24 | ||||||
Immunic, Inc. | 64 | 91 | 106 | ||||||
Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. | 51 | 64 | 93 | ||||||
Company | Market Capitalization at 12/31/2025 (in millions) ($) | Full Time Employees | Last Twelve Months Operating Expenses (in millions) ($) | ||||||
KALA BIO, Inc. | 13 | 38 | 42 | ||||||
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. | 46 | 55 | 65 | ||||||
Lantern Pharma Inc. | 34 | 24 | 20 | ||||||
LeonaBio, Inc. | 30 | 26 | 39 | ||||||
Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. | 16 | 26 | 21 | ||||||
NextCure, Inc. | 50 | 43 | 62 | ||||||
PDS Biotechnology Corporation | 42 | 24 | 32 | ||||||
Precision BioSciences, Inc. | 100 | 108 | 90 | ||||||
Rallybio Corporation | 29 | 25 | 39 | ||||||
Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. | 34 | 64 | 76 | ||||||
• | Continuing Directors. The total average annual compensation of all continuing non-employee directors for any calendar year shall not exceed the 62.5th percentile of Passage Bio’s Director Compensation Peer Group. |
• | New Directors. The average annual compensation for any new director’s total annual cash compensation shall not exceed the 62.5th percentile of Passage Bio’s Director Compensation Peer Group. Each new director’s initial equity award shall not exceed two times the value of the annual award granted to continuing directors in that year. |
• | Market Capitalization Limitation. If Passage Bio’s market capitalization is below $100.0 million, measured as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date on which the board of directors approves annual non-employee director compensation, the total average non-employee director compensation shall not exceed $125,000, excluding any initial equity award granted to new directors as described above. |
• | Compensation for Other Service. Any compensation awarded to non-employee directors for service as an officer, employee or consultant of the Company shall be excluded from the calculation of total average annual director compensation. |
• | Equity Awards to be Granted by Value. Equity awards to non-employee directors shall be calculated and granted in terms of a designated value, and not in terms of a fixed number of shares. Value (for the purposes of determining the number of shares that will be subject to an award) means the grant date fair value of the award determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
• | Cash Compensation. An annual cash retainer of $40,000 to each non-employee director. Additionally, the Chair of the Passage Bio Board receives an additional annual payment of $30,000; the Chair of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees receive an additional annual payment of $15,000, $12,000 and $8,000 respectively; and the members of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees receive an additional annual payment of $7,500, $6,000 and $4,000, respectively. Cash compensation is paid quarterly in arrears and is pro-rated for partial quarters served. |
• | Equity Compensation. Each new, non-employee director who joins the Passage Bio Board will receive an initial option grant for the purchase of shares of Passage Bio common stock with a value of $80,000 upon election to the Passage Bio Board. Equity awards for new directors will vest in equal monthly installments for three years after the grant date if the director has served continuously as a member of the Passage Bio |
Name | Fees Paid or Earned in Cash ($) | Total ($) | ||||
Linda C. Bain(1) | $26,250 | $26,250 | ||||
Scott Biller, Ph.D.(2) | $35,000 | $35,000 | ||||
Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D.(3) | $0 | $0 | ||||
Jeff Goater(4) | $0 | $0 | ||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.(5) | $35,000 | $35,000 | ||||
Matthew R. Patterson(6) | $65,000 | $65,000 | ||||
Michael Rome, Ph.D.(7) | $0 | $0 | ||||
(1) | As of December 31, 2025, Ms. Bain held options to purchase 110,000 shares of Remix Common Stock. |
(2) | As of December 31, 2025, Dr. Biller held options to purchase 148,435 shares of Remix Common Stock. |
(3) | As of December 31, 2025, Dr. Bitterman did not hold any options to purchase shares of Remix Common Stock. |
(4) | As of December 31, 2025, Mr. Goater did not hold any options to purchase shares of Remix Common Stock. |
(5) | As of December 31, 2025, Dr. Koehler held options to purchase 155,000 shares of Remix Common Stock. |
(6) | As of December 31, 2025, Mr. Patterson held options to purchase 684,967 shares of Remix Common Stock. |
(7) | As of December 31, 2025, Dr. Rome did not hold any options to purchase shares of Remix Common Stock. |
• | Peter G. Smith, Ph.D., Remix’s Chief Executive Officer; |
• | Heather Wasserman, Ph.D., Remix’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer; and |
• | Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D., Remix’s Chief Science Officer. |
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Option Awards ($)(1) | Non-Equity Incentive Compensation ($)(2) | All Other Compensation ($)(3) | Total | ||||||||||||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | $525,300 | $415,344 | $188,388 | $13,789 | $1,142,821 | ||||||||||||
Heather Wasserman, Ph.D. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer | 2025 | $459,230 | $0 | $184,657 | $9,433 | $653,320 | ||||||||||||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. Chief Science Officer | 2025 | $443,700 | $0 | $139,766 | $12,756 | $596,222 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Amounts reflect the full grant-date fair value of stock options granted during 2025 computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718, rather than the amounts paid to or realized by the NEO. We provide information regarding the assumptions used to calculate the value of all stock options made to executive officers in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included in this registration statement. |
(2) | The amounts reflect non-equity incentive plan awards paid in 2026 for performance during 2025. Please refer to “2025 Bonuses” below for further detail. |
(3) | The amounts reflect 401(k) employer matching contributions. |
• | medical, dental and vision benefits; |
• | a health savings account (HSA); |
• | short-term and long-term disability insurance; and |
• | life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. |
Option Awards | ||||||||||||||||||
Name | Vesting Commencement Date | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | ||||||||||||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | — | — | 492,023(1) | $1.17 | 2/11/2035 | |||||||||||||
12/23/2023(2) | 246,012 | 246,012 | — | $1.17 | 2/11/2035 | |||||||||||||
7/26/2024(3) | 104,476 | 116,768 | — | $0.70 | 7/17/2032 | |||||||||||||
8/28/2023(3) | 172,078 | 49,166 | — | $0.70 | 7/17/2032 | |||||||||||||
3/24/2022(4) | 1,808,404 | 120,560 | — | $0.70 | 7/17/2032 | |||||||||||||
8/7/2021(4) | 2,460,500 | — | — | $0.56 | 8/6/2031 | |||||||||||||
Heather Wasserman, Ph.D. | 12/22/2023(4) | 168,250 | 168,250 | — | $1.02 | 4/8/2034 | ||||||||||||
3/24/2022(4) | 501,978 | 33,465 | — | $0.70 | 7/17/2032 | |||||||||||||
8/24/2020(4) | 847,330 | — | — | $0.56 | 3/8/2031 | |||||||||||||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. | 1/22/2024(4) | 262,726 | 285,573 | — | $1.02 | 4/8/2034 | ||||||||||||
3/24/2022(4) | 178,421 | 11,895 | — | $0.70 | 7/17/2032 | |||||||||||||
9/16/2020(4) | 263,234 | — | — | $0.56 | 3/8/2031 | |||||||||||||
(1) | Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments upon Dr. Smith’s completion of each full month of service after the consummation of predetermined financing criteria, subject to potential accelerated vesting as described in the section titled “Executive Compensation Arrangements.” |
(2) | Option vests in 48 equal monthly installments following the vesting commencement date, subject to potential accelerated vesting as described in the section titled “Executive Compensation Arrangements.” |
(3) | Option vests in 36 equal monthly installments following the vesting commencement date, subject to potential accelerated vesting as described in the section titled “Executive Compensation Arrangements.” |
(4) | Option vested as to 25% on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and as to the remainder in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to potential accelerated vesting as described in the section titled “Executive Compensation Arrangements.” |
• | the Passage Bio Board believes effecting the reverse stock split will result in an increase in the minimum bid price of Passage Bio Common Stock, thereby increasing the ability of the combined company to satisfy the Nasdaq initial listing requirements for the combined company common stock and reducing the risk of a delisting of Passage Bio Common Stock from Nasdaq in the future; |
• | the Passage Bio Board believes that the resulting increase in the number of authorized and unissued shares available for future issuance will facilitate the issuance of shares to the stockholders of Remix pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as described in the Nasdaq Stock Issuance Proposal, and ultimately the consummation of the Mergers, and the shares issued and issuable to the investors in the Concurrent Financing pursuant to the Subscription Agreement; and |
• | the Passage Bio Board believes that a range of reverse stock split ratios provides it with the most flexibility to achieve the desired results of the reverse stock split. |
• | the market price per share of Passage Bio Common Stock after the reverse stock split will rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock outstanding before the reverse stock split; |
• | the reverse stock split will result in a per share price that will attract brokers and investors who do not trade in lower priced stocks; |
• | the reverse stock split will result in a per share price that will increase the ability of Passage Bio to attract and retain employees; |
• | the market price per share will either exceed or remain in excess of the $1.00 minimum bid price as required by Nasdaq for continued listing; |
• | the reverse stock split will or increase trading volume in Passage Bio Common Stock and facilitate future financings by the combined company; or |
• | the market price per share will achieve and maintain the $4.00 minimum bid price requirement for a sufficient period of time for the combined company’s common stock to be approved for listing by Nasdaq. |
• | persons who do not hold their Passage Bio Common Stock as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code; |
• | brokers, dealers or traders in securities, banks, insurance companies, other financial institutions or mutual funds; |
• | real estate investment trusts; regulated investment companies; tax-exempt organizations or governmental organizations; |
• | pass-through entities such as partnerships, S corporations, disregarded entities for federal income tax purposes and limited liability companies (and investors therein); |
• | subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code; |
• | persons who hold their shares as part of a hedge, wash sale, synthetic security, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction; |
• | persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; |
• | traders in securities who elect to apply a mark-to-market method of accounting; |
• | persons who hold shares of Passage Bio Common Stock that may constitute “qualified small business stock” under Section 1202 of the Code or as “Section 1244 stock” for purposes of Section 1244 of the Code; |
• | persons who acquired their shares of Passage Bio Common Stock in a transaction subject to the gain rollover provisions of Section 1045 of the Code; |
• | persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to Passage Bio Common Stock being taken into account in an “applicable financial statement” (as defined in the Code); |
• | persons deemed to sell Passage Bio Common Stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; |
• | persons who acquired their shares of Passage Bio Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of options or otherwise as compensation or through a tax-qualified retirement plan or through the exercise of a warrant or conversion rights under convertible instruments; and |
• | expatriates or former citizens or long-term residents of the United States. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would change the corporate name of Passage Bio from “Passage Bio, Inc.” to “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.” |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would opt out of a separate class vote under Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL for changes in the number of shares of common stock. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would remove the supermajority voting requirement for changes to the number of authorized shares of preferred stock and would instead subject such changes to the voting standard generally applicable to charter amendments under the DGCL. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would provide for a supermajority stockholder voting requirement for adopting, amending or repealing the Bylaws, and eliminate the lower majority voting threshold for certain Board-approved stockholder bylaw amendments. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would change the directors and officers authorized to call special meetings of stockholders to only: the Board, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, the President. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would contain a provision authorizing the combined company to provide indemnification and advancement of expenses to current and former officers, directors, employees and agents. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would designate the federal district courts as the exclusive forum for claims under the Securities Act of 1933, and a provision that deems stockholders who file claims in a court outside of Delaware to have consented to jurisdiction in Delaware. |
• | The Proposed Restated Charter would provide for a supermajority stockholder voting requirement for amending or repealing only certain enumerated provisions of the Proposed Restated Charter, while other provisions would no longer require a supermajority vote to amend in the future. |
• | Options. Options provide for the purchase of shares of our common stock in the future at an exercise price set on the grant date. ISOs, by contrast to NSOs, may provide tax deferral beyond exercise and favorable capital gains tax treatment to their holders if certain holding period and other requirements of the Code are satisfied. Unless determined otherwise by the plan administrator, the exercise price of an option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share on the date of grant, except with respect to certain substitute options granted in connection with a corporate transaction. In the case of ISOs granted to certain significant stockholders, however, the exercise price of such ISOs may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. The term of an option may not be longer than ten years (or five years in the case of ISOs granted to certain significant stockholders). Vesting conditions determined by the plan administrator may apply to options and may include continued service, performance and/or other conditions. |
• | SARs. SARs entitle their holder, upon exercise, to receive from us an amount equal to the appreciation of the shares subject to the award between the grant date and the exercise date. Unless determined otherwise by the plan administrator, the exercise price of a SAR may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share on the date of grant, except with respect to certain substitute SARs granted in connection with a corporate transaction. The term of a SAR may not be longer than ten years. Vesting conditions determined by the plan administrator may apply to SARs and may include continued service, performance and/or other conditions. |
• | Restricted Stock and RSUs. Restricted stock is an award of nontransferable shares of our common stock that remain forfeitable unless and until specified conditions are met, and which may be subject to a purchase price. RSUs are contractual promises to deliver shares of our common stock in the future, which may also remain forfeitable unless and until specified conditions are met, and may be accompanied by the right to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on shares of our common stock prior to the delivery of the underlying shares. Delivery of the shares underlying RSUs may be deferred under the terms of the award or at the election of the participant, if the plan administrator permits such a deferral. Conditions applicable to restricted stock and RSUs may be based on continuing service, the attainment of performance goals and/or such other conditions as the plan administrator may determine. |
• | Other Stock or Cash Based Awards. Other stock or cash based awards may be awards of cash, fully vested shares and other awards valued wholly or partially by referring to, or otherwise based on, shares. Other stock or cash based awards may be granted to participants and may also be available as a payment form in the settlement of other awards, as standalone payments and as payment in lieu of base salary, bonus, fees or other cash compensation otherwise payable to any individual who is eligible to receive awards. |
• | Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents represent the right to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on shares and may be granted alone or in tandem with awards other than options or SARs. Unless otherwise determined by the plan administrator, dividend equivalents with respect to an award shall only be paid to a participant to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied. |
• | Performance Awards. Performance awards include any of the foregoing awards that are granted subject to vesting and/or payment based on the attainment of specified performance goals or other criteria the plan administrator may determine, which may or may not be objectively determinable. Performance criteria upon which performance goals are established by the plan administrator may include but are not limited to: net earnings (either before or after one or more of the following: (a) interest, (b) taxes, (c) depreciation, |
Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options (#) | Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options and Rights ($) | Number of Securities to be Issued upon vesting and settlement of Outstanding restricted Stock Units (#) | Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (#) | |||||||||
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders | 621,389(1) | $50.66(2) | 50,000 | 492,727(3) | ||||||||
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders | 37,584(4) | 28.25(5) | 0 | 87,166(6) | ||||||||
Total | 658,973 | $49.38 | 50,000 | 579,893 | ||||||||
(1) | Includes outstanding awards under the 2018 EIP and the 2020 EIP. Excludes purchase rights accruing under the Passage Bio 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”). |
(2) | This value is calculated based on the exercise price of options outstanding under the 2018 EIP and the 2020 EIP and does not take into account outstanding RSUs, which have no exercise price. |
(3) | Represents (i) no shares available for future issuance under the 2018 EIP, (ii) 433,624 shares available for issuance under the 2020 EIP, and (iii) 59,103 shares available for issuance under the 2020 ESPP. While there are no shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2018 EIP, the plan continues to govern the terms of stock options granted thereunder. Any shares of common stock that are subject to outstanding awards under the 2018 EIP that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options that expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full will generally be available for future grant and issuance under the 2020 EIP. In addition, the 2020 EIP provides for an automatic increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder on January 1 of each year for the remaining term of the plan equal to the lesser of (i) 5.0% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock on December 31 of the immediately preceding year, or (ii) an amount as approved by the Passage Bio Board each year. Pursuant to this provision, the number of shares reserved for grant and issuance under our 2020 Plan increased by 159,141 on January 1, 2026. Also, the 2020 ESPP provides for an automatic annual increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder on January 1 of each year for the remaining term of the plan equal to (i) 1.0% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock on December 31 of the immediately preceding year, or (ii) a lesser amount as approved by the Passage Bio Board each year. Pursuant to this provision, the number of shares reserved for grant and issuance under the 2020 ESPP increased by 0 shares on January 1, 2026. |
(4) | Reflects outstanding options under the 2021 EIP. |
(5) | This value is calculated based on the exercise price of options outstanding under the 2021 EIP and does not take into account outstanding RSUs, which have no exercise price. |
(6) | Reflects shares that remain available for grant under the 2021 EIP. |

• | Maximize the potential value of REM-422 by expanding development into AML, High-Risk MDS, and additional MYB-driven indications. REM-422 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 dose escalation study in relapsed or refractory AML and High-Risk MDS, diseases in which MYB dysregulation plays a well-characterized role in driving malignant proliferation. REM-422 has been generally well tolerated across dose levels studied as of February 22, 2026 and clinical responses have been observed. RP2D determination and top-line data are expected by approximately mid-2027. Beyond AML and MDS, MYB dysregulation is implicated in several additional hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications, including breast cancer, lymphoma, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and colorectal cancer, representing a broad opportunity to extend the clinical development of REM-422 beyond the lead target indications. |
• | Advance Remix’s preclinical and discovery programs into clinical development. Remix is progressing chemical matter for several potential high value oncology and neurology targets, including an mRNA degrader approach for MYC-dysregulated cancers with nomination of a Development Candidate expected in 2027. |
• | Continue to invest in REMaster technology platform and discovery efforts to identify new targets. Remix will continue to invest in its data analytic, novel high through-put screening technologies, structural biology and next-generation chemistry capabilities to identify and design molecules to address new targets and therapeutic areas. |
• | Evaluate strategic partnerships and collaborations to maximize the potential of Remix’s platform. Given the broad applicability of Remix’s approach, Remix may enter into strategic collaborations intended to advance and accelerate its development programs, expand into new therapeutic areas and enhance capabilities of its platform. In 2024, Remix announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Roche for an undisclosed number of targets across multiple therapeutic areas. |

Program / Target | Proposed Mechanism | Primary Target Indications | Stage / Status | Development Focus | ||||||||||
REM-422 / MYB | Small-molecule MYB mRNA degrader via poison-exon inclusion | Adenoid cystic carcinoma | Clinical; Phase 1/2 with Phase 2 cohort in biomarker-positive ACC ongoing | Advance biomarker-selected development and generate ORR and durability data | ||||||||||
REM-422 / MYB | Small-molecule MYB mRNA degrader | Relapsed/refractory AML and HR-MDS (no biomarker needed) | Clinical; Phase 1 dose escalation ongoing | Define RP2D and evaluate monotherapy and combination potential | ||||||||||















1. | The U1snRNP complex is part of the spliceosome machinery, that initiates mRNA splicing, which is the process of editing newly transcribed pre-mRNA by excising non-coding regions (“introns”) and stitching together coding regions (“exons”) to generate a mature mRNA for translation into functional protein |
2. | The U1snRNP complex binding to 5’ splice site is an important step that facilitates exon recognition and inclusion into a mature mRNA |
3. | PEs are naturally occurring exons that contain premature termination codons (“PTCs”) and are normally not included in mature mRNA allowing for normal protein expression |
4. | PEs are excluded from mature mRNA due to the unfavorable interaction between the U1snRNP complex and the weak 5’ splice site + a PE |

5. | The REMaster™ platform identifies small molecule RNA glue compounds (blue diamond below) that induce the interaction between the U1snRNP complex and the weak 5’ splice site of a PE leading to PE inclusion in the mature mRNA and subsequent degradation via the NMD pathway. Thereby providing a mechanism with the potential to enhance PE use by increasing the recognition of weak 5’ splice sites with small molecules. |


1. | The REMaster™ platform has identified a large number of PEs that have distinct 5’ splice site sequences, which exhibit different types of mismatches within the U1snRNP complex |
2. | The Remix small molecule library is uniquely biased towards compounds that bind RNA/RNA-binding protein (RBPs) complexes |
3. | Biology and Biomolecular Sciences: Functional target validation and multiplexed HTS |



• | completion of certain preclinical laboratory tests, animal studies and formulation studies in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice regulations (GLPs) and other applicable regulations; |
• | submission to the FDA of an Investigational New Drug application (IND), which must become effective before human clinical trials may begin; |
• | approval by an independent institutional review board (IRB), or ethics committee at each clinical site before each trial may be initiated; |
• | performance of adequate and well-controlled human clinical trials in accordance with Good Clinical Practice regulations (“GCPs”) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the product candidate for its intended use; |
• | preparation and submission to the FDA of an NDA; |
• | satisfactory completion of an FDA advisory committee review, if applicable; |
• | satisfactory completion of an FDA inspection of the manufacturing facility or facilities at which the drug is produced to assess compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements (cGMPs) to assure that the facilities, methods and controls are adequate to preserve the drug’s identity, strength, quality and purity; |
• | satisfactory completion of potential inspection of selected clinical investigation sites to assess compliance with GCPs; and |
• | FDA review and approval of the NDA to permit commercial marketing of the product for particular indications for use in the United States. |
• | Phase 1: The product candidate is initially introduced into healthy human subjects, or in some cases, patients with the target disease or condition, and tested for safety, dosage tolerance, absorption, metabolism, distribution and excretion and, if possible, to gain an early indication of its effectiveness. |
• | Phase 2: The product candidate is administered to a limited patient population with a specified disease or condition to identify possible adverse effects and safety risks, to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of the product candidate for specific targeted diseases and to determine dosage tolerance and appropriate dosage. |
• | Phase 3: The product candidate is administered to an expanded patient population to further evaluate dosage, to provide substantial evidence of efficacy and to further test for safety, generally at multiple geographically dispersed clinical trial sites. These clinical trials are intended to establish the overall risk-benefit ratio of the product candidate and provide an adequate basis for product labeling. |
• | restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of the product, complete withdrawal of the product from the market or product recalls; |
• | fines, warning letters, or untitled letters; |
• | clinical holds on ongoing or planned clinical studies; |
• | refusal of the FDA to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications, or suspension or revocation of approvals; |
• | product seizure or detention, or refusal to permit the import or export of products; |
• | consent decrees, corporate integrity agreements, debarment or exclusion from federal healthcare programs; |
• | mandated modification of promotional materials and labeling and the issuance of corrective information; |
• | the issuance of safety alerts, Dear Healthcare Provider letters, press releases and other communications containing warnings or other safety information about the product; or |
• | injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. |
• | Personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits and share-based compensation expense for employees engaged in research and development functions; |
• | Expenses incurred at and for its lab facilities, including rent, utilities, depreciation, amortization and maintenance; |
• | Expenses incurred to conduct the necessary preclinical studies and clinical trials required to obtain regulatory approval, including payments to clinical research organizations, “CROs”, and payments to Gemma and Penn for preclinical research and development; |
• | Expenses and fees paid to consultants who assist with contract development and manufacturing organizations (“CDMOs”), including the cost of acquiring and manufacturing preclinical trial and clinical trial materials. |
Year ended December 31, | Change | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||
Research and development | $23,276 | $40,179 | $(16,903) | ||||||
General and administrative | 19,875 | 24,988 | (5,113) | ||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | 6,145 | 5,233 | 912 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (49,296) | (70,400) | 21,104 | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | 3,774 | 5,633 | (1,859) | ||||||
Net loss | $(45,522) | $(64,767) | $19,245 | ||||||
• | a decrease of $4.8 million in wages and benefits due to a lower headcount from its restructuring in January 2025; |
• | a decrease of $3.7 million in preclinical research expenses primarily related to the termination of its discovery research obligation under the Penn License Agreement and reduced Huntington’s disease program expenses; |
• | a decrease of $2.6 million in facility and other expenses related primarily to decreased depreciation expenses in connection with the disposal of its laboratory equipment; |
• | a decrease of $1.9 million in chemistry, manufacturing and control expenses primarily related to reduced costs in connection with the restructuring and ceased operations of the lab in Hopewell, New Jersey; |
• | a decrease of $1.7 million in share-based compensation expense related to reductions in headcount; |
• | a decrease of $1.3 million in professional fees and consulting expenses; and |
• | a decrease of $0.9 million in clinical operations expenses due to decreased activity in the GM1 program partially offset by increased activity supporting the FTD program. |
• | a decrease of $2.6 million in professional fees and consulting expenses; |
• | a decrease of $1.5 million and $1.1 million in wages and benefits and share-based compensation expense, respectively, related to reductions in headcount; and |
• | a decrease of $0.8 million in facility and other expenses. |
• | an increase of $0.9 million in accruals for the GM1 divestiture fee due to Catalent. |
• | a decrease of $2.0 million attributable to interest income and the amortization of premium and discount on its marketable securities; and |
• | a decrease of $0.3 million related to the sale of certain tax credits in 2024. |
• | an increase of $0.5 million attributable to income from subleases. |
Six months ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||
Research and development | $7,436 | $13,551 | $(6,115) | ||||||
General and administrative | 11,660 | 10,605 | 1,055 | ||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | — | 2,637 | (2,637) | ||||||
Net gain on lease termination | (2,577) | — | (2,577) | ||||||
Loss from operations | (16,519) | (26,793) | 10,274 | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | 1,139 | 2,003 | (864) | ||||||
Net loss | $(15,380) | $(24,790) | $9,410 | ||||||
• | a decrease of $2.2 million in facility and other expenses related to decreased rent expenses in connection with the Hopewell Lease Termination Agreement; |
• | a decrease of $1.6 million in clinical operations expenses due to decreased activity in the FTD and GM1 programs; |
• | a decrease of $1.6 million and $0.3 million in wages and benefits and share based compensation expense, respectively, due to a lower headcount following its restructuring in January 2025, partially offset by increased severance costs from the May 2026 restructuring; |
• | a decrease of $0.3 million in chemistry, manufacturing and control expenses primarily related to 2025 costs in connection with the restructuring and ceased use of the lab in Hopewell, New Jersey; and |
• | a decrease of $0.1 million in professional fees. |
• | an increase of $2.4 million in professional fees primarily to support the Merger. |
• | a decrease of $0.4 million and $0.4 million in wages and benefits and share-based compensation expense, respectively, related to reductions in headcount partially offset by increased severance costs; and |
• | a decrease of $0.5 million in facility and other expenses related to the termination of the 2005 Market Street Lease Agreement. |
Six Months Ended June 30, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $(22,168) | $(20,177) | $(31,509) | $(47,956) | ||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 20 | 40,216 | 40,216 | 54,946 | ||||||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | — | 14 | 23 | 8,874 | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $(22,148) | $20,053 | $8,730 | $15,864 | ||||||||
• | advance our MYB program through clinical development; |
• | advance the development of our other small molecule research programs; |
• | expand our pipeline of product candidates through our own research and development efforts; |
• | seek to discover and develop additional product candidates; |
• | seek regulatory approvals for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials; |
• | establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any approved product candidates; |
• | contract to manufacture any approved product candidates; |
• | expand our clinical, scientific, management and administrative teams; |
• | maintain, expand, protect, and enforce our intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trade secrets and know how; |
• | implement operational, financial and management systems; and |
• | operate as a public company. |
• | employee-related expenses, including salaries, related benefits and stock-based compensation expense, for employees engaged in research and development functions; |
• | expenses incurred in connection with research and the preclinical development of our product candidates, including under agreements with third parties, such as consultants and contract research organizations (“CROs”); |
• | the cost of manufacturing drug products for use in our clinical trials and preclinical studies, including under agreements with third parties, such as consultants and contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”); |
• | laboratory supplies and other research materials; and |
• | facilities, depreciation and other expenses related to research and development activities, which include direct or allocated expenses for rent, utilities and maintenance of facilities and insurance. |
• | successful and timely completion of clinical development of REM-422 and preclinical and clinical development of other research programs and any other future programs; |
• | establishing and maintaining relationships with CROs and clinical sites for the clinical development of REM-422 and any other future programs; |
• | timely receipt of regulatory approvals from applicable regulatory authorities for any product candidates for which we successfully complete clinical development; |
• | developing an efficient and scalable manufacturing process for our product candidates, including obtaining finished products that are appropriately packaged for sale; |
• | establishing and maintaining commercially viable supply and manufacturing relationships with third parties that can provide products and services adequate in both quantity and quality to support clinical development and meet the market demand for our product candidates, if approved; |
• | successful commercial launch following any regulatory approval, including the development of a commercial infrastructure, whether in-house or with one or more collaborators; |
• | a continued acceptable safety profile following any regulatory approval of our product candidates; |
• | commercial acceptance of our product candidates by patients, the medical community and third-party payors; |
• | satisfying any required post-marketing approval commitments to applicable regulatory authorities; |
• | identifying, assessing and developing new product candidates; |
• | obtaining, maintaining and expanding patent protection, trade secret protection and regulatory exclusivity, both in the United States and internationally; |
• | defending against third-party interference or infringement claims, if any; |
• | entering into, on favorable terms, any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements that may be necessary or desirable to develop, manufacture or commercialize our product candidates; |
• | obtaining and maintaining coverage and adequate reimbursement by third-party payors for our product candidates; |
• | addressing any competing therapies and technological and market developments; and |
• | attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel. |
Six Months Ended June 30, | $ Change | ||||||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
Collaboration revenue | $2,314 | $1,475 | $839 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||
Research and development | 25,043 | 30,987 | (5,944) | ||||||
General and administrative | 9,122 | 8,567 | 555 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 34,165 | 39,554 | (5,389) | ||||||
Loss from operations | (31,851) | (38,079) | 6,228 | ||||||
Other (expense) income: | |||||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liability, related party | (3,793) | (3,330) | (463) | ||||||
Interest income | 211 | 916 | (705) | ||||||
Other expense, net | (2) | (17) | 15 | ||||||
Total other expense, net | (3,584) | (2,431) | (1,153) | ||||||
Loss before income taxes | (35,435) | (40,510) | 5,075 | ||||||
Income tax expense | 13 | 22 | (9) | ||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $(35,448) | $(40,532) | $5,084 | ||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | $ Change | ||||||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
Direct research and development: | |||||||||
MYB program | $13,537 | $11,252 | $2,285 | ||||||
Other preclinical programs | 2,583 | 6,723 | (4,140) | ||||||
Unallocated research and development expenses: | |||||||||
Personnel costs (including stock-based compensation) | 4,956 | 8,028 | (3,072) | ||||||
Facilities, laboratory supplies and other | 3,967 | 4,984 | (1,017) | ||||||
Total research and development expenses | $25,043 | $30,987 | $(5,944) | ||||||
• | The decrease of $4.1 million in other preclinical programs was primarily due to the 2025 Restructuring and reprioritization of our preclinical programs from 2025 to further support our MYB program; |
• | The decrease in personnel-related costs of $3.1 million was primarily due to the 2025 Restructuring, which reduced our workforce by approximately 20% period over period; |
• | The decrease of $1.0 million in facilities, laboratory supplies and other costs which was primarily due to decreased spending on laboratory supplies in line with the prioritization of resources to our MYB program; and |
• | Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase of $2.3 million in direct research and development costs related to our MYB program due to increased clinical and manufacturing spend to support our Phase 1/2 clinical trial activities, partially offset by lower discovery costs. |
Year Ended December 31, | $ Change | ||||||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
Collaboration revenue | $3,310 | $4,827 | $(1,517) | ||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||
Research and development | 52,593 | 58,492 | (5,899) | ||||||
General and administrative | 15,056 | 15,152 | (96) | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 67,649 | 73,644 | (5,995) | ||||||
Loss from operations | (64,339) | (68,817) | 4,478 | ||||||
Other (expense) income: | |||||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liability, related party | (10,814) | (3,518) | (7,296) | ||||||
Interest income | 1,293 | 3,224 | (1,931) | ||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (27) | 22 | (49) | ||||||
Total other expense, net | (9,548) | (272) | (9,276) | ||||||
Loss before income taxes | (73,887) | (69,089) | (4,798) | ||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 182 | (50) | 232 | ||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $(73,705) | $(69,139) | $(4,566) | ||||||
Year Ended December 31, | $ Change | ||||||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
Direct research and development: | |||||||||
MYB program | $20,095 | $18,877 | $1,218 | ||||||
Other preclinical programs | 9,983 | 13,948 | (3,965) | ||||||
Unallocated research and development expenses: | |||||||||
Personnel costs (including stock-based compensation) | 13,321 | 14,902 | (1,581) | ||||||
Facilities, laboratory supplies and other | 9,194 | 10,765 | (1,571) | ||||||
Total research and development expenses | $52,593 | $58,492 | $(5,899) | ||||||
• | The decrease of $4.0 million in collaboration programs and other preclinical programs was primarily due to prioritization of resources to our MYB program to further advance our clinical trial over our platform programs; |
• | The decrease in personnel-related costs of $1.6 million, including a decrease of $0.4 million in stock-based compensation expense, was primarily due to the 2025 Restructuring, which reduced our workforce by approximately 20%; |
• | The decrease of $1.6 million in facilities, laboratory supplies and other costs which was primarily due to decreased spending on laboratory supplies in line with the prioritization of resources to our clinical program; and |
• | Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase of $1.2 million in direct external costs of our MYB program due to increased clinical spend from our Phase 1 clinical trial activities, partially offset by decreases in preclinical and manufacturing activities. |
• | the continued development of REM-422, including the potentially registrational Phase 2 portion of the ARIA study in ACC and, subject to the results of such study and interactions with the FDA, through a potential NDA submission for REM-422 in ACC, which is currently targeted as early as the second half of 2027; |
• | the advancement of the clinical development of REM-422 in AML and HR-MDS, including the continued development and completion of the Phase 1 to define RP2D and evaluate monotherapy and combination potential; and |
• | the continued advancement of our preclinical and discovery programs, including our MYC-dysregulated cancer program. |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $(28,741) | $(37,507) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 45 | (36) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 44,371 | 49 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $15,675 | $(37,494) | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $(64,053) | $(22,113) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (48) | (449) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 14,755 | 48,502 | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $(49,346) | $25,940 | ||||
• | the willingness of the FDA or applicable foreign authorities to accept the data from clinical trials, as well as data from our planned and ongoing preclinical studies and clinical trials and other work, as the basis for review and approval of our product candidates; |
• | the outcome, costs and timing of seeking and obtaining FDA and applicable foreign regulatory approvals; |
• | the number and characteristics of product candidates that we pursue; |
• | our need to expand our R&D capabilities; |
• | the costs and timing associated with manufacturing our product candidates, and if such product candidates receive regulatory approval, establishing commercial supplies and sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities; |
• | our ability to achieve sufficient market acceptance, coverage and adequate reimbursement from third party payors and adequate market share and revenue for any approved products; |
• | patients’ willingness to pay out of pocket for any approved products in the absence of coverage and/or adequate reimbursement from third party payors; |
• | our efforts to maintain, expand, and defend the scope of our intellectual property portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments we may be required to make, or that we may receive, in connection with the licensing, filing, prosecution, defense, and enforcement of any patents or other intellectual property rights; |
• | our need and ability to retain key management and hire scientific, technical, business, and medical personnel; |
• | our need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems; |
• | the costs associated with operating as a public company; |
• | the economic and other terms, timing of and success of our current and any future collaborations, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter in the future; and |
• | the timing, receipt, and amount of sales from our product candidates, if approved. |
• | vendors in connection with discovery and preclinical development activities; |
• | CROs in connection with preclinical studies, testing and planned clinical trials; and |
• | CMOs in connection with the production of preclinical and clinical trial materials. |
NAME | AGE | POSITION | ||||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | 51 | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director | ||||
Heather Wasserman, Ph.D. | 52 | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer | ||||
Charles Michaud, Jr. | 59 | Interim Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting and financial officer) | ||||
Mythili Koneru, M.D., Ph.D. | 49 | Chief Medical Officer | ||||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D. | 50 | Chief Scientific Officer | ||||
Nicole Sweeny | 51 | Chief Commercial Officer | ||||
NAME | AGE | POSITION | ||||
Matthew R. Patterson | 55 | Chairman | ||||
Linda C. Bain | 56 | Director | ||||
Scott Biller, Ph.D. | 70 | Director | ||||
Peter Colabuono | 45 | Director | ||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. | 70 | Director | ||||
Michael Landsittel | 54 | Director | ||||
• | appointing, approving the compensation of, and assessing the independence of our registered public accounting firm; |
• | overseeing the work of our registered public accounting firm, including through the receipt and consideration of reports from such firm; |
• | reviewing and discussing with management and the registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures; |
• | coordinating our board of directors’ oversight of our internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and code of business conduct and ethics; |
• | discussing our risk assessment and management policies; |
• | meeting independently with our internal auditing staff, if any, registered public accounting firm and management; |
• | reviewing and approving or ratifying any related person transactions; and |
• | preparing the audit committee report required by SEC rules. |
• | reviewing and approving, or recommending for approval by the board of directors, the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers; |
• | administering and overseeing our cash and equity incentive plans; |
• | reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to director compensation; |
• | reviewing and discussing annually with management our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” to the extent required; |
• | administering and overseeing our compliance with the compensation recover policy required by applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules; and |
• | preparing the annual compensation committee report required by SEC rules, to the extent required. |
• | identifying individuals qualified to become board members; |
• | recommending to our board of directors the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each board committee; |
• | developing and recommending to our board of directors corporate governance guidelines, and reviewing and recommending to our board of directors proposed changes to our corporate governance guidelines from time to time; and |
• | overseeing a periodic evaluation of our board of directors. |
• | either Passage Bio or Remix has been or is to be a participant; |
• | the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 and 1% of the average of Passage Bio’s or Remix’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, as applicable; and |
• | any of Passage Bio’s, Remix’s or the combined company’s expected directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Passage Bio Capital Stock, Remix Capital Stock, or the combined company’s common stock, or an affiliate or immediate family member of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. |
• | the amount involved in the transaction exceeds, or will exceed, the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of Remix’s total assets for the last two completed fiscal years; and |
• | in which any of Remix’s directors or executive officers who will become directors or executive officers of the combined company, or holders of more than 5% of Remix’s capital stock, or an affiliate or immediate family member of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. |
Participant(1) | Principal Amount | Aggregate Exercise Amount (Warrant) | ||||
ARCH Venture Fund XI, L.P. | $2,017,504.91 | $403,500.98 | ||||
Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund II, L.P. | $8,566,795.73 | $1,713,359.15 | ||||
Citadel Credit Master Fund LLC | $3,592,814.08 | $718,562.82 | ||||
Foresite Capital Fund V, L.P., Foresite Capital Opportunity Fund V, L.P. and Foresite Capital Fund VI LP | $6,586,340.53 | $1,317,268.11 | ||||
The Column Group IV, LP and The Column Group IV-A, LP | $14,733,641.02 | $2,946,728.20 | ||||
(1) | Additional details regarding these stockholders and their equity holdings are provided in this proxy statement/prospectus under the caption “Principal Stockholders of Remix.” |
Participant(1) | Principal Amount (Note) | Aggregate Exercise Amount (Warrant) | ||||
Alexandria Venture Investments, LLC | $606,439.52 | $121,287.90 | ||||
ARCH Venture Fund XI, L.P. | $1,724,892.94 | $344,978.59 | ||||
Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund II, L.P. | $7,323,323.04 | $1,464,664.60 | ||||
Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II, L.P. | $804,950.14 | $160,990.02 | ||||
Citadel Credit Master Fund LLC | $1,653,338.89 | $330,667.77 | ||||
The Column Group IV, LP, The Column Group IV-A, LP and The Column Group Opportunity III, LP | $9,329,233.72 | $1,865,846.74 | ||||
Foresite Capital Fund VI, L.P. | $5,640,196.60 | $1,128,039.32 | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Ultimate Epoch(2) | $1,460,194.16 | $292,038.82 |
(1) | Additional details regarding these stockholders and their equity holdings are provided in this proxy statement/prospectus under the caption “Principal Stockholders of Remix.” |
(2) | Consists of notes in an aggregate principal amount of $7,949.94 and warrants in aggregate exercise amount of $1,589.98 purchased by Fidem Investment Inc., notes in an aggregate principal amount of $6,505.32 and warrants in aggregate exercise amount of $1,301.06 purchased by Green Oak Ventures Limited and notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,445,738.90 and warrants in aggregate exercise amount of $289,147.78 purchased by Ultimate Epoch Limited. |
Participant(1) | Principal Amount (Note) | ||
ARCH Venture Fund XI, L.P. | $966,940.10 | ||
Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund III, L.P. | $3,000,000.00 | ||
The Column Group IV, LP and The Column Group IV-A, LP | $8,244,444.72 | ||
Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V, L.P., Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V-A, L.P. and Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V-B, L.P.(2) | $10,000,000.00 | ||
Foresite Capital Fund V, L.P. and Foresite Capital Fund VI LP | $3,156,669.65 |
(1) | Additional details regarding these stockholders and their equity holdings are provided in this proxy statement/prospectus under the caption “Principal Stockholders of Remix.” |
(2) | Peter Colabuono, who is expected to serve on the board of directors of the combined company, is employed by Decheng Capital. |
Participant(1) | Subscription Amount | ||
Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund III, L.P. | $1,000,000.00 | ||
Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. | $1,252,035.00 | ||
Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd. | $4,000,000.00 | ||
The Column Group IV, LP, The Column Group IV-A, LP and The Column Group Opportunity III, LP | $11,755,555.28 | ||
Foresite Capital Fund V, L.P. and Foresite Capital Fund VI LP | $10,843,330.00 | ||
Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V, L.P., Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V-A, L.P. and Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V-B, L.P.(2) | $20,000,000.00 | ||
(1) | Additional details regarding these stockholders and their equity holdings are provided in this proxy statement/prospectus under the caption “Principal Stockholders of Remix.” |
(2) | Peter Colabuono, who is expected to serve on the board of directors of the combined company, is employed by Decheng Capital. |
Remix Stockholder | Remix Preferred Stock Exchanged | Remix Common Stock Exchanged | Pre-Funded Warrants Issued upon Exchange | 2025 Warrants to be Exchanged | 2025 Convertible Notes to be Exchanged | 2026 Convertible Notes to be Exchanged | ||||||||||||
ARCH Venture Fund XI, L.P. | 3,325,986 | — | 3,325,986 | 36.24% of outstanding original warrants | — | — | ||||||||||||
Atlas Venture Fund XI, L.P., Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund I, L.P, Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund II, L.P and Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund III, L.P. | 23,896,772 | 2,500,000 | 26,396,772 | 100% of outstanding original warrants | — | 28.23% of outstanding principal and accrued interest | ||||||||||||
Citadel Credit Master Fund LLC and Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities Master Fund Ltd. | 2,860,894 | — | 2,860,894 | 100% of outstanding original warrants | — | — | ||||||||||||
The Column Group IV, LP, The Column Group IV-A, LP and The Column Group Opportunity III, LP | 33,797,085 | 500,000 | 34,297,085 | 100% of outstanding original warrants | 3.63% of outstanding principal and accrued interest | 100% of outstanding principal and accrued interest | ||||||||||||
Foresite Capital Fund V, L.P., Foresite Capital Fund VI LP and Foresite Capital Opportunity Fund V, L.P. | 19,789,038 | — | 19,789,038 | 100% of outstanding original warrants | — | — | ||||||||||||
(i) | to the extent not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, outstanding Remix convertible notes, including the 2026 Bridge Notes, will convert into shares of Remix common stock in accordance with their terms, and |
(ii) | to the extent not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, outstanding Remix preferred stock will convert into shares of Remix common stock pursuant to the organizational documents of Remix (the “Remix Preferred Stock Conversion”). |
(i) | each outstanding share of Remix common stock (excluding (a) shares of Remix common stock issued in the Concurrent Financing, as defined below, (b) Dissenting Shares (c) Remix Treasury Shares, and (d) shares of Remix common stock exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements) will convert into the right to receive a number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock, calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement, |
(ii) | each share of Remix common stock issued in the Concurrent Financing (as defined below), including shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of the 2026 Bridge Notes will convert into the right to receive a number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement; |
(iii) | each outstanding Remix stock option that has not previously been exercised prior to the Closing will be assumed by Passage Bio and become an option to purchase a number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock, and |
(iv) | each outstanding Remix warrant, including any pre-funded warrants issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, will be assumed by Passage Bio and converted into a warrant to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. |
• | the 2023 Warrants, which are exercisable for Remix preferred stock and are out of the money, will terminate in accordance with their terms; |
• | certain of the 2025 Warrants, which are exercisable at 80% of the Subscription Financing price (i.e., $1.11) and are in the money, will be surrendered and exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements for pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix common stock, and the remaining 2025 Warrants will be net exercised for shares of Remix common stock (which convert into Passage Bio Common Stock in the Merger). |
• | Remix has an outstanding warrant issued in 2024 in connection with the Letter Agreement. This warrant will be assumed by Passage Bio and converted into a warrant to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. |
• | The pre-funded warrants issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreements will, upon completion of the First Merger, represent the right to receive, upon exercise, a number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock based on the number of underlying shares of Remix common stock and the Merger Exchange Ratio. |
Shares | % | |||||
Remix historical shareholders(i) | 26,796,170 | 63.1% | ||||
Investors in Concurrent Financing(ii) | 12,468,820 | 29.3% | ||||
Passage Bio historical shareholders | 3,232,810 | 7.6% | ||||
Estimated total shares of Passage Bio Common Stock | 42,497,800 | 100.0% | ||||
(i) | Includes 15,437,348 Passage Bio Pre-Funded Warrants expected to be issued in exchange for Remix Pre-funded warrants. |
(ii) | Includes 7,085,520 Passage Bio pre-funded warrants expected to be issued in the Concurrent Financing. |
• | the historical unaudited interim financial statements of Remix as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2026, the historical audited financial statements of Remix as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and |
• | the historical unaudited interim financial statements of Passage as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2026, the historical audited financial statements of Passage Bio as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
As of June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Historical | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Remix | Passage | Merger Adjustments | Financing Adjustments | Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $39,449 | $24,155 | $(2,046) | B | $65,226 | A | $107,008 | ||||||||||||||
(11,539) | D | ||||||||||||||||||||
(8,237) | C | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,194 | 768 | 1,000 | D | (1,498) | A | 3,464 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid research and development | — | 252 | — | — | 252 | ||||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 42,643 | 25,175 | (20,822) | 63,728 | 110,724 | ||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 2,402 | — | — | — | 2,402 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 14,383 | — | — | — | 14,383 | ||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 10,917 | — | — | — | 10,917 | ||||||||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 1,272 | — | — | — | 1,272 | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $71,617 | $25,175 | $(20,822) | $63,728 | $139,698 | ||||||||||||||||
Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $3,287 | $902 | $(544) | B | $— | $3,645 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 8,172 | 3,567 | — | (1,498) | A | 10,241 | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease liability, current portion | 1,861 | — | — | — | 1,861 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-refundable sublicense and transition services payment | — | 16,250 | (16,250) | E | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue, current portion | 23,004 | — | — | — | 23,004 | ||||||||||||||||
2026 Notes payable (includes $16,000 from related parties) | 30,000 | — | (30,000) | B | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 66,324 | 20,719 | (46,794) | (1,498) | 38,751 | ||||||||||||||||
2025 Notes payable, related party | 36,900 | — | (36,900) | F | — | — | |||||||||||||||
2023 Warrants and Letter Warrant liability (includes $1,150 from related parties) | 1,179 | — | (1,179) | G | — | — | |||||||||||||||
2025 Warrant liability, related party | 1,988 | — | (1,988) | H | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 20,559 | — | — | — | 20,559 | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 49,289 | — | — | — | 49,289 | ||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 176,239 | 20,719 | (86,861) | (1,498) | 108,599 | ||||||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible preferred stock | 200,865 | — | (200,865) | I | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock - historical | 1 | — | (1) | I | — | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock - NewCo | — | — | — | B | — | A | 1 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | F | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | H | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 1 | I | ||||||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital - historical | 21,956 | 724,593 | (10,539) | D | — | 368,751 | |||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital - NewCo | — | — | 28,498 | B | 65,226 | A | |||||||||||||||
16,250 | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
36,900 | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 1,179 | G | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 200,865 | I | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 1,988 | H | — | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | (720,137) | J | — | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | 1,972 | K | — | |||||||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (327,444) | (720,137) | (8,237) | C | — | (337,653) | |||||||||||||||
— | — | 720,137 | J | — | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | (1,972) | K | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity: | (305,487) | 4,456 | 266,904 | 65,226 | 31,099 | ||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ (deficit) equity: | $71,617 | $25,175 | $(20,822) | $63,728 | $139,698 | ||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | |||||||||||||||||
Remix | Passage | Merger Adjustments | Financing Adjustments | Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||||
Collaboration revenue | $2,314 | $— | $— | $— | $2,314 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 25,043 | 7,436 | — | — | 32,479 | |||||||||||||
General and administrative | 9,122 | 11,660 | — | — | 20,782 | |||||||||||||
Net gain on lease termination | — | (2,577) | — | — | (2,577) | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 34,165 | 16,519 | — | — | 50,684 | |||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (31,851) | (16,519) | — | — | (48,370) | |||||||||||||
Other (expense) income: | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable and warrant liabilities | (3,793) | — | 4,293 | M | — | 500 | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 211 | — | — | — | 211 | |||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (2) | 1,139 | — | — | 1,137 | |||||||||||||
Total other (expense) income, net | (3,584) | 1,139 | 4,293 | — | 1,848 | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (35,435) | (15,380) | 4,293 | — | (46,522) | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | |||||||||||||
Net loss | $(35,448) | $(15,380) | $4,293 | $— | $(46,535) | |||||||||||||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $(4.53) | $(4.80) | $(1.10) | |||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 7,829,075 | 3,207,313 | 42,486,456 | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | |||||||||||||||||
Remix | Passage | Merger Adjustments | Financing Adjustments | Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||||
Collaboration revenue | $3,310 | $— | $— | $— | $3,310 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 52,593 | 23,276 | — | 75,869 | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 15,056 | 19,875 | 1,972 | L | — | 36,903 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | — | 6,145 | — | — | 6,145 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 67,649 | 49,296 | 1,972 | — | 118,917 | |||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (64,339) | (49,296) | (1,972) | — | (115,607) | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable and warrant liabilities, related party | (10,814) | — | 2,150 | M | — | (8,664) | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 1,293 | — | — | — | 1,293 | |||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (27) | 3,774 | — | — | 3,747 | |||||||||||||
Total other (expense) income, net | (9,548) | 3,774 | 2,150 | — | (3,624) | |||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (73,887) | (45,522) | 178 | — | (119,231) | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit | (182) | — | — | — | (182) | |||||||||||||
Net loss | $(73,705) | $(45,522) | $178 | $— | $(119,049) | |||||||||||||
Deemed contribution recognized in connection with Exchange Agreements | 47,573 | |||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $(71,476) | |||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $(9.57) | $(14.35) | $(1.68) | |||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 7,700,621 | 3,172,870 | 42,429,813 | |||||||||||||||
1. | Description of the Merger and Related Transactions |
Estimated shares of Passage Bio Common Stock to be owned by pre-Closing Passage Bio stockholders(i) | 3,232,810 | ||
Estimated Passage Bio equity awards outstanding upon Closing(ii) | 495,909 | ||
Estimated total shares | 3,728,719 | ||
Estimated price per share of Passage Bio common stock(iii) | $4.52 | ||
Estimated aggregate consideration deemed transferred | $16,854 | ||
(i) | Reflects the number of shares of Passage Bio Common Stock that pre-Closing Passage Bio stockholders are expected to own of the Combined Company as of the Closing. |
(ii) | Reflects the estimated number of shares underlying outstanding Passage Bio equity awards that are expected to vest in full upon the Closing. Because these awards contain no remaining service condition following the Closing, the shares underlying such awards are included in full in the estimated total shares used to calculate the estimated aggregate consideration deemed transferred. |
(iii) | Reflects the assumed price per share of Passage Bio common stock, based on the closing price of Passage Bio common stock as of August 28, 2026. |
2. | Basis of Presentation |
• | Remix equity holders will hold a substantial majority of the voting interests in the Combined Company, |
• | Remix designees will comprise a majority of the board of directors, |
• | Remix’s senior management will comprise the senior management of the Combined Company, |
• | Remix’s business will be the ongoing business of the Combined Company; and |
• | Passage Bio’s pre-combination assets consist primarily of cash and other non-operating assets. |
3. | Shares of Passage Bio Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants Issued in Connection with the Merger and Concurrent Financing |
Shares of Remix common stock outstanding | 4,833,976 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of Remix preferred stock | 33,026,158 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of the 2025 Convertible Notes | 27,667,231 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon net exercise of the 2025 Warrants | 195,397 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issuable upon exercise of Remix pre-funded warrants issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreements | 89,321,346 | ||
Estimated total Remix fully diluted shares immediately prior to the Closing (excluding shares issued in the Concurrent Financing) | 155,044,108 | ||
Estimated Merger Exchange Ratio | 0.1728 | ||
Estimated fully diluted shares attributable to Remix Stockholders in the Merger (excluding shares issued as a result of the Concurrent Financing) | 26,796,170 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issued in the Subscription Financing | 16,250,304 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of the 2026 Bridge Notes | 14,897,764 | ||
Shares of Remix common stock issuable upon exercise of Remix pre-funded warrants issued in the Concurrent Financing | 40,997,207 | ||
Estimated total Remix fully diluted shares issued in the Concurrent Financing | 72,145,275 | ||
Estimated Concurrent Financing Exchange Ratio | 0.1728 | ||
Estimated fully diluted shares attributable to the Concurrent Financing | 12,468,820 | ||
Estimated total fully diluted shares attributable to Remix stockholders and Concurrent Financing investors | 39,264,990 | ||
4. | Pro Forma Adjustments |
A. | Reflects the net cash proceeds of $65.2 million received in the Subscription Financing, consisting of gross proceeds of $70.0 million less estimated issuance costs of $4.8 million. Additionally, reflects the removal of $1.5 million of unpaid deferred issuance costs recorded in Prepaid assets and other current assets and Accrued expenses at June 30, 2026. Securities issued in the Subscription Financing consist of shares of Remix common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix common stock. Shares of Remix common stock issued in the Subscription Financing convert immediately into shares of Passage Bio Common Stock in the Merger, and the pre-funded warrants will convert into pre-funded warrants to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. Accordingly, the proceeds are reflected in Passage Bio Common Stock (par value), to the extent attributable to shares issued, with the remainder reflected in additional paid-in capital, including amounts attributable to the equity-classified pre-funded warrants. |
B. | Reflects the conversion or exchange of Remix’s 2026 Bridge Notes in connection with the Merger. To the extent not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the 2026 Bridge Notes will convert into shares of Remix common stock, which immediately convert into Passage Bio Common Stock. To the extent exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the 2026 Bridge Notes will be surrendered and exchanged for pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix common stock, which, following the Merger, will represent the right, upon exercise, to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. The 2026 Bridge Notes are carried at fair value, and their carrying value of $30.0 million as of June 30, 2026 is reclassified to Passage Bio Common Stock (par value), to the extent attributable to shares issued, with the remainder reflected in additional paid-in capital, including amounts attributable to the equity-classified pre-funded warrants. The adjustment also reflects the cash settlement of approximately $2.0 million of financing costs attributable to the 2026 Bridge Notes upon consummation of the Merger, including $0.5 million previously accrued in accounts payable as of June 30, 2026, with the remaining $1.5 million reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in capital in connection with the conversion or exchange of the 2026 Bridge Notes. |
C. | Reflects the cash settlement of $8.2 million of estimated Passage Bio transaction costs incurred in connection with the Merger that were not recognized in the historical financial statements. Because Remix is the accounting acquirer, Passage Bio’s transaction costs are not treated as costs of the equity transaction. Consistent with reverse recapitalization accounting, these transaction costs will be expensed as incurred in Passage Bio’s preacquisition historical financial statements. Accordingly, there is no related adjustment within the pro forma condensed combined statement of operations, and the cash settlement is reflected with a corresponding increase to accumulated deficit in the pro forma condensed combined balance sheet. |
D. | Reflects the cash settlement of $11.5 million of estimated Remix transaction costs incurred in connection with the Merger that were not recognized in the historical financial statements. Of this amount, $1.0 million relates to a prepaid directors’ and officers’ insurance policy, which is recorded as a prepaid expense in the pro forma condensed combined balance sheet. The remaining $10.5 million represents Remix’s transaction costs, which, |
E. | Reflects the removal of Passage Bio’s non-refundable sublicense and transition services payment accrual as the remaining obligations thereunder are nominal and do not represent an obligation of the Combined Company. |
F. | Reflects the conversion of Remix’s 2025 convertible notes in connection with the Merger. The 2025 convertible notes are carried at fair value, and their carrying value of $36.9 million as of June 30, 2026 is reflected as Passage Bio Common Stock (par value), with the remainder reflected in additional paid-in capital. |
G. | Reflects the termination of the 2023 Warrants in connection with the Merger in accordance with their terms. This adjustment reflects the derecognition of the warrant liability of $1.2 million, with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital. The related change in fair value recognized in Remix’s historical statements of operations is eliminated (see Adjustment M). |
H. | Reflects the exchange or net exercise of the 2025 Warrants in connection with the Merger. Certain of the 2025 Warrants will be surrendered and exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements for pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix common stock, which, following the Merger, represent the right, upon exercise, to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. The remaining 2025 Warrants will be net exercised into shares of Remix common stock, which immediately convert into shares of Passage Bio Common Stock. This adjustment reflects the reclassification of the warrant liability of $2.0 million to Passage Bio Common Stock (par value), to the extent attributable to shares issued, and additional paid-in capital, including amounts attributable to the equity-classified pre-funded warrants. No cash is received on the net exercise, and the related change in fair value recognized in Remix’s historical statements of operations is eliminated (see Adjustment M). |
I. | Reflects the recapitalization of Remix’s historical equity in connection with the Merger based on the estimated Merger Exchange Ratio, including: |
a. | The conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Remix preferred stock. To the extent not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, Remix preferred stock will first convert into shares of Remix common stock, which immediately convert into Passage Bio Common Stock in the Merger. To the extent exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, Remix preferred stock will be surrendered and exchanged for pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix common stock, which, following the Merger, will represent the right, upon exercise, to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. Accordingly, the adjustment is reflected in Passage Bio Common Stock (par value), to the extent attributable to shares issued, and additional paid-in capital, including amounts attributable to the equity-classified pre-funded warrants. |
