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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
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2834
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
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32-0456090
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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Six months ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2025
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2024
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2024
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2023
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
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General and administrative
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| | | $ | 1,679,591 | | | | | $ | 712,260 | | | | | $ | 1,551,168 | | | | | $ | 2,300,649 | | |
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Research and development
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| | | | 71,937 | | | | | | 82,907 | | | | | | 245,956 | | | | | | 7,500 | | |
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Total operating expenses
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| | | | 1,751,528 | | | | | | 795,167 | | | | | | 1,797,124 | | | | | | 2,308,149 | | |
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Loss from operations
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| | | | (1,751,528) | | | | | | (795,167) | | | | | | (1,797,124) | | | | | | (2,308,149) | | |
| Other income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
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Interest income
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| | | | 10,296 | | | | | | 16,330 | | | | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
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Other income
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| | | | 172,260 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Total other Income
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| | | | 182,556 | | | | | | 16,330 | | | | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
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Loss Before Provision For Income Taxes
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| | | | (1,568,972) | | | | | | (778,837) | | | | | | (1,768,415) | | | | | | (2,292,267) | | |
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Provision/(Benefit) For Income Taxes
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Net Loss
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| | | | (1,568,972) | | | | | | (778,837) | | | | | | (1,768,415) | | | | | | (2,292,267) | | |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share
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| | | | (0.12) | | | | | | (0.06) | | | | | | (0.13) | | | | | | (0.17) | | |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding
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| | | | 13,602,173 | | | | | | 13,248,398 | | | | | | 13,422,845 | | | | | | 13,247,241 | | |
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Six months ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2025
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2024
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2024
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2023
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| Cash Flow Data: | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net cash used in operating activities
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| | | $ | (798,024) | | | | | $ | (554,503) | | | | | $ | (1,361,305) | | | | | $ | (1,377,680) | | |
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Net cash used in investing activities
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| | | | (31,751) | | | | | | (48,183) | | | | | | (99,475) | | | | | | (44,306) | | |
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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| | | | 3,147,119 | | | | | | 306,712 | | | | | | 1,152,382 | | | | | | 500,000 | | |
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As of
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June 30,
2025 |
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December 31,
2024 |
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December 31,
2023 |
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| Balance Sheet Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
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Cash and cash equivalents
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| | | $ | 3,189,943 | | | | | $ | 872,599 | | | | | $ | 1,180,997 | | |
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Total current assets
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| | | | 3,393,961 | | | | | | 1,097,924 | | | | | | 1,201,817 | | |
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Total assets
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| | | | 4,331,302 | | | | | | 2,048,889 | | | | | | 2,013,560 | | |
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Total current liabilities
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| | | | 1,060,752 | | | | | | 707,932 | | | | | | 489,779 | | |
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Total liabilities
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| | | | 2,556,806 | | | | | | 2,226,321 | | | | | | 1,927,792 | | |
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Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
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| | | | 1,774,496 | | | | | | (177,432) | | | | | | 85,768 | | |
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As of
June 30, 2025 |
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Cash and cash equivalents
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| | | $ | 3,189,943 | | |
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Non-current liabilities
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| | | $ | 1,496,054 | | |
| Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | |
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Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2025 and 14,011,413 shares issued at June 30, 2025(1)
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| | | | 1,401 | | |
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Additional paid-in capital
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| | | | 23,185,396 | | |
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Subscription receivable
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| | | | (647,316) | | |
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Accumulated deficit
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| | | | (20,764,985) | | |
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Total stockholders’ equity
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| | | $ | 1,774,496 | | |
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Total capitalization
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| | | $ | 3,270,550 | | |
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For The Six Months Ended June 30,
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2025
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2024
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Net Revenue
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| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
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Cost Of Goods Sold
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Gross Profit/(Loss)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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General and administrative
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| | | | 1,679,591 | | | | | | 712,260 | | |
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Research and development
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| | | | 71,937 | | | | | | 82,907 | | |
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Total operating expenses
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| | | | 1,751,528 | | | | | | 795,167 | | |
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Loss from operations
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| | | | (1,751,528) | | | | | | (795,167) | | |
| Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest income
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| | | | 10,296 | | | | | | 16,330 | | |
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Other income
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| | | | 172,260 | | | | | | — | | |
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Total other income
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| | | | 182,556 | | | | | | 16,330 | | |
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Net Loss
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| | | $ | (1,568,972) | | | | | $ | (778,837) | | |
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For The Year Ended December 31,
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2024
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2023
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Net Revenue
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| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
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Cost Of Goods Sold
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Gross Profit/(Loss)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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For The Year Ended December 31,
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2024
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2023
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| Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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General and administrative
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| | | | 1,551,168 | | | | | | 2,300,649 | | |
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Research and development
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| | | | 245,956 | | | | | | 7,500 | | |
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Total operating expenses
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| | | | 1,797,124 | | | | | | 2,308,149 | | |
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Loss from operations
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| | | | (1,797,124) | | | | | | (2,308,149) | | |
| Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest Income
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| | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
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Total other income
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| | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
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Net Loss
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| | | $ | (1,768,415) | | | | | $ | (2,292,267) | | |
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Name
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Age
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Position(s)
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| Bradley Burnam | | |
46
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| | Chief Executive Officer & Director | |
| Zuraiz Chaudhary | | |
30
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Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of
Finance & Chief Accounting Officer |
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| Dr. Neil Ghodadra | | |
45
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| | Chief Medical Officer & Director | |
| Andrew Gengos | | |
60
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| | Director | |
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Name and Principal Position
(a) |
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Year
(b) |
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Salary
($) (c) |
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Bonus
($) (d) |
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Stock
Awards ($) (e) |
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Option
Awards ($) (f) |
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (g) |
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Change
in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) (h) |
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All Other
Compensation ($) (i) |
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Total
($) (j) |
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Bradley Burnam
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 429,320 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 429,320 | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 429,321 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 429,321 | | | ||
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Dr. Neilesh Ghodadra(1)
Chief Medical Officer and Director |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | ||
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Option Awards
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Name
(a) |
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Number of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (b) |
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Option
Exercise Price ($) (e) |
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Option
Expiration Date (f) |
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Dr. Neilesh Ghodadra
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| | | | 500,000(1) | | | | | $ | 2.50 | | | | | | 10/11/2028 | | |
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Shares Beneficially Owned
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Shares of Common Stock Being
Registered |
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Number
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Percent
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| Directors and Named Executive Officers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Bradley Burnam(1)
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| | | | 8,008,130 | | | | | | 57.2% | | | | | | 8,008,130 | | |
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Dr. Neil Ghodadra(2)
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| | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 3.4% | | | | | | 500,000 | | |
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Andrew Gengos(3)
|
| | | | 254,467 | | | | | | 1.8% | | | | | | 254,467 | | |
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Zuraiz Chaudhary
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (4 persons)
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| | | | 8,762,597 | | | | | | 62.5% | | | | | | 8,762,597 | | |
| Greater than 5% Stockholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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BEB Holdings, LLC(1)
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| | | | 8,008,130 | | | | | | 57.2% | | | | | | 8,008,130 | | |
| Other Registered Stockholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Clear Street LLC(4)
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| | | | 27,233 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 27,233 | | |
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Certain other registered stockholders that purchased shares of common stock in our Regulation CF offering on or after October 1, 2024(5)
|
| | | | 125,597 | | | | | | * | | | | | | 124,488 | | |
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| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: | | | | | | | |
| | | | | F-2 | | | |
| | | | | F-3 | | | |
| | | | | F-4 | | | |
| | | | | F-5 | | | |
| | | | | F-6 | | | |
| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: | | | | | | | |
| | | | | F-19 | | | |
| | | | | F-21 | | | |
| | | | | F-22 | | | |
| | | | | F-23 | | | |
| | | | | F-24 | | | |
| | | | | F-25 | | | |
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June 30,
2025 |
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December 31,
2024 |
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(unaudited)
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| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 3,189,943 | | | | | $ | 872,599 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
| | | | 204,018 | | | | | | 225,325 | | |
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Total current assets
|
| | | | 3,393,961 | | | | | | 1,097,924 | | |
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Right-of-use asset
|
| | | | 99,989 | | | | | | 120,452 | | |
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Intangible assets, net
|
| | | | 828,770 | | | | | | 821,931 | | |
|
Security deposit
|
| | | | 8,582 | | | | | | 8,582 | | |
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TOTAL ASSETS
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| | | $ | 4,331,302 | | | | | $ | 2,048,889 | | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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| | | $ | 1,017,347 | | | | | $ | 667,272 | | |
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Current portion of operating lease liability
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| | | | 43,405 | | | | | | 40,660 | | |
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Total current liabilities
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| | | | 1,060,752 | | | | | | 707,932 | | |
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Operating lease liability, net of current portion
|
| | | | 58,041 | | | | | | 80,376 | | |
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Deferred revenue
|
| | | | 1,438,013 | | | | | | 1,438,013 | | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
| | | | 2,556,806 | | | | | | 2,226,321 | | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 14,011,413 and 13,422,845 shares issued at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
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| | | | 1,401 | | | | | | 1,342 | | |
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Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | 23,185,396 | | | | | | 19,017,239 | | |
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Subscription receivable
|
| | | | (647,316) | | | | | | — | | |
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Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (20,764,985) | | | | | | (19,196,013) | | |
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Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
| | | | 1,774,496 | | | | | | (177,432) | | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
| | | $ | 4,331,302 | | | | | $ | 2,048,889 | | |
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2025
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2024
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2025
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2024
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| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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General and administrative
|
| | | $ | 1,303,846 | | | | | $ | 286,198 | | | | | $ | 1,679,591 | | | | | $ | 712,260 | | |
|
Research and development
|
| | | | 62,678 | | | | | | 73,982 | | | | | | 71,937 | | | | | | 82,907 | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 1,366,524 | | | | | | 360,180 | | | | | | 1,751,528 | | | | | | 795,167 | | |
|
Loss from operations
|
| | | | (1,366,524) | | | | | | (360,180) | | | | | | (1,751,528) | | | | | | (795,167) | | |
| Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest income
|
| | | | 5,134 | | | | | | 8,244 | | | | | | 10,296 | | | | | | 16,330 | | |
|
Other income
|
| | | | 120,975 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 172,260 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Total other income
|
| | | | 126,109 | | | | | | 8,244 | | | | | | 182,556 | | | | | | 16,330 | | |
|
NET LOSS
|
| | | $ | (1,240,415) | | | | | $ | (351,936) | | | | | $ | (1,568,972) | | | | | $ | (778,837) | | |
|
Basic and diluted net loss per common share
|
| | | $ | (0.09) | | | | | $ | (0.03) | | | | | $ | (0.12) | | | | | $ | (0.06) | | |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 13,743,900 | | | | | | 13,249,555 | | | | | | 13,602,173 | | | | | | 13,248,398 | | |
| | | |
Common Stock
|
| |
Additional
Paid-in Capital |
| |
Subscription
Receivable |
| |
Accumulated
Deficit |
| |
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
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|
As at December 31, 2024
|
| | | | 13,422,845 | | | | | $ | 1,342 | | | | | $ | 19,017,239 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (19,196,013) | | | | | $ | (177,432) | | |
|
Issuance of common stock under
Regulation Crowdfunding, net of issuance costs |
| | | | 107,986 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 777,792 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 777,803 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock under
Regulation A+, net of issuance costs |
| | | | 41,805 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 280,488 | | | | | | (247,234) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33,258 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock under
Regulation D, net of issuance costs |
| | | | 387,734 | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | 2,735,863 | | | | | | (400,082) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,335,820 | | |
|
Issuance of stock in exchange for
advisory services |
| | | | 27,233 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 249,997 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 250,000 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock upon
exercise of warrants |
| | | | 23,810 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 236 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 238 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 123,781 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 123,781 | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,568,972) | | | | | | (1,568,972) | | |
|
As at June 30, 2025
|
| | | | 14,011,413 | | | | | $ | 1,401 | | | | | $ | 23,185,396 | | | | | $ | (647,316) | | | | | $ | (20,764,985) | | | | | $ | 1,774,496 | | |
| | | |
Common Stock
|
| |
Additional
Paid-in Capital |
| |
Subscription
Receivable |
| |
Accumulated
Deficit |
| |
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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| | | |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
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As at December 31, 2023
|
| | | | 13,247,241 | | | | | $ | 1,324 | | | | | $ | 17,512,042 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (17,427,598) | | | | | $ | 85,768 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock under
Regulation Crowdfunding, net of issuance costs |
| | | | 52,069 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 306,707 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 306,712 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 64,952 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 64,952 | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (778,837) | | | | | | (778,837) | | |
|
As at June 30, 2024
|
| | | | 13,299,310 | | | | | $ | 1,329 | | | | | $ | 17,883,701 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (18,206,435) | | | | | $ | (321,405) | | |
| | | |
Six Months Ended June 30,
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| | | |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | $ | (1,568,972) | | | | | $ | (778,837) | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
| | | | 24,912 | | | | | | 22,988 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
| | | | 123,781 | | | | | | 64,952 | | |
|
Common stock issued in exchange for services
|
| | | | 250,000 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Non-cash operating lease expense
|
| | | | 873 | | | | | | (396) | | |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Prepaids and other current assets
|
| | | | 21,307 | | | | | | 1,930 | | |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
| | | | 350,075 | | | | | | 134,860 | | |
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | (798,024) | | | | | | (554,503) | | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Purchases of intangible assets
|
| | | | (31,751) | | | | | | (48,183) | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | (31,751) | | | | | | (48,183) | | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
|
| | | | 3,147,119 | | | | | | 306,712 | | |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| | | | 3,147,119 | | | | | | 306,712 | | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | | 2,317,344 | | | | | | (295,974) | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
|
| | | | 872,599 | | | | | | 1,180,997 | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
|
| | | $ | 3,189,943 | | | | | $ | 885,023 | | |
| | | |
As at June 30, 2025
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Level 1
|
| |
Level 2
|
| |
Level 3
|
| |
Total
|
| ||||||||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 508,583 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 508,583 | | |
| | | |
As at December 31, 2024
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Level 1
|
| |
Level 2
|
| |
Level 3
|
| |
Total
|
| ||||||||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 498,286 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 498,286 | | |
|
Number of Common Shares underying warrants
|
| |
Exercise price
per share |
| |
Expiration
date |
| |||
|
20,062
|
| | | $ | 6.50 | | | |
July 29, 2029
|
|
| | | |
Options
|
| |
Weigheted
Average Exercise Price per Share (USD) |
| |
Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |
| |
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (USD) |
| ||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2025
|
| | | | 839,527 | | | | | $ | 4.56 | | | | | | 4.60 | | | | | $ | 3,876,925 | | |
|
Granted
|
| | | | 31,580 | | | | | | 9.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Excercised
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cancelled/expired
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2025
|
| | |
|
871,107
|
| | | |
$
|
4.73
|
| | | |
|
4.30
|
| | | |
$
|
5,688,828
|
| |
|
Excercisable at June 30, 2025
|
| | |
|
807,572
|
| | | |
$
|
5.10
|
| | | |
|
4.30
|
| | | |
$
|
5,688,828
|
| |
| | | |
For Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025 |
| |
For Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024 |
| |||
|
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
|
| |
4.40% – 4.43%
|
| | | | —* | | |
|
Dividend yield
|
| |
—
|
| | | | —* | | |
|
Expected holding period (years)
|
| |
5.6
|
| | | | —* | | |
|
Weighted-average volatility
|
| |
86.71%
|
| | | | —* | | |
|
Estimated forefeiture rates for options granted
|
| |
—
|
| | | | —* | | |
| | | |
As at
December 31, 2024 |
| |
Additions
|
| |
Deductions
|
| |
As at
June 30, 2025 |
| ||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Deferred revenue
|
| | | $ | 1,438,013 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,438,013 | | |
| | | |
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
| |
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
| ||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| ||||||||||||
| Numerator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
|
| | | $ | (1,240,415) | | | | | $ | (351,936) | | | | | $ | (1,568,972) | | | | | $ | (778,837) | | |
| Denominator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 13,743,900 | | | | | | 13,249,555 | | | | | | 13,602,173 | | | | | | 13,248,398 | | |
|
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.09) | | | | | $ | (0.03) | | | | | $ | (0.12) | | | | | $ | (0.06) | | |
| | | |
As at June 30,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| ||||||
|
Oustanding options under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Option Plan
|
| | | | 754,467 | | | | | | 754,467 | | |
|
Oustanding options under the Company’s 2024 Stock Option Plan
|
| | | | 116,640 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Outstanding 2022 warrants
|
| | | | 20,062 | | | | | | 20,062 | | |
| | | | | | 891,169 | | | | | | 774,529 | | |
| | | |
Three Months Ended
June 30, |
| |
Six Months Ended
June 30, |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| |
2025
|
| |
2024
|
| ||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Personnel-related expenses
|
| | | $ | (197,155) | | | | | $ | (158,528) | | | | | $ | (390,099) | | | | | $ | (360,586) | | |
|
Research and development expenses
|
| | | | (62,678) | | | | | | (73,982) | | | | | | (71,937) | | | | | | (82,907) | | |
|
Legal, professional and consulting expenses
|
| | | | (997,864) | | | | | | (54,073) | | | | | | (1,067,729) | | | | | | (193,908) | | |
|
Corporate expenses
|
| | | | (108,827) | | | | | | (73,597) | | | | | | (221,763) | | | | | | (157,766) | | |
| Other Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other segment income
|
| | | | 126,109 | | | | | | 8,244 | | | | | | 182,556 | | | | | | 16,330 | | |
|
Segment net loss
|
| | | $ | (1,240,415) | | | | | $ | (351,936) | | | | | $ | (1,568,972) | | | | | $ | (778,837) | | |
| | | |
As at December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 872,599 | | | | | $ | 1,180,997 | | |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
| | | | 225,325 | | | | | | 20,820 | | |
|
Total current assets
|
| | | | 1,097,924 | | | | | | 1,201,817 | | |
|
Right-of-use asset
|
| | | | 120,452 | | | | | | 33,222 | | |
|
Intangible assets, net
|
| | | | 821,931 | | | | | | 769,939 | | |
|
Security deposit
|
| | | | 8,582 | | | | | | 8,582 | | |
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
| | | $ | 2,048,889 | | | | | $ | 2,013,560 | | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
| | | $ | 667,272 | | | | | $ | 464,623 | | |
|
Current portion of operating lease liability
|
| | | | 40,660 | | | | | | 25,156 | | |
|
Total current liabilities
|
| | | | 707,932 | | | | | | 489,779 | | |
|
Operating lease liability, net of current portion
|
| | | | 80,376 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Deferred revenue
|
| | | | 1,438,013 | | | | | | 1,438,013 | | |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
| | | | 2,226,321 | | | | | | 1,927,792 | | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2024 and 2023, 13,422,845 and 13,247,241 shares issued at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
|
| | | | 1,342 | | | | | | 1,324 | | |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| | | | 19,017,239 | | | | | | 17,512,042 | | |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| | | | (19,196,013) | | | | | | (17,427,598) | | |
|
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
| | | | (177,432) | | | | | | 85,768 | | |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
| | | $ | 2,048,889 | | | | | $ | 2,013,560 | | |
| | | |
Years Ended December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
General and administrative
|
| | | $ | 1,551,168 | | | | | $ | 2,300,649 | | |
|
Research and development
|
| | | | 245,956 | | | | | | 7,500 | | |
|
Total operating expenses
|
| | | | 1,797,124 | | | | | | 2,308,149 | | |
|
Loss from operations
|
| | | | (1,797,124) | | | | | | (2,308,149) | | |
| Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest income
|
| | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
|
Total other income
|
| | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
|
NET LOSS
|
| | | $ | (1,768,415) | | | | | $ | (2,292,267) | | |
|
Basic and diluted net loss per common share
|
| | | $ | (0.13) | | | | | $ | (0.17) | | |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 13,422,845 | | | | | | 13,247,241 | | |
| | | |
Common Stock
|
| |
Additional
Paid-in Capital |
| |
Accumulated
Deficit |
| |
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Shares
|
| |
Amount
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
As at December 31, 2022
|
| | | | 13,175,091 | | | | | $ | 1,317 | | | | | $ | 16,371,785 | | | | | $ | (15,135,331) | | | | | $ | 1,237,771 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock
|
| | | | 72,150 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 499,993 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 500,000 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 640,264 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 640,264 | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,292,267) | | | | | | (2,292,267) | | |
|
As at December 31, 2023
|
| | | | 13,247,241 | | | | | | 1,324 | | | | | | 17,512,042 | | | | | | (17,427,598) | | | | | | 85,768 | | |
|
Issuance of common stock under regulation Crowdfunding, net of issuance costs
|
| | | | 175,604 | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | 1,152,364 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,152,382 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 352,833 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 352,833 | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,768,415) | | | | | | (1,768,415) | | |
|
As at December 31, 2024
|
| | | | 13,422,845 | | | | | $ | 1,342 | | | | | $ | 19,017,239 | | | | | $ | (19,196,013) | | | | | $ | (177,432) | | |
| | | |
Years Ended December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss
|
| | | $ | (1,768,415) | | | | | $ | (2,292,267) | | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
| | | | 47,483 | | | | | | 43,920 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
| | | | 352,833 | | | | | | 640,264 | | |
|
Non-cash operating lease expense
|
| | | | 8,650 | | | | | | 662 | | |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Prepaids and other current assets
|
| | | | (204,505) | | | | | | 1,653 | | |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
| | | | 202,649 | | | | | | 208,663 | | |
|
Deferred revenue
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 19,425 | | |
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
| | | | (1,361,305) | | | | | | (1,377,680) | | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Purchases of intangible assets
|
| | | | (99,475) | | | | | | (44,306) | | |
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
| | | | (99,475) | | | | | | (44,306) | | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Proceeds from issuance of stock, net of issuance costs
|
| | | | 1,152,382 | | | | | | 500,000 | | |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
| | | | 1,152,382 | | | | | | 500,000 | | |
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
| | | | (308,398) | | | | | | (921,986) | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
| | | | 1,180,997 | | | | | | 2,102,983 | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
| | | $ | 872,599 | | | | | $ | 1,180,997 | | |
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Right-of-use assets acquired against lease liability
|
| | | $ | 133,615 | | | | | $ | — | | |
|
Category
|
| |
Useful Lives
(Years) |
|
|
Machinery and equipment
|
| |
8 Years
|
|
|
Computer equipment
|
| |
3 Years
|
|
| | | |
As at December 31, 2024
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Level 1
|
| |
Level 2
|
| |
Level 3
|
| |
Total
|
| ||||||||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 498,286 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 498,286 | | |
| | | |
As at December 31, 2023
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Level 1
|
| |
Level 2
|
| |
Level 3
|
| |
Total
|
| ||||||||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash equivalents
|
| | | $ | 610,781 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 610,781 | | |
| | | |
December 31, 2024
|
| |
December 31, 2023
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | |
Gross
Carrying Amount |
| |
Accumulated
Amortization |
| |
Net Carrying
Amount |
| |
Gross
Carrying Amount |
| |
Accumulated
Amortization |
| |
Net Carrying
Amount |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Finite-lived assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Intangible asset – Patents
|
| | | $ | 993,758 | | | | | $ | (204,785) | | | | | $ | 788,973 | | | | | $ | 894,382 | | | | | $ | (157,302) | | | | | $ | 737,080 | | |
|
Total finite lived assets
|
| | | | 993,758 | | | | | | (204,785) | | | | | | 788,973 | | | | | | 894,382 | | | | | | (157,302) | | | | | | 737,080 | | |
|
Indefinite-lived assets – Trademarks
|
| | | | 32,958 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32,958 | | | | | | 32,859 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 32,859 | | |
|
Total intangible assets
|
| | | $ | 1,026,716 | | | | | $ | (204,785) | | | | | $ | 821,931 | | | | | $ | 927,241 | | | | | $ | (157,302) | | | | | $ | 769,939 | | |
| | | |
Amount
|
| |||
|
2025
|
| | | $ | 49,688 | | |
|
2026
|
| | | | 49,688 | | |
|
2027
|
| | | | 49,688 | | |
|
2028
|
| | | | 49,688 | | |
|
2029
|
| | | | 49,688 | | |
|
Thereafter
|
| | | | 540,533 | | |
|
Total
|
| | |
$
|
788,973
|
| |
| | | |
Amount
|
| |||
|
2025
|
| | | $ | 49,920 | | |
|
2026
|
| | | | 51,669 | | |
|
2027
|
| | | | 35,240 | | |
|
Thereafter
|
| | | | — | | |
|
Total minimum lease payments
|
| | | | 136,829 | | |
|
Less: Present value discount
|
| | | | (15,793) | | |
|
Present value of operating lease liabilities
|
| | | | 121,036 | | |
|
Less: Current portion of operating lease liability
|
| | | | (40,660) | | |
|
Operating lease liability, net of current portion
|
| | | $ | 80,376 | | |
|
Number of Common Shares underlying warrants
|
| |
Exercise price
per share |
| |
Expiration
date |
| |||
|
23,810
|
| | | $ | 0.01 | | | |
August 15, 2037
|
|
|
20,062
|
| | | $ | 6.50 | | | |
July 29, 2029
|
|
| | | |
As at December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options under the Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Option Plan
|
| | | | 754,467 | | | | | | 881,701 | | |
|
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
|
| | | | 85,060 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of outstanding warrants
|
| | | | 43,872 | | | | | | 43,872 | | |
|
Equity awards available under the Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Option Plan
|
| | | | — | | | | | | 118,299 | | |
|
Equity awards available under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
|
| | | | 360,473 | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | | 1,243,872 | | | | | | 1,043,872 | | |
| | | |
Options
|
| |
Weighted
Average Exercise Price per Share (USD) |
| |
Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |
| |
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (USD) |
| ||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2023
|
| | | | 1,136,168 | | | | | $ | 6.03 | | | | | | 6.90 | | | | | $ | 2,000,000 | | |
|
Granted
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Exercised
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cancelled/expired
|
| | | | (254,467) | | | | | | (7.07) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
|
| | |
|
881,701
|
| | | |
$
|
5.73
|
| | | |
|
5.58
|
| | | |
$
|
2,000,000
|
| |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2023
|
| | |
|
815,433
|
| | | |
$
|
6.19
|
| | | |
|
5.58
|
| | | |
$
|
2,000,000
|
| |
|
Granted
|
| | | | 110,075 | | | | | | 9.18 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Exercised
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Cancelled/expired
|
| | | | (152,249) | | | | | | (14.65) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
|
| | |
|
839,527
|
| | | |
$
|
4.56
|
| | | |
|
4.60
|
| | | |
$
|
3,876,925
|
| |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2024
|
| | | | 788,476 | | | | | $ | 4.86 | | | | | | 4.60 | | | | | $ | 3,876,925 | | |
| | | |
As at December 31,
2024 |
| |||
|
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
|
| | | | 4.25% | | |
|
Dividend yield
|
| | | | — | | |
|
Expected holding period (years)
|
| | | | 5.45 | | |
|
Weighted-average volatility
|
| | | | 79.46% | | |
|
Estimated forfeiture rates for options granted
|
| | | | — | | |
| | | |
As at December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net operating loss carryovers
|
| | | $ | 2,311,077 | | | | | $ | 2,050,215 | | |
|
Research and development credit carryforwards
|
| | | | 21,027 | | | | | | 21,027 | | |
|
Stock-based compensation
|
| | | | 60,455 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Deferred revenue
|
| | | | 301,983 | | | | | | 367,304 | | |
|
Operating lease liability
|
| | | | 25,418 | | | | | | 8,721 | | |
|
Total deferred tax assets
|
| | | | 2,719,960 | | | | | | 2,447,267 | | |
|
Valuation allowance
|
| | | | (2,651,663) | | | | | | (2,347,160) | | |
|
Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance
|
| | | | 68,297 | | | | | | 100,107 | | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Basis differences in property and equipment and intangibles
|
| | | | (43,002) | | | | | | (91,891) | | |
|
Operating Right-of-use asset
|
| | | | (25,295) | | | | | | (8,216) | | |
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
| | | | (68,297) | | | | | | (100,107) | | |
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| | | |
Years Ended December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Computed expected tax benefit
|
| | | | (21.00)% | | | | | | (21.00)% | | |
|
Tax effect of other non-deductible items
|
| | | | 0.77% | | | | | | 5.87% | | |
|
Change in valuation allowance (federal only)
|
| | | | 20.03% | | | | | | 15.02% | | |
|
Others
|
| | | | 0.19% | | | | | | 0.11% | | |
|
Income tax expense
|
| | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 0.00% | | |
| | | |
As at
December 31, 2023 |
| |
Additions
|
| |
Deductions
|
| |
As at
December 31, 2024 |
| ||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Deferred revenue
|
| | | $ | 1,438,013 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,438,013 | | |
| | | |
Years Ended December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Numerator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
|
| | | $ | (1,768,415) | | | | | $ | (2,292,267) | | |
| Denominator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
| | | | 13,422,845 | | | | | | 13,247,241 | | |
|
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
|
| | | $ | (0.13) | | | | | $ | (0.17) | | |
| | | |
As at December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
|
Outstanding options under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Option
Plan |
| | | | 754,467 | | | | | | 881,701 | | |
|
Outstanding options under the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
|
| | | | 85,060 | | | | | | — | | |
|
Outstanding 2022 warrants
|
| | | | 20,062 | | | | | | 20,062 | | |
| | | | | | 859,589 | | | | | | 901,763 | | |
| | | |
Years Ended December 31,
|
| |||||||||
| | | |
2024
|
| |
2023
|
| ||||||
| Operating Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Personnel-related expenses
|
| | | $ | (866,984) | | | | | $ | (1,460,842) | | |
|
Research and development expenses
|
| | | | (245,956) | | | | | | (7,500) | | |
|
Legal, professional and consulting expenses
|
| | | | (364,008) | | | | | | (541,777) | | |
|
Corporate expenses
|
| | | | (320,176) | | | | | | (298,030) | | |
| Other Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other segment income
|
| | | | 28,709 | | | | | | 15,882 | | |
|
Segment net loss
|
| | | $ | (1,768,415) | | | | | $ | (2,292,267) | | |
| | | |
Amount to Be
Paid |
| |||
|
SEC registration fee
|
| | | $ | 172.85 | | |
|
Listing fee
|
| | | | * | | |
|
Transfer agent’s fees
|
| | | | * | | |
|
Printing and engraving expenses
|
| | | | * | | |
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
| | | | * | | |
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
| | | | * | | |
|
Miscellaneous
|
| | | | * | | |
|
Total
|
| | | $ | * | | |
| |
Exhibit
Number |
| |
Description
|
|
| | 3.1 | | | | |
| | 3.2 | | | | |
| | 5.1* | | | Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | |
| | 10.1 | | | Amended and Restated Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2025, by and among the Company, GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited | |
| | 10.2 | | | Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2025, by and among the Company, GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited | |
| | 10.3§* | | | Employment Agreement, Bradley Burnam, dated as of , 2025. | |
| | 10.4§* | | | Employment Agreement, Zuraiz Chaudhary, dated as of , 2025. | |
| | 10.5§ | | | | |
| | 10.6§ | | | | |
| | 10.7§ | | | | |
| | 10.8§ | | | | |
| | 10.9#† | | | | |
| | 10.10 | | | | |
| | 10.11 | | | | |
| | 16.1 | | | | |
| | 21.1 | | | | |
| | 23.1 | | | | |
| | 23.2* | | | Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| | 24.1 | | | | |
| | 107 | | | |
| /s/ Bradley Burnam |
|
| |
Signature
|
| |
Title
|
| |
Date
|
|
| |
/s/ Bradley Burnam
Bradley Burnam
|
| |
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer) |
| |
August 29, 2025
|
|
| |
/s/ Zuraiz Chaudhary
Zuraiz Chaudhary
|
| |
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) |
| |
August 29, 2025
|
|
| |
/s/ Andrew Gengos
Andrew Gengos
|
| |
Director
|
| |
August 29, 2025
|
|
| |
/s/ Dr. Neil Ghodadra
Dr. Neil Ghodadra
|
| |
Director
|
| |
August 29, 2025
|
|
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
TURN THERAPEUTICS INC.