b. | The conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Remix common stock (excluding shares issued in the Concurrent Financing and upon conversion of the 2025 convertible notes addressed in Adjustments A, B, and F). To the extent not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, Remix common stock will convert into Passage Bio Common Stock in the Merger. To the extent exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, Remix common stock will be surrendered and exchanged for pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix common stock, which, following the Merger, will represent the right, upon exercise, to purchase Passage Bio Common Stock. Accordingly, the adjustment is reflected in Passage Bio Common Stock (par value), to the extent attributable to shares issued, and additional paid-in capital, including amounts attributable to the equity-classified pre-funded warrants. |
J. | Reflects the elimination of Passage Bio’s historical accumulated deficit. Because the Merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, Passage Bio’s historical equity balances are not carried forward, and Passage Bio’s accumulated deficit of $720.1 million was eliminated against additional paid-in capital. |
K. | Reflects the charge to additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit related to $2.0 million of stock-based compensation expense associated with the Merger, consisting of: (a) $1.7 million of expense related to acceleration of certain unvested stock options pursuant to pre-existing grant agreements that provide for acceleration upon a change in control, which will be triggered by the Merger; and (b) $0.3 million of incremental expense related to the extension of exercise periods for certain stock options pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. |
L. | Reflects nonrecurring stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million associated with the Merger, consisting of: (a) $1.7 million of expense from acceleration of unvested stock options under pre-existing grant agreements that provide for acceleration upon a change in control, which will be triggered by the Merger; and (b) $0.3 million of incremental expense related to the extension of exercise periods for certain stock options pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. The affected employees are all classified in general and administrative functions; accordingly, the aggregate charge is recorded in general and administrative expense in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations. |
M. | Reflects the elimination of changes in fair value recognized in Remix’s historical statements of operations related to the 2023 Warrants, the 2025 Warrants, and the 2025 Convertible Notes. Because the 2023 Warrants, 2025 Warrants, and 2025 Convertible Notes are assumed to have been terminated, net exercised, and converted respectively as of January 1, 2025 the related fair value remeasurements recognized in Remix’s historical results have been eliminated for the periods presented, as follows (in thousands): |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | |||||
Change in fair value - 2025 convertible notes | $— | $10,300 | ||||
Change in fair value - 2025 Warrants | — | (900) | ||||
Change in fair value - 2023 Warrants | 2,150 | (5,107) | ||||
Total pro forma adjustment | $2,150 | $4,293 | ||||
5. | Pro Forma Loss per Share |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | |||||
Numerator: | ||||||
Pro forma net loss | $(119,049) | $(46,535) | ||||
Deemed contribution recognized in connection with Exchange Agreements | 47,573 | — | ||||
Pro forma net loss attributable to common stockholders | (71,476) | (46,535) | ||||
Denominator: | ||||||
Weighted-average Remix common shares outstanding - basic and diluted(i) | 4,700,621 | 4,829,075 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of Remix preferred stock | 33,026,158 | 33,026,158 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of the 2025 Convertible Notes | 27,667,231 | 27,667,231 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon net exercise of the 2025 Warrants | 195,397 | 195,397 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issuable upon exercise of Remix pre-funded warrants | 89,321,346 | 89,321,346 | ||||
Total | 154,910,753 | 155,039,207 | ||||
Estimated Merger Exchange Ratio | 0.1728 | 0.1728 | ||||
Estimated total shares of Passage Bio common stock issued to Remix Stockholders in the Merger | 26,773,123 | 26,795,323 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issued in the Subscription Financing | 16,250,304 | 16,250,304 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issued upon conversion of the 2026 Bridge Notes | 14,897,764 | 14,897,764 | ||||
Shares of Remix common stock issuable upon exercise of Remix pre-funded warrants issued in the Concurrent Financing | 40,997,207 | 40,997,207 | ||||
Total | 72,145,275 | 72,145,275 | ||||
Estimated Concurrent Financing Exchange Ratio | 0.1728 | 0.1728 | ||||
Estimated total shares of Passage Bio common stock issued to Remix Stockholders as a result of the Concurrent Financing | 12,468,820 | 12,468,820 | ||||
Shares of Passage common stock issued upon acceleration of RSUs | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||
Weighted-average Passage common shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 3,172,870 | 3,207,313 | ||||
Pro forma combined weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted | 42,429,813 | 42,486,456 | ||||
Pro forma loss per share - basic and diluted | $(1.68) | $(1.10) | ||||
(i) | Excludes approximately 3.0 million Remix common shares that convert into pre-funded warrants upon Closing pursuant to the Exchange Agreements and therefore are excluded from weighted-average Remix common shares outstanding for both periods presented. The pre-funded warrants issued upon conversion of these common shares are included in the shares of Remix common stock issuable upon exercise of Remix pre-funded warrants. |
• | any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to Passage Bio or its stockholders; |
• | any act or omission not in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
• | unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or |
• | any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit. |
• | 1% of the total number of combined company common stock then outstanding; or |
• | the average weekly reported trading volume of the combined company common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
• | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
• | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
• | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and |
• | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
• | each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by Passage Bio to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Passage Bio Common Stock; |
• | each of Passage Bio’s directors, |
• | each of Passage Bio’s named executive officers, and |
• | all of Passage Bio’s directors and executive officers as a group. |
Name of Beneficial Owner | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned | ||||
5% Stockholders: | ||||||
Lynx1 Capital Management LP(1) | 673,759 | 20.9% | ||||
Vestal Point Capital, LP(2) | 305,000 | 9.5% | ||||
Baselake Partners, LP(3) | 235,058 | 7.3% | ||||
Directors and Named Executive Officers: | ||||||
William Chou, M.D.(4) | 112,342 | 3.5% | ||||
Athena Countouriotis, M.D.(5) | 18,357 | *% | ||||
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D.(6) | 18,794 | *% | ||||
Sandip Kapadia(7) | 19,765 | *% | ||||
Thomas Kassberg(8) | 12,755 | *% | ||||
Derrell Porter, M.D.(9) | 16,567 | *% | ||||
Dolan Sondhi, Ph.D.(10) | 14,446 | *% | ||||
Kathleen Borthwick(11) | 25,789 | *% | ||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (8 persons)(12) | 238,807 | 7.4% | ||||
(1) | Based solely on a Schedule 13D filed on July 2, 2026. Represents 673,759 shares of common stock held by Lynx1 Capital Management LP. The address for Lynx1 Capital Management LP is 151 Calle de San Francisco, Suite 200, PMB 1237, San Juan, PR 00901-1607. |
(2) | Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed on November 14, 2024. Represents 305,000 shares of common stock held by Vestal Point Capital, LP. The address for Vestal Point Capital, LP is 632 Broadway, Suite 602, New York, NY 10012. |
(3) | Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed on June 25, 2026. Represents 235,058 shares of common stock held by Baselake Partners, LP. The address for Baselake Partners, LP is 3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 207, Troy, Michigan 48084. |
(4) | Represents (i) 6,724 shares of common stock and (ii) 105,618 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(5) | Represents (i) 945 shares of common stock and (ii) 17,412 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(6) | Represents 18,794 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(7) | Represents 19,765 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(8) | Represents 12,755 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(9) | Represents 16,567 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(10) | Represents 14,446 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(11) | Represents (i) 5,403 shares of common stock and (ii) 20,378 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026. |
(12) | Represents (i) 13,072 shares of common stock and (ii) 225,735 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026, by our directors and executive office. |
• | each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by Remix to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Remix Common Stock; |
• | each of Remix’s directors, |
• | each of Remix’s named executive officers, and |
• | all of Remix’s directors and executive officers as a group. |
Name of Beneficial Owner | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned | ||||
5% Stockholders: | ||||||
Entities Affiliated with The Column Group(1) | 5,193,491 | 13.22% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Atlas(2) | 3,782,227 | 9.99% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Foresite(3) | 4,038,285 | 10.49% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with ARCH(4) | 3,975,473 | 10.45% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Citadel(5) | 4,126,366 | 10.80% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Ultimate Epoch(6) | 4,749,657 | 12.23% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Casdin(7) | 3,407,348 | 8.98% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Alexandria(8) | 2,567,054 | 6.72% | ||||
Directors and Named Executive Officers: | ||||||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D.(9) | 7,247,163 | 16.61% | ||||
Linda C. Bain(10) | 148,958 | * | ||||
Scott Biller, Ph.D.(11) | 539,395 | 1.41% | ||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.(12) | 139,270 | * | ||||
Michael Landsittel | — | — | ||||
Matthew R. Patterson(13) | 1,338,092 | 3.44% | ||||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D.(14) | 946,923 | 2.45% | ||||
Heather Wasserman, Ph.D.(15) | 1,614,116 | 4.09% | ||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)(16) | 11,973,917 | 25.12% | ||||
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of outstanding Remix Common Stock. |
(1) | Includes (A)(i) 3,657,413 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series Seed preferred stock held by The Column Group IV, LP (TCG IV); (ii) 1,364,695 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by TCG IV; (iii) 483,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by TCG IV; (iv) 5,539,459 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series Seed preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by TCG IV; (v) 9,679,170 shares of common |
(2) | Includes (A)(i) 3,782,227 shares of common stock held by Atlas Venture Fund XI, L.P. (AVF XI); (ii) 2,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by AVF XI; (iii) 4,671,752 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series Seed preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by AVF XI; (iv) 9,057,529 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by AVF XI; (B) 2,873,563 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund I, L.P. (AVOF I); and (C) 7,293,928 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund II, L.P. (AVOF II). The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, AVF XI, AVOF I and AVOF II, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. Atlas Venture Associates XI, L.P. (AVA XI LP) is the general partner of AVF XI and Atlas Venture Associates XI, LLC (AVA XI LLC) is the general partner of AVA XI LP. Each of AVF XI, AVA XI LP and AVA XI LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over, and, may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by AVF XI. Bruce Booth, D.Phil., David Grayzel, M.D., Jean-Francois Formela, M.D., Jason Rhodes and Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D. are members of AVA XI LLC, and Dr. Bitterman is a member of our board of directors. Each of Dr. Bitterman, Dr. Booth, Dr. Grayzel, Dr. Formela and Mr. Rhodes disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by AVF XI, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity I, L.P. (AVAO I LP) is the general partner of AVOF I, and Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity I, LLC (AVAO I LLC) is the general partner of AVAO I LP. Each of AVOF I, AVAO I LP and AVAO I LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by AVOF I. Dr. Booth, Dr. Grayzel, Dr. Formela, Mr. Rhodes and Dr. Bitterman are members of AVAO I LLC, and Dr. Bitterman is a member of our board of directors. Each of Dr. Bitterman, Dr. Booth, Dr. Grayzel, Dr. Formela and Mr. Rhodes disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by AVOF I, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity II, L.P. (AVAO II LP) is the general partner of AVOF II, and Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity II, LLC (AVAO II LLC) is the general partner of AVAO II LP. Each of AVOF II, AVAO II LP, and AVAO II, LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by AVOF II. Dr. Booth, Dr. Grayzel, Dr. Formela, Mr. Rhodes, Michael Gladstone and Dr. Bitterman are members of AVAO II LLC, and Dr. Bitterman is a member of our board of directors. Each of Dr. Bitterman, Dr. Booth, Dr. Grayzel, Dr. Formela, Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Rhodes disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by AVOF II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. The address for each of these entities and individuals is 300 Technology Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. |
(3) | Includes (A)(i) 2,725,929 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock held by Foresite Capital Fund V, L.P. (Foresite Fund V); (ii) 363,763 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Foresite Fund V; (iii) 5,703,109 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Fund V; (iv) 7,990,419 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Fund V; (B)(i) 234,893 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Foresite Capital Fund VI LP (Foresite Fund VI); (ii) 3,574,840 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Fund VI; (C)(i) 681,483 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock held by Foresite Capital Opportunity Fund V, L.P. (Foresite Opportunity); (ii) 32,217 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Foresite Opportunity; (iii) 1,425,777 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Opportunity; and (iv) 1,103,893 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Opportunity. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI and Foresite Opportunity, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. Foresite Capital Management V, LLC (FCM V) is the general partner of Foresite Fund V and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Foresite Fund V. Foresite Capital Management VI, LLC (FCM VI) is the general partner of Foresite Fund VI and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Foresite Fund VI. Foresite Capital Opportunity Management V, LLC (FCOM V) is the general partner of Foresite Opportunity and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Foresite Opportunity. James B. Tananbaum, M.D., is the sole managing member of FCM V, FCM VI, and FCOM V, and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI, and Foresite Opportunity, respectively. Each of Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI, Foresite Opportunity, and Dr. Tananbaum disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interests therein. The principal business address of Dr. Tananbaum and each of the foregoing entities is 9200 Sunset Boulevard, PH1, West Hollywood, CA 90069. |
(4) | Includes (i) 3,782,227 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock held by ARCH Venture Fund XI, L.P. (ARCH Fund XI); (ii) 193,246 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by ARCH Fund XI; (iii) 168,885 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by ARCH Fund XI; and (iv) 3,157,101 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by ARCH Fund XI. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, ARCH Fund XI, together with its affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. ARCH Venture Partners XI, L.P. (AVP XI LP) is the sole general partner of ARCH Fund XI, and ARCH Venture Partners XI, LLC (AVP XI LLC) is the sole general partner of AVP XI LP, and each of them may be |
(5) | Includes (A)(i) 1,055,479 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock held by Citadel Credit Master Fund LLC (CMFC); (ii) 344,139 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by CMFC; and (iii) 798,370 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by CMFC; and (B)(i) 2,726,748 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock held by Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities Master Fund Ltd (CEMF); and (ii) 2,062,524 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by CEMF. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, CMFC and CEMF, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. Citadel Advisors LLC (Citadel Advisors) is the portfolio manager of CMFC and CEMF. Citadel Advisors Holdings LP (CAH) is the sole member of Citadel Advisors. Citadel GP LLC (CGP) is the general partner of CAH. Kenneth Griffin owns a controlling interest in CGP. Citadel Advisors, CAH, CGP and Mr. Griffin may be deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and/or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, the shares held of record by CMFC and CEMF. The address of the entities affiliated with Citadel: c/o Citadel Enterprise Americas, 830 Brickell Plaza, Floor 15, Miami, FL 33131. |
(6) | Includes (A)(i) 3,744,785 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock held by Ultimate Epoch Limited (Ultimate Epoch); (ii) 957,853 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Ultimate Epoch; (iii) 1,417,164 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Ultimate Epoch; (B)(i) 20,591 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B preferred stock held by Fidem Investment Inc. (Fidem); (ii) 5,268 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B warrants held by Fidem; (iii) 7,793 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Fidem; (C)(i) 16,851 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock held by Green Oak Ventures Limited (Green Oak); (ii) 4,309 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Green Oak; and (iii) 6,377 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Green Oak. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holders from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, Ultimate Epoch, Fidem and Green Oak, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. Ultimate Epoch is the principal investor, and Green Oak and Fidem are its affiliates. I-Hsuan Chen is a director of Ultimate Epoch and has the authority to vote and dispose of the securities held by Ultimate Epoch and its affiliates, subject to the approval of the investment committee. Ultimate Epoch's address is Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands. |
(7) | Includes (A) 1,317,038 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock held by Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. (Casdin Master Fund); (B) 526,815 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock held by Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund, L.P. (Casdin PGEF) (C)(i) 1,473,314 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock held by Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II, L.P. (Casdin PGEF II); and (ii) 90,181 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Casdin PGEF II. Casdin Capital, LLC serves as the investment manager of each of Casdin Master Fund, Casdin PGEF and Casdin PGEF II. The general partners of Casdin Master Fund, Casdin PGEF and Casdin PGEF II are Casdin Partners GP, LLC, Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund GP, LLC, and Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II GP, LLC, respectively, each a Delaware limited liability company. Eli Casdin is the Managing Member of each of Casdin Partners GP, LLC, Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund GP, LLC, and Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II GP, LLC, and controls Casdin Capital, LLC. In each case, the general partner and Casdin Capital, LLC are ultimately controlled by Eli Casdin. The address of Casdin Capital, LLC, as the investment manager, is 1350 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10019. |
(8) | Includes (i) 263,408 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock held by Alexandria Venture Investments (AVI); (ii) 1,965,093 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B preferred stock held by AVI; and (iii) 338,553 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by AVI. The managing member of AVI is Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a publicly held corporation. The address of AVI is 26 North Euclid Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101. |
(9) | Includes (i) 1,486,610 shares of common stock held in the name of the Peter G. Smith 2023 Trust and (ii) 5,760,553 shares, held in the name of Peter G. Smith, underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(10) | Includes 148,958 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(11) | Includes 329,863 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(12) | Includes 139,270 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(13) | Includes 988,092 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(14) | Includes 819,082 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(15) | Includes 1,614,116 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(16) | Includes (i) 2,171,025 shares of common stock and (ii) 9,802,892 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026, by our directors and executive officers. |
• | each person, or group of affiliated persons, expected by Passage Bio and Remix to become the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the combined company’s outstanding common stock; |
• | each person expected to be a director of the combined company; |
• | each person expected to be a named executive officer of the combined company; and |
• | all of the combined company’s expected executive officers and directors as a group. |
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER | NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (#) OFFERING | PERCENTAGE OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (%) | ||||
5% or Greater Stockholders | ||||||
Entities Affiliated with Foresite(1) | 2,163,833 | 9.99% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with The Column Group(2) | 2,142,616 | 9.99% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Atlas(3) | 2,142,616 | 9.99% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Decheng Capital(4) | 2,142,616 | 9.99% | ||||
Entities Affiliated with Citadel(5) | 1,930,231 | 8.65% | ||||
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER | NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (#) OFFERING | PERCENTAGE OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (%) | ||||
Named Executive Officers, Other Officers, and Directors: | ||||||
Peter G. Smith, Ph.D.(6) | 1,252,409 | 5.58% | ||||
Linda C. Bain(7) | 25,742 | * | ||||
Scott Biller, Ph.D.(8) | 93,215 | * | ||||
Peter Colabuono | — | * | ||||
Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D.(9) | 24,068 | * | ||||
Michael Landsittel | — | * | ||||
Charles Michaud, Jr. | — | * | ||||
Matthew R. Patterson(10) | 231,241 | 1.07% | ||||
Dominic Reynolds, Ph.D.(11) | 163,641 | * | ||||
Nicole Sweeny | — | * | ||||
Heather Wasserman, Ph.D.(12) | 278,941 | 1.28% | ||||
All current executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)(13) | 2,069,257 | 8.94% | ||||
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
(1) | Includes (A)(i) 674,559 shares of common held by Foresite Capital Fund V, L.P. (Foresite Fund V); (ii) 2,366,430 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Fund V; (B)(i) 1,137,901 shares of common stock held by Foresite Capital Fund VI LP (Foresite Fund VI); (ii) 1,327,869 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Fund VI; (C)(i) 117,764 shares of common stock held by Foresite Capital Opportunity Fund V, L.P. (Foresite Opportunity); and (ii) 437,162 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Foresite Opportunity. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI and Foresite Opportunity, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. After giving effect to the Merger and the Concurrent Financing, Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI and Foresite Opportunity will be prohibited from exercising Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership of more than 2,142,616 shares of common stock in the aggregate. Foresite Capital Management V, LLC (FCM V) is the general partner of Foresite Fund V and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Foresite Fund V. Foresite Capital Management VI, LLC (FCM VI) is the general partner of Foresite Fund VI and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Foresite Fund VI. Foresite Capital Opportunity Management V, LLC (FCOM V) is the general partner of Foresite Opportunity and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Foresite Opportunity. James B. Tananbaum, M.D., is the sole managing member of FCM V, FCM VI, and FCOM V, and may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI, and Foresite Opportunity, respectively. Each of Foresite Fund V, Foresite Fund VI, Foresite Opportunity, and Dr. Tananbaum disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interests therein. The principal business address of Dr. Tananbaum and each of the foregoing entities is 9200 Sunset Boulevard, PH1, West Hollywood, CA 90069. |
(2) | Includes (A)(i) 1,351,869 shares of common stock held by The Column Group IV, LP (TCG IV); (ii) 7,020,685 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by TCG IV; (B)(i) 46,134 shares of common stock held by The Column Group IV-A, LP (TCG IV-A); (ii) 239,589 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by TCG IV-A; and (C)(iii) 744,452 shares of common stock held by The Column Group Opportunity III, LP (TCG Opp III). The Pre-Funded Warrants contain a provision (the Beneficial Ownership Blocker) that prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, TCG IV, TCG IV-A and TCG Opp III, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. After giving effect to the Merger and the Concurrent Financing, TCG IV, TCG IV-A and TCG Opp III will be prohibited from exercising Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership of more than 2,163,833 shares of common stock in the aggregate. TCG IV, TCG IV-A and TCG Opp III are venture capital investment entities. The Column Group IV GP, LP (TCG IV GP) is the general partner of each of TCG IV and TCG IV-A, and The Column Group Opportunity III GP, LP (TCG Opp III GP) the general partner of TCG Opp III. Tim Kutzkey and Peter Svennilson are the managing partners of TCG IV GP and TCGP Opp III GP and are engaged through venture capital investment entities in acquiring, holding and disposing of interests in various companies for investment purposes. The address of the entities affiliated with The Column Group is 1 Letterman Drive, Building D, San Francisco, CA, 94129. |
(3) | Includes (A)(i) 653,607 shares of common stock held by Atlas Venture Fund XI, L.P. (AVF XI); (ii) 2,804,643 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by AVF XI; (B) 496,591 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund I, L.P. (AVOF I); (C)(i) 1,212,897 shares of common stock held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund II, L.P. (AVOF II); (ii) 1,306,142 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by AVOF II; (C)(i) 2,804,643 shares of common stock held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund III, L.P. (AVOF III); and (iv) 233,296 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by AVOF III. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, AVF XI, AVOF I, AVOF II and AVOF III, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. After giving effect to the Merger and the Concurrent Financing, AVF XI, AVOF I, AVOF II and AVOF III will be prohibited from exercising Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership of more than 2,142,616 shares of common stock in the aggregate. Atlas Venture Associates XI, L.P. (AVA XI LP) is the general partner of AVF XI and Atlas Venture Associates XI, LLC (AVA XI LLC) is the general partner of AVA XI LP. Each of AVF XI, AVA XI LP and AVA XI LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over, and, may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by AVF XI. Bruce Booth, D.Phil., David Grayzel, M.D., Jean-Francois Formela, M.D., Jason Rhodes and Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D. are members of AVA XI LLC, and Dr. Bitterman is a member of our board of directors. Each of Dr. Bitterman, Dr. Booth, Dr. Grayzel, Dr. Formela and Mr. Rhodes disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by AVF XI, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. Atlas Venture |
(4) | Includes (A)(i) 1,932,243 shares of common held by Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund V, L.P. (Decheng Fund V); (ii) 1,472,983 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Decheng Fund V; (B)(i) 126,222 shares of common stock held by Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund VA, L.P. (Decheng Fund VA); (ii) 96,221 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Decheng Fund VA; (C)(i) 84,151 shares of common stock held by Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund VB, L.P. (Decheng Fund VB); and (ii) 64,150 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by Decheng Fund VB. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, Decheng Fund V, Decheng Fund VA and Decheng Fund VB, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding. After giving effect to the Merger and the Concurrent Financing, Decheng Fund V, Decheng Fund VA and Decheng Fund VB will be prohibited from exercising Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership of more than 2,142,616 shares of common stock in the aggregate. Decheng Capital Management V (Cayman), LLC (Decheng GP V) is the sole general partner of each of Decheng Fund V, Decheng Fund VA and Decheng Fund VB. Dr. Xiangmin Cui is the manager of Decheng GP V. The address of the entities affiliated with Decheng is 3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 2, Suite 110, Menlo Park, CA 94025. |
(5) | Includes (A)(i) 455,567 shares of common stock held by Citadel Credit Master Fund LLC (CMFC); (ii) 148,276 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by CMFC; (B)(i) 471,200 shares of common stock held by Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities Master Fund Ltd (CEMF); (ii) 356,432 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by CEMF; (C)(i) 143,437 shares of common stock held by Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd. (CCI); and (ii) 355,319 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants held by CCI. The Beneficial Ownership Blocker prevents the holder from exercising the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, upon such exercise, CMFC, CEMF and CCI, together with their respective affiliates and other attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the common stock then outstanding (approximately 2,142,616 shares of common stock immediately after giving effect to the Merger and the Concurrent Financing). Citadel Advisors LLC (Citadel Advisors) is the portfolio manager of CMFC, CEMF and CCI. Citadel Advisors Holdings LP (CAH) is the sole member of Citadel Advisors. Citadel GP LLC (CGP) is the general partner of CAH. Kenneth Griffin owns a controlling interest in CGP. Citadel Advisors, CAH, CGP and Mr. Griffin may be deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and/or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, the shares held of record by CMFC, CEMF and CCI. The address of the entities affiliated with Citadel: c/o Citadel Enterprise Americas, 830 Brickell Plaza, Floor 15, Miami, FL 33131. |
(6) | Includes (i) 256,907 shares of common stock held in the name of the Peter G. Smith 2023 Trust and (ii) 995,503 shares, held in the name of Peter G. Smith, underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(7) | Includes 25,742 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(8) | Includes 57,005 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(9) | Includes 24,068 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(10) | Includes 170,756 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(11) | Includes 141,549 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026 |
(12) | Includes 278,941 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026. |
(13) | Includes (i) 375,183 shares of common stock and (ii) 1,694,074 shares underlying options to purchase common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of July 31, 2026, by our directors and executive officers. |
Passage Bio, Inc. P.O. Box 7, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525 Attn: Kathleen Borthwick Email: kborthwick@passagebio.com | Remix Therapeutics, Inc. 100 Forge Road, Suite 400 Watertown, MA 02472 Attn: Molly Heydt Email: mvonderheydt@remixtx.com | ||
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December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $46,303 | $37,573 | ||||
Marketable securities | — | 39,183 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 629 | 838 | ||||
Prepaid research and development | 830 | 1,221 | ||||
Total current assets | 47,762 | 78,815 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | 4,107 | 9,331 | ||||
Right of use assets - operating leases | 10,168 | 13,803 | ||||
Other assets | 244 | 463 | ||||
Total assets | $62,281 | $102,412 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $1,113 | $742 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 4,653 | 6,707 | ||||
Non-refundable sublicense and transition services payments | 13,750 | 8,226 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | 3,567 | 3,688 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 23,083 | 19,363 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent | 20,443 | 21,788 | ||||
Total liabilities | 43,526 | 41,151 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (note 11) | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | — | — | ||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized; 3,182,810 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 3,161,503 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | — | — | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 723,512 | 720,488 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | 8 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (704,757) | (659,235) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 18,755 | 61,261 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $62,281 | $102,412 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
Research and development | $23,276 | $40,179 | ||||
General and administrative | 19,875 | 24,988 | ||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | 6,145 | 5,233 | ||||
Loss from operations | (49,296) | (70,400) | ||||
Other income (expense), net | 3,774 | 5,633 | ||||
Net loss | $(45,522) | $(64,767) | ||||
Per share information: | ||||||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $(14.35) | $(21.04) | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 3,172,870 | 3,078,665 | ||||
Comprehensive loss: | ||||||
Net loss | $(45,522) | $(64,767) | ||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | (8) | 51 | ||||
Comprehensive loss | $(45,530) | $(64,716) | ||||
Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2024 | 2,805,618 | $— | $705,794 | $(43) | $(594,468) | $111,283 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock under the ATM Facility, net of offering costs | 300,000 | — | 8,742 | — | — | 8,742 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | 45,649 | — | 35 | — | — | 35 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of shares in connection with employee stock purchase plan | 10,236 | — | 97 | — | — | 97 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | — | — | — | 51 | — | 51 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 5,820 | — | — | 5,820 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (64,767) | (64,767) | ||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | 3,161,503 | $— | $720,488 | $8 | $(659,235) | $61,261 | ||||||||||||
Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2025 | 3,161,503 | $— | $720,488 | $8 | $(659,235) | $61,261 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | 16,825 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Issuance of shares in connection with employee stock purchase plan | 4,482 | — | 23 | — | — | 23 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | — | — | — | (8) | — | (8) | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 3,001 | — | — | 3,001 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (45,522) | (45,522) | ||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2025 | 3,182,810 | $— | $723,512 | $— | $(704,757) | $18,755 | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Cash flows used in operating activities: | ||||||
Net loss | $(45,522) | $(64,767) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 728 | 3,081 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 3,001 | 5,820 | ||||
Amortization of premium and discount on marketable securities, net | 129 | (1,527) | ||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | 6,145 | 5,233 | ||||
Other non-cash items | 14 | — | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, and other assets | 228 | 255 | ||||
Prepaid research and development | 391 | 1,521 | ||||
Non-refundable sublicense and transition services payments received | 4,015 | 8,226 | ||||
Right of use assets and operating lease liabilities | (464) | (279) | ||||
Accounts payable | 1,880 | (556) | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (2,054) | (4,963) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (31,509) | (47,956) | ||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: | ||||||
Purchases of marketable securities | — | (88,170) | ||||
Sales or maturities of marketable securities | 39,046 | 143,150 | ||||
Purchases of property and equipment and other assets | — | (34) | ||||
Sales of property and equipment and other assets | 1,170 | — | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 40,216 | 54,946 | ||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities: | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the ATM Facility, net of offering costs | — | 8,742 | ||||
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | — | 35 | ||||
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | 23 | 97 | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 23 | 8,874 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 8,730 | 15,864 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 37,573 | 21,709 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $46,303 | $37,573 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities: | ||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | $(8) | $51 | ||||
Right of use assets recognized upon the commencement of sublease | $— | $(422) | ||||
Operating lease liabilities recognized upon the commencement of sublease | $— | $422 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Stock options | 658,973 | 577,581 | ||||
Unvested restricted stock units | 50,000 | 7,093 | ||||
Employee stock purchase plan | 696 | 2,636 | ||||
709,669 | 587,310 | |||||
(in thousands) | Cost or Amortized cost | Unrealized gains | Unrealized losses | Fair value | ||||||||
December 31, 2025: | ||||||||||||
Cash accounts in banking institutions | $2,500 | $— | $— | $2,500 | ||||||||
Money market funds | 43,803 | — | — | 43,803 | ||||||||
Total | $46,303 | $— | $— | $46,303 | ||||||||
December 31, 2024: | ||||||||||||
Cash accounts in banking institutions | $3,527 | $— | $— | $3,527 | ||||||||
Money market funds | 29,058 | — | — | 29,058 | ||||||||
Commercial paper | 4,988 | — | — | 4,988 | ||||||||
Total | $37,573 | $— | $— | $37,573 | ||||||||
(in thousands) | Amortized cost | Unrealized gains | Unrealized losses | Fair value | ||||||||
December 31, 2025: | ||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $— | $— | $— | $— | ||||||||
Commercial paper | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Corporate debt securities | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
U.S. government securities | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Total | $— | $— | $— | $— | ||||||||
December 31, 2024: | ||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $5,970 | $1 | $— | $5,971 | ||||||||
Commercial paper | 25,433 | 6 | — | 25,439 | ||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 1,864 | 1 | — | 1,865 | ||||||||
U.S. government securities | 5,908 | 1 | (1) | 5,908 | ||||||||
Total | $39,175 | $9 | $(1) | $39,183 | ||||||||
• | Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. |
• | Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liabilities. |
• | Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). |
Fair value measurement at reporting date using | |||||||||
(in thousands) | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Significant other observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||
December 31, 2025: | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||
Cash equivalents: | |||||||||
Money market funds | $43,803 | $— | $— | ||||||
Total cash equivalents | 43,803 | — | — | ||||||
Total financial assets | $43,803 | $— | $— | ||||||
December 31, 2024: | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||
Cash equivalents: | |||||||||
Money market funds | $29,058 | $— | $— | ||||||
Commercial paper | — | 4,988 | — | ||||||
Total cash equivalents | 29,058 | 4,988 | — | ||||||
Marketable securities: | |||||||||
Certificates of deposit | — | 5,971 | — | ||||||
Commercial paper | — | 25,439 | — | ||||||
Corporate debt securities | — | 1,865 | — | ||||||
U.S. government securities | — | 5,908 | — | ||||||
Total marketable securities | — | 39,183 | — | ||||||
Total financial assets | $29,058 | $44,171 | $— | ||||||
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2025 of assets remeasured during 2025 | Year ended December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Impairment Losses | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | $— | $— | $3,155 | $3,373 | ||||||||
Right of use assets | — | — | 9,489 | 2,633 | ||||||||
Other assets | — | — | — | 139 | ||||||||
Total | $— | $— | $12,644 | $6,145 | ||||||||
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2024 of assets remeasured during 2024 | Year ended December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Impairment Losses | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | $— | $— | $1,668 | $2,279 | ||||||||
Right of use assets | — | — | 1,642 | 2,516 | ||||||||
Other assets | — | — | 200 | 438 | ||||||||
Total | $— | $— | $3,510 | $5,233 | ||||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
Laboratory equipment | $— | $10,020 | ||||
Office equipment | 107 | 119 | ||||
Computer hardware and software | 988 | 1,111 | ||||
Furniture and fixtures | 419 | 419 | ||||
Leasehold improvements | 6,510 | 7,386 | ||||
Total property and equipment | 8,024 | 19,055 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (3,917) | (9,724) | ||||
$4,107 | $9,331 | |||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
Professional fees | $347 | $406 | ||||
Compensation and related benefits | 2,740 | 4,405 | ||||
Research and development | 642 | 1,896 | ||||
Divestiture fee due to Catalent | 924 | — | ||||
$4,653 | $6,707 | |||||
(in thousands) | |||
2026 | $3,757 | ||
2027 | 3,863 | ||
2028 | 3,973 | ||
2029 | 4,085 | ||
2030 | 4,200 | ||
Thereafter | 17,421 | ||
Total undiscounted lease payments | 37,299 | ||
Less: imputed interest | (13,289) | ||
Total lease liabilities | $24,010 | ||
Year Ended | ||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
Operating lease cost | $3,419 | $3,505 | ||||
Variable lease cost | 2,103 | 2,127 | ||||
$5,522 | $5,632 | |||||
Year Ended | ||||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
Weighted-average discount rate | 9.7% | 9.7% | ||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | 9.3 | 10.2 | ||||
Year Ended | ||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
Sublease rental income | $1,467 | $987 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Research and development | $842 | $2,529 | ||||
General and administrative | 2,159 | 3,291 | ||||
$3,001 | $5,820 | |||||
Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price per share | Weighted average remaining contractual term (years) | |||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 577,581 | $77.56 | 7.5 | ||||||
Granted | 248,208 | 7.78 | |||||||
Exercised | — | — | |||||||
Forfeited | (125,526) | 82.56 | |||||||
Expired | (41,290) | 175.24 | |||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 658,973 | $44.20 | 7.1 | ||||||
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2025 | 357,766 | $78.82 | 5.6 | ||||||
Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2025 | 658,973 | $44.20 | 7.1 | ||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Expected volatility | 93.7% | 88.4% | ||||
Risk-free interest rate | 4.1% | 4.2% | ||||
Expected term | 5.9 years | 6.0 years | ||||
Expected dividend yield | — | — | ||||
Number of shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||
Unvested balance at January 1, 2025 | 7,093 | $44.80 | ||||
Granted | 60,000 | 11.70 | ||||
Vested | (16,825) | 27.92 | ||||
Forfeited | (268) | 90.40 | ||||
Unvested balance at December 31, 2025 | 50,000 | $10.52 | ||||
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $105,425 | $94,923 | ||||
Research and development credits | 55,020 | 50,842 | ||||
Collaboration and license agreement | 2,832 | 3,422 | ||||
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Capitalized research and development | 46,041 | 59,803 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 4,329 | 5,863 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other | 4,581 | 1,404 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | 6,520 | 7,560 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,048 | 461 | ||||
Total gross deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 225,796 | 224,278 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (222,752) | (219,833) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | 3,044 | 4,445 | ||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||
Right of use assets - operating leases | (3,044) | (4,445) | ||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | (3,044) | (4,445) | ||||
Net deferred taxes | $— | $— | ||||
Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | ||||||||
US federal statutory tax rate | $(9,560) | 21.0% | $(13,601) | 21.0% | ||||||||
Federal: | ||||||||||||
Tax credits: | ||||||||||||
Research and development tax credits | (175) | 0.4 | (626) | 1.0 | ||||||||
Orphan drug tax credits | (4,003) | 8.8 | (4,896) | 7.6 | ||||||||
Changes in valuation allowances | 12,334 | (27.2) | 17,422 | (27.0) | ||||||||
Nontaxable or nondeductible items: | ||||||||||||
Share-based payment awards | 241 | (0.5) | 459 | (0.7) | ||||||||
Expiration of share-based payment awards | 1,159 | (2.5) | 1,233 | (1.9) | ||||||||
Other | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Effective tax rate | $— | —% | $— | —% | ||||||||
1 | In 2025 and 2024, state and local income taxes in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia comprise the majority of the state and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect category. |
December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Federal | $398,039 | $339,055 | ||||
State | 398,035 | 339,051 | ||||
Local | 277,828 | 218,844 | ||||
Research tax credits | 55,020 | 50,842 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Research and development | ||||||
Wages, benefits, and other payroll | $7,462 | $12,265 | ||||
Third-party costs | 14,532 | 22,691 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 842 | 2,529 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 440 | 2,694 | ||||
Total research and development expenses | 23,276 | 40,179 | ||||
General and administrative | ||||||
Wages, benefits, and other payroll | 7,784 | 9,255 | ||||
Third-party costs | 9,644 | 12,055 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 2,159 | 3,291 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 288 | 387 | ||||
Total general and administrative expenses | 19,875 | 24,988 | ||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | 6,145 | 5,233 | ||||
Loss from operations | 49,296 | 70,400 | ||||
Other (income) expense, net | (3,774) | (5,633) | ||||
Net loss | $45,522 | $64,767 | ||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $24,155 | $46,303 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 768 | 629 | ||||
Prepaid research and development | 252 | 830 | ||||
Total current assets | 25,175 | 47,762 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | — | 4,107 | ||||
Right of use assets - operating leases | — | 10,168 | ||||
Other assets | — | 244 | ||||
Total assets | $25,175 | $62,281 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $902 | $1,113 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 3,567 | 4,653 | ||||
Non-refundable sublicense and transition services payments | 16,250 | 13,750 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | — | 3,567 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 20,719 | 23,083 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent | — | 20,443 | ||||
Total liabilities | 20,719 | 43,526 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (note 10) | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | — | — | ||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized; 3,217,810 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and 3,182,810 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 | — | — | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 724,593 | 723,512 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (720,137) | (704,757) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 4,456 | 18,755 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $25,175 | $62,281 | ||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Research and development | $3,343 | $5,814 | $7,436 | $13,551 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 6,873 | 4,520 | 11,660 | 10,605 | ||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | — | — | — | 2,637 | ||||||||
Net gain on lease terminations | (1,944) | — | (2,577) | — | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (8,272) | (10,334) | (16,519) | (26,793) | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 451 | 949 | 1,139 | 2,003 | ||||||||
Net loss | $(7,821) | $(9,385) | $(15,380) | $(24,790) | ||||||||
Per share information: | ||||||||||||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $(2.44) | $(2.96) | $(4.80) | $(7.83) | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 3,208,744 | 3,168,933 | 3,207,313 | 3,166,437 | ||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $(7,821) | $(9,385) | $(15,380) | $(24,790) | ||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | — | — | — | (8) | ||||||||
Comprehensive loss | $(7,821) | $(9,385) | $(15,380) | $(24,798) | ||||||||
Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at April 1, 2026 | 3,207,810 | $— | $724,068 | $— | $(712,316) | $11,752 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | 10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 525 | — | — | 525 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (7,821) | (7,821) | ||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2026 | 3,217,810 | $— | $724,593 | $— | $(720,137) | $4,456 | ||||||||||||
Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2026 | 3,182,810 | $— | $723,512 | $— | $(704,757) | $18,755 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | 35,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 1,081 | — | — | 1,081 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (15,380) | (15,380) | ||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2026 | 3,217,810 | $— | $724,593 | $— | $(720,137) | $4,456 | ||||||||||||
Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at April 1, 2025 | 3,165,828 | $— | $721,346 | $— | $(674,640) | $46,706 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | 10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Issuance of shares in connection with employee stock purchase plan | 2,882 | — | 14 | — | — | 14 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 923 | — | — | 923 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (9,385) | (9,385) | ||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2025 | 3,178,710 | $— | $722,283 | $— | $(684,025) | $38,258 | ||||||||||||
Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2025 | 3,161,503 | $— | $720,488 | $8 | $(659,235) | $61,261 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | 14,325 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Issuance of shares in connection with employee stock purchase plan | 2,882 | — | 14 | — | — | 14 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | — | — | — | (8) | — | (8) | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 1,781 | — | — | 1,781 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (24,790) | (24,790) | ||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2025 | 3,178,710 | $— | $722,283 | $— | $(684,025) | $38,258 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Cash flows used in operating activities: | ||||||
Net loss | $(15,380) | $(24,790) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 154 | 370 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 1,081 | 1,781 | ||||
Amortization of premium and discount on marketable securities, net | — | 129 | ||||
Net gain on lease terminations | (2,577) | — | ||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | — | 2,637 | ||||
Other non-cash items | — | 14 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, and other assets | 105 | (571) | ||||
Prepaid research and development | 578 | (66) | ||||
Non-refundable sublicense and transition services payments received | 2,500 | 1,515 | ||||
Right of use assets and operating lease liabilities | (7,332) | (215) | ||||
Accounts payable | (211) | 1,653 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (1,086) | (2,634) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (22,168) | (20,177) | ||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: | ||||||
Sales or maturities of marketable securities | — | 39,046 | ||||
Sales of property and equipment and other assets | 20 | 1,170 | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 20 | 40,216 | ||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities: | ||||||
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | — | 14 | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | — | 14 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (22,148) | 20,053 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 46,303 | 37,573 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $24,155 | $57,626 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities: | ||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | $— | $(8) | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Stock options | 647,621 | 726,590 | ||||
Unvested restricted stock units | 15,000 | 52,500 | ||||
Employee stock purchase plan | — | 1,357 | ||||
662,621 | 780,447 | |||||
• | Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. |
• | Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liabilities. |
• | Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). |
(in thousands) | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||
Office equipment | $— | $107 | ||||
Computer hardware and software | — | 988 | ||||
Furniture and fixtures | — | 419 | ||||
Leasehold improvements | — | 6,510 | ||||
Total property and equipment | — | 8,024 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | — | (3,917) | ||||
$— | $4,107 | |||||
(in thousands) | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||
Professional fees | $1,653 | $347 | ||||
Compensation and related benefits | 1,371 | 2,740 | ||||
Research and development | 543 | 642 | ||||
Divestiture fee due to Catalent | — | 924 | ||||
$3,567 | $4,653 | |||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||
Operating lease expense | $105 | $877 | $581 | $1,757 | ||||||||
Variable lease expense | 178 | 543 | 504 | 1,081 | ||||||||
$283 | $1,420 | $1,085 | $2,838 | |||||||||
Six Months Ended | ||||||
June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | |||||
Weighted-average discount rate | 0.0% | 9.7% | ||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | 0.0 | 9.8 | ||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||||
Sublease rental income | $225 | $363 | $580 | $730 | ||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
Research and development | $49 | $248 | $191 | $492 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 476 | 675 | 890 | 1,289 | ||||||||
$525 | $923 | $1,081 | $1,781 | |||||||||
Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price per share | Weighted average remaining contractual term (years) | |||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | 658,973 | $44.20 | 7.1 | ||||||
Granted | 254,744 | 7.00 | |||||||
Exercised | — | — | |||||||
Forfeited | (186,173) | 11.52 | |||||||
Expired | (79,923) | 73.84 | |||||||
Outstanding at June 30, 2026 | 647,621 | $35.30 | 6.2 | ||||||
Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2026 | 423,601 | $48.76 | 4.6 | ||||||
Vested or expected to vest at June 30, 2026 | 647,621 | $35.30 | 6.2 | ||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Expected volatility | 93.4% | 93.7% | ||||
Risk-free interest rate | 4.0% | 4.1% | ||||
Expected term | 5.5 years | 5.9 years | ||||
Expected dividend yield | — | — | ||||
Number of shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||
Unvested balance at January 1, 2026 | 50,000 | $10.52 | ||||
Granted | — | — | ||||
Vested | (35,000) | 11.70 | ||||
Forfeited | — | — | ||||
Unvested balance at June 30, 2026 | 15,000 | $11.70 | ||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||||||
Wages, benefits, and other payroll | $1,830 | $1,302 | $3,288 | $4,891 | ||||||||
Third-party costs | 1,464 | 4,154 | 3,896 | 7,948 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation | 49 | 248 | 191 | 492 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | 110 | 61 | 220 | ||||||||
Total research and development expenses | 3,343 | 5,814 | 7,436 | 13,551 | ||||||||
General and administrative | ||||||||||||
Wages, benefits, and other payroll | 2,312 | 1,798 | 4,203 | 4,588 | ||||||||
Third-party costs | 4,059 | 1,974 | 6,474 | 4,577 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation | 476 | 675 | 890 | 1,289 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 26 | 73 | 93 | 151 | ||||||||
Total general and administrative expenses | 6,873 | 4,520 | 11,660 | 10,605 | ||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets | — | — | — | 2,637 | ||||||||
Net gain on lease terminations | (1,944) | — | (2,577) | — | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (8,272) | (10,334) | (16,519) | (26,793) | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 451 | 949 | 1,139 | 2,003 | ||||||||
Net loss | $(7,821) | $(9,385) | $(15,380) | $(24,790) | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $24,147 | $73,424 | ||||
Accounts receivable | — | 353 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,208 | 3,547 | ||||
Total current assets | 25,355 | 77,324 | ||||
Restricted cash | 2,029 | 2,098 | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 14,959 | 15,969 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | 12,595 | 15,706 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other non-current assets | 1,431 | 265 | ||||
Total assets | $56,369 | $111,362 | ||||
Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $3,383 | $4,572 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 3,707 | 6,306 | ||||
Operating lease liability, current portion | 1,682 | 1,724 | ||||
Deferred revenue, current portion | 14,464 | 7,046 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 23,236 | 19,648 | ||||
Convertible notes payable (includes $13,100 and $39,667 from related parties) | 13,100 | 59,600 | ||||
2023 Warrants and Letter Warrant liability (includes $6,170 and $2,753 from related parties) | 6,286 | 4,020 | ||||
2025 Warrant liability, related party | 1,388 | — | ||||
Contingent tranche liability, related party | 500 | — | ||||
Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 21,736 | 23,786 | ||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 60,143 | 70,871 | ||||
Other liabilities | — | 116 | ||||
Total liabilities | 126,389 | 178,041 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | ||||||
Convertible preferred stock (Series Seed, A and B), $0.0001 par value; 124,133,326 shares and 87,347,523 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 118,136,265 and 87,203,974 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $219,390 and $154,793 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 200,865 | 132,793 | ||||
Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 162,000,000 and 116,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 7,811,834 and 7,626,774 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 21,110 | 18,818 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (291,996) | (218,291) | ||||
Total stockholders’ deficit | (270,885) | (199,472) | ||||
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit | $56,369 | $111,362 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Collaboration revenue | $3,310 | $4,827 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
Research and development | 52,593 | 58,492 | ||||
General and administrative | 15,056 | 15,152 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 67,649 | 73,644 | ||||
Loss from operations | (64,339) | (68,817) | ||||
Other (expense) income: | ||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liability, related party | (10,814) | (3,518) | ||||
Interest income | 1,293 | 3,224 | ||||
Other (expense) income, net | (27) | 22 | ||||
Total other expense, net | (9,548) | (272) | ||||
Loss before income taxes | (73,887) | (69,089) | ||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 182 | (50) | ||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $(73,705) | $(69,139) | ||||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $(9.57) | $(9.08) | ||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 7,700,621 | 7,611,340 | ||||
Series Seed, A and B Convertible Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Deficit | |||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2024 | 87,203,974 | $132,793 | 7,570,827 | $1 | $16,390 | $(149,152) | $(132,761) | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | 55,947 | — | 39 | — | 39 | ||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted common stock from early-exercised stock options | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 54 | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 2,335 | — | 2,335 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | (69,139) | (69,139) | ||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | 87,203,974 | $132,793 | 7,626,774 | $1 | $18,818 | $(218,291) | $(199,472) | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock in exchange for 2023 Notes | 31,029,131 | 68,264 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Conversion of Series A and Series B convertible preferred stock to common stock from the 2025 notes agreement | (96,840) | (192) | 96,840 | — | 192 | — | 192 | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | 88,220 | — | 49 | — | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 2,051 | — | 2,051 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | (73,705) | (73,705) | ||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2025 | 118,136,265 | $200,865 | 7,811,834 | $1 | $21,110 | $(291,996) | $(270,885) | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Net loss | $(73,705) | $ (69,139) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,170 | 3,293 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 2,051 | 2,335 | ||||
Non-cash issuance expense | 267 | — | ||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liability and contingent tranche liability | 10,814 | 3,518 | ||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment | — | (141) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 353 | 29,754 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 896 | (1,653) | ||||
Accounts payable | (999) | 1,883 | ||||
Deferred revenue | (3,310) | 7,173 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | (1,083) | (574) | ||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | (2,507) | 1,438 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (64,053) | (22,113) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (48) | (647) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | — | 198 | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (48) | (449) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Issuance costs related to convertible notes payable | (282) | — | ||||
Issuance costs to obtain a line of credit | — | (204) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable and warrant liability | 14,988 | 48,667 | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 49 | 39 | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 14,755 | 48,502 | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (49,346) | 25,940 | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 75,522 | 49,582 | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $26,176 | $75,522 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash information: | ||||||
Conversion of convertible notes payable to Series B preferred stock | $68,264 | $— | ||||
Conversion of Series A, Series B preferred stock to common stock | 192 | — | ||||
Income tax refund received | (229) | — | ||||
Sale of property, plant and equipment in prepaid expenses and other current assets | 11 | — | ||||
Vesting of restricted common stock from early-exercised stock options | — | 54 | ||||
Settlement of contingent tranche liability from the convertible notes payable | — | 5,660 | ||||
Warrants issued to obtain a line of credit | — | 116 | ||||
• | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
• | Level 2 — Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques. |
Computer equipment and software | 3 years | ||
Laboratory equipment | 5 years | ||
Furniture and fixtures | 5 years | ||
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of useful life or term of associated lease | ||
• | the lack of liquidity of the Company’s equity as a private company; |
• | the prices of the Company’s preferred stock sold to outside investors in arm’s length transactions and the rights, preferences and privileges of that preferred stock as compared to those of its common stock, including the liquidation preferences of the Company’s preferred stock; |
• | the progress of the Company’s research and development efforts, including the status of preclinical studies and planned clinical trials for its product candidate; |
• | the Company’s stage of development and business strategy and the material risks related to its business and industry; |
• | the achievement of enterprise milestones, including entering into collaborative agreements; |
• | the Company’s financial position, including cash on hand, and its historical and forecasted performance and operating results; |
• | the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of the Company in light of prevailing market conditions; |
• | the valuation of publicly traded companies in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors, as well as recently completed mergers and acquisitions of peer companies; and |
• | any external market conditions affecting the biotechnology industry and trends within the biotechnology industry. |
December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||
Money market funds | $15,433 | $— | $— | $15,433 | ||||||||
$15,433 | $— | $— | $15,433 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Convertible notes payable | $— | $— | $13,100 | $13,100 | ||||||||
2023 Warrant liability* | — | — | 6,286 | 6,286 | ||||||||
2025 Warrant liability | — | — | 1,388 | 1,388 | ||||||||
Contingent tranche liability | — | — | 500 | 500 | ||||||||
$— | $— | $21,274 | $21,274 | |||||||||
* | The table includes warrants issued to obtain a line of credit amounting to $0.1 million as of December 31, 2025. |
December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||
Money market funds | $46,166 | $— | $— | $46,166 | ||||||||
$46,166 | $— | $— | $46,166 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Convertible notes payable | $— | $— | $59,600 | $59,600 | ||||||||
2023 Warrant liability** | — | — | 4,136 | 4,136 | ||||||||
$— | $— | $63,736 | $63,736 | |||||||||
** | The table includes warrants issued to obtain a line of credit amounting to $0.1 million as of December 31, 2024. |
Convertible notes payable | 2023 Warrant liability* | 2025 Warrant liability | Contingent tranche liability | |||||||||
Ending balance at December 31, 2023 | $10,121 | $953 | $— | $361 | ||||||||
Issuances | 50,304 | 3,867 | — | 272 | ||||||||
Adjustments to estimated fair value | (825) | (684) | — | 5,027 | ||||||||
Settlements | — | — | — | (5,660) | ||||||||
Ending balance at December 31, 2024 | $59,600 | $4,136 | $— | $— | ||||||||
Issuances | 13,100 | — | 1,388 | 500 | ||||||||
Adjustments to estimated fair value | 8,664 | 2,150 | — | — | ||||||||
Settlements | (68,264) | — | — | — | ||||||||
Ending balance at December 31, 2025 | $13,100 | $6,286 | $1,388 | $500 | ||||||||
* | As of both December 31, 2025 and 2024, the table includes warrants issued to obtain a line of credit amounting to $0.1 million. |
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.62% - 3.90% | 4.16% - 4.28% | ||||
Expected dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 48.00% - 94.00% | 71.00% - 90.00% | ||||
Expected term (years) | 0.25 - 2.00 | 0.28 - 0.98 | ||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.60% - 3.70% | 4.09% - 4.58% | ||||
Expected dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 85.90% - 95.00% | 86.17% - 87.66% | ||||
Expected term (years) | 1.00 - 2.00 | 9.92 - 10.00 | ||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $24,147 | $73,424 | ||||
Restricted cash | 2,029 | 2,098 | ||||
$26,176 | $75,522 | |||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Prepaid research and development costs | $742 | $2,276 | ||||
Other prepaid expenses and other current assets | 346 | 1,033 | ||||
Prepaid software and subscription costs | 120 | 238 | ||||
$1,208 | $3,547 | |||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Leasehold improvements | $14,100 | $14,100 | ||||
Laboratory equipment | 7,523 | 7,609 | ||||
Furniture and fixtures | 798 | 798 | ||||
Computer equipment and software | 250 | 244 | ||||
22,671 | 22,751 | |||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (10,076) | (7,045) | ||||
$12,595 | $15,706 | |||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Accrued research and development costs | $1,862 | $3,020 | ||||
Accrued employee compensation and benefits | 1,414 | 2,924 | ||||
Accrued professional services and other | 431 | 362 | ||||
$3,707 | $6,306 | |||||
2023 Warrant shares | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | — | ||
Issuances | 143,549 | ||
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 143,549 | ||
Underlying shares became determinable | 5,756,672 | ||
Cancellations | (2,957) | ||
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 5,897,264 | ||
December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Shares Authorized | Shares Issued and Outstanding | Carrying Value | Liquidation Preference | Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion | |||||||||||
Series Seed Preferred Stock | 17,964,705 | 17,964,705 | $16,700 | $17,000 | 17,964,705 | ||||||||||
Series A Preferred Stock | 35,714,365 | 35,661,683 | 57,856 | 67,693 | 35,661,683 | ||||||||||
Series B Preferred Stock | 70,454,256 | 64,509,877 | 126,309 | 134,697 | 64,509,877 | ||||||||||
124,133,326 | 118,136,265 | $200,865 | $219,390 | 118,136,265 | |||||||||||
December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Shares Authorized | Shares Issued and Outstanding | Carrying Value | Liquidation Preference | Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion | |||||||||||
Series Seed Preferred Stock | 17,964,705 | 17,964,705 | $16,700 | $17,000 | 17,964,705 | ||||||||||
Series A Preferred Stock | 35,714,365 | 35,714,365 | 57,956 | 67,793 | 35,714,365 | ||||||||||
Series B Preferred Stock | 33,668,453 | 33,524,904 | 58,137 | 70,000 | 33,524,904 | ||||||||||
87,347,523 | 87,203,974 | $132,793 | $154,793 | 87,203,974 | |||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Shares reserved for the conversion of authorized Series Seed Preferred Stock | 17,964,705 | 17,964,705 | ||||
Shares reserved for the conversion of authorized Series A Preferred Stock | 35,714,365 | 35,714,365 | ||||
Shares reserved for the conversion of authorized Series B Preferred Stock* | 70,454,256 | 33,668,453 | ||||
Common stock options available for grant under the 2019 Plan | 4,553,047 | 781,486 | ||||
Common stock options outstanding under the 2019 Plan | 16,928,609 | 19,083,279 | ||||
145,614,982 | 107,212,288 | |||||
* | Includes shares of 2023 Warrants and Letter Warrants as of December 31, 2025, and Letter Warrants as of December 31, 2024 |
Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||
(in years) | (in thousands) | |||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 19,083,279 | $0.69 | 7.34 | $9,066 | ||||||||
Granted | 2,306,497 | $1.17 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (88,220) | $0.56 | ||||||||||
Forfeited or canceled | (4,372,947) | $0.75 | ||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 16,928,609 | $0.75 | 5.94 | $7,179 | ||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2025 | 16,436,586 | $0.73 | 5.84 | $7,179 | ||||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | 13,572,909 | $0.67 | 5.30 | $6,724 | ||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.86% - 4.52% | 3.70% - 4.69% | ||||
Expected dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 83.83% - 86.10% | 78.46% - 79.59% | ||||
Expected term (years) | 5.0 - 6.1 | 5.9 - 6.1 | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
General and administrative expense | $1,252 | $1,170 | ||||
Research and development expense | 799 | 1,165 | ||||
$2,051 | $2,335 | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Domestic | $(73,887) | $(69,089) | ||||
Foreign | — | — | ||||
$(73,887) | $(69,089) | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Current: | ||||||
Federal | $(199) | $21 | ||||
State | 17 | 29 | ||||
Total Current (Provision) Benefit | (182) | 50 | ||||
Deferred: | ||||||
Federal | — | — | ||||
State | — | — | ||||
Total Deferred Provision | — | — | ||||
Total (Provision) Benefit | $(182) | $50 | ||||
December 31, 2025 | ||||||
U.S. Federal statutory income tax (benefit) | $(15,516) | 21.0% | ||||
Domestic federal | ||||||
Tax credits | ||||||
R&D credit | (726) | 1.0 | ||||
Nontaxable or nondeductible items | ||||||
Preferred revaluation | 2,271 | (3.3) | ||||
Other | 143 | (0.2) | ||||
Changes in valuation allowance | 13,629 | (18.2) | ||||
Other reconciling items | ||||||
Domestic state | ||||||
State income taxes, net of federal effect | 17 | 0.0 | ||||
Foreign Tax effects | — | |||||
Total | $(182) | 0.2% | ||||
December 31, 2024 | |||
Federal statutory income tax rate | 21.0% | ||
Changes from statutory rate: | |||
State taxes, net of federal benefit | 7.4 | ||
Tax credits | 3.1 | ||
Share-based compensation | (0.5) | ||
Change in valuation allowance | (29.9) | ||
Preferred Revaluation | (1.1) | ||
Other adjustments | (0.1) | ||
Effective income tax rate | (0.1)% | ||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $30,135 | $9,260 | ||||
Capitalized research and development expenses | 24,677 | 31,464 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 20,383 | 18,516 | ||||
Lease liability | 6,398 | 6,969 | ||||
Research and development tax credit carryforwards | 12,001 | 8,613 | ||||
Accruals and reserves | 518 | 775 | ||||
Stock options | 712 | 545 | ||||