The current name of this corporation is Turn Therapeutics Inc. (the “Corporation”). The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 12, 2018, under the name of Global Health Solutions, Inc. This amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which restates, integrates, and amends the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of the stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Corporation’s certificate of incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
Article 1
Name
The name of the corporation is Turn Therapeutics Inc. (the “Corporation”).
Article 2
Registered Office And Agent
The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Company Corporation.
Article 3
Purpose And Powers
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (“Delaware Law”).
Article 4
Capital Stock
(A) Authorized Shares
1. Classes of Stock. The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 350,000,000, consisting of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
2. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby empowered, without any action or vote by the Corporation’s stockholders (except as may otherwise be provided by the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding), to authorize by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to each such class or series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting each such class or series, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such class or series to the extent permitted by Delaware Law.
(B) Voting Rights
Each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding classes or series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected class or series of Preferred Stock are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such affected classes or series of Preferred Stock, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any class or series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to Delaware Law.
Article 5
Bylaws
The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal, in whole or in part, the bylaws of the Corporation (as in effect from time to time, the “Bylaws”) without the assent or vote of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with Delaware Law or this Certificate of Incorporation.
The stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws only with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Article 6
Board of Directors
(A) Power of the Board of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors.
(B) Number of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors, as of the date this Certificate of Incorporation becomes effective, shall initially be five and, thereafter, shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors.
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(C) Election of Directors.
1. The directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be practicable, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders next following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided that directors initially designated as Class I directors shall serve for a term ending on the date of the 2026 annual meeting, directors initially designated as Class II directors shall serve for a term ending on the 2027 annual meeting, and directors initially designated as Class III directors shall serve for a term ending on the date of the 2028 annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to their respective class at the time such classification becomes effective. In the event of any change in the number of directors, the Board of Directors shall apportion any newly created directorships among, or reduce the number of directorships in, such class or classes as shall equalize, as nearly as possible, the number of directors in each class. In no event will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.
2. The directors shall initially be classified as follows:
| Name | |||
| Class I | [Name] | ||
| Class II | [Name] | ||
| Class III | [Name] |
3. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
(D) Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or otherwise and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, except as otherwise required by law, be filled solely by a majority of the directors then in office (although less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the Class to which such director shall have been elected, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
(E) Removal. No director may be removed from office by the stockholders except for cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
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Article 7
Meetings of Stockholders
(A) Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall determine.
(B) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or by the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors.
(C) Action by Written Consent. Prior to the first date on which Bradley Burnam and his affiliated entities and persons cease to beneficially own in the aggregate (directly or indirectly) at least 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, any action which is required or permitted to be taken by the Corporation’s stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding 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 of the Corporation’s stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. After such time, subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 4(A) hereto for such class or series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware Law, as amended from time to time, and this Article 7 and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.
Article 8
Indemnification
(A) Limited Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer. Any amendment, repeal or elimination of this Article 8, or the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article 8, shall not affect its application with respect to an act or omission by a director or officer occurring before such amendment, adoption, repeal or elimination. Solely for purposes of this paragraph, “officer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware Law as amended from time to time.
(B) Right to Indemnification.
1. Each person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 8 shall also include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 8 shall be a contract right.
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2. The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents of the Corporation to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by Delaware Law.
(C) Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under Delaware Law.
(D) Nonexclusivity of Rights. The rights and authority conferred in this Article 8 shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may otherwise have or hereafter acquire.
(E) Preservation of Rights. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article 8, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, any modification of law, shall adversely affect any right or protection of any person granted pursuant hereto existing at, or arising out of or related to any event, act or omission that occurred prior to, the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification (regardless of when any proceeding (or part thereof) relating to such event, act or omission arises or is first threatened, commenced or completed).
Article 9
Amendments
The Corporation reserves the right to amend this Certificate of Incorporation in any manner permitted by Delaware Law and all rights and powers conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers herein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Article 4(B), 5, 6, 7 and this Article 9 may not be repealed or amended in any respect, and no other provision may be adopted, amended or repealed which would have the effect of modifying or permitting the circumvention of the provisions set forth in any of Article 4(B), 5, 6, 7 or this Article 9, unless, in addition to any vote required by Delaware Law, such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
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Article 10
Corporate Opportunities
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to any of its respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, members, partners and affiliates (other than the Corporation) (each, a “Specified Party”), even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so and each such Specified Party shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Corporation and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Specified Party pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Specified Party who is a director or officer of the Corporation and who is offered a business opportunity in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation (a “Directed Opportunity”) shall be obligated to communicate such Directed Opportunity to the Corporation, provided, however, that all of the protections of this Article 10 shall otherwise apply to the Specified Parties with respect to such Directed Opportunity, including, without limitation, the ability of the Specified Parties to pursue or acquire such Directed Opportunity or to direct such Directed Opportunity to another person.
Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article 10, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, any modification of law, shall adversely affect any right or protection of any person granted pursuant hereto existing at, or arising out of or related to any event, act or omission that occurred prior to, the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification (regardless of when any proceeding (or part thereof) relating to such event, act or omission arises or is first threatened, commenced or completed).
If any provision or provisions of this Article 10 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article 10 (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Article 10 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article 10 (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Article 10 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.
This Article 10 shall not limit any protections or defenses available to, or indemnification rights of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.
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Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any securities of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article 10.
Article 11
Miscellaneous
The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and for the further definition of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
For so long as that certain Shareholder Agreement, dated as of [•], 2025, by and among the Corporation and the stockholder(s) named therein, as amended from time to time (the “Shareholder Agreement”), is in effect, the provisions of the Shareholder Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into the relevant provisions hereof, and such provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the terms of the Shareholder Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Incorporation this _____ day of __________, 2025.
| Bradley E. Burnam | |
| Incorporator |
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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED and RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
TURN THERAPUETICS INC.
* * * * *
(Effective [•], 2025)
Capitalized terms used in these Amended and Restated Bylaws (as the same may be further amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”) but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms under the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on [•], 2025 (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
Article 1
Offices
Section 1.01. Registered Office. The registered office of Turn Therapeutics Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
Section 1.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
Section 1.03. Books. The books of the Corporation may be kept within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
Article 2
Meetings of Stockholders
Section 2.01. Time and Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, or at no place (by means of remote communication), on such date and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors). The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized under Delaware Law. If no determination is made by the Board of Directors, the place of meeting shall be the principal executive offices of the Corporation.
Section 2.02. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors and to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting in accordance with these Bylaws.
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Section 2.03. Special Meetings. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or by the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.04. Notice of Meetings and Adjourned Meetings; Waivers of Notice. (a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (“Delaware Law”), the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) or these Bylaws, such notice shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. The Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present), and notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, are announced at the meeting at which such adjournment is made or provided in any other manner permitted by Delaware Law. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
(b) A written waiver of any such notice signed by the person entitled thereto, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 2.05. Quorum. Unless otherwise provided under the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws and subject to Delaware Law, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation generally entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting or a majority in voting power of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
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Section 2.06. Voting. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to Delaware Law, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each outstanding share of capital stock of the Corporation held by such stockholder. Any share of capital stock of the Corporation held by the Corporation shall have no voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Abstentions and broker non-votes shall not be counted as votes cast. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specific circumstances, as may be set forth in the certificate of designations for such class or series of preferred stock, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in respect of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.
(b) Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to a corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by their attorney thereunto authorized, or by proxy sent by any means of electronic communication permitted by law, which results in a writing from such stockholder or by their attorney, and delivered to the secretary of the meeting. No proxy shall be voted after three (3) years from its date, unless said proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 2.07. Action by Consent. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the certificate of designations for such class or series of preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with Delaware Law and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.
Section 2.08. Organization. At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if one shall have been elected, or in the Chairperson’s absence, if one shall have been elected, the director designated by the vote of the majority of the directors present at such meeting, shall act as chairperson of the meeting. The Secretary (or in the Secretary’s absence or inability to act, the person whom the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint secretary of the meeting) shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.
Section 2.09. Order of Business. The order of business at all meetings of stockholders shall be as determined by the chairperson of the meeting.
Section 2.10. Nomination of Directors and Proposal of Other Business.
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. (i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal of other business to be transacted by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof duly authorized, (C) as may be provided in the certificate of designations for any class or series of preferred stock or (D) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in paragraph (ii) of this Section 2.10(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10(a), and, except as otherwise required by law, any failure to comply with these procedures shall result in the nullification of such nomination or proposal. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (D) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose other business at an annual meeting of stockholders (other than a proposal included in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act).
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(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder pursuant to clause (D) of paragraph (i) of this Section 2.10(a), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and any such proposed business (other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors) must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to such anniversary date or delayed more than 70 days after such anniversary date then to be timely such notice must be received by the Corporation no earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and no later than the later of 90 days prior to the date of the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting was first made by the Corporation. The minimum timeliness requirements of this paragraph shall apply despite any different timeline described in Rule 14a-19 or elsewhere in Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), the “Exchange Act”), including with respect to any statements or information required to be provided to the Corporation pursuant to Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act by a stockholder and not otherwise specified herein. In no event shall the adjournment, recess or postponement of any meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. The number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the annual meeting on its own behalf (or in the case of a stockholder giving the notice on behalf of a beneficial owner, the number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the annual meeting on behalf of such beneficial owner) shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected at such annual meeting.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.10 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting of stockholders is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under this Section 2.10 and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.10 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new directorships created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to, and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
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(iii) A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director:
(1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person;
(2) the principal occupation or employment of such person;
(3) (i) for each class or series, the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are held of record or are beneficially owned (and proof of any such beneficial ownership) by such person and any affiliates or associates (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act for purposes of these Bylaws) of such person, including any such shares that such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, (ii) the name of each nominee holder of shares of all capital stock of the Corporation owned beneficially (and proof of any such beneficial ownership) but not of record by such person or any affiliates or associates of such person, and the number of such shares of each class or series of capital stock held by each such nominee holder, including any such shares that such nominee holder has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, (iii) any agreement, arrangement, relationship or understanding pursuant to which such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made, the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, with respect to the Corporation’s securities, and (v) any direct or indirect interest of such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, in any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement with the Corporation;
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(4) all information relating to such person, or any affiliates or associates of such person, that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act;
(5) all completed and signed questionnaires in the same form as those questionnaires required of the Corporation’s directors (which will be provided to such person within 5 business days following a written request therefor);
(6) a statement that such person has read the Corporation’s corporate governance guidelines and any other Corporation policies and guidelines applicable to directors (which will be provided to such person within 5 business days following a written request therefor), and a written agreement from such person to adhere to the foregoing policies and guidelines, as amended from time to time, if he or she is elected as a director;
(7) an executed agreement by such person: (i) consenting to serve as a director if elected and (if applicable) to being named in a proxy statement and/or form of proxy relating to the meeting at which directors are to be elected, along with a representation that such person intends to serve a full term as a director if elected, and (ii) that such person is not and will not become a party to (x) any direct or indirect compensatory, payment or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person or entity other than the Corporation, in each case in connection with candidacy or service as a director of the Corporation (a “Third-Party Compensation Arrangement”) that has not been fully disclosed to the Corporation prior to, or concurrently with, the submission of the notice from the stockholder required by this Section 2.10, (y) any agreement, arrangement or understanding, including the amount of any payment or payments received or receivable thereunder, with any other person or entity as to how such person would vote or act on any issue or question as a director (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been fully disclosed to the Corporation prior to, or concurrently with, the submission of the notice from the stockholder required by this Section 2.10 or (z) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law; and
(8) such other information reasonably requested by the Corporation to determine whether such person is qualified under the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or any law or regulation applicable to the Corporation to serve as a director and/or independent director of the Corporation;
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(B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting:
(1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting;
(2) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the text of the proposed amendment);
(3) the reasons for conducting such business; and
(4) any substantial interest (within the meaning of Item 5 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;
(C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:
(1) the name and address of such stockholder (as they appear on the Corporation’s books) and any such beneficial owner;
(2) a representation as to whether such stockholder or such beneficial owner has complied with all applicable legal requirements in connection with its acquisition of shares or other securities of the Corporation;
(3) a written agreement from such stockholder that it is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear at the meeting in person or through a qualified representative (as defined in Section 2.10(c)(ii)) to make such nomination or proposal;
(4) in the case of a nomination, a written agreement from such stockholder (and such beneficial owner) that it (or they) will not submit any substitute nominations unless they are made within the time periods set forth in this Section 2.10 and the stockholder and the substitute nominees will otherwise comply with this Section 2.10;
(5) in the case of a nomination, a written agreement from such stockholder (and such beneficial owner) that it (or they) has not, and shall not, nominate a number of nominees (inclusive of substitutes) that exceeds the number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting; and
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(6) a written agreement that such stockholder (and such beneficial owner) shall (i) update and supplement the notice required by this Section 2.10, if necessary, so that the information provided or required in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting, and as of the date that is 5 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof and (ii) deliver such update and supplement so that it is received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (A) not later than the later of (x) 5 business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting and (y) 5 business days after the first public announcement of such record date, in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and (B) not later than 5 business days before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the date that is 5 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this Section 2.10 or any other section of these Bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any stockholder’s notice, extend any applicable deadlines under these Bylaws or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted a stockholder’s notice under these Bylaws to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business and/or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of stockholders;
(D) as to each of the stockholder giving the notice, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, and, if such stockholder or beneficial owner is an entity, each person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such stockholder or beneficial owner (each such person or entity contemplated by this clause (D), a “Proposing Person”):
(1) for each class or series, the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are held of record or are beneficially owned (and proof of any such beneficial ownership) by such Proposing Person, or any associates (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act for purposes of these Bylaws) of such Proposing Person, including any such shares that such Proposing Person, or any associates of such Proposing Person, has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of;
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(2) the name of each nominee holder of each class or series of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially (and proof of any such beneficial ownership) but not of record by such Proposing Person, or any associates of such Proposing Person, and the number of such shares of each class or series of capital stock of the Corporation held by each such nominee holder, including any such shares that such nominee holder has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of;
(3) a description of any agreement, arrangement, relationship or understanding pursuant to which such Proposing Person, or any associates of such Proposing Person, has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation;
(4) a description of any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation;
(5) a description of (i) any plans or proposals which any such Proposing Person may have with respect to securities of the Corporation that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 4 of Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable) and (ii) any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including the identity of the parties thereto) with respect to the nomination or other business between or among such Proposing Parties and any other parties, including without limitation any agreements that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable), in each case as of the date the notice required by this Section 2.10 is delivered to the Corporation by the stockholder, or beneficial owner in such business, if any, presenting the nomination or other proposal;
(6) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made, the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proposing Person, or any associates of such Proposing Person, with respect to the Corporation’s securities;
(7) a written representation as to whether any Proposing Person, or any other participant as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act, will engage in a solicitation with respect to such nomination or other business and, if so, whether such solicitation will be conducted as an exempt solicitation under Rule 14a-2(b) of the Exchange Act, the name of each participant in such solicitation and the amount of the cost of solicitation that has been and will be borne, directly or indirectly, by each participant in such solicitation and (x) in the case of a proposal of business other than nominations, whether such person or group intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal, (y) in the case of any solicitation that is subject to Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act, confirming that such person or group will deliver, through means satisfying each of the conditions that would be applicable to the Corporation under either Exchange Act Rule 14a-16(a) or Exchange Act Rule 14a-16(n), a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and/or (z) whether such person or group intends to otherwise solicit proxies or votes from holders in support of such proposal or nomination (for purposes of this clause (7), the term “holders” shall include, in addition to stockholders of record, any beneficial owners pursuant to Rule 14b-1 and Rule 14b-2 of the Exchange Act);
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(8) a representation that promptly after any Proposing Person solicits the holders of the Corporation’s stock referred to in the representation required under the preceding clause, and in any event no later than 5 business days before the applicable meeting, such Proposing Person will provide the Corporation with reasonable documentary evidence (as determined by the Corporation or one of its representatives, acting in good faith), which may take the form of a certified statement and documentation from a proxy solicitor, specifically demonstrating that the necessary steps have been taken to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of such percentage of the Corporation’s stock;
(9) any direct or indirect interest of such Proposing Person, or any associates of such Proposing Person, in any contract (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement) with the Corporation, or any affiliate of the Corporation;
(10) any other information relating to such Proposing Person, or any associates of such Proposing Person, or proposed business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies in support of such nominee or proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act; and
(11) such other information relating to any proposed item of business as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine whether such proposed item of business is a proper matter for stockholder action.
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(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. If the election of directors is included as business to be brought before a special meeting in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, then nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders may be made by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.10(b) and at the time of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10(b); provided, however, that the number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the special meeting on its own behalf (or in the case of a stockholder giving the notice on behalf of a beneficial owner, the number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the special meeting on behalf of such beneficial owner) shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected as such special meeting. For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder before a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to this Section 2.10(b), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (A) not earlier than 120 days prior to the date of the special meeting nor (B) later than the later of 90 days prior to the date of the special meeting and the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting was first made by the Corporation. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall comply with the notice requirements of Section 2.10(a)(iii). The minimum timeliness requirements of this paragraph shall apply despite any different timeline described in Rule 14a-19 or elsewhere in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including with respect to any statements or information required to be provided to the Corporation pursuant to Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act by a stockholder and not otherwise specified herein. In no event shall the adjournment, recess or postponement of a special meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such notice of a stockholder shall include the same information, representations, certifications and agreements that would be required if the stockholder were to make a nomination in connection with an annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 2.10, and such stockholder shall be obligated to provide the same supplemental or additional information in connection with a special meeting of stockholders as required pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 2.10 in connection with an annual meeting of stockholders.
(c) General. (i) No person shall be eligible to be nominated by a stockholder to be elected or reelected at any meeting of stockholders to serve as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10. No business proposed by a stockholder shall be conducted at a stockholder meeting except in accordance with this Section 2.10.
(ii) Without limiting any remedy available to the Corporation, and unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, a stockholder may not present nominations for director or business proposals at an annual or special meeting of stockholders (and any such nominee shall be disqualified from standing for election or re-election), notwithstanding proxies or votes may have been solicited and/or received with respect thereto, if such stockholder, any beneficial owner, any Proposing Person or any nominee or substitute nominee for director: (A) acted contrary to any representation, statement, certification or agreement required by the applicable provisions of these Bylaws; (B) otherwise failed to comply with these Bylaws or with any law, rule or regulation identified in these Bylaws, including all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.10; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 2.10; or (C) provided information to the Corporation (whether required by these Bylaws or otherwise) that is false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect. The Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws or that business was not properly brought before the meeting, and if he/she should so determine, he/she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded or such business shall not be transacted, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or other proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation and counted for purposes of determining a quorum. For purposes of this Section 2.10, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Bylaws, unless otherwise required by law, if any Proposing Person (i) provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or has previously filed a preliminary or definitive proxy statement with the information required by Rule 14a-19(b)) with respect to any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation and (ii) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or fails to timely provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such Proposing Person has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence), then the nomination of each such proposed nominee shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that the nominee is included as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement, notice of meeting or other proxy materials for any meeting (or any supplement thereto) and notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect of the election of such proposed nominees may have been received by the Corporation (which proxies and votes shall be disregarded). Upon request by the Corporation, if any Proposing Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or has previously filed a preliminary or definitive proxy statement with the information required by Rule 14a-19(b)), such Proposing Person, shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than 5 business days prior to the applicable meeting, reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(iii) Compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.10 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than as provided in Section 2.10(c)(iv)).
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the notice requirements set forth herein with respect to the proposal of any business pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if such stockholder has submitted a proposal to the Corporation in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for the meeting of stockholders.
(v) Any stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders in connection with any annual or special meeting of stockholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use for solicitation by or on behalf of the Board of Directors.
(vi) For purposes of these Bylaws, “business day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are closed in New York City, New York; and “close of business” means 5:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the Corporation on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a business day.
Article 3
Directors
Section 3.01. Number, Election and Term of Office. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three nor more than twelve directors, with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time solely by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. As set forth in Article 6 of the Certificate of Incorporation, the directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be practicable, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders next following the annual meeting at which such director was elected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each director shall hold office until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.
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Section 3.02. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws require a greater number, a majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors and, except as otherwise expressly required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is present), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat shall adjourn the meeting, from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 3.03. Time and Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors shall hold its meetings at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors in the absence of a determination by the Board of Directors).
Section 3.04. Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors may meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of stockholders. Notice of such meeting need not be given. In the event such annual meeting is not so held, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at such place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such time as shall be specified in a notice thereof given as hereinafter provided in Section 3.06 herein or in a waiver of notice thereof signed by any director who chooses to waive the requirement of notice.
Section 3.05. Regular Meetings. After the place, if any, and time of regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall have been determined and notice thereof shall have been once given to each member of the Board of Directors, regular meetings may be held without further notice being given.
Section 3.06. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer and shall be called by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary, on the written request of three directors. Notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director at least 48 hours before the date of the meeting in such manner as is determined by the Board of Directors. A director may waive notice of a special meeting, which waiver may be given before, at, or after the meeting. Attendance by a director at a special meeting is waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and thereafter does not participate in the meeting.
Section 3.07. Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by Delaware Law to be submitted to the stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the Corporation. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
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Section 3.08. Action by Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and any consent may be documented, signed and delivered in any manner permitted by Delaware Law. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained.
Section 3.09. Virtual Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or such committee, as the case may be, by means of webcast, live video conference, conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 3.10. Resignation. Any director may resign from the Board of Directors at any time by giving notice to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such notice must be in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the Corporation. The resignation of any director shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 3.11. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or otherwise and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, except as otherwise required by law, be filled solely by a majority of the directors then in office (although less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the Class to which such director shall have been elected. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in accordance with Delaware Law. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, when one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in the filling of the other vacancies.
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Section 3.12. Removal. No director may be removed from office by the stockholders except for cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the corporation generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Section 3.13. Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors, including fees and reimbursement of expenses.
Article 4
Officers
Section 4.01. Principal Officers. The principal officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and may consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and a Secretary who shall have the duty, among other things, to record the proceedings of the meetings of stockholders and directors in a book kept for that purpose. The Corporation may also have such other principal officers, including one or more Controllers, as the Board of Directors may in its discretion appoint. One person may hold the offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said offices, except that no one person shall hold the offices and perform the duties of President and Secretary.
Section 4.02. Appointment, Term of Office and Remuneration. The principal officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Board of Directors in the manner determined by the Board of Directors. Each such officer shall hold office for such period as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine and until their successor is appointed, or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office shall be filled in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Section 4.03. Subordinate Officers. In addition to the principal officers enumerated in Section 4.01 herein, the Corporation may have one or more Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers and such other subordinate officers, agents and employees as the Board of Directors may deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors may delegate to any principal officer the power to appoint and to remove any such subordinate officers, agents or employees.
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Section 4.04. Removal. Except as otherwise permitted with respect to subordinate officers, any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any time, by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.05. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice to the Board of Directors (or to a principal officer if the Board of Directors has delegated to such principal officer the power to appoint and to remove such officer). Any such notice must be in writing. The resignation of any officer shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 4.06. Powers and Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and perform such duties incident to each of their respective offices and such other duties as may from time to time be conferred upon or assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Article 5
Capital Stock
Section 5.01. Certificates For Stock; Uncertificated Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be in book-entry, uncertificated form; provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be certificated shares. Except as otherwise provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of shares represented by certificates of the same class and series shall be identical. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue. The Corporation shall not have power to issue a certificate in bearer form.
Section 5.02. Transfer Of Shares. Shares of the stock of the Corporation may be transferred on the record of stockholders of the Corporation by the holder thereof or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney upon surrender of a certificate therefor properly endorsed or upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of uncertificated shares or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney and upon compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form, unless waived by the Corporation.
Section 5.03. Authority for Additional Rules Regarding Transfer. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificated or uncertificated shares of the stock of the Corporation, as well as for the issuance of new certificates in lieu of those which may be lost or destroyed, and may require of any stockholder requesting replacement of lost or destroyed certificates, bond in such amount and in such form as they may deem expedient to indemnify the Corporation, and/or the transfer agents, and/or the registrars of its stock against any claims arising in connection therewith.
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Article 6
Indemnification
Section 6.01. Limited Liability. A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 6.02. Right to Indemnification. (a) Each person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or while an officer or director of the Corporation is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 6 shall also include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent authorized by applicable law. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 6 shall be a contract right, provided, however, that, except with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses or with respect to any compulsory counterclaim brought by such indemnitee, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.
(b) The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents of the Corporation to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by applicable law.
Section 6.03. Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under applicable law.
Section 6.04. Nonexclusivity of Rights. The rights and authority conferred in this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may otherwise have or hereafter acquire.
Section 6.05. Preservation of Rights. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article 6, nor the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any modification of law, shall adversely affect any right or protection of any person granted pursuant hereto existing at, or arising out of or related to any event, act or omission that occurred prior to, the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification (regardless of when any proceeding (or part thereof) relating to such event, act or omission arises or is first threatened, commenced or completed).
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Article 7
General Provisions
Section 7.01. Fixing the Record Date. (a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing such record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may in its discretion or as required by law fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall fix the same date or an earlier date as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 7.02. Dividends. Subject to limitations contained in Delaware Law and the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation, which dividends may be paid either in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.
Section 7.03. Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year.
Section 7.04. Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.
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Section 7.05. Voting of Stock Owned by the Corporation. The Board of Directors may authorize any person, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend, vote at and grant proxies to be used at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation (except this Corporation) in which the Corporation may hold stock.
Section 7.06. Amendments. These Bylaws or any of them, may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be made, by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon at any annual or special meeting thereof or by the Board of Directors as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Unless a higher percentage is required by the Certificate of Incorporation as to any matter that is the subject of these Bylaws, all such amendments must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of the Corporation, generally entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, or by a majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 7.07. Forum Selection. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of Delaware Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws (in each case, as they may be amended from time to time) or as to which Delaware Law confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware, shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware). Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the sole and exclusive forum for any action asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be the federal district courts of the United States. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another court of the State of Delaware, or if no court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall have the fullest authority allowed by law to issue an anti-suit injunction to enforce this forum selection clause and to preclude suit in any other forum. Any person or entity holding, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to consent to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another court of the State of Delaware, or if no court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) in any proceeding brought to enjoin, or otherwise enforce this Section 7.07 with respect to, any action by that person or entity that is inconsistent with the exclusive jurisdiction provided for in this Section 7.07 (an “Inconsistent Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such person or entity in any such proceeding by service upon such person's or entity’s counsel in such Inconsistent Action as agent for such person or entity.