Total deferred tax assets | 94,824 | 76,142 | ||||
December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||
Right-of-use asset | (4,087) | (4,363) | ||||
Property and equipment | (1,725) | (2,066) | ||||
Other deferred tax liabilities | (1) | (1) | ||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | (5,813) | (6,430) | ||||
Valuation allowance | (89,011) | (69,712) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | $— | $— | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Operating lease cost | $3,569 | $3,575 | ||||
Variable lease cost | 1,672 | 1,724 | ||||
$ 5,241 | $ 5,299 | |||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $4,284 | $4,159 | ||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $— | $— | ||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term—operating leases (in years) | 7.01 | 8.01 | ||||
Weighted-average discount rate—operating leases | 10.50% | 10.50% | ||||
Year Ending December 31: | |||
2026 | $4,412 | ||
2027 | 4,545 | ||
2028 | 4,681 | ||
2029 | 4,821 | ||
2030 | 4,966 | ||
Thereafter | 10,383 | ||
Total undiscounted lease liabilities | 33,808 | ||
Less: interest | (10,390) | ||
Present value of lease liabilities | $23,418 | ||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Numerator: | ||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $(73,705) | $(69,139) | ||||
Denominator: | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 7,700,621 | 7,611,340 | ||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $(9.57) | $(9.08) | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Convertible preferred stock (as converted to common stock) | 118,136,265 | 87,203,974 | ||||
Stock options to purchase common stock | 16,928,609 | 19,083,279 | ||||
Warrants issued in relation to a line of credit | 143,549 | 143,549 | ||||
Warrants issued in relation to 2023 convertible promissory notes payable | 5,753,715 | — | ||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||
Collaboration revenue | $3,310 | $4,827 | ||||
Research and development expenses: | ||||||
Personnel costs | 13,321 | 14,902 | ||||
MYB program | 20,095 | 18,877 | ||||
Other preclinical programs | 9,983 | 13,948 | ||||
Facilities, laboratory supplies and other | 9,194 | 10,765 | ||||
General and administrative expenses: | ||||||
Personnel costs | 5,142 | 5,001 | ||||
Facilities, laboratory supplies and other | 9,914 | 10,151 | ||||
Other segment items* | 9,366 | 322 | ||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $(73,705) | $(69,139) | ||||
* | Other segment items consist of other expense, net, and income tax benefit (expense). Other expense primarily consists of the change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liabilities partially offset by interest income. |
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $39,449 | $24,147 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,194 | 1,208 | ||||
Total current assets | 42,643 | 25,355 | ||||
Restricted cash | 2,402 | 2,029 | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 14,383 | 14,959 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | 10,917 | 12,595 | ||||
Other non-current assets | 1,272 | 1,431 | ||||
Total assets | $71,617 | $56,369 | ||||
Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $3,287 | $3,383 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 8,172 | 3,707 | ||||
Operating lease liability, current portion | 1,861 | 1,682 | ||||
Deferred revenue, current portion | 23,004 | 14,464 | ||||
2026 Notes payable (includes $16,000 and $0 from related parties) | 30,000 | — | ||||
Total current liabilities | 66,324 | 23,236 | ||||
2025 Notes payable, related party | 36,900 | 13,100 | ||||
2023 Warrants and Letter Warrant liability (includes $1,150 and $6,170 from related parties) | 1,179 | 6,286 | ||||
2025 Warrant liability, related party | 1,988 | 1,388 | ||||
Contingent tranche liability, related party | — | 500 | ||||
Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 20,559 | 21,736 | ||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 49,289 | 60,143 | ||||
Total liabilities | 176,239 | 126,389 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | ||||||
Convertible preferred stock (Series Seed, A and B), $0.0001 par value; | ||||||
124,133,326 shares authorized at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 118,136,265 shares issued and outstanding at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025; aggregate liquidation preference of $219,390 at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | 200,865 | 200,865 | ||||
Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 162,000,000 shares authorized at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 7,833,976 and 7,811,834 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively | 1 | 1 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 21,956 | 21,110 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (327,444) | (291,996) | ||||
Total stockholders’ deficit | (305,487) | (270,885) | ||||
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit | $71,617 | $56,369 | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Collaboration revenue | $2,314 | $1,475 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
Research and development | 25,043 | 30,987 | ||||
General and administrative | 9,122 | 8,567 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 34,165 | 39,554 | ||||
Loss from operations | (31,851) | (38,079) | ||||
Other (expense) income: | ||||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liability, related party | (3,793) | (3,330) | ||||
Interest income | 211 | 916 | ||||
Other expense, net | (2) | (17) | ||||
Total other expense, net | (3,584) | (2,431) | ||||
Loss before income taxes | (35,435) | (40,510) | ||||
Income tax expense | 13 | 22 | ||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $(35,448) | $(40,532) | ||||
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted | $(4.53) | $(5.28) | ||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 7,829,075 | 7,675,976 | ||||
Series Seed, A and B Convertible Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' Deficit | |||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2025 | 118,136,265 | $200,865 | 7,811,834 | $1 | $21,110 | $(291,996) | $(270,885) | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | (35,448) | (35,448) | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 833 | — | 833 | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | 22,142 | — | 13 | — | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2026 | 118,136,265 | $200,865 | 7,833,976 | $1 | $21,956 | $(327,444) | $(305,487) | ||||||||||||||
Series Seed, A and B Convertible Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' Deficit | |||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | 87,203,974 | $132,793 | 7,626,774 | $1 | $18,818 | $(218,291) | $(199,472) | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | (40,532) | (40,532) | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 1,251 | — | 1,251 | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | 87,344 | — | 49 | — | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2025 | 87,203,974 | $132,793 | 7,714,118 | $1 | $20,118 | $(258,823) | $(238,704) | ||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Net loss | $(35,448) | $(40,532) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,395 | 1,608 | ||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 833 | 1,251 | ||||
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liability, related party | 3,793 | 3,330 | ||||
Non-cash issuance expense | — | 138 | ||||
Loss on disposal and sale of property and equipment | 238 | 5 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | — | 353 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (1,827) | 741 | ||||
Accounts payable | 3 | (2,073) | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 5,008 | (140) | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | (422) | (714) | ||||
Deferred revenue | (2,314) | (1,474) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (28,741) | (37,507) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (6) | (36) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 51 | — | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 45 | (36) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Issuance costs related to convertible notes payable | (642) | — | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable | 45,000 | — | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 13 | 49 | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 44,371 | 49 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 15,675 | (37,494) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 26,176 | 75,522 | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $41,851 | $38,028 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash information: | ||||||
Non-cash offering costs accrued but not yet paid | $1,498 | $— | ||||
Income tax refund received | (60) | — | ||||
June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||
Money market funds | $31,461 | $— | $— | $31,461 | ||||||||
$31,461 | $— | $— | $31,461 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
2026 Notes payable | $— | $— | $30,000 | $30,000 | ||||||||
2025 Notes payable | — | — | 36,900 | 36,900 | ||||||||
June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
2023 Warrant liability* | — | — | 1,179 | 1,179 | ||||||||
2025 Warrant liability | — | — | 1,988 | 1,988 | ||||||||
$— | $— | $70,067 | $70,067 | |||||||||
* | The table includes warrants issued to obtain a line of credit amounting to less than $0.1 million as of June 30, 2026. |
December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||
Money market funds | $15,433 | $— | $— | $15,433 | ||||||||
$15,433 | $— | $— | $15,433 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
2025 Notes payable | $— | $— | $13,100 | $13,100 | ||||||||
2023 Warrant liability* | — | — | 6,286 | 6,286 | ||||||||
2025 Warrant liability | — | — | 1,388 | 1,388 | ||||||||
Contingent tranche liability | — | — | 500 | 500 | ||||||||
$— | $— | $21,274 | $21,274 | |||||||||
* | The table includes warrants issued to obtain a line of credit amounting to $0.1 million as of December 31, 2025. |
2026 Notes payable | 2025 Notes payable | 2023 Warrant liability* | 2025 Warrant liability | Contingent tranche liability | |||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2025 | $— | $13,100 | $6,286 | $1,388 | $500 | ||||||||||
Issuances | 30,000 | 13,500 | — | 1,500 | — | ||||||||||
Adjustments to estimated fair value | — | 10,300 | (5,107) | (900) | — | ||||||||||
Settlements | — | — | — | — | (500) | ||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2026 | $30,000 | $36,900 | $1,179 | $1,988 | $— | ||||||||||
2025 Notes payable | 2023 Warrant liability* | |||||
Balance at December 31, 2024 | $59,600 | $4,136 | ||||
Adjustments to estimated fair value | 4,050 | (720) | ||||
Balance at June 30, 2025 | $63,650 | $3,416 | ||||
* | As of June 30, 2026 and 2025, the table includes warrants issued to obtain a line of credit amounting to less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. |
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.90% - 4.10% | 3.62% - 3.90% | ||||
Expected dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 84.00% - 94.00% | 48.00% - 94.00% | ||||
Expected term (years) | 0.34 - 1.66 | 0.25 - 2.00 | ||||
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.90% - 4.10% | 3.60% - 3.70% | ||||
Expected dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 57.00% - 91.40% | 85.90% - 95.00% | ||||
Expected term (years) | 0.34 - 2.00 | 1.00 - 2.00 | ||||
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $39,449 | $24,147 | $35,930 | $73,424 | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 2,402 | 2,029 | 2,098 | 2,098 | ||||||||
$41,851 | $26,176 | $38,028 | $75,522 | |||||||||
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
Leasehold improvements | $14,100 | $14,100 | ||||
Laboratory equipment | 7,238 | 7,523 | ||||
Furniture and fixtures | 798 | 798 | ||||
Computer equipment and software | 250 | 250 | ||||
22,386 | 22,671 | |||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (11,469) | (10,076) | ||||
$10,917 | $12,595 | |||||
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
Accrued research and development costs | $3,919 | $1,862 | ||||
Accrued employee compensation and benefits | 1,439 | 1,414 | ||||
Accrued professional services | 2,814 | 431 | ||||
$8,172 | $3,707 | |||||
June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Shares Authorized | Shares Issued and Outstanding | Carrying Value | Liquidation Preference | Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion | |||||||||||
Series Seed Preferred Stock | 17,964,705 | 17,964,705 | $16,700 | $17,000 | 17,964,705 | ||||||||||
Series A Preferred Stock | 35,714,365 | 35,661,683 | 57,856 | 67,693 | 35,661,683 | ||||||||||
Series B Preferred Stock | 70,454,256 | 64,509,877 | 126,309 | 134,697 | 64,509,877 | ||||||||||
124,133,326 | 118,136,265 | $200,865 | $219,390 | 118,136,265 | |||||||||||
December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Shares Authorized | Shares Issued and Outstanding | Carrying Value | Liquidation Preference | Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion | |||||||||||
Series Seed Preferred Stock | 17,964,705 | 17,964,705 | $16,700 | $17,000 | 17,964,705 | ||||||||||
Series A Preferred Stock | 35,714,365 | 35,661,683 | 57,856 | 67,693 | 35,661,683 | ||||||||||
Series B Preferred Stock | 70,454,256 | 64,509,877 | 126,309 | 134,697 | 64,509,877 | ||||||||||
124,133,326 | 118,136,265 | $200,865 | $219,390 | 118,136,265 | |||||||||||
June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
Shares reserved for the conversion of authorized Series Seed Preferred Stock | 17,964,705 | 17,964,705 | ||||
Shares reserved for the conversion of authorized Series A Preferred Stock | 35,714,365 | 35,714,365 | ||||
Shares reserved for the conversion of authorized Series B Preferred Stock* | 70,454,256 | 70,454,256 | ||||
Common stock options available for grant under the 2019 Plan | 3,821,247 | 4,553,047 | ||||
Common stock options outstanding under the 2019 Plan | 17,638,267 | 16,928,609 | ||||
145,592,840 | 145,614,982 | |||||
* | Includes shares of 2023 Warrants and Letter Warrants at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. |
Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||
(in years) | (in thousands) | |||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 16,928,609 | $0.75 | 5.94 | $7,179 | ||||||||
Granted | 3,082,960 | $1.17 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (22,142) | $0.57 | ||||||||||
Forfeited or canceled | (2,351,160) | $0.78 | ||||||||||
Outstanding at June 30, 2026 | 17,638,267 | $0.82 | 6.64 | $6,256 | ||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2026 | 17,146,244 | $0.81 | 6.59 | $6,256 | ||||||||
Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||
(in years) | (in thousands) | |||||||||||
Exercisable at June 30, 2026 | 12,627,133 | $0.69 | 5.70 | $6,035 | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
General and administrative expense | $361 | $750 | ||||
Research and development expense | 472 | 501 | ||||
$833 | $1,251 | |||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Numerator: | ||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $(35,448) | $(40,532) | ||||
Denominator: | ||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 7,829,075 | 7,675,976 | ||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $(4.53) | $(5.28) | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Convertible preferred stock (as converted to common stock) | 118,136,265 | 87,203,974 | ||||
Stock options to purchase common stock | 17,638,267 | 19,633,309 | ||||
Warrants issued in relation to a line of credit | 143,549 | 143,549 | ||||
Warrants issued in relation to 2023 convertible promissory notes payable | 5,753,715 | — | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Collaboration revenue | $2,314 | $1,475 | ||||
Research and development expenses: | ||||||
Personnel costs | 4,956 | 8,028 | ||||
MYB program | 13,537 | 11,252 | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Other preclinical programs | 2,583 | 6,723 | ||||
Facilities, laboratory supplies and other | 3,967 | 4,984 | ||||
General and administrative expenses: | ||||||
Personnel costs | 2,496 | 3,410 | ||||
Facilities, laboratory supplies and other | 6,626 | 5,157 | ||||
Other segment items* | 3,597 | 2,453 | ||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss | $(35,448) | $(40,532) | ||||
* | Other segment items consist of other (expense) income and income tax expense. Other (expense) income primarily consists of interest income and the change in fair value of convertible notes payable, warrant liabilities and contingent tranche liability. |
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Exhibit A | Form of Passage Stockholder Support Agreement | ||
Exhibit B | Form of Remix Stockholder Support Agreement | ||
Exhibit C | Form of Passage Lock-Up Agreement | ||
Exhibit D | Form of Remix Lock-Up Agreement | ||
Exhibit E | Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation | ||
Exhibit F | Form of Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Surviving Company | ||
Exhibit G | Form of CVR Agreement | ||
A. | Pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Original Merger Agreement, Passage, Merger Sub and Remix wish to amend and restate the Original Merger Agreement in its entirety on the termsand subject to the conditions set forth herein. |
B. | Passage and Remix intend to effect a merger of Merger Sub with and into Remix (the “First Merger”) in accordance with this Agreement and Delaware Law. Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and Remix will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Passage. |
C. | Immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same over all transaction as the First Merger, Remix will merge with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”). Upon consummation of the Second Merger, Remix will cease to exist, and Merger Sub II will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Passage. |
D. | The board of directors of Passage (the “Passage Board”) has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance (or reservation for issuance) of shares of Passage Common Stock to the equityholders of Remix pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the change of control of Passage and the other actions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of Passage vote to (a) approve the issuance (or reservation for issuance) of Passage Common Stock in the First Merger and the change of control resulting from the First Merger in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 (the “Nasdaq Issuance Proposal”) and (b) adopt the Amended and Restated Passage Charter (the “Passage Charter Amendment Proposal”). |
E. | The board of directors of Merger Sub (the “Merger Sub Board”) has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that Passage, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, vote to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions. Immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Passage, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, duly executed and delivered a written consent approving and adopting this Agreement in accordance with Delaware Law, which written consent, by its terms, will be effective immediately following the execution of this Agreement (the “Merger Sub Stockholder Approval”). |
F. | The sole member of Merger Sub II has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of Merger Sub II and its sole member, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) adopted this Agreement and thereby approved the Contemplated Transactions (the “Merger Sub II Member Approval” and, together with the Merger Sub Stockholder Approval, the “Merger Sub Approvals”). Immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Passage,in its capacity as the sole member of Merger Sub II, duly executed and delivered the Merger SubII Member Approval. |
G. | The board of directors of Remix (the “Remix Board”) has (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Remix and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of Remix vote to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions. |
H. | Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to Remix’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the stockholders, officers and directors of Passage set forth on Section A of the Passage Disclosure Schedule (solely in their capacity as stockholders of Passage) are executing support agreements in favor of Remix in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Passage Stockholder Support Agreement”), pursuant to which such Persons have, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, agreed to vote all of their shares of Passage Common Stock in favor of the Passage Stockholder Matters. |
I. | Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to Passage’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the officers, directors and stockholders of Remix set forth on Section A of the Remix Disclosure Schedule (solely in their capacity as stockholders of Remix) are executing support agreements in favor of Passage in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Remix Stockholder Support Agreement”), pursuant to which such Persons have, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, agreed to vote all of their shares of Remix Capital Stock in favor of this Agreement and an amendment to Remix’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Remix Common Stock from 162,000,000 to 300,000,000 (the “Remix Charter Amendment”). |
J. | Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to Remix’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the officers and directors of Passage set forth on Section B of the Passage Disclosure Schedule are executing lock-up agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (collectively, the “Passage Lock-Up Agreements”). |
K. | Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to Passage’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the officers, directors and stockholders of Remix set forth on Section B of the Remix Disclosure Schedule are executing lock-up agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (collectively, the “Remix Lock-Up Agreements”). |
L. | It is expected that promptly after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the stockholders of Remix sufficient to adopt and approve this Agreement and the Mergers as required under Delaware Law and Remix’s Organizational Documents will execute and deliver an action by written consent constituting the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Passage and Remix (each, a “Remix Stockholder Written Consent” and collectively, the “Remix Stockholder Written Consents”). |
M. | Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Amended and Restated Agreement, certain investors have executed an Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement by and among Remix and the Persons named therein, pursuant to which such Persons have agreed to purchase the number of shares of Remix Common Stock and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix Common Stock set forth therein immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time in connection with the Concurrent Financing (the “Subscription Agreement”). |
N. | Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain investors have executed a Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement by and among Remix and the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which such lenders have agreed to purchase the convertible promissory notes concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement in connection with the Concurrent Financing, which convertible promissory notes shall convert into shares of Remix Common Stock in connection with the Remix Convertible Notes Conversion (the “Remix Note Purchase Agreement (2026)”). |
O. | Each of the Parties hereto intends that, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Mergers, taken together, will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the Treasury Regulations, with respect to which each of Passage, Merger Sub, Merger Sub II and Remix are a “party to a reorganization” under Section 368(b) of the Code, and this Agreement, taken together with the Remix Exchange Agreement, is intended to constitute a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g) (the “Intended Tax Treatment”). |
Definitions. |
(i) | any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, acquisition of securities, reorganization, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction: (A) in which a Party is a constituent entity, (B) in which a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 20% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of a Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) in which a Party or any of its Subsidiaries issues securities representing more than 20% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of such Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or |
(ii) | any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of any business or businesses or assets that constitute or account for 20% or more of the consolidated book value or the fair market value of the assets of a Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
(ii) | Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term: |
Term | Section | ||
A&R Execution Date | Preamble | ||
Access Exceptions | 5.3(a) | ||
Access Exception Efforts | 5.3(b) | ||
Accounting Firm | 2.8(e) | ||
Agreement | Preamble | ||
Allocation Certificate | 5.22 | ||
Amended and Restated Agreement | Preamble | ||
Amended and Restated Passage Charter | 2.3(c) | ||
Anticipated Closing Date | 2.8(a) | ||
Assumed Option | 2.4(h) | ||
Capitalization Date | 3.6(a) | ||
Cash Determination Time | 2.8(a) | ||
Certificate of Merger | 2.1 | ||
Certificates of Merger | 2.1(b) | ||
Closing | 2.2 | ||
Closing Date | 2.2 | ||
Code | Recitals | ||
Costs | 5.15(a) | ||
CVR | 2.5(a) | ||
CVR Agreement | 2.5(a) | ||
CVR Fees | 2.5(b) | ||
D&O Indemnified Parties | 5.15(a) | ||
D&O tail policy | 5.15(d) | ||
Delivery Date | 2.8(a) | ||
Dispute Notice | 2.8(b) | ||
Disqualifying Event | 4.22 | ||
Drug Regulatory Agency | 3.14(c) | ||
Effective Time | 2.1 | ||
Exchange Agent | 2.7(a) | ||
FDA | 3.14(c) | ||
FDCA | 3.14(c) | ||
Term | Section | ||
Final Passage Net Cash | 2.8(c) | ||
First Merger | Recitals | ||
Form S-4 | 5.7(a) | ||
Information Statement | 5.8(a) | ||
Initial Certificate of Merger | 2.1(a) | ||
Initial Effective Time | 2.1(a) | ||
Intended Tax Treatment | Recitals | ||
Legacy Assets | 5.6(a) | ||
Legacy Asset Disposition | 5.6(a) | ||
Liability | 3.9 | ||
Merger Sub | Preamble | ||
Merger Sub II | Preamble | ||
Merger Sub II Member Approval | Recitals | ||
Merger Subs | Preamble | ||
Merger Sub Approvals | Recitals | ||
Merger Sub Board | Recitals | ||
Mergers | Recitals | ||
Nasdaq Issuance Proposal | Recitals | ||
Nasdaq Listing Application | 5.17 | ||
Ordinary Course Agreement | 3.16(f) | ||
Original Execution Date | Preamble | ||
Original Merger Agreement | Preamble | ||
Outside Date | 8.1(b) | ||
Passage | Preamble | ||
Passage Board | Recitals | ||
Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change | 5.9(b) | ||
Passage Board Recommendation | 5.9(b) | ||
Passage Certifications | 4.7(a) | ||
Passage Charter Amendment Proposal | Recitals | ||
Passage Closing Certificate | 6.2(d) | ||
Passage Common Stock | 4.6(a) | ||
Passage Designee | 5.19(a)(i) | ||
Passage Disclosure Schedule | Article IV | ||
Passage IT Systems | 4.23(b) | ||
Passage Lock-Up Agreements | Recitals | ||
Passage Material Contract | 4.13(a) | ||
Passage Net Cash Calculation | 2.8(a) | ||
Passage Net Cash Schedule | 2.8(a) | ||
Passage Permits | 4.14(b) | ||
Passage Preferred Stock | 4.6(a) | ||
Passage Privacy Policies | 4.23(a) | ||
Passage Product Candidates | 4.14(d) | ||
Passage Real Estate Leases | 4.11 | ||
Passage Regulatory Permits | 4.14(d) | ||
Passage Stockholder Matters | 5.9(a) | ||
Passage Stockholder Meeting | 5.9(a) | ||
Passage Stockholder Support Agreement | Recitals | ||
Passage 401(k) Plan | 5.28 | ||
PHSA | 3.14(c) | ||
Pre-Closing Distribution | 2.5(a) | ||
Term | Section | ||
Pre-Closing Period | 5.1 | ||
Proxy Statement | 5.7(a) | ||
Registration Statement | 5.7(a) | ||
Remix | Preamble | ||
Remix Board | Recitals | ||
Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change | 5.8(c) | ||
Remix Board Recommendation | 5.8(c) | ||
Remix Certification | 3.7(a) | ||
Remix Charter Amendment | Recitals | ||
Remix Closing Certificate | 6.3(d) | ||
Remix Convertible Notes Conversion | 2.4(a) | ||
Remix Disclosure Schedule | Article III | ||
Remix Financial Statements | 3.7(a) | ||
Remix IT Systems | 3.22(b) | ||
Remix Lock-Up Agreements | Recitals | ||
Remix Material Contract | 3.13(a) | ||
Remix Permits | 3.14(b) | ||
Remix Note Purchase Agreement (2026) | Recitals | ||
Remix Preferred Stock Conversion | 2.4(b) | ||
Remix Privacy Policies | 3.22(a) | ||
Remix Product Candidates | 3.14(d) | ||
Remix Real Estate Leases | 3.11 | ||
Remix Regulatory Permits | 3.14(d) | ||
Remix Stockholder Consent Solicitation Materials | 5.8(a) | ||
Remix Stockholder Support Agreement | Recitals | ||
Remix Stockholder Written Consents | Recitals | ||
Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet | 3.7(a) | ||
Remix Unaudited Financial Statements | 3.7(a) | ||
Required Passage Stockholder Vote | 4.4 | ||
Required Remix Stockholder Vote | 3.4 | ||
Response Date | 2.8(b) | ||
Reverse Stock Split Proposal | 5.9(a) | ||
RSU Withholding Amount | 5.13 | ||
Second Merger | Recitals | ||
Spun-Off Plan | 5.28 | ||
Subscription Agreement | Recitals | ||
Surviving Company | 2.1(b) | ||
Surviving Corporation | 2.1(a) | ||
Transfer Tax | 5.16(a) | ||
Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. |
(a) | The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. The word “or” |
(b) | (i) All references in this Agreement to “the date hereof” or “the date of this Agreement” or “concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement” shall refer to the Original Execution Date, (ii) the date on which the representations and warranties set forth in Article III and Article IV are made by Remix, Passage, Merger Sub or Merger Sub II, as applicable, shall not change as a result of the execution of this Agreement and shall be made as of such dates as they were in the Original Merger Agreement and (iii) each reference to “this Agreement” or “herein” in the representations and warranties set forth in Article III and Article IV shall refer to “the Original Merger Agreement”, in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii), unless expressly indicated otherwise in this Agreement. |
The Mergers. |
(a) | Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, at the Closing, Passage and Remix shall cause Merger Sub to be merged with and into Remix, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Remix shall continue as the Surviving Corporation of the First Merger and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Passage (the “Surviving Corporation”). At the Closing, Passage and Remix shall cause the First Merger to be consummated and effective under Delaware Law by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of Delaware Law and in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties prior to the Closing (the “Initial Certificate of Merger”). The First Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such Initial Certificate of Merger and the acceptance by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as may be specified in such Initial Certificate of Merger with the consent of Passage and Remix (the time as of which the First Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “Initial Effective Time”). |
(b) | Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, at the Closing, immediately following the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall cause the Surviving Corporation to be merged with and into Merger Sub II, whereupon the separate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease and Merger Sub II shall continue as the Surviving Company of the Second Merger and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Passage (the “Surviving Company”). At the Closing, Passage shall cause the Second Merger to be consummated and effective under Delaware Law by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of Delaware Law and in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties prior to the Closing (the “Certificate of Merger” and, together with the Initial Certificate of Merger, the “Certificates of Merger”). The Second Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such Certificate of Merger and the acceptance by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as may be specified in such Certificate of Merger with the consent of Passage and Remix (the time as of which the Second Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “Effective Time”). |
Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the consummation of the Mergers (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely, (a) no later than the second Business Day after all the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the Closing (provided such conditions would be so satisfied)) or (b) at such other time, date and place as the Parties may mutually agree upon in writing. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the “Closing Date”. |
Organizational Documents; Directors and Officers. |
(a) | Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. At the Initial Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Remix as in effect immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit E, and as so amended and restated shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by Delaware Law. |
(b) | Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. Passage and Remix shall take all actions necessary so that, at the Initial Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time, shall become the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (with the name of Remix Operations, Inc. as the Surviving Corporation’s name) until thereafter amended in accordance with Delaware Law and as provided in the Surviving Corporation’s Organizational Documents. |
(c) | Certificate of Incorporation of Passage. At the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall file an amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) change the name of Passage to “Remix Therapeutics, Inc.,” (ii) if Passage and Remix mutually agree to complete the Reverse Stock Split, effect the Reverse Stock Split and (iii) make such other changes as shall be mutually agreed upon by Passage and Remix and adopted at the Passage Stockholder Meeting (the certificate of incorporation, as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Passage Charter”). |
(d) | Bylaws of Passage. At the Effective Time, Passage and the Passage Board shall take all actions necessary to amend and restate its Amended and Restated Bylaws in the form agreed to by Passage and Remix. |
(e) | Directors and Officers. The directors and officers, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of Delaware Law and the Surviving Corporation’s Organizational Documents immediately after the Initial Effective Time, shall be as set forth in Section 5.19. |
(f) | Certificate of Formation of the Surviving Company. At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Formation of Merger Sub II as in effect immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall be the certificate of formation of Merger Sub II as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the Surviving Company shall be renamed “Remix Operations, LLC.” |
(g) | Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Surviving Company. At the Effective Time, the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Merger Sub II as in effect immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit F, and as so amended and restated shall be the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided by Delaware Law. |
(h) | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company. The directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be the managers and officers of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of Delaware Law and the Surviving Company’s Organizational Documents immediately after the Effective Time. |
Conversion of Remix Convertible Notes; Effect on Shares; Treatment of Remix Options and Remix Warrants. |
(a) | All Remix Convertible Notes shall be converted into shares of Remix Common Stock or Remix Warrants as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time in accordance with, and pursuant to the terms and conditions of, the Remix Convertible Notes (the “Remix Convertible Notes Conversion”). |
(b) | All Remix Preferred Stock shall be converted into shares of Remix Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time in accordance with, and pursuant to the terms and conditions of, the Organizational Documents of Remix (the “Remix Preferred Stock Conversion”). |
(c) | At the Initial Effective Time (after giving effect to the Remix Preferred Stock Conversion and the Remix Convertible Notes Conversion), by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub, Remix or any stockholder of Remix, subject to Section 2.4(e), the Remix Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time (excluding (i) Remix Common Stock issued in the Concurrent Financing, (ii) Remix Common Stock held by Remix as treasury stock or by Passage or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time (“Remix Treasury Shares”) and (iii) Dissenting Remix Shares) shall be converted solely into the right to receive a number of shares of Passage Common Stock equal to the amount of Remix Merger Shares multiplied by the applicable stockholder’s percentage interest in Remix Outstanding Shares as set forth on the Allocation Certificate and, if any such Remix Common Stock is unvested or is subject to a repurchase option or a risk of forfeiture under any applicable restricted stock, restricted stock unit award agreement or other similar agreement with Remix, then the shares of Passage Common Stock issued in exchange for such Remix Common Stock will to the same extent be unvested and subject to the same repurchase option or risk of forfeiture. |
(d) | At the Initial Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub, Remix or any stockholder of Remix, (i) subject to Section 2.4(e), the Remix Common Stock issued in the Concurrent Financing shall be converted solely into the right to receive a number of shares of Passage Common Stock equal to the amount of Concurrent Financing Merger Shares multiplied by the percentage of the Concurrent Financing Proceeds represented by the applicable stockholder’s investment in the Concurrent Financing, as set forth on the Allocation Certificate and (ii) the Remix Treasury Shares will automatically be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor. |
(e) | No fractional shares of Passage Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the First Merger, and no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued, with no cash being paid for any fractional share eliminated by such rounding. Any fractional shares of Passage Common Stock a holder of Remix Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be aggregated together first prior to eliminating any remaining fractional share. |
(f) | At the Initial Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub, Remix or any stockholder of Remix, each share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation. If applicable, each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares shall, as of the Initial Effective Time, evidence ownership of such shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation until presented for transfer or exchange. |
(g) | If, between the date of this Agreement and the Initial Effective Time, the outstanding Remix Common Stock or Passage Common Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination (including the effects of the Reverse Stock Split and the filing the Amended and Restated Passage Charter, to the extent the effects of the Reverse Stock Split and the effects of filing the Amended and Restated Passage Charter have not previously been taken into account in calculating the Remix Merger Shares) or exchange of shares or other like change, Remix Merger Shares shall, to the extent necessary, be |
(h) | Each Remix Option outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time and held by a Remix Service Provider shall automatically without any further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub, Remix or any holder of a Remix Option, be converted, at the Initial Effective Time, into an option (an “Assumed Option”) to acquire, on the same terms and conditions (including the same vesting and exercisability terms and conditions) as were applicable under the Remix Equity Plan and option agreement applicable to such Remix Option immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time, the number of shares of Passage Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of shares of Remix Common Stock subject to such Remix Option immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time by the Remix Exchange Ratio, rounding down to the nearest whole number of shares, at a per share exercise price determined by dividing the per share exercise price of such Remix Option immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time by the Remix Exchange Ratio, rounding up to the nearest whole cent; provided that the conversion of the Remix Options will be made in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.424-1, such that the conversion will not constitute a “modification” of such Remix Options for purposes of Section 409A or Section 424 of the Code. As of the Initial Effective Time, Passage will assume the Remix Equity Plan. |
(i) | At the Initial Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger, and without any further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub, Remix or any holder of a Remix Warrant, each Remix Warrant that is issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Remix Common Stock and shall be converted solely into a warrant to purchase shares of Passage Common Stock (an “Assumed Warrant”), on the same terms and conditions (including any vesting provisions and any provisions providing for accelerated vesting upon certain events) as were applicable under such Assumed Warrant as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time. The number of shares of Passage Common Stock subject to each such Assumed Warrant shall be equal to the amount of Remix Merger Shares multiplied by the applicable stockholder’s percentage interest in Remix Outstanding Shares as set forth on the Allocation Certificate, and such Assumed Warrant shall have an exercise price per share as set forth on the Allocation Certificate. |
(j) | As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after Passage first becomes eligible to use Form S-8 for the assumed Remix Options), Passage will file an appropriate registration statement on Form S-8 (or such other appropriate form, if required) with respect to the offering of the shares of Passage Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the assumed Remix Options and will use reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of registration statement thereafter for so long as any of such Remix Options remain outstanding. |
(k) | At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub II or the Surviving Corporation, each share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will automatically be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor. |
(l) | At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any further action on the part of Passage, Merger Sub II or the Surviving Corporation, each membership interest of Merger Sub II issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one membership interest of the Surviving Company. |
Contingent Value Right. |
(a) | Prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall declare a distribution (the “Pre-Closing Distribution”) of contingent value rights (each, a “CVR”) to the holders of record of Passage Common Stock as of the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution. Each such holder shall be entitled to receive one CVR for each outstanding share of Passage Common Stock held by such holder as of such date (less applicable withholding Taxes). Each CVR shall represent the right to receive contingent payments upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in, and subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the Contingent Value Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, to be entered into between Passage and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (or such other nationally recognized rights agent agreed to between Passage and Remix) (the “Rights Agent”), with such revisions thereto requested by the Rights Agent that are not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detrimental to the holders of CVRs and reasonably acceptable to Passage and Remix (the “CVR Agreement”). The record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution shall be the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the day on which the Initial Effective Time occurs and the payment date for the Pre-Closing Distribution shall be three (3) Business Days after the Initial Effective Time; provided that the payment of such distribution may be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Initial Effective Time. In connection with the Pre-Closing Distribution, Passage shall cause the CVR Agreement to be duly authorized, executed and delivered by Passage and the Exchange Agent. |
(b) | Passage agrees to pay all costs and fees associated with any action contemplated by this Section 2.5 (the “CVR Fees”). |
Closing of Remix’s Transfer Books. At the Initial Effective Time: (a) all Remix Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall be treated in accordance with Section 2.4(c) and Section 2.4(d), as applicable, and all holders of certificates representing Remix Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of Remix (other than the right to receive Remix Merger Shares or, in the case of Dissenting Remix Shares, the rights pursuant to Section 2.11) and (b) the stock transfer books of Remix shall be closed with respect to all Remix Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time. No further transfer of any such Remix Common Stock shall be made on such stock transfer books after the Initial Effective Time. |
Surrender of Remix Common Stock. |
(a) | On or prior to the Closing Date, Passage and Remix shall jointly select a reputable bank, transfer agent or trust company to act as exchange agent in the First Merger (the “Exchange Agent”). At the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall deposit with the Exchange Agent evidence of book-entry shares representing the shares of Passage Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.4(c) and Section 2.4(d), as applicable, in exchange for Remix Common Stock. |
(b) | Promptly after the Initial Effective Time, the Parties shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to the Persons who were record holders of Remix Common Stock that were converted into the right to receive Remix Merger Shares: (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and containing such provisions as Passage may reasonably specify and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of Remix Common Stock in exchange for book-entry shares of Passage Common Stock. Upon delivery of a duly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Exchange Agent or Passage, the holder of such Remix Common Stock shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor book-entry shares representing Remix Merger Shares (in a number of whole shares of Passage Common Stock) that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.4(c) and Section 2.4(d), as applicable. |
(c) | No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to Passage Common Stock with a record date after the Initial Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any Remix Common Stock with respect to the shares of Passage Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive in the First Merger until such holder delivers a duly executed letter of transmittal (at which time (or, if later, on the applicable payment date) such holder shall be entitled, subject to the effect of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws, to receive all such dividends and distributions, without interest). |
(d) | Any shares of Passage Common Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent that remain undistributed to holders of Remix Common Stock as of the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date shall be delivered to |
(e) | No Party shall be liable to any holder of any Remix Common Stock or to any other Person with respect to any shares of Passage Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or for any cash amounts delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property Law, escheat Law or similar Law. |
Calculation of Net Cash. |
(a) | Not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated date for Closing as mutually agreed to in good faith by Passage and Remix (the “Anticipated Closing Date”), Passage will deliver to Remix a schedule (the “Passage Net Cash Schedule”, and the date of delivery of the Passage Net Cash Schedule, the “Delivery Date”) setting forth, in reasonable detail, Passage’s good faith, estimated calculation of Passage Net Cash (the “Passage Net Cash Calculation”) as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the “Cash Determination Time”) prepared and certified by Passage’s chief financial officer (or if there is no chief financial officer at such time, the principal financial and accounting officer for Passage). Passage shall make available to Remix (electronically to the greatest extent possible), as reasonably requested by Remix, the work papers and back-up materials used or useful in preparing the Passage Net Cash Schedule (including, with respect to Transaction Expenses, estimated final invoices and current accounts receivable from each advisor to Passage) and, if reasonably requested by Remix, Passage’s accountants and counsel at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice. The Passage Net Cash Calculation shall include Passage’s determination, as of the Cash Determination Time, of the defined terms in Section 1.1 necessary to calculate Remix Merger Shares. Set forth on Section 2.8(a) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule is an illustrative example of a Passage Net Cash calculation calculated on a hypothetical basis as of the date described therein. |
(b) | Within five (5) Business Days after the Delivery Date (the last day of such period, the “Response Date”), Remix shall have the right to dispute any part of the Passage Net Cash Calculation by delivering a written notice to that effect to Passage (a “Dispute Notice”). Any Dispute Notice shall identify in reasonable detail, to the extent known, the nature and amounts of any proposed revisions to the Passage Net Cash Calculation. |
(c) | If, on or prior to the Response Date, Remix notifies Passage in writing that it has no objections to the Passage Net Cash Calculation or, if prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Response Date, Remix has failed to deliver a Dispute Notice as provided in Section 2.8(b), then the Passage Net Cash Calculation as set forth in the Passage Net Cash Schedule shall be deemed to have been finally determined for purposes of this Agreement and to represent the Passage Net Cash at the Cash Determination Time (the “Final Passage Net Cash”) for purposes of this Agreement. |
(d) | If Remix delivers a Dispute Notice on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Response Date, then Representatives of Passage and Remix shall promptly, and in no event later than one calendar day after the Response Date, meet and attempt in good faith to resolve the disputed item(s) and negotiate an agreed-upon determination of Passage Net Cash, which agreed upon Passage Net Cash amount shall be deemed to have been finally determined for purposes of this Agreement and to represent the Final Passage Net Cash for purposes of this Agreement. |
(e) | If Representatives of Passage and Remix are unable to negotiate an agreed-upon determination of Final Passage Net Cash pursuant to Section 2.8(d) within two (2) calendar days after delivery of the Dispute Notice (or such other period as Passage and Remix may mutually agree upon), then any remaining disagreements as to the calculation of Passage Net Cash shall be referred to an independent auditor of recognized national standing jointly selected by Passage and Remix or another independent auditor of recognized national standing mutually agreed upon by Passage and Remix (the “Accounting Firm”). Passage shall promptly deliver to the Accounting Firm all work papers and back-up materials used in preparing the Passage Net Cash Schedule, and Passage and Remix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Accounting Firm to make its determination within five (5) calendar days of accepting its selection. Passage and Remix shall be afforded the opportunity to present to the Accounting Firm any material related to the unresolved disputes and to discuss the issues with the Accounting Firm; provided, however, that no such presentation or discussion shall occur without the presence of a Representative of each of Passage and Remix. The determination of the |
Further Action. If, at any time after the Initial Effective Time, any further action is determined by the Surviving Company to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Company with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of Remix, then the officers and managers of the Surviving Company shall be fully authorized, and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts (in the name of Remix, in the name of Merger Sub, in the name of Merger Sub II, in the name of the Surviving Corporation, in the name of the Surviving Company and otherwise) to take such action. |
Withholding. Each of the Exchange Agent, Passage and the Surviving Corporation and any other applicable withholding agent (each, a “Withholding Agent”) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration deliverable pursuant to this Agreement (including the Pre-Closing Distribution) such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld from such consideration under the Code or under any other applicable Law; provided, however, that if a Withholding Agent determines that any payment in connection with the Contemplated Transactions is subject to deduction and/or withholding, then, except with respect to compensatory payments, the Pre-Closing Distribution or as a result of a failure to deliver the certificate described in Section 5.16(b), such Withholding Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) provide reasonable advance notice to such recipient of any required deduction or withholding and (ii) reasonably cooperate with such recipient to reduce or eliminate any such deduction and/or withholding. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be (i) timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority, and (ii) treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid. |
Statutory Rights of Appraisal. |
(a) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, if required by Delaware Law (but only to the extent required thereby), all shares of Remix Common Stock that are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time (other than the Remix Treasury Shares) and held by any Person (or beneficially owned by a “beneficial owner” of shares of Remix Common Stock held either in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of the beneficial owner) who has neither voted in favor of the First Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who is entitled to demand and has properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Remix Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of Delaware Law (collectively, the “Dissenting Remix Shares”) will not be converted into, or represent the right to receive, the shares of Passage Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive in the First Merger pursuant to Section 2.4. Holders or beneficial owners of Dissenting Remix Shares will be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Remix Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of Delaware Law (it being understood and acknowledged that such Dissenting Remix Shares shall no longer be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and such holder or beneficial owner shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than the right to receive the appraised value of such Dissenting Remix Shares to the extent afforded by Section 262 of Delaware Law), except that all Dissenting Remix Shares held or beneficially owned by any Person who shall |
(b) | Remix will give Passage prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by Remix, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to Delaware Law and received by Remix in respect of Dissenting Remix Shares or otherwise asserting any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal in respect of Remix Common Stock. |
Due Organization; Subsidiaries. |
(a) | Remix is a corporation or other legal entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all necessary power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted, (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound. |
(b) | Each of Remix and its Subsidiaries is licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business and the manner in which its business is currently being conducted requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a Remix Material Adverse Effect. |
(c) | Except as set forth on Section 3.1(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, Remix has no Subsidiaries and Remix does not directly or indirectly own any capital stock of, or any equity ownership or profit sharing interest of any nature in, or control, directly or indirectly, any other Entity. Remix is not and has not otherwise been, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business entity. Remix has not agreed and is not obligated to make, nor is Remix bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. Remix has not, at any time, been a general partner of, and has not otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity. |
Organizational Documents. Remix has delivered to Passage accurate and complete copies of Remix’s Organizational Documents. Remix is not in breach or violation of its Organizational Documents in any material respect. |
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. Remix has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and, subject to obtaining the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Remix Board (at meetings duly called and held) has (a) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Remix and its stockholders, (b) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (c) determined to recommend the Remix Board Recommendation to the stockholders of Remix. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Remix and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Passage and the Merger Subs, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Remix, enforceable against Remix in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The representations and warranties of Remix set forth in this Section 3.3 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with respect to the Original Merger Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the Original Execution Date and with respect to this Amended and Restated Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the A&R Execution Date. |
Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least (i) a majority in voting power of the shares of Remix Capital Stock outstanding on the record date and (ii) a majority in voting power of the shares of Remix Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, outstanding on the record date (together, the “Required Remix Stockholder Vote”), is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Remix Capital Stock necessary to adopt and approve this Agreement and approve the Contemplated Transactions. The representations and warranties of Remix set forth in this Section 3.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with respect to the Original Merger Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the Original Execution Date and with respect to this Amended and Restated Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the A&R Execution Date. |
Non-Contravention; Consents. |
(a) | Subject to obtaining the Required Remix Stockholder Vote and the filing of the Certificates of Merger and the Remix Charter Amendment as required by Delaware Law, neither (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Remix, nor (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time): |
(i) | contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of Remix or its Subsidiaries; |
(ii) | contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of, or give any Governmental Authority or other Person the right to challenge the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Law or any Order to which Remix or its Subsidiaries, or any of the assets owned or used by Remix or its Subsidiaries, is subject; |
(iii) | contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Authority the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by Remix or its Subsidiaries or that otherwise relates to the business of Remix, or any of the assets owned, leased or used by Remix; |
(iv) | contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Remix Material Contract, or give any Person the right to: (A) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Remix Material Contract, (B) any material payment, rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Remix Material Contract, (C) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Remix Material Contract or (D) cancel, terminate or modify any term of any Remix Material Contract, except in the case of any nonmaterial breach, default, penalty or modification; or |
(v) | result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by Remix or its Subsidiaries (except for Permitted Encumbrances). |
(b) | Except for (i) any Consent set forth on Section 3.5(a) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule under any Remix Contract, (ii) the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, (iii) the filing of the Certificates of Merger and the Remix Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Delaware Law, (iv) any filing that may be required under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Laws or competition, investment or similar Laws and (v) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities laws, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries was, is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. |
(c) | The Remix Board has taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of Delaware Law are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Law applies or purports to apply to the Mergers, this Agreement or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. |
(d) | The representations and warranties of Remix set forth in this Section 3.5 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with |
Capitalization. |
(a) | The authorized capital stock of Remix consists of (i) 162,000,000 shares of Remix Common Stock, of which 7,833,976 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the close of business on June 22, 2026 (the “Capitalization Date”), and (ii) 124,133,326 shares of Remix Preferred Stock, of which (A) 17,964,705 shares have been designated Remix Series Seed Preferred Stock, all of which shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the Capitalization Date, (B) 35,714,365 shares have been designated Remix Series A Preferred Stock, of which 35,661,683 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the Capitalization Date and (C) 70,454,256 shares have been designated Remix Series B Preferred Stock, of which 64,509,877 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the Capitalization Date. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Remix Exchange Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Remix consists of (i) 162,000,000 shares of Remix Common Stock, of which 5,164,455 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the close of business on the A&R Execution Date, and (ii) 124,133,326 shares of Remix Preferred Stock, of which (A) 17,964,705 shares have been designated Remix Series Seed Preferred Stock, 7,657,924 of which shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the A&R Execution Date, (B) 35,714,365 shares have been designated Remix Series A Preferred Stock, of which 9,765,185 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the A&R Execution Date and (C) 70,454,256 shares have been designated Remix Series B Preferred Stock, of which 16,258,272 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the A&R Execution Date. Remix does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury as of the Capitalization Date. Since the Capitalization Date through the Original Execution Date, other than in connection with the settlement or exercise, as applicable, of Remix Options outstanding as of the Capitalization Date and included in Section 3.6(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has issued any shares of capital stock or other securities of Remix. Each share of Remix Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of Remix Common Stock. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of the Remix Capital Stock and Remix has never declared or paid any dividend or other distribution. |
(b) | All of the outstanding shares of Remix Capital Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are free of any Encumbrances other than under applicable securities Laws. None of the outstanding shares of Remix Capital Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right. None of the outstanding shares of Remix Capital Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of Remix. Except as contemplated herein, there is no Remix Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Remix Capital Stock. Remix is not under any obligation, nor is Remix bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Remix Capital Stock or other securities. Section 3.6(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely describes all repurchase rights held by Remix with respect to shares of Remix Capital Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options) and specifies which of those repurchase rights are currently exercisable. The shares of Remix Capital Stock are uncertificated. |
(c) | Except for the Remix Equity Plan and the Remix Options granted thereunder, Remix does not have any stock incentive plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity or equity-based compensation for any Person and there were no other equity or equity-based awards outstanding as of the Original Execution Date. As of the Original Execution Date, Remix has reserved 23,696,650 shares of Remix Common Stock for issuance under the Remix Equity Plan, of which 260,796 shares of Remix Common Stock have been issued and are outstanding pursuant to restricted stock purchase agreements, 1,976,340 shares of Remix Common Stock have been issued and are outstanding pursuant to the exercise of Remix Options, 17,638,267 shares of Remix Common Stock are subject to outstanding Remix Options, and 3,821,247 shares of Remix Common Stock remain available for future grant pursuant to the Remix Equity Plan. Section 3.6(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the Original Execution Date, of each outstanding Remix Option, including: (i) the name of the holder, (ii) the number of shares of Remix Common Stock subject to such Remix Option, (iii) the exercise price of each Remix Option, (iv) the date on |
(d) | Except as set forth on Section 3.6(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, as of the Capitalization Date and A&R Execution Date there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Remix, (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Remix, (iii) stockholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison pill”) or Contract under which Remix is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities or (iv) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Remix. |
(e) | All outstanding shares of Remix Capital Stock, Remix Options, Remix Warrants, Remix Convertible Notes and other securities of Remix have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Law and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. |
Financial Statements. |
(a) | Section 3.7(a) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule includes true and complete copies of (i) the Remix Balance Sheet and the related audited statement of income, cash flow and changes in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Remix Audited Financial Statements”), (ii) Remix’s unaudited balance sheet and the related unaudited statement of income, cash flow and changes in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Remix Unaudited Financial Statements”), and (iii) Remix’s unaudited balance sheet (the “Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet”) and the related unaudited statement of income, cash flow and changes in stockholders’ equity for the three (3) months ended March 31, 2026 (the “Remix Interim Financial Statements” and collectively, with the Remix Audited Financial Statements and the Remix Unaudited Financial Statements, the “Remix Financial Statements”). |
(b) | The Remix Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except (x) as may be indicated in the notes thereto, (y) the Remix Unaudited Financial Statements and the Remix Interim Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and (z) the Remix Interim Financial Statements are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not reasonably expected to be material in amount) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of Remix as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of Remix for the periods covered thereby. The Remix Audited Financial Statements required by applicable Law to be included in the Registration Statement shall, when delivered by Remix for inclusion in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.7, comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof. Other than as expressly disclosed in the Remix Financial Statements, there has been no material change in Remix’s accounting methods or principles that would be required to be disclosed in Remix’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The books of account and other financial records of Remix and each of its Subsidiaries are true and complete in all material respects. |
(c) | There have been no formal internal investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies and practices discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or general counsel of Remix, the Remix Board or any committee thereof, other than ordinary course audits or reviews of accounting policies and practices or internal controls. |
(d) | Remix and its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of |
(e) | Remix’s auditor has at all times since the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been: (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), (ii) to the Knowledge of Remix, “independent” with respect to Remix within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act and (iii) to the Knowledge of Remix, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder. |
Absence of Changes. Except as set forth on Section 3.8 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2025, Remix and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto) and there has not been any (a) Remix Material Adverse Effect or (b) action, event or occurrence that would have required the consent of Passage pursuant to Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(c), 5.1(e), 5.1(k), 5.1(l), 5.1(m), 5.1(n), and 5.1(p) (only with respect to the foregoing Sections) of this Agreement had such action, event or occurrence taken place after the execution and delivery of this Agreement. |
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise (each a “Liability”), in each case, of a type required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for: (a) Liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet, (b) normal and recurring current Liabilities that have been incurred by Remix or its Subsidiaries since the date of the Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which relates to any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of Law), (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries under Remix Contracts, (d) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and the Subscription Agreement and (e) Liabilities described in Section 3.9 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule. |
Title to Assets. Each of Remix and its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or tangible assets and equipment used or held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it, including: (a) all tangible assets reflected on the Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of Remix as being owned by Remix. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
Real Property; Leasehold. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned any real property, nor is Remix or any of its Subsidiaries party to any agreement to purchase or sell any real property. Remix has made available to Passage (a) an accurate and complete list of all real properties with respect to which Remix directly or indirectly holds a valid leasehold interest as well as any other real estate that is in the possession of or leased by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) copies of all leases under which any such real property is possessed (the “Remix Real Estate Leases”), each of which is in full force and effect, with no existing material default thereunder by Remix or to the Knowledge of Remix, the other party thereto. |
Intellectual Property. |
(a) | Section 3.12(a) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule is an accurate, true and complete listing of all Remix Registered IP (other than domain names), including for each item the record owner (and name of any other Person with an ownership interest in such item of Remix Registered IP, if any, and the nature of such ownership interest), jurisdiction, status, date of registration or application, and registration or application |
(b) | Section 3.12(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies all Remix Contracts pursuant to which any material Remix IP Rights are licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries (other than to the extent such Remix IP Rights are non-exclusively licensed and are (A) any non-customized software that (1) is licensed solely in executable or object code form, or provided as a service, pursuant to a nonexclusive license to such software and other Intellectual Property associated with such software and (2) is not incorporated into, or material to the development, manufacturing, or distribution of, any of Remix’s or its Subsidiaries’ products or services, (B) any Intellectual Property licensed on a nonexclusive basis ancillary to the purchase or use of services, equipment, reagents or other materials, (C) any confidential information provided subject to confidentiality obligations, (D) proprietary information and inventions assignment agreements or consulting agreements between Remix or its Subsidiaries and their respective employees or individual independent contractors that are substantially on Remix’s standard form thereof, (E) ancillary to a sale of products or services to customers or (F) incidental to the provision of services from contract manufacturers, suppliers, distributors or other service providers to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries). To the Knowledge of Remix, each Remix Contract listed in Section 3.12(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Remix, its Subsidiaries and each other party thereto, and is enforceable against Remix, its Subsidiaries and each other party thereto in accordance with its terms. To the Knowledge of Remix, neither Remix, its Subsidiaries, nor any other party to any Remix Contract listed in Section 3.12(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule has been or is, or has been or is alleged to be, in material default under, or has provided or received any notice of breach under, or intention to terminate (including by non-renewal), any Remix Contract listed in Section 3.12(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule. |