Section 7.08. Shareholders Agreement. For so long as that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated as of [•], 2025, by and among the Corporation and the stockholder(s) named therein as amended from time to time (the “Shareholders Agreement”), is in effect, the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into the relevant provisions hereof, and such provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the terms of the Shareholders Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of August 29, 2025
by and among
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS),
GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS
and
GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article 1
DEFINITIONS
| Section 1.01. | Definitions | 2 |
Article 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
| Section 2.01. | Purchase and Sale of Shares | 7 | |
| Section 2.02. | The Shares | 7 | |
| Section 2.03. | Required Filings | 8 | |
| Section 2.04. | Effective Date; Settlement Dates | 8 |
Article 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
| Section 3.01. | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 9 | |
| Section 3.02. | Representatives and Warranties of the Purchaser | 19 |
Article 4
COVENANTS
| Section 4.01. | Securities Compliance | 21 | |
| Section 4.02. | Registration and Listing | 21 | |
| Section 4.03. | Registration Rights Agreement | 21 | |
| Section 4.04. | Compliance with Laws | 21 | |
| Section 4.05. | Keeping of Records and Books of Account | 22 | |
| Section 4.06. | Limitations on Holdings and Issuances | 22 | |
| Section 4.07. | Registration Statement | 22 | |
| Section 4.08. | Other Agreements and Other Financings | 22 | |
| Section 4.09. | Stop Orders | 23 | |
| Section 4.10. | Selling Restrictions; Volume Limitations | 24 | |
| Section 4.11. | Non-Public Information | 24 | |
| Section 4.12. | Commitment Fee; Warrant | 24 | |
| Section 4.13. | Private Transaction Fee | 26 | |
| Section 4.14. | DWAC Eligibility | 26 | |
| Section 4.15. | Reservation of Shares | 26 | |
| Section 4.16. | Amendments to the Registration Statement; Prospectus Supplements | 26 |
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Article 5
CLOSING CERTIFICATE; CONDITIONS TO THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE SHARES; OPINION AND COMFORT LETTERS
| Section 5.01. | Closing Certificate | 27 | |
| Section 5.02. | Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Shares | 27 | |
| Section 5.03. | Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchaser to Accept a Draw Down and Purchase the Shares | 28 |
Article 6
DRAW DOWN TERMS
| Section 6.01. | Draw Down Terms | 30 | |
| Section 6.02. | Aggregate Limit | 32 |
Article 7
TERMINATION
| Section 7.01. | Term, Termination by Mutual Consent | 32 | |
| Section 7.02. | Effect of Termination | 33 |
Article 8
INDEMNIFICATION
| Section 8.01. | General Indemnity | 33 | |
| Section 8.02. | Indemnification Procedures | 34 |
Article 9
MISCELLANEOUS
| Section 9.01. | Fees and Expenses | 35 | |
| Section 9.02. | Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction | 35 | |
| Section 9.03. | Entire Agreement; Amendment | 36 | |
| Section 9.04. | Notices | 36 | |
| Section 9.05. | Waivers | 36 | |
| Section 9.06. | Headings | 37 | |
| Section 9.07. | Successors and Assigns | 37 | |
| Section 9.08. | Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial | 37 | |
| Section 9.09. | Survival | 37 | |
| Section 9.10. | Counterparts | 38 | |
| Section 9.11. | Publicity | 38 | |
| Section 9.12. | Severability | 38 | |
| Section 9.13. | Further Assurances | 38 |
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EXHIBITS
| Exhibit A | Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
| Exhibit B | Form of Warrant |
| Exhibit C | Form of Company Closing Certificate |
| Exhibit D | Form of Company Compliance Certificate |
| Exhibit E | Form of Draw Down Notice |
| Exhibit F | Form of Closing Notice |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
August 29, 2025
This AMENDED AND RESTATED SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date first above written by and among GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”); GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg having LEI No. 213800CXBEHFXVLBZO92 having an address at 12C, rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg (the “Purchaser”); and GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED, a limited company formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and having an address at 3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas (“GYBL,” and together with the Company and Purchaser, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into (i) that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, (ii) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, and (iii) that certain Side Letter to the Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 11, 2025 (collectively, the “Prior Agreements”);
WHEREAS, the Parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company may issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser may purchase from the Company up to the Aggregate Limit of the Company’s Shares (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Parties are concurrently entering into the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit A hereto, pursuant to which the Company shall register the resale of the Shares by the Purchaser, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreements in their entirety and to accept the rights and obligations created pursuant to this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, in lieu of the rights and obligations granted under the Prior Agreements; and
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (“Section 4(a)(2)”), and upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments in the Shares to be made hereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree that the Prior Agreements shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein and in the Registration Rights Agreement, as applicable, and the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby further agree as follows:
Article 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions.
(a) “Adjustment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(b).
(b) “Affiliate” means with respect to a party to this Agreement (i) any company of which over fifty percent (50%) of its issued and voting share capital is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by said party, or (ii) any company which owns or controls, directly or indirectly, over fifty percent (50%) of the issued and voting share capital of such party, or (iii) any company owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, to the extent of over fifty percent (50%) or more of the issued and voting share capital, by any of the foregoing.
(c) “Aggregate Limit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01 hereof.
(d) “Bylaws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(c) hereof.
(e) “Certificate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(c) hereof.
(f) “Change of Control” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any Person of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-issued and outstanding equity of the Company; (ii) the occurrence of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, share exchange or similar corporate transaction, whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation, other than a transaction which would result in the voting equity outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the voting equity shares of the Company or such surviving entity immediately after such transaction; or (iii) the sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company to any Person.
(g) “Closing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04 hereof.
(h) “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(i) “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity.
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(j) “Commission Documents” shall mean, as of a particular date, all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and shall include all information contained in such filings and all filings incorporated by reference therein.
(k) “Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(a).
(l) “Commitment Fee Shares” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(d).
(m) “Common Shares” means, without limitation, the class of common stock of the Company that is to be listed on the Principal Market.
(n) “Current Report” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03.
(o) “Current Trading Price” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(b).
(p) “Daily Closing Price” shall mean the closing bid price of the Common Shares, as recorded by the Principal Market, on a particular day.
(q) “Draw Down” means the transactions contemplated under Section 6.01 of this Agreement.
(r) “Draw Down Amount” means the actual amount of proceeds to be paid by the Purchaser in connection with a Draw Down.
(s) “Draw Down Amount Requested” shall mean the amount of Shares requested by the Company in its Draw Down Notice as provided in Section 6.01(h) hereof.
(t) “Draw Down Exercise Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(h) hereof.
(u) “Draw Down Limit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a) hereof.
(v) “Draw Down Notice” shall mean a notice sent by the Company to exercise a Draw Down as provided in Section 6.01(h) hereof.
(w) “Draw Down Pricing Period” shall mean a period of 15 consecutive Trading Days commencing with the first Trading Day designated in each Draw Down Notice.
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(x) “Effective Date” shall mean the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(y) “Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(r) hereof.
(z) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(aa) “GAAP” shall mean either generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America or International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), each as consistently applied by the Company.
(bb) “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(k) hereof.
(cc) “Initial Draw Down Notice” shall mean a first Draw Down Notice issued by the Company under this Agreement, which may only be issued on the Resale Registration Statement Effective Date (or, if the Resale Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission at 4:00 p.m. or later on the Resale Registration Statement Effective Date, the first full Trading Day thereafter) and in which the Draw Down Amount shall not exceed US $10,000,000.
(dd) “Initial Draw Down Pricing Period” shall mean the period of 10 consecutive Trading Days commencing with the first Trading Day designated in the Initial Draw Down Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Initial Draw Down Notice only, the Purchaser shall have the ability to shorten this Initial Draw Down Pricing Period early in its absolute discretion by providing the Company with notice, in writing, within six hours after the closing of trading of any securities on the Draw Down Exercise Date or any Trading Day within this Initial Draw Down Pricing Period.
(ee) “Investment Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01 hereof.
(ff) “Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after reasonable inquiry of all officers, directors and employees of the Company who could reasonably be expected to have knowledge or information with respect to the matter in question.
(gg) “Legend” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(d).
(hh) “Lien” means with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, option, adverse claim, restriction on title or transfer, encroachments, occupancy rights, or other encumbrance of any kind or character in respect of such property or asset, and any agreement to create any of the foregoing.
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(ii) “Losses” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.01(a) hereof.
(jj) “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) any effect on the business, operations, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
(kk) “Material Agreements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(r) hereof
(ll) “Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
(mm) “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, governmental authority or other entity.
(nn) “Plan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(x) hereof.
(oo) “Principal Market” shall mean any U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded or any other exchange platform in the world on which the Common Shares are traded, including, but not limited to, the London Stock Exchange, the Berlin Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the SIX Swiss Exchange or the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
(pp) “Private Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.13.
(qq) “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented from time to time by any Prospectus Supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.
(rr) “Prospectus Supplement” means any prospectus supplement to the Prospectus filed with the Commission from time to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.
(ss) “Public Company Date” means the date that the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(tt) “Public Listing” shall mean the public listing of the Common Shares for trading on the Principal Market or the consummation of a Reverse Merger Transaction, whichever is earlier.
(uu) “Public Listing Date” shall mean the first day on which the Common Shares trade on the Principal Market.
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(vv) “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a) hereof.
(ww) “Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement on Form S-1, F-1, S-3 or F-3 under the Securities Act, or other relevant resale registration statement, to be filed by the Company with the Commission with respect to the registration of Shares pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
(xx) “Resale Registration Statement Effective Date” shall mean the date that the Resale Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.
(yy) “Resale Registration Statement” means one or more Registration Statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act covering the resale by the Purchaser of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), as such Registration Statement may be amended and supplemented from time to time (including pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act), including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein.
(zz) “Reverse Merger Transaction” means a merger, reverse merger, acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction between the Company or one of its subsidiaries or Affiliates and a special purpose acquisition company or other entity whose securities are publicly listed on the Principal Market, following which transaction (i) the shares of the special purpose acquisition company or other entity, the Company, or one of the Company’s subsidiaries or Affiliates are publicly listed on the Principal Market, or (ii) the applicable publicly listed person holds, owns or has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (and/or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), as determined on a consolidated basis prior to the consummation of the applicable transaction.
(aaa) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(bbb) “Settlement Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(d) hereof.
(ccc) “Shares” shall mean, collectively, all of the Common Shares of the Company issuable to the Purchaser upon exercise of any Draw Down and upon exercise of the Warrant.
(ddd) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other Subsidiaries.
(eee) “Successor Company” shall mean (i) any company the common equity shares of which are traded on the Principal Market with which the Company merges, including without limitation, the resulting or successor company in a Reverse Merger Transaction, and (ii) any successor or similar entity of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or any subsidiary or Affiliate of, or other similar entity related to, the Company or any subsidiary or parent or Affiliate thereof, in each case, formed for the purpose of facilitating, or in connection with, a Public Listing.
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(fff) “Threshold Price” is the lowest price at which the Company may sell Shares during a Draw Down Pricing Period, as set forth in each Draw Down Notice.
(ggg) “Trading Day” shall mean a trading day on the Principal Market.
(hhh) “Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant and each other agreement or undertaking executed or delivered to the Purchaser by the Company pursuant hereto or thereto.
(iii) “Warrant” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(b).
(jjj) “Warrant Exercise Price” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in in Section 4.12(b).
(kkk) “Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12(b).
Article 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
Section 2.01. Purchase and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company during the Investment Period (as defined in Section 7.01), up to the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares having a purchase price not to exceed U.S. $85,000,000 (the “Aggregate Limit”). Purchases and sales of Shares of the Company hereunder shall be made by the delivery to the Purchaser of Draw Down Notices as provided in ARTICLE VI hereof. The aggregate dollar amount of all Draw Down Amounts pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not exceed the Aggregate Limit.
Section 2.02. The Shares.
(a) The Company has or will have authorized and has or will have reserved, and covenants to continue to so reserve once reserved, free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders, a sufficient number of its authorized but unissued Common Shares to cover the Shares to be issued in connection with all Draw Downs requested under this Agreement, and to be issued in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, prior to the issuance to the Purchaser of such Shares under this Agreement and the Warrant.
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(b) [Reserved]
Section 2.03. Required Filings. If the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fourth Trading Day immediately following the Public Company Date, the Company shall file with the Commission a report on Form 8-K or 6-K (or comparable disclosure) relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents and attaching copies of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (including all exhibits thereto, the “Current Report”); provided that the obligation to file the Current Report shall not be applicable if this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement were previously filed with the Commission. The Company shall provide the Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to comment on a draft of such Current Report, give due consideration to such comments, and not file the Current Report to the extent the Purchaser reasonably objects to the form or content thereof. The Company shall prepare and file the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus) covering the resale by the Purchaser of the registrable securities with the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with resales pursuant to the Registration Statement no later than 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the first Draw Down Exercise Date. If the transactions contemplated by any Draw Down are material to the Company (individually or collectively with all other prior Draw Downs, the consummation of which have not previously been reported in any Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or in any report, statement or other document filed by the Company with the Commission under the Exchange Act), or if otherwise required under the Securities Act (or the interpretations of the Commission thereof), in each case as reasonably determined by the Company, then, on the first Trading Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Draw Down Pricing Period with respect to such Draw Down, the Company shall file with the Commission a Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act with respect to the applicable Draw Down(s), disclosing the total Draw Down Amount Requested pursuant to such Draw Down(s), the total number of Shares that are to be (and, if applicable, have been) issued and sold to the Purchaser pursuant to such Draw Down(s), the total purchase price for the Shares subject to such Draw Down(s), the applicable discount price(s) for such Shares and the net proceeds that are to be (and, if applicable, have been) received by the Company from the sale of such Shares. To the extent not previously disclosed in the Prospectus or a Prospectus Supplement, the Company shall disclose in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K the information described in the immediately preceding sentence relating to all Draw Down(s) consummated during the relevant fiscal quarter and fiscal year, as applicable, and include each such report in a Prospectus Supplement and file such Prospectus Supplement with the Commission under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
Section 2.04. Effective Date; Settlement Dates. This Agreement shall become effective and binding (the “Closing”) upon the delivery of counterpart signature pages of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto and thereto, and the delivery of all other documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered at the Closing, in each case as provided in ARTICLE V on the Effective Date. In consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants contained in, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of, this Agreement, during the Investment Period the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, the Shares in respect of each Draw Down. The issuance and sale of Shares to the Purchaser pursuant to any Draw Down shall occur on the applicable Settlement Date in accordance with Section 6.01(d); provided that all of the conditions precedent thereto set forth in ARTICLE IV theretofore shall have been fulfilled on or prior to such Settlement Date. This transaction will be executed through a broker- dealer, which may be Wilson-Davis & Co., Inc. or another entity.
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Article 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser and GYBL as of the Effective Date, as of each Draw Down Exercise Date and as of each Settlement Date, except where the representation is expressly made only as of the Effective Date:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Power. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. All Subsidiaries are duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of formation and have the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate their respective properties and assets and to conduct their respective business as it is now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified, authorized or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and to issue and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. Except for approvals of the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof as may be required in connection with any issuance and sale of Shares to the Purchaser hereunder, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and, except as contemplated by Section 2.02, no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
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(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company and the shares thereof issued and outstanding are or as of such date will be set forth in the Commission Documents. All of the Shares will be, and the outstanding Common Shares have been, duly and validly authorized, and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as are or as of such date will be set forth in the Commission Documents, no holders of Shares or Common Shares are entitled to preemptive rights or registration rights, and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company. Furthermore, except as are or will be set forth in the Commission Documents, there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital stock of the Company. Except for customary transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered into by the Company in order to sell restricted securities, the Company is not a party to, and it has no Knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of capital stock of the Company. The offer and sale of all shares of capital stock, convertible securities, rights, warrants, or options of the Company complied in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and no stockholder has a right of rescission or damages with respect thereto except as may be required under the Securities Act. Except as is or will be set forth in the Commission Documents, there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions described herein or therein. The Company has furnished or made available to the Purchaser true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the Effective Date (the “Certificate”) and bylaws as in effect on the Effective Date (the “Bylaws”).
(d) Issuance of Shares. The Shares to be issued under this Agreement and the Warrant have been or will be (prior to issuance to the Purchaser or GYBL hereunder) duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Shares shall be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Purchaser shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Shares.
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(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein do not (i) violate any provision of the Company’s Certificate or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or is bound, (iii) create or impose a lien, charge or encumbrance on any property or assets of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company are bound or affected. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, or issue and sell the Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof (other than any filings which may be required to be made by the Company with the Commission or the Principal Market subsequent to the Effective Date, including the Registration Statement and any registration statement, amendment, prospectus or prospectus supplement which may be filed pursuant hereto); provided, however, that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchaser herein.
(f) Commission Documents, Financial Statements. If and during the period that the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company has timely filed all Commission Documents (giving effect to permissible extensions in accordance with Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). The Company has not provided to the Purchaser any information which, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed, other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. As of their respective filing dates, the Commission Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to them, and, as of their respective dates, the Commission Documents did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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 financial statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
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(g) No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect exists as of the Effective Date or has occurred since the Effective Date.
(h) No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet of the Company or any Subsidiary (including the notes thereto) in conformity with GAAP and are not disclosed in the Commission Documents other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of such Commission Documents which, individually and in the aggregate, are not material to the Company’s business.
(i) No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.
(j) Indebtedness. As of the Effective Date, the Company has no secured or unsecured Indebtedness. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $1,000,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements, indemnities and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others in excess of $1,000,000, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $1,000,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. The Company is not in default with respect to any Indebtedness. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to Title 11 of the United States Code, or other similar federal or state or other applicable bankruptcy law or law for the relief of debtors, nor does the Company have any Knowledge that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any such bankruptcy law or law for the relief of debtors. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they become due.
(k) Title to Assets. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents, the Company has good, valid and marketable title to all of its real and personal property reflected in the Commission Documents, free of any Liens. All said real property leases of the Company are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect in all material respects.
(l) Actions Pending. There is no action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary which questions the validity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto. There is no action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, or involving any officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any securities class action lawsuit or stockholder derivative lawsuit related to the Company. No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, to the Knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency.
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(m) Compliance with Law. The business of the Company has been and is presently being conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in all material respects. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it. The Company is not in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, and the Company will not conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing.
(n) Certain Fees. No brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(o) Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any other Transaction Document nor the Commission Documents or any other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made herein or therein, not misleading. The Company confirms that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, has provided the Purchaser or any of its agents, advisors or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, nonpublic information concerning the Company, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except pursuant to a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement.
(p) Operation of Business. The Company owns or controls all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations of the Company as set forth in the Commission Documents, and all rights with respect to the foregoing, which are reasonably necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted without, to the Company’s Knowledge, any conflict with the rights of others. The Company possesses such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (including licenses, accreditation and other similar documentation or approvals of any local health departments) issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies as are necessary to conduct the business now operated by it (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”). The Company is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except as otherwise disclosed in the Commission Documents. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except as otherwise disclosed in the Commission Documents. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents, the Company has not received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses.
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(q) Environmental Compliance. The Company has obtained all material approvals, authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or other similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any other Person, that are required under any Environmental Laws. “Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way affecting the Company that violate or could reasonably be expected to violate any Environmental Law after the Effective Date or that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage (including, without limitation, underground storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.
(r) Material Agreements. The Company is not a party to any material written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement (collectively, “Material Agreements”) that has not been furnished or disclosed to the Purchaser or filed in the Commission Documents. The Company has in all material respects performed all of the obligations required to be performed by it to date under the Material Agreements, has received no notice of default by the Company thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s Knowledge, is not in default under any Material Agreement now in effect.
(s) Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents, there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions exceeding $120,000 between (a) the Company, on the one hand, and (b) any Person who would be covered by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, on the other hand. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents, there are no outstanding amounts payable to or receivable from, or advances by the Company to, and the Company is not otherwise a creditor of or debtor to, any beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Shares, or any director, employee or Affiliate of the Company, other than (i) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or (ii) as part of the normal and customary terms of such person’s employment or service as a director with the Company.
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(t) Securities Act. The Company has complied and will comply in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder. The Registration Statement, on the date it is filed with the Commission, on the date it is declared effective by the Commission (or becomes effective pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act), on each Draw Down Exercise Date and on each Settlement Date, shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, Rule 415 under the Securities Act) and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, except that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Purchaser expressly for use therein. The Prospectus and each Prospectus Supplement required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement after the Effective Date, when taken together, on its date, on each Draw Down Exercise Date and on each Settlement Date, shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act) and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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, except that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Purchaser expressly for use therein. Each Commission Document (other than the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement) to be filed with or furnished to the Commission after the Effective Date and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement (including, without limitation, the Current Report), when such document is filed with or furnished to the Commission and, if applicable, when such document becomes effective, as the case may be, shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to it, and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has delivered or made available to the Purchaser true and complete copies of all comment letters and substantive correspondence received by the Company from the Commission relating to the Resale Registration Statement filed with or furnished to the Commission as of the Effective Date, together with all written responses of the Company thereto in the form such responses were filed via EDGAR. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments or undertakings in such comment letters received by the Company from the Commission. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The Company has not distributed and, prior to the completion of the distribution of the Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Resale Registration Statement, the related prospectus or other materials, if any, permitted by the Securities Act.
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(u) Employees. The Company does not have any collective bargaining arrangements or other agreements covering any of its employees. No officer, consultant or key employee of the Company has terminated or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her employment or engagement with the Company.
(v) Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Shares will be used by the Company for working capital, expansion, development, marketing or other needs of the Company.
(w) Investment Company Act Status. The Company is not, and as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares as set forth in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement shall not be required to be registered as, an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(x) ERISA. No liability has been incurred with respect to any Plan by the Company. No “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) or any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA has occurred with respect to any Plan, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the securities hereunder shall not result in any of the foregoing events. Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with applicable law, including ERISA and the Code; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Plan; and each Plan for which the Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualifications. As used in this Section 3.01(x), the term “Plan” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is or has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made, by the Company or any Subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, which, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, is under common control, as described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
(y) Taxes. The Company (i) has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns or has duly requested extensions thereof, (ii) has paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes due and payable for which it is liable, except to the extent that any such taxes are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and (iii) does not have any tax deficiency or claims outstanding or assessed or, to the Company’s Knowledge, proposed against it. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company is not operated in such a manner as to qualify as a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297 of the Code.
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(z) Insurance. The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(aa) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not, nor has it ever been, and so long as any of the securities are held by the Purchaser, shall not become a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.
(bb) Exemption from Registration; Valid Issuances. Subject to, and in reliance on, the representations, warranties and covenants made herein by the Purchaser, the offer and sale of the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2); provided, however, that at the request of and with the express agreement of the Purchaser and in accordance with applicable law, the Shares will be delivered to the Purchaser via book entry through the Depository Trust Company and will not bear legends noting restrictions as to resale of such securities under federal or state securities laws, nor will any such securities be subject to stop transfer instructions. Neither the offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to, nor the Company’s performance of its obligations under, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall (i) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens upon the Shares, or (ii) entitle the holders of any outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company to preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or acquire Common Shares or other securities of the Company.
(cc) No General Solicitation or Advertising. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares.
(dd) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company or any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Shares under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Shares to require approval of stockholders of the Company under any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of the Commission and the Principal Market. None of the Company, nor its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that would require registration of the issuance of any of the securities under the Securities Act or cause the offering of any of the Shares to be integrated with other offerings.
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(ee) Manipulation of Price. Neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or Affiliates has, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed or intended to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company, or which caused or resulted in, or which would in the future reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company, in each case to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, or (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares. Neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or Affiliates will, during the term of this Agreement, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf will, during the term of this Agreement, take any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence.
(ff) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such Persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA. The Company has conducted its business in compliance with the FCPA.
(gg) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company is and has been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or threatened.
(hh) OFAC. None of the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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(ii) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder. The Company further acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, and any advice given by the Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares.
Section 3.02. Representatives and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser and GYBL hereby make the following representations and warranties to the Company as of the Effective Date and as of the date of each Draw Down Notice and as of each Settlement Date:
(a) Organization and Standing of the Purchaser and GYBL. The Purchaser is a “société en commandite simple” duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Luxembourg. GYBL is a limited company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
(b) Authorization and Power. Each of the Purchaser and GYBL has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to purchase the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party by Purchaser and by GYBL and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Purchaser and GYBL, and the Board of Directors or stockholders of either of them is required. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser or GYBL is a party has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Purchaser and GYBL. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser or GYBL is a party constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser or GYBL, enforceable against the Purchaser or GYBL, respectively, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
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(c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser or GYBL is a party, and the consummation by the Purchaser and GYBL of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto or thereto, do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s or GYBL’s charter documents or bylaws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Purchaser or GYBL is a party, (iii) create or impose a lien, charge or encumbrance on any property of the Purchaser or GYBL under any agreement or any commitment to which the Purchaser or GYBL is party or by which the Purchaser or GYBL is bound or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to the Purchaser or GYBL or any of their respective properties, except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, prohibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Purchaser or GYBL to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser or GYBL is a party in any material respect. Neither the Purchaser nor GYBL is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party or to purchase the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, each of the Purchaser and GYBL is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein.
(d) Accredited Investor. Each of the Purchaser and GYBL is an institutional “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
(e) Financial Risks. Each of the Purchaser and GYBL acknowledges that it is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Shares. Each of the Purchaser and GYBL is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an investment in the Shares by virtue of its experience as an investor and its knowledge, experience, and sophistication in financial and business matters, and each of the Purchaser and GYBL is capable of bearing the entire loss of its investment in the Shares.
(f) Information. The Purchaser and GYBL and their respective advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Shares which have been requested by the Purchaser or GYBL. The Purchaser and GYBL and their respective advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. The Purchaser and GYBL have sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares. The Purchaser and GYBL understand that they (and not the Company) shall be responsible for their own respective tax liabilities that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser or GYBL is a party.
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(g) No-Broker Dealer. Purchaser represents, warrants and agrees that it is buying the Shares for investment purposes and not for distribution. It is not registered as a broker-dealer with the Commission and is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer by virtue of the trader exception to the definition of dealer under the Exchange Act.
Article 4
COVENANTS
The Company covenants with the Purchaser and GYBL, and the Purchaser and GYBL together covenant with the Company, as follows, which covenants of one party are for the benefit of the other party.
Section 4.01. Securities Compliance. The Company shall notify the Commission and the Principal Market, if applicable, in accordance with their rules and regulations, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Shares to the Purchaser and GYBL. The Company shall take such action, if any, as is reasonably necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify any subsequent resale of the Shares by the Purchaser and GYBL, in each case, under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States of America in such states as is reasonably requested by the Purchaser or GYBL from time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Purchaser.
Section 4.02. Registration and Listing. During the Investment Period, the Company will take all action necessary to cause the Shares to be registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, will comply in all material respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act and use its reasonable best efforts to maintain compliance with such reporting and filing obligations, and will not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act, except as permitted herein. During the Investment Period, the Company will take all action necessary to effect the listing or trading of its Common Shares and the listing of the Shares purchased by Purchaser hereunder on the Principal Market or any relevant market or system, if applicable, and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market or any relevant market or system.
Section 4.03. Registration Rights Agreement. The Company, the Purchaser and GYBL shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Shares, dated the Effective Date, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 4.04. Compliance with Laws.
(a) The Company shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders applicable to the business and operations of the Company and with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market (including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act).
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(b) During the Investment Period, the Purchaser and GYBL shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders in connection with this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Investment Period, the Purchaser and GYBL shall comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act, where applicable.
Section 4.05. Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Company shall keep and cause each Subsidiary to keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper reserves for depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad debts and other purposes in connection with its business shall be made.
Section 4.06. Limitations on Holdings and Issuances. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, at no time while the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act may the Company issue, and at no time shall the Purchaser be obligated to purchase, any Shares which would result in the Purchaser beneficially owning, directly or indirectly, at the time of such proposed issuance, more than 9.99% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of such proposed issuance; provided, however, that upon the Purchaser providing the Company with sixty-one (61) days’ notice (pursuant to Section 9.04 hereof) (the “Waiver Notice”) that the Purchaser would like to waive this Section 4.06 with regard to any or all Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement, this Section 4.06 will be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Shares referenced in the Waiver Notice until the date that the Purchaser notifies the Company (pursuant to Section 9.04 hereof) that the Purchaser revokes the Waiver Notice; provided, further, that during the sixty-one (61) day period prior to the expiration of the Investment Period, the Purchaser may waive this Section 4.06 by providing a Waiver Notice at any time during such sixty-one (61) day period.
Section 4.07. Resale Registration Statement. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to be filed and seek that it be declared effective pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Statement shall register with the Commission the Shares to be issued under the Draw Downs, the Warrant Shares and the Commitment Fee Shares. The Purchaser shall not be obligated to accept a Draw Down request from the Company unless the Registration Statement is then effective and the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement is then current and in compliance with all applicable rules of the Commission and the Principal Market.
Section 4.08. Other Agreements and Other Financings. The Company shall not enter into any agreement in which the terms of such agreement would restrict or impair the right to perform of the Company or any Subsidiary under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
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(a) The Company shall not enter into any agreement, the principal purpose of which is to secure an “equity line” similar to the financing provided for under this Agreement during the Investment Period without prior written consent of the Purchaser.
(b) The Company shall provide prompt notice to the Purchaser of any Alternate Transaction. For all purposes of this Agreement, an “Alternate Transaction” shall mean (w) the issuance of Common Shares for a purchase price less than, or the issuance of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares at an exercise or conversion price (as the case may be) less than, the then-current market price of the Common Shares, respectively (including, without limitation, pursuant to any “equity line” or other financing that is substantially similar to the financing provided for under this Agreement, or pursuant to any other transaction in which the purchase, conversion or exchange price for such Common Shares is determined using a floating discount or other post-issuance adjustable discount to the then-current market price), in each case, after all fees, discounts, warrant value and commissions associated with the transaction; (x) an “at- the-market” offering of Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares pursuant to Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act; (y) the implementation by the Company of any mechanism in respect of any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares for the rest of the purchase price of the Common Shares to below the then-current market price of the Common Shares, respectively (including, without limitation, any anti-dilution or similar adjustment provisions in respect of any Company securities, but specifically excluding customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits, dividends, combinations, recapitalizations, reclassifications and similar events); or (z) the issuance of options, warrants or similar rights of subscription or the issuance of convertible equity or debt securities (other than employee incentive stock options issued in the ordinary course of business).
Section 4.09. Stop Orders. During the Investment Period, the Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act. The Company will advise the Purchaser and GYBL promptly and, if requested by the Purchaser or GYBL, will confirm such advice in writing: (i) of the Company’s receipt of notice of any request by the Commission for amendment of or a supplement to the Registration Statement, any related prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the Company’s receipt of notice of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the suspension of qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; and (iii) of the Company becoming aware of the happening of any event, which makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement (as then amended or supplemented) untrue or which requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement (as then amended or supplemented) in order to state a material fact required by the Securities Act to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will make commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest possible time.
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Section 4.10. Selling Restrictions; Volume Limitations.
(a) The Purchaser covenants that during the Investment Period neither the Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates nor any entity managed by the Purchaser will, directly or indirectly, sell any securities of the Company except the Common Shares that it owns or has the right to purchase pursuant to the provisions of a Draw Down Notice. During the Investment Period, neither the Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates nor any entity managed by the Purchaser will, directly or indirectly, effect or agree to effect any short sale (as defined in Rule 200 under Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Shares, whether or not against the box, establish any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-l(h) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Shares, borrow or pre-borrow any Common Shares, or grant any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Shares, or do any of the foregoing with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from the Common Shares or otherwise seek to hedge its position in the Common Shares. In addition, during any Draw Down Pricing Period other than the Initial Draw Down Pricing Period and on a daily Trading Day basis, the Purchaser agrees to restrict the volume of sales of Shares by the Purchaser, its Affiliates and any entity managed by the Purchaser to no more than 1/15th of the Shares purchased pursuant to the related Draw Down Notice.
(b) During the Investment Period, in connection with any sale of the Company’s securities, the Purchaser and GYBL shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and Regulation M and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act, where applicable.
Section 4.11. Non-Public Information. From the Investment Period and until the later of (i) the term of the Agreement and (ii) such time as Purchaser or GYBL no longer hold any Shares, none of the Company, nor any of its directors, officers or agents shall disclose any material non-public information about the Company to the Purchaser or GYBL.
Section 4.12. Commitment Fee; Warrant.
(a) The Company shall pay to GYBL, as a commitment fee, an amount equal to 1% of the Aggregate Limit (the “Commitment Fee”) deliverable as set forth below. The Company, at its option, may pay the Commitment Fee in cash or in Common Shares, so long as 100% of the Commitment Fee shall have been paid on the Resale Registration Statement Effective Date. On the Resale Registration Statement Effective Date, the Company shall place a cash amount equal to the Commitment Fee either into the Purchaser’s account or shall issue shares to the Purchaser as described in Section 4.12(d). For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the Commitment Fee shall be payable by the Company irrespective of whether any Draw Down Notices have been delivered by the Company in accordance herewith, and (2) no Commitment Fee shall be payable in the event that the Company does not achieve a Public Listing.
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(b) On the Public Listing Date, the Company shall make and execute a warrant granting GYBL the right to purchase Common Shares, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrant”) having an expiration date that is the third anniversary of the Public Listing Date, granting GYBL the right to purchase, upon the terms set forth more fully therein, up to the number of Common Shares that is equal to 4% of the total equity interests (including Common Shares and any other equity interests convertible or exchangeable into Common Shares or bearing equivalent economic interests) outstanding immediately after the completion of the Public Listing (including any Common Shares issued pursuant to an over-allotment option), calculated on a fully diluted basis (the “Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price per Share equal to the lesser of (i) the closing bid price of the Common Shares on the Public Listing Date, or (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing $150 million by the total number of equity interests (equal to the number of Common Shares, assuming the conversion or exchange of all other equity interests for Common Shares). On the first anniversary following the Public Listing Date (the “Adjustment Date”), if all or any portion of the Warrants remain unexercised and the average Daily Closing Price of the Common Shares for the 10 Trading Days following the Adjustment Date (the “Current Trading Price”) is less than 90% of the then-current exercise price of the Warrant, the exercise price of such remaining Warrant shall adjust to 105% of the Current Trading Price. The exercise price, as so adjusted, shall be the “Warrant Exercise Price.”
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, if the Purchaser determines in its reasonable discretion that the issuance of the Warrant could result in the Warrant Shares or any Shares issued to the Purchaser pursuant to a Draw Down hereunder not to be freely transferable under applicable securities Laws or otherwise adversely effects the Purchaser’s ability to sell the Warrant Shares or such Shares issued pursuant to a Draw Down, then the Parties shall structure an alternative issuance and sale of Common Shares to the Purchaser that are economically equivalent to the exercise of the Warrant in full.
(d) On the Resale Registration Statement Effective Date, unless the Company shall have placed a cash amount into escrow pursuant to the option set forth in Section 4.12(a), the Company shall issue a number of Common Shares to GYBL equal to the Commitment Fee, divided by the lower of: (A) the quotient of (i) the Company’s total equity value as set forth in the independent valuation report prepared by the Company’s third-party valuation agent and delivered to the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC in connection with the Public Listing (or, if such valuation report includes a range of the Company’s total equity value, the midpoint of such range), and (ii) the total number of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares on a fully diluted basis as of the Public Listing Date without giving effect to the issuance of the Warrant on the same date; and (B) the Daily Closing Price on (x) if the Resale Registration Statement is declared effective after market close, such date or (y) if the Resale Registration Statement is declared effective prior to market open, the Business Day immediate preceding such date (the “Commitment Fee Shares”).
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(e) [Reserved]
Section 4.13. Private Transaction Fee. In the event that the Company does not complete an initial public offering or Reverse Merger Transaction, for any reason, but instead completes a transaction, including but not limited to a merger, acquisition, sale, share exchange, or any other private business combination which results or would result in a Change of Control of the Company (a “Private Transaction”), then the Company shall pay GYBL at or prior to the closing of such Private Transaction 1% of the total consideration received by the Company, its stockholders and management in such Private Transaction, in lieu of the Warrant.
Section 4.14. DWAC Eligibility. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shares and its transfer agent to be, at the time of each Draw Down, eligible to participate in the DWAC system (“DWAC Eligible”).
Section 4.15. Reservation of Shares. The Company will have available, and shall reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive and other similar rights of stockholders, the requisite aggregate number of authorized but unissued Common Shares to enable the Company to timely effect the issuance, sale and delivery in full to the Purchaser of all the Shares to be issued and delivered under this Agreement, in any case prior to the issuance to the Purchaser of such Common Shares.
Section 4.16. Amendments to the Resale Registration Statement; Prospectus Supplements. Except as provided in this Agreement and other than periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall not file with the Commission any amendment to the Resale Registration Statement that relates to the Purchaser, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, or file with the Commission any Prospectus Supplement that relates to the Purchaser, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby with respect to which (a) the Purchaser shall not previously have been advised, (b) the Company shall not have given due consideration to any comments thereon received from the Purchaser or its counsel, or
(a) the Purchaser shall reasonably object after being so advised, unless it is necessary to amend the Resale Registration Statement or make any supplement to the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act or any other applicable law or regulation, in which case the Company shall promptly so inform the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall be provided with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any disclosure relating to the Purchaser and the Company shall expeditiously furnish to the Purchaser an electronic copy thereof. In addition, for so long as, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Purchaser, the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required to be delivered in connection with any sales of registrable securities by the Purchaser, the Company shall not file any Prospectus Supplement without delivering or making available a copy of such Prospectus Supplement to the Purchaser promptly. Upon receipt of an amendment to the Resale Registration Statement or Prospectus Supplement from the Company or its counsel, the Purchaser shall promptly review such document and provide comments to the Company or its counsel regarding such document, if any, within a reasonable period of time.
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Article 5
CLOSING CERTIFICATE; CONDITIONS TO THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE SHARES; OPINION AND COMFORT LETTERS
Section 5.01. Closing Certificate. In connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall receive a certificate from the Company, dated the Effective Date, in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
Section 5.02. Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Shares. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Shares to the Purchaser under any Draw Down Notice is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy of the Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties. Except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of each Draw Down Exercise Date and each Settlement Date as though made at that time.
(b) Resale Registration Statement. The Company shall have the necessary number of Common Shares available to be registered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall take all reasonable steps to have the Resale Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission. The Resale Registration Statement for the Shares covered in the Draw Down shall have been declared effective by the Commission. There shall be no stop order suspending effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement.
(c) Performance by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to each Draw Down Exercise Date and each Settlement Date, as applicable.
(d) No Injunction. No statute, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(e) No Suspension, Etc. Trading in the Common Shares shall not have been suspended by the Commission or Principal Market, and, at any time prior to each Draw Down Exercise Date and applicable Settlement Date, none of the events described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.09 hereof shall have occurred, trading in securities generally as reported on the Principal Market shall not have been suspended or limited, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by U.S. federal or state authorities, nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to issue the Shares.
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(f) No Proceedings or Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority shall have been threatened, against the Company or any of the officers, directors or Affiliates of the Company seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
Section 5.03. Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchaser to Accept a Draw Down and Purchase the Shares. The obligation hereunder of the Purchaser to accept a Draw Down and to acquire and pay for the Shares is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before each Draw Down Exercise Date and each Settlement Date, of each of the conditions set forth below. The conditions are for the Purchaser’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Purchaser at any time in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy of the Company’s Representations and Warranties. Except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, each of the representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of each Draw Down Exercise Date and as of each Settlement Date, as though made at that time.
(b) Resale Registration Statement. The listing or trading of the Common Shares on the Principal Market shall be effected and the Company shall have the necessary amount of the Shares registered pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The Resale Registration Statement shall be effective, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto shall have been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus contained in the Resale Registration Statement shall have been issued, and no proceedings for any of those purposes shall have been instituted or be pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, contemplated.
(c) No Suspension, Etc. Trading in the Common Shares shall not have been suspended by the Commission or Principal Market, and, at any time prior to such Draw Down Exercise Date, trading in securities generally as reported on the Principal Market shall not have been suspended or limited, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by U.S. federal or state authorities, nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares.
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(d) Performance by the Company. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to each Draw Down Exercise Date and each Settlement Date and shall have delivered the Compliance Certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall have paid the applicable portion of the Commitment Fee when due pursuant to Section 4.12(a).
(e) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(f) No Proceedings or Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority shall have been threatened, against the Company or any subsidiary, or any of the officers, directors or Affiliates of the Company or any subsidiary seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
(g) Aggregate Limit. The issuance and sale of the Shares issuable pursuant to such Draw Down Notice will not violate Section 6.02 hereof.
(h) Shares Authorized. The Shares issuable pursuant to such Draw Down Notice will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company.
(i) Information. Prior to each Settlement Date and from time to time as reasonably requested by the Purchaser upon reasonable notice, the Company shall make available for inspection and review by the Purchaser, its advisors and representatives, and any underwriter participating in any disposition of the Shares on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to the Registration Statement, during normal business hours of the Company, any amendment, prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto, or any “Blue Sky,” Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) or other filing. In addition, the Company shall cause its officers, directors and employees to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any such representative, advisor or underwriter and to respond to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any such individuals or entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any trade secret or similar information, any information covered by attorney-client privilege or classified as attorney work product, or, while it is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, any material, non-public information.
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(j) Opinion of Counsel and 10b-5 Statement. On the date that the first Draw Down Notice is placed and within three (3) Trading Days immediately following each time the Company files (i) an annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act (including any Form 10-K/A containing amended financial information or a material amendment to the previously filed Form 10-K); (ii) a quarterly report on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; (iii) a current report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information (other than information “furnished” pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K relating to the reclassification of certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144) under the Exchange Act; or (iv) any supplement or post-effective amendment to the Resale Registration Statement, and in any case, not more than once per calendar quarter, the Purchaser shall have received an opinion of counsel and 10b-5 statement to the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser’s counsel.
(k) Comfort Letters. On the date that the first Draw Down Notice is placed and within three (3) Trading Days immediately following each time the Company files (i) an annual report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act (including any Form 10-K/A containing amended financial information or a material amendment to the previously filed Form 10-K); (ii) a quarterly report on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; (iii) a current report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information (other than information “furnished” pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K relating to the reclassification of certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144) under the Exchange Act; or (iv) any supplement or post-effective amendment to the Resale Registration Statement, and in any case, not more than once per calendar quarter, the Purchaser shall have received letters from the Company’s independent auditors, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Purchaser and any underwriter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and any Prospectus Supplement.
(l) Escrow. The Company shall have placed cash into escrow or issued the Commitment Fee Shares to GYBL pursuant to Section 4.12(a) and 4.12(d).
Article 6
DRAW DOWN TERMS
Section 6.01. Draw Down Terms. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Section 6.02 below, the Parties agree (unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties in writing) as follows:
(a) The Company may, in its sole discretion, issue a Draw Down Notice (as defined in Section 6.01(h) hereof) for a specified Draw Down Amount Requested Subject to Section 6.01(g) below, the Purchaser shall pay a per-Share amount equal to 90% of the average Daily Closing Price during the Draw Down Pricing Period (the “Purchase Price”). Subject to Section 4.06 hereof, the Draw Down Amount Requested shall not exceed three hundred percent (300%) (the “Draw Down Limit”) of the average daily trading volume for the 15 Trading Days immediately preceding the Draw Down Exercise Date; provided, however, that on the Resale Registration Statement Effective Date the Company may issue an Initial Draw Down Notice to the Investor for a Draw Down Amount that shall not exceed a purchase price of US $10,000,000 of Common Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the application of the average daily trading volume limit as described in this Section 6.01(a).
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(b) Prior to commencement of any Draw Down Pricing Period, including the Initial Draw Down Pricing Period, the Company shall deliver the estimated number of Shares to be purchased in such Draw Down to the Purchaser. If Shares delivered to the Purchaser prior to commencement of the Draw Down Pricing Period are delivered in certificated form and not DWAC Eligible, then the Draw Down Pricing Period shall not begin until the Shares are cleared by an appointed clearing agent. The Purchaser shall immediately return to the Company any Shares issued pursuant to this provision that exceeds the actual number of Shares the Purchaser actually purchases on the Settlement Date. In no event shall the Purchaser purchase a number of Shares that exceeds the specified estimate included in the applicable Draw Down Notice.
(c) Only one Draw Down shall be allowed in each Draw Down Pricing Period.
(d) Each Draw Down shall be settled on the first Trading Day after the end of each Draw Down Pricing Period (the “Settlement Date”).
(e) At the end of each Draw Down Pricing Period, the Purchaser’s total Draw Down commitment under this Agreement shall be reduced by the total Draw Down Amount for such Draw Down Pricing Period.
(f) Each Draw Down will automatically expire immediately after the last Trading Day of each Draw Down Pricing Period.
(g) Each Draw Down Notice shall set forth the Threshold Price set by the Company for such Draw Down. If the Daily Closing Price on a given Trading Day in the Draw Down Pricing Period, multiplied by 9/10, is less than the Threshold Price, then the total Draw Down Amount Requested will be reduced by 1/15th, and, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, no Shares will be purchased or sold with respect to such Trading Day and the Daily Closing Price on such Trading Day shall be excluded from the calculation of the Purchase Price.
(h) As a condition to the exercise of any Draw Down, the Company must (i) provide a notice to the Purchaser of the Company’s exercise of any Draw Down via email before commencement of trading on the first Trading Day of the Draw Down Pricing Period covered by such notice (the “Draw Down Notice”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, and (ii) pursuant to Section 6.01(b), deliver the Shares to the Purchaser or its designees via DWAC, if the Company is approved for DWAC in an amount equal to the Draw Down Amount Requested (which amount shall be adjusted in the event that the amount accepted by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.01(a) hereof is different than the Draw Down Amount Requested). The date the Company delivers the Draw Down Notice and the Shares in accordance with this Section 6.01(h) shall be a “Draw Down Exercise Date.” The Draw Down Notice shall specify the Draw Down Amount Requested, set the Threshold Price for such Draw Down and designate the first Trading Day of the Draw Down Pricing Period that the Company wishes to grant to the Purchaser during the Draw Down Pricing Period.
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(i) On each Settlement Date, the Purchaser shall (i) provide the Company a closing notice in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto; (ii) make payment for the Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement to the Company’s designated account by wire transfer of immediately available funds, provided that the Shares were received by the Purchaser in accordance with Section 6.01(b) hereof; and (iii) return to the Company any Shares delivered to the Purchaser in connection with the applicable Draw Down Notice pursuant to Section 6.01(b) that have not been purchased by Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof, it being understood that Purchaser shall have the ability to sell any purchased Shares at any time following their deposit pursuant to Section 6.01(b).
(j) With respect to the Initial Draw Down Notice, for the avoidance of doubt:
(i) The Parties agree that any exercise by the Purchaser to shorten the Initial Draw Down Pricing Period shall leave unaffected the Threshold Price as communicated by the Company in the Initial Draw Down Notice. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, that any exercise by the Purchaser to shorten the Initial Draw Down Pricing Period shall not affect the Purchaser's ability to sell or trade Common Shares during Initial Draw Down Pricing Period, and that no restrictions, including any restriction set out in Section 4.10, shall apply to the Purchaser's ability to sell or trade Common Shares during the Initial Drawdown Pricing Period.
(ii) The Purchaser shall pay a per-Share amount equal to 90% of the volume weighted average price of the Daily Closing Price for each Trading Day (that is not excluded under clause 6.01(g) from the calculation of the Purchase Price) during the Initial Draw Down Pricing Period, as may be shortened in accordance with this Agreement, provided that (i) the volume weighted average price shall calculated by multiplying the Daily Closing Price for each relevant Trading Day by the number of Common Shares to be purchased by GEM on such Trading Day and divided by the total number of Common Shares purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to the Initial Draw Down, and (ii) the calculation of the Purchase Price shall include all Trading Days that fall within the shortened period, without affecting the method of calculation or the price determination for those days.
(iii) The Purchaser reserves the right to subscribe for between 50% and 200% of the Draw Down Amount as set forth in the Initial Draw Down Notice.
Section 6.02. Aggregate Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event may the Company issue a Draw Down Notice to the extent that the sale of Shares pursuant thereto and pursuant to all prior Draw Down Notices issued pursuant to Section 6.01 would cause the Company to sell or the Purchaser to purchase an aggregate number of Shares exceeding the Aggregate Limit. If the Company issues a Draw Down Notice that otherwise would permit the Purchaser to purchase a number of Shares which would cause the aggregate purchases by Purchaser hereunder to exceed the Aggregate Limit, such Draw Down Notice shall be void ab initio to the extent by which number of Shares issuable pursuant to such Draw Down Notice, together with the number of Shares purchased by the Purchaser pursuant hereto, would exceed the Aggregate Limit.
Article 7
TERMINATION
Section 7.01. Term, Termination by Mutual Consent. Unless earlier terminated as provided hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate automatically on the earliest of (i) thirty-six (36) consecutive months from the Public Listing Date (the “Investment Period”); (ii) thirty-six (36) months from the Effective Date (as may be extended for the duration of the Investment Period if the Public Listing Date falls within such three (3) year period), and (iii) the date the Purchaser shall have purchased the Aggregate Limit. This Agreement may be terminated immediately at any time by mutual written consent of the Parties, effective as of the date of such mutual written consent unless otherwise provided in such written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may terminate this Agreement at any time upon prior written notice to the Purchaser provided that (x) the Company has paid the Commitment Fee to GYBL in accordance with Section 4.12(a) hereof (and, if such Commitment Fee is paid in Common Shares, such Common Shares shall have been registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement), and (y) the Company has executed and delivered the Warrant to GYBL in accordance with Section 4.12(b) hereof.
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Section 7.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination by the Company or the Purchaser, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be terminated without further action by either party, it being understood that the Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement shall not terminate and shall continue to survive in accordance with their respective terms. If this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 7.01 herein, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force and effect, except as provided in Section 9.09 hereof.
Article 8
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.01. General Indemnity.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and each Person who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act from and against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all attorneys’ fees) to which the Purchaser and each such controlling Person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (or actions in respect thereof) (collectively, “Losses,” and each, a “Loss”) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained, or incorporated by reference, in the Registration Statement relating to the Shares being sold to the Purchaser (including any prospectus relating thereto), or any amendment or supplement to it, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement or any document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) breach of representation, warranty or covenant of the Company contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including a failure to deliver the Shares to the Purchaser by the deadline set forth in herein, whether or not such Losses are a result of a claim by a third party. Pursuant to Section 8.02 hereof, the Company will reimburse the Purchaser and each such controlling Person promptly upon demand for any legal or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by the Purchaser or such controlling Person in investigating, defending against, or preparing to defend against any such Loss.
(b) Indemnification by the Purchaser. The Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act from and against any Losses that arise out of or are based upon (i) an untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission, included in the Registration Statement in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished by the Purchaser to the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, the untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished by the Purchaser to the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement, whether or not such Losses are as a result of a claim by a third party. Pursuant to Section 8.02 hereof, the Purchaser will reimburse the Company and each such director, officer or controlling Person promptly upon demand for any legal or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or the other Person in investigating, defending against, or preparing to defend against any such Loss.
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Section 8.02. Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after a Person receives notice of a claim or the commencement of an action for which the Person intends to seek indemnification under Section 8.01, the Person will notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or commencement of the action, suit or proceeding; provided, however, that failure to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from liability under Section 8.01, except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by the failure to give notice. The indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in the defense of any claim, action, suit or proceeding as to which indemnification is being sought, and if the indemnifying party acknowledges in writing the obligation to indemnify the party against whom the claim or action is brought, the indemnifying party may (but will not be required to) assume the defense against the claim, action, suit or proceeding with counsel satisfactory to it. After an indemnifying party notifies an indemnified party that the indemnifying party wishes to assume the defense of a claim, action, suit or proceeding, the indemnifying party will not be liable for any legal or other expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense against the claim, action, suit or proceeding except that if, in the opinion of counsel to the indemnifying party, one or more of the indemnified parties should be separately represented in connection with a claim, action, suit or proceeding, the indemnifying party will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for the indemnified parties. Each indemnified party, as a condition to receiving indemnification as provided in Section 8.01, will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the indemnifying party in the defense of any action or claim as to which indemnification is sought. No indemnifying party will be liable for any settlement of any action effected without its prior written consent. No indemnifying party will, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of a pending or threatened action with respect to which an indemnified party is, or is informed that it may be, made a party, and for which it would be entitled to indemnification, unless the settlement includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability and claims which are the subject matter of the pending or threatened action. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is not available to, or is not sufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party in respect of any loss or liability referred to in Section 8.01 as to which it is entitled to indemnification thereunder, each indemnifying party will, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss or liability, (i) in the proportion which is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party on the one hand and by the indemnified party on the other from the sale of the Shares which is the subject of the claim, action, suit or proceeding which resulted in the loss or liability or (ii) if that allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits of the sale of such Shares, but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party with respect to the statements or omissions which are the subject of the claim, action, suit or proceeding that resulted in the loss or liability, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
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Article 9
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Fees and Expenses. Each party shall bear its own fees and expenses related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; provided, however, that the Company shall pay, on the Effective Date, all reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Purchaser up to $50,000 (less amounts paid by the Company to the Purchaser’s counsel prior to the date hereof in respect of this Agreement) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Payment of such fees shall be a condition to the effectiveness of this agreement. In addition, the Company shall pay all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company shall pay all stamp or other similar taxes and duties levied in connection with issuance of the Shares pursuant hereto or the Warrant. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, the Purchaser’s legal counsel, shall be entitled to rely upon, shall be an express third party beneficiary of, and shall be entitled to enforce, the provisions of this Section 9.01.
Section 9.02. Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) The Company and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that either party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions from any court of competent jurisdiction or arbitral authority to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by the other party and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof; such right is in addition to any other remedy to which either party may be entitled by law or equity, without the necessity of posting a bond or other security or the burden of proving actual damages.
(b) All disputes, controversies or claims between the Parties arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including its existence, validity or termination) which cannot be amicably resolved shall be finally resolved and settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association and its affiliate, the International Center for Dispute Resolution, in New York City. The arbitration tribunal shall be composed of one arbitrator. The arbitration will take place in New York City, New York, and shall be conducted in the English language. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties.
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Section 9.03. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents represent the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by either party relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth herein. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both Parties.
Section 9.04. Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, delivered by electronic mail to the address designated below, and shall be effective on the date that the email is received. However, if the time of deemed receipt of any notice is not before 5:30 p.m. local time on a business day at the address of the recipient it is deemed to have been received at the commencement of business on the next business day. The address for such communications shall be:
| If to the Company: | Global Health Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Turn Therapeutics) Attn: Bradley Burnam Email: brad@turntherapeutics.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Attn: Michael Kaplan and Stephen A. Byeff Email: michael.kaplan@davispolk.com; stephen.byeff@davispolk.com | |
| If to GYBL: | GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd. Attn: Christopher F. Brown, Manager Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com | |
| If to the Purchaser: | GEM Global Yield LLC SCS Attn: Christopher F. Brown, Manager Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com |
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least 10 days’ advance written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
Section 9.05. Waivers. No waiver by either party of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter. No provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought.
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Section 9.06. Headings. The article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 9.07. Successors and Assigns. Neither party may assign this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to any Person without the prior consent of the other party; provided that without the consent of the other, (i) the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents to the Successor Company; (ii) the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to an Affiliate of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of (a) a Reverse Merger Transaction or (b) any other transaction (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise), including the formation of any successor or other similar entity by the Company or a subsidiary, parent, or Affiliate thereof to facilitate, whether in connection with a Public Listing or otherwise, this Agreement and each other Transaction Document (including the Warrant) shall be automatically assigned to the Successor Company, and the Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement and such other Transaction Document shall be construed to give effect to such assignment, including, without limitation, that: (w) the term “Company” shall be construed as “Successor Company”; (x) the term “Shares” shall be construed as the common shares of the Successor Company; (y) the term “Public Listing Date” shall be construed as the first trading day following consummation of the Reverse Merger Transaction (in the case of clause (a) above); and (z) the term “Public Listing” shall be construed as the date of the Reverse Merger Transaction (in the cause of clause (a) above). This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and assigns.
Section 9.08. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions except Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.
(b) EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 9.09. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser contained in ARTICLE III and the covenants contained in ARTICLE IV shall survive the execution and delivery hereof until the termination of this Agreement, and the agreements and covenants set forth in ARTICLE VIII of this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof. The provisions of ARTICLE VIII (Indemnification) shall remain in full force and effect indefinitely notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or other Transaction Document.
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Section 9.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other Parties hereto, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 9.11. Publicity. Without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which shall not unreasonably be withheld, delayed or conditioned, the Company may not issue a press release or otherwise make a public statement or announcement with respect to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the existence of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including, without limitation, by filing a copy thereof with the Commission), except as required by applicable law, including under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission. In the event that the Company is required by applicable law, rules or regulations (including Principal Market rules or regulations) to issue a press release or otherwise make a public statement or announcement with respect to any of such matters, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the Purchaser on the form and substance of such press release or other disclosure; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to consult with the Purchaser in connection with its periodic Exchange Act reporting obligations.
Section 9.12. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions or part of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
Section 9.13. Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of the Purchaser or the Company, each of the Company and the Purchaser shall execute and deliver such instrument, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document. Each Party hereby expressly agrees that, in the event that any action or determination of the Commission or other regulatory or governmental authority, or the refusal or failure of any other governmental approval, would or does prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Parties to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the manner contemplated by and described in it, each such Party shall use its good-faith best efforts to resolve and cure such condition, including, without limitation, by amending this Agreement to the extent necessary therefor. In addition, each Party acknowledges that this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been prepared on the assumption that the Principal Market will be a U.S. stock exchange, and that the Common Shares will be registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Act. In the event that the Principal Market is not a U.S. stock exchange, then the Parties will negotiate in good faith to amend the Transaction Documents to effect the economic consequences thereof while preserving each of their rights and obligations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officer as of the date first above written.
| GLOBAL
HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | |||
| By: | /s/ Bradley Burnam | ||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | CEO | ||
| GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Name: | Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Title: | Manager | ||
| GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LTD: | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Name: | Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
[See attached.]
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Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
August 29, 2025
This AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of the date first above written, by and among GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”), GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg having LEI No. 213800CXBEHFXVLBZO92 having an address at 12C, rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg (the “Purchaser”); and GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED, a limited company formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and having an address at 3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas (“GYBL,” and together with the Company and Purchaser, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
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WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into (i) that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, (ii) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, and (iii) that certain Side Letter to the Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 11, 2025 (collectively, the “Prior Agreements”).