(c) | Section 3.12(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies each Remix Contract pursuant to which any Person other than Remix or any of its Subsidiaries has been granted any material license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any Remix IP Rights (other than (i) any confidential information provided subject to confidentiality obligations and (ii) any Remix IP Rights to the extent nonexclusively licensed to academic collaborators, suppliers or service providers for the sole purpose of enabling such academic collaborator, supplier or service providers to provide services for Remix’s or its Subsidiaries’ benefit). To the Knowledge of Remix, each Remix Contract listed in Section 3.12(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Remix, its Subsidiaries and each other party thereto, and is enforceable against Remix, its Subsidiaries and each other party thereto in accordance with its terms. Neither Remix, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Remix, any other party to any Remix Contract listed in Section 3.12(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule has provided or received any written notice or allegation of breach under, or intention to terminate (including by non-renewal), any Remix Contract listed in Section 3.12(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule. |
(d) | Except as identified on Section 3.12(d) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by, no Remix Owned IP Rights are subject to, and to the Knowledge of Remix, no Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries are subject to (other than the rights of the applicable licensors), any Contract containing any covenant or other provision that materially limits or restricts the ability of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert, or enforce any Remix Registered IP anywhere in the world. |
(e) | Remix or one of its Subsidiaries exclusively owns all right, title, and interest to and in the Remix Owned IP Rights (other than co-owned rights identified in Section 3.12(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule), in each case, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). |
(f) | (i) All documents and instruments necessary to register or apply for or renew registration of Remix Registered IP owned by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Remix, all documents and instruments necessary to register or apply for or renew registration of Remix Registered IP exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, have been validly executed, delivered, and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Governmental Authority. (A) Remix or its Subsidiaries have paid all renewal and |
(g) | Each Person who is or was an employee, contractor or consultant of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries and who is or was involved in the creation, discovery, reduction to practice or development of any material Intellectual Property for Remix or any of its Subsidiaries has signed a valid, enforceable written agreement containing a present assignment of all rights, title and interests in and to such Intellectual Property to Remix or such Subsidiary and confidentiality provisions protecting trade secrets and confidential information of Remix and its Subsidiaries. |
(h) | To the Knowledge of Remix, no current or former member, officer, director, or employee of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable), or interest to or in any Remix Owned IP Rights. To the Knowledge of Remix, no employee of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries is (A) bound by or otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for Remix or such Subsidiary or (B) in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Remix Owned IP Rights purported to be owned by Remix or such Subsidiary or confidentiality provisions protecting trade secrets and confidential information comprising Remix Owned IP Rights purported to be owned by Remix or such Subsidiary. |
(i) | Except as set forth on Section 3.12(i) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, no funding, facilities, or personnel of any Governmental Authority were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Remix Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, and no educational institution has any right to, or right to royalties for, or to impose any requirement on the manufacture or commercialization of any product incorporating, any Remix Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of Remix, no Governmental Authority has any right to (including any “step-in” or “march-in” rights with respect to), ownership of, commercialization of, or right to royalties or other payments for any Remix Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Knowledge of Remix, no invention claimed or covered by any Patent within the Remix Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, (A) was conceived or reduced to practice in connection with any research activities funded, in whole or in part, by the federal government of the United States or any agency thereof, (B) is a “subject invention” as that term is described in 35 U.S.C. Section 201(e), or (C) is otherwise subject to the provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act or any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, including with respect to any Patents that are part of the Remix IP Rights. |
(j) | Remix and each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect, maintain and enforce its rights in all proprietary information that Remix or such Subsidiary holds, or purports to hold, as confidential or a trade secret. To the Knowledge of Remix, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any of its trade secrets or other material confidential or proprietary information that it intended to maintain as confidential information available to any other Person except pursuant to written agreements requiring such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such trade secrets or confidential information. To the Knowledge of Remix, there have been no material security breaches, outages, violations or unauthorized access to any of the proprietary information that Remix or any of its Subsidiaries holds, or purports to hold, as confidential or a trade secret, except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Remix Material Adverse Effect. |
(k) | Except as set forth on Section 3.12(k) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Remix IP Rights to any other Person. |
(l) | To the Knowledge of Remix, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or failed to take any action that could be reasonably expected to result in the abandonment, invalidity, cancellation, forfeiture, relinquishing, invalidation or unenforceability of any Remix Registered IP (including with respect to any |
(m) | To the Knowledge of Remix, the Remix IP Rights constitute all Intellectual Property necessary for Remix and each of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted; provided, however, that the foregoing representation is not a representation with respect to non-infringement of Intellectual Property. |
(n) | Remix has delivered, or made available to Passage, a complete and accurate copy of all material Remix IP Rights Agreements. |
(o) | To the Knowledge of Remix, the manufacture, marketing, offering for sale, sale, importation, use or intended use or other disposal of any product under development by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries does not violate, and, since June 1, 2023, has not violated, any license or agreement between Remix or its Subsidiaries and any third party in any material respect, and, to the Knowledge of Remix, does not violate, infringe or misappropriate, and, since June 1, 2023, has not violated, infringed or misappropriated, any valid and issued Patent or other Intellectual Property of any other Person. To the Knowledge of Remix, no third party is violating, infringing or misappropriating or, since June 1, 2023, has violated, infringed or misappropriated any Remix IP Rights, or otherwise is breaching or, since June 1, 2023, has breached any material Remix IP Rights Agreement. |
(p) | As of the date of this Agreement, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or, since June 1, 2023, has been, a party to any Legal Proceeding (including, but not limited to, opposition, interference or other proceeding in any patent or other government office) contesting the validity, ownership or right to use, sell, offer for sale, license or dispose of any Remix Registered IP. None of the Remix Owned IP Rights, and to the Knowledge of Remix, the Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, have been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, and all Remix Owned IP Rights, and to the Knowledge of Remix, all Remix Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, are in full force and effect. No Patents within the Remix Registered IP owned by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of Remix, no Patents within the Remix Registered IP exclusively licensed to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, have been subject to any interference, derivation, reexamination (including ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, or post grant review), reissue, cancellation, opposition, claim, allegation or other action, including any proceeding in which the scope, validity, inventorship, ownership or enforceability of any such Patent is being or has been contested or challenged. Since June 1, 2023, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any written notice asserting that any Remix Registered IP or the proposed use, sale, offer for sale, license or disposition of products, methods, or processes claimed or covered thereunder infringes or misappropriates or violates the rights of any other Person or that Remix or any of its Subsidiaries have otherwise infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of any Person. |
(q) | Except as set forth on Section 3.12(q) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of Remix, no registered trademark or trade name owned, used, or applied for by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries conflicts or interferes with any registered trademark or trade name owned, used, or applied for by any other Person except as would not have a Remix Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Remix, none of the goodwill associated with or inherent in any registered trademark in which Remix or its Subsidiaries has or purports to have an ownership interest has been impaired as determined by Remix in accordance with GAAP. |
(r) | Except (i) as would not have a Remix Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as contained in license, distribution or service agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, to the |
(s) | To the Knowledge of Remix, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Contract that, as a result of such execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, will (i) cause the grant, assignment, or transfer to any other third party of any license or other right to or in any Remix Registered IP, (ii) result in breach of, default under, termination of, or acceleration or modification of such Contract with respect to any Remix Registered IP, (iii) alter, encumber, impair or extinguish, or result in any Encumbrance with respect to the right of Remix or the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to use, sell or license or enforce any Remix Registered IP or portion thereof, or (iv) result in Remix or any of its Subsidiaries being bound by or subject to any exclusivity obligations, non-compete or other restrictions on the operation or scope of their respective businesses, or to any obligation to grant any rights in or to any Remix Registered IP, except, in each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), for the occurrence of any such grant or impairment that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Remix Material Adverse Effect. |
(t) | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Passage acknowledges and agrees that the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.12 are the only representations or warranties made by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Intellectual Property, and no other provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted as containing any representation or warranty with respect thereto. |
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. |
(a) | Other than Excepted Contracts, Section 3.13(a) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule lists the following Remix Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement, other than the Subscription Agreement (each, a “Remix Material Contract” and collectively, the “Remix Material Contracts”): |
(i) | each Remix Contract that is a collective bargaining agreement or other agreement or arrangement with any labor union, works council or labor organization; |
(ii) | each Remix Contract for the employment or engagement of any individual on an employee, consulting or other basis that provides for annual base compensation in excess of $500,000; |
(iii) | each Remix Contract with any Remix Associate that provides for retention, change in control, transaction or other similar payments or benefits, whether or not payable as a result of the Contemplated Transactions; |
(iv) | each Remix Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(v) | each Remix Contract containing (A) any covenant limiting the freedom of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, or limiting the development, manufacture, or distribution of Remix’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ products or services, (B) any most-favored pricing arrangement, (C) any exclusivity provision or (D) any non-solicitation provision (excluding such provisions to the extent they provide for non-solicitation of employees, consultants or individual independent contractors); |
(vi) | each Remix Contract (A) pursuant to which any Person granted Remix or any of its Subsidiaries an exclusive license under any Intellectual Property, (B) pursuant to which Remix or any of its Subsidiaries granted any Person an exclusive license to any Remix IP Rights or (C) that is or should be listed in Section 3.12(b) or 3.12(c) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule; |
(vii) | each Remix Contract relating to capital expenditures and requiring payments after the date of this Agreement in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate pursuant to its express terms and not cancelable without penalty; |
(viii) | each Remix Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity, in each case, involving payments in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate after the date of this Agreement; |
(ix) | each Remix Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit in excess of $500,000 individually or in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any assets of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries; |
(x) | each Remix Contract that is: (A) a distribution agreement that contains any exclusivity provision, (B) an agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries requiring payment by or to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement in excess of $500,000 pursuant to its express terms, (C) a dealer, distributor, joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which Remix or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which Remix or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by Remix or such Subsidiary or (D) a Contract containing a license under any patent, trademark registration, service mark registration, trade name or copyright registration to or from any third party to manufacture or produce any product, service or technology of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries (except to the extent such license is granted by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries to its service providers for provision of goods or services to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries) or any Contract to sell, distribute or commercialize any products or service of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case of clause (D), except for Remix Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(xi) | each Remix Contract with any Person, including any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, providing advisory services to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; |
(xii) | each Remix Contract to which Remix or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their assets and properties is currently bound, which involves annual obligations of payment by, or annual payments to, Remix or such Subsidiary in excess of $500,000; |
(xiii) | a Remix Real Estate Lease; |
(xiv) | a Contract disclosed in or required to be disclosed in Section 3.12(a) or Section 3.12(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule; or |
(xv) | any other Remix Contract that is not terminable at will (with no penalty or payment) by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, and (A) which involves payment or receipt by Remix or such Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement under any such agreement, contract or commitment of more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate, or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate or (B) that is material to the business or operations of Remix and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. |
(b) | Remix has delivered or made available to Passage accurate and complete copies of all Remix Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. There are no Remix Material Contracts that are not in written form. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has, nor to the Knowledge of Remix, as of the date of this Agreement, has any other party to a Remix Material Contract, breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any such Remix Material Contract in such manner as would permit any party to cancel or terminate any such Remix Material Contract, or would permit any party to seek material damages thereunder. As to Remix and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, each Remix Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. No Person is renegotiating, or has a right pursuant to the terms of any Remix Material Contract to change, any material amount paid or payable to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries under any Remix Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Remix Material Contract. |
Compliance; Permits; Restrictions. |
(a) | Remix and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since June 1, 2023 has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws. No investigation, claim, suit, proceeding, audit, Order, or other action by any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the Knowledge of Remix, threatened against Remix or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no agreement or Order binding upon Remix or any of its Subsidiaries which (i) could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of material property by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (ii) is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on Remix’s ability to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation under this Agreement or (iii) is reasonably likely to have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the Contemplated Transactions. |
(b) | Each of Remix and its Subsidiaries holds all required Governmental Authorizations that are material to the operation of the business of Remix as currently conducted (collectively, the “Remix Permits”). Section 3.14(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule identifies each such Remix Permit. Each of Remix and its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the terms of such Remix Permits. No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Remix, threatened, which seeks to revoke, substantially limit, suspend, or materially modify any Remix Permit. |
(c) | There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Remix, threatened in writing with respect to an alleged material violation by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) and the rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) thereunder (the “FDCA”), similar Laws promulgated by any other Governmental Authority responsible for regulation of the research, development, testing, manufacturing, packaging, processing, storage, labeling, sale, marketing, advertising, distribution and importation or exportation of drug products (“Drug Regulatory Agency”). |
(d) | Each of Remix and its Subsidiaries holds all required material Governmental Authorizations issuable by any Drug Regulatory Agency necessary for the conduct of the business of Remix as currently conducted, and, as applicable, for the research, development, testing, manufacturing, packaging, processing, storage, labeling, sale, marketing, advertising, distribution and importation or exportation, in each case as currently conducted, of any of its product candidates (the “Remix Product Candidates”) (collectively, the “Remix Regulatory Permits”) and since June 1, 2023, no such Remix Regulatory Permit has been (i) revoked, withdrawn, suspended, cancelled or terminated or (ii) modified in any material, adverse manner. Since June 1, 2023, Remix has maintained and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such Remix Regulatory Permits and neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has, since June 1, 2023, received any written notice or other written communication from any Drug Regulatory Agency regarding (A) any material violation of or failure to comply materially with any term or requirement of any Remix Regulatory Permit or (B) any revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or material modification of any Remix Regulatory Permit. |
(e) | All clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, Remix or its Subsidiaries, in which Remix or its Subsidiaries or their respective product candidates, including the Remix Product Candidates, have participated (collectively, “Remix Studies”), were and, if still pending, are being conducted in compliance in all material respects with any applicable regulations of the Drug Regulatory Agencies and other applicable Law to which such Remix Studies are or were subject, including, without limitation, 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58 and 312. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notices, correspondence, or other communications from any Drug Regulatory Agency requiring, or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any action to place a clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminate, delay, or suspend any such Remix Studies, other than ordinary course communications regarding the design and implementation of such Remix Studies. |
(f) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of Remix, any contract manufacturer with respect to any Remix Product Candidate, is the subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of Remix, threatened investigation in respect of its business or products by the FDA pursuant to its “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” Final Policy set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto (the “Application Integrity Policy”), or any other |
(g) | All manufacturing operations conducted by, or to the Knowledge of Remix, for the benefit of, Remix or its Subsidiaries in connection with any Remix Product Candidate, since June 1, 2023, have been and are being conducted in compliance in all material respects with applicable Laws, including the FDCA, and to the extent applicable, the respective counterparts thereof promulgated by Governmental Authorities in countries outside the United States. |
(h) | None of Remix, its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any manufacturing site of a contract manufacturer, in each case with respect to such parties’ or such site’s activities conducted with respect to any Remix Product Candidate, (i) is subject to a Drug Regulatory Agency shutdown or import or export prohibition or (ii) has since June 1, 2023 received any unresolved Form FDA 483, notice of violation, warning letter, untitled letter, or similar correspondence or notice from the FDA or other Governmental Authority alleging or asserting material noncompliance with any applicable Law, and, to the Knowledge of Remix, neither the FDA nor any other Governmental Authority has threatened such action. |
Legal Proceedings; Orders. |
(a) | There is no pending Legal Proceeding and, to the Knowledge of Remix, no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or any Remix Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or any of the material assets owned or used by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Contemplated Transactions. |
(b) | There is no Order to which Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the material assets owned or used by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, is subject. To the Knowledge of Remix, no officer or other Key Employee of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or to any material assets owned or used by Remix or any of its Subsidiaries. |
Tax Matters. |
(a) | Each of Remix and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all income Tax Returns and all other material Tax Returns that were required to be filed by or with respect to it under applicable Law. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in substantial compliance with all applicable Law. Subject to exceptions as would not be material, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Remix or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a particular type of Tax Return that Remix or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction that would require the filing of such a Tax Return. |
(b) | All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by Remix and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid. The unpaid Taxes of Remix and each of its Subsidiaries for periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the date of the Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet do not materially exceed the accruals for current Taxes set forth on the Remix Unaudited Balance Sheet. |
(c) | Each of Remix and each of its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party. |
(d) | There are no Encumbrances for material Taxes (other than Encumbrances described in clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”) upon any of the assets of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries. |
(e) | No deficiencies for a material amount of Taxes with respect to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Authority in writing that have not been timely paid in full. There are no pending (or, based on written notice, threatened) material audits, assessments, examinations or other actions for or relating to any Liability in respect of Taxes of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of material Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a material Tax assessment or deficiency. |
(f) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. |
(g) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any material Tax allocation, Tax sharing or similar agreement (including indemnity arrangements), other than customary indemnification provisions in commercial Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business that do not relate primarily to Tax (an “Ordinary Course Agreement”). |
(h) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which is Remix). Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Remix) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, or by Contract (other than an Ordinary Course Agreement). |
(i) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. |
(j) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or other office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized. |
(k) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code or Section 361 of the Code. |
(l) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction identified as a “listed transaction” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2). |
(m) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income or gain in, or exclude any material item of deduction or loss from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in, or use of improper, method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount, advance payments or deferred revenue received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss amount described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law); or (vi) application of Section 367(d) of the Code to any transfer of intangible property on or prior to the Closing Date. Remix has not made any election under Section 965(h) of the Code. |
(n) | Section 3.16(n) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule sets forth the entity classification of Remix and each of its Subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has made an election or taken any other action to change its federal and state income tax classification from such existing classification. |
(o) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or knowingly failed to take any action, nor to the Knowledge of Remix, are there any facts or circumstances, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. |
Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans. |
(a) | Section 3.17(a) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Remix employees as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth for each employee: job title; classification as exempt or non-exempt for wage and hour purposes; annual base salary, hourly rate or other rates of compensation; bonus potential; full-time or part-time status; date of hire; business location; status (i.e., active or inactive and if inactive, the type of leave and estimated duration); and any visa or work permit status and the date of expiration, if applicable. |
(b) | Section 3.17(b) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of all of the independent contractors, consultants, temporary employees, leased employees or other agents employed or used by Remix and classified by Remix as other than employees, or compensated other than through wages paid by Remix through Remix’s payroll department (“Remix Contingent Workers”), showing for each Remix Contingent Worker such individual’s engagement date, role in the business, work location, and fee or compensation arrangements. |
(c) | Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by the terms of, or has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union, works council or labor organization representing any Remix Associate, and there are no labor unions, works council or labor organizations representing or, to the Knowledge of Remix, purporting to represent or seeking to represent any Remix Associates, including through the filing of a petition for representation election. |
(d) | Section 3.17(d) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule lists all material Remix Employee Plans. |
(e) | As applicable with respect to each material Remix Employee Plan, Remix has made available to Passage true and complete copies of (i) the plan document, including all amendments thereto, and in the case of an unwritten Employee Plan, a written description of all material terms thereof, (ii) all related trust instruments or other funding-related documents and insurance contracts, (iii) the summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iv) the financial statements for the most recent year for which such financial statements are available (in audited form, if available or required by ERISA) and, where applicable, annual reports with any Governmental Authority (e.g., Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter, (vi) written results of any required compliance testing for the three most recent plan years, and (vii) all material, non-routine notices, filings or correspondence during the past three years with any Governmental Authority. |
(f) | Each Remix Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or may rely on a favorable opinion letter with respect to such qualified status from the IRS to the effect that such plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trust is exempt from federal income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code. To the Knowledge of Remix, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of the qualified status of any such Remix Employee Plan or the Tax exempt status of any related trust. |
(g) | Each Remix Employee Plan has been established, maintained and operated in compliance, in all material respects, with its terms and all applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the Code and ERISA. No Legal Proceeding (other than those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the Knowledge of Remix, threatened with respect to any Remix Employee Plan. All material payments and/or contributions required to have been made with respect to all Remix Employee Plans have been made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Remix Employee Plan and applicable Law in all material respects and neither Remix nor any Remix ERISA Affiliate has any material Liability for any such unpaid contributions with respect to any Remix Employee Plan. |
(h) | Neither Remix, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, is required to contribute to or has any Liability with respect to (i) any “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is or was subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) any Multiple Employer Plan, or (iv) any Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement. |
(i) | No Remix Employee Plan provides for medical or other welfare benefits to any service provider beyond |
(j) | No Remix Employee Plan is subject to any law of a foreign jurisdiction outside of the United States. |
(k) | Each Remix Employee Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has complied in all material respects with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and no compensation has been or would reasonably be expected to be includable in the gross income of any Remix Associate as a result of the operation of Section 409A of the Code. |
(l) | Remix and its Subsidiaries are, and since June 1, 2023 have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including terms and conditions of employment, worker classification, tax withholding, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, prohibited discrimination, harassment, equal employment, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, work authorization and immigration status, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages), pay equity, affirmative action, restrictive covenants, compensation, and hours of work. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Remix, threatened against Remix or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any labor or employment matters or any Remix Associate. Remix is not a party to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other agreement or Order with any federal, state, or local agency or Governmental Authority with respect to employment practices. |
(m) | Since June 1, 2023, (i) Remix has not taken any action which would constitute a “plant closing”, “collective dismissal”, “group dismissal”, “group termination”, “mass termination”, or “mass layoff” within the meaning of the WARN Act, (ii) issued any written notification of a plant closing or mass layoff required by the WARN Act (nor has Remix or any of its Subsidiaries been under any requirement or obligation to issue any such notification), or (iii) incurred any Liability or obligation under the WARN Act that remains unsatisfied. |
(n) | Since June 1, 2023, there has never been, nor to the Knowledge of Remix has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, union, organizing activity, question concerning representation or any similar activity or dispute, affecting Remix or its Subsidiaries. No event has occurred within the past six (6) months, and, to the Knowledge of Remix, no condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or provide a basis for the commencement of any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, union organizing activity, question concerning representation or any similar activity or dispute. |
(o) | There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which Remix or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound to make any payment or compensate any Remix Associate for Taxes incurred pursuant to the Code, including, but not limited to, Section 4999 or Section 409A of the Code. |
(p) | Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the shareholder approval of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or in conjunction with any other event, including without limitation, a termination of employment) will result in any (i) payment (including severance, forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise) or benefit becoming due to a Remix Associate, (ii) increase in any benefits or the compensation payable under any Remix Employee Plan, (iii) acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any such compensation or benefits or any loan forgiveness, (iv) restriction on the right of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or, after the consummation of Contemplated Transactions, the Surviving Corporation, to merge, amend, terminate or transfer any Remix Employee Plan, or (v) “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code). |
Environmental Matters. Since June 1, 2023, Remix and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by Remix of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Remix Material Adverse Effect. Neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has received since June 1, 2023, any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that Remix or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the |
Insurance. Remix has made available to Passage accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of Remix and its Subsidiaries. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and Remix and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since June 1, 2023, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy or (b) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy. Each of Remix and its Subsidiaries has provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding pending against Remix or such Subsidiary for which Remix or such Subsidiary has insurance coverage, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed Remix of its intent to do so. |
Transactions with Affiliates. Section 3.20 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule describes any material transactions or relationships, since June 1, 2023, between, on one hand, Remix and, on the other hand, any (a) executive officer or director of Remix or any of such executive officer’s or director’s immediate family members, (b) owner of more than five percent of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Remix Capital Stock or (c) to the Knowledge of Remix, any “related person” (within the meaning of Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act) of any such officer, director or owner (other than Remix) in the case of each of (a), (b) or (c) that is of the type that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. |
No Financial Advisors. Except as set forth on Section 3.21 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Remix. |
Privacy and Data Security. |
(a) | Remix and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable Privacy Laws and the applicable terms of any Remix Contracts relating to privacy, security, collection or use of Personal Information of any individuals (including clinical trial participants, patients, patient family members, caregivers or advocates, physicians and other health care professionals, clinical trial investigators, researchers, pharmacists) that interact with Remix or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of Remix’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, except for such noncompliance as has not had, and would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Remix Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Remix, Remix has implemented and maintains reasonable written policies and procedures, satisfying the requirements of applicable Privacy Laws and Remix Contracts, concerning the privacy, security, collection and use of Personal Information (the “Remix Privacy Policies”) and has complied with the same, except for such noncompliance as has not to the Knowledge of Remix had, and would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Remix Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Remix, as of the date hereof, no claims have been asserted or threatened against Remix by any Person alleging a violation of Privacy Laws, Remix Privacy Policies and/or the applicable terms of any Remix Contracts relating to privacy, security, collection or use of Personal Information of any individuals and Remix has not received written notice of any of the same. To the Knowledge of Remix, there have been no data security incidents, personal data breaches or other adverse events or incidents related to Personal Information or Remix data in the custody or control of Remix or any service provider acting on behalf of Remix, in each case where such incident, breach or event would result in a notification obligation to any Person under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of any Remix Contract. |
(b) | The information technology assets and equipment of Remix and its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Remix IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of Remix and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, and to the Knowledge of Remix, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. Remix and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect Personal Information processed by or on behalf of Remix and its Subsidiaries, any other material confidential information and the integrity and security of Remix IT Systems used in connection with their businesses, and during the past three years, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to the same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or Liability or the duty to notify any other Person. |
Concurrent Financing. |
(a) | Remix has delivered to Passage true, correct and complete copies of all Contracts related to the Concurrent Financing, including the Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which the Purchasers (as defined in the Subscription Agreement) party thereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”) have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase the number of shares of Remix Common Stock and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase Remix Common Stock set forth therein in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscription Agreement has not been amended or modified prior to the date of this Agreement and as of the date hereof, no such amendment or modification is contemplated (other than amendments or modifications that are permitted by Section 5.26), and as of the date hereof, the respective obligations and commitments contained in the Subscription Agreement have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. |
(b) | As of the date hereof, the Subscription Agreement is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Remix, and, to the Knowledge of Remix, each of the Purchasers. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Concurrent Financing, other than as expressly set forth in the Subscription Agreement. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute a default or breach on the part of Remix or, to the Knowledge of Remix, any Purchaser under the Subscription Agreement. As of the date hereof, Remix has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the Concurrent Financing as contemplated by the Subscription Agreement will not be satisfied. |
No Other Representations or Warranties. Remix hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Passage nor any other person on behalf of Passage makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Passage or with respect to any other information provided to Remix, any of its stockholders or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and (subject to the express representations and warranties of Passage set forth in Article IV (in each case as qualified and limited by the Passage Disclosure Schedule)) none of Remix, or any of its Representatives or stockholders, has relied on any such information (including the accuracy or completeness thereof). The representations and warranties of Remix set forth in this Section 3.24 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with respect to the Original Merger Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the Original Execution Date and with respect to this Amended and Restated Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the A&R Execution Date. |
Due Organization; Subsidiaries. |
(a) | Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries (including the Merger Subs) is a corporation or other legal entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all necessary power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted, (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound. Since the date of its formation, neither Merger Sub has engaged in any activities other than in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement. All of Passage’s Subsidiaries are wholly owned by Passage. |
(b) | Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries is licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business and the manner in which its business is currently being conducted requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a Passage Material Adverse Effect. |
(c) | Except as set forth on Section 4.1(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, Passage has no Subsidiaries other than the Merger Subs and Passage does not directly or indirectly own any capital stock of, or any equity ownership or profit sharing interest of any nature in, or control directly or indirectly, any other Entity other than the Merger Subs. Passage is not and has not otherwise been, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business entity. Passage has not agreed and is not obligated to make, nor is Passage bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. Passage has not, at any time, been a general partner of, and has not otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity. |
Organizational Documents. Passage has delivered to Remix accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of Passage and the Merger Subs. Neither Passage nor Merger Sub is in breach or violation of its Organizational Documents in any material respect. |
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. Each of Passage, Merger Sub and Merger Sub II has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and, subject to receiving the Required Passage Stockholder Vote and the effectiveness of the Merger Sub Approvals, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Passage Board (at meetings duly called and held) has (a) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Passage and its stockholders, (b) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance of shares of Passage Common Stock to the stockholders of Remix pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (c) determined to recommend the Passage Board Recommendation to the stockholders of Passage. The Merger Sub Board (by unanimous written consent) has: (x) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, (y) deemed advisable and approved this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (z) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the sole stockholder of Merger Sub vote to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions. The sole member of Merger Sub II has: (I) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable, and in the best interests of Merger Sub II and its sole member, (II) deemed advisable and approved this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (III) adopted this Agreement and thereby approved the Contemplated Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Passage and each Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Remix, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Passage and each Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Passage, Merger Sub and Merger Sub II in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The representations and warranties of Passage set forth in this Section 4.3 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with |
Vote Required. The affirmative votes of (a) holders of a majority of the votes cast for or against the Nasdaq Issuance Proposal and (b) holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Passage Common Stock entitled to vote on the adoption of the Amended and Restated Passage Charter, in each case, at the Passage Stockholder Meeting are the only votes of the holders of any class or series of Passage Common Stock necessary to approve this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance of the Remix Merger Shares to the stockholders of Remix in the First Merger and the adoption of the Amended and Restated Passage Charter (such vote, the “Required Passage Stockholder Vote”). The representations and warranties of Passage set forth in this Section 4.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with respect to the Original Merger Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the Original Execution Date and with respect to this Amended and Restated Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the A&R Execution Date. |
Non-Contravention; Consents. |
(a) | Subject to obtaining the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, the effectiveness of the Merger Sub Approvals and the filing of the Certificates of Merger and the Amended and Restated Passage Charter as required by Delaware Law, neither (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Passage or the Merger Subs, nor (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time): |
(i) | contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of Passage or its Subsidiaries; |
(ii) | contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of, or give any Governmental Authority or other Person the right to challenge the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Law or any Order to which Passage or its Subsidiaries, or any of the assets owned or used by Passage or its Subsidiaries, is subject; |
(iii) | contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Authority the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by Passage or its Subsidiaries or that otherwise relates to the business of Passage, or any of the assets owned, leased or used by Passage; |
(iv) | contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Passage Material Contract, or give any Person the right to: (A) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Passage Material Contract, (B) any material payment, rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Passage Material Contract, (C) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Passage Material Contract or (D) cancel, terminate or modify any term of any Passage Material Contract, except in the case of any nonmaterial breach, default, penalty or modification; or |
(v) | result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by Passage or its Subsidiaries (except for Permitted Encumbrances). |
(b) | Except for (i) any Consent set forth on Section 4.5 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule under any Passage Contract, (ii) the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, (iii) the filing of the Certificates of Merger and the Amended and Restated Passage Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Delaware Law, (iv) any filing that may be required under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Laws or competition, investment or similar Laws and (v) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities laws, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries was, is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. |
(c) | The Passage Board and the Merger Sub Board have taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of Delaware Law are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Law applies or purports to apply to the Mergers, this Agreement or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. |
(d) | The representations and warranties of Passage set forth in this Section 4.5 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the Original Merger Agreement and this Amended and Restated Agreement, except that with respect to the Original Merger Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the Original Execution Date and with respect to this Amended and Restated Agreement, such representations and warranties shall be made as of the A&R Execution Date. |
Capitalization. |
(a) | The authorized capital stock of Passage consists of (i) 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Passage Common Stock”) and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Passage Preferred Stock”). As of the Capitalization Date, (x) 3,212,810 shares of Passage Common Stock were issued and outstanding and (y) 0 shares of Passage Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. Passage does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. Since the Capitalization Date through the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with the settlement or exercise, as applicable, of Passage Options or Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards outstanding as of the Capitalization Date and included in Section 4.6(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has issued any shares of capital stock or other securities of Passage. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of the Passage Common Stock and Passage has never declared or paid any dividend or other distribution. |
(b) | All of the outstanding shares of Passage Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable and are free of any Encumbrances other than under applicable securities Laws. None of the outstanding shares of Passage Common Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right. None of the outstanding shares of Passage Common Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of Passage. Except as contemplated herein, there is no Passage Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Passage Common Stock. Passage is not under any obligation, nor is Passage bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Passage Common Stock or other securities. Section 4.6(b) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule accurately and completely lists all repurchase rights held by Passage with respect to shares of Passage Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options) and specifies which of those repurchase rights are currently exercisable. |
(c) | Except for the Passage Equity Plans and the Passage Options and Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards granted thereunder, Passage does not have any stock incentive plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity or equity-based compensation for any Person and there were no other equity or equity-based awards outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. As of the Capitalization Date, 59,103 shares of Passage Common Stock were reserved and available for purchase under the Passage ESPP, Passage has reserved 4,571,714 shares of Passage Common Stock for issuance under the Passage Equity Plans, of which 1,530,984 shares have been issued and are outstanding pursuant to the exercise of Passage Options or settlement of Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards, 649,384 shares are subject to outstanding Passage Options, 20,000 shares are subject to outstanding Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards, and 172,080 shares remain available for future grant pursuant to the Passage Equity Plans. Section 4.6(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the Capitalization Date, of each outstanding Passage Option and Passage Restricted Stock Unit Award, including: (i) the name of the holder, (ii) the number of shares of Passage Common Stock subject to such Passage Option and/or Passage Restricted Stock Unit Award, (iii) the exercise price of each Passage Option, (iv) the date of grant, (v) the applicable vesting schedule, including any acceleration provisions and the number of vested and unvested shares, (vi) the expiration date, as applicable, and (vii) whether the Passage Option is intended to be an “incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a non-qualified stock option. Passage has made available to Remix accurate and complete copies of the following (except for such documents that are filed as an exhibit to a |
(d) | Except as set forth on Section 4.6(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Passage, (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of Passage, (iii) stockholder rights plan (or similar plan commonly referred to as a “poison pill”) or Contract under which Passage is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities or (iv) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Passage. |
(e) | All outstanding shares of Passage Common Stock and other securities of Passage have been issued and granted in material compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Law and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. |
SEC Filings; Financial Statements. |
(a) | Passage has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis all forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since June 1, 2024 (the “Passage SEC Documents”). As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), each of the Passage SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be) and as of the time they were filed, none of the Passage SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act and (ii) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) relating to the Passage SEC Documents (collectively, the “Passage Certifications”) are accurate and complete and comply as to form and content with all applicable Laws. As used in this Section 4.7, the term “file” and variations thereof shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC. |
(b) | The financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Passage SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited financial statements are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not reasonably expected to be material in amount) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of Passage as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of Passage for the periods covered thereby. Other than as expressly disclosed in the Passage SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, there has been no material change in Passage’s accounting methods or principles that would be required to be disclosed in Passage’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The books of account and other financial records of Passage and each of its Subsidiaries are true and complete in all material respects. |
(c) | Passage’s auditor has at all times since the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been: (i) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), (ii) to the Knowledge of Passage, “independent” with respect to Passage within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act and (iii) to the Knowledge of Passage, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board thereunder. |
(d) | Except as set forth on Section 4.7(d) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, Passage has not received any comment letter from the SEC or the staff thereof or any correspondence from Nasdaq or the staff thereof relating to the delisting or maintenance of listing of Passage Common Stock on Nasdaq. Passage has not disclosed any unresolved comments in the Passage SEC Documents. |
(e) | There have been no formal internal investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies and practices discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or general counsel of Passage, the Passage Board or any committee thereof, other than ordinary course audits or reviews of accounting policies and practices or internal controls required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
(f) | Except as set forth on Section 4.7(f) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, Passage is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Exchange Act and the applicable listing and governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq. |
(g) | Passage maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance (i) that Passage maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect Passage’s transactions and dispositions of assets, (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (iii) that receipts and expenditures are made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Passage Board and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Passage’s assets that could have a material effect on Passage’s financial statements. Passage has evaluated the effectiveness of Passage’s internal controls over financial reporting and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Passage SEC Document that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or any amendment thereto) its conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation. Passage has disclosed to Passage’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Passage Board (and made available to Remix a summary of the significant aspects of such disclosure) (A) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Passage’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Passage or its Subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting. Except as disclosed in the Passage SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, Passage’s internal controls over financial reporting is effective and Passage has not identified any material weaknesses in the design or operation of Passage’s internal controls over financial reporting. |
(h) | Passage’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that all information (both financial and nonfinancial) required to be disclosed by Passage in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to Passage’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the Passage Certifications and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Passage has carried out evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. |
(i) | Passage has not been and is not currently a “shell company” as defined under Section 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. |
Absence of Changes. Except as set forth on Section 4.8 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, since March 31, 2026, Passage and its Subsidiaries have conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto) and there has not been any (a) Passage Material Adverse |
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability of a type required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for: (a) Liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Passage Balance Sheet, (b) normal and recurring current Liabilities that have been incurred by Passage or its Subsidiaries since the date of the Passage Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which relates to any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of Law), (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries under Passage Contracts, (d) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and the Subscription Agreement and (e) Liabilities described in Section 4.9 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule. |
Title to Assets. Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries owns, and has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all tangible properties or tangible assets and equipment used or held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it, including: (a) all tangible assets reflected on the Passage Balance Sheet and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of Passage as being owned by Passage. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
Real Property; Leasehold. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned any real property, nor is Passage or any of its Subsidiaries party to any agreement to purchase or sell any real property. Passage has made available to Remix (a) an accurate and complete list of all real properties with respect to which Passage directly or indirectly holds a valid leasehold interest as well as any other real estate that is in the possession of or leased by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) copies of all leases under which any such real property is possessed (the “Passage Real Estate Leases”), each of which is in full force and effect, with no existing material default thereunder by Passage or to the Knowledge of Passage, the other party thereto. |
Intellectual Property. |
(a) | Section 4.12(a) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule is an accurate, true and complete listing of all Passage Registered IP (other than domain names), including for each item the record owner (and name of any other Person with an ownership interest in such item of Passage Registered IP, if any, and the nature of such ownership interest), jurisdiction, status, date of registration or application and registration or application number of each item, as applicable. Section 4.12(a) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule also sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a list of all internet domain names in Passage Registered IP or with respect to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries are the registrant and, with respect to each domain name, the record owner of such domain name and if different, the legal and beneficial owner(s) of such domain name and the applicable domain name registrar. |
(b) | Section 4.12(b) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies all Passage Contracts pursuant to which any material Passage IP Rights are licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries (other than to the extent such Passage IP Rights are non-exclusively licensed and are (A) any non-customized software that (1) is licensed solely in executable or object code form pursuant to a nonexclusive license to such software and other Intellectual Property associated with such software and (2) is not incorporated into, or material to the development, manufacturing, or distribution of, any of Passage’s or its Subsidiaries’ products or services, (B) any Intellectual Property licensed on a nonexclusive basis ancillary to the purchase or use of services, equipment, reagents or other materials, (C) any confidential information provided subject to confidentiality obligations, (D) proprietary information and inventions assignment agreements or consulting agreements between Passage or its Subsidiaries and their respective employees or individual independent contractors that are substantially on Passage’s standard form thereof, (E) ancillary to a sale of products or services to customers or (F) incidental to the provision of services from contract manufacturers, suppliers, distributors or other service providers to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries). To the Knowledge of Passage, each Passage Contract listed in Section 4.12(b) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect and constitutes |
(c) | Section 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies each Passage Contract pursuant to which any Person other than Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has been granted any material license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any Passage IP Rights (other than (i) any confidential information provided subject to confidentiality obligations and (ii) any Passage IP Rights to the extent nonexclusively licensed to academic collaborators, suppliers or service providers for the sole purpose of enabling such academic collaborator, supplier or service providers to provide services for Passage’s or its Subsidiaries’ benefit). To the Knowledge of Passage, each Passage Contract listed in Section 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Passage, its Subsidiaries and each other party thereto, and is enforceable against Passage, its Subsidiaries and each other party thereto in accordance with its terms. Neither Passage, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Passage, any other party to any Passage Contract listed in Section 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule has provided or received any written notice or allegation of breach under, or intention to terminate (including by non-renewal), any Passage Contract listed in Section 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule. |
(d) | Except as identified on Section 4.12(d) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by, no Passage Owned IP Rights are subject to, and to the Knowledge of Passage, no Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries are subject to (other than the rights of the applicable licensors), any Contract containing any covenant or other provision that materially limits or restricts the ability of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert, or enforce any Passage Registered IP anywhere in the world. |
(e) | Passage or one of its Subsidiaries exclusively owns all right, title, and interest to and in the Passage Owned IP Rights (other than co-owned rights identified in Section 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule), in each case, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). |
(f) | (i) All documents and instruments necessary to register or apply for or renew registration of Passage Registered IP owned by Passage or one of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Passage, all documents and instruments necessary to register or apply for or renew registration of Passage Registered IP exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, have been validly executed, delivered, and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Governmental Authority. (A) Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has filed all statements of use and paid all renewal and maintenance fees, annuities and other fees with respect to the Passage Registered IP owned by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, and (B) To the Knowledge of Passage, Passage or its Subsidiaries have executed all documents and instruments necessary to register or apply for or renew registration of Passage Registered IP exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, that are due and payable as of the date of this Agreement. |
(g) | Each Person who is or was an employee, contractor or consultant of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries and who is or was involved in the creation, discovery, reduction to practice or development of any material Intellectual Property for Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has signed a valid, enforceable written agreement containing a present assignment of all rights, title and interests in and to such Intellectual Property to Passage or such Subsidiary and confidentiality provisions protecting trade secrets and confidential information of Passage and its Subsidiaries. |
(h) | To the Knowledge of Passage, no current or former member, officer, director, or employee of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable), or interest to or in any Passage Owned IP Rights. To the Knowledge of Passage, no employee of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is (A) bound by or otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for Passage or such Subsidiary or (B) in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person |
(i) | No funding, facilities, or personnel of any Governmental Authority were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Passage Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Passage, any Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, and no educational institution has any right to, or right to royalties for, or to impose any requirement on the manufacture or commercialization of any product incorporating, any Passage Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Passage, any Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage. To the Knowledge of Passage, no Governmental Authority has any right to (including any “step-in” or “march-in” rights with respect to), ownership of, commercialization of, or right to royalties or other payments for any Passage Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Passage, any Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Knowledge of Passage, no invention claimed or covered by any Patent within the Passage Owned IP Rights, or, to the Knowledge of Passage, any Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, (A) was conceived or reduced to practice in connection with any research activities funded, in whole or in part, by the federal government of the United States or any agency thereof, (B) is a “subject invention” as that term is described in 35 U.S.C. Section 201(e), or (C) is otherwise subject to the provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act or any similar Law of any other jurisdiction, including with respect to any Patents that are part of the Passage IP Rights. |
(j) | Passage and each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect, maintain and enforce its rights in all proprietary information that Passage or such Subsidiary holds, or purports to hold, as confidential or a trade secret. To the Knowledge of Passage, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any of its trade secrets or other material confidential or proprietary information that it intended to maintain as confidential information available to any other Person except pursuant to written agreements requiring such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such trade secrets or confidential information. To the Knowledge of Passage, there have been no material security breaches, outages, violations or unauthorized access to any of the proprietary information that Passage or any of its Subsidiaries holds, or purports to hold, as confidential or a trade secret, except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Passage Material Adverse Effect. |
(k) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Passage IP Rights to any other Person. |
(l) | To the Knowledge of Passage, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or failed to take any action that could be reasonably expected to result in the abandonment, invalidity, cancellation, forfeiture, relinquishing, invalidation or unenforceability of any Passage Registered IP (including with respect to any Trademark, a failure to exercise adequate quality controls or an assignment in gross without the accompanying goodwill), other than in the Ordinary Course of Business by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries for Patent or Trademark prosecution. To the Knowledge of Passage, each item of Passage Registered IP has been duly maintained and is not expired, abandoned or cancelled. To the Knowledge of Passage, each of the Patents included in the Passage Registered IP accurately identifies each and every inventor of the claims thereof as determined in accordance with the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such Patent is issued or pending. To the Knowledge of Passage, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in patent or copyright misuse or any fraud or inequitable conduct in connection with any Passage Registered IP. Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries and their respective counsel have complied with their duties of candor and disclosure and have made no material misrepresentations in the filings submitted to the applicable Governmental Authorities with respect to any of the Passage Registered IP. |
(m) | To the Knowledge of Passage, the Passage IP Rights constitute all Intellectual Property necessary for Passage or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted; provided, however, that the foregoing representation is not a representation with respect to non-infringement of Intellectual Property. |
(n) | Passage has delivered, or made available to Remix, a complete and accurate copy of all material Passage IP Rights Agreements. |
(o) | To the Knowledge of Passage, the manufacture, marketing, offering for sale, sale, importation, use or intended use or other disposal of any product under development by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries does not violate, and, since June 1, 2023, has not violated, any license or agreement between Passage or its Subsidiaries and any third party in any material respect, and, to the Knowledge of Passage, does not violate, infringe or misappropriate, and, since June 1, 2023, has not violated, infringed or misappropriated, any valid and issued Patent or other Intellectual Property of any other Person. To the Knowledge of Passage, no third party is breaching, violating, infringing or misappropriating or, since June 1, 2023, has violated, infringed or misappropriated, any Passage Owned IP Rights, or otherwise is breaching or, since June 1, 2023, has breached any material Passage IP Rights Agreement. |