WHEREAS, the Company has the right to place with Purchaser Common Shares with a purchase price of up to U.S. $85,000,000, has agreed to issue a warrant that will give GYBL the right to purchase Common Shares upon a Public Listing, and has agreed to issue to GYBL a number of Common Shares in satisfaction of the Commitment Fee; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreements in their entirety and to accept the rights and obligations created pursuant to this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), in lieu of the rights and obligations granted under the Prior Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, to induce the Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement, to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree that the Prior Agreements shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein and in the Purchase Agreement, as applicable, and the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby further agree as follows:
| 1. | Definitions. |
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| (a) | “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed. |
| (b) | “Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission or that it went effective pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act. |
| (c) | “Investor” means the Purchaser, GYBL, and any transferee or assignee thereof to which either of Purchaser or GYBL assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9. |
| (d) | “Legal Counsel” means legal counsel designated by Investor to review and oversee the Registration Statement and all New Registration Statements on Investors’ behalf. |
| (e) | “Person” means any person or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency. |
| (f) | “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). |
| (g) | “Registrable Securities” mean all of (i) the Shares which have been, or which may from time to time be, issued or issuable to the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including Shares issuable as payment of the Commitment Fee pursuant to Section 4.12(a) of the Purchase Agreement; (ii) the Shares which have been, or which may from time to time be, issued or issuable pursuant to the Warrant; (iii) the Shares which may from time to time be, issued or issuable pursuant to Section 4.12(d) of the Purchase Agreement; and (iv) any securities issued or issuable upon any share split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided that the Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon a sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act. |
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| (h) | “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities, as such registration statement or registration statements may be amended and supplemented from time to time (including pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act), including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein. |
| (i) | “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration. |
| (j) | “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission providing for offering securities on a delayed or continuous basis. |
| 2. | Registration. |
| (a) | Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, as soon as practicable following the public filing of any registration statement with the Commission in connection with the Public Listing, prepare and submit to the Commission (on a public or confidential basis) an initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, F-1, S-3 or F-3, or such other form or forms as may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor and Legal Counsel, covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement shall register with the Commission for resale all of the Registrable Securities, subject to Section 2(c) hereof. The Investor and Legal Counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such Registration Statement or amendment to such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with the Commission. The Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, declared effective by the Commission promptly after the Common Shares begin trading on a national securities exchange. Subject to Allowable Grace Periods (as defined herein below), the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act and available for sales of all of the Registrable Securities at all times until the date as of which the Investor no longer owns any Registrable Securities (the “Registration Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. |
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| (b) | Rule 424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus, amendments and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and Legal Counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the Commission. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon such prospectus within two Trading Days from the date the Investor receives the proposed final version of such prospectus. |
| (c) | Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall file one or more additional Registration Statements (each a “New Registration Statement”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities as soon as practicable; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file a New Registration Statement or take any other action to increase the number of shares available under the Registration Statement to the extent any such shortfall relates solely to the fact that the number of Shares that may be issuable in connection with a future Draw Down Notice (as defined under the Purchase Agreement) exceeds the number of Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement (it being understood that pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, any such shortfall must be remedied prior to the Company being able to issue a Draw Down Notice in respect thereof). The Company shall use it reasonable best efforts to cause each such New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. |
| (d) | Piggyback Registrations. Without limiting any of the Company’s obligations hereunder or under the Purchase Agreement, if there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-8 (as promulgated under the Securities Act) or its equivalent relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s option or other employee benefit plans), then the Company shall deliver to the Investor a written notice of such determination and, if within five days after the date of the delivery of such notice, the Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities the offer and sale of which the Investor requests to be registered. |
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| (e) | No Inclusion of Other Securities. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(c) without the prior written consent of the Investor. |
| (f) | Offering. If the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) or the Commission seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the Commission pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the Commission to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor and Legal Counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned) until such time as the Staff and the Commission shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the Commission does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the Effective Date of such Registration Statement and, in its sole and absolute discretion, may take such steps as may be required for such Registration Statement to become effective pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act. If not, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act, and the Company’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission shall automatically terminate with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the Commission has made a final and non-appealable determination that the Commission will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the Commission reasonably acceptable to Legal Counsel that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the Commission promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor. |
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| 3. | Related Obligations. With respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2 including on any New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations: |
| (a) | The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any registration statement and any prospectus and prospectus supplement used in connection with such registration statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such registration statement. |
| (b) | The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto at least two Trading Days prior to their filing with the Commission, and not file any document in a form to which Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Trading Days from the date the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge, any correspondence from the Commission or the staff of the Commission to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement. |
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| (c) | Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, at least one copy of such registration statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits; (ii) upon the effectiveness of any registration statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request); and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the Commission’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder. |
| (d) | The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests; (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period; (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period; and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section (d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. |
| (e) | As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any registration statement, as then in effect, includes 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, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such registration statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a registration statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by email on the same day of such effectiveness); (ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any registration statement or related prospectus or related information; and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a registration statement would be appropriate. |
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| (f) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose. |
| (g) | The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange; or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section. |
| (h) | Upon the Investor’s written request, the Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may request. |
| (i) | The Company shall at all times maintain the services of a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Shares. |
| (j) | If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably believes should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any registration statement. |
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| (k) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. |
| (l) | Within three Trading Days after any registration statement which includes the Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Thereafter, if requested by the Purchaser at any time, the Company shall require its counsel to deliver to the Purchaser a written confirmation whether or not the effectiveness of such registration statement has lapsed at any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) and whether or not the registration statement is current and available to the Purchaser for sale of all of the Registrable Securities. |
| (m) | The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement, including participating in a reasonable number of customary due diligence sessions upon reasonable advance notice with underwriters of the Registrable Securities (in the case of an underwritten offering) and engaging counsel and independent auditors to provide customary legal opinions (including disclosure letters) and comfort letters, respectively. |
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| (n) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section (n)), at any time after the Effective Date of a particular Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good-faith opinion of the board of directors of the Company, in the best interest of the Company, nor, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, however, that the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Trading Day immediately prior to the commencement of any Grace Period (except for such case where it is impossible to provide such two-Trading Day advance notice, in which case the Company shall provide such notice as soon as possible), notify the Investor in writing of the (i) existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each such notice the Company shall not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investor) and the date on which such Grace Period will begin and (ii) date on which such Grace Period ends; provided, further, that (I) no Grace Period shall exceed 20 consecutive Trading Days, and during any 365-day period, all such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 60 Trading Days; provided, further, that the Company shall not register any securities for the account of itself or any other shareholder during any such Grace Period, (II) the first day of any Grace Period must be at least three Trading Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Parties) after the last day of any prior Grace Period and (III) no Grace Period may exist during (A) the first 10 consecutive Trading Days after the Effective Date of the particular Registration Statement or (B) the five-Trading Day period following each Settlement Date (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, such Grace Period shall begin on and include the date set forth in the notice referred to in clause (i) above, provided that such notice is received by the Investor not later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Trading Day immediately prior to such commencement date (except for such case where it is impossible to provide such two-Trading Day advance notice, in which case the Company shall provide such notice as soon as possible) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investor receives the notice referred to in clause (ii) above and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section (j) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of each Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section (e) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section (n), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Common Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled. |
| 4. | Obligations of the Investor. |
| (a) | At least five Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in connection with any registration statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. |
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| (b) | The Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement. |
| (c) | The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver Common Shares without any restrictive legend in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet settled. |
| 5. | Expenses and Fees. |
| (a) | All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, FINRA filing fees (if any) and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, if any, shall be paid by the Company. |
| (b) | The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of the Legal Counsel in connection with the review and overseeing the Registration Statement and all New Registration Statements on Investors’ behalf, subject to a maximum fee of $20,000 per Registration Statement and any New Registration Statement. |
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| 6. | Indemnification. |
| (a) | To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, contingencies, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs of defense and investigation), attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto, whether or not arising from a claim by a third party (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the any prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the Commission) or in any prospectus supplement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation by the Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section (a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9. |
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| (b) | In connection with the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information about the Investor furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such registration statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9. |
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| (c) | Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6 deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. |
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| (d) | The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred. |
| (e) | The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law. |
| 7. | Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities. |
| 8. | Reports and Disclosures under the Securities Acts. |
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, to:
| (a) | make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; |
| (b) | use reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; |
| (c) | furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and/ or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration (for the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the Commission’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder); and |
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| (d) | take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s transfer agent as may be requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise reasonably cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144. |
The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunction, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions. Investor agrees that the Rule 144 rights under this Agreement are subject to the delivery by the Investor of a bona fide fair market offer for a licensing or funding opportunity pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
| 9. | Assignment of Registration Rights. None of the Parties may assign this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to any Person without the prior consent of the others; provided that without the consent of the other, (i) the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents to the Successor Company; (ii) the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations under this agreement to an Affiliate of the Purchaser. In the event of a Reverse Merger Transaction, the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be automatically assigned to the Successor Company, and the Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement shall be construed to give effect to such assignment. |
| 10. | Amendment of Registration Rights. Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investor. Failure of any Party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a Party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. |
| 11. | Miscellaneous. |
| (a) | A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. |
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| (b) | Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon receipt, when delivered by electronic mail, return receipt requested, properly addressed to the Party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be: |
| If to the Company: |
Global Health Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Turn Therapeutics) Attn: Bradley Burnam Email: brad@turntherapeutics.com | |
| If to GYBL: |
GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd. Attn: Cristopher F. Brown, Director Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com | |
| If to the Purchaser: |
GEM Global Yield LLC SCS Attn: Christopher F. Brown, Manager Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com |
or at such other address and/or email address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient Party has specified by written notice given to each other Party three (3) Trading Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, or (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s computer or email service containing the time, date, recipient email address and text of such transmission shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service or receipt.
| (c) | Failure of any Party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a Party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. |
| (d) | This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions except Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. |
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| (e) | All disputes, controversies or claims between the Parties arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its existence, validity or termination) which cannot be amicably resolved shall be finally resolved and settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association and its affiliate the International Center for Dispute Resolution in New York City. The arbitration tribunal shall be composed of one arbitrator. The arbitration will take place in New York City, New York, and shall be conducted in the English language. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties. |
| (f) | This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. |
| (g) | Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the Parties hereto. |
| (h) | The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. |
| (i) | This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a Party, may be delivered to the other Party hereto by email in a “pdf” format data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the Party so delivering this Agreement. |
| (j) | Each Party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other Party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. |
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| (k) | The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any Party. |
| (l) | Pursuant to Section 9.13 of the Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Principal Market is not a U.S. stock exchange, then the Parties will negotiate in good faith to amend the Transaction Documents, including this Agreement, to effect the economic consequences thereof while preserving each of their rights and obligations. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
THE COMPANY:
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||
| (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | |||
| By: | /s/ Bradley Burnam | ||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | CEO | ||
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PURCHASER:
GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Name: | Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Title: | Manager | ||
| GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Name: | Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[TRANSFER AGENT]
Attn:
Re: GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain private placement of shares (the “Offering”), pursuant to which the Company issued to GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg (the “Investor”) ______ shares of common stock (the “Shares”).
Pursuant to the Offering, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ______, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form ______ (File No. 333-____) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names the Investor as a selling shareholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the Commission’s staff has advised us by ______ that the Commission has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS], and we have no knowledge that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the Commission. Thus, the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
cc: Investor
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT
[See attached.]
Execution Version
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THE HOLDER HAS, PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION, IN EITHER CASE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
Expires: The date that is the third anniversary of the Public Listing Date
No. of Shares:
Date of Issuance:
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Global Health Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Turn Therapeutics), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (together with its successors and assigns, the “Issuer” and the “Company”), hereby certifies that GEM Yield Bahamas Limited (“GEM”) or its assigns is entitled to subscribe for and purchase, during the Term (as hereinafter defined), in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, up to Shares, at an exercise price of $ per Share; provided that, on the first anniversary following the Public Listing Date (the “Adjustment Date”), if all or any portion of this Warrant remains unexercised and the average closing price of the Common Shares for the 10 Trading Days following the Adjustment Date (the “Baseline Price”) is less than 90% of the then current exercise price of this Warrant, then the exercise price of this Warrant shall be adjusted to 105% of the Baseline Price. Capitalized terms used in this Warrant shall have the respective meanings specified in Section 8 hereof, and capitalized terms used but not defined in this Warrant have the meanings given them in the Purchase Agreement. This Warrant is issued in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.
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1. Term. The Holder may exercise this Warrant for a period which shall commence on the Public Listing Date, and shall expire at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the date that is the third anniversary of the Public Listing Date (such period being the “Term”).
2. Method of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant; Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Time of Exercise. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part during the Term.
(b) Method of Exercise. The Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivery to the Issuer of the exercise notice in the form attached hereto.
(c) Cashless Exercise.
(i) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the Per Share Market Value of one Common Share is greater than the Warrant Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may exercise this Warrant by a cashless exercise and shall receive the number of Common Shares equal to an amount (as determined below) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Issuer together with the properly endorsed notice of exercise, in which event the Issuer shall issue to the Holder a number of Common Shares computed using the following formula:
| Where | X = | the number of Common Shares to be issued to the Holder. |
| Y = | the number of Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of all of the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant being exercised. |
| A = | the Warrant Price. |
| B = | the Per Share Market Value of one Common Share. |
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for such shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
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(d) Issuance of Shares. On the third Trading Day (the “Delivery Date”) after any exercise of this Warrant in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, settlement of the Warrant Shares shall occur via “Delivery Versus Payment” (“DVP”) (i.e., on the Closing Date, the Issuer shall issue the Warrant Shares registered in the Holder’s name and address and released by the Issuer’s transfer agent directly to the brokerage account(s) identified by the Holder; upon receipt of such Warrant Shares by the Holder’s broker, payment therefor shall be made by the Holder (or its clearing firm) by wire transfer to the Issuer. The amount of such payment shall be equal to the exercise price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised. The Holder shall deliver this original Warrant, or an indemnification reasonably acceptable to the Issuer undertaking with respect to such Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction, at such time that this Warrant is fully exercised. This Warrant shall be exercisable, either in its entirety or, from time to time, for part only of the number of Warrant Shares referenced by this Warrant. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any partial exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the actual number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon such exercise, then the Issuer shall, as soon as practicable, and in no event later than five Business Days after any exercise, and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant of like tenor representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. With respect to partial exercises of this Warrant, the Issuer shall keep written records for the Holder of the number of Warrant Shares exercised as of each date of exercise.
(e) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Shares upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Issuer fails upon exercise by the Holder to cause its transfer agent to transmit to register such Warrant Shares in the name of the Holder (or its designee) on or before the Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Issuer shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Issuer was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of Common Shares that would have been issued had the Issuer timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Common Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Issuer shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Issuer written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Issuer. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Issuer’s failure to timely deliver such Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(f) Transferability of Warrant. This Warrant may be transferred by a Holder, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Issuer, (i) at any time, to an Affiliate of the Holder, or (ii) at any time following the Public Listing Date, to any Person. If transferred pursuant to this paragraph, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Issuer by the Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Issuer, properly endorsed (by the Holder executing an assignment in the form attached hereto) and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. This Warrant is exchangeable at the principal office of the Issuer for Warrants to purchase the same aggregate number of Warrant Shares, each new Warrant to represent the right to purchase such number of Warrant Shares as the Holder hereof shall designate at the time of such exchange. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the date hereof and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(g) Continuing Rights of Holder. The Issuer will, at the time of, or at any time after, each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing the extent, if any, of its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if any such Holder shall fail to make any such request, the failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Issuer to afford such rights to such Holder.
(h) Compliance with Securities Laws.
(i) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except pursuant to an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
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(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all certificates representing Warrant Shares issued upon exercise hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THE HOLDER HAS, PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION, IN EITHER CASE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY.
(iii) The Issuer agrees to reissue this Warrant or certificates representing any of the Warrant Shares, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to making any transfer of any such securities, the Holder shall give written notice to the Issuer describing the manner and terms of such transfer. Such proposed transfer will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that the registration or qualification of such securities under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a registration statement under the Securities Act or state securities laws covering such proposed disposition has been filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective under the Securities Act and the securities have been qualified under state securities laws, (iii) the Issuer has received other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration and qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not required, or (iv) the Holder provides the Issuer with reasonable assurances that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and (b) either (i) the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that registration or qualification under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state is not required in connection with such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws has been effected or a valid exemption exists with respect thereto. The Issuer will respond to any such notice from a holder within five Trading Days. In the case of any proposed transfer under this Section 2(h), the Issuer will use reasonable efforts to comply with any such applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, but shall in no event be required, (x) to qualify to do business in any state where it is not then qualified, (y) to take any action that would subject it to tax or to the general service of process in any state where it is not then subject, or (z) to comply with state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state for which registration by coordination is unavailable to the Issuer. The restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 2(h) shall be in addition to, and not by way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained in any other Section of this Warrant. Whenever a certificate representing the Warrant Shares is required to be issued to the Holder without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Warrant Shares, the Issuer shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant Shares to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder or Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system (to the extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement).
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(i) Accredited Investor Status. In no event may the Holder exercise this Warrant in whole or in part unless the Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.
3. Shares Fully Paid; Reservation and Listing of Shares; Covenants.
(a) Shares Fully Paid; Reservation. The Issuer represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant or otherwise hereunder will, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by or through the Issuer. The Issuer further covenants and agrees that during the period within which this Warrant may be exercised, the Issuer will at all times have authorized and reserved for the purpose of the issuance upon exercise of this Warrant a number of authorized but unissued Common Shares equal to at least one hundred fifty (150%) of the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations on exercise.
(b) Registration; Listing. If any Common Shares required to be reserved for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder require registration or qualification with any Governmental Authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be so issued, the Issuer will in good faith use its best efforts as expeditiously as possible at its expense to cause such shares to be duly registered or qualified. If the Issuer shall list any Common Shares on any securities exchange or market it will, at its expense, list thereon, and maintain and increase when necessary such listing, of, all Warrant Shares from time to time issued upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder (provided that such Warrant Shares have been registered pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act then in effect), and, to the extent permissible under the applicable securities exchange rules, all unissued Warrant Shares which are at any time issuable hereunder, so long as any Common Shares shall be so listed. The Issuer will also so list on each securities exchange or market, and will maintain such listing of, any other securities which the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant if at the time any securities of the same class shall be listed on such securities exchange or market by the Issuer.
(c) Covenants. The Issuer shall not by any action including, without limitation, amending the Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Issuer, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of the Holder hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuer will (i) not permit the par value, if any, of its Common Shares to exceed the then effective Warrant Price, (ii) not amend or modify any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws of the Issuer in any manner that would adversely affect the rights of the Holder, (iii) take all such action as may be reasonably necessary in order that the Issuer may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares, free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances and restrictions (other than as provided herein) upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iv) use its best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
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(d) Loss, Theft, Destruction of Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security satisfactory to the Issuer or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant, the Issuer will make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the number of Common Shares remaining available upon exercise of the Warrant which has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.
(e) Payment of Taxes. The Issuer will pay all transfer and issuance taxes attributable to the preparation, issuance and delivery of this Warrant (and any replacement Warrants) including, without limitation, all documentary and stamp taxes attributable to the initial issuance of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of any certificates representing Warrant Shares or registration of such Warrant Shares in book-entry form, as applicable, in a name other than that of the Holder in respect to which such shares are issued.
4. Adjustment of Warrant Price. The price at which such Warrant Shares may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant and/or the number of Warrant Shares issuable shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 4. The Issuer shall give the Holder notice of any event described below which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section 5.
(a) Recapitalization, Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. In the event that the Holder has elected not to exercise this Warrant prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, so long as the Surviving Corporation pursuant to any Change of Control is a company that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and its common shares are listed or quoted on a U.S. national securities exchange, the Surviving Corporation and/or each Person (other than the Issuer) which may be required to deliver any Securities, cash or property upon the exercise of this Warrant as provided herein shall assume, by written instrument delivered to, and reasonably satisfactory to, the Holder of this Warrant, (A) the obligations of the Issuer under this Warrant, including, without limitation, those under the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) (and if the Issuer shall survive the consummation of such Change of Control, such assumption shall be in addition to, and shall not release the Issuer from, any continuing obligations of the Issuer under this Warrant), and (B) the obligation to deliver to such Holder such Securities, cash or property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(a), such Holder shall be entitled to receive, and the Surviving Corporation and/or each such Person shall have similarly delivered to such Holder an opinion of counsel for the Surviving Corporation and/or each such Person, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, or in the alternative, a written acknowledgement executed by the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer, stating that this Warrant shall thereafter continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof (including, without limitation, all of the provisions of this Section 4(a)) shall be applicable to the Securities, cash or property which the Surviving Corporation and/or each such Person may be required to deliver upon any exercise of this Warrant or the exercise of any rights pursuant hereto. If following such a Change of Control, the Surviving Corporation does not have a registered class of equity securities and common shares listed on a U.S. national securities exchange as described in the first sentence of this Section 4(a), then the Holder shall be entitled to receive compensation in accordance with the terms of Section 4.13 of the Purchase Agreement.
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(b) Share Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. If at any time the Issuer shall:
(i) make or issue or set a record date for the holders of the Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other distribution of, Common Shares,
(ii) subdivide its outstanding Common Shares into a larger number of Common Shares, or
(iii) combine its outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of Common Shares,
then (1) the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted to equal the number of Common Shares which a record holder of the same number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to receive after the happening of such event, and (2) the Warrant Price then in effect shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then in effect multiplied by the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment.
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(c) Certain Other Distributions. If at any time the Issuer shall make or issue or set a record date for the holders of the Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution of:
(i) cash,
(ii) any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Common Share Equivalents or Additional Common Shares), or
(iii) any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Common Share Equivalents or Additional Common Shares),
then (1) the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted to equal the product of the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the Per Share Market Value of Common Shares at the date of taking such record and (B) the denominator of which shall be such Per Share Market Value minus the amount allocable to one share of Common Shares of any such cash so distributable and of the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Issuer and supported by an opinion from an investment banking firm mutually agreed upon by the Issuer and the Holder) of any and all such evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock, other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or purchase rights so distributable, and (2) the Warrant Price then in effect shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then in effect multiplied by the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment. A reclassification of the Common Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value) into Common Shares and shares of any other class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Issuer to the holders of its Common Shares of such shares of such other class of stock within the meaning of this Section 4(c) and, if the outstanding Common Shares shall be changed into a larger or smaller number of Common Shares as a part of such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case may be, of the outstanding Common Shares within the meaning of Section 4(b).
(d) Issuance of Additional Common Shares. In the event the Issuer shall at any time following the Public Listing Date issue any Additional Common Shares (otherwise than as provided in the foregoing subsections (b) through (c) of this Section 4), at a price per share less than the Warrant Price then in effect or without consideration, then the Warrant Price upon each such issuance shall be adjusted to the price equal to the consideration per share paid for such Additional Common Shares.
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(e) Issuance of Common Share Equivalents. In the event the Issuer shall at any time following the Public Listing Date take a record of the holders of its Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a distribution of, or shall in any manner (whether directly or by assumption in a merger in which the Issuer is the surviving corporation) issue or sell, any Common Share Equivalents, whether or not the rights to exchange or convert thereunder are immediately exercisable, and the price per share for which Common Shares are issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or sale, or if, after any such issuance of Common Share Equivalents, the price per share for which Additional Common Shares may be issuable thereafter is amended or adjusted, and such price as so amended shall be less than the Warrant Price in effect at the time of such amendment or adjustment, then the Warrant Price then in effect shall be adjusted as provided in Section 4(d). No further adjustments of the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable and the Warrant Price then in effect shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common Shares upon conversion or exchange of such Common Share Equivalents.
(f) Other Provisions applicable to Adjustments under this Section. The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable and the Warrant Price then in effect provided for in this Section 4:
(i) Computation of Consideration. To the extent that any Additional Common Shares or any Common Share Equivalents (or any warrants or other rights therefor) shall be issued for cash consideration, the consideration received by the Issuer therefor shall be the amount of the cash received by the Issuer therefor, or, if such Additional Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents are offered by the Issuer for subscription, the subscription price, or, if such Additional Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents are sold to underwriters or dealers for public offering without a subscription offering, the initial public offering price (in any such case subtracting any amounts paid or receivable for accrued interest or accrued dividends and without taking into account any compensation, discounts or expenses paid or incurred by the Issuer for and in the underwriting of, or otherwise in connection with, the issuance thereof). In connection with any merger or consolidation in which the Issuer is the Surviving Corporation (other than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer shall be changed to or exchanged for the stock, ordinary or common shares, or other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board, of such portion of the assets and business of the non-surviving corporation as the Board may determine to be attributable to such Common Shares or Common Share Equivalents, as the case may be. The consideration for any Additional Common Shares issuable pursuant to any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase the same shall be the consideration received by the Issuer for issuing such warrants or other rights plus the additional consideration payable to the Issuer upon exercise of such warrants or other rights.
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The consideration for any Additional Common Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of any Common Share Equivalents shall be the consideration received by the Issuer for issuing warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase such Common Share Equivalents, plus the consideration paid or payable to the Issuer in respect of the subscription for or purchase of such Common Share Equivalents, plus the additional consideration, if any, payable to the Issuer upon the exercise of the right of conversion or exchange in such Common Share Equivalents. In the event of any consolidation or merger of the Issuer in which the Issuer is not the Surviving Corporation or in which the previously outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer shall be changed into or exchanged for the stock, ordinary or common shares, or other securities of another corporation, or in the event of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer for stock, ordinary or common shares, or other securities of any corporation, the Issuer shall be deemed to have issued a number of Common Shares for stock, ordinary or common shares, or securities or other property of the other corporation computed on the basis of the actual exchange ratio on which the transaction was predicated, and for a consideration equal to the fair market value on the date of such transaction of all such stock, ordinary or common shares, or securities or other property of the other corporation. In the event any consideration received by the Issuer for any securities consists of property other than cash, the fair market value thereof at the time of issuance or as otherwise applicable shall be as determined in good faith by the Board. In the event Common Shares are issued with other shares or securities or other assets of the Issuer for consideration which covers both, the consideration computed as provided in this Section 4(f)(i) shall be allocated among such securities and assets as determined in good faith by the Board.
(ii) When Adjustments to Be Made. The adjustments required by this Section 4 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event requiring an adjustment shall occur, except that any adjustment of the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would otherwise be required may be postponed (except in the case of a subdivision or combination of Common Shares, as provided for in Section 4(b)) up to, but not beyond the date of exercise if such adjustment either by itself or with other adjustments not previously made adds or subtracts less than one percent of the Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the making of such adjustment. Any adjustment representing a change of less than such minimum amount (except as aforesaid) which is postponed shall be carried forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with other adjustments required by this Section 4 and not previously made, would result in a minimum adjustment or on the date of exercise. For the purpose of any adjustment, any specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business on the date of its occurrence.
(iii) Fractional Interests. In computing adjustments under this Section 4, fractional interests in Common Shares shall be taken into account to the nearest one hundredth (1/100th) of a share.
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(iv) When Adjustment Not Required. If the Issuer shall take a record of the holders of its Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase rights and shall, thereafter and before the distribution to shareholders thereof, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase rights, then thereafter no adjustment shall be required by reason of the taking of such record and any such adjustment previously made in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(g) Form of Warrant after Adjustments. The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustments in the Warrant Price or the number and kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
5. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Warrant Price or Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof (for purposes of this Section 5, each an “adjustment”), the Issuer shall cause its Chief Financial Officer to prepare and execute a certificate setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the Board made any determination hereunder), and the Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause copies of such certificate to be delivered to the Holder of this Warrant promptly after each adjustment. Any dispute between the Issuer and the Holder of this Warrant with respect to the matters set forth in such certificate may at the option of the Holder of this Warrant be submitted to a national or regional accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and the Holder, provided that the Issuer shall have ten (10) days after receipt of notice from such Holder of its selection of such firm to object thereto, in which case such Holder shall select another such firm and the Issuer shall have no such right of objection. The firm selected by the Holder of this Warrant as provided in the preceding sentence shall be instructed to deliver a written opinion as to such matters to the Issuer and such Holder within thirty (30) days after submission to it of such dispute. Such opinion shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. The costs and expenses of the initial accounting firm shall be paid equally by the Issuer and the Holder and, in the case of an objection by the Issuer, the costs and expenses of the subsequent accounting firm shall be paid in full by the Issuer.
6. Fractional Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise hereof, but in lieu of such fractional shares, the Issuer shall round the number of shares to be issued upon exercise up to the nearest whole number of shares.
7. Ownership Cap and Exercise Restriction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, at no time may a Holder of this Warrant exercise this Warrant if the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when aggregated with all Other Common Shares owned by such Holder and its Affiliates at such time, the number of Common Shares which would result in such Holder and its Affiliates beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 12(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding Common Shares; provided, however, that upon a Holder of this Warrant providing the Issuer with sixty-one (61) days’ notice (pursuant to Section 12 hereof) (the “Waiver Notice”) that such Holder would like to waive this Section 7 with regard to any or all Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, this Section 7 will be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Warrant referenced in the Waiver Notice until the date that the Holder notifies the Issuer (pursuant to Section 12 hereof) that the Holder revokes the Waiver Notice; provided, further, that during the sixty-one (61) day period prior to the expiration of the Term, the Holder may waive this Section 7 by providing a Waiver Notice at any time during such sixty-one (61) day period.
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8. Definitions. For the purposes of this Warrant, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Additional Common Shares” means all Common Shares issued by the Issuer after the Public Listing Date, and all Other Common Shares, if any, issued by the Issuer after the Public Listing Date, except: (i) securities issued (other than for cash) in connection with a merger, acquisition, or consolidation, (ii) securities issued pursuant to the conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities issued or outstanding on or prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement or issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (so long as the conversion or exercise price in such securities are not amended to lower such price and/or adversely affect the Holder unless the issuance of shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement results in a lower adjusted price), (iii) the Warrant Shares, (iv) securities issued in connection with bona fide strategic license agreements, consulting agreements, or other partnering or technology development arrangements so long as such issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital, (v) Common Shares issued or the issuance or grants of options to purchase Common Shares pursuant to the Issuer’s option plans and employee equity purchase plans outstanding as they exist on the date of the Purchase Agreement or as subsequently approved by the Board provided that the number of Common Shares issued pursuant to such plans does not exceed five percent (5%) of the Common Shares outstanding, and (vi) any warrants or similar rights issued to the finders, placement agents or their respective designees for the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or in subsequent offerings or placements. The exclusions set forth in this definition shall also apply to the issuance or sale of Common Share Equivalents.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
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“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York, are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
“Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer as in effect on the date hereof, and as hereafter from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and pursuant to applicable law.
“Change of Control” shall mean (i) the acquisition by any Person of direct or indirect beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-issued and outstanding equity of the Company; (ii) the occurrence of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, share exchange or similar corporate transaction, whether or not the Company is the Surviving Corporation, other than a transaction which would result in the voting equity outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Surviving Corporation) at least 50% of the voting shares of the Company or such Surviving Corporation immediately after such transaction; or (iii) the sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company to any Person.
“Common Share Equivalent” means any Convertible Security or warrant, option or other right to subscribe for or purchase any Additional Common Shares or any Convertible Security.
“Convertible Securities” means evidences of indebtedness, shares of Equity Capital or other Securities which are or may be at any time convertible into or exchangeable for Additional Common Shares. The term “Convertible Security” means one of the Convertible Securities.