(p) | As of the date of this Agreement, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Legal Proceeding (including, but not limited to, opposition, interference or other proceeding in any patent or other government office) contesting the validity, ownership or right to use, sell, offer for sale, license or dispose of any Passage Registered IP. None of the Passage Owned IP Rights, and to the Knowledge of Passage, the Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, have been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, and all Passage Owned IP Rights, and to the Knowledge of Passage, all Passage Licensed IP Rights that are exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, are in full force and effect. No Patents within the Passage Registered IP owned by Passage, or to the Knowledge of Passage, no Patents within the Passage Registered IP exclusively licensed to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, have been subject to any interference, derivation, reexamination (including ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, or post grant review), reissue, cancellation, opposition, claim, allegation or other action, including any proceeding in which the scope, validity, inventorship, ownership or enforceability of any such Patent is being or has been contested or challenged. Since June 1, 2023, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any written notice asserting that any Passage Registered IP or the proposed use, sale, offer for sale, license or disposition of products, methods, or processes claimed or covered thereunder infringes or misappropriates or violates the rights of any other Person or that Passage or any of its Subsidiaries have otherwise infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of any Person. |
(q) | To the Knowledge of Passage, no registered trademark or trade name owned, used, or applied for by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries conflicts or interferes with any registered trademark or trade name owned, used, or applied for by any other Person except as would not have a Passage Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Passage, none of the goodwill associated with or inherent in any registered trademark in which Passage or its Subsidiaries has or purports to have an ownership interest has been impaired as determined by Passage in accordance with GAAP. |
(r) | Except (i) as would not have a Passage Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as contained in license, distribution or service agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, to the Knowledge of Passage, (A) neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by any Contract to indemnify, defend, hold harmless, or reimburse any other Person with respect to any Intellectual Property infringement, misappropriation, or similar claim which is material to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (B) neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever assumed, or agreed to discharge or otherwise take responsibility for, any existing or potential liability of another Person for infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any Intellectual Property right, which assumption, agreement or responsibility remains in force as of the date of this Agreement. |
(s) | To the Knowledge of Passage, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Contract that, as a result of such execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, will (i) cause the grant, assignment or transfer to any other third party of any license or other right to or in any Passage Registered IP, (ii) result in a breach of, default under, termination of, or acceleration or modification of such Contract with respect to any Passage Registered IP, (iii) alter, encumber, impair or extinguish, or result in any Encumbrance with respect to the right of Passage or the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to use, sell or license or enforce any Passage Registered IP or portion thereof or (iv) result in Passage or any of its Subsidiaries being bound by or subject to any exclusivity obligations, non-compete or other restrictions on the operation or scope of their respective businesses, or to any obligation to grant any rights in or to any Passage Registered IP, except, in each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), for the occurrence of any such grant or impairment that would not individually or in the aggregate, result in a Passage Material Adverse Effect. |
(t) | Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Remix acknowledges and agrees that the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.12 are the only representations or warranties made by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Intellectual Property, and no other provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted as containing any representation or warranty with respect thereto. |
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. |
(a) | Other than Excepted Contracts, Section 4.13 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule lists the following Passage Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement other than the Subscription Agreement (each, a “Passage Material Contract” and collectively, the “Passage Material Contracts”): |
(i) | each Passage Contract that is a collective bargaining agreement or other agreement or arrangement with any labor union, works council or labor organization; |
(ii) | each Passage Contract for the employment or engagement of any individual on an employee, consulting or other basis that provides for annual base compensation in excess of $250,000; |
(iii) | each Passage Contract with any Passage Associate that provides for retention, change in control, transaction or other similar payments or benefits, whether or not payable as a result of the Contemplated Transactions; |
(iv) | each Passage Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(v) | each Passage Contract containing (A) any covenant limiting the freedom of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, or limiting the development, manufacture, or distribution of Passage’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ products or services, (B) any most-favored pricing arrangement, (C) any exclusivity provision or (D) any non-solicitation provision (excluding such provisions to the extent they provide for non-solicitation of employees, consultants or individual independent contractors); |
(vi) | each Passage Contract (A) pursuant to which any Person granted Passage or any of its Subsidiaries an exclusive license to any Intellectual Property, or (B) pursuant to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries granted any Person an exclusive license to any Passage IP Rights or (C) that is or should be listed in Section 4.12(b) or 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule; |
(vii) | each Passage Contract relating to capital expenditures and requiring payments after the date of this Agreement in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate pursuant to its express terms and not cancelable without penalty; |
(viii) | each Passage Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity, in each case, involving payments in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate after the date of this Agreement; |
(ix) | each Passage Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any assets of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries; |
(x) | each Passage Contract that is: (A) a distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions), (B) an agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries requiring payment by or to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement in excess of $250,000 pursuant to its express terms, (C) a dealer, distributor, joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by Passage or such Subsidiary or (D) a Contract containing a license under any patent, trademark registration, service mark registration, trade name or copyright registration to or from any third party to manufacture or |
(xi) | each Passage Contract with any Person, including any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, providing advisory services to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; |
(xii) | each Passage Contract to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their assets and properties is currently bound, which involves annual obligations of payment by, or annual payments to, Passage or such Subsidiary in excess of $250,000; |
(xiii) | a Passage Real Estate Lease; |
(xiv) | a Contract disclosed in or required to be disclosed in Section 4.12(b) or Section 4.12(c) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule; or |
(xv) | any other Passage Contract that is not terminable at will (with no penalty or payment) by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, and (A) which involves payment or receipt by Passage or such Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement under any such agreement, contract or commitment of more than $250,000 in the aggregate, or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate or (B) that is material to the business or operations of Passage and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. |
(b) | Passage has delivered or made available to Remix accurate and complete copies of all Passage Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. There are no Passage Material Contracts that are not in written form. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has, nor, to the Knowledge of Passage, as of the date of this Agreement, has any other party to a Passage Material Contract, breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any such Passage Material Contract in such manner as would permit any party to cancel or terminate any such Passage Material Contract, or would permit any party to seek material damages thereunder. As to Passage and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, each Passage Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. No Person is renegotiating, or has a right pursuant to the terms of any Passage Material Contract to change, any material amount paid or payable to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries under any Passage Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Passage Material Contract. |
Compliance; Permits; Restrictions. |
(a) | Passage and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since June 1, 2023 has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws. No investigation, claim, suit, proceeding, audit, Order, or other action by any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the Knowledge of Passage, threatened against Passage or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no agreement or Order binding upon Passage or any of its Subsidiaries which (i) could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of material property by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (ii) is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on Passage’s ability to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation under this Agreement or (iii) is reasonably likely to have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the Contemplated Transactions. |
(b) | Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries holds all required Governmental Authorizations that are material to the operation of the business of Passage and the Merger Subs as currently conducted (collectively, the “Passage Permits”). Section 4.14(b) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule identifies each Passage Permit. Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the terms of such Passage Permits. No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Passage, threatened, which seeks to revoke, substantially limit, suspend, or materially modify any Passage Permit. |
(c) | There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Passage, threatened in writing with respect to an alleged material violation by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries of the FDCA or any other similar Law promulgated by a Drug Regulatory Agency. |
(d) | Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries holds all required material Governmental Authorizations issuable by any Drug Regulatory Agency necessary for the conduct of the business of Passage and the Merger Subs as currently conducted, and, as applicable, the research, development, testing, manufacturing, packaging, processing, storage, labeling, sale, marketing, advertising, distribution and importation or exportation, in each case as currently conducted, of any of its product candidates (the “Passage Product Candidates”) (collectively, the “Passage Regulatory Permits”) and, since June 1, 2023, no such Passage Regulatory Permit has been (i) revoked, withdrawn, suspended, cancelled or terminated or (ii) modified in any material, adverse manner. Since June 1, 2023, Passage has maintained and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such Passage Regulatory Permits and neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has, since June 1, 2023, received any written notice or other written communication from any Drug Regulatory Agency regarding (A) any material violation of or failure to comply materially with any term or requirement of any Passage Regulatory Permit or (B) any revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or material modification of any Passage Regulatory Permit. |
(e) | Except as set forth in Section 4.14(e) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, all clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, Passage or its Subsidiaries, in which Passage or its Subsidiaries or their respective product candidates, including the Passage Product Candidates, have participated (collectively, “Passage Studies”), were and, if still pending, are being conducted in compliance in all material respects with any applicable regulations of the Drug Regulatory Agencies and other applicable Law to which such Passage Studies are or were subject, including, without limitation, 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58 and 312. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notices, correspondence, or other communications from any Drug Regulatory Agency requiring, or, to the Knowledge of Passage, any action to place a clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminate, delay, or suspend any such Passage Studies, other than ordinary course communications regarding the design and implementation of such Passage Studies. |
(f) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of Passage, any contract manufacturer with respect to any Passage Product Candidate, is the subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of Passage, threatened investigation in respect of its business or products by the FDA pursuant to the Application Integrity Policy or any other similar Law. To the Knowledge of Passage, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any contract manufacturer with respect to any Passage Product Candidate has committed any acts, made any statement, or failed to make any statement, in each case in respect of Passage’s business or products that would violate the Application Integrity Policy or any other similar Law. Since June 1, 2023, none of Passage, any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of Passage, any of their respective officers, employees, agents or contract manufacturers with respect to any Passage Product Candidate has been convicted of any crime that could result in a debarment or exclusion under (i) 21 U.S.C. Section 335a, (ii) 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7, or (iii) any other applicable Law. To the Knowledge of Passage, no debarment or exclusionary claims, actions, proceedings or investigations in respect of their business or products are pending or threatened against Passage, any of its Subsidiaries, any contract manufacturer with respect to any Passage Product Candidate, or any of its respective officers, employees or agents. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has any reporting obligations under any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring agreements, deferred or non-prosecution agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or similar agreements with or imposed by any Governmental Authority. |
(g) | All manufacturing operations conducted by, or to the Knowledge of Passage, for the benefit of, Passage or its Subsidiaries in connection with any Passage Product Candidate, since June 1, 2023, have been and are being conducted in compliance in all material respects with applicable Laws, including the FDCA, and to the extent applicable, the respective counterparts thereof promulgated by Governmental Authorities in countries outside the United States. |
(h) | None of Passage, its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Passage, any manufacturing site of a contract manufacturer, in each case with respect to such parties’ or such site’s activities conducted with respect to any Passage Product Candidate, (i) is subject to a Drug Regulatory Agency shutdown or import or export prohibition or (ii) has since June 1, 2023, received any unresolved Form FDA 483, notice of violation, |
Legal Proceedings; Orders. |
(a) | Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding and, to the Knowledge of Passage, no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or any Passage Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or any of the material assets owned or used by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Contemplated Transactions. |
(b) | There is no Order to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the material assets owned or used by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. To the Knowledge of Passage, no officer or other Key Employee of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or to any material assets owned or used by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries. |
Tax Matters. |
(a) | Each of Passage and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all income Tax Returns and all other material Tax Returns that were required to be filed by or with respect to it under applicable Law. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in substantial compliance with all applicable Law. Subject to exceptions as would not be material, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Passage or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a particular type of Tax Return that Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction that would require the filing of such a Tax Return. |
(b) | All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by Passage and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid. The unpaid Taxes of Passage and each of its Subsidiaries for periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the date of the Passage Balance Sheet do not materially exceed the accruals for current Taxes set forth on the Passage Balance Sheet. |
(c) | Each of Passage and each of its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party. |
(d) | There are no Encumbrances for material Taxes (other than Encumbrances described in clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”) upon any of the assets of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries. |
(e) | No deficiencies for a material amount of Taxes with respect to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Authority in writing that have not been timely paid in full. There are no pending (or, based on written notice, threatened) material audits, assessments, examinations or other actions for or relating to any Liability in respect of Taxes of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of material Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a material Tax assessment or deficiency. |
(f) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. |
(g) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any material Tax allocation, Tax sharing or similar agreement (including indemnity arrangements), other than Ordinary Course Agreements. |
(h) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which is Passage). Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Passage and the Merger Subs) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, or by Contract (other than an Ordinary Course Agreement). |
(i) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. |
(j) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or other office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized. |
(k) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code or Section 361 of the Code. |
(l) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction identified as a “listed transaction” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2). |
(m) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income or gain in, or exclude any material item of deduction or loss from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in, or use of improper, method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount, advance payments or deferred revenue received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss amount described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law); or (vi) application of Section 367(d) of the Code to any transfer of intangible property on or prior to the Closing Date. Passage has not made any election under Section 965(h) of the Code. |
(n) | Section 4.16(n) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule sets forth the entity classification of Passage and each of its Subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has made an election or taken any other action to change its federal and state income tax classification from such existing classification. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, Merger Sub II is, and has been since formation, properly treated as an entity disregarded as separate from Passage. |
(o) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or knowingly failed to take any action, nor to the Knowledge of Passage, are there any facts or circumstances, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. |
Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans. |
(a) | Section 4.17(a) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Passage employees as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth for each employee: job title; classification as exempt or non-exempt for wage and hour purposes; annual base salary, hourly rate or other rates of compensation; bonus potential; full-time or part-time status; date of hire; business location; status (i.e., active or inactive and if inactive, the type of leave and estimated duration); and any visa or work permit status and the date of expiration, if applicable. |
(b) | Section 4.17(b) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of all of the independent contractors, consultants, temporary employees, leased employees or other agents employed or used by Passage and classified by Passage as other than employees, or compensated other than through wages paid by Passage through Passage’s payroll department (“Passage Contingent Workers”), showing for each Passage Contingent Worker such individual’s engagement date, role in the business, work location, and fee or compensation arrangements. |
(c) | Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by the terms of, or has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union, works council or labor organization representing any Passage Associate, and there are no labor unions, works council or labor organizations representing or, to the Knowledge of Passage, purporting to represent or seeking to represent any Passage Associates, including through the filing of a petition for representation election. |
(d) | Section 4.17(d) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule lists all material Passage Employee Plans. |
(e) | As applicable with respect to each material Passage Employee Plan, Passage has made available to Remix, |
(f) | Each Passage Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or may rely on a favorable opinion letter with respect to such qualified status from the IRS to the effect that such plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trust is exempt from federal income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code. To the Knowledge of Passage, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of the qualified status of any such Passage Employee Plan or the Tax exempt status of any related trust. |
(g) | Each Passage Employee Plan has been established, maintained and operated in compliance, in all material respects, with its terms and all applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the Code and ERISA. No Legal Proceeding (other than those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the Knowledge of Passage, threatened with respect to any Passage Employee Plan. All material payments and/or contributions required to have been made with respect to all Passage Employee Plans have been made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Passage Employee Plan and applicable Law in all material respects and neither Passage nor any Passage ERISA Affiliate has any material Liability for any such unpaid contributions with respect to any Passage Employee Plan. |
(h) | Neither Passage, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to, is required to contribute to or has any Liability with respect to (i) any “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is or was subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) any Multiple Employer Plan, or (iv) any Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement. |
(i) | No Passage Employee Plan provides for medical or other welfare benefits to any service provider beyond termination of service or retirement, other than (i) pursuant to COBRA or an analogous state law requirement (the full cost of which is borne by such Person or such Person’s dependents or beneficiaries) or (ii) continuation coverage through the end of the month in which such termination or retirement occurs. |
(j) | No Passage Employee Plan is subject to any law of a foreign jurisdiction outside of the United States. |
(k) | Each Passage Employee Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has complied in all material respects with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and no compensation has been or would reasonably be expected to be includable in the gross income of any Passage Associate as a result of the operation of Section 409A of the Code. |
(l) | Passage and its Subsidiaries are, and since June 1, 2023 have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including terms and conditions of employment, worker classification, tax withholding, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, prohibited discrimination, harassment, equal employment, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, work authorization and immigration status, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages), pay equity, affirmative action, restrictive covenants, compensation, and hours of work. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Passage, threatened against Passage or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any labor or employment matters or any Passage Associate. Passage is not a party to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other agreement or Order with any federal, state, or local agency or Governmental Authority with respect to employment practices. |
(m) | Since June 1, 2023, (i) Passage has not taken any action which would constitute a “plant closing”, “collective dismissal”, “group dismissal”, “group termination”, “mass termination”, or “mass layoff” within the |
(n) | Since June 1, 2023, there has never been, nor to the Knowledge of Passage has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, union, organizing activity, question concerning representation or any similar activity or dispute, affecting Passage or its Subsidiaries. No event has occurred within the past six (6) months, and, to the Knowledge of Passage, no condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or provide a basis for the commencement of any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, job action, union organizing activity, question concerning representation or any similar activity or dispute. |
(o) | There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound to make any payment or compensate any Passage Associate for Taxes incurred pursuant to the Code, including, but not limited to, Section 4999 or Section 409A of the Code. |
(p) | Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the shareholder approval of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or in conjunction with any other event, including without limitation, a termination of employment) will result in any (i) payment (including severance, forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise) or benefit becoming due to a Passage Associate, (ii) increase in any benefits or the compensation payable under any Passage Employee Plan, (iii) acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any such compensation or benefits or any loan forgiveness, (iv) restriction on the right of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or, after the consummation of Contemplated Transactions, the Surviving Corporation, to merge, amend, terminate or transfer any Passage Employee Plan, or (v) “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code). |
Environmental Matters. Since June 1, 2023, Passage and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by Passage of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Passage Material Adverse Effect. Neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has received since June 1, 2023, any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Knowledge of Passage, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with Passage’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance with any Environmental Law in the future, except where such failure to comply would not have a Passage Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Passage: (a) no current or prior owner of any property leased or controlled by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries has received since June 1, 2023, any written notice or other communication relating to property owned or leased at any time by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that such current or prior owner or Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with or violated any Environmental Law relating to such property and (b) neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material Liability under any Environmental Law. |
Insurance. Passage has made available to Remix accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of Passage and its Subsidiaries (including the Merger Subs). Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and Passage and its Subsidiaries (including the Merger Subs) are in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since June 1, 2023, neither Passage nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy or (b) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy. Each of Passage and its Subsidiaries (including the Merger Subs) has provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of |
Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Passage SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since the date of Passage’s last proxy statement filed in 2026 with the SEC, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Passage pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. |
No Financial Advisors. Except as set forth on Section 4.21 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Passage. |
Valid Issuance; No Bad Actor. The Passage Common Stock to be issued in the First Merger (including any Passage Common Stock issuable upon conversion of pre-funded warrants to be issued in the First Merger) will, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. To the Knowledge of Passage, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, no “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(l)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualifying Event”) is applicable to Passage or, to Passage’s Knowledge, any Passage Covered Person, except for a Disqualifying Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii-iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable. |
Privacy and Data Security. |
(a) | Passage and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable Privacy Laws and the applicable terms of any Passage Contracts relating to privacy, security, collection or use of Personal Information of any individuals (including clinical trial participants, patients, patient family members, caregivers or advocates, physicians and other health care professionals, clinical trial investigators, researchers, pharmacists) that interact with Passage or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of Passage’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, except for such noncompliance as has not had, and would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Passage Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Passage, Passage has implemented and maintains reasonable written policies and procedures, satisfying the requirements of applicable Privacy Laws and Passage Contracts, concerning the privacy, security, collection and use of Personal Information (“Passage Privacy Policies”) and has complied with the same, except for such noncompliance as has not to the Knowledge of Passage had, and would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Passage Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Passage, as of the date hereof, no claims have been asserted or threatened against Passage by any Person alleging a violation of Privacy Laws, Passage Privacy Policies and/or the applicable terms of any Passage Contracts relating to privacy, security, collection or use of Personal Information of any individuals and Passage has not received written notice of any of the same. To the Knowledge of Passage, there have been no data security incidents, personal data breaches or other adverse events or incidents related to Personal Information or Passage data in the custody or control of Passage or any service provider acting on behalf of Passage, in each case where such incident, breach or event would result in a notification obligation to any Person under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of any Passage Contract. |
(b) | The information technology assets and equipment of Passage and its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Passage IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of Passage and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, and to the Knowledge of Passage, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. Passage and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect Personal Information processed by or on behalf of Passage and its Subsidiaries, any other material confidential information and the integrity and security of Passage IT Systems used in connection with their businesses, and during the past three years, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to the same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or Liability or the duty to notify any other Person. |
No Other Representations or Warranties. Passage hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Remix nor any of its Subsidiaries |
Conduct of Remix’s Business. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Initial Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII (the “Pre-Closing Period”), except as set forth on Section 5.1 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law, as otherwise provided by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions or with Passage’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Remix shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and to preserve intact the present business organizations and goodwill of the business and the present relationships of the business with material customers and suppliers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law, as otherwise specifically provided by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions or with Passage’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Remix shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to: |
(a) | sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material assets of Remix, or in either case, any interests therein, except (i) pursuant to existing Contracts, (ii) for sales or licensing of products to customers or (iii) otherwise in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(b) | take any action with respect to any equity interests of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, including any issuance, sale, transfer, redemption, repurchase, recapitalization, adjustment, split, combination, reclassification, dividend, distribution or any other action in respect thereof; |
(c) | create, incur, assume, guarantee or repay (other than any mandatory repayments) any indebtedness; |
(d) | issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any Encumbrance or dispose of any Remix Capital Stock or the securities of any Subsidiary of Remix; |
(e) | create or otherwise incur any Encumbrance on any material asset of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Encumbrances; |
(f) | make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person other than Remix; |
(g) | adversely amend or otherwise adversely modify in any material respect or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any Contract listed in Section 3.13 of the Remix Disclosure Schedule, other than any amendment or modification entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and containing terms not materially less favorable to Remix or any of its Subsidiaries than the terms of such Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement; |
(h) | enter into any Contract that would be required to be disclosed in Section 3.13(a) of the Remix Disclosure Schedule if such Contract were in effect as of the date of this Agreement, other than any such Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(i) | except as required by any Remix Employee Plan, (i) increase any salary, wage or other compensation or benefit to, or enter into or amend any employment, retention, change-in-control, termination or severance agreement with, any Remix Associate, other than annual increases in base compensation in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to employees whose annual base compensation is less than $500,000 and |
(j) | adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or Contract with any labor union, works council or labor organization; |
(k) | settle any material Legal Proceeding involving Remix or any of its Subsidiaries or relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in either case, for more than $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate; |
(l) | make or change any material Tax election or Tax accounting method, change any annual Tax accounting period, amend any material Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to material Taxes or settle any Tax claim with respect to material Taxes; |
(m) | take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment; |
(n) | make any material change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting practice of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries, except for any such change required by reason of a change in GAAP or other applicable financial accounting standards; |
(o) | other than in connection with actions contemplated by this Agreement, adopt, approve, consent to or propose any change in the Organizational Documents of Remix or any of its Subsidiaries; or |
(p) | agree or commit to do any of the foregoing. |
Conduct of Passage’s Business. During the Pre-Closing Period, except as set forth on Section 5.2 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law, as otherwise provided by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions or with Remix’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Passage shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and to preserve intact the present business organizations and goodwill of the business and the present relationships of the business with material customers and suppliers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, except as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law, as otherwise specifically provided by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions or with Remix’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Passage shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to: |
(a) | sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material assets of Passage, or in either case, any interests therein, except (i) pursuant to existing Contracts, (ii) for sales or licensing of products to customers or (iii) otherwise in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(b) | except for the issuance of securities under this Agreement, take any action with respect to any equity interests of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, including any issuance, sale, transfer, redemption, repurchase, recapitalization, adjustment, split, combination, reclassification, dividend, distribution or any other action in respect thereof; |
(c) | create, incur, assume, guarantee or repay (other than any mandatory repayments) any indebtedness; |
(d) | issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any Encumbrance or dispose of any Passage Common Stock or the securities of any Subsidiary of Passage; |
(e) | create or otherwise incur any Encumbrance on any material asset of Passage, other than Permitted Encumbrances; |
(f) | make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person other than Passage; |
(g) | adversely amend or otherwise adversely modify in any material respect or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any Contract listed in Section 4.13 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule, other than any amendment or modification entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and containing terms, not materially less favorable to Passage or any of its Subsidiaries than the terms of such Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement; |
(h) | enter into any Contract that would be required to be disclosed in Section 4.13 of the Passage Disclosure Schedule if such Contract were in effect as of the date of this Agreement, other than any such Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; |
(i) | except as required by any Passage Employee Plan, (i) increase any salary, wage or other compensation or benefit to, or enter into or amend any employment, retention, change-in-control, termination or severance agreement with, any Passage Associate, (ii) grant or pay any bonuses to any Passage Associate, (iii) establish, enter into or adopt any new Passage Employee Plan or any plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement that would be a material Passage Employee Plan if it was in effect on the date hereof or amend or modify, in a manner that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially increase costs, obligations or liabilities for Passage and its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation, any existing Passage Employee Plan or accelerate the vesting of any compensation (including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, phantom units, warrants, other shares of capital stock or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock or equity-based awards) for the benefit of any Passage Associate, (iv) grant to any Passage Associate any right to receive, or pay to any Passage Associate, any severance, change in control, transaction, retention, termination or similar compensation or benefits or increases therein, (v) take any action to accelerate any payment or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, payable or to be provided to any Passage Associate, (vi) grant any new long-term incentive or equity-based awards, or amend or modify the terms of any such outstanding awards under any Passage Employee Plan or (vii) hire, terminate (other than for cause), promote or change the employment status or title of any Passage Associate other than terminations of any Passage Associate who is not an officer of Passage; |
(j) | adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or Contract with any labor union, works council or labor organization; |
(k) | settle any material Legal Proceeding involving Passage or relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; |
(l) | make or change any material Tax election or Tax accounting method, change any annual Tax accounting period, amend any material Tax Return; enter into any closing agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to material Taxes or settle any Tax claim with respect to material Taxes; |
(m) | take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment; |
(n) | make any material change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting practice of Passage, except for any such change required by reason of a change in GAAP or other applicable financial accounting standards; |
(o) | other than in connection with actions contemplated by this Agreement, adopt, approve, consent to or propose any change in the Organizational Documents of Passage; or |
(p) | agree or commit to do any of the foregoing. |
Access and Investigation. |
(a) | Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, which the Parties agree will continue in full force following the date of this Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period, upon reasonable notice, Passage, on the one hand, and Remix, on the other hand, shall and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Party’s Representatives to: (i) provide the other Party and such other Party’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to such Party’s Representatives, personnel, property and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide the other Party and such other Party’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, product data, and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding such Party and its Subsidiaries as the other Party may reasonably request, (iii) permit the other Party’s officers and other employees to meet, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with the chief financial officer and other officers and managers of such Party responsible for such Party’s financial statements and the internal controls of such Party to discuss such matters as the other Party may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate, in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), solely for the purpose of consummating the Contemplated Transactions, and (iv) provide the other Party with copies of any material notice, report or other document filed with or sent to or received from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions. Any investigation conducted by either Passage or Remix pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the other Party. |
(b) | Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in this Section 5.3, no access or examination contemplated by this Section 5.3 shall be permitted to the extent that it would (i) require any Party or its Subsidiaries to waive the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product privilege, (ii) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of any Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) result in the disclosure of any documents or information reasonably pertinent to any adverse Legal Proceeding between Remix or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Passage or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, or (iv) violate any applicable Law or the terms or conditions of any Remix Contract or Passage Contract (the exceptions set forth in clauses (i)-(iv), collectively, the “Access Exceptions”); provided that such Party or its Subsidiary (A) shall be entitled to withhold only such information that may not be provided without causing such violation, disclosure or waiver, (B) shall provide to the other Party all related information that may be provided without causing such violation, disclosure or waiver (including, to the extent permitted, redacted versions of any such information) and (C) shall enter into such effective and appropriate joint-defense agreements or other protective arrangements as may be reasonably requested by the other Party in order that all such information may be provided to the other Party without causing such violation, disclosure or waiver (the requirements set forth in clauses (A)-(C), collectively, the “Access Exception Efforts”). |
No Solicitation. |
(a) | Each of Passage and Remix agrees that, during the Pre-Closing Period, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall it or any of its Subsidiaries authorize or permit any of its Representatives to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that could |
(b) | Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 5.4(a) and subject to compliance with Section 5.4(a), prior to the approval of this Agreement by Passage’s stockholders (i.e., the Required Passage Stockholder Vote), Passage may furnish non-public information regarding Passage and its Subsidiaries to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, any Person in response to a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal of Passage which the Passage Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Passage’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Offer (and is not withdrawn) if: (A) neither Passage nor any Representative of Passage shall have breached Section 5.4(a) in any material respect, (B) the Passage Board concludes in good faith based on the advice of outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Passage Board under applicable Law, (C) Passage gives Remix prior written notice of Passage’s intention to furnish non-public information to, or enter into discussions with, such Person, (D) Passage receives from such Person an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement and (E) substantially concurrently with furnishing any such non-public information to such Person, Passage furnishes such non-public information to Remix (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by Passage to Remix). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Passage acknowledges and agrees that, in the event any Representative of Passage takes any action in its capacity as a Representative of Passage that, if taken by Passage, would constitute a breach of Section 5.4(a) by Passage, the taking of such action by such Representative shall be deemed to constitute a breach of Section 5.4(a) by Passage for purposes of this Agreement. |
(c) | Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 5.4(a) and subject to compliance with Section 5.4(a), prior to the approval of this Agreement by Remix’s stockholders (i.e., the Required Remix Stockholder Vote), Remix may furnish non-public information regarding Remix and its Subsidiaries to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, any Person in response to a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal of Remix which the Remix Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Remix’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Offer (and is not withdrawn) if: (A) neither Remix nor any Representative of Remix shall have breached Section 5.4(a) in any material respect, (B) the Remix Board concludes in good faith based on the advice of outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Remix Board under applicable Law, (C) Remix gives Passage prior written notice of Remix’s intention to furnish non-public information to, or enter into discussions with, such Person, (D) Remix receives from such Person an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement and (E) substantially concurrently with furnishing any such non-public information to such Person, Remix furnishes such non-public information to Passage (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by Remix to Passage). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Remix acknowledges and agrees that, in the event any Representative of Remix takes any action in its capacity as a Representative of Remix that, if taken by Remix, would constitute a breach of Section 5.4(a) by Remix, the taking of such action by such Representative shall be deemed to constitute a breach of Section 5.4(a) by Remix for purposes of this Agreement. |
(d) | If any Party or any Representative of such Party receives an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry at any time during the Pre-Closing Period, then such Party shall promptly (and in no event later than one Business Day after such Party becomes aware of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry) advise the other Party orally and in writing of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including the identity of the Person making or submitting such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, and provide a copy of |
(e) | Each Party shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions, negotiations and communications with any Person that relate to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry as of the date of this Agreement and request the destruction or return of any non-public information provided to such Person. |
Notification of Certain Matters. During the Pre-Closing Period, each of Remix, on the one hand, and Passage, on the other hand, shall promptly notify the other (and, if in writing, furnish copies of) if any of the following occurs: (i) any notice or other communication is received from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) any Legal Proceeding against or involving or otherwise affecting such Party or its Subsidiaries is commenced, or, to the Knowledge of such Party, threatened against such Party or, to the Knowledge of such Party, any director, officer or Key Employee of such Party, (iii) such Party becomes aware of any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by such Party in this Agreement or (iv) the failure of such Party to comply with any covenant or obligation of such Party; in each case that could reasonably be expected to make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Article VI impossible or materially less likely. No such notice shall be deemed to supplement or amend the Remix Disclosure Schedule or the Passage Disclosure Schedule for the purpose of (A) determining the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties made by Remix or Passage in this Agreement or (B) determining whether any condition set forth in Article VI has been satisfied. Any failure by either Party to provide notice pursuant to this Section 5.5 shall not be deemed to be a breach for purposes of Section 6.2(b) or 6.3(b), as applicable, unless such failure to provide such notice was knowing and intentional. |
Legacy Asset Disposition |
(a) | Prior to the Closing Date, Passage shall be entitled, but under no obligation, to sell, transfer, license, assign or otherwise divest any or all of the assets and rights primarily relating to Passage’s full AAV particle purification method or other inventions generated by Passage Bio in connection with its PBFT02 clinical studies (the “Legacy Assets”) in a transaction or series of transactions (the “Legacy Asset Disposition”); provided that Passage (i) keeps Remix reasonably informed with respect to the status and terms of any potential Legacy Asset Disposition, (ii) does not provide any non-public information of Passage to any third parties unless such third party has executed an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, (iii) furnishes such non-public information to be provided such third party to Remix (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by Passage to Remix) substantially concurrently with furnishing any such non-public information to such third party, (iv) provides Remix with a copy of any definitive agreement providing for a Legacy Asset Disposition at least five Business Days prior to entry into such agreement and (v) as promptly as practicable after the consummation of any Legacy Asset Disposition, notifies Remix of any such consummation. Passage may not enter into any agreement with respect to the Legacy Asset Disposition that would result in a continuing obligation or liability to Passage, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates without the prior written consent of Remix (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Each Party acknowledges that Passage may, in contemplation of the Legacy Asset Disposition, (A) establish one or more Subsidiaries to hold the Legacy Assets, (B) transfer to any such Subsidiary any or all of the Legacy Assets and the liabilities and obligations related thereto and (C) take such other steps that are reasonably necessary to prepare for the Legacy Asset Disposition. If Passage transfers the Legacy Assets to one or more Subsidiaries, the terms of this Section 5.6(a) shall apply to such Subsidiaries in addition to Passage. Each Party further acknowledges that Passage may not be successful in completing, or may determine not to proceed, with the Legacy Asset Disposition. |
(b) | For the avoidance of doubt, any sale, transfer, license, assignment or other divestiture of Legacy Assets on or after the Closing Date shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the CVR Agreement. |
Registration Statement; Proxy Statement |
(a) | As promptly as practicable (but in any event, no later than twenty (20) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, (i) Passage, in cooperation with Remix, shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement |
(b) | Passage covenants and agrees that the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Remix covenants and agrees that the information supplied by or on behalf of Remix and its Subsidiaries to Passage for inclusion in the Registration Statement (including the Remix Audited Financial Statements) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Passage makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Registration Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith) based on information provided by Remix or its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for inclusion therein. Remix and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments on the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any amendment to the Registration Statement pertaining to a Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC. |
(c) | Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Passage’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. If Passage, any Merger Sub or Remix become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, as the case may be, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Passage stockholders. |
(d) | Remix shall reasonably cooperate with Passage and provide, and cause its Representatives to provide, Passage and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding Remix and its Subsidiaries that is required by Law to be included in the Registration Statement or reasonably requested by Passage to be included in the Registration Statement. Remix will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Remix’s independent accounting firm to deliver any consent that Passage is required to file with the SEC with respect to the inclusion of the independent accounting firm’s opinion on the audited financial statements of Remix in any filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. |
Remix Stockholder Written Consent. |
(a) | Promptly after the Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, and in any event no later than two (2) Business Days thereafter, Remix shall prepare, with the cooperation of Passage, and cause to be distributed to its stockholders the Remix Stockholder Written Consent, which shall include a copy of the Proxy Statement and a statement to the effect that the Remix Board recommended that Remix’s |
(b) | Promptly following receipt of the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, Remix shall prepare and mail a notice to every stockholder of Remix that did not execute the Remix Stockholder Written Consent, which shall include a copy of the Proxy Statement (the “Information Statement”). The Information Statement shall (i) provide the stockholders of Remix to whom it is sent with notice of the actions taken in the Remix Stockholder Written Consent, including the adoption and approval of this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Contemplated Transactions in accordance with Section 228(e) of Delaware Law and Remix’s Organizational Documents and (ii) contain the notice of availability of appraisal rights and related disclosure required by Section 262 of Delaware Law. |
(c) | Remix agrees that, subject to Section 5.8(d): (i) the Remix Board shall recommend that the holders of Remix Capital Stock vote to adopt and approve this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the Mergers, the Remix Preferred Stock Conversion, and the Remix Charter Amendment, as required under Delaware Law and Remix’s Organizational Documents (the “Remix Stockholder Matters”) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit such approval within the timeframe set forth in Section 5.8(a), (ii) the Remix Stockholder Written Consent Materials shall include the Remix Board Recommendation and (iii) the Remix Board Recommendation shall not be withheld, amended, withdrawn or modified (and the Remix Board shall not publicly propose to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the Remix Board Recommendation) in a manner adverse to Passage, and no resolution by the Remix Board or any committee thereof to withdraw or modify the Remix Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Passage or to adopt, approve or recommend (or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal shall be adopted or proposed (the actions set forth in the foregoing clause (iii), collectively, a “Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change”). |
(d) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.8(c), and subject to compliance with Section 5.4 and Section 5.8, if at any time prior to the approval of the Remix Stockholder Matters by the Required Remix Stockholder Vote, Remix receives a bona fide written Superior Offer, the Remix Board may make a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change if, but only if, in the receipt of and on account of such Superior Offer, (i) the Remix Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (ii) Remix has, and has caused its financial advisors and outside legal counsel to, during the Notice Period, negotiate with Passage in good faith to make such adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Offer and (iii) if after Passage shall have delivered to Remix a written offer to alter the terms or conditions of this Agreement during the Notice Period (or if Passage declines to do so), the Remix Board shall have determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the Remix Board Recommendation would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law (after taking into account such alterations of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, if any); provided that (x) Passage receives written notice from Remix confirming that the Remix Board has determined to change its recommendation during the Notice Period, which notice shall include written copies of any relevant proposed transaction agreements with any party making a potential Superior Offer, (y) during any Notice Period, Passage shall be entitled to deliver to Remix one or more counterproposals to such Acquisition Proposal and Remix will, and cause its Representatives to, negotiate with Passage in good faith (to the extent Passage desires to negotiate) to make such adjustments in |
(e) | Subject to Section 8.1, Remix’s obligation to solicit the consent of its stockholders to sign the Remix Stockholder Written Consent in accordance with Section 5.8(a) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any Superior Offer or other Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, or by any Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change. |
Passage Stockholder Meeting. |
(a) | Passage shall take all action necessary under applicable Law to call, give notice of and hold a meeting of the holders of Passage Common Stock to consider and vote to approve this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance of the shares of Passage Common Stock to the stockholders of Remix pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (i.e., the Nasdaq Issuance Proposal) and the adoption of the Amended and Restated Passage Charter, and, if the Passage Board determines to complete the Reverse Stock Split, an amendment to Passage’s certificate of incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”) (collectively, the “Passage Stockholder Matters” and such meeting, the “Passage Stockholder Meeting”). The Passage Stockholder Meeting shall be held as promptly as practicable after the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and in any event no later than forty-five (45) days after the effective date of the Registration Statement. Passage shall take reasonable measures to ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Passage Stockholder Meeting are solicited in compliance with all applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if on the date of the Passage Stockholder Meeting, or a date preceding the date on which the Passage Stockholder Meeting is scheduled, Passage reasonably believes that (i) it will not receive proxies sufficient to obtain the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, whether or not a quorum would be present or (ii) it will not have sufficient shares of Passage Common Stock represented (whether in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Passage Stockholder Meeting, Passage may postpone or adjourn, or make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of, the Passage Stockholder Meeting as long as the date of the Passage Stockholder Meeting is not postponed or adjourned more than an aggregate of thirty (30) calendar days in connection with any postponements or adjournments. |
(b) | Passage agrees that, subject to Section 5.9(c): (i) the Passage Board shall recommend that the holders of Passage Common Stock vote to approve the Passage Stockholder Matters and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit such approval within the timeframe set forth in Section 5.9(a) above, (ii) the Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Passage Board recommends that Passage’s stockholders vote to approve the Passage Stockholder Matters (the recommendation of the Passage Board being referred to as the “Passage Board Recommendation”) and (iii) the Passage Board Recommendation shall not be withheld, amended, withdrawn or modified (and the Passage Board shall not publicly propose to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the Passage Board Recommendation) in a manner adverse to Remix, and no resolution by the Passage Board or any committee thereof to withdraw or modify the Passage Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Remix or to adopt, approve or recommend (or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal shall be adopted or proposed (the actions set forth in the foregoing clause (iii), collectively, a “Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change”). |
(c) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.9(b), and subject to compliance with Section 5.4 and Section 5.9, if at any time prior to the approval of Passage Stockholder Matters by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote, Passage receives a bona fide written Superior Offer, the Passage Board may make a Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change if, but only if, in the receipt of and on account of such Superior Offer, (i) the Passage Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to make a Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (ii) Passage has, and has caused its |
(d) | Passage’s obligation to call, give notice of and hold the Passage Stockholder Meeting in accordance with Section 5.9(a) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any Superior Offer or Acquisition Proposal, or by any withdrawal or modification of the Passage Board Recommendation. |
(e) | Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Passage or the Passage Board from (i) complying with Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any disclosure made by Passage or the Passage Board pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) shall be limited to a statement that Passage is unable to take a position with respect to the bidder’s tender offer unless the Passage Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that such statement would result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (ii) informing any Person of the existence of the provisions contained in Section 5.4 or (iii) making any disclosure that the Passage Board (or a committee thereof), after consultation with its outside legal counsel, has determined in good faith is required by applicable Law or by any listing or trading rules or regulations of Nasdaq; provided that, in the case of (iii), Passage shall provide Remix with a reasonable opportunity to review any such disclosure prior to the making thereof (to the extent practicable) and shall consider in good faith any comments from Remix thereto; provided, further, that any such disclosures (other than a “stop, look and listen” communication or similar communication of the type contemplated by Section 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change shall be subject to Section 5.9(c). |
Efforts; Regulatory Approvals. |
(a) | The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party: (i) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each Consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions or for such Contract to remain in full force and effect, (iii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain as promptly as practicable the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under any applicable antitrust, competition, investment or similar Laws, (iv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the Contemplated Transactions and (v) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummation of this Agreement. |
(b) | Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file |
(c) | In connection with, and without limiting, the efforts referenced in Section 5.10(a), Passage and Remix shall (i) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the other Party, such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other Party may request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is required to be filed by such Party to any Governmental Authority with respect to the Contemplated Transactions (subject to clause (i) of the definition of Access Exceptions and the requirements of the Access Exception Efforts), (ii) permit the other Party and its counsel to review any filing or submission prior to forwarding to the Governmental Authorities (except where such material is reasonably determined by a Party to be competitively sensitive to such Party in which case it will be provided, subject to applicable Law, to the other Party’s counsel on an “external counsel only” basis) and consider in good faith any comments made by such other Party, (iii) keep each other reasonably apprised of the status of, and provide the other Party with copies of (to the extent made in writing), any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, any Governmental Authorities and comply as promptly as practicable with any such inquiry or request and (iv) not participate in any meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone or videoconference, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, unless (A) it provides the other Party with reasonable advance notice and (B) gives the other Party and its counsel the opportunity to attend and participate; provided that a Party shall not be required to give the other Party the opportunity to attend and participate to the extent prohibited by such Governmental Authority. |
Disclosures. Without limiting any Party’s obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, no Party shall, and no Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Representative to, issue any press release or make any disclosure (to any customers or employees of such Party, to the public or otherwise) regarding the Contemplated Transactions unless: (a) the other Party shall have approved such press release or disclosure in writing, such approval not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed; or (b) such Party shall have determined in good faith, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, that such disclosure is required by applicable Law and, to the extent practicable, before such press release or disclosure is issued or made, such Party advises the other Party of, and consults with the other Party regarding, the text of such press release or disclosure; provided, however, that each of Remix and Passage may make any statement in response to questions by the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences or financial analyst conference calls, so long as any such statements are consistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made by Remix and Passage in compliance with this Section 5.11. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party need not consult with any other Parties in connection with such portion of any press release, public statement or filing to be issued or made with respect to (i) an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) a Passage Board Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to Passage only pursuant to Section 5.9(e) or (iii) a Remix Board Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to Remix. |
Passage Options. Prior to the Closing, the Passage Board shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to cause the vesting and exercisability of each unexpired, unexercised and unvested Passage Option to be accelerated in full, effective as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time. Following the Closing, each unexpired and unexercised Passage Option shall continue on the same terms and conditions in effect as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time. |
Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Prior to the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution, the Passage Board shall have adopted appropriate resolutions and taken all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that (a) the vesting of each outstanding and unvested Passage Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be accelerated in full effective as of no later than the day immediately prior to the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution, and (b) for each outstanding and unsettled Passage Restricted Stock Unit Award, the holder thereof shall receive, no later than the day immediately prior to the record date for the Pre-Closing Distribution, a number of shares of Passage Common Stock equal to the number of vested and unsettled shares of Passage Common Stock underlying such Passage Restricted Stock Unit Award. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Tax withholding obligations for each holder receiving shares of Passage Common Stock in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be satisfied |
Passage ESPP. As soon as reasonably practicable (and within five days) following the date of this Agreement, the Passage Board shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other necessary actions to provide that (a) no new offering periods or purchase periods under the Passage ESPP shall be commenced and (b) the Passage ESPP shall be terminated effective on the day prior to the Closing Date. |
Indemnification of Officers and Directors |
(a) | From the Initial Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the date on which the Initial Effective Time occurs (or, if a D&O Indemnified Party (defined below) asserts a claim for indemnification or other protections pursuant to this Section 5.15 prior to the end of such six-year period, then until the date that such claim is resolved and all Costs associated therewith have been indemnified), each of Passage and the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior to the Initial Effective Time, a director or officer of Passage or Remix, respectively (the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements (collectively, “Costs”), incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to the fact that the D&O Indemnified Party is or was a director or officer of Passage or of Remix, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Initial Effective Time, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware Law. Each D&O Indemnified Party will be entitled to advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from each of Passage and the Surviving Corporation, jointly and severally, upon receipt by Passage or the Surviving Corporation from the D&O Indemnified Party of a request therefor; provided that any such person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to Passage, to the extent then required by Delaware Law, to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. |