“Equity Capital” means and includes (i) any and all ordinary shares, stock or other common or ordinary equity shares, interests, participations or other equivalents of or interests therein (however designated), including, without limitation, shares of preferred or preference shares, (ii) all partnership interests (whether general or limited) in any Person which is a partnership, (iii) all membership interests or limited liability company interests in any limited liability company, and (iv) all equity or ownership interests in any Person of any other type.
“Governmental Authority” means any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory entity, department, body, official, authority, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, whether federal, state or local, and whether domestic or foreign.
“Holders” mean the Persons who shall from time to time own this Warrant or any one or more Warrants issued in replacement hereof in accordance with the terms hereof. The term “Holder” means one of the Holders.
“Independent Appraiser” means a nationally recognized or major regional investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the financial statements of the Issuer) that is regularly engaged in the business of appraising the Equity Capital or assets of corporations or other entities as going concerns, and which is not affiliated with either the Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
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“Other Common Shares” means any other Equity Capital of the Issuer of any class which shall be authorized at any time after the date of this Warrant (other than Common Shares) and which shall have the right to participate in the distribution of earnings and assets of the Issuer without limitation as to amount.
“Per Share Market Value” means on any particular date (a) the last closing bid price per Common Share on such date on a registered national stock exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed, or if there is no such price on such date, then the closing price on such exchange or quotation system on the date nearest preceding such date, or (b) if the Common Shares are not listed or traded then on any registered national stock exchange, the last closing bid price for a Common Share in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded at the close of business on such date, or (c) if the Common Shares are not then publicly traded the fair market value of a Common Share as determined by an Independent Appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder; provided, however, that the Issuer, after receipt of the determination by such Independent Appraiser, shall have the right to select an additional Independent Appraiser, in which case, the fair market value shall be equal to the average of the determinations by each such Independent Appraiser; and provided, further that all determinations of the Per Share Market Value shall be appropriately adjusted for any dividends, splits or other similar transactions during such period. The determination of fair market value by an Independent Appraiser shall be based upon the fair market value of the Issuer determined on a going concern basis as between a willing buyer and a willing seller and taking into account all relevant factors determinative of value, and shall be final and binding on all parties. In determining the fair market value of any Common Shares, no consideration shall be given to any restrictions on transfer of the Common Shares imposed by agreement or by federal or state securities laws, or to the existence or absence of, or any limitations on, voting rights.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Principal Market” means any U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Shares are traded or any other exchange platform in the world on which the Common Shares are traded, including, but not limited to, the London Stock Exchange, the Berlin Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the SIX Swiss Exchange or the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
“Purchase Agreement” means the amended and restated Share Purchase Agreement, dated August 29, 2025, by and among the Issuer, GEM Yield Bahamas Limited and GEM Global Yield LLC SCS.
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“Securities” means any debt or equity securities of the Issuer, whether now or hereafter authorized, any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for Securities or a Security, and any option, warrant or other right to purchase or acquire any Security. “Security” means one of the Securities.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute then in effect.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding Voting Shares shall at the time be owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by the Issuer and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Surviving Corporation” means (a) the corporation surviving or resulting from any merger, consolidation, reorganization, share exchange or similar corporate transaction involving the Company; (b) the direct or indirect parent company of such surviving corporation; or (c) an entity that acquires all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company.
“Term” has the meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Shares are traded on a the Principal Market; provided, however, that in the event that the Common Shares are not listed or quoted as set forth in the foregoing clause, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Voting Shares” means, as applied to the Equity Capital of any corporation, Equity Capital of any class or classes (however designated) having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors (or other governing body) of such corporation, other than Equity Capital having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
“Warrant Price” means the exercise price set forth in the first paragraph of this Warrant, as such price may be adjusted from time to time as shall result from the adjustments specified in this Warrant, including Section 4 hereto.
“Warrant Share Number” means at any time the aggregate number of Warrant Shares which may at such time be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant, after giving effect to all prior adjustments and increases to such number made or required to be made under the terms hereof.
“Warrant Shares” means Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
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9. Other Notices. In case at any time:
(a) the Issuer shall make any distributions to the holders of Common Shares; or
(b) the Issuer shall authorize the granting to all holders of its Common Shares of rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares of Equity Capital of any class or other rights; or
(c) there shall be any reclassification of the Equity Capital of the Issuer; or
(d) there shall be any capital reorganization by the Issuer; or
(e) there shall be any (i) consolidation or merger involving the Issuer or (ii) sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s property, assets or business (except a merger or other reorganization in which the Issuer shall be the surviving corporation and its shares of Equity Capital shall continue to be outstanding and unchanged and except a consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition involving a wholly-owned Subsidiary); or
(f) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding- up of the Issuer or any partial liquidation of the Issuer or distribution to holders of Common Shares;
then, in each such case, the Issuer shall, to the extent permitted by law, give written notice to the Holder of the date on which (i) the books of the Issuer shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, shall take place. Such notice also shall specify the date as of which the holders of Common Shares of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be. To the extent permitted by law, such notice shall be given at least twenty (20) days prior to the action in question and not less than five (5) days prior to the record date or the date on which the Issuer’s transfer books are closed in respect thereto. This Warrant entitles the Holder to receive copies of all financial and other information distributed or required to be distributed to the holders of the Common Shares.
10. Amendment and Waiver. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition in this Warrant may be amended, or compliance therewith may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), by a written instrument or written instruments executed by the Issuer and the Holder.
11. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions except Section 5- 1401 of the New York General Obligations Law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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All disputes, controversies or claims between the Parties arising out of or in connection with this Warrant (including its existence, validity or termination) which cannot be amicably resolved shall be finally resolved and settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association and its affiliate the International Center for Dispute Resolution in New York City. The arbitration tribunal shall be composed of one arbitrator. The arbitration will take place in New York City, New York, and shall be conducted in the English language. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties.
12. Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be delivered in writing by electronic mail, return receipt requested, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The email addresses for such communications shall be:
| If to the Company: |
Global Health Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Turn Therapeutics) Attn: Bradley Burnam Email: brad@turntherapeutics.com | |
| If to GEM: |
GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd. Attn: Christopher F. Brown, Manager Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com |
Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
13. Warrant Agent. The Issuer may, by written notice to each Holder of this Warrant, appoint an agent having an office in New York, New York for the purpose of issuing Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 2(b) above, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to Section 2(c) above or replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 3(d) above, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such agent.
14. Remedies. The Issuer stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Issuer in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will not be adequate and that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or otherwise.
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15. Successors and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Issuer (including any Successor Company as set forth in the Purchase Agreement), the Holder hereof and (to the extent provided herein) the Holders of Warrant Shares issued pursuant hereto, and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or Holder of Warrant Shares.
16. Modification and Severability. If, in any action before any court or agency legally empowered to enforce any provision contained herein, any provision hereof is found to be unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or agency. If any such provision is not enforceable as set forth in the preceding sentence, the unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of this Warrant, but this Warrant shall be construed as if such unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
17. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Warrant are for convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
18. Registration Rights. The Holder of this Warrant is entitled to the benefit of certain registration rights with respect to the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, of even date herewith, by and among the Issuer and the Holder (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) and the registration rights with respect to the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant by any subsequent Holder may only be assigned in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Warrant as of the day and year first above written.
| GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXERCISE FORM
WARRANT
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
The undersigned ______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within Warrant, hereby elects to purchase _____ Common Shares covered by the within Warrant.
| Dated: | Signature: | |||
| Address | ||||
Number of Common Shares beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the Holder on the date of exercise: ______________
The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The undersigned intends that payment of the Warrant Price shall be made as (check one):
Cash Exercise ______________
Cashless Exercise ______________
If the Holder has elected a cash exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of $______________ by certified or official bank check (or via wire transfer) to the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
If the Holder has elected a cashless exercise, a certificate shall be issued to the Holder for the number of shares (or such number of shares shall be registered in book-entry form in the name of the Holder, as applicable) equal to the whole number portion of the product of the calculation set forth below, which is ______________. The Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of the fractional portion of the product of the calculation set forth below in an amount equal to the product of the fractional portion of such product and the Per Share Market Value on the date of exercise, which product is______________.
| Where: | ![]() |
The number of Common Shares to be issued to the Holder _________ (“X”).
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The number of Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of all of the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant being exercised _________ (“Y”).
The Warrant Price _________ (“A”).
The Per Share Market Value of one Common Share _________ (“B”).
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby and does irrevocably constitute and appoint _________, attorney, to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
| Dated: | Signature: | |||
| Address | ||||
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the right to purchase Warrant Shares evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint , attorney, to transfer that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
| Dated: | Signature: | |||
| Address | ||||
FOR USE BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This Warrant No. W-______ canceled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____ day of ____________, ____________, Common Shares issued therefor in the name of ____________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ________ Common Shares in the name of ____________.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF COMPANY CLOSING CERTIFICATE
[See attached.]
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CLOSING CERTIFICATE
OF
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
August 29, 2025
Reference is made to the Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), of even date herewith, by and among GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”); GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg having LEI No. 213800CXBEHFXVLBZO92 having an address at 12C, rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg (“Purchaser”); and GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED, a limited company formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and having an address at 3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas (“GYBL”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that he is a Director of the Company, and that, as such, he is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate in the name and on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement and that certain Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Parties, in each case as of even date herewith (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), as well as the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Transactions”), to which this certificate relates, and further certifies in his official capacity, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the items set forth below.
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of action of the Board of Directors of the Company taken by written consent, dated August 28, 2025 authorizing and ordering the Transactions and the Company’s performance thereof, as well as the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, this certificate, and other instruments ancillary thereto. The resolutions contained in Exhibit A have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, together with any and all amendments thereto, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Certificate of Incorporation, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company, together with any and all amendments thereto, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Bylaws, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof.
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4. The Company is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Delaware, and there are no pending winding up, liquidation or dissolution actions or proceedings by or against the Company.
5. Each person listed below has been duly elected or appointed to the position(s) indicated opposite his name and is duly authorized to sign the Purchase Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company.
| Name | Position |
| Bradley Burnam | Chief Executive Officer |
6. The Company has all requisite corporate and legal power and authority to own and operate its assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
7. All corporate proceedings of the Company necessary to be taken in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Transaction Documents have been duly taken, and all such authorizations are presently in effect.
8. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
9. The undersigned has made due inquiry of all persons deemed necessary or appropriate to verify or confirm the statements contained herein.
10. The undersigned is duly authorized and empowered by all corporate action to make this certification on behalf and in the name of the Company.
11. The registered office of the Company is located at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the duly elected and acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has executed this certificate as of the date first set forth above.
| GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Dated: |
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF COMPANY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
[See attached.]
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
OF
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
Reference is made to that certain Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of August 29, 2025, by and among GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”); GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg having LEI No. 213800CXBEHFXVLBZO92 having an address at 12C, rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg (“Purchaser”); and GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED, a limited company formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and having an address at 3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas (“GYBL”). Terms capitalized but not defined herein have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 5.03(d) of the Agreement, the undersigned director of the Company, for and on behalf of the Company, in his or her capacity as officer of the Company and not in any individual capacity, hereby certifies as follows:
This certificate is delivered together with a Draw Down Notice in connection with a Draw Down exercise. The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Agreement and each other Transaction Document to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Draw Down Exercise Date, and shall have performed, satisfied or complied with all of the same as of the Settlement Date in respect of the Draw Down for which this certificate and the related Draw Down Notice are delivered.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a duly elected and acting officer of the Company, has executed this Compliance Certificate as of the date set forth below.
| GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Dated: |
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EXHIBIT E
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FORM OF DRAW DOWN NOTICE
Reference is made to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of August 29, 2025, (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”); GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg having LEI No. 213800CXBEHFXVLBZO92 having an address at 12C, rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg; and GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED, a limited company formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and having an address at 3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
In accordance with and pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company hereby issues this Draw Down Notice to exercise a Draw Down request for the Draw Down Amount indicated below.
| Draw Down Amount Requested: | ||
| Draw Down Pricing Period start date: | ||
| Draw Down Pricing Period end date: | ||
| Settlement Date: | ||
| Draw Down Threshold Price: | ||
| Dollar Amount and Number of Shares Currently Unissued under the Registration Statement: | ||
| Dollar Amount and Number of Shares Currently Available under the Aggregate Limit: |
| Date: |
| GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF CLOSING NOTICE
To:
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
250 North Westlake Blvd. #210
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Attention:
We refer to the share purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) dated August 29, 2025 by and among us, GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd., and yourselves and to the Draw Down Notice delivered to us on _______________________ 20_____. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning herein.
We hereby give you notice pursuant to Section 6.01(i) of the Agreement that we accept the Draw Down Notice, being percent of the Draw Down Amount stated therein. [The reason that such number of Shares represents a smaller/greater number than the number of Shares set forth in the Draw Down Notice is as follows: _______________________.]
The average of the closing bid prices in the Draw Down Pricing Period (excluding any closing bid prices pursuant to Section 6.01(g)) is ___ and the resulting Purchase Price is ________ (_____ percent. of such average closing bid price). The aggregate Purchase Price pursuant to this Closing Notice is therefore ______. Copy extracts from Bloomberg showing each of the closing bid prices during the Draw Down Pricing Period are attached.
Please deliver such Shares in accordance with the following instructions:
Electronic book entry transfer requested (check one): YES ¨ NO ¨
[CREST] Participant ID: ______________
[CREST] Account ID: ________________
| Signed by | ||
| Name: | ||
| Date: | ||
| For and on behalf of | ||
| GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS | ||
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Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
August 29, 2025
This AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of the date first above written, by and among GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”), GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg having LEI No. 213800CXBEHFXVLBZO92 having an address at 12C, rue Guillaume J. Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg (the “Purchaser”); and GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED, a limited company formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and having an address at 3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas (“GYBL,” and together with the Company and Purchaser, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into (i) that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, (ii) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, and (iii) that certain Side Letter to the Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 11, 2025 (collectively, the “Prior Agreements”).
WHEREAS, the Company has the right to place with Purchaser Common Shares with a purchase price of up to U.S. $85,000,000, has agreed to issue a warrant that will give GYBL the right to purchase Common Shares upon a Public Listing, and has agreed to issue to GYBL a number of Common Shares in satisfaction of the Commitment Fee; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreements in their entirety and to accept the rights and obligations created pursuant to this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), in lieu of the rights and obligations granted under the Prior Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, to induce the Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement, to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree that the Prior Agreements shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein and in the Purchase Agreement, as applicable, and the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby further agree as follows:
| 1. | Definitions. |
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| (a) | “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed. |
| (b) | “Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission or that it went effective pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act. |
| (c) | “Investor” means the Purchaser, GYBL, and any transferee or assignee thereof to which either of Purchaser or GYBL assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9. |
| (d) | “Legal Counsel” means legal counsel designated by Investor to review and oversee the Registration Statement and all New Registration Statements on Investors’ behalf. |
| (e) | “Person” means any person or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency. |
| (f) | “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). |
| (g) | “Registrable Securities” mean all of (i) the Shares which have been, or which may from time to time be, issued or issuable to the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including Shares issuable as payment of the Commitment Fee pursuant to Section 4.12(a) of the Purchase Agreement; (ii) the Shares which have been, or which may from time to time be, issued or issuable pursuant to the Warrant; (iii) the Shares which may from time to time be, issued or issuable pursuant to Section 4.12(d) of the Purchase Agreement; and (iv) any securities issued or issuable upon any share split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided that the Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon a sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act. |
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| (h) | “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities, as such registration statement or registration statements may be amended and supplemented from time to time (including pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act), including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein. |
| (i) | “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration. |
| (j) | “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission providing for offering securities on a delayed or continuous basis. |
| 2. | Registration. |
| (a) | Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, as soon as practicable following the public filing of any registration statement with the Commission in connection with the Public Listing, prepare and submit to the Commission (on a public or confidential basis) an initial Registration Statement on Form S-1, F-1, S-3 or F-3, or such other form or forms as may be reasonably acceptable to the Investor and Legal Counsel, covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement shall register with the Commission for resale all of the Registrable Securities, subject to Section 2(c) hereof. The Investor and Legal Counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such Registration Statement or amendment to such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with the Commission. The Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, declared effective by the Commission promptly after the Common Shares begin trading on a national securities exchange. Subject to Allowable Grace Periods (as defined herein below), the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act and available for sales of all of the Registrable Securities at all times until the date as of which the Investor no longer owns any Registrable Securities (the “Registration Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. |
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| (b) | Rule 424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus, amendments and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and Legal Counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the Commission. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon such prospectus within two Trading Days from the date the Investor receives the proposed final version of such prospectus. |
| (c) | Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall file one or more additional Registration Statements (each a “New Registration Statement”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities as soon as practicable; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file a New Registration Statement or take any other action to increase the number of shares available under the Registration Statement to the extent any such shortfall relates solely to the fact that the number of Shares that may be issuable in connection with a future Draw Down Notice (as defined under the Purchase Agreement) exceeds the number of Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement (it being understood that pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, any such shortfall must be remedied prior to the Company being able to issue a Draw Down Notice in respect thereof). The Company shall use it reasonable best efforts to cause each such New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. |
| (d) | Piggyback Registrations. Without limiting any of the Company’s obligations hereunder or under the Purchase Agreement, if there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-8 (as promulgated under the Securities Act) or its equivalent relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s option or other employee benefit plans), then the Company shall deliver to the Investor a written notice of such determination and, if within five days after the date of the delivery of such notice, the Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities the offer and sale of which the Investor requests to be registered. |
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| (e) | No Inclusion of Other Securities. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(c) without the prior written consent of the Investor. |
| (f) | Offering. If the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) or the Commission seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the Commission pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the Commission to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent of the Investor and Legal Counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned) until such time as the Staff and the Commission shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the Commission does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (or as otherwise may be acceptable to the Investor), the Company shall not request acceleration of the Effective Date of such Registration Statement and, in its sole and absolute discretion, may take such steps as may be required for such Registration Statement to become effective pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Act. If not, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act, and the Company’s obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission shall automatically terminate with respect to such Registration Statement at such time as the Staff or the Commission has made a final and non-appealable determination that the Commission will not permit such Registration Statement to be so utilized (unless prior to such time the Company and the Investor have received assurances from the Staff or the Commission reasonably acceptable to Legal Counsel that a new Registration Statement filed by the Company with the Commission promptly thereafter may be so utilized). In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file additional Registration Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor. |
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| 3. | Related Obligations. With respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2 including on any New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations: |
| (a) | The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any registration statement and any prospectus and prospectus supplement used in connection with such registration statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such registration statement. |
| (b) | The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto at least two Trading Days prior to their filing with the Commission, and not file any document in a form to which Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Trading Days from the date the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge, any correspondence from the Commission or the staff of the Commission to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement. |
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| (c) | Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, at least one copy of such registration statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits; (ii) upon the effectiveness of any registration statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request); and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the Commission’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder. |
| (d) | The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests; (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period; (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period; and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section (d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. |
| (e) | As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any registration statement, as then in effect, includes 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, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such registration statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a registration statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by email on the same day of such effectiveness); (ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any registration statement or related prospectus or related information; and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a registration statement would be appropriate. |
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| (f) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose. |
| (g) | The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange; or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section. |
| (h) | Upon the Investor’s written request, the Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may request. |
| (i) | The Company shall at all times maintain the services of a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Shares. |
| (j) | If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably believes should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any registration statement. |
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| (k) | The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. |
| (l) | Within three Trading Days after any registration statement which includes the Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Thereafter, if requested by the Purchaser at any time, the Company shall require its counsel to deliver to the Purchaser a written confirmation whether or not the effectiveness of such registration statement has lapsed at any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) and whether or not the registration statement is current and available to the Purchaser for sale of all of the Registrable Securities. |
| (m) | The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement, including participating in a reasonable number of customary due diligence sessions upon reasonable advance notice with underwriters of the Registrable Securities (in the case of an underwritten offering) and engaging counsel and independent auditors to provide customary legal opinions (including disclosure letters) and comfort letters, respectively. |
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| (n) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section (n)), at any time after the Effective Date of a particular Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good-faith opinion of the board of directors of the Company, in the best interest of the Company, nor, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, however, that the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Trading Day immediately prior to the commencement of any Grace Period (except for such case where it is impossible to provide such two-Trading Day advance notice, in which case the Company shall provide such notice as soon as possible), notify the Investor in writing of the (i) existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each such notice the Company shall not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investor) and the date on which such Grace Period will begin and (ii) date on which such Grace Period ends; provided, further, that (I) no Grace Period shall exceed 20 consecutive Trading Days, and during any 365-day period, all such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 60 Trading Days; provided, further, that the Company shall not register any securities for the account of itself or any other shareholder during any such Grace Period, (II) the first day of any Grace Period must be at least three Trading Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Parties) after the last day of any prior Grace Period and (III) no Grace Period may exist during (A) the first 10 consecutive Trading Days after the Effective Date of the particular Registration Statement or (B) the five-Trading Day period following each Settlement Date (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, such Grace Period shall begin on and include the date set forth in the notice referred to in clause (i) above, provided that such notice is received by the Investor not later than 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Trading Day immediately prior to such commencement date (except for such case where it is impossible to provide such two-Trading Day advance notice, in which case the Company shall provide such notice as soon as possible) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investor receives the notice referred to in clause (ii) above and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section (j) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of each Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section (e) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section (n), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Common Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled. |
| 4. | Obligations of the Investor. |
| (a) | At least five Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in connection with any registration statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. |
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| (b) | The Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement. |
| (c) | The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver Common Shares without any restrictive legend in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet settled. |
| 5. | Expenses and Fees. |
| (a) | All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, FINRA filing fees (if any) and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, if any, shall be paid by the Company. |
| (b) | The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of the Legal Counsel in connection with the review and overseeing the Registration Statement and all New Registration Statements on Investors’ behalf, subject to a maximum fee of $20,000 per Registration Statement and any New Registration Statement. |
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| 6. | Indemnification. |
| (a) | To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, contingencies, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs of defense and investigation), attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto, whether or not arising from a claim by a third party (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the any prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the Commission) or in any prospectus supplement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation by the Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section (a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9. |
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| (b) | In connection with the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information about the Investor furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such registration statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9. |
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| (c) | Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6 deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. |
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| (d) | The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred. |
| (e) | The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law. |
| 7. | Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities. |
| 8. | Reports and Disclosures under the Securities Acts. |
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, to:
| (a) | make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; |
| (b) | use reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; |
| (c) | furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and/ or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration (for the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the Commission’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder); and |
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| (d) | take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s transfer agent as may be requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise reasonably cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144. |
The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunction, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions. Investor agrees that the Rule 144 rights under this Agreement are subject to the delivery by the Investor of a bona fide fair market offer for a licensing or funding opportunity pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
| 9. | Assignment of Registration Rights. None of the Parties may assign this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to any Person without the prior consent of the others; provided that without the consent of the other, (i) the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents to the Successor Company; (ii) the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations under this agreement to an Affiliate of the Purchaser. In the event of a Reverse Merger Transaction, the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be automatically assigned to the Successor Company, and the Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement shall be construed to give effect to such assignment. |
| 10. | Amendment of Registration Rights. Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investor. Failure of any Party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a Party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. |
| 11. | Miscellaneous. |
| (a) | A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. |
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| (b) | Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon receipt, when delivered by electronic mail, return receipt requested, properly addressed to the Party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be: |
| If to the Company: |
Global Health Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a Turn Therapeutics) Attn: Bradley Burnam Email: brad@turntherapeutics.com | |
| If to GYBL: |
GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd. Attn: Cristopher F. Brown, Director Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com | |
| If to the Purchaser: |
GEM Global Yield LLC SCS Attn: Christopher F. Brown, Manager Email: cbrown@gemny.com | |
| With a copy (which shall not constitute notice): |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Attn: Boris Dolgonos Email: bdolgonos@gibsondunn.com |
or at such other address and/or email address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient Party has specified by written notice given to each other Party three (3) Trading Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, or (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s computer or email service containing the time, date, recipient email address and text of such transmission shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service or receipt.
| (c) | Failure of any Party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a Party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. |
| (d) | This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions except Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. |
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| (e) | All disputes, controversies or claims between the Parties arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its existence, validity or termination) which cannot be amicably resolved shall be finally resolved and settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association and its affiliate the International Center for Dispute Resolution in New York City. The arbitration tribunal shall be composed of one arbitrator. The arbitration will take place in New York City, New York, and shall be conducted in the English language. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties. |
| (f) | This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. |
| (g) | Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the Parties hereto. |
| (h) | The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. |
| (i) | This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a Party, may be delivered to the other Party hereto by email in a “pdf” format data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the Party so delivering this Agreement. |
| (j) | Each Party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other Party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. |
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| (k) | The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any Party. |
| (l) | Pursuant to Section 9.13 of the Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Principal Market is not a U.S. stock exchange, then the Parties will negotiate in good faith to amend the Transaction Documents, including this Agreement, to effect the economic consequences thereof while preserving each of their rights and obligations. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
THE COMPANY:
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||
| (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS) | |||
| By: | /s/ Bradley Burnam | ||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | CEO | ||
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PURCHASER:
GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Name: | Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Title: | Manager | ||
| GEM YIELD BAHAMAS LIMITED | |||
| By: | /s/ Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Name: | Christopher F. Brown | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[TRANSFER AGENT]
Attn:
Re: GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. (D/B/A TURN THERAPEUTICS), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware whose registered office is at 250 North Westlake Blvd. #210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain private placement of shares (the “Offering”), pursuant to which the Company issued to GEM GLOBAL YIELD LLC SCS, a “société en commandite simple” formed under the laws of Luxembourg (the “Investor”) ______ shares of common stock (the “Shares”).
Pursuant to the Offering, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ______, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form ______ (File No. 333-____) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names the Investor as a selling shareholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the Commission’s staff has advised us by ______ that the Commission has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS], and we have no knowledge that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the Commission. Thus, the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
cc: Investor
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Exhibit 10.5
TURN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2025 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of this 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to assist Turn Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its Related Entities (as hereinafter defined) in attracting, motivating, retaining and rewarding high-quality executives and other employees, officers, directors, consultants and other persons who provide services to the Company or its Related Entities by enabling such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company in order to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such persons and the Company’s shareholders, and providing such persons with performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of shareholder value.
2. Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof and elsewhere herein.
(a) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Share granted as a bonus or in lieu of another Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Cash-Based Award, Other Stock-Based Award or Performance Award, together with any other right or interest relating to Shares or other property (including cash), granted to a Participant under the Plan.
(b) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder.
(c) “Beneficial Owner” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
(d) “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, trust or trusts that have been designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon such Participant’s death or to which Awards or other rights are transferred if and to the extent permitted under Section 9(b) hereof. If, upon a Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means the Participant’s estate.
(e) “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors.
(f) “Cause” shall, with respect to any Participant, have the meaning specified in the Award Agreement. In the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “Cause” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning as “cause” or “for cause” set forth in any employment, consulting, or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Related Entity or, in the absence of any such agreement or any such definition in such agreement, such term shall mean (i) the failure by the Participant to perform, in a reasonable manner, his or her duties as assigned by the Company or a Related Entity, (ii) any violation or breach by the Participant of his or her employment, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or a Related Entity, if any, or any policy or code of conduct of the Company or a Related Entity, (iii) any violation or breach by the Participant of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and/or other similar agreement with the Company or a Related Entity, (iv) any act by the Participant of dishonesty or bad faith with respect to the Company or a Related Entity, (v) any misconduct or gross negligence in connection with the performance of the Participant’s duties, (vi) use of alcohol, drugs or other similar substances in a manner that adversely affects the Participant’s work performance, or (vii) the commission by the Participant of any act, misdemeanor or crime, or otherwise engaging in any conduct that is, or could reasonably be expected to, be injurious to the operations, financial condition or reputation of the Company or any Related Entity, or otherwise reflect unfavorably upon the Participant or the Company or any Related Entity. The good faith determination by the Committee of whether the Participant’s Continuous Service was terminated by the Company for “Cause” shall be final and binding for all purposes hereunder.
(g) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
(i) any Person, other than (A) any employee plan established by the Company or any Related Entity, (B) the Company or any of its Related Entities, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company, is (or becomes, during any 12-month period) the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Related Entities other than in connection with the acquisition by the Company or its Related Entities of a business) representing 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided that the provisions of this subsection (i) are not intended to apply to or include as a Change in Control any transaction that is specifically excepted from the definition of Change in Control under subsection (iii) below;
(ii) a change in the composition of the Board such that, during any 12-month period, the individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the “Existing Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least 50% of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of such period whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Directors immediately prior to the date of such appointment or election shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Existing Board; provided further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 or Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act or successor statutes or rules containing analogous concepts) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an individual, corporation, partnership, group, associate or other entity or Person other than the Board, shall in any event be considered to be a member of the Existing Board;
(iii) the consummation of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, or the issuance of voting securities in connection with such a transaction pursuant to applicable stock exchange requirements; provided that immediately following such transaction the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto do not continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity of such transaction or parent entity thereof) 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company’s stock (or, if the Company is not the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation, 50% or more of the total voting power of the stock of such surviving entity or parent entity thereof); and provided, further, that such a transaction effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Related Entities other than in connection with the acquisition by the Company or its Related Entities of a business) representing 50% or more of either the then-outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities shall not be considered a Change in Control; or
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(iv) the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Shares immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions and (B) no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred upon the acquisition of additional control of the Company by any Person that is considered to effectively control the Company. In no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if any Participant is part of a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act that effects a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of any Award Agreement to the contrary, for any Award that provides for accelerated distribution on a Change in Control of amounts that constitute “deferred compensation” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code), if the event that constitutes such Change in Control does not also constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (in either case, as defined in Section 409A of the Code), such amount shall not be distributed on such Change in Control but instead shall vest as of such Change in Control and shall be distributed on the scheduled payment date specified in the applicable Award Agreement, except to the extent that earlier distribution would not result in the Participant who holds such Award incurring interest or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code.
(h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto.