(b) | The provisions of Passage’s Organizational Documents with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of Passage that are presently set forth in Passage’s Organizational Documents shall not be amended, modified or repealed for a period of six years from the Initial Effective Time in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Initial Effective Time, were officers or directors of Passage, unless such modification is required by applicable Law. The Surviving Corporation’s Organizational Documents shall contain, and Passage shall cause the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation to so contain, provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers as those presently set forth in Remix’s Organizational Documents. |
(c) | From and after the Initial Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Remix to its D&O Indemnified Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to any indemnification provisions under Remix’s Organizational Documents and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between Remix and such D&O Indemnified Parties, with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the Initial Effective Time and (ii) Passage shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Passage to its D&O Indemnified Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to any indemnification provisions under Passage’s Organizational Documents and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between Passage and such D&O Indemnified Parties, with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the Initial Effective Time. |
(d) | From and after the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, with an effective date as of the Closing Date, on commercially available terms and conditions and with coverage limits customary for U.S. public companies similarly situated to Passage. In addition, Passage shall purchase, prior to the Initial Effective Time, a six-year prepaid “D&O tail policy” for the non-cancellable extension of directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of Passage’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six years from and after the |
(e) | The provisions of this Section 5.15 are intended to be in addition to the rights otherwise available to the current and former officers and directors of Passage and Remix by Law, charter, statute, bylaw or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Parties, their heirs and their Representatives. |
(f) | In the event Passage or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Passage or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 5.15. Passage shall cause the Surviving Corporation to perform all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 5.15. |
Tax Matters. |
(a) | All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, excise, recording, registration value added and other such similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) that become payable in connection with or by reason of the execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) shall be borne and paid 50% by Passage and 50% by Remix. The Person required by applicable law shall timely file any Tax Return or other document with respect to such Transfer Taxes. |
(b) | At the Closing, Remix shall deliver to Passage a certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1445-2(c) and 1.897-2(h), together with a form of notice to the IRS in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h), in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Passage; provided, however, that Passage’s only remedy for Remix’s failure to provide such form or certificate will be to withhold from the payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement any required withholding Tax under Section 1445 of the Code, and Remix’s failure to provide any such form or certificate will not be deemed to be a failure of the conditions set forth in Article VI to have been met. |
(c) | The parties intend that, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Mergers, taken together, will qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. The Mergers shall be reported by the parties for all Tax purposes in accordance with the foregoing, unless otherwise required by a Governmental Authority as a result of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. The parties shall cooperate with each other and their respective counsel to document and support the Tax treatment of the Mergers as qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. |
(d) | If, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement or any other filing required by applicable Law or the SEC’s review thereof, the SEC requests or requires that a tax opinion with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Mergers and the Intended Tax Treatment be prepared and submitted (a “Tax Opinion”), (i) Passage and Remix shall each use their respective reasonable best efforts to deliver to Fenwick & West LLP, counsel to Passage, and to Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to Remix, customary Tax representation letters satisfactory to each such counsel, dated and executed as of such date(s) as determined to be reasonably necessary by each such counsel in connection with the preparation and filing of such Registration Statement or any other filing required by applicable Law, (ii) Passage shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Fenwick & West LLP to furnish a Tax Opinion addressed to Passage, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, satisfactory to the SEC and (iii) Remix shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Latham & Watkins LLP to furnish a Tax Opinion addressed to Remix, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, satisfactory to the SEC. |
Listing. At or prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall use commercially reasonable efforts to |
Legends. Passage shall be entitled to place appropriate legends on the book entries and/or certificates evidencing any shares of Passage Common Stock to be received in the First Merger by equityholders of Remix who may be considered “affiliates” of Passage for purposes of Rules 144 and 145 under the Securities Act reflecting the restrictions set forth in Rules 144 and 145 and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for Passage Common Stock. |
Officers and Directors |
(a) | Directors and Officers of Passage. |
(i) | Passage shall cause, effective as of the Initial Effective Time, the Passage Board to consist of nine individuals, each as set forth on Section 5.19(a)(i) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule. If any individual set forth on Section 5.19(a)(i) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule is unable or unwilling to serve as a director of Passage, Remix shall designate a successor designee. |
(ii) | Passage shall cause the directors and officers of Passage listed on Section 5.19(a)(ii) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule to sign written resignations in forms reasonably satisfactory to Remix, dated on or before the Closing Date and effective as of the Initial Effective Time. |
(iii) | Immediately following the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall take all necessary action to appoint the officers of Remix to become the equivalent officers of Passage until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, as the case may be. |
(b) | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. |
(i) | The Parties shall take all actions necessary (A) so that from and after the Initial Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation’s board of directors shall be constituted with those members as set forth on Section 5.19(b) of the Passage Disclosure Schedule and (B) to secure the resignations of the existing members of the committees of the Surviving Corporation, if any. |
(ii) | The Parties shall take all actions necessary so that the officers of Remix immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time shall, from and after the Initial Effective Time, be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, as the case may be. |
(iii) | On the Closing Date, the Surviving Corporation shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to Remix with each individual to be appointed to, or serving on, the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation upon the Closing, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing. |
Termination of Certain Agreements and Rights. Remix shall cause any stockholder agreements, voting agreements, registration rights agreements, co-sale agreements and any other similar Contracts between |
Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall take all such steps as may be required to cause any acquisitions of Passage Common Stock and any options to purchase Passage Common Stock in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, by each individual who is reasonably expected to become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Passage, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. |
Allocation Certificate |
(a) | Remix will prepare and deliver to Passage at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date a certificate signed by an executive officer of Remix in a form reasonably acceptable to Passage setting forth (as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time) (a) each holder of Remix Capital Stock (after giving effect to the Remix Preferred Stock Conversion, the Remix Convertible Notes Conversion and the treatment of the Remix Warrants in accordance with their terms and conditions), (b) such holder’s name and address, (c) the number and type of Remix Capital Stock held as of the Closing Date for each such holder, (d) the number of shares of Passage Common Stock to be issued to such holder pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the Remix Capital Stock held by such holder as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time, and (e) each investor in the Concurrent Financing, the total investment to be made by such investor in the Concurrent Financing, the percentage of the Concurrent Financing Proceeds represented by such stockholder’s investment in the Concurrent Financing, and the number of shares of Passage Common Stock to be issued to such holder pursuant to this Agreement (the “Allocation Certificate”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Allocation Certificate shall be prepared in good faith, in accordance with the Organizational Documents of Remix and contracts applicable to Remix Capital Stock, Remix Options and Remix Warrants, and shall show each holder’s percentage ownership interest in Remix on a fully diluted basis. |
(b) | Passage will prepare and deliver to Remix at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date a certificate signed by an executive officer of Passage in a form reasonably acceptable to Remix setting forth (as of immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time) the Passage Outstanding Shares (the “Passage Outstanding Shares Certificate”). |
Obligations of Merger Subs. Passage will take all action necessary to cause each Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Mergers on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. |
Takeover Statutes. If any takeover statute is or may become applicable to the Contemplated Transactions, each of Remix, the Remix Board, Passage and the Passage Board, as applicable, shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary, to the extent permitted by Law, so that the Contemplated Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the Contemplated Transactions. |
Stockholder Litigation. Prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall provide Remix with reasonably prompt notice of any stockholder litigation against Passage or any of its directors relating to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions (“Transaction Litigation”), including by providing copies of all pleadings with respect thereto, and shall keep Remix reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage will, to the extent that the attorney-client privilege is not undermined or otherwise adversely affected, (a) provide Remix the opportunity to review and propose comments with respect to all filings, pleadings and responses proposed to be filed or submitted by or on behalf of Passage prior to such filing or submission, and Passage shall consider such comments in good faith, (b) give Remix a reasonable opportunity to review in advance all materials proposed to be delivered by or on behalf of Passage in connection with any discovery or document production with respect to such Transaction Litigation, (c) give Remix the right to participate in the defense, settlement or prosecution of any Transaction Litigation and (d) reasonably consult with Remix with respect to the defense, settlement and prosecution of any Transaction Litigation. Passage may not compromise or settle, or come to an arrangement regarding, or agree to compromise, settle or come to an |
Concurrent Financing. |
(a) | Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Remix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Concurrent Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Subscription Agreement and satisfy the conditions to the Concurrent Financing as described in the Subscription Agreement and shall not permit any termination, amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision under, or any replacement of, the Subscription Agreement if such termination, amendment, modification, waiver or replacement (i) reduces the aggregate amount of the Concurrent Financing or (ii) imposes new or additional conditions or otherwise expands, amends or modifies any of the conditions to the receipt of the Concurrent Financing, or otherwise expands, amends or modifies any other provision of the Subscription Agreement, in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (x) delay or prevent the funding of the Concurrent Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to the Concurrent Financing) at or substantially simultaneously with the Closing or (y) adversely impact the ability of Remix to enforce its rights against other parties to the Subscription Agreement. Remix shall promptly deliver to Passage copies of any such termination, amendment, modification, waiver or replacement. |
(b) | Remix shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to maintain in effect the Subscription Agreement, (ii) to enforce its rights under the Subscription Agreement and (iii) to comply with its obligations under the Subscription Agreement. |
(c) | Remix shall give Passage prompt notice (i) of any breach or default by any party to the Subscription Agreement or definitive agreements related to the Concurrent Financing of which Remix becomes aware, (ii) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any Purchaser with respect to any (x) actual breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to the Subscription Agreement or definitive agreements related to the Concurrent Financing of any provisions of the Subscription Agreement or definitive agreements related to the Concurrent Financing or (y) material dispute or disagreement relating to the Concurrent Financing with respect to the obligation to fund the Concurrent Financing at or substantially simultaneously with the Closing, and (iii) if at any time for any reason Remix believes in good faith that it will not be able to obtain all or any portion of the Concurrent Financing on the terms and conditions, in the manner or from the sources contemplated by the Subscription Agreement or definitive agreements related to the Concurrent Financing. Remix shall promptly provide information reasonably requested by Passage relating to the circumstances referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence. |
Passage Equity Plans. |
(a) | Prior to the effectiveness of the Form S-4, Passage will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Passage Board to adopt the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of the Initial Effective Time and subject to the Closing and the approval of the stockholders of Passage prior to the Closing, and will include provisions in the Proxy Statement for the stockholders of Passage to approve the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to the approval of the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan by the stockholders of Passage prior to the Initial Effective Time, Passage shall file with the SEC, promptly after the Initial Effective Time and at Remix’s expense, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), if available for use by Passage, relating to the shares of Passage Common Stock issuable with respect to the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(b) | Prior to the effectiveness of the Form S-4, Passage will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Passage Board to adopt the 2026 ESPP, effective as of the Initial Effective Time and subject to the Closing and approval of the stockholders of Passage prior to the Closing, and will include provisions in the Proxy Statement for the stockholders of Passage to approve the 2026 ESPP. Subject to the approval of the 2026 |
(c) | For the avoidance of doubt, approval of the 2026 Plans by the stockholders of Passage shall not be a condition to Closing. |
Passage 401(k) Plan. Unless otherwise requested by Remix in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Passage Board or an authorized committee thereof shall take (or cause to be taken) all actions to adopt such resolutions as may be necessary or appropriate to (a) terminate, effective no later than the day prior to the Closing Date but subject to the Closing, any Passage Employee Plan that contains a cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code (a “Passage 401(k) Plan”) or, if applicable, (b) withdraw as a participating employer in the Passage 401(k) Plan, spin-off the portion of the Passage 401(k) Plan maintained by Passage (the “Spun-Off Plan”) and terminate the Spun-Off Plan, effective no later than the day prior to the Closing Date but subject to the Closing. If Passage is required to terminate any Passage 401(k) Plan or Spun-Off Plan, then Passage shall provide to Remix prior to the Closing Date written evidence of the adoption by the Passage Board or an authorized committee thereof of resolutions authorizing the termination of such Passage 401(k) Plan or Spun-Off Plan (the form and substance of which shall be subject to the reasonable prior review and approval of Remix). |
Employees. Prior to the Closing, the Passage Board shall adopt appropriate resolutions and Passage and the Passage Board shall take all other actions necessary and appropriate to cause the employment of each employee of Passage to be terminated as of the Closing. |
Section 280G. As promptly as practicable (and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days) following the date of this Agreement, Passage shall deliver to Remix a list of each “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code) of Passage and (i) Passage’s reasonable, good faith estimate of the “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) that could be paid to such disqualified individual as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any other event), (ii) the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) for each such disqualified individual and (iii) the underlying documentation on which such calculations are based. Such information shall be updated and delivered to Remix not later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. From and after the date hereof, Passage shall reasonably cooperate with Remix to limit potential adverse Tax consequences under Section 280G of the Code and shall not engage in any action outside the ordinary course of business that is primarily intended to reduce or mitigate a potential parachute payment or excise taxes under Section 280G of the Code without prior consultation with Remix, and with respect to the valuing of any non-competition agreements or commission of any reasonable compensation studies, without the prior approval by Remix (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In connection with the foregoing, Remix shall provide Passage with any agreement, arrangement or Contract entered into or negotiated by Remix and a disqualified individual prior to the Closing Date that could reasonably be considered to be or provide for “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and shall cooperate with the Passage in good faith in order to calculate or determine the value (for purposes of Section 280G of the Code) of any such parachute payments. |
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of each Party to effect the Mergers and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by each of the Parties, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: |
(a) | No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order preventing the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall have been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction and remain in effect and there shall not be any Law which has the effect of making the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions illegal. |
(b) | Passage shall have obtained the Required Passage Stockholder Vote. |
(c) | Remix shall have obtained the Required Remix Stockholder Vote. |
(d) | The approval of the listing of the additional shares of Passage Common Stock on Nasdaq shall have been obtained and the shares of Passage Common Stock to be issued in the First Merger pursuant to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on Nasdaq and the Amended and Restated Passage Charter shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. |
(e) | The Remix Charter Amendment shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. |
(f) | The Subscription Agreement and the Remix Note Purchase Agreement (2026) shall each be in full force and effect and cash proceeds of not less than the Concurrent Investment Amount shall have been received by Remix, or will be received by Remix prior to or substantially simultaneously with the Closing, in connection with the Concurrent Financing. |
(g) | The Passage Lock-Up Agreements and Remix Lock-Up Agreements will continue to be in full force and effect as of immediately following the Initial Effective Time. |
(h) | The Registration Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, and shall not be subject to any stop order or proceeding seeking a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement that has not been withdrawn. |
(i) | Remix shall have effected the Remix Preferred Stock Conversion. |
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Remix. The obligations of Remix to effect the Mergers and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by Remix, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: |
(a) | Each of the Passage Fundamental Representations shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date). The Passage Capitalization Representations shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except, in each case, (x) for such inaccuracies which are de minimis, individually or in the aggregate or (y) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (x), as of such particular date). The representations and warranties of Passage and the Merger Subs contained in this Agreement (other than the Passage Fundamental Representations and the Passage Capitalization Representations) shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date except (i) in each case, or in the aggregate, where the failure to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have a Passage Material Adverse Effect (without giving effect to any references therein to any Passage Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications) or (ii) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (i), as of such particular date) (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, any update of or modification to the Passage Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date of this Agreement shall be disregarded). |
(b) | Passage and Merger Subs shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. |
(c) | A Passage Material Adverse Effect shall not have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing. |
(d) | The existing shares of Passage Common Stock shall have been continually listed on Nasdaq as of and from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date. |
(e) | Passage shall have delivered to Remix a certificate (the “Passage Closing Certificate”), dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of Passage, certifying to the effect that (i) the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(a), 6.2(b) and 6.2(c) have been satisfied and (ii) the information set forth in the Passage Outstanding Shares Certificate delivered by Passage in accordance with Section 5.22(b) is true and accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date. |
(f) | Remix shall have received true and complete copies of all documentation for each Legacy Asset Disposition reasonably evidencing that Passage has received or will receive into one or more bank account the proceeds (or, in the case of any Legacy Asset Disposition which will be consummated substantially contemporaneously with the Closing, that such proceeds are in irrevocably transit to Passage) of all Legacy Asset Disposition which are included in Passage’s estimated Passage Net Cash Calculation. |
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Passage. The obligations of Passage and the Merger Subs to effect the Mergers and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the written waiver by Passage, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: |
(a) | Each of the Remix Fundamental Representations shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date). The Remix Capitalization Representations (disregarding any effects of the Remix Charter Amendment and the Concurrent Financing) shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except, in each case, (x) for such inaccuracies which are de minimis, individually or in the aggregate or (y) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (x), as of such particular date). The representations and warranties of Remix contained in this Agreement (other than the Remix Fundamental Representations and the Remix Capitalization Representations) shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date except (i) in each case, or in the aggregate, where the failure to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have a Remix Material Adverse Effect (without giving effect to any references therein to any Remix Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications) or (ii) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (i), as of such particular date) (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, any update of or modification to the Remix Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date of this Agreement shall be disregarded). |
(b) | Remix shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. |
(c) | A Remix Material Adverse Effect shall not have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing. |
(d) | Remix shall have delivered to Passage a certificate (the “Remix Closing Certificate”), dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of Remix, certifying to the effect that (i) the conditions set forth in Sections 6.3(a), 6.3(b) and 6.3(c) have been satisfied and (ii) the information set forth in the Allocation Certificate delivered by Remix in accordance with Section 5.22(a) is true and accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date. |
Frustration of Closing Conditions. Neither Passage nor any Merger Sub may rely on the failure of any conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 or 6.3 to be satisfied if the primary cause of such failure was the failure of Passage or any Merger Sub to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement. Remix may not rely on the failure of any conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 or 6.2 to be satisfied if the primary cause of such failure was the failure of Remix to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement. |
Closing Deliveries of Remix. The obligations of Passage and the Merger Subs to effect the Mergers and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to Passage receiving the following documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect, or the written waiver by Passage of delivery: |
(a) | the Remix Stockholder Written Consents; |
(b) | the Allocation Certificate; and |
(c) | the Remix Closing Certificate. |
Closing Deliveries of Passage. The obligations of Remix to effect the Mergers and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to Remix receiving the following documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect, or the written waiver by Remix of delivery: |
(a) | the Passage Net Cash Schedule; |
(b) | the Passage Closing Certificate; |
(c) | the Passage Outstanding Shares Certificate; |
(d) | subject to Section 2.5, the executed CVR Agreement; and |
(e) | written resignations in forms satisfactory to Remix, dated as of the Closing Date and effective as of the Closing executed by the officers and directors of Passage who are not to continue as officers or directors of Passage pursuant to Section 5.19 hereof. |
Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Mergers and the Contemplated Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Initial Effective Time, whether before or (subject to the terms hereof) after approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters by Passage’s stockholders, unless otherwise specified below: |
(a) | by mutual written consent of Passage and Remix; |
(b) | by either Passage or Remix if the Mergers shall not have been consummated by December 24, 2026 (subject to possible extension as provided in this Section 8.1(b), the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to Passage or Remix if such Party’s action or failure to act has been a principal cause of the failure of the Mergers to occur on or before the Outside Date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement, provided, further, that, in the event that the SEC has not declared effective under the Securities Act the Registration Statement by the date which is twenty-five (25) days prior to the Outside Date, then either Passage or Remix shall be entitled to extend the Outside Date for an additional ninety (90) days; |
(c) | by either Passage or Remix if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority shall have issued a final and nonappealable Order, or shall have taken any other action, having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Contemplated Transactions; |
(d) | by Passage if the Required Remix Stockholder Vote shall not have been obtained and evidence thereof delivered to Passage within fifteen (15) days of the Registration Statement becoming effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act; provided, however, that once the Required Remix Stockholder Vote has been obtained, Passage may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d); |
(e) | by either Passage or Remix if (i) the Passage Stockholder Meeting (including any adjournments and postponements thereof) shall have been held and completed and Passage’s stockholders shall have taken a final vote on the Passage Stockholder Matters and (ii) the Passage Stockholder Matters shall not have been approved at the Passage Stockholder Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof) by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this |
(f) | by Remix (at any time prior to the approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote) if a Passage Triggering Event shall have occurred; |
(g) | by Passage (at any time prior to the approval of the Remix Stockholder Matters by the Required Remix Stockholder Vote) if a Remix Triggering Event shall have occurred; |
(h) | by Remix (at any time prior to the approval of the Remix Stockholder Matters by the Required Remix Stockholder Vote) in order to substantially concurrently enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Offer, so long as Remix has complied in all material respects with obligations under Section 5.4 and Section 5.8 and concurrently with such termination Remix pays the termination fee due to Passage in accordance with Section 8.3(e); |
(i) | by Passage (at any time prior to the approval of the Passage Stockholder Matters by the Required Passage Stockholder Vote) in order to substantially concurrently enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Offer, so long as Passage has complied in all material respects with obligations under Section 5.4 and Section 5.9 and concurrently with such termination Passage pays the termination fee due to Remix in accordance with Section 8.3(d); |
(j) | by Remix, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement by Passage or any Merger Sub or if any representation or warranty of Passage or Merger Sub shall have become inaccurate, in either case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become inaccurate; provided that Remix is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under this Agreement; provided, further, that if such inaccuracy in Passage’s or any Merger Sub’s representations and warranties or breach by Passage or any Merger Sub is curable by Passage or such Merger Sub at least one Business Day prior to the Outside Date, then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(j) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy until the expiration of a 30-day period commencing upon delivery of written notice from Remix to Passage of such breach or inaccuracy and its intention to terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(j) (it being understood that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(j) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by Passage or any Merger Sub is cured prior to such termination becoming effective); or |
(k) | by Passage, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement by Remix or if any representation or warranty of Remix shall have become inaccurate, in either case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become inaccurate; provided that Passage is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under this Agreement; provided, further, that if such inaccuracy in Remix’s representations and warranties or breach by Remix is curable by Remix at least one Business Day prior to the Outside Date, then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(k) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy until the expiration of a 30-day period commencing upon delivery of written notice from Passage to Remix of such breach or inaccuracy and its intention to terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(k) (it being understood that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 8.1(k) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by Remix is cured prior to such termination becoming effective). |
Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that (a) Section 1.2, this Section 8.2, Section 5.11, Section 8.3 and Article IX (and the definitions of all defined terms in such Sections) shall |
Expenses; Termination Fees. |
(a) | Except as set forth in this Section 8.3 all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Mergers are consummated; provided, however, that (i) Passage and Remix shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in relation to the filings by the Parties under any antitrust Law applicable to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) Passage and Remix shall share equally all fees and expenses incurred in relation to the printing and filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement (including any financial statements and exhibits) and any amendments or supplements thereto and paid to a financial printer or the SEC. |
(b) | If (i) this Agreement is terminated by Passage or Remix pursuant to Section 8.1(e), (ii) at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Passage Stockholder Meeting an Acquisition Proposal with respect to Passage shall have been publicly announced, disclosed or otherwise communicated to the Passage Board (and shall not have been withdrawn) and (iii) within twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, Passage enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a Subsequent Transaction or consummates a Subsequent Transaction, then Passage shall pay to Remix, within two (2) Business Days after termination (or, if applicable, upon such entry into a definitive agreement and/or consummation of a Subsequent Transaction), a nonrefundable fee in an amount equal to $1,548,000. |
(c) | If (i) this Agreement is terminated by Passage pursuant to Section 8.1(d), (ii) at any time after the date of this Agreement, and prior to the termination of this Agreement, an Acquisition Proposal with respect to Remix shall have been publicly announced, disclosed or otherwise communicated to the Remix Board (and shall not have been withdrawn) and (iii) within twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, Remix enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a Subsequent Transaction or consummates a Subsequent Transaction, then Remix shall pay to Passage, within two (2) Business Days after termination (or, if applicable, upon such entry into a definitive agreement and/or consummation of a Subsequent Transaction), a nonrefundable fee in an amount equal to $17,500,000. |
(d) | If this Agreement is terminated by Remix pursuant to Section 8.1(f) or by Passage pursuant to Section 8.1(i), then Passage shall pay to Remix within two (2) Business Days after termination, a nonrefundable fee in an amount equal to $1,548,000. |
(e) | If this Agreement is terminated by Passage pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or by Remix pursuant to Section 8.1(h), then Remix shall pay to Passage, within two (2) Business Days after termination, a nonrefundable fee in an amount equal to $17,500,000. |
(f) | If either Party fails to pay when due any amount payable by it under this Section 8.3, then (i) such Party shall reimburse the other Party for reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by the other Party of its rights under this Section 8.3 and (ii) such Party shall pay to the other Party interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date such overdue amount is actually paid to the other Party in full) at a rate per annum equal to the “prime rate” (as announced by Bank of America or any successor thereto) in effect on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid plus three percent. |
(g) | The Parties agree that, subject to Section 8.2, the payment of the fees and expenses set forth in this Section 8.3 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of each Party following a termination of this Agreement under the circumstances described in this Section 8.3 that result in the payment of such fees, it being understood that in no event shall either Passage or Remix be required to pay the individual fees or damages payable pursuant to this Section 8.3 on more than one occasion. Subject to Section 8.2, following the termination of this Agreement under the circumstances described in this Section 8.3 and the payment of the fees set forth in this Section 8.3 by a Party, (i) such Party shall have no further liability to the other Party in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach of this Agreement by the other Party |
Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Remix, Passage and the Merger Subs contained in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate at the Initial Effective Time, and only the covenants that by their terms survive the Initial Effective Time and this Article IX shall survive the Initial Effective Time. |
Amendment. This Agreement may be amended with the approval of the respective boards of directors of Remix, Merger Sub and Passage and the sole member of Merger Sub II at any time (whether before or after obtaining the Required Remix Stockholder Vote and the Required Passage Stockholder Vote); provided, however, that after any such approval of this Agreement by a Party’s stockholders or members, no amendment shall be made which by Law requires further approval of such stockholders without the further approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of Remix, each Merger Sub and Passage. |
Waiver. |
(a) | Any provision hereof may be waived by the waiving Party solely on such Party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other Party. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. |
(b) | No Party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given. |
Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission or Facsimile. This Agreement and the other schedules, exhibits, certificates, instruments and agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof (including the Original Merger Agreement); provided, however, that (a) the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be superseded and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and (b) the Remix Disclosure Schedule and the Passage Disclosure Schedule shall not, pursuant to Section 268(b) of Delaware Law, be deemed part of this Agreement for purposes of any provision of Delaware Law, but shall have the effects provided in this Agreement. This Agreement amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety the Original Merger Agreement in all respects. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all Parties by electronic transmission in PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. In any action or proceeding between any of the Parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions, each of the Parties: irrevocably and unconditionally (a) consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 9.5, (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts, (d) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party, (e) agrees that service of process upon such Party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 9.7 of this Agreement and (f) irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to trial by jury. |
Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a Party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such Party without the other Party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect. |
Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (a) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable international overnight courier service, (b) upon delivery in the case of delivery by hand or (c) on the date delivered to the place of delivery if sent by email (with a written or electronic confirmation of delivery) prior to 6:00 p.m. New York City time, otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below: |
if to Passage or Merger Sub: | |||||||||
Passage Bio, Inc. | |||||||||
P.O. Box 7 | |||||||||
Hopewell, NJ 08525 | |||||||||
Attention: Will Chou M.D. | |||||||||
Email: [***] | |||||||||
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |||||||||
Fenwick & West LLP | |||||||||
401 Union Street, Floor 5 | |||||||||
Seattle, WA 98101 | |||||||||
Attention: Effie Toshav; David Michaels; Ryan Mitteness | |||||||||
Email: [***] | |||||||||
if to Remix: | |||||||||
Remix Therapeutics, Inc. | |||||||||
100 Forge Road, Suite 400 | |||||||||
Watertown, MA 02472 | |||||||||
Attention: Peter Smith | |||||||||
Email: [***] | |||||||||
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |||||||||
Latham & Watkins LLP | |||||||||
200 Clarendon Street | |||||||||
Boston, MA 02116 | |||||||||
Attention: Peter Handrinos; Leah Sauter | |||||||||
Email: [***] | |||||||||
Cooperation. Each Party agrees to cooperate fully with the other Party and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party to evidence or reflect the Contemplated Transactions and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement. |
Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the Parties agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision. |
Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms (including failing to take such actions as are required of each Party hereunder to consummate this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions) or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and each of the Parties waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other Party with respect thereto. Each of the Parties further agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that any other Party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. |
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the Parties and the D&O Indemnified Parties to the extent of their respective rights pursuant to Section 5.15) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. |
PASSAGE BIO, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ William Chou | |||||
Name: | William Chou, MD | |||||
Title: | President and CEO | |||||
PEREGRINE MERGER SUB, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ William Chou | |||||
Name: | William Chou, MD | |||||
Title: | President and CEO | |||||
PEREGRINE MERGER SUB II, LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ William Chou | |||||
Name: | William Chou, MD | |||||
Title: | President and CEO | |||||
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Smith | |||||
Name: | Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||



1. | Agreement to Vote Shares. Each Stockholder agrees that, prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 2 below), at any meeting of the stockholders of Passage or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders (or any class or series of stockholders, as applicable) of Passage, with respect to the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any Acquisition Proposal, such Stockholder shall: |
(a) | appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares and any New Shares (as defined in Section 3 below) to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; |
(b) | from and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be delivered) covering all of the Shares and any New Shares that Stockholder shall be entitled to so vote: (i) in favor of (A) all of the Passage Stockholder Matters and (B) any matter that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger, the Concurrent Financing and the Contemplated Transactions; (ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of Passage in the Merger Agreement; (iii) against any Acquisition Proposal, or any agreement, transaction or other matter or action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or materially and adversely affect the consummation of the Merger, the Concurrent Financing and all of the other Contemplated Transactions; and (iv) to approve any proposal to adjourn or postpone the meeting to a later date, if there are not sufficient votes for the adoption of the Merger Agreement on the date on which such meeting is held. Stockholder shall not take or commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing. |
2. | Expiration Date. As used in this Agreement, the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Article VIII thereof or otherwise, (c) any amendment to the Merger Agreement that is effected without the Stockholder’s written consent that increases the amount, or changes the form, of consideration payable to all stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement or (d) the mutual written agreement of the parties to terminate this Agreement. |
3. | Additional Acquisitions. Each Stockholder agrees that any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of Passage that such Stockholder acquires or with respect to which such Stockholder otherwise acquires sole or shared voting power (including any proxy) after the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Expiration Date, whether by the exercise of any Passage Options or otherwise, including, without limitation, upon the vesting of any applicable restricted stock unit award agreement or by gift, succession, in the event of a stock |
4. | Agreement to Retain Shares. From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, each Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) sell, assign, transfer, tender, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, by the creation of any Liens (as defined in Section 5(d) below)) any Shares or any New Shares, (b) deposit any Shares or New Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or similar arrangement with respect to such Shares or New Shares or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto (other than this Agreement), (c) enter into any Contract, option, commitment or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of (including, without limitation, by the creation of any Liens) any Shares or New Shares, or (d) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing such Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement. Any action taken in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void ab initio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Stockholder may make (1) transfers by will or by operation of Law or other transfers for estate-planning purposes, in which case this Agreement shall bind the transferee, (2) with respect to such Stockholder’s Passage Options (and any Shares underlying such Passage Options) which expire on or prior to the Expiration Date, transfers, sale, or other disposition of Shares to Passage (or effecting a “net exercise” of a Passage Option) as payment for the (i) exercise price of such Stockholder’s Passage Options and (ii) taxes applicable to the exercise of such Stockholder’s Passage Options, (3) if Stockholder is an entity, partnership or limited liability company, a transfer to one or more equityholders, partners or members of Stockholder or to an Affiliated person, corporation, trust or other Entity controlling or under common control with Stockholder, or if Stockholder is a trust, a transfer to a beneficiary, provided that in each such case the applicable transferee has signed a voting agreement in substantially the form hereof, (4) make transfers that occur by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement, and (5) transfers, sales or other dispositions as Passage may otherwise agree in writing in its sole discretion. If any voluntary or involuntary transfer of any Shares covered hereby shall occur (including a transfer or disposition permitted by Section 4(1) through Section 4(5), sale by a Stockholder’s trustee in bankruptcy, or a sale to a purchaser at any creditor’s or court sale), the transferee (which term, as used herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the initial transferee) shall take and hold such Shares subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities and rights under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding that such transferee is not a Stockholder and has not executed a counterpart hereof or joinder hereto. |
5. | Representations and Warranties of Stockholder. Each Stockholder hereby, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants to Passage and the Company as follows: |
(a) | If such Stockholder is an Entity: (i) such Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized or constituted, (ii) such Stockholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, performance of such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by such Stockholder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Stockholder and no other proceedings on the part of such Stockholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If such Stockholder is an individual, such Stockholder has the legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; |
(b) | this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Stockholder and, to such Stockholder’s knowledge and assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company and Passage, constitutes a valid and binding agreement with respect to such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied in a court of Law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally; |
(c) | Stockholder has had the opportunity to review the Merger Agreement and this Agreement with counsel of Stockholder’s own choosing. Stockholder has had an opportunity to review with its own tax advisors |
(d) | such Stockholder beneficially owns the number of Shares, and holds Passage Options to acquire the number of Shares, indicated opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1, which constitute all of the Shares owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof. Such Stockholder will own any New Shares, free and clear of any liens, claims, charges or other encumbrances or restrictions of any kind whatsoever (“Liens”), and has sole or shared, and otherwise unrestricted, voting power with respect to such Shares or New Shares and none of the Shares or New Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of the Shares or the New Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement and the stockholder agreements and arrangements referenced in the Merger Agreement and except for customary arrangements with the Stockholder’s prime broker and/or custodian; |
(e) | to the knowledge of such Stockholder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder and the compliance by such Stockholder with any provisions hereof will not, violate or conflict with, result in a material breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Liens on any Shares or New Shares pursuant to, any agreement, instrument, note, bond, mortgage, Contract, lease, license, permit or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such Stockholder is bound, or any Law, statute, rule or regulation to which such Stockholder is subject or, in the event that such Stockholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other Entity, any bylaw or other Organizational Document of such Stockholder; except for any of the foregoing as would not reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect; |
(f) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not and will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority or regulatory authority by such Stockholder except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, and except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect; |
(g) | no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Passage or the Company in respect of this Agreement based upon any Contract made by or on behalf of such Stockholder; and |
(h) | as of the date of this Agreement, there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against such Stockholder that would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect. |
6. | Irrevocable Proxy. Subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 6, by execution of this Agreement, each Stockholder does hereby appoint Passage and any of its designees with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as such Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, to the fullest extent of such Stockholder’s rights with respect to the Shares, to vote and exercise all voting and related rights, including the right to sign such Stockholder’s name (solely in its capacity as a stockholder) to any Stockholder consent, if such Stockholder fails to vote his, her or its Shares solely with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 hereof by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day immediately preceding the meeting date (or date |
7. | No Legal Actions. Each Stockholder will not in its capacity as a Passage security holder bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute or voluntarily aid or participate in any Legal Proceeding which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder, either alone or together with the other voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, or the approval of the Merger Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions by the Passage Board, constitutes a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Passage Board or any member thereof. |
8. | Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof without the need of posting bond in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. |
9. | Directors, Officers, Trustees and Fiduciaries. This Agreement shall apply to each Stockholder solely in such Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of Passage and not in such Stockholder’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or in such Stockholder’s capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (or require Stockholder to attempt to) limit or restrict a director and/or officer of Passage in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties consistent with the terms of the Merger Agreement as a director and/or officer of Passage or in his or her capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust or prevent or be construed to create any obligation on the part of any director and/or officer of Passage or any trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust from taking any action in his or her capacity as such director, officer, trustee and/or fiduciary. |
10. | No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Passage any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Shares shall remain vested in and belong to such Stockholder, and Passage does not have authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, or administer any of the policies or operations of Passage or exercise any power or authority to direct such Stockholder in the voting of any of the Shares, except as otherwise provided herein. |
11. | Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, no party shall have |
12. | Further Assurances. Each Stockholder shall, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as the Company or Passage may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. |
13. | Disclosure. Each Stockholder hereby agrees that Passage and the Company may publish and disclose in the Registration Statement, any prospectus filed with any regulatory authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and any related documents filed with such regulatory authority and as otherwise required by Law, such Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Shares and Passage Options and the nature of such Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and may further file this Agreement as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or prospectus or in any other filing made by Passage or the Company as required by Law or the terms of the Merger Agreement, including with the SEC or other regulatory authority, relating to the Contemplated Transactions, all subject to prior review and a reasonable opportunity to comment by Stockholder’s counsel. Prior to the Closing, each Stockholder shall not, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly, make any press release, public announcement or other public communication regarding the Merger without the prior written consent of Passage and the Company, provided that the foregoing shall not limit or affect any actions taken by such Stockholder (or any affiliated officer or director of such Stockholder) that would be permitted to be taken by such Stockholder, Passage or the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not affect any actions of Stockholder the prohibition of which would be prohibited under applicable Law and shall not prohibit Stockholder or its affiliates from making any publicly-available filings required by applicable law, regulation or legal process. |
14. | Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), by facsimile transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) or by electronic transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) to the Company or Passage, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Merger Agreement and to each Stockholder at his, her or its address or email address (providing confirmation of transmission) set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice). |
15. | Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision. |
16. | Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such party without the other party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. |
17. | No Waivers. No waivers of any breach of this Agreement extended by the Company or Passage to such Stockholder shall be construed as a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Company or Passage, as applicable, with respect to any other stockholder of Passage who has executed an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to Shares held or subsequently held by such stockholder or with respect to any subsequent breach of Stockholder or any other such stockholder of Passage. No waiver of any provisions hereof by any party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provisions hereof by any such party, nor shall any such waiver be deemed a continuing waiver of any provision hereof by such party. |
18. | Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the state of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws. In any action or Legal Proceeding between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties: (i) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware or to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or Legal Proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 18, (iii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or Legal Proceeding in such courts, (iv) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party, and (v) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or Legal Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 14 of this Agreement. Each party irrevocably consents to service of process inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in this Section 18 in the manner provided for notices in Section 14. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law. |
19. | Waiver of Jury Trial. The parties hereto hereby waive any right to trial by jury with respect to any action or Legal Proceeding related to or arising out of this Agreement, any document executed in connection herewith and the matters contemplated hereby and thereby. |
20. | No Agreement Until Executed. Irrespective of negotiations among the parties or the exchanging of drafts of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute or be deemed to evidence a Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto unless and until (a) the Passage Board has approved, for purposes of any applicable anti-takeover Laws and regulations and any applicable provision of the certificate of incorporation of Passage, the Merger Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, (b) the Merger Agreement is executed by all parties thereto, and (c) this Agreement is executed by all parties hereto. |
21. | Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all parties by electronic transmission via “.pdf” shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
22. | Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified, and no provisions hereof may be modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto; provided, however, that the rights or obligations of any Stockholder may be waived, amended or otherwise modified in a writing signed by Passage, the Company and such Stockholder. |
23. | Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Merger Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by the Merger Agreement to which a party hereto is a party, each party hereto shall bear its own expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. |
24. | Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the parties. Each of the parties hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants that (i) it has read and fully understood (x) the Merger Agreement, (y) this Agreement, and (z) the implications and consequences thereof; (ii) it has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of its own choice, or it has made a voluntary and informed decision to decline to seek such counsel; and (iii) it is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. |
25. | Definition of Merger Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Merger Agreement” may include such agreement as amended or modified as long as such amendments or modifications (a) do not (i) change the form or amount of consideration payable under the Merger Agreement, (ii) extend the Outside Date past December 24, 2026 (other than any extension provided for in Section 8.1(b) of the Merger Agreement with respect to the Registration Statement), or (iii) otherwise change the terms and conditions of the Merger, the Concurrent Financing or the other Contemplated Transactions in a manner materially adverse to such Stockholder or (b) have been agreed to in writing by such Stockholder. |
26. | Construction. |
(a) | For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders. |
(b) | The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
(c) | As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” |
(d) | Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively. |
(e) | The underlined headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
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1. | Agreement to Vote Shares. Each Stockholder agrees that, prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 2 below), at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders (or any class or series of stockholders, as applicable) of the Company, with respect to the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any Acquisition Proposal, such Stockholder shall: |
(a) | appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares and any New Shares (as defined in Section 3 below) to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; |
(b) | from and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be delivered) covering all of the Shares and any New Shares that Stockholder shall be entitled to so vote: (i) in favor of (A) all of the matters set forth in the Remix Stockholder Written Consent and (B) any matter that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger, the Concurrent Financing and the Contemplated Transactions; (ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of the Company in the Merger Agreement; (iii) against any Acquisition Proposal, or any agreement, transaction or other matter or action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or materially and adversely affect the consummation of the Merger, the Concurrent Financing and all of the other Contemplated Transactions; (iv) to approve any proposal to adjourn or postpone the meeting to a later date, if there are not sufficient votes for the adoption of the Merger Agreement on the date on which such meeting is held; and (v) to the extent applicable, in favor of an election to convert all of the Remix Preferred Stock held by Stockholder into Remix Common Stock. Stockholder shall not take or commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing. |
2. | Expiration Date. As used in this Agreement, the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Article VIII thereof or otherwise, (c) any amendment to the Merger Agreement that is effected without the Stockholder’s written consent that decreases the amount, or changes the form, of consideration payable to all stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement or (d) the mutual written agreement of the parties to terminate this Agreement. |
3. | Additional Acquisitions. Each Stockholder agrees that any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company that such Stockholder acquires or with respect to which such Stockholder otherwise acquires |
4. | Agreement to Retain Shares. From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, each Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) sell, assign, transfer, tender, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, by the creation of any Liens (as defined in Section 5(d) below)) any Shares or any New Shares, (b) deposit any Shares or New Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or similar arrangement with respect to such Shares or New Shares or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto (other than this Agreement), (c) enter into any Contract, option, commitment or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of (including, without limitation, by the creation of any Liens) any Shares or New Shares, or (d) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing such Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement. Any action taken in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void ab initio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Stockholder may make (1) transfers by will or by operation of Law or other transfers for estate-planning purposes, in which case this Agreement shall bind the transferee, (2) with respect to such Stockholder’s Remix Options (and any Shares underlying such Remix Options) which expire on or prior to the Expiration Date, transfers, sale, or other disposition of Shares to the Company (or effecting a “net exercise” of a Remix Option) as payment for the (i) exercise price of such Stockholder’s Remix Options and (ii) taxes applicable to the exercise of such Stockholder’s Remix Options, (3) if Stockholder is an entity, partnership or limited liability company, a transfer to one or more equityholders, partners or members of Stockholder or to an Affiliated person, corporation, trust or other Entity controlling or under common control with Stockholder, or if Stockholder is a trust, a transfer to a beneficiary, provided that in each such case the applicable transferee has signed a voting agreement in substantially the form hereof, (4) make transfers that occur by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement, and (5) transfers, sales or other dispositions as the Company may otherwise agree in writing in its sole discretion. If any voluntary or involuntary transfer of any Shares covered hereby shall occur (including a transfer or disposition permitted by Section 4(1) through Section 4(5), sale by a Stockholder’s trustee in bankruptcy, or a sale to a purchaser at any creditor’s or court sale), the transferee (which term, as used herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the initial transferee) shall take and hold such Shares subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities and rights under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding that such transferee is not a Stockholder and has not executed a counterpart hereof or joinder hereto. |
5. | Representations and Warranties of Stockholder. Each Stockholder hereby, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants to Passage and the Company as follows: |
(a) | If such Stockholder is an Entity: (i) such Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized or constituted, (ii) such Stockholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, performance of such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by such Stockholder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Stockholder and no other proceedings on the part of such Stockholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If such Stockholder is an individual, such Stockholder has the legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; |
(b) | this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Stockholder and, to such Stockholder’s knowledge and assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company and Passage, constitutes a valid and binding agreement with respect to such Stockholder, |
(c) | Stockholder has had the opportunity to review the Merger Agreement, including the provisions relating to the payment and allocation of the consideration to be paid to the stockholders of the Company, and this Agreement with counsel of Stockholder’s own choosing. Stockholder has had an opportunity to review with its own tax advisors the tax consequences of the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions. Stockholder understands that it must rely solely on its advisors and not on any statements or representations made by Passage, the Company or any of their respective agents or representatives, except as set forth in the Subscription Agreement (with respect to those Stockholders executing the Subscription Agreement). Stockholder understands that such Stockholder (and not Passage, the Company or the Surviving Corporation) shall be responsible for such Stockholder’s tax liability that may arise as a result of the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Company, Passage and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; |
(d) | such Stockholder beneficially owns the number of Shares, and holds Remix Options and Remix Warrants to acquire the number of Shares, indicated opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1, which constitute all of the Shares owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof. Such Stockholder will own any New Shares, free and clear of any liens, claims, charges or other encumbrances or restrictions of any kind whatsoever (“Liens”), and has sole or shared, and otherwise unrestricted, voting power with respect to such Shares or New Shares and none of the Shares or New Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of the Shares or the New Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement and the stockholder agreements and arrangements referenced in the Merger Agreement and except for customary arrangements with the Stockholder’s prime broker and/or custodian; |
(e) | to the knowledge of such Stockholder, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder and the compliance by such Stockholder with any provisions hereof will not, violate or conflict with, result in a material breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Liens on any Shares or New Shares pursuant to, any agreement, instrument, note, bond, mortgage, Contract, lease, license, permit or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such Stockholder is bound, or any Law, statute, rule or regulation to which such Stockholder is subject or, in the event that such Stockholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other Entity, any bylaw or other Organizational Document of such Stockholder; except for any of the foregoing as would not reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect; |
(f) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not and will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority or regulatory authority by such Stockholder except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, and except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect; |
(g) | no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Passage or the Company in respect of this Agreement based upon any Contract made by or on behalf of such Stockholder; and |
(h) | as of the date of this Agreement, there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against such Stockholder that would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect. |
6. | Irrevocable Proxy. Subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 6, by execution of this Agreement, each Stockholder does hereby appoint the Company and any of its designees with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as such Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, to the fullest extent of such Stockholder’s rights with respect to the Shares, to vote and exercise all voting and related rights, including the right to sign such Stockholder’s name (solely in its capacity as a stockholder) to any Stockholder consent, if such Stockholder fails to vote his, her or its Shares solely with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 hereof by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day immediately preceding the meeting date (or date upon which written consents are requested to be submitted), provided the Stockholder has received information regarding the meeting or request for written consent at least five (5) Business Days before such stockholder meeting or any consent solicitation or other vote taken of the Company’s stockholders. Each Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest hereunder until the Expiration Date, hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by such Stockholder with respect to the Shares and represents that none of such previously-granted proxies are irrevocable. The Stockholder hereby affirms that the proxy set forth in this Section 6 is given in connection with, and granted in consideration of, and as an inducement to the Company, Passage and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement and that such proxy is given to secure the obligations of the Stockholder under Section 1. The irrevocable proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall survive the death or incapacity of such Stockholder and the obligations of such Stockholder shall be binding on such Stockholder’s heirs, personal representatives, successors, transferees and assigns. Each Stockholder hereby agrees not to grant any subsequent powers of attorney or proxies with respect to any Shares with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 until after the Expiration Date. With respect to any Shares that are owned beneficially by Stockholder but are not held of record by Stockholder (other than shares beneficially owned by Stockholder that are held in the name of a bank, broker or nominee), Stockholder shall take all action necessary to cause the record holder of such Shares to grant the irrevocable proxy and take all other actions provided for in this Section 6 with respect to such Shares. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this irrevocable proxy shall automatically terminate upon the Expiration Date. |
7. | Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Each Stockholder hereby waives, and agrees not to exercise or assert, any appraisal rights under applicable Law, including Section 262 of Delaware Law, in connection with the Merger. |
8. | No Legal Actions. Each Stockholder will not in its capacity as a Company security holder bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute or voluntarily aid or participate in any Legal Proceeding which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder, either alone or together with the other voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, or the approval of the Merger Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions by the Remix Board, constitutes a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Remix Board or any member thereof. |
9. | Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof without the need of posting bond in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. |
10. | Directors, Officers, Trustees and Fiduciaries. This Agreement shall apply to each Stockholder solely in such Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company and/or holder of Remix Options and/or Remix Warrants not in such Stockholder’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in such Stockholder’s capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust. |
11. | No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Shares shall remain vested in and belong to such Stockholder, and the Company does not have authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, or administer any of the policies or operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct such Stockholder in the voting of any of the Shares, except as otherwise provided herein. |
12. | Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing set forth in this Section 12 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall relieve any party from liability for any fraud or for any willful and material breach of this Agreement prior to termination hereof. |
13 | Further Assurances. Each Stockholder shall, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as the Company or Passage may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. |
14. | Disclosure. Each Stockholder hereby agrees that Passage and the Company may publish and disclose in the Registration Statement, any prospectus filed with any regulatory authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and any related documents filed with such regulatory authority and as otherwise required by Law, such Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Shares, Remix Options and Remix Warrants and the nature of such Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and may further file this Agreement as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or prospectus or in any other filing made by Passage or the Company as required by Law or the terms of the Merger Agreement, including with the SEC or other regulatory authority, relating to the Contemplated Transactions, all subject to prior review and a reasonable opportunity to comment by Stockholder’s counsel. Prior to the Closing, each Stockholder shall not, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly, make any press release, public announcement or other public communication regarding the Merger without the prior written consent of Passage and the Company, provided that the foregoing shall not limit or affect any actions taken by such Stockholder (or any affiliated officer or director of such Stockholder) that would be permitted to be taken by such Stockholder, Passage or the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not affect any actions of Stockholder the prohibition of which would be prohibited under applicable Law and shall not prohibit Stockholder or its affiliates from making any publicly-available filings required by applicable law, regulation or legal process. |
15. | Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), by facsimile transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) or by electronic transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) to the Company or Passage, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 9.7 of the Merger Agreement and to each Stockholder at his, her or its address or email address (providing confirmation of transmission) set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice). |
16. | Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to |
17. | Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such party without the other party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. |
18. | No Waivers. No waivers of any breach of this Agreement extended by the Company or Passage to such Stockholder shall be construed as a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Company or Passage, as applicable, with respect to any other stockholder of the Company who has executed an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement with respect to Shares held or subsequently held by such stockholder or with respect to any subsequent breach of Stockholder or any other such stockholder of the Company. No waiver of any provisions hereof by any party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provisions hereof by any such party, nor shall any such waiver be deemed a continuing waiver of any provision hereof by such party. |
19. | Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the state of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws. In any action or Legal Proceeding between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties: (i) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware or to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or Legal Proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 19, (iii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or Legal Proceeding in such courts, (iv) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party, and (v) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or Legal Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 15 of this Agreement. Each party irrevocably consents to service of process inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in this Section 19 in the manner provided for notices in Section 15. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law. |
20. | Waiver of Jury Trial. The parties hereto hereby waive any right to trial by jury with respect to any action or Legal Proceeding related to or arising out of this Agreement, any document executed in connection herewith and the matters contemplated hereby and thereby. |
21. | No Agreement Until Executed. Irrespective of negotiations among the parties or the exchanging of drafts of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute or be deemed to evidence a Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto unless and until (a) the Remix Board has approved, for purposes of any applicable anti-takeover Laws and regulations and any applicable provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Company, the Merger Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, (b) the Merger Agreement is executed by all parties thereto, and (c) this Agreement is executed by all parties hereto. |
22. | Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be |
23. | Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified, and no provisions hereof may be modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto; provided, however, that the rights or obligations of any Stockholder may be waived, amended or otherwise modified in a writing signed by Passage, the Company and such Stockholder. |
24. | Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Merger Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by the Merger Agreement to which a party hereto is a party, each party hereto shall bear its own expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. |
25. | Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the parties. Each of the parties hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants that (i) it has read and fully understood (x) the Merger Agreement, including the provisions relating to the payment and allocation of the consideration to be paid to stockholders of the Company and holders of Remix Options and Remix Warrants, (y) this Agreement, and (z) the implications and consequences thereof; (ii) it has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of its own choice, or it has made a voluntary and informed decision to decline to seek such counsel; and (iii) it is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. |
26. | Definition of Merger Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Merger Agreement” may include such agreement as amended or modified as long as such amendments or modifications (a) do not (i) change the form or amount of consideration payable under the Merger Agreement, (ii) extend the Outside Date past [•] (other than any extension provided for in Section 8.1(b) of the Merger Agreement with respect to the Registration Statement), or (iii) otherwise change the terms and conditions of the Merger, the Concurrent Financing or the other Contemplated Transactions in a manner materially adverse to such Stockholder or (b) have been agreed to in writing by such Stockholder. |
27. | Construction. |
(a) | For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders. |
(b) | The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
(c) | As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” |
(d) | Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively. |
(e) | The underlined headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
EXECUTED as of the date first above written. | ||||||
[STOCKHOLDER] | ||||||
Signature: | ||||||
PASSAGE BIO, INC. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Name, Address and Email Address of Stockholder | Shares of Remix Common Stock | Shares of Remix Preferred Stock | Remix Options | Remix Warrants | ||||||||
Very truly yours, | ||||||
COMPANY: | ||||||
Remix Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
PASSAGE: | ||||||
Passage Bio, Inc. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | William Chou, M.D. | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
(i) | offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Passage Common Stock held by the Undersigned immediately after the Closing issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement in respect of any shares of Remix Common Stock, Remix Preferred Stock, Remix Convertible Notes, Remix Options or Remix Warrants that were held by the Undersigned immediately prior to the Closing (collectively, the “Undersigned’s Shares”), or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge, grant, transfer or disposition (for the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Concurrent Financing Released Shares or Passage Released Shares constitute “Undersigned’s Shares” for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement); |
(ii) | enter into any swap, short sale, hedge or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Undersigned’s Shares regardless of whether any such transaction described in clause (i) above or this clause (ii) is to be settled by delivery of the Undersigned’s Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise; or |
(iii) | make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any of the Undersigned’s Shares (other than such rights set forth in the Merger Agreement or the obligations of Remix or the combined company under the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Subscription Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Remix and each of the purchasers listed on the Schedule of Purchasers attached thereto)). |
(a) | transfers of the Undersigned’s Shares: |
(i) | if the undersigned is a natural person, (A) to any person related to the undersigned by blood or adoption who is an immediate family member of the undersigned, or by marriage or domestic partnership (a “Family Member”), or to a trust formed for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or any of the undersigned’s Family Members, (B) to the undersigned’s estate, following the death of the undersigned, by will, intestacy or other operation of Law, (C) as a bona fide gift or a charitable contribution, as such term is described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (D) by operation of Law pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement, or (E) to any partnership, corporation or limited liability company which is controlled by the undersigned and/or by any such Family Member(s); |
(ii) | if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity that is an affiliate (as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) of the undersigned, including investment funds or other entities under common control or management or advisement with the undersigned (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where the undersigned is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership), (B) as a distribution or dividend to equity holders, including, without limitation, current or former general or limited partners, members or managers (or to the estates of any of the foregoing), as applicable, of the undersigned (including upon the liquidation and dissolution of the undersigned pursuant to a plan of liquidation approved by the undersigned’s equity holders), (C) as a bona fide gift or a charitable contribution, as such term is described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (D) transfers or dispositions not involving a change in beneficial ownership or (E) with prior written consent of Passage; or |
(iii) | if the undersigned is a trust, to any grantors or beneficiaries of the trust; |
(b) | the exercise of an option to purchase Passage Common Stock (including a net or cashless exercise of an option to purchase Passage Common Stock), and any related transfer of shares of Passage Common Stock to Passage or the sale of Passage Common Stock in the open market, in each case, for the purpose of paying the exercise price of such options or for paying taxes (including estimated taxes) during the Restricted Period due as a result of the exercise of such options; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the underlying shares of Passage Common Stock held by the undersigned following such exercise or open market sales shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement; |
(c) | the disposition (including a forfeiture or repurchase) to Passage of any shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan or restricted stock purchase agreement; |
(d) | the vesting of any restricted stock unit or settlement of any other equity award that represents the right to receive shares of Passage Common Stock, and transfers to Passage, or sales of Passage Common Stock in the open market, in connection with the vesting of any restricted stock unit or settlement of any other equity award that represents the right to receive shares of Passage Common Stock settled in Passage Common Stock, in each case, to pay any tax withholding obligations due during the Restricted Period; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the underlying shares of Passage Common Stock held by the undersigned following such vesting or settlement and any such open market sales shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement; |
(e) | the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (a “10b5-1 Plan”) for the transfer of Passage Common Stock; provided that (i) such plan does not provide for any transfers of Passage Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) no sales, transfers or other dispositions of shares of Passage Common Stock shall be made pursuant to a 10b5-1 Plan existing as of the date of the Merger Agreement (which, for clarity, shall not be amended during the Restricted Period, but may be terminated during the Restricted Period); and provided further that no public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act or otherwise shall be required or voluntarily made by any party in connection with the establishment of such plan during the Restricted Period; |
(f) | transfers, sales, dispositions, or the entering into of transactions (including, without limitation, any swap, hedge, short sale or similar agreement) or public announcements by the undersigned of or relating to shares of capital stock or other securities of Passage purchased or acquired by the undersigned on the open market, in other transactions following the Closing or in a public offering by Passage or that do not involve or relate to the Undersigned’s Shares (the “Passage Released Shares”); provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to any shares of Passage Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement in respect of shares, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares, of Remix; |
(g) | transfers of the Undersigned’s Shares pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of Passage’s capital stock involving a change of control of |
(h) | transfers of the Undersigned’s Shares pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency; or |
(i) | transfers, sales, dispositions, or the entering into of transactions (including, without limitation, any swap, hedge, short sale or similar agreement) or public announcements by the undersigned relating to shares of Passage Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement in respect of shares of Remix or Passage, as the case may be, if any, purchased pursuant to the Concurrent Financing (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or issued in exchange for, or on conversion or exercise of, any securities issued as part of the Concurrent Financing (the “Concurrent Financing Released Shares”). For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting any of the foregoing exceptions, the number of Concurrent Financing Released Shares to be issued to the undersigned at the Closing is set forth, solely for informational purposes, opposite his, her or its name on Schedule I to this Lock-Up Agreement under the heading “Concurrent Financing Released Shares”; |
Accepted and Agreed By Passage Bio, Inc.: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
Accepted and Agreed by Remix Therapeutics, Inc.: | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
Very truly yours, | |||
Print Name of Stockholder (Individual): | [•] | ||
Address: | |||
Very truly yours, | ||||||
Print Name of Stockholder (Entity): | [•] | |||||
Address: | By: | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
Stockholder | Concurrent Financing Released Shares | ||||
a) | each reference to “the Merger Agreement” in the Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the A&R Merger Agreement; |
b) | the reference to the Subscription Agreement in subparagraph (iii) of the second paragraph of the Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the A&R Subscription Agreement and the definition of the Registration Rights Agreement as set forth in the A&R Subscription Agreement; |
c) | subparagraph (i) of the third paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
d) | each reference to “Concurrent Financing Released Shares” in the Agreement is hereby amended to read as “Concurrent Financing Released Securities”; |
e) | each reference to “this Lock-Up Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and similar terms in the Agreement will from and after the entry into this Amendment refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment; and |
f) | Schedule I to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
Stockholder | Concurrent Financing Released Securities | ||
ACCEPTED AND AGREED: | ||||||
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
ACCEPTED AND AGREED | ||||||
PASSAGE BIO, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | Will Chou, M.D. | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. The following terms have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: |
(i) | any applicable and non-recoverable value added, sales or similar Taxes imposed on the Legacy Asset Payments and payable in cash by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries and any income or other similar Taxes required to be paid by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, with respect to the taxable year in which such Legacy Asset Payments were received which Taxes would not have been required to be paid by Passage or its applicable Subsidiary but for its receipt of Legacy Asset Payments and any applicable Tax imposed on or otherwise payable in connection with making any CVR Payment or the issuance of any CVR (including, without limitation, (i) the employer portion of any employment, payroll, or other similar Taxes in respect of CVR Payments (including in respect of Passage ITM Options granted to employees or Passage Restricted Stock Unit Awards) and (ii) any withholding Taxes (including interest and penalties) relating to the issuance of a CVR or any CVR Payment); provided that, for purposes of calculating any income Taxes of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries for this purpose, (a) such income Taxes shall be computed after taking into account any net operating loss carryforwards or other Tax attributes (including Tax credits) of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries that are available to offset income or gain, after taking into account any limits of the usability of such attributes under applicable Law, including under Section 382 of the Code, as reasonably determined by a nationally |
(ii) | any reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred or accrued by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of its performance of this Agreement following the Closing Date or in respect of its negotiation, execution, delivery or performance of the Gemma Sublicenses (to the extent related to the Legacy Asset Payments, and including the Catalent Storage Costs) or any other agreement to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement and related to the Legacy Asset Payments, including (i) any costs related to the prosecution, maintenance or enforcement by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries of intellectual property rights to the extent required by the terms of the Gemma Sublicenses (but excluding any costs related to a breach of this Agreement by Passage, including costs incurred in litigation in respect of the same), (ii) any reasonable, documented out of pocket costs incurred in order to comply with the terms of the Gemma Sublicenses or any other agreement to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement and related to the Legacy Asset Payments that remain with Passage following the receipt of any Legacy Asset Payment, to the extent such costs relate to any Legacy Asset Payment (but excluding the GM1 2027 License Payment), (iii) any Losses incurred and paid or payable by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of any claims, demands, actions or other proceedings, in each case, brought by a third party, relating to or in connection with the Gemma Sublicenses or the Legacy Asset Payments or (iv) any documented out-of-pocket fees of the Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement; and |
(iii) | any reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs incurred or accrued by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the collection or receipt of any Legacy Asset Payment, including any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee, service fee, regulatory and other filing fees, or other fee, commission or expense owed to any broker, finder, investment bank, auditor, accountant, counsel, advisor or other third party in relation thereto, in each case, pursuant to any Contract to which Passage or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement. |
Holders of CVRs; Appointment of Rights Agent. |
(a) | The CVRs shall be issued to the holders of shares of Passage Common Stock as of the Record Date. One CVR will be issued with respect to each share of Passage Common Stock that is outstanding as of the close of business on the Record Date. |
(b) | Passage hereby appoints the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for Passage in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. |
Non-transferable. A Holder may not at any time Transfer CVRs, other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer. Any attempted Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer, in whole or in part, will be void ab initio and of no effect. The CVRs will not be listed on any quotation system or traded on any securities exchange. |
No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address. |
(a) | Holders’ rights and obligations in respect of CVRs derive solely from this Agreement; CVRs will not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument. |
(b) | The Rights Agent will create and maintain an up-to-date register (the “CVR Register”) for the purposes of (i) identifying the Holders of CVRs, (ii) determining Holders’ entitlement to CVRs and (iii) registering the CVRs and Permitted Transfers thereof. The CVR Register will initially show one position for The Depository Trust Company (or its nominee) representing all of the CVRs provided to the holders of shares of Passage Common Stock held as of the close of business on the Record Date. The CVR Register will be created, and CVRs will be distributed, pursuant to written instructions from Passage to the Rights Agent. Except as expressly provided herein with respect to the rights of the Rights Agent, neither Passage nor its Subsidiaries will have any responsibility or liability whatsoever to any person other than the Holders. |
(c) | Subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in Section 2.2, every request made to Transfer CVRs must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument of Transfer reasonably acceptable to the Rights Agent, together with the signature guarantee of a guarantor institution which is a participant in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association (a “signature guarantee”) and other requested documentation in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent, duly executed and properly completed, as applicable, by the Holder or Holders thereof, or by the duly appointed legal representative, personal representative or survivor of such Holder or Holders, setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances relating to the Transfer. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Rights Agent will, subject to its reasonable determination in accordance with its own internal procedures that the Transfer instrument is in proper form and the Transfer is a Permitted Transfer and otherwise complies on its face with the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, register the Transfer of the applicable CVRs in the CVR Register. All Transfers of CVRs registered in the CVR Register will be the valid obligations of Passage, evidencing the same right, and entitling the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those held by the transferor. Each of Passage and the Rights Agent may require payment (without duplication) by the applicable Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp or other transfer Tax or governmental charge that is imposed in connection with (and would not have been imposed but for) any such registration of Transfer, unless the transferee shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of Passage or the Rights Agent, as applicable, that such Tax or governmental charge, if any, has been paid. No Transfer of CVRs shall be valid until registered in the CVR Register and any Transfer not duly registered in the CVR Register shall be void. Passage shall not be responsible for any costs and expenses related to any transfer or assignment of the CVRs (including the cost of any transfer tax). |
(d) | A Holder may make a written request to the Rights Agent to change such Holder’s address of record in the CVR Register. Such written request must be duly executed by such Holder and conform to such other reasonable requirements as the Rights Agent may establish from time to time. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Rights Agent shall promptly record the change of address in the CVR Register. The Acting Holders |
Payment Procedures. |
(a) | As promptly as practicable (and, in any event, within twenty (20) days) following the receipt by Passage or any of its Subsidiaries of any Legacy Asset Payment, Passage shall (i) deliver to the Rights Agent, an Officer’s Certificate certifying the aggregate amount of (A) the CVR Proceeds (if any) actually received by Passage or its Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter (or, in the case of the first delivery of such an Officer’s Certificate hereunder, all CVR Proceeds actually received through the end of such fiscal quarter); (B) the Permitted Deductions reflected in such CVR Proceeds; and (C) the CVR Payment payable to Holders, if any, in respect of such CVR Proceeds, and (ii) deliver to the Rights Agent, or to the Rights Agent’s designee, the CVR Payment (if any) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Rights Agent. Upon receipt of the wire transfer referred to in the foregoing sentence, the Rights Agent shall promptly (and in any event, within ten (10) Business Days) pay, by check mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder set forth in the CVR Register at such time or by other method of delivery as specified by the applicable Holder in writing to the Rights Agent, an amount equal to the product determined by multiplying (x) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the applicable CVR Payment by (II) the total number of CVRs registered in the CVR Register at such time, by (y) the number of CVRs registered to such Holder in the CVR Register at such time. For the avoidance of doubt Passage shall have no further liability in respect of the relevant CVR Payment upon delivery of such CVR Payment in accordance with this Section 2.4(a) and the satisfaction of each of Passage’s obligations set forth in this Section 2.4(a). |
(b) | Except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a change in applicable Law after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree to treat the issuance of the CVRs as not constituting a current distribution and all CVR Payments for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income Tax purposes as distributions of money governed by Section 301 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which will constitute a dividend to the extent payable out of Passage and its Subsidiaries’ current and accumulated “earnings and profits” (pursuant to Section 316 of the Code) in the taxable year in which any such CVR Payment is made. The parties hereto will not take any position to the contrary on any Tax Return or for other Tax purposes except as required by a change in applicable Law after the date hereof. |
(c) | Passage and the Rights Agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted and withheld, from any CVR Payment otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Passage or the Rights Agent reasonably determines it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of applicable Law relating to Taxes. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such deducted and withheld amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Prior to making any such deductions or withholdings or causing any such deductions or withholdings to be made with respect to any Holder, the Rights Agent will, to the extent reasonably practicable, provide notice to the Holder of such potential Tax deduction or withholding and a reasonable opportunity for the Holder to provide any necessary Tax forms in order to avoid or reduce such withholding amounts; provided that the time period for payment of a CVR Payment by the Rights Agent set forth in Section 2.4(a) will be extended by a period equal to any delay caused by the Holder providing such forms; provided, further, that in no event shall such period be extended for more than ten (10) Business Days, unless otherwise requested by the Holder for the purpose of delivering such forms and agreed to by the Rights Agent. |
(d) | Any portion of a CVR Payment that remains undistributed to the Holders on the date that is six (6) months after the applicable fiscal quarter end (including by means of uncashed checks or invalid addresses on the CVR Register) will be delivered by the Rights Agent to Passage or a Person nominated in writing by Passage (with written notice thereof from Passage to the Rights Agent), and any Holder will thereafter look only to Passage for payment of such CVR Payment (which shall be without interest). |
(e) | If any CVR Payment (or portion thereof) remains unclaimed by a Holder on the date that is one year after the date on which such CVR Proceeds were required to be paid to Holders (or immediately prior to such earlier |
No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest. |
(a) | CVRs will not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest will not accrue on any amounts payable in respect of CVRs. |
(b) | CVRs will not represent any equity or ownership interest in Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or in the Surviving Corporation. The sole right of the Holders to receive property hereunder is the right to receive CVR Payments, if any, in accordance with the terms hereof. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that a CVR shall not constitute a security of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or of the Surviving Corporation. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon any Holder, by virtue of the CVRs, any rights or obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever as a stockholder or equityholder of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries or of the Surviving Corporation, either at law or in equity. The rights of any Holder and the obligations of Passage and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors and controlling Persons are contract rights and obligations limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement. |
(c) | It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the CVRs and the possibility of any payment hereunder with respect thereto are highly speculative and subject to numerous factors outside of Passage’s control, and there is no assurance that Holders will receive any payments under this Agreement or in connection with the CVRs. Each Holder acknowledges that it is highly possible that (i) no Legacy Asset Payments will be collected prior to the expiration of the applicable CVR Period and (ii) there will not be any Legacy Asset Payments that may be the subject of a CVR Payment. It is further acknowledged and agreed that neither Passage nor its Affiliates owe, by virtue of their obligations under this Agreement, a fiduciary duty or any implied duties to the Holders and the parties hereto intend solely the express provisions of this Agreement to govern their contractual relationship with respect to the CVRs. It is acknowledged and agreed that this Section 2.5(c) is an essential and material term of this Agreement. |
Ability to Abandon CVR. A Holder may at any time, at such Holder’s option or upon the failure to claim payment under Section 2.4(e), abandon all of such Holder’s remaining rights represented by CVRs by transferring such CVR to Passage or a Person nominated in writing by Passage (with written notice thereof from Passage to the Rights Agent) without consideration or compensation therefor, and such rights will be cancelled, with the Rights Agent being promptly notified in writing by Passage of such transfer and cancellation. No such notice to the Rights Agent shall be required in the case of abandonment due to the failure to claim payment under Section 2.4(e). Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit Passage or its Subsidiaries from offering to acquire or acquiring CVRs, in private transactions or otherwise, for consideration in its sole discretion. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities. |
(a) | The Rights Agent will not have any liability for any actions taken or not taken in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent such liability arises as a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or gross negligence of the Rights Agent (in each case as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any liability of |
(b) | The Rights Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any Holder with respect to any action or default by any person or entity, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon Passage, the Company or the Surviving Corporation. All rights of action under this Agreement may be enforced (but shall not be required to be enforced) by the Rights Agent, any claim, action, suit, audit, investigation or proceeding instituted by the Rights Agent will be brought in its name as the Rights Agent and any recovery in connection therewith will be for the proportionate benefit of all the Holders, as their respective rights or interests may appear on the CVR Register. |
Certain Rights of Rights Agent. |
(a) | The Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. |
(b) | The Rights Agent may rely and will be protected by Passage in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document reasonably believed by it in the absence of bad faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by or on behalf of Passage. |
(c) | The Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel of its selection, and the written advice or opinion of such counsel will, in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct (in each case, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on the part of the Rights Agent, be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or not taken by the Rights Agent in reliance thereon. |
(d) | Any permissive rights of the Rights Agent hereunder will not be construed as a duty. |
(e) | The Rights Agent will not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of its powers or otherwise under this Agreement. |
(f) | Passage agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and to hold the Rights Agent harmless from and against, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, cost or expense (each, a “Loss”) suffered or incurred by the Rights Agent and arising out of or in connection with the Rights Agent’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including the reasonable and documented costs and expenses of defending the Rights Agent against any claims, charges, demands, actions or suits arising out of or in connection with the execution, acceptance, administration, exercise and performance of its duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability arising therefrom, directly or indirectly, or enforcing its rights hereunder, except to the extent such Loss has been determined by a final non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Rights Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct (in each case, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction); provided that this Section 3.2(f) shall not apply to (i) income, receipt, franchise or similar Taxes, (ii) any Taxes imposed due to the Rights Agent’s connection with the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than any connection caused solely by this Agreement or the Rights Agent performing, enforcing or receiving payments under this Agreement), or (iii) any Taxes imposed due to the failure of the Rights Agent to provide any form, document or certificate that would have reduced or eliminated the amount of withholding taxes (“Excluded Taxes”). |
(g) | In addition to the indemnification provided under Section 3.2(f), Passage agrees (i) to pay the fees of the Rights Agent in connection with the Rights Agent’s performance of its obligations hereunder, as agreed upon in writing by the Rights Agent and Passage on or prior to the date of this Agreement, and (ii) to reimburse the |
(h) | No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. |
(i) | The Rights Agent will not be deemed to have knowledge of any event of which it was supposed to receive notice hereunder but has not received written notice of such event, and the Rights Agent will not incur any liability for failing to take action in connection therewith, in each case, unless and until it has received such notice in writing. |
(j) | The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorney or agents and the Rights Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorney or agents or for any loss to Passage resulting from any such act, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) in the selection and continued employment thereof. |
(k) | Passage shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Agreement. |
(l) | The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement (except its countersignature thereof) or be required to verify the same, and all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by Passage only. |
(m) | The Rights Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent for Passage and shall not assume any obligations or relationship of agency or trust with any of the owners or holders of the CVRs. The Rights Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any Holders with respect to any action or default by Passage, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon Passage. |
(n) | The Rights Agent may rely on and be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon (i) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or other comparable “signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing; or (ii) any law, act, regulation or any interpretation of the same even though such law, act, or regulation may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed. |
(o) | The Rights Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any failure of Passage to comply with any of its obligations relating to any registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or this Agreement, including without limitation obligations under applicable Law. |
(p) | Whenever the Rights Agent deems it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may (i) rely upon an Officer’s Certificate and (ii) in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct on its part, incur no liability and be held harmless by Passage for or in respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such Officer’s Certificate. |
(q) | All funds received by the Rights Agent under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by the Rights Agent in the performance of services hereunder (the “Funds”) shall be held by the Rights Agent as agent for |
(r) | The obligations of Passage and the rights of the Rights Agent under this Section 3.2, Section 3.1 and Section 2.4 shall survive the expiration of the CVRs and the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. |
(a) | The Rights Agent may resign at any time by written notice to Passage. Any such resignation notice shall specify the date on which such resignation will take effect (which shall be at least thirty (30) days following the date that such resignation notice is delivered), and such resignation will be effective on the earlier of (i) the date so specified and (ii) the appointment of a successor Rights Agent. |
(b) | Passage will have the right to remove the Rights Agent at any time by written notice to the Rights Agent, specifying the date on which such removal will take effect. Such notice will be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the date so specified (or, if earlier, the appointment of the successor Rights Agent). |
(c) | If the Rights Agent resigns, is removed or becomes incapable of acting, Passage will promptly appoint a qualified successor Rights Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Passage fails to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent, then the incumbent Rights Agent may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. The successor Rights Agent so appointed will, upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with this Section 3.3(c) and Section 3.4, become the Rights Agent for all purposes hereunder. |
(d) | Passage will give notice to the Holders of each resignation or removal of the Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent in accordance with Section 7.2. Each notice will include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If Passage fails to send such notice within ten (10) Business Days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent will cause the notice to be mailed at the expense of Passage. |
(e) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.3, unless consented to in writing by the Acting Holders, Passage will not appoint as a successor Rights Agent any Person that is not a stock transfer agent of national reputation or the corporate trust department of a commercial bank. |
(f) | The Rights Agent will reasonably cooperate with Passage and any successor Rights Agent in connection with the transition of the duties and responsibilities of the Rights Agent to the successor Rights Agent, including the transfer of all relevant data, including the CVR Register, to the successor Rights Agent, but such predecessor Rights Agent shall not be required to make any additional expenditure or assume any additional liability in connection with the foregoing. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder will, at or prior to such appointment, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Passage and to the resigning or removed Rights Agent an instrument accepting such appointment and a counterpart of this Agreement, and such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the Rights Agent; provided that upon the request of Passage or the successor Rights Agent, such resigning or removed Rights Agent will execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of such resigning or removed Rights Agent. |
List of Holders. Passage will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent, in such form as Passage receives from Passage’s transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for Passage), the names and addresses of the Holders within fifteen (15) Business Days following the Closing Date. |
Efforts. |
(a) | During the applicable CVR Period, Passage will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to collect the Legacy Asset Payments, to the extent payable to Passage. For the avoidance of doubt, during and after the applicable CVR Period, Passage shall not be required to use any efforts to pursue the collection of any Legacy Asset Payments, except as required by this Section 4.2(a). |
(b) | Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to Section 4.2(a) and Section 4.3, (i) Passage and its Affiliates shall have the power and right to control all aspects of their businesses and operations (and all of their assets and products), and subject to Passage’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement, Passage and its Affiliates may exercise or refrain from exercising such power and right as it may deem appropriate and in the best overall interests of Passage and its Affiliates and its and their stockholders, rather than the interest of the Holders, (ii) none of Passage or any of its Affiliates (or any director, officer, employee, or other representative of the foregoing) owes any fiduciary duty or similar duty or any other implied duties to any Holder in respect of the CVRs, the Legacy Asset Payments or the Gemma Sublicenses, (iii) except as specifically provided in Section 4.2(a), Passage shall have no obligation to take any action in order to obtain, maximize or expedite the receipt of any Legacy Asset Payments or to minimize Permitted Deductions, (iv) except as expressly set forth in Article 3 and Section 4.2(a), none of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries shall have any obligation or liability whatsoever to any Person relating to or in connection with any action, or failure to act, with respect to the collection of any Legacy Asset Payment, and (v) in no event shall Passage or any of its Subsidiaries be required to make any payment or advance any funds to Gemma or any other Person (other than de minimis administrative costs) in order to obtain, facilitate, accelerate or otherwise further the receipt of any Legacy Asset Payment. |
(c) | Subject to the requirements of Section 4.2(a) and the other contractual obligations of Passage expressly set forth in this Agreement, (i) the Holders acknowledge that Passage has a fiduciary obligation to operate its business in the best interests of its stockholders, and any potential obligation to pay CVR Payments will not create any express or implied obligation to operate its business in any particular manner in order to maximize CVR Proceeds, (ii) except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Holders are not relying on any representation of Passage or any other Person with regard to any Legacy Asset Payments or other action involving the Gemma Sublicenses following the Closing, and neither Passage nor any other Person has provided, or can provide, any assurance to the Holders that any CVR Proceeds will in fact be earned and paid, and (iii) none of Passage or any of its Subsidiaries, officers, directors or Affiliates shall have any obligation or liability whatsoever to any Person relating to or in connection with any action, or failure to act, with respect to the collection of any Legacy Asset Payments, and in no event shall any of Passage, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and Affiliates be deemed to have any fiduciary or similar duties to any Holder by virtue of this Agreement. |
(d) | Following the expiration of the applicable CVR Period, Passage shall be permitted to take any action in respect of the Gemma Sublicenses in its sole and absolute discretion. |
(e) | Passage shall make the GM1 2027 License Payment when due and payable under the Penn License Agreement. |
Prohibited Actions. |
(a) | During the applicable CVR Period, Passage shall not (i) terminate, amend or waive provision of any Gemma Sublicense in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Passage’s ability to collect any Legacy Asset Payments or the rights of the Holders hereunder; (ii) transfer or assign the Gemma Sublicenses, or any rights to receive payments thereunder, to any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of Passage), unless such Person assumes all of Passage’s obligations under this Agreement; (iii) grant any lien, security interest, pledge or similar interest in any Legacy Asset Payments (other than liens, security interests, pledges or similar interests generally granted with respect to all assets of Passage, and not specific to the |
(b) | Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) the covenants of Passage set forth in Section 4.2 shall not be deemed breached on account of Passage’s failure to (i) hire or retain any new employees specifically for the purpose of collecting the Legacy Asset Payments or (ii) initiate, prosecute or maintain any litigation against Gemma or any other Person in connection with the Legacy Asset Payments; and (y) any exercise by the Acting Holders of enforcement rights under Section 7.6 with respect to Article 4 shall be subject to the foregoing limitation. |
Audit Rights. |
(a) | Until the termination of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, Passage shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates to keep, complete and accurate books and records to the extent necessary to calculate the CVR Payments payable under this Agreement. The Acting Holders shall have the right to cause an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to Passage (the “Independent Accountant”) to audit such books and records for the sole purpose of confirming the CVR Payments payable hereunder, subject to (x) the prior execution and delivery of a reasonable confidentiality agreement by such Independent Accountant in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Passage and (y) such access not unreasonably interfering with the conduct of the business of Passage or any of its Affiliates. Upon at least fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice from the Acting Holders, such audit shall be conducted during regular business hours in such a manner as to not unnecessarily interfere with Passage’s normal business activities. |
(b) | Such audit shall not be performed more frequently than once per calendar year, and no CVR Payment Period that has been the subject of a prior audit may be audited more than once. The Independent Accountant shall disclose to the Rights Agent or the Acting Holders, as applicable, only whether the calculations are correct or not and the specific details concerning any discrepancies. No other information shall be shared, and in no event shall Passage be required to provide any Tax returns or any other Tax information it deems confidential to the Holders or any other party (other than the Independent Accountant, subject to the confidentiality agreement referenced above). |
(c) | If the audit reveals an overpayment, Passage shall be entitled to withhold such amount from future CVR Payments. If the audit reveals an underpayment, Passage shall promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days) remit such amount to the Rights Agent for distribution to the Holders. The Acting Holders shall bear the full cost and expense of such audit unless such audit discloses an underpayment by Passage of ten percent (10%) or more of the CVR Payment due under this Agreement for the applicable period, in which case Passage shall bear the full cost and expense of such audit. The Rights Agent shall be entitled to rely on any audit report delivered by the Independent Accountant pursuant to this Section 4.4 and shall have no duty or liability with respect to, and shall not be deemed to have knowledge of, any adjustment or any event relating thereto unless and until it shall have received such report. |
Amendments Without Consent of Holders or Rights Agent. |
(a) | Passage, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments to this Agreement for any of the following purposes, without the consent of any of the Holders or the Rights Agent (subject to Section 5.3): |
(i) | to evidence the appointment of another Person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor Rights Agent of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein in accordance with the provisions hereof; |
(ii) | to evidence the succession of another Person to Passage and the assumption of any such successor of the covenants of Passage outlined herein in a transaction contemplated by Section 6.1; |
(iii) | to add to the covenants of Passage such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection and benefit of the Holders; provided that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the rights of the Holders; |
(iv) | to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in this Agreement, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; provided that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the rights of the Holders; |
(v) | as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that CVRs are not subject to registration under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder, or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws; |
(vi) | as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that Passage is not required to produce a prospectus or an admission document in order to comply with applicable Law; |
(vii) | to cancel CVRs (i) in the event that any Holder has abandoned its rights in accordance with Section 2.6, or (ii) following a transfer of such CVRs to Passage or its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 2.2 or Section 2.3; |
(viii) | as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that Passage complies with applicable Law; or |
(ix) | to effect any other amendment to this Agreement that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Agreement of any such Holder. |
(b) | Promptly after the execution by Passage of any amendment pursuant to this Section 5.1, Passage will (or will cause the Rights Agent to) notify the Holders in general terms of the substance of such amendment in accordance with Section 7.2. |
Amendments with Consent of Holders. |
(a) | In addition to any amendments to this Agreement that may be made by Passage without the consent of any Holder or the Rights Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, with the consent of the Acting Holders, Passage and the Rights Agent may enter into one or more amendments to this Agreement for the purpose of adding, eliminating or amending any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or amendment is adverse to the interests of the Holders. |
(b) | Promptly after the execution by Passage and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.2, Passage will (or will cause the Rights Agent to) notify the Holders in general terms of the substance of such amendment in accordance with Section 7.2. |
Effect of Amendments. Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article 5, this Agreement will be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment will form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and every Holder will be bound thereby. Upon the delivery of a certificate from an appropriate officer of Passage which states that the proposed supplement or amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Article 5, the Rights Agent shall execute such supplement or amendment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights Agent shall not be required to execute any |
Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation of or merger by Passage with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the properties and assets of Passage to any Person, the surviving Person or acquiring Person (as applicable) shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, and shall assume all of the obligations of Passage under this Agreement with the same effect as if such Person had been named as Passage herein. |
Notices to Rights Agent and to Passage. All notices, requests and other communications (each, a “Notice”) to any party hereunder shall be in writing. Such Notice shall be deemed given (a) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by FedEx or other internationally recognized overnight courier service or, (except with respect to any Person other than the Rights Agent), by e-mail (upon confirmation of receipt) prior to 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party or on the next Business Day, if delivered after 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party or (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch, if delivered by FedEx or by other internationally recognized overnight courier service (upon proof of delivery), addressed as follows: |
if to the Rights Agent, to: | ||||||
[•] | ||||||
if to Passage, to: | ||||||
Passage Bio, Inc. | ||||||
100 Forge Road, Suite 400 | ||||||
Watertown, MA 02472 | ||||||
Attention: [•] | ||||||
Email: [***] | ||||||
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to: | ||||||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||||||
200 Clarendon Street | ||||||
Boston, MA 02116 | ||||||
Attention: Peter Handrinos; Leah Sauter | ||||||
Email: [***] | ||||||
Notice to Holders. All Notices required to be given to the Holders will be given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at such Holder’s address as set forth in the CVR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the sending of such Notice, if any, and will be deemed given on the date of mailing. In any case where notice to the Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such Notice, nor any defect in any Notice so mailed, to any particular Holder will affect the sufficiency of such Notice with respect to other Holders. |
Entire Agreement. As between Passage and the Rights Agent, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, notwithstanding the reference to any other agreement herein, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. |
Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent. Any Person into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the stock transfer or other shareholder services business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that such Person would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of Section 3.3. The purchase of all or substantially all of the Rights Agent’s assets employed in the performance of transfer agent activities shall be deemed a merger or consolidation for purposes of this Section 7.4. |
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon, and will be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the Holders, Passage and the Rights Agent and their respective successors and assigns. Except for assignments pursuant to Section 7.4, the Rights Agent may not assign this Agreement without Passage’s prior written consent. Subject to Section 5.1(a)(ii) and Article 6 hereof, Passage may assign, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any other party, any or all of its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates or to any Person with whom Passage is merged or consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which Passage shall be a party (each, an “Assignee”); provided, however, that in connection with any assignment to an Assignee, Passage shall agree to remain liable for the performance by Passage of its obligations hereunder (to the extent Passage exists following such assignment). Passage or an Assignee may not otherwise assign this Agreement without the prior consent of the Acting Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Any attempted assignment of this Agreement in violation of this Section 7.5 will be void ab initio and of no effect. |
Benefits of Agreement; Action by Acting Holders. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, will give to any Person (other than Passage, the Rights Agent, the Holders and their respective permitted successors and assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of Passage, the Rights Agent, the Holders and their permitted successors and assigns. The Holders will have no rights hereunder except as are expressly set forth herein (including the right of the Acting Holders to enforce the obligations of Passage pursuant to Article 4, on behalf of the Holders, as third-party beneficiaries of such obligations). Except for the rights of the Rights Agent set forth herein, the Acting Holders will have the sole right, on behalf of all Holders, by virtue of or under any provision of this Agreement, to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity with respect to this Agreement, and no individual Holder or other group of Holders will be entitled to exercise such rights. |
Governing Law. This Agreement and the CVRs will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to any rule or principle that would result in application of the law of any other jurisdiction) and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State. |
Jurisdiction. In any action or proceeding between any of the parties hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the parties hereto: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (and appellate courts thereof); (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 7.8; (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts; (d) waives any objection that such courts are an |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (AND BY ACCEPTING THE CVRS, THE HOLDERS) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH PARTY HERETO UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATION OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH PARTY HERETO MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH PARTY HERETO HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.9. |
Severability Clause. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any Person or set of circumstances, is for any reason determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, and the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, will not be impaired or otherwise affected and will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law. Upon such a determination, the parties hereto will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible; provided, however, that if an excluded provision shall affect the rights, immunities, liabilities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to Passage. |
Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement or any counterpart may be executed and delivered by electronic communications by portable document format (.pdf), each of which shall be deemed an original. This Agreement will become effective when each party hereto will have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto. Until and unless each party hereto has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement will have no effect and no party will have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any oral or written agreement or any other communication). |
Termination. This Agreement will automatically terminate with respect to an applicable Legacy Asset Payment and be of no further force or effect and, except as provided in Section 3.2, the parties hereto will have no further liability hereunder, and the CVRs will expire without any consideration or compensation therefor with respect to the applicable Legacy Asset Payment, upon the earlier of (a) the expiration of the applicable CVR Period and (b) the date on which all Legacy Asset Payments have been received and all CVR Payments in respect thereof have been distributed to the Holders. The termination of this Agreement will not affect or limit the right of Holders to receive the CVR Payments under Section 2.4 to the extent earned prior to the termination of this Agreement, and the provisions applicable thereto will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the MLD Payments remain invoiced to Gemma but unpaid as of December 31, 2027, the Holders shall have no right to CVR Payments related to MLD Payments following such date. |
Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, none of the Rights Agent, Passage or any of its Subsidiaries (except as it relates to the obligations of the Company (and the Surviving Corporation) under Article 3) will be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including acts of God, pandemics (including COVID-19), terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunctions of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war or civil unrest. |
Construction. |
(a) | For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: singular terms will include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender will include the masculine and feminine genders. |
(b) | As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” |
(c) | The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, will not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and will not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
(d) | Any reference in this Agreement to a date or time shall be deemed to be such date or time in New York City, United States, unless otherwise specified. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Person by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. |
(e) | All references herein to “$” are to United States Dollars. |
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SECTION 1. | Authorization of Securities. |
1.01 | The Company has authorized the sale and issuance of shares of Common Stock and the Pre-Funded Warrants on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The shares of Common Stock sold hereunder at the Closing (as defined below) shall be referred to as the “Shares”, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Pre-Funded Warrants shall be referred to as the “Warrant Shares” and the Shares and the Pre-Funded Warrants (including, as applicable, the Warrant Shares issuable in exchange therefor) shall be collectively referred to as the “Securities”. |
SECTION 2. | Sale and Purchase of the Securities. |
2.01 | Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained (including the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in Section 6), the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a closing to take place remotely via exchange of executed documents (the “Closing” and the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date”) to occur immediately prior to the Initial Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (i) that number of Shares set forth under the heading “Shares” opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Schedule of Purchasers (which represents the portion of the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers (the “Subscription Amount”) divided by the Purchase Price (as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof) (rounded down to the nearest whole share)), and (ii) that number of |
2.02 | Upon written notice from (or on behalf of) the Company to the Purchasers (the “Wire Instructions Notice”) at least three Business Days prior to the date that the Company reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Merger to be satisfied, each Purchaser will pay the Subscription Amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Schedule of Purchasers by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Wire Instructions Notice at least two Business Days prior to the Closing. The Wire Instructions Notice shall include an express acknowledgement that the Company reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Merger under the Merger Agreement to be satisfied on the Closing Date. If so requested by the Company in the Wire Instructions Notice and agreed by the applicable Purchaser, the Subscription Amount of each Purchaser shall be paid into an escrow fund or trust account designated by the Company in writing (the “Escrow Account”) to be released to the Company only upon satisfaction of each of the closing conditions set forth in Section 6 below. In the event the Closing does not occur within three Business Days of the Closing Date specified in the Wire Instructions Notice, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and such Purchaser, the Company shall, or shall cause the escrow agent for the Escrow Account to, promptly (but not later than one Business Day thereafter) return the aggregate Subscription Amount to each Purchaser by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Purchaser. On the Closing Date, the Company will deliver, against payment by each Purchaser of its Subscription Amount, (A) the Shares in book-entry form registered in the name of the Purchaser (or its nominee as instructed by the Purchaser) free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws, and shall provide evidence of such issuance from Passage’s transfer agent as of the Closing Date to each Purchaser, and (B) if applicable, a Pre-Funded Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser (or its nominee as instructed by the Purchaser) free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws) to such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may amend the Schedule of Purchasers up to three Business Days prior to the Closing, without the consent of the other parties hereto, to reflect the number of Securities purchased and the Subscription Amount to be paid, in each case, by each applicable Purchaser, and shall provide such updated Schedule of Purchasers to a Purchaser upon request (provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company may not increase or decrease a Purchaser’s “Subscription Amount” set forth in the Schedule of Purchasers without the prior written consent of such Purchaser). |
2.03 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the (i) Schedule of Purchasers and (ii) the aggregate Subscription Amount may be amended by the Company and the affected Purchaser (which may be a new Purchaser) prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, without the consent of the other parties hereto, to reflect the actual number of Securities purchased by each Purchaser at the Closing, provided that (x) the Company shall provide to Purchasers such updated Schedule of Purchasers, (y) the aggregate Subscription Amount of all Purchasers after giving effect to such amendment shall not be less than the Total Subscription Amount and (z) no Purchaser’s Subscription Amount be increased without such Purchaser’s prior written consent. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may, with the approval of the Purchaser Majority, add additional purchasers (each of whom shall execute a joinder to this Agreement and make the representations set forth in Section 3) at any time prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, provided that the Purchase Price paid by such additional purchasers is equal to or greater than the Purchase Price. |
2.04 | 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. |
SECTION 3. | Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company and the Placement Agents, as of the date of the Original Agreement, that: |
3.01 | Organization. The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. |
3.02 | Validity. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability or similar actions, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, assuming that this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it 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. |
3.03 | Brokers. There is no broker, investment banker, financial advisor, finder or other person which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Purchaser who is entitled to any fee or commission for which the Company will be liable in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. |
3.04 | Investment Representations and Warranties. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the offering and sale of the Securities has not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and is being made in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering which depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations as expressed herein. |
3.05 | Acquisition for Own Account. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution in a manner which would violate the 1933 Act or any applicable state or federal securities laws. The Purchaser has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities. |
3.06 | No General Solicitation. The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. The purchase of the Securities by the Purchaser has not been solicited by or through anyone other than the Company or, on the Company’s behalf, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC and Evercore Group L.L.C. (the “Placement Agents”), who have been engaged as joint placement agents for the offering of the Securities; provided that the Company may engage additional Placement Agents from time to time in its sole discretion. |
3.07 | Ability to Protect Its Own Interests and Bear Economic Risks. The Purchaser is a sophisticated institutional investor, has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in investments similar to the Securities to properly evaluate the merits and risks of the investment in the Securities. The Purchaser is able to bear the substantial risks of an investment in the Securities including but not limited to loss of the Purchaser’s entire investment therein. The Purchaser has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Securities, and has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as it deems appropriate that its purchase of the Securities and participation in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (i) are consistent with the Purchaser’s financial needs, objectives and applicable investment policies or guidelines, (ii) do not and will not violate or constitute a default under the Purchaser’s charter, bylaws or other constituent document or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which it is bound, except to the extent such non-compliance, violation or default would not materially and adversely affect the Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) is a fit, proper and suitable investment for the Purchaser, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Securities. |
3.08 | Accredited Investor. The Purchaser is (i) a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A of the 1933 Act), or (ii) an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) under the 1933 Act. Accordingly, the Purchaser understands that the offering meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C) or (J). The Purchaser is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c). Accordingly, the Purchaser has also been advised that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b). |