(i) “Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board unless another committee is designated by the Board to administer the Plan; provided, however, that if the Board fails to designate a committee or if there are no longer any members on the committee so designated by the Board, or for any other reason determined by the Board, then the Board shall serve as the Committee.
(j) “Consultant” means any consultant or advisor who provides services to the Company or any Related Entity or who has accepted an offer of service or consultancy from the Company or any Related Entity, so long as the identity of such person would not preclude the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on registration on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933. For the avoidance of doubt, a director who serves on the board of directors of a Related Entity who is not an Employee or Director shall be considered a Consultant for purposes of the Plan.
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(k) “Continuous Service” means the uninterrupted provision of services to the Company or any Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or, to the extent permitted by the Committee, other service provider. Continuous Service shall not be considered to be interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entities, or any successor entities, in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider, or (iii) any change in status as long as (X) the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement) and (Y) at the time of such change in status, the Committee determines that such change in status shall not be deemed to terminate or interrupt such Person’s Continuous Service, provided, that a termination of Continuous Service shall be deemed to occur for a Participant employed by, or performing services for, a Related Entity when such Related Entity ceases to be a Related Entity unless such Participant’s employment or service continues with the Company or another Related Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not exempt therefrom), a termination of Continuous Service occurs when a Participant experiences a “separation of service” (as such term is defined under Section 409A of the Code). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave.
(l) “Director” means a member of the Board.
(m) “Disability” means a permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee.
(n) “Dividend Equivalent” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(g) hereof, to receive cash, Shares, other Awards or other property equal in value to regular dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares, or other periodic payments.
(o) “Effective Date” means the effective date of the Plan, which shall be the date on which the registration statement covering the initial public offering of the Shares is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(p) “Eligible Person” means each officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and other person who provides services to the Company or any Related Entity.
(q) “Employee” means any person, including an officer, who is an employee of the Company or any Related Entity, or is a prospective employee of the Company or any Related Entity (conditioned upon and effective not earlier than, such person becoming an employee of the Company or any Related Entity).
(r) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.
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(s) “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of Shares, Awards or other property on the date as of which the value is being determined, as determined by the Committee, or under procedures established by the Committee, subject to the following:
(i) with respect to Shares, the closing price of a Share on the applicable date of determination (or, if there is no reported sale on such date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred), on the principal stock market or exchange on which the Shares are quoted or traded, or if Shares are not so quoted or traded, the fair market value of a Share as determined by the Committee; and
(ii) with respect to any property other than Shares, the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.
(t) “Incentive Stock Option” means any Option intended to be designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
(u) “Option” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(b) hereof, to purchase Shares or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods.
(v) “Other Cash-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(j) hereof, including cash awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of specified performance criteria or as otherwise permitted under the Plan.
(w) “Optionee” means a person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan or any person who succeeds to the rights of such person under this Plan.
(x) “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 6(i) hereof.
(y) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company), whether now or hereafter existing, in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations in the chain (other than the Company) owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
(z) “Participant” means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.
(aa) “Performance Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 6(h) hereof.
(bb) “Performance Period” means that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured or otherwise relate.
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(cc) “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and shall include a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
(dd) “Related Entity” means any Parent or Subsidiary, and any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity designated by the Committee in which the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly and with respect to which the Company may offer or sell securities pursuant to registration on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
(ee) “Restricted Stock” means any Share issued with such risks of forfeiture and other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including any restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any dividends), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
(ff) “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award granted to a Participant under Section 6(d) hereof.
(gg) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a contractual right granted pursuant to Section 6(e) hereof that is denominated in Shares. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a right to receive the value of one Share (or a percentage of such value) in cash, Shares or a combination thereof. Awards of Restricted Stock Units may include the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.
(hh) “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award of Restricted Stock Unit granted to a Participant under Section 6(e) hereof.
(ii) “Restriction Period” means the period of time specified by the Committee that Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose.
(jj) “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Shares pursuant to Section 9(c) hereof.
(kk) “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.
(ll) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of the then outstanding securities or interests of such corporation or other entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or in which the Company has the right to receive fifty percent (50%) or more of the distribution of profits or fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets on liquidation or dissolution.
(mm) “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, Awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future Awards, by a company (i) acquired by the Company or any Related Entity, (ii) which becomes a Related Entity after the date hereof, or (iii) with which the Company or any Related Entity combines.
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3. Administration.
(a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that except as otherwise expressly provided in this Plan, the Board may exercise any power or authority granted to the Committee under this Plan and in that case, references herein shall be deemed to include references to the Board. The Committee shall have full and final authority, subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible Persons to become Participants, grant Awards, determine the type, number and other terms and conditions of, and all other matters relating to, Awards, prescribe Award Agreements (which need not be identical for each Participant) and rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, accelerate the vesting of Awards, construe and interpret the Plan and Award Agreements and correct defects, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein, and to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. In exercising any discretion granted to the Committee under the Plan or pursuant to any Award, the Committee shall not be required to follow past practices, act in a manner consistent with past practices, or treat any Eligible Person or Participant in a manner consistent with the treatment of any other Eligible Persons or Participants. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or entities, including the Company, any Related Entity or any Participant or Beneficiary, or any transferee under Section 9(b) hereof or any other person claiming rights from or through any of the foregoing persons or entities.
(b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to members of the Board or one or more committees thereof or one or more officers of the Company, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions as the Committee may determine. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.
(c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and the Board, and each member thereof, shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or Employee, the Company’s independent auditors, Consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and the Board and any officer shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.
4. Shares Subject to Plan.
(a) Limitation on Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery Under Plan. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c) hereof, and except with respect to Substitute Awards, the total number of Shares reserved and available for delivery under the Plan shall not exceed 1,500,000 Shares in the aggregate. The total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be increased on the first day of each Company fiscal year following the Effective Date in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of outstanding Shares on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (ii) such number of Shares as determined by the Board in its discretion. Any Shares delivered under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.
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(b) Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards. No Award may be granted if the number of Shares to be delivered in connection with such an Award exceeds the number of Shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan, minus the number of Shares deliverable in settlement of or relating to then outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if the number of Shares actually delivered differs from the number of Shares previously counted in connection with an Award.
(c) Share Recycling and Other Limits.
(i) If any Award is forfeited, expires or otherwise terminates without issuance of Shares, or any Award is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award, the Shares to which those Awards were subject, shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, non-issuance or cash settlement, again be available for delivery with respect to Awards under the Plan, subject to the provisions of this Section 4(c). The following shall become available for issuance under the Plan: (A) any Shares withheld in respect of taxes relating to any Award and (ii) any Shares tendered or withheld to pay the exercise or similar price of Options and other Awards.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4(c) to the contrary but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c) hereof, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan as a result of the exercise of the Incentive Stock Options shall be 1,500,000 Shares. In no event shall any Incentive Stock Options be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of Effective Date.
(d) Director Compensation Limit. A Participant who is a non-employee Director may not receive compensation for any calendar in excess of $750,000 in the aggregate, including cash payments and Awards.
5. Eligibility. Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons.
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6. Specific Terms of Awards.
(a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 9(e)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan. Except in cases in which the Committee is authorized to require other forms of consideration under the Plan, or to the extent other forms of consideration must be paid to satisfy the requirements of Delaware law, no consideration other than services may be required for the grant (as opposed to the exercise) of any Award.
(b) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Exercise Price. Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the exercise price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, provided that such exercise price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option and shall not, in any event, be less than the par value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option. If an Employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Employee, the exercise price of such Incentive Stock Option (to the extent required by the Code at the time of grant) shall be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which or the circumstances under which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the method by which notice of exercise is to be given and the form of exercise notice to be used, the time or times at which Options shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the methods by which the exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid (including in the discretion of the Committee a cashless exercise procedure), the form of such payment, including, without limitation, cash, Shares (including without limitation the withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Award), other Awards or awards granted under other plans of the Company or a Related Entity, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis provided that such deferred payments are not in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any other applicable law), and the methods by or forms in which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.
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(iii) Form of Settlement. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be in the form of Shares or other similar securities.
(iv) Incentive Stock Options. The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options (including any Stock Appreciation Right issued in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant has first requested, or consents to, the change that will result in such disqualification. Thus, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 422 of the Code, Options granted as Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following special terms and conditions:
(A) the Option shall not be exercisable for more than ten years after the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted; provided, however, that if a Participant owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) and the Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Participant, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) for no more than five years from the date of grant;
(B) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and all other option plans of the Company (and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) that become exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year shall not (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and
(C) if Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of within two years following the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted or one year following the transfer of such Shares to the Participant upon exercise, the Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition and provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Committee may reasonably require.
(c) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to any Eligible Person in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option (a “Tandem Stock Appreciation Right”), or without regard to any Option (a “Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right”), in each case upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, including the following:
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(i) Right to Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee. The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, in the case of a Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right, or less than the associated Option exercise price, in the case of a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right.
(ii) Other Terms. The Committee shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which Stock Appreciation Rights shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right.
(iii) Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights. Any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be granted at the same time as the related Option is granted or, for Options that are not Incentive Stock Options, at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option. Any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right related to an Option may be exercised only when the related Option would be exercisable and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the related Option exceeds the exercise price at which Shares can be acquired pursuant to the Option. In addition, if a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right exists with respect to less than the full number of Shares covered by a related Option, then an exercise or termination of such Option shall not reduce the number of Shares to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right applies until the number of Shares then exercisable under such Option equals the number of Shares to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right applies. Any Option related to a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised, and any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Option has been exercised.
(d) Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Awards to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, or as otherwise provided in this Plan during the Restriction Period. The terms of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan. The restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement relating to a Restricted Stock Award, a Participant granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the Committee). During the period that the Restricted Stock Award is subject to a risk of forfeiture, subject to Section 9(b) below and except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the Participant or Beneficiary.
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(ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable Restriction Period, the Participant’s Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture that has not lapsed or otherwise been satisfied shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided that the Committee may provide, by resolution or other action or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock Awards shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.
(iii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.
(iv) Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee may require or permit a Participant to elect that any cash dividends paid on a Share of Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional Shares of Restricted Stock or applied to the purchase of additional Awards under the Plan, or except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of Section 6(h) hereof, may require that payment be delayed (with or without interest at such rate, if any, as the Committee shall determine) and remain subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such cash dividend is payable, in each case in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Shares distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Shares or other property have been distributed.
(e) Restricted Stock Unit Award. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Unit Awards to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Award and Restrictions. A Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the vesting period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be satisfied by delivery of Shares, cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter. Prior to satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award carries no voting or dividend or other rights associated with Share ownership. Prior to satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement and as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, a Restricted Stock Unit Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the Participant or any Beneficiary, provided that settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit Award can be delayed or deferred.
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(ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable vesting period or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply (as provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Unit Award), the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award that is at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture that has not lapsed or otherwise been satisfied shall be forfeited; provided that the Committee may provide, by resolution or other action or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that forfeiture conditions relating to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of any Restricted Stock Unit Award.
(iii) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee may, in its discretion, specify in the applicable Award Agreement that any or all Dividend Equivalents or other distributions paid on Awards of Restricted Stock Units prior to vesting or settlement, as applicable, be paid either in cash or in additional Shares and either on a current or deferred basis and that such Dividend Equivalents or other distributions may be reinvested in additional Shares, which may be subject to the same restrictions (including vesting conditions) as such Awards.
(f) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is authorized to grant Shares to any Eligible Persons as a bonus, or to grant Shares or other Awards in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, Shares or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee.
(g) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to any Eligible Person entitling the Eligible Person to receive cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property equal in value to the dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares, or other periodic payments. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or at some later date, or whether such Dividend Equivalents shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to such restrictions on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the Committee may specify. Any such determination by the Committee shall be made at the grant date of the applicable Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with an Award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Award with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited.
(h) Performance Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Person payable in cash, Shares, or other Awards, on terms and conditions established by the Committee. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award. Except as provided in Section 9 or as may be provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards will be distributed only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. The performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon any criteria that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine should be used for that purpose. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the Performance Period or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
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(i) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to any Eligible Person such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Shares, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan, and such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(i) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, as the Committee shall determine.
(j) Other Cash-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant Other Cash-Based Awards. Other Cash-Based Awards may be granted to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards.
7. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.
(a) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Related Entity, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or any Related Entity, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or a Related Entity. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award or award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award or award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Related Entity, in which the value of Shares subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation (for example, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units), or in which the exercise price, grant price or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered (for example, Options or Stock Appreciation Right granted with an exercise price or grant price “discounted” by the amount of the cash compensation surrendered), provided that any such determination to grant an Award in lieu of cash compensation must be made in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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(b) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten years (or in the case of an Incentive Stock Option such shorter term as may be required under Section 422 of the Code).
(c) Form and Timing of Payment Under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a Related Entity upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, provided that any determination to pay in installments or on a deferred basis shall be made by the Committee at the date of grant. Any installment or deferral provided for in the preceding sentence shall, however, be subject to the Company’s compliance with applicable law, and in a manner intended to be exempt from or otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Subject to Section 7(d) of this Plan, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Shares in connection with such settlement, in the sole discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change of Control). Any such settlement shall be at a value determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, without limitation, may in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right be limited to the amount if any by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the settlement date exceeds the exercise or grant price. Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 7(d) of this Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award Agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee. The acceleration of the settlement of any Award, and the payment of any Award in installments or on a deferred basis, all shall be done in a manner that is intended to be exempt from or otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Committee may, without limitation, make provision for the payment or crediting of a reasonable interest rate on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Shares.
(d) Code Section 409A.
(i) The Award Agreement for any Award that the Committee reasonably determines to constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” under Section 409A of the Code (a “Section 409A Plan”), and the provisions of the Section 409A Plan applicable to that Award, shall be construed in a manner consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Committee, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, may amend any Award Agreement (and the provisions of the Plan applicable thereto) if and to the extent that the Committee determines that such amendment is necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
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(ii) If any Award constitutes a Section 409A Plan, then the Award shall be subject to the following additional requirements, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of the Code:
(A) Payments under the Section 409A Plan may be made only upon (u) the Participant’s “separation from service”, (v) the date the Participant becomes “disabled”, (w) the Participant’s death, (x) a “specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule)” specified in the Award Agreement at the date of the deferral of such compensation, (y) a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company, or (z) the occurrence of an “unforeseeable emergency”;
(B) The time or schedule for any payment of the deferred compensation may not be accelerated, except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations or other applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service;
(C) Any elections with respect to the deferral of such compensation or the time and form of distribution of such deferred compensation shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A(a)(4) of the Code; and
(D) In the case of any Participant who is “specified employee”, a distribution on account of a “separation from service” may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death).
For purposes of the foregoing, the terms in quotations shall have the same meanings as those terms have for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and the limitations set forth herein shall be applied in such manner (and only to the extent) as shall be necessary to comply with any requirements of Section 409A of the Code that are applicable to the Award.
(iii) If an Award includes a “series of installment payments” (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations), a Participant’s right to such series of installment payments shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and not as a right to a single payment, and if an Award includes “dividend equivalents” (within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(e) of the Treasury Regulations), a Participant’s right to such dividend equivalents shall be treated separately from the right to other amounts under the Award.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, the Company does not make any representation to any Participant or Beneficiary that any Awards made pursuant to this Plan are exempt from, or satisfy, the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless the Participant or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Participant or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Plan, or any Award Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof, or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
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8. Effect of Change of Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, take any one or more of the following actions with respect to any outstanding Award, which need not be uniform with respect to all Participants and/or Awards:
(a) continuation or assumption of such Award by the Company (if it is the surviving corporation) or by the successor or surviving entity or its Parent;
(b) substitution or replacement of such Award by the successor or surviving entity or its parent with cash, securities, rights or other property to be paid or issued, as the case may be, by the successor or surviving entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), with substantially the same terms and value as such Award (including any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto);
(c) acceleration of the vesting of such Award and the lapse of any restrictions thereon and, in the case of an Option or SAR Award, acceleration of the right to exercise such Award during a specified period (and the termination of such Option or SAR Award without payment of any consideration therefor to the extent such Award is not timely exercised), in each case, either (A) immediately prior to or as of the date of the Change in Control, (B) upon a Participant’s involuntary termination of service (including upon a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company (or a successor corporation or its Parent) without Cause, by a Participant for “good reason” and/or due to a Participant’s death or Disability on or within a specified period following the Change in Control or (C) upon the failure of the successor or surviving entity (or its Parent) to continue or assume such Award;
(d) in the case of a Performance Award, determination of the level of attainment of the applicable performance condition(s); and
(e) cancellation of such Award in consideration of a payment, with the form, amount and timing of such payment determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject to the following: (A) such payment shall be made in cash, securities, rights and/or other property; (B) the amount of such payment shall equal the value of such Award, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that, in the case of an Option or SAR Award, if such value equals the Intrinsic Value of such Award, such value shall be deemed to be valid; provided further that, if the Intrinsic Value of an Option or SAR Award is equal to or less than zero, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the cancellation of such Award without payment of any consideration therefor (for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, terminate any Option or SAR Awards for which the exercise or hurdle price is equal to or exceeds the per Share value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction without payment of consideration therefor); and (C) such payment shall be made promptly following such Change in Control or on a specified date or dates following such Change in Control; provided that the timing of such payment shall comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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9. General Provisions.
(a) Compliance With Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, postpone the issuance or delivery of Shares or payment of other benefits under any Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares or other required action under any federal or state law, rule or regulation, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee, may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Shares or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations.
(b) Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other right or interest granted under the Plan shall be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of such Participant to any party, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative, except that Awards and other rights (other than Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem therewith) may be transferred to one or more Beneficiaries or other transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award, but only if and to the extent such transfers are permitted by the Committee pursuant to the express terms of an Award Agreement (subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee may impose thereon), are by gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order, and are to a “Permitted Assignee” that is a permissible transferee under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of shares of stock on a Form S-8 registration statement. For this purpose, a Permitted Assignee shall mean (i) the Participant’s spouse, children or grandchildren (including any adopted and step children or grandchildren), parents, grandparents or siblings, (ii) a trust for the benefit of one or more of the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i), (iii) a partnership, limited liability company or corporation in which the Participant or the persons referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) are the only partners, members or shareholders, or (iv) a foundation in which any person or entity designated in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above control the management of assets. A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.
(c) Adjustments.
(i) Adjustments to Awards. In the event that any extraordinary dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, or other property), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares and/or such other securities of the Company or any other issuer, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem appropriate and equitable, substitute, exchange or adjust any or all of (A) the number and kind of Shares (including the identity of the issuer) which may be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, (B) the number and kind of Shares (including the identity of the issuer) subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards, (C) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price relating to any Award and/or make provision for payment of cash or other property in respect of any outstanding Award, and (D) any other aspect of any Award that the Committee determines to be appropriate in order to prevent the reduction or enlargement of benefits under any Award (including, without limitation, any performance conditions applicable to such Award).
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(ii) Other Adjustments. The Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards (including Performance Awards, or performance goals and conditions relating thereto) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any Related Entity or any business unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any Related Entity, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations or business conditions or in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Company, any Related Entity or business unit thereof, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant.
(d) Award Agreements. Each Award Agreement shall either be (a) in writing in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (b) an electronic notice in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking one or more types of Awards as the Committee may provide; in each case and if required by the Committee, the Award Agreement shall be executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company to execute any or all Award Agreements on behalf of the Company. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award as established by the Committee consistent with the provisions of the Plan.
(e) Taxes. The Company and any Related Entity are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Shares, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company or any Related Entity and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee or through a “broker-assisted” or “sell-to-cover” procedure or pursuant to such other process or procedure as determined by the Committee in its discretion. The amount of withholding tax paid with respect to any Award by the withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to any Award or by delivering Shares already owned shall not exceed the maximum statutory tax rates in the jurisdictions applicable to the Participant or Beneficiary with respect to the taxable amount. For this purpose, the maximum statutory rates shall be based on the applicable rates of the relevant tax authorities (for example, federal, state, local or foreign), including the Participant or Beneficiary’s share of payroll or similar taxes, as provided in tax law, regulations, or the authority’s administrative practices, not to exceed the highest statutory rate in that jurisdiction, even if that rate exceeds the highest rate that may be applicable to the Participant or Beneficiary.
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(f) Changes to the Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under the Plan, without the consent of shareholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Board action if such shareholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to the Plan to shareholders for approval; provided that, except as otherwise permitted by the Plan or Award Agreement, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under the terms of any previously granted and outstanding Award. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in the Plan; provided that, except as otherwise permitted by the Plan or Award Agreement, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee or the Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under terms of such Award.
(g) Clawback of Benefits.
(i) The Company may (A) cause the cancellation of any Award, (B) require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant or Beneficiary, and (C) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company, applicable law and/or applicable stock exchange listing rules (each, a “Clawback Policy”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with any Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, a Participant is also agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Award Agreements may be unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Participant’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.
(ii) Without limitation on any other remedies available to the Company or any Related Entity, if a Participant, without the consent of the Company, while employed by or providing services to the Company or any Related Entity or after termination of such employment or service, violates a non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disclosure covenant or agreement or otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Company or any Related Entity, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, then (i) any outstanding, vested or unvested, earned or unearned portion of the Award may, at the Committee’s discretion, be canceled and (ii) the Committee, in its discretion, may require the Participant or other person to whom any payment has been made or Shares or other property have been transferred in connection with the Award to forfeit and pay over to the Company, on demand, all or any portion of the gain (whether or not taxable) realized upon the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right and the value realized (whether or not taxable) on the vesting or payment of any other Award during the time period specified in the Award Agreement or otherwise specified by the Committee.
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(h) Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder or under any Award shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a Related Entity to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s Continuous Service at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and Employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any Related Entity including, without limitation, any right to receive dividends or distributions, any right to vote or act by written consent, any right to attend meetings of shareholders or any right to receive any information concerning the Company’s or any Related Entity’s business, financial condition, results of operation or prospects, unless and until such time as the Participant is duly issued Shares on the stock books of the Company or any Related Entity in accordance with the terms of an Award. None of the Company, its officers or its directors shall have any fiduciary obligation to the Participant with respect to any Awards unless and until the Participant is duly issued Shares pursuant to the Award on the stock books of the Company in accordance with the terms of an Award. Neither the Company, nor any Related Entity, nor any of their respective officers, directors, representatives or agents is granting any rights under the Plan to the Participant whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied, other than those rights expressly set forth in this Plan or the Award Agreement.
(i) Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or Related Entity that issues the Award; provided that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the obligations of the Company or Related Entity under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust assets and reinvest the proceeds in alternative investments, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify and in accordance with applicable law.
(j) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable.
(k) Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash or other consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash or other consideration. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
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(l) Governing Law. Except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, the validity, construction and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan, and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws, and applicable federal law.
(m) Non-U.S. Laws. The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of foreign countries in which the Company or its Related Entities may operate to assure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants performing services in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.
(n) Plan Effective Date; Termination of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date. The Plan shall terminate at the earliest of (a) such time as no Shares remain available for issuance under the Plan, (b) termination of this Plan by the Board, or (c) the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards outstanding upon expiration of the Plan shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated or have expired.
(o) Construction and Interpretation. Whenever used herein, nouns in the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine gender. Headings of Articles and Sections hereof are inserted for convenience and reference and constitute no part of the Plan.
(p) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.
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Exhibit 10.6
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
| 1. | Purpose | 1 |
| 2. | Definitions | 1 |
| 3. | Administration | 5 |
| 4. | Shares Subject to Plan | 6 |
| 5. | Eligibility | 7 |
| 6. | Specific Terms of Awards | 7 |
| 7. | Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards | 13 |
| 8. | Effect of Change of Control | 15 |
| 9. | General Provisions | 16 |
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GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of this 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to assist Global Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its Related Entities (as hereinafter defined) in attracting, motivating, retaining and rewarding high-quality executives and other employees, officers, directors, consultants and other persons who provide services to the Company or its Related Entities by enabling such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company in order to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such persons and the Company’s shareholders, and providing such persons with performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of shareholder value.
2. Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof and elsewhere herein.
(a) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Share granted as a bonus or in lieu of another Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award or Performance Award, together with any other right or interest relating to Shares or other property (including cash), granted to a Participant under the Plan.
(b) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder.
(c) “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, trust or trusts that have been designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon such Participant’s death or to which Awards or other rights are transferred if and to the extent permitted under Section 9(b) hereof. If, upon a Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means the Participant’s estate.
(d) “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors.
(e) “Cause” shall, with respect to any Participant, have the meaning specified in the Award Agreement. In the absence of any definition in the Award Agreement, “Cause” shall have the equivalent meaning or the same meaning as “cause” or “for cause” set forth in any employment, consulting, or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Related Entity or, in the absence of any such agreement or any such definition in such agreement, such term shall mean (i) the failure by the Participant to perform, in a reasonable manner, his or her duties as assigned by the Company or a Related Entity, (ii) any violation or breach by the Participant of his or her employment, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or a Related Entity, if any, (iii) any violation or breach by the Participant of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and/or other similar agreement with the Company or a Related Entity, (iv) any act by the Participant of dishonesty or bad faith with respect to the Company or a Related Entity, (v) use of alcohol, drugs or other similar substances in a manner that adversely affects the Participant’s work performance, or (vi) the commission by the Participant of any act, misdemeanor, or crime reflecting unfavorably upon the Participant or the Company or any Related Entity. The good faith determination by the Committee of whether the Participant’s Continuous Service was terminated by the Company for “Cause” shall be final and binding for all purposes hereunder.
(f) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale, conveyance, exchange, exclusive license or other transfer of all or substantially all of the intellectual property or assets of the Company, (ii) any acquisition of the Company in which the Company is a party, by means of a consolidation, stock exchange, merger or other form of corporate reorganization of the Company with any other Company in which the Company’s stockholders immediately prior to such stock exchange, merger or other reorganization own less than a majority of the voting securities of the surviving entity or parent thereof immediately following such transaction, or (iii) any transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company is a party, to a person or group of persons (other than an underwriter of the Company’s securities), following which such person or group of persons hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting stock of the Company. If any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then if, and only if necessary to avoid a violation of Section 409A of the Code, a transaction shall not be deemed to constitute a “Change of Control” unless it constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations.
(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto.
(h) “Committee” means a committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan; provided, however, that if the Board fails to designate a committee or if there are no longer any members on the committee so designated by the Board, or for any other reason determined by the Board, then the Board shall serve as the Committee.
(i) “Consultant” means any consultant or advisor who provides services to the Company or any Related Entity, so long as (i) such person renders bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction, (ii) such person does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities, and (iii) the identity of such person would not preclude the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on either the exemption from registration provided by Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933 or, if the Company is required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, registration on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
(j) “Continuous Service” means the uninterrupted provision of services to the Company or any Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or, to the extent permitted by the Board, other service provider. Continuous Service shall not be considered to be interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company, any Related Entities, or any successor entities, in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider, or (iii) any change in status as long as (x) the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director, Consultant or other service provider (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement) and (y) at the time of such change in status, the Board determines that such change in status shall not be deemed to terminate or interrupt such Person’s Continuous Service. An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave.
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(k) “Director” means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity.
(l) “Disability” means a permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee.
(m) “Dividend Equivalent” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(g) hereof, to receive cash, Shares, other Awards or other property equal in value to regular dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares, or other periodic payments.
(n) “Effective Date” means the effective date of the Plan, which shall be the date approved by the Board of Directors and Stockholders.
(o) “Eligible Person” means each officer, Director, Employee, Consultant and other person who provides services to the Company or any Related Entity. The foregoing notwithstanding, only Employees of the Company, or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company (as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively), shall be Eligible Persons for purposes of receiving any Incentive Stock Options. An Employee on leave of absence may, in the discretion of the Committee, be considered as still in the employ of the Company or a Related Entity for purposes of eligibility for participation in the Plan.
(p) “Employee” means any person, including an officer or Director, who is an employee of the Company or any Related Entity, or is a prospective employee of the Company or any Related Entity (conditioned upon and effective not earlier than, such person becoming an employee of the Company or any Related Entity). The payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a Related Entity shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
(q) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.
(r) “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of Shares, Awards or other property on the date as of which the value is being determined, as determined by the Committee, or under procedures established by the Committee, subject to the following:
(i) If, on such date, the Shares are listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the closing price of a Share (or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices of a Share if the Share is so quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, The Nasdaq Small Cap Market or such other national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the Share, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Share has traded on such securities exchange or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Share was so traded prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Board, in its discretion.
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(ii) If, on such date, the Share are not listed on a national or regional securities exchange or market system, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be as determined by the Board in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse.
(s) “Incentive Stock Option” means any Option intended to be designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.
(t) “Option” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(b) hereof, to purchase Shares or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods.
(u) “Optionee” means a person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan or any person who succeeds to the rights of such person under this Plan.
(v) “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 6(i) hereof.
(w) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company), whether now or hereafter existing, in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations in the chain (other than the Company) owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
(x) “Participant” means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.
(y) “Performance Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 6(h) hereof.
(z) “Performance Period” means that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured.
(aa) “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, and shall include a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
(bb) “Related Entity” means any Parent or Subsidiary, and any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity designated by the Committee in which the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly and with respect to which the Company may offer or sell securities pursuant to the Plan in reliance upon either Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933 or, if the Company is required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, registration on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
(cc) “Restricted Stock” means any Share issued with such risks of forfeiture and other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including any restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any dividends), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
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(dd) “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award granted to a Participant under Section 6(d) hereof.
(ee) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a right to receive Shares, including Restricted Stock, cash measured based upon the value of Shares or a combination thereof, at the end of a specified deferral period.
(ff) “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award of Restricted Stock Unit granted to a Participant under Section 6(e) hereof.
(gg) “Restriction Period” means the period of time specified by the Committee that Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose.
(hh) “Shares” means the shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Shares pursuant to Section 9(c) hereof.
(ii) “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.
(jj) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of the then outstanding securities or interests of such corporation or other entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or in which the Company has the right to receive fifty percent (50%) or more of the distribution of profits or fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets on liquidation or dissolution.
(kk) “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, Awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future Awards, by a company (i) acquired by the Company or any Related Entity, (ii) which becomes a Related Entity after the date hereof, or (iii) with which the Company or any Related Entity combines.
3. Administration.
(a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that except as otherwise expressly provided in this Plan, the Board may exercise any power or authority granted to the Committee under this Plan and in that case, references herein shall be deemed to include references to the Board. The Committee shall have full and final authority, subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible Persons to become Participants, grant Awards, determine the type, number and other terms and conditions of, and all other matters relating to, Awards, prescribe Award Agreements (which need not be identical for each Participant) and rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, construe and interpret the Plan and Award Agreements and correct defects, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein, and to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. In exercising any discretion granted to the Committee under the Plan or pursuant to any Award, the Committee shall not be required to follow past practices, act in a manner consistent with past practices, or treat any Eligible Person or Participant in a manner consistent with the treatment of any other Eligible Persons or Participants. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or entities, including the Company, any Related Entity or any Participant or Beneficiary, or any transferee under Section 9(b) hereof or any other person claiming rights from or through any of the foregoing persons or entities.
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(b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to members of the Board, or officers or managers of the Company or any Related Entity, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions as the Committee may determine. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.
(c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and the Board, and each member thereof, shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or Employee, the Company’s independent auditors, Consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and the Board, and any officer or Employee acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee or the Board, shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.
4. Shares Subject to Plan.
(a) Limitation on Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery Under Plan. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c) hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for delivery under the Plan shall be 445,533. Any Shares delivered under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.
(b) Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards. No Award may be granted if the number of Shares to be delivered in connection with such an Award exceeds the number of Shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan, minus the number of Shares deliverable in settlement of or relating to then outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if the number of Shares actually delivered differs from the number of Shares previously counted in connection with an Award.
(c) Availability of Shares Not Delivered under Awards and Adjustments to Limits.
(i) If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without issuance of such Shares, or any Award is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award, the Shares to which those Awards were subject, shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, non- issuance or cash settlement, again be available for delivery with respect to Awards under the Plan, subject to the provisions of this Section 4(c).
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(ii) In the event that any Option or other Award granted under this Plan is exercised through the tendering of Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, or withholding tax liabilities arising from such Option or other Award, are satisfied by the tendering of Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then only the number of Shares issued net of the Shares tendered or withheld shall be counted for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for grant under the Plan.
(iii) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for delivery under the Plan or authorized for delivery to a Participant in any period. Additionally, in the event that an entity acquired by the Company or any Related Entity or with which the Company or any Related Entity combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by its shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for delivery pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for delivery under the Plan if and to the extent that the use of such Shares would not require approval of the Company’s shareholders under the rules of the listing market. Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4(c) to the contrary but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(c) hereof, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan as a result of the exercise of the Incentive Stock Options shall be 1,500,000 Shares. In no event shall any Incentive Stock Options be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Board adopts the Plan.
5. Eligibility. Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons.
6. Specific Terms of Awards.
(a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 9(e)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan. Except in cases in which the Committee is authorized to require other forms of consideration under the Plan, or to the extent other forms of consideration must be paid to satisfy the requirements of Delaware law, no consideration other than services may be required for the grant (as opposed to the exercise) of any Award.
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(b) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Exercise Price. Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the exercise price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, provided that such exercise price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option and shall not, in any event, be less than the par value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option. If an Employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Employee, the exercise price of such Incentive Stock Option (to the extent required by the Code at the time of grant) shall be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which or the circumstances under which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the method by which notice of exercise is to be given and the form of exercise notice to be used, the time or times at which Options shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the methods by which the exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid (including in the discretion of the Committee a cashless exercise procedure), the form of such payment, including, without limitation, cash, Shares (including without limitation the withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Award), other Awards or awards granted under other plans of the Company or a Related Entity, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis provided that such deferred payments are not in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any other applicable law), and the methods by or forms in which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.
(iii) Form of Settlement. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be in the form of Restricted Stock or other similar securities.
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(iv) Incentive Stock Options. The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options (including any Stock Appreciation Right issued in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant has first requested, or consents to, the change that will result in such disqualification. Thus, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 422 of the Code, Options granted as Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following special terms and conditions:
(A) the Option shall not be exercisable for more than ten years after the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted; provided, however, that if a Participant owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) and the Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Participant, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) for no more than five years from the date of grant;
(B) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and all other option plans of the Company (and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively) that become exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year shall not (to the extent required by the Code at the time of the grant) exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and
(C) if shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of within two years following the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted or one year following the transfer of such Shares to the Participant upon exercise, the Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition and provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Committee may reasonably require.
(c) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to any Eligible Person in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option (a “Tandem Stock Appreciation Right”), or without regard to any Option (a “Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right”), in each case upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, including the following:
(i) Right to Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee. The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, in the case of a Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right, or less than the associated Option exercise price, in the case of a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right.
(ii) Other Terms. The Committee shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which Stock Appreciation Rights shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Continuous Service or upon other conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right.
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(iii) Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights. Any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be granted at the same time as the related Option is granted or, for Options that are not Incentive Stock Options, at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option. Any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right related to an Option may be exercised only when the related Option would be exercisable and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the related Option exceeds the exercise price at which Shares can be acquired pursuant to the Option. In addition, if a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right exists with respect to less than the full number of Shares covered by a related Option, then an exercise or termination of such Option shall not reduce the number of Shares to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right applies until the number of Shares then exercisable under such Option equals the number of Shares to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right applies. Any Option related to a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised, and any Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Option has been exercised.
(d) Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Awards to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, or as otherwise provided in this Plan during the Restriction Period. The terms of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan. The restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement relating to a Restricted Stock Award, a Participant granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the Committee). During the period that the Restricted Stock Award is subject to a risk of forfeiture, subject to Section 9(b) below and except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the Participant or Beneficiary.
(ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable Restriction Period, the Participant’s Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture that has not lapsed or otherwise been satisfied shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided that the Committee may provide, by resolution or other action or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock Awards shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.
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(iii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.
(iv) Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee may require or permit a Participant to elect that any cash dividends paid on a Share of Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional Shares of Restricted Stock or applied to the purchase of additional Awards under the Plan, or except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of Section 6(h) hereof, may require that payment be delayed (with or without interest at such rate, if any, as the Committee shall determine) and remain subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such cash dividend is payable, in each case in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Shares distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Shares or other property have been distributed.
(e) Restricted Stock Unit Award. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Unit Awards to any Eligible Person on the following terms and conditions:
(i) Award and Restrictions. Satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit Award by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code). In addition, a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be satisfied by delivery of Shares, cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter. Prior to satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award carries no voting or dividend or other rights associated with Share ownership. Prior to satisfaction of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement and as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, a Restricted Stock Unit Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the Participant or any Beneficiary.
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(ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service during the applicable deferral period or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply (as provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Unit Award), the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award that is at that time subject to a risk of forfeiture that has not lapsed or otherwise been satisfied shall be forfeited; provided that the Committee may provide, by resolution or other action or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that forfeiture conditions relating to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of any Restricted Stock Unit Award.
(iii) Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the date of grant, any Dividend Equivalents that are granted with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be either (A) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit Award at the dividend payment date in cash or in Shares of unrestricted stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit Award and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units, other Awards or other investment vehicles, as the Committee shall determine or permit the Participant to elect. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether any Dividend Equivalents shall be paid at the dividend payment date, deferred or deferred at the election of the Participant. If the Participant may elect to defer the Dividend Equivalents, such election shall be made within 30 days after the grant date of the Restricted Stock Unit Award, but in no event later than 12 months before the first date on which any portion of such Restricted Stock Unit Award vests (or at such other times prescribed by the Committee as shall not result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code).
(f) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is authorized to grant Shares to any Eligible Persons as a bonus, or to grant Shares or other Awards in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, Shares or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee.
(g) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to any Eligible Person entitling the Eligible Person to receive cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property equal in value to the dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares, or other periodic payments. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or at some later date, or whether such Dividend Equivalents shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to such restrictions on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the Committee may specify. Any such determination by the Committee shall be made at the grant date of the applicable Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with an Award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Award with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited.
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(h) Performance Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Person payable in cash, Shares, or other Awards, on terms and conditions established by the Committee. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award. Except as provided in Section 9 or as may be provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards will be distributed only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. The performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon any criteria that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine should be used for that purpose. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the Performance Period or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(i) Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to any Eligible Person such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Shares, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan, and such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(i) shall be purchased for such consideration, (including without limitation loans from the Company or a Related Entity) paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, as the Committee shall determine.
7. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.
(a) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Related Entity, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a Related Entity, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any Related Entity. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award or award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award or award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Related Entity, in which the value of Shares subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation (for example, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units), or in which the exercise price, grant price or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered (for example, Options or Stock Appreciation Right granted with an exercise price or grant price “discounted” by the amount of the cash compensation surrendered), provided that any such determination to grant an Award in lieu of cash compensation must be made in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code.
(b) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten years (or in the case of an Incentive Stock Option such shorter term as may be required under Section 422 of the Code).
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(c) Form and Timing of Payment Under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a Related Entity upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, provided that any determination to pay in installments or on a deferred basis shall be made by the Committee at the date of grant. Any installment or deferral provided for in the preceding sentence shall, however, be subject to the Company’s compliance with applicable law, and in a manner intended to be exempt from or otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Subject to Section 7(d) of this Plan, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Shares in connection with such settlement, in the sole discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change of Control). Any such settlement shall be at a value determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, without limitation, may in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right be limited to the amount if any by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the settlement date exceeds the exercise or grant price. Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 7(d) of this Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award Agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee. The acceleration of the settlement of any Award, and the payment of any Award in installments or on a deferred basis, all shall be done in a manner that is intended to be exempt from or otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Committee may, without limitation, make provision for the payment or crediting of a reasonable interest rate on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Shares.
(d) Code Section 409A.
(i) The Award Agreement for any Award that the Committee reasonably determines to constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” under Section 409A of the Code (a “Section 409A Plan”), and the provisions of the Section 409A Plan applicable to that Award, shall be construed in a manner consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Committee, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, may amend any Award Agreement (and the provisions of the Plan applicable thereto) if and to the extent that the Committee determines that such amendment is necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(ii) If any Award constitutes a Section 409A Plan, then the Award shall be subject to the following additional requirements, if and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of the Code:
(A) Payments under the Section 409A Plan may be made only upon (u) the Participant’s “separation from service”, (v) the date the Participant becomes “disabled”, (w) the Participant’s death, (x) a “specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule)” specified in the Award Agreement at the date of the deferral of such compensation, (y) a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company, or (z) the occurrence of an “unforeseeable emergency”;
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(B) The time or schedule for any payment of the deferred compensation may not be accelerated, except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations or other applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service;
(C) Any elections with respect to the deferral of such compensation or the time and form of distribution of such deferred compensation shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A(a)(4) of the Code; and
(D) In the case of any Participant who is “specified employee”, a distribution on account of a “separation from service” may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death).
For purposes of the foregoing, the terms in quotations shall have the same meanings as those terms have for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and the limitations set forth herein shall be applied in such manner (and only to the extent) as shall be necessary to comply with any requirements of Section 409A of the Code that are applicable to the Award.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, the Company does not make any representation to any Participant or Beneficiary that any Awards made pursuant to this Plan are exempt from, or satisfy, the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless the Participant or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Participant or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Plan, or any Award Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof, or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(e) Stockholders’ Agreement, etc. As a condition to receiving any Shares under the Plan, including upon the exercise of an Option, a Participant shall execute any stockholders’ agreement, investors’ rights agreement, voting agreement, right of first refusal agreement or any other agreement required to be executed by holders of Shares generally from time to time.
8. Effect of Change of Control. If and only to the extent provided in any employment or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Related Entity, or in any Award Agreement, or to the extent otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and without any requirement that each Participant be treated consistently, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control:
(a) Any Option or Stock Appreciation Right that was not previously vested and exercisable as of the time of the Change of Control, shall become immediately vested and exercisable, subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 9(a) hereof.
(b) Any restrictions, deferral of settlement, and forfeiture conditions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or an Other Stock-Based Award subject only to future service requirements granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested as of the time of the Change of Control, except to the extent of any waiver by the Participant and subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 9(a) hereof.
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(c) With respect to any outstanding Award subject to achievement of performance goals and conditions under the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion, consider such Awards to have been earned and payable based on achievement of performance goals or based upon target performance (either in full or pro-rata based on the portion of the Performance Period completed as of the Change of Control).
9. General Provisions.
(a) Compliance With Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, postpone the issuance or delivery of Shares or payment of other benefits under any Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares or other required action under any federal or state law, rule or regulation, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee, may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Shares or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations.
(b) Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other right or interest granted under the Plan shall be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of such Participant to any party, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative, except that Awards and other rights (other than Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem therewith) may be transferred to one or more Beneficiaries or other transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award, but only if and to the extent such transfers are permitted by the Committee pursuant to the express terms of an Award Agreement (subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee may impose thereon), are by gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order, and are to a “Permitted Assignee” that is a permissible transferee under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of shares of stock on a Form S-8 registration statement. For this purpose, a Permitted Assignee shall mean (i) the Participant’s spouse, children or grandchildren (including any adopted and step children or grandchildren), parents, grandparents or siblings, (ii) a trust for the benefit of one or more of the Participant or the persons referred to in clause (i), (iii) a partnership, limited liability company or corporation in which the Participant or the persons referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) are the only partners, members or shareholders, or (iv) a foundation in which any person or entity designated in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above control the management of assets. A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.
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(c) Adjustments.
(i) Adjustments to Awards. In the event that any extraordinary dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, or other property), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares and/or such other securities of the Company or any other issuer, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem appropriate and equitable, substitute, exchange or adjust any or all of (A) the number and kind of Shares which may be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, (B) the number and kind of Shares subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards, (C) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price relating to any Award and/or make provision for payment of cash or other property in respect of any outstanding Award, and (D) any other aspect of any Award that the Committee determines to be appropriate in order to prevent the reduction or enlargement of benefits under any Award.
(ii) Adjustments in Case of Certain Transactions. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which the Company does not survive, or in the event of any Change of Control (and subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Plan relating to the vesting of Awards in the event of any Change of Control), any outstanding Awards may be dealt with in accordance with any of the following approaches, without the requirement of obtaining any consent or agreement of a Participant as such, as determined by the agreement effectuating the transaction or, if and to the extent not so determined, as determined by the Committee: (A) the continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving entity, (B) the assumption or substitution for, as those terms are defined below, the outstanding Awards by the surviving entity or its parent or subsidiary, (C) full exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards, or (D) cancellation of outstanding vested and unvested Awards and settlement of the value of the outstanding vested Awards in cash or cash equivalents or other property (which value shall, if applicable, equal the per Share consideration in the transaction, if any, less, in the case of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, the exercise or grant price per Share and which value may, for the avoidance of doubt, be zero). Notwithstanding anything herein or in an Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent provided in the definitive agreement for any such transaction: (i) Awards shall be subject to any deferred or contingent payments (such as purchase price adjustments, earn-outs, milestones or escrows) set forth in the definitive agreement for the transaction on the terms set forth therein subject to Section 7(d) to the extent applicable; (ii) each Participant shall have been deemed to accept the appointment and decisions of any “stockholder representative” or similar Person who under the definitive agreement acts as a representative of and for the Company’s stockholders or equity holders for purposes of the definitive agreement and each Participant shall be required to execute any document required by the definitive agreement to reflect such acceptance; (iii) each Participant shall be subject to any indemnification obligations as may be set forth in the definitive agreement; and (iv) each Participant shall execute such agreements as may be required by the definitive agreement, including letters of transmittal and cash-out agreements. For the purposes of this Plan, an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award or Other Stock-Based Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the applicable transaction the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award or Other Stock-Based Award immediately prior to the applicable transaction, on substantially the same vesting and other terms and conditions as were applicable to the Award immediately prior to the applicable transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the applicable transaction by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the applicable transaction is not solely common stock of the successor company or its parent or subsidiary, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company or its parent or subsidiary, provide that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award or Other Stock-Based Award, for each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company or its parent or subsidiary substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the applicable transaction. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. With respect to any exercisable Options or SARs that would be forfeited for no consideration if not exercised, the Committee shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this Section 9(c)(ii) prior to the closing date for such transaction (which notice may be given either before or after the approval of such transaction) to the Participants who hold such Awards, in order that such Participants may have a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise such Awards that are then exercisable (including any Awards that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). A Participant may condition his or her exercise of any Awards upon the consummation of the transaction.
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(iii) Other Adjustments. The Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards (including Performance Awards, or performance goals and conditions relating thereto) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any Related Entity or any business unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any Related Entity, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations or business conditions or in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Company, any Related Entity or business unit thereof, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant.
(d) Award Agreements. Each Award Agreement shall either be (i) in writing in a form approved by the Committee and executed by the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (ii) an electronic notice in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking one or more types of Awards as the Committee may provide; in each case and if required by the Committee, the Award Agreement shall be executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company to execute any or all Award Agreements on behalf of the Company. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the Award as established by the Committee consistent with the provisions of the Plan.
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(e) Taxes. The Company and any Related Entity are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Shares, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company or any Related Entity and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee. The amount of withholding tax paid with respect to any Award by the withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to any Award or by delivering Shares already owned shall not exceed the maximum statutory tax rates in the jurisdictions applicable to the Participant or Beneficiary with respect to the taxable amount. For this purpose, the maximum statutory rates shall be based on the applicable rates of the relevant tax authorities (for example, federal, state, local or foreign), including the Participant or Beneficiary’s share of payroll or similar taxes, as provided in tax law, regulations, or the authority’s administrative practices, not to exceed the highest statutory rate in that jurisdiction, even if that rate exceeds the highest rate that may be applicable to the Participant or Beneficiary.
(f) Changes to the Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under the Plan, without the consent of shareholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Board action if such shareholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to the Plan to shareholders for approval; provided that, except as otherwise permitted by the Plan or Award Agreement, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under the terms of any previously granted and outstanding Award. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in the Plan; provided that, except as otherwise permitted by the Plan or Award Agreement, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee or the Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under terms of such Award.
(g) Clawback of Benefits.
(i) The Company may (A) cause the cancellation of any Award, (B) require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant or Beneficiary, and (C) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company and/or applicable law (each, a “Clawback Policy”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with any Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, a Participant is also agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Award Agreements may be unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Participant’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.
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(ii) Without limitation on any other remedies available to the Company or any Related Entity, if a Participant, without the consent of the Company, while employed by or providing services to the Company or any Related Entity or after termination of such employment or service, violates a non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disclosure covenant or agreement or otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Company or any Related Entity, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, then (A) any outstanding, vested or unvested, earned or unearned portion of the Award may, at the Committee’s discretion, be canceled and (B) the Committee, in its discretion, may require the Participant or other person to whom any payment has been made or Shares or other property have been transferred in connection with the Award to forfeit and pay over to the Company, on demand, all or any portion of the gain (whether or not taxable) realized upon the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right and the value realized (whether or not taxable) on the vesting or payment of any other Award during the time period specified in the Award Agreement or otherwise specified by the Committee.
(h) Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder or under any Award shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a Related Entity to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s Continuous Service at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and Employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any Related Entity including, without limitation, any right to receive dividends or distributions, any right to vote or act by written consent, any right to attend meetings of shareholders or any right to receive any information concerning the Company’s or any Related Entity’s business, financial condition, results of operation or prospects, unless and until such time as the Participant is duly issued Shares on the stock books of the Company or any Related Entity in accordance with the terms of an Award. None of the Company, its officers or its directors shall have any fiduciary obligation to the Participant with respect to any Awards unless and until the Participant is duly issued Shares pursuant to the Award on the stock books of the Company in accordance with the terms of an Award. Neither the Company, nor any Related Entity, nor any of their respective officers, directors, representatives or agents is granting any rights under the Plan to the Participant whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied, other than those rights expressly set forth in this Plan or the Award Agreement.
(v) Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or Related Entity that issues the Award; provided that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Shares, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the obligations of the Company or Related Entity under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust assets and reinvest the proceeds in alternative investments, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify and in accordance with applicable law.
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(i) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable.
(j) Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash or other consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash or other consideration. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
(k) Governing Law. Except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, the validity, construction and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan, and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws, and applicable federal law.
(l) Non-U.S. Laws. The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of foreign countries in which the Company or its Related Entities may operate to assure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants performing services in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.
(m) Plan Effective Date and Shareholder Approval; Termination of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, subject to subsequent approval, within 12 months of its adoption by the Board, by shareholders of the Company eligible to vote in the election of directors, by a vote sufficient to meet the requirements of any laws, regulations, and obligations of the Company applicable to the Plan. Awards may be granted subject to shareholder approval, but may not be exercised or otherwise settled in the event the shareholder approval is not obtained. The Plan shall terminate at the earliest of (i) such time as no Shares remain available for issuance under the Plan, (ii) termination of this Plan by the Board, or (iii) the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards outstanding upon expiration of the Plan shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated, or have expired.
(n) Construction and Interpretation. Whenever used herein, nouns in the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine gender. Headings of Articles and Sections hereof are inserted for convenience and reference and constitute no part of the Plan.
(o) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.
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Exhibit 10.7
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2018 STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of the Global Health Solutions, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants (including Directors), and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Administrator” means the Board or its Committee appointed pursuant to Section 4 below.
(b) “Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by, or under the common control of such Person. The term “control,” as used in the immediately preceding sentence, means, with respect to a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity, the right to exercise, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting rights attributable to the controlled entity, and, with respect to any individual, partnership, trust or other entity or association, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled entity.
(c) “Applicable Laws” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock option and restricted stock purchase or grant plans, including under applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws, other U.S. federal and state laws, the Code, any Stock Exchange rules or regulations and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Rights are granted under the Plan, as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.
(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) “Cause” for termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status will exist if the Participant is terminated by the Company for any of the following reasons: (1) Participant’s willful failure substantially to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or deliberate violation of a Company policy; (2) Participant’s commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or any other willful misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to the Company; (3) unauthorized use or disclosure by Participant of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company; (4) the occurrence of a Competition Event; or (5) Participant’s willful breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company. The preceding notwithstanding, if the Participant has a written employment or consulting agreement with the Company that defines the term Cause, then the definition(s) of such term in such agreement shall control for purposes of this Plan. The determination as to whether a Participant is being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary, as appropriate.
(f) “Change of Control” means (a) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), (b) any Person or group is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or (c) an IPO.
(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(h) “Committee” means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 4 below.
(i) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.
(j) “Company” means Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(k) “Competition Event” means Participant’s rendering of services, at any time (including after termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status), for any business which is in substantial competition with a business conducted by the Company or any Affiliate.
(l) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary to render services and is compensated for such services, and any Director whether compensated for such services or not.
(m) “Continuous Service Status” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee, Director or Consultant. Continuous Service Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (1) sick leave; (2) military leave; (3) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (4) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company or its Subsidiaries, or their respective successors. A change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service Status. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any award subject to Code Section 409A, any reference to “termination of Continuous Service,” “termination of employment” or similar term shall mean an event that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
(n) “Director” means a member of the board of directors or similar governing board of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(o) “Disability” means, with respect to any Participant, a permanent disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code; provided, that, if such Participant has an employment, severance or other similar agreement with the Company that includes a definition of “Disability” or an equivalent term, “Disability” shall be determined in accordance with the definition in such agreement, if any.
(p) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, with the status of employment determined based upon such factors as are deemed appropriate by the Administrator in its discretion, subject to any requirements of the Code or the Applicable Laws. The payment of a director’s fee to a Director shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of such Director.
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(q) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
(r) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator on a reasonable basis consistent with regulations under Section 409A of the Code. For Shares tradable on an established security market, the closing price per Share on the immediately preceding day on which such trades were made.
(s) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, as designated in the applicable Option Agreement.
(t) “IPO” means an initial underwritten public offering of Shares or other equity securities of the Company or any entity that holds, directly or indirectly, substantially all of the equity securities of the Company, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-1 (or an successor form under the Securities Act) after which sale such Shares or other equity securities are listed on a national securities exchange or authorized to be quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association.
(u) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, as designated in the applicable Option Agreement.
(v) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(w) “Option Agreement” means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of an Option granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to or incorporated into such Option Agreement, including, but not limited to, a notice of stock option grant and a form of exercise notice.
(x) “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
(y) “Optionee” means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Option.
(z) “Participant” means any holder of one or more Options, or the Shares issuable or issued upon exercise of such awards, under the Plan.
(aa) “Person” means any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, labor union, or other entity or governmental body.
(bb) “Plan” means the Health Solutions, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan.
(cc) “Reporting Person” means an officer, Director, or greater than ten percent stockholder of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the Exchange Act, who is required to file reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3 under the Exchange Act.
(dd) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision thereto.
(ee) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 below.
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(ff) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
(gg) “Stock Exchange” means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.
(hh) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, or any successor provision.
(ii) “Ten Percent Holder” means a person who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be sold under the Plan is One Million Two Hundred Thousand (1,200,000) Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. If an award should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. In addition, any Shares which are retained by the Company upon exercise of an award in order to satisfy the exercise for such award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such exercise shall be treated as not issued and shall continue to be available under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan and later forfeited to the Company shall be available for future grant under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with Section 2(p) above, provided that such determination shall be applied consistently with respect to Participants under the Plan;
(ii) to select the Employees and Consultants to whom Plan awards may from time to time be granted;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Plan awards are granted;
(iv) to determine the type and amount of Options granted under each award granted;
(v) to approve the form(s) of agreement(s) used under the Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder, which terms and conditions include but are not limited to the exercise price, the time or times when awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, any pro rata adjustment to vesting as a result of a Participant’s transitioning from full- to part-time service (or vice versa), and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Optioned Stock based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vii) to adjust the vesting of an Option held by an Employee or Consultant as a result of a change in the terms or conditions under which such person is providing services to the Company; and
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(viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted under the Plan, which constructions, interpretations and decisions shall be final and binding on all Participants.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Recipients of Grants. Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees (including Employees who are also Directors) of the Company.
(b) Type of Option. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(c) Maximum Grants. The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan is One Million Two Hundred Thousand (1,200,000) Shares. The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options, whether Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, may be granted to any single Participant in a calendar year is One Million Two Hundred Thousand (1,200,000) Shares.
(d) ISO $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 5(d), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an Incentive Stock Option shall be determined as of the date of the grant of such Option.
(e) No Employment Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuation of an employment or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with such Participant’s right or the right of the Company or Subsidiary as the case may be to terminate the employment or consulting relationship at any time for any reason.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board of Directors. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 14 below.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement and provided further that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a person who at the time of such grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, but shall not be less than one-hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who at the time of grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
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(b) Permissible Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (a) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by cashier’s check); (b) to the extent permitted by the Administrator, in Shares (previously owned by the Participant) having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price for the Shares being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Administrator; (c) partly in cash and, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, partly in such Shares (as described in (b) above); or (d) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, subject to such requirements as may be imposed by the Administrator, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate exercise price for the Shares being purchased. The Administrator may prescribe any other method of payment that it determines to be consistent with the exemptions under Section 409A, other applicable law and with the purposes of this Plan. In no event shall payment by installment or other extension of credit by the Company be permitted. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company and the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept a particular form of consideration at the time of any Option exercise other than cash or certified check.
9. Exercise of Option; Termination of Service; Repurchase Rights.
(a) General.
(i) Exercisability and Early Exercise. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, consistent with the term of the Plan and reflected in the Option Agreement, including vesting requirements and/or performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee.
(ii) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the vesting of Options shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Options shall be tolled during any such unpaid leave (unless otherwise required by the Applicable Laws). In the event of military leave, vesting shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon a Participant’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Options to the same extent as would have applied had the Participant continued to provide services to the Company throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.
(iii) Minimum Exercise Requirements. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. The Administrator may require that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number of Shares, provided that such requirement shall not prevent an Optionee from exercising the full number of Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
(iv) Procedures for and Results of Exercise. An Option shall be deemed exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and the Company has received full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) above, provided that the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept any form of consideration at the time of any Option exercise. Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares that thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
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(v) Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 12 below.
(b) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 9(b), the Administrator shall establish and set forth in the applicable Option Agreement the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall remain exercisable, if at all, following termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Administrator at any time. Unless the Administrator otherwise provides in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Optionee is not vested in Optioned Stock at the date of termination of his or her Continuous Service Status, or if the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified in the Option Agreement or below (as applicable), the Option shall terminate and the Optioned Stock underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. In no event may any Option be exercised after the expiration of the Option term as set forth in the Option Agreement (and subject to Section 7 above).
The following provisions shall apply to the extent an Option Agreement does not specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall terminate upon termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status:
(i) Termination other than Upon Disability or Death or for Cause. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status other than under the circumstances set forth in subsections (ii) through (iv) below, such Optionee may exercise an Option for thirty (30) days following such termination to the extent the Optionee was vested in the Optioned Stock as of the date of such termination.
(ii) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of his or her Disability, such Optionee may exercise an Option at any time within twelve (12) months following such termination to the extent the Optionee was vested in the Optioned Stock as of the date of such termination.
(iii) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee during the period of Continuous Service Status since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be exercised by Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death, but only to the extent the Optionee was vested in the Optioned Stock as of the date of death or, if earlier, the date the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status terminated.
(iv) Termination for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, any Option (including any exercisable portion thereof) held by such Optionee shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon first notification to the Optionee of termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status. The Administrator shall have authority to effect such procedures and take such actions