3.09 | Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the 1933 Act in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, and will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such Securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances. |
3.10 | Review and Advisors. The Purchaser has had the opportunity to review with the Purchaser’s own tax advisors the federal, state and local tax consequences of its purchase of the Securities set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the Schedule of Purchasers and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser is relying solely on the Purchaser’s own determination as to tax consequences, and on the Purchaser’s own sources of information and advisors with respect to all tax matters, and not on any statements or representations of the Company (other than the representations and warranties in this Agreement), the Placement Agents or any of their respective agents, and understands that the Purchaser (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Purchaser’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Based on such information as the Purchaser deemed appropriate and without reliance upon the Placement Agents, the Purchaser has independently made its own analysis and decision to purchase the Securities. The Purchaser has (i) had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers directly with respect to its purchase of Securities, and (ii) conducted and completed its own independent due diligence with respect to the purchase of Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by the Purchaser shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Purchaser’s right to reasonably rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. |
3.11 | Residency. Such Purchaser’s residence (if an individual) or offices in which its investment decision with respect to the Securities was made (if an entity) are located at the address immediately below such Purchaser’s name on the Schedule of Purchasers, or as otherwise noted on the Schedule of Purchasers. |
3.12 | Disclosure of Information. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to review Passage’s 1934 Act filings, such audited financial information of Passage for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s “PIPE Presentation”, including the risk factors in the “PIPE Presentation”, as most recently provided to such Purchaser in connection herewith, and such other information as the undersigned deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Securities, and discuss the Company’s business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the terms and related risks of the Merger with the Company’s management. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 4 of this Agreement or the right of the Purchasers to rely thereon. |
3.13 | Placement Agents. Such Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Securities, and that (a) the Placement Agents are acting solely as placement agents in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Merger Agreement and are not acting as an underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for such Purchaser, the Company or any other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Merger Agreement, (b) the Placement Agents have not made and will not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character and has not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Merger Agreement and (c) the Placement Agents will not have any responsibility with respect the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company. |
3.14 | No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser, the purchase of the Securities in accordance with their terms and the consummation by the Purchaser of the other transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in any violation of, breach or default by such Purchaser (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, conflict with, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation, a change of control right or to a loss of a material benefit under (i) any provision of the organizational documents of the Purchaser, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable or (ii) any agreement or instrument, undertaking, credit facility, franchise, license, judgment, order, ruling, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulations, applicable to such Purchaser or its respective properties or assets, except, in the case of clause (ii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to materially delay or hinder the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement. |
SECTION 4. | Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Purchasers and the Placement Agents that: |
4.01 | Absence of Changes. The Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, and the discussions, negotiations, and transactions related thereto) and since the incorporation of the Company (i) there has not been any change, condition, event, circumstance, occurrence, result, state of facts or development that has or would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), general affairs, management, prospects, assets, liabilities, operations, results of operations, stockholders’ equity or financial performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”); provided, however, that none of the following, alone or in combination, shall be deemed to constitute, or shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: (A) changes in general economic, regulatory or political conditions in the United States or changes in conditions in the U.S. financial, credit or securities markets generally (including changes in interest rates and exchange rates) provided that the Company is not disproportionately affected thereby, (B) changes, conditions or developments in the industries in which the Company operates provided that the Company is not disproportionately affected thereby, (C) material changes in applicable law or in GAAP or in accounting standards, or any material changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, (D) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism, natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics or other force majeure events provided that the Company is not disproportionately affected thereby, (E) changes resulting from the announcement or pendency of the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, and (F) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period (provided that the underlying causes of such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there is a Material Adverse Effect to the extent not otherwise excluded by this proviso), (ii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business (which shall include entering into material licensing and collaboration agreements and preferred stock and convertible note financings) and except as contemplated in this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock. |
4.02 | Organization and Good Standing of the Company. The Company and its subsidiaries have been duly organized or incorporated (as applicable) and are validly existing and in good standing (as applicable) under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, and have all necessary power and authority (i) to conduct the business in which they are engaged in all material respects in the manner in which their respective business is currently being conducted, (ii) to own or lease and use their respective property and assets in the manner in which their respective property and assets are currently owned or leased and used in all material respects and (iii) to perform their respective obligations under all contracts by which they are bound in all material respects. The Company and its subsidiaries are each duly qualified as a foreign corporation (or other applicable entity) to transact business and are in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
4.03 | Subsidiaries. The Company does not have any subsidiaries, other than the Remix Securities Corporation, and does not otherwise own any shares of capital stock or any interest in any other Person. The Company does not control directly or indirectly or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other business association or entity. The Company owns 100% of the equity interests of each of its subsidiaries. |
4.04 | Validity; Valid Issuance of Securities. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Merger Agreement, subject only to (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation by the Company’s stockholders under the Delaware General Corporation Law, (ii) the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, and (iii) the consent required by the Company’s stockholders to terminate the Company’s investor agreements. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Merger Agreement by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, subject to obtaining the stockholder approvals set forth above. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each Purchaser, this Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Merger Agreement each constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company 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. The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of any liens or other restrictions, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws or such restrictions as the Purchaser has agreed to in writing with the Company, and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended by the certificate of amendment to be filed immediately prior to the Closing, or bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Warrant Shares have been reserved for issuance and, upon issuance pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of any liens or other restrictions, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws or such restrictions as the Purchaser has agreed to in writing with the Company, and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended by the certificate of amendment to be filed immediately prior to the Closing, or bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable federal and state securities laws. |
4.05 | Governmental Consents and Filings. Assuming the accuracy of the representations made by the Purchasers in Section 3 hereof and except as set forth in the Merger Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the filing of the certificate of amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, no material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity (as defined below) is required on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for filings pursuant to Regulation D of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, which have been made or will be made in a timely manner. |
4.06 | Absence of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter, bylaws or similar organizational document, (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any subsidiary is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”), except for such defaults that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse |
4.07 | Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding or, to the knowledge of the Company, inquiry or investigation, before or brought by any Governmental Entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which would have or reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and timely comply in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement. |
4.08 | Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
4.09 | Payment of Taxes. All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed and all U.S. federal income taxes shown by such returns or otherwise assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. No assessment in connection with United States federal tax returns has been made against the Company. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all other material tax returns that are required to have been filed by them or have timely requested extensions thereof pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other law, and has paid all material taxes due pursuant to such returns or all material taxes due and payable pursuant to any assessment received by the Company and its subsidiaries, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been established by the Company or its subsidiaries. There are no (i) examinations or audits of any tax return of the Company or its subsidiaries that are pending or in progress involving any material taxes or (ii) unresolved written claims that have been received by the Company or its subsidiaries from any governmental body in any jurisdiction where the Company or any such subsidiary, as applicable, does not file tax returns that the Company or any such subsidiary is or may be subject to taxes in |
4.10 | Insurance. The Company and the subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance, with what the Company reasonably believes to be financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and assets, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of the subsidiaries will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
4.11 | Investment Company Act. The Company is not required, and immediately after the sale of the Securities hereunder will not be required, to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
4.12 | Studies, Tests and Preclinical and Clinical Trials. The pre-clinical studies and clinical trials conducted by or, to the Company’s knowledge, on behalf of or sponsored by the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to the Company’s product candidates (collectively “Studies”) were, and if still pending are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all Applicable Laws (as defined below) to which such Studies are or were subject. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries has received any written notices or correspondence from any Governmental Entity requiring or threatening the termination, adverse modification or suspension of any ongoing or proposed Studies other than in connection with ordinary course communications with respect to modifications in connection with the design and implementation of such Studies, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. |
4.13 | Regulatory Matters. Except in each case as would not, singly or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, since June 1, 2023: (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any FDA Form 483, notice of adverse finding, warning letter or other correspondence or written notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or any other Governmental Entity alleging or asserting noncompliance with (x) any statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries for the ownership, testing, development, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, marketing, labeling, promotion, sale, offer for sale, storage, import, export or disposal of any product or product candidate manufactured or distributed by the Company, including without limitation, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301, et seq., similar laws enforced by other Governmental Entities and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws (collectively, “Applicable Laws”) or (y) any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws and/or to carry on its businesses as now conducted (“Authorizations”) and (ii) the Company and each of its subsidiaries has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete, correct and not misleading on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission). |
4.14 | Compliance With Laws. The Company has complied in all material respects with, is not in material violation of, and has not received any written notice alleging any violation with respect to, any applicable provisions of any statute, law or regulation with respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its properties or assets. |
4.15 | Information Provided. The information to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), or supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion in any filing pursuant to Rule 165 and Rule 425 under the 1933 Act or Rule 14a-12 under the 1934 Act, including the Company Presentation (each a “Regulation M-A Filing”), shall not, at the time the Registration Statement or any such Regulation M-A Filing is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), at any time it is amended or supplemented or at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, as applicable, contain any untrue statement |
4.16 | No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Purchaser or any other person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as specified in this Agreement. The Company has no other agreements or understandings (including, without limitation, side letters) with any Purchaser to purchase any of the Securities on terms more favorable to such Purchaser than as set forth herein. |
4.17 | Private Placement. None of the Company, its subsidiaries or any person acting on its or their behalf, has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under any circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the Securities being sold pursuant to this Agreement. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in Section 3 hereof, the issuance and sale of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. |
4.18 | No Disqualification Events. No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Company Covered Person (as defined below), except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) is applicable. “Company Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the 1933 Act, any person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1). The Company is not aware of any Person (other than any Company Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e). |
4.19 | No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any person acting on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. |
4.20 | No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof, none of the Company, its subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its or their Affiliates or any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D under the 1933 Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Securities as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions. |
4.21 | Brokers. Other than the Placement Agents, there is no broker, investment banker, financial advisor, finder or other person which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company that is entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (other than the Merger), other than RBC Capital Markets L.L.C. and Canaccord Genuity, capital markets advisors to the Company. |
4.22 | Additional Representations and Warranties. The Company’s representations and warranties set forth in the Merger Agreement in Sections 3.3 (Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement), 3.6 (Capitalization), 3.7 (Financial Statements), 3.10 (Title to Assets), 3.11 (Real Property; Leasehold), 3.12 (Intellectual Property), 3.13 (Agreements, Contracts and Commitments), 3.14 (Compliance; Permits; Restrictions) (except with respect to the first sentence of clause (a) thereof and with respect to clauses (e) and (h) thereof), |
4.23 | Merger Agreement. The Purchasers have been provided with true, complete and correct copies of the Merger Agreement and the Remix Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in the form originally executed, and there have been no amendments or waivers thereto other than those as to which the Purchasers have been advised in writing. |
4.24 | Employee Agreements. To the Company’s knowledge, each current and former employee, consultant and officer of the Company has executed an agreement with the Company regarding confidentiality, proprietary information and assignment of inventions and intellectual property rights (the “Confidential Information Agreements”). To the Company’s knowledge, no current or former employee or consultant has excluded works or inventions from his or her assignment of inventions pursuant to such person’s Confidential Information Agreement. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee or consultant is in violation of any agreement described in this Section 4.24. |
4.25 | Anti-Bribery and Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions. Each of the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective officers, directors, supervisors, managers, agents, or employees are and have at all times been in compliance with and its participation in the offering will not violate: (A) anti-bribery laws, including but not limited to, any applicable law, rule, or regulation of any locality, including but not limited to any law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed December 17, 1997, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, or any other law, rule or regulation of similar purposes and scope, (B) anti-money laundering laws, including, but not limited to, applicable federal, state, international, foreign or other laws, regulations or government guidance regarding anti-money laundering, including, without limitation, Title 18 US. Code sections 1956 and 1957, the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur, all as amended, and any executive order, directive, or regulation pursuant to the authority of any of the foregoing, or any orders or licenses issued thereunder, or (C) except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, any laws with respect to import and export control and economic sanctions, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and economic sanctions regulations and executive orders administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control. |
4.26 | Reliance by Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that each Purchaser will rely upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Company’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of the Company set forth in this Agreement. |
SECTION 5. | Covenants. |
5.01 | Further Assurances. At or prior to Closing, each party agrees to cooperate and generally do such reasonable acts and things in good faith as may be necessary to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement and effectuate the intents and purposes of this Agreement subject to the terms and conditions hereof. |
5.02 | Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. The Company shall or shall cause Passage to, (i) on or before 9:00 a.m., New York City time, within one Business Day immediately following the Effective Date (or if this Agreement is executed between midnight and 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. on the Effective Date), issue one or more press releases and/or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively with the press release, the “Disclosure Document”, and the actual issuance or acceptance (as applicable) of the filing of such press releases or Current Report on Form 8-K, the “Disclosure Time”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and |
5.03 | Concurrent Financing Restructuring. In the event the structure of the Concurrent Financing (as defined in the Merger Agreement) either violates applicable Law (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or materially and adversely affects Passage’s ability to cause the Registration Statement to become effective in a timely manner, and in any event 60 days prior to the Outside Date (as defined in, and as may be extended in accordance with, the Merger Agreement), then the Company and Purchasers shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Concurrent Financing to be amended, modified and/or restructured such that such investment occurs as a direct acquisition of shares of Passage Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) substantially contemporaneously with the Closing in a manner which preserves to the extent possible, the amount of funds ultimately received by Passage and its subsidiaries, and the number of shares of Passage Common Stock ultimately held by each Purchaser in respect of such amounts as though the Concurrent Financing and the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement have been consummated according to their respective terms. |
5.04 | Expenses. The Company and each Purchaser is liable for, and will pay, its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses. |
5.05 | Form S-4. From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the Registration Statement will register the issuance of the shares of Passage Common Stock to be issued in exchange for the Securities, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, to the Purchasers that are not affiliates of the Company. |
5.06 | Blue Sky Laws. The Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to each Purchaser at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification). The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date. |
5.07 | No Amendment or Waiver of Merger Agreement Terms. The Company shall not amend, modify or waive (or approve an amendment, modification or a waiver requested by Passage of, or fail to contest an action regarding a breach of) any provision of the Merger Agreement in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the benefits that the Purchaser would reasonably expect to receive pursuant to this Agreement without the consent of each Purchaser, it being agreed that any amendment or modification |
5.08 | Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the Purchasers. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of shares of Common Stock or otherwise. |
5.09 | Indemnification. |
(a) | The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, trustees, members, stockholders, partners, managers, employees, investment advisers and agents (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other documented out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof) to which such Indemnified Person may become subject as a result of any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Company under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, and will reimburse any such Indemnified Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such Indemnified Person. |
(b) | Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give written notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement unless such judgment or settlement (i) imposes no liability or obligation on, (ii) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving of a complete, explicit and unconditional release from the party bringing such indemnified claims of all liability of the indemnified party in respect of such claim or litigation in favor of, and (iii) does not include any admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing, or malfeasance by or on behalf of, the indemnified party. No indemnified party will, except with the consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement. |
SECTION 6. | Conditions of Closing. |
6.01 | Conditions of the Purchasers’ Obligations at the Closing. The obligations of each Purchaser under Section 2 hereof are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived by such Purchaser solely as to itself. |
(a) | Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Effective Date, and shall be true and correct |
(b) | Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date. |
(c) | Compliance Certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing Date a certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.01(f), 6.01(j), 6.01(k) and 6.01(l) of this Agreement have been fulfilled. |
(d) | Qualification under Securities Laws. All registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals, if any, required under applicable securities laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. |
(e) | Secretary’s Certificate. The Secretary of the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing a certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), certifying (i) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, (ii) authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (including the Merger Agreement) and (iii) as to a certificate evidencing the good standing of the Company in Delaware issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware, as of a date within five Business Days of the Closing Date. |
(f) | Merger. All conditions to the closing of the Merger shall have been satisfied or waived (other than the Closing hereunder and other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement), and the closing of the Merger shall be set to occur substantially concurrently with the Closing hereunder. The Merger Agreement or any provision thereof shall not have been amended, modified, or waived in contravention of Section 5.07 hereof. |
(g) | No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
(h) | Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall have delivered the fully executed Registration Rights Agreement. |
(i) | Opinion of Company Counsel. The Purchasers and the Placement Agents shall have received from Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Company, an opinion, dated as of the Closing, in the form and substance typical for transactions of this nature. |
(j) | Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose, and no similar proceeding with respect to the Registration Statement shall have been, to the Company’s knowledge, initiated or threatened in writing by the Commission or its staff. |
(k) | Nasdaq. The shares of Passage’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Passage Common Stock”) to be issued in the Merger (including, for the avoidance of doubt, shares of Passage Common Stock issued in exchange for the Securities issued hereunder) shall have been approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on Nasdaq. |
(l) | Financing Amount. The Company shall receive at Closing aggregate proceeds from the purchase of Securities pursuant to this Agreement of not less than the Total Subscription Amount. |
(m) | No Material Adverse Effect. Since the Effective Date, no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred. |
6.02 | Conditions of the Company’s Obligations. The obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company in its absolute discretion. |
(a) | Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Effective Date and true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date in which case shall be as of such earlier date). |
(b) | Performance. Each Purchaser 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 it on or prior to the Closing Date. |
(c) | Qualification under Securities Laws. All registrations, qualifications, permits and approvals, if any, required under applicable securities laws shall have been obtained for the lawful execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. |
(d) | Merger. All conditions to the closing of the Merger shall have been satisfied or waived (other than the Closing hereunder and other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement), and the closing of the Merger shall be set to occur substantially concurrently with the Closing hereunder. |
(e) | Payment. The Company shall have received payment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the full amount of the Subscription Amount of each Purchaser at the Closing as set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers. |
(f) | Injunction. The purchase of and payment for the Securities by each Purchaser shall not be prohibited or enjoined by any law or governmental or court order or regulation. |
SECTION 7. | Transfer Restrictions; Restrictive Legend. |
7.01 | Transfer Restrictions. |
(a) | Each Purchaser understands that the Company may, as a condition to the transfer of any of the Securities, require that the request for transfer be accompanied by a certificate and/or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer does not result in a violation of the 1933 Act, unless such transfer is covered by an effective registration statement or is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, including under Rule 144. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Securities may bear substantially the following legend: |
(b) | Upon request by a Purchaser, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend as promptly as reasonably practicable in connection with any sale of any Securities bearing such restrictive legend pursuant to Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; provided the Company has received customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection therewith. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and counsel to the Company associated with such issuances. |
SECTION 8. | Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 8 shall have the meanings specified for all purposes of this Agreement. |
SECTION 9. | Miscellaneous. |
9.01 | Waivers and Amendments. Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be changed, waived, amended or modified orally or by course of dealing, but only by an instrument in writing executed by the Company and the Purchaser Majority, provided that, (a) if any, change, waiver, amendment, modification disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall be required and (b) the consent of each Purchaser shall be required for any change in the Purchase Price or applicable Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, any change in the type of security to be issued to Purchasers at Closing, or the amendment or waiver of Section 9.12 or 9.13 or of any of the closing conditions set forth in Sections 6.01(a), 6.01(f), 6.01(j), 6.01(k), or 6.01(l). |
9.02 | Notices. All notices, requests, consents, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered (a) when delivered, if delivered personally, (b) four Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) one Business Day after being |
if to the Company: | ||||||
Remix Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||
100 Forge Road, Suite 400 | ||||||
Watertown, MA 02472 | ||||||
Attention: Peter Smith | ||||||
Email: [***] | ||||||
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | ||||||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||||||
200 Clarendon Street | ||||||
Boston, MA 02215 | ||||||
Attention: Peter Handrinos; Leah Sauter; Elisabeth Martin | ||||||
Email: [***] | ||||||
9.03 | Cumulative Remedies. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred upon each Purchaser, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. |
9.04 | Successors and Assigns. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective parties hereto, the successors and permitted assigns of each Purchaser and the successors of the Company, whether so expressed or not. None of the Purchasers may assign its rights or obligations hereof without the prior written consent of the Company, except that a Purchaser may, without the prior consent of the Company, assign its rights to purchase the Securities hereunder to any of its affiliates or to any other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Purchaser (provided each such assignee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and makes the same representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof). The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereof without the consent of the Purchaser Majority. This Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be enforceable by any other person. |
9.05 | Exculpation and Acknowledgement of Placement Agents. Each party hereto agrees for the express benefit of each of the Placement Agents, its affiliates and its representatives that: |
(a) | Each of the Placement Agents is acting solely as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities and is not acting in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for the Purchaser, or any other person or entity in connection with the sale of Securities. |
(b) | No Placement Agent or any of its affiliates or any of its representatives (i) shall be liable for any improper payment made in accordance with the information provided by the Company, (ii) has made or will make any representation or warranty, express or implied, of any kind or character, and has not provided any advice or recommendation to the Purchasers in connection with the purchase or sale of the Securities, (iii) has any responsibilities as to the validity, accuracy, completeness, value or genuineness, as of any date, of any information, certificates or documentation delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Merger Agreement, or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by such agreements, including any valuation, offering or marketing materials, or any omissions from such materials; or (iv) shall be liable or have any obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by the Purchaser, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise to the Purchaser or to any person claiming through the Purchaser, (x) for any action taken, suffered or omitted by any of them in good faith and reasonably believed to be authorized or within the |
(c) | The Placement Agents, their respective affiliates and their respective representatives shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in acting upon, any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter or any other document or security delivered to any of them by or on behalf of the Company. |
(d) | Each Purchaser acknowledges that each of the Placement Agents is acting as a placement agent on a “best efforts” basis for the Securities being offered hereby and will be compensated by the Company for acting in such capacity. Each Purchaser represents that such Purchaser was contacted regarding the sale of the Securities by a Placement Agent or the Company (or an authorized agent or representative thereof) with whom the Purchaser entered into a verbal or written confidentiality agreement. |
(e) | Each Purchaser represents that it is making this investment based on the results of its own due diligence investigation of the Company, and has not relied on any information or advice furnished by or on behalf of either of the Placement Agents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Purchaser acknowledges that neither of the Placement Agents has made, and will not make, any representations and warranties with respect to the Company or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Purchaser will not rely on any statements made by either of the Placement Agents, orally or in writing, to the contrary. |
9.06 | Headings. The headings of the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. |
9.07 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BETWEEN ANY OF THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS, EACH OF THE PARTIES: (A) IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR, TO THE EXTENT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, (B) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED EXCLUSIVELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SECTION 9.07, (C) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO LAYING VENUE IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH COURTS, (D) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT SUCH COURTS ARE AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR DO NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER ANY PARTY, (E) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IF NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.02 OF THIS AGREEMENT AND (F) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. |
9.08 | Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers contained in Sections 3 and 4 and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing for the applicable statute of limitations (unless such covenant or agreement terminates earlier in accordance with its terms), which shall not be extended by Section 8106(c) of Title 10 of the Delaware Code or any similar law. Each Purchaser shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder. |
9.09 | Confidential Information. |
(a) | Each Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any material non-public information provided to such Purchaser are publicly disclosed by the Company in accordance with Section 5.02 (or earlier termination of this Agreement), such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and |
(b) | The Company may request from the Purchasers such reasonable and customary additional information as the Company may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of a Purchaser to acquire the Securities, and such Purchaser shall promptly provide such information as may reasonably be requested to the extent readily available; provided, that the Company agrees to keep any such information provided by such Purchaser confidential, except (i) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company or Passage may file a copy of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement with the Commission as exhibits to a periodic report, current report or a registration statement of the Company or Passage. |
9.10 | Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document. All such counterparts (including counterparts delivered by facsimile or other electronic format) shall be deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. |
9.11 | Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Registration Rights Agreement, contains the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as set forth below, this agreement supersedes and replaces all other prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Original Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement and subject to Section 5.02, this Agreement shall not supersede any confidentiality or other non-disclosure agreements that may be in place between the Company and any Purchaser as of the date hereof. |
9.12 | Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereby waive such provision to the extent that it is found to be invalid or unenforceable. Such provision shall, to the maximum extent allowable by law, be modified by such court so that it becomes enforceable, and, as modified, shall be enforced as any other provision hereof, all the other provisions hereof continuing in full force and effect. |
9.13 | 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. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as, and the Company acknowledges that the Purchasers do not so constitute, 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, and the Company will not assert any such claim with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company acknowledges that the Purchasers are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company acknowledges and each Purchaser confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. 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. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser. |
9.14 | Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Purchaser, (c) if, on the Closing Date, any of the conditions of Closing set forth in Section 6 have not been satisfied as of the time required hereunder to be so satisfied or waived by the party entitled to grant such waiver and, as a result thereof, the |
9.15 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person; provided, however, that each of the Placement Agents will be entitled to rely, as an express third-party beneficiary, on the representations and warranties of the Purchasers and the Company set forth in Section 3 and Section 4 hereof, the covenants set forth in Section 5 hereof and Sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.08, 9.13 and 9.14 hereof. |
9.16 | Amendment and Restatement. The Company and each of the Purchasers hereby agree that the Original Agreement is hereby amended, restated, superseded and replaced in its entirety by this Agreement. |
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1. | Definitions. |
2. | Shelf Registration. |
(a) | On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall contain (unless otherwise directed by Holders holding at least 85% of Registrable Securities) disclosure substantially in the form of the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A and substantially in the form of the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all Registrable Securities held by the Holders until the earlier of (a) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 and (b) three years after the date of this Agreement (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall notify the Holders via e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement no more than one (1) Trading Day following confirmation of effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall, in accordance with SEC Guidance, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. |
(b) | Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance. |
(c) | If at any time the Commission takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the Securities Act (provided, however, the Company shall be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities) or requires any Holder to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall (i) promptly notify each holder of Registrable Securities thereof and (ii) make commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the Commission that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Holders is an “underwriter.” Each Holder shall have the right to have its legal counsel, at such Holder’s expense, to review and oversee any registration or matters pursuant to this Section 2(c), including to comment on any written submission made to the Commission with respect thereto. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(c), the Commission refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the Commission may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not name any Holder as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Holder (provided that, in the event an Holder withholds such consent, the Company shall have no obligation hereunder to include any Registrable Securities of such Holder in any Registration Statement covering the resale thereof until such time as the Commission no longer requires such Holder to be named as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement or such Holder otherwise consents in writing to being so named). Any cutback imposed on the Holders pursuant to this Section 2(c) shall be allocated among the Holders by reducing Registrable Securities represented by shares of Common Stock (applied, in the case that some of such shares of Common Stock may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of such unregistered shares of Common Stock held by such Holders, but excluding from such pro rata calculation any unregistered shares of Common Stock held by a Holder that the Commission has deemed to be an “underwriter” or otherwise requires such Holder to sell its shares of Common Stock in a primary offering). For purposes of this Section 2(c), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants shall be treated as shares of Common Stock held by the Holder thereof. In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least two (2) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by the Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended. |
(d) | If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 promptly as practicable after such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission. |
3. | Registration Procedures. |
(a) | As far in advance as reasonably practicable, but in any event not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act, provided that the Company shall redact any sections of such documents that may contain material non-public information unless the Holder consents in writing to receive such information and agrees to hold it in confidence. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (A) containing information regarding any Holder to which such Holder reasonably objects in good faith, provided that the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than three (3) Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto, or (B) to which the Required Holders shall reasonably (x) object or (y) believe contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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, unless such information is required (in the good faith opinion of the Company) to comply with any applicable law or regulation or SEC Guidance. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex C or such other form as reasonably acceptable to the Company (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section. The Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement for any Holder that has not provided such Selling Stockholder Questionnaire. |
(b) | Each Holder shall cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested in connection with the preparation of each Registration Statement, including responding promptly to any comments from the Commission relating to information provided by or concerning such Holder. |
(c) | (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, upon request of Holders, provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein that would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented. |
(d) | If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall, subject to Sections 2(b) and 2(c), if applicable, file as soon as reasonably practicable, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities. |
(e) | Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (v) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceeding for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity (a “Proceeding”) for such purpose, and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that in no event shall any such notice contain any information that would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries. |
(f) | Use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment. |
(g) | If requested by a Holder, furnish to each Holder, without charge, an electronic copy of the conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, provided that any such item that is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished. |
(h) | Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d). |
(i) | Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. |
(j) | In connection with any sale pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, if requested by a Holder, promptly (and in any event within five (5) Trading Days of such request) deliver to Holder certificates or book |
(k) | Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d)(iii) through (v), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith determination of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (v) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus; provided that the Company shall only be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(k) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus up to two (2) occasions in any 12-month period for a period not to exceed forty five (45) consecutive days or a total of ninety (90) calendar days, in each case in any such 12-month period. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is reasonably practicable. |
(l) | Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder. |
(m) | The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of the Registrable Securities once eligible to use such form. |
(n) | The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. |
(o) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the shares of Passage common stock are listed. |
(p) | The Company shall, at its sole expense, upon appropriate notice from a Holder stating that Registrable Securities have been sold or transferred pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, promptly (and in any event within five (5) Trading Days of such notice) prepare and deliver certificates or evidence of book-entry positions representing the Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to such Registration Statement, which certificates or book-entry positions shall be free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as the undersigned may request. |
(q) | The Company shall cooperate with the holders of the Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or uncertificated shares representing the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144 free of any restrictive legends and representing such number of shares of Common Stock and registered in such names as the holders of the Registrable Securities may reasonably request to the extent permitted by such Registration Statement or Rule 144 to effect sales of Registrable Securities, provided that the Company has timely received from the holder customary representations and other documentation, including broker representation letters reasonably acceptable to the Company and the transfer agent; for the avoidance of doubt, the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of The Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System. |
4. | Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any National Exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Company’s transfer agent, and (vii) solely in connection with the review and filing of the initial Registration Statement, the reasonable fees and expenses, not to exceed $50,000, of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any underwriting, broker or similar fees or commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Purchase Agreement or this Agreement, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders. |
5. | Indemnification. |
(a) | Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder and its affiliates, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or based solely upon (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) being, collectively, “Violations”), except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder or indemnified person expressly for use therein and that has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim, (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(v), such Losses result from the use by such Holder or indemnified person of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable prospectus if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in such prospectus was corrected in a revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, and the Holder or indemnified person was promptly advised in writing not to use the outdated, defective or incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a Violation; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such claim is based on a failure of the relevant Holder or indemnified person to deliver, or cause to be delivered, if required, the prospectus to the Persons asserting an |
(b) | Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus, including information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and that has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim, or (ii) such Losses arise from such Holder’s violation of its obligations under this Agreement. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation. |
(c) | Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. |
(d) | Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission; provided, however, that no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 was available to such party in accordance with its terms. |
6. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) | Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and that the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be specifically enforceable. |
(b) | No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement so long as no new securities are registered on any such existing registration statements, nor preparing and filing with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to its equity incentive plans, nor filing a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 or Form S-1 for securities held by stockholders who are parties to separate |
(c) | Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (v), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. |
(d) | Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Required Holders, provided that, (i) if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required, (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver of the definition of Registrable Securities, Filing Date, Effectiveness Date, Effectiveness Period, Section 5 or this Section 6(d) shall require the consent of each Holder affected by such amendment, modification or waiver, (iii) the consent of all Holders is required for any amendment or modification that creates or imposes new or additional obligations on the Holders, including, without limitation, any lockup agreement, and (iv) any amendment, modification or waiver that would increase the Company’s obligations or liabilities hereunder or shorten any time period for Company performance shall require the prior written consent of the Company. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(d). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. As used herein, “Required Holders” means Holders of 50.1% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this includes any securities issuable upon conversion or exercise of any Registrable Security). |
(e) | Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. |
(f) | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger or other transaction in which the Registrable Securities are converted into the equity securities of another Person, in which case such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Holders. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 9.04 of the Purchase Agreement, provided each such assignee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. |
(g) | No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any |
(h) | Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g., www.docusign.com), such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page was an original thereof. |
(i) | Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement and Section 9.07 is hereby incorporated herein mutatis mutandis. |
(j) | Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. |
(k) | Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. |
(l) | Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. |
(m) | Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders. |
(n) | Non-Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, stockholder, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any affiliates or assignees thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future director, |
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
PASSAGE BIO, INC. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
INVESTOR: | |||
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• | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
• | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as agent on both sides of the trade; |
• | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
• | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
• | the pledge of securities for any loan or obligation |
• | privately negotiated transactions; |
• | through the writing or settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which the prospectus will form a part; |
• | through distribution by a Selling Stockholder or its successor in interest to its members, general or limited partners or stockholders (or their respective members, general or limited partners, beneficiaries or stockholders) |
• | in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; |
• | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
• | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
• | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
1 | Insert the third anniversary of the registration rights agreement. |
Name of Selling Stockholder | Number of Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering | Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus | Number of Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering | ||||||
1. | Name. |
(a) | Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder | ||
(b) | Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held: | ||
(c) | Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire): | ||
2. | Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder: |
Telephone: | |||
Fax: | |||
Contact Person: | |||
3. | Broker-Dealer Status: |
(a) | Are you a broker-dealer? | ||
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
(b) | If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company? | ||
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
Note: | If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. | ||
(c) | Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer? | ||
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
(d) | If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities? | ||
Yes ☐ No ☐ | |||
Note: | If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. | ||
4. | Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. | |||
(a) | Type and Amount of other Company securities owned by the Selling Stockholder (including beneficially owned, as applicable): | ||
5. | Relationships with the Company: |
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years. | ||||||
State any exceptions here: | ||||||
Date: | Beneficial Owner: | ||||||||
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PASSAGE BIO, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | William Chou | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
1. | The name of the Corporation is Remix Therapeutics, Inc. The Corporation was incorporated under the name Passage Bio, Inc. by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 26, 2017. |
2. | This Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”), which amends, restates and further integrates the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation as heretofore in effect, has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL, and has been adopted by the written consent of the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. |
3. | The text of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as heretofore amended, is hereby amended and restated by this Restated Certificate to read in its entirety as set forth in EXHIBIT A attached hereto. |
Remix Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation | |||||||||
By: | |||||||||
Name: | Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. | ||||||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
A. | COMMON STOCK. |
1. | General. The voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and powers of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and outstanding from time to time. |
2. | Voting. Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by law, each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to vote on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders and shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined below)) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL. There shall be no cumulative voting. |
3. | Dividends. Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to the payment of dividends on the Common Stock when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law. |
4. | Liquidation. Subject to the rights and preferences of any holders of any shares of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and assets of the Corporation that may be legally distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder. |
B. | PREFERRED STOCK |
A. | Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the directors of the Corporation shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, subject to any special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. |
B. | Except as otherwise expressly provided by the DGCL or this Restated Certificate, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors. |
C. | Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors. |
D. | Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect |
E. | Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VI, the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to paragraph B of this Article VI, and the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall be automatically adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such Certificate of Designation(s), the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly. |
F. | In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”). In addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors. |
G. | The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide. |
A. | Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and shall not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant series of Preferred Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. |
B. | Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called, for any purpose or purposes, at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, the President, and shall not be called by any other person or persons. |
C. | Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of other business proposed to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation. |
A. | Notwithstanding anything contained in this Restated Certificate to the contrary, in addition to any vote required by applicable law, the following provisions in this Restated Certificate may be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, or any provision inconsistent therewith or herewith may be adopted, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Part B of Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X, and this Article XI. |
B. | If any provision or provisions of this Restated Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law. |
Participant: | |||
Grant Date: | |||
Exercise Price per Share: | |||
Shares Subject to the Option: | |||
Final Expiration Date: | |||
Vesting Commencement Date: | |||
Vesting Schedule: | [To be specified in individual award agreements] | ||
Type of Option: | [Incentive Stock Option/Non-Qualified Stock Option] | ||
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | PARTICIPANT | |||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | [Participant Name] | |||||
Title: | ||||||
Participant: | |||
Grant Date: | |||
Number of Restricted Shares: | |||
Vesting Commencement Date: | |||
Vesting Schedule: | [To be specified in individual award agreements] | ||
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | PARTICIPANT | |||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | [Participant Name] | |||||
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Participant: | |||
Grant Date: | |||
Number of RSUs: | |||
Vesting Commencement Date: | |||
Vesting Schedule: | [To be specified in individual award agreements] | ||
REMIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | PARTICIPANT | |||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | [Participant Name] | |||||
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Item 20. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Item 21. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
(a) | Exhibit Index |
(b) | Financial Statements |
Item 22. | Undertakings. |
(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, if a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant is deemed to occur pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, and if the securities are deemed to be offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows: That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(c) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows: That prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form with respect to reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other Items of the applicable form. |
(d) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes as follows: That every prospectus (i) that is filed pursuant to paragraph (g)(1) of Item 512 of Regulation S-K or (ii) that purports to meet the requirements of section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act and is used in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until |
(e) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first-class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request. |
(f) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective. |
(g) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization among Passage Bio, Inc., Peregrine Merger Sub, Inc., Peregrine Merger Sub II, LLC and Remix Therapeutics, Inc., dated as of September 2, 2026 (included as Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 30, 2023, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 10, 2025). | |||
Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated December 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on December 2, 2022). | |||
Form of Common Stock Certificate. | |||
Form of Contingent Value Rights Agreement (included as Annex F to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Form of Pre-Funded Warrant | |||
5.1** | Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel to Passage Bio, Inc. | ||
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and its directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236214), filed with the SEC on February 3, 2020). | |||
Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and forms of award agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-236214), filed with the SEC on February 3, 2020). | |||
2020 Equity Incentive Plan of the Registrant, and forms of award agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on March 3, 2026). | |||
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on March 3, 2026). | |||
2021 Equity Inducement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-258000), filed with the SEC on July 19, 2021). | |||
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
Employment Agreement, dated October 10, 2022 by and between the Registrant and William Chou (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 10, 2022). | |||
Employment Agreement dated September 10, 2019, as amended on February 26, 2020, by and between the Registrant and Edgar B. (Chip) Cale (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on March 6, 2023). | |||
Employment Agreement, dated March 1, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Kathleen Borthwick (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on March 4, 2024). | |||
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy effective as of April 4, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024). | |||
Exclusive License Agreement (PBGM01), dated July 31, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024). | |||
Exclusive License Agreement (PBKR03), dated July 31, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024). | |||
Exclusive License Agreement (PBML04), dated July 31, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024). | |||
Transition Services Agreement, dated July 31, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024). | |||
Research, Collaboration & License Agreement, dated July 31, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024). | |||
Second Amended and Restated Research, Collaboration & License Agreement, dated July 31, 2024, by and between the Registrant and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024). | |||
Amendment to the Exclusive License Agreement (PBGM01), dated May 7, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on August 12, 2025). | |||
Amendment to the Exclusive License Agreement (PBKR03), dated May 7, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on August 12, 2025). | |||
Amendment to the Exclusive License Agreement (PBML04), dated May 7, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Gemma Biotherapeutics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-39231), filed with the SEC on August 12, 2025). | |||
Form of Passage Bio Stockholder Support Agreement (included as Annex C to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Form of Remix Stockholder Support Agreement (included as Annex D to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Form of Lock-Up Agreement (included as Annex E to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Form of Registration Rights Agreement (included as Annex H to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, by and among Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and the investors party thereto (included as Annex G to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 24, 2026, by and among Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and the lenders party thereto. | |||
2026 Equity Incentive Plan, and forms of award agreements (included as Annex K to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (included as Annex L to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Form of Indemnification Agreement, by and between Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and each of its directors and executive officers. | |||
Lease, dated August 23, 2021, by and between 100 Forge Holding LLC and Remix Therapeutics, Inc. | |||
Remix Therapeutics Inc. 2019 Stock Plan, and forms of award agreements. | |||
Offer Letter, dated July 25, 2019, by and between Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and Dominic Reynolds. | |||
Offer Letter, dated August 1, 2019, by and between Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and Peter Smith. | |||
Offer Letter, dated August 3, 2020, by and between Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and Heather Wasserman. | |||
Master Agreement, dated August 16, 2023, by and between Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and Tempus AI, Inc., as amended by Amendment to Master Agreement, dated December 18, 2023 and Amendment #2 to Master Agreement, dated December 18, 2023. | |||
Research Collaboration and License Agreement, dated December 21, 2023, by and among Remix Therapeutics, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffman-La Roche Inc. | |||
Master Services Agreement, dated June 4, 2026, by and between Remix Therapeutics, Inc. and Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC. | |||
Master Services Agreement, dated February 6, 2026, by and among Remix Therapeutics, Inc., Anthem Biosciences Limited and Davos Chemical Corporation. | |||
Master Services Agreement, dated August 4, 2023, by and between Fisher Clinical Services Inc. and Remix Therapeutics Inc. | |||
Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated July 21, 2026. | |||
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm of Passage Bio, Inc. | |||
Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm of Remix Therapeutics, Inc. | |||
23.3** | Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | ||
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Form of Proxy Card (included as Annex M to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Proposed form of Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Passage Bio, Inc. to Provide for the Reverse Stock Split (included as Annex I to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Proposed form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Passage Bio, Inc. (included as Annex J to the proxy statement/prospectus). | |||
Consent of Redwood Valuation Partners, LLC. | |||
Consent of Linda C. Bain to be named as a director. | |||
Consent of Maria Koehler, M.D., Ph.D. to be named as a director. | |||
Consent of Matthew R. Patterson to be named as a director. | |||
Consent of Peter Colabuono to be named as a director. | |||
Consent of Peter G. Smith, Ph.D. to be named as a director. | |||
Consent of Scott Biller, Ph.D. to be named as a director. | |||
Consent of Michael Landsittel to be named as a director. | |||
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Filing Fee Table | |||
* | Filed herewith. |
** | To be filed by amendment. |
+ | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan. |
† | Registrant has omitted portions of the exhibit as permitted under Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. |
^ | The annexes, schedules and/or certain exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) or Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. |
# | Previously filed. |
PASSAGE BIO, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ William Chou | |||||
William Chou, M.D. Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||||
/s/ William Chou | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | September 21, 2026 | ||||
William Chou, M.D. | ||||||
/s/ Kathleen Borthwick | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Kathleen Borthwick | ||||||
* | Director | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Maxine Gowen, Ph.D. | ||||||
* | Director | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Athena Countouriotis, M.D. | ||||||
* | Director | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Sandip Kapadia | ||||||
* | Director | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Thomas Kassberg | ||||||
* | Director | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Derrell Porter, M.D. | ||||||
* | Director | September 21, 2026 | ||||
Dolan Sondhi, Ph.D. | ||||||
*By: | /s William Chou | |||||
William Chou, M.D. | ||||||
Attorney-in-Fact | ||||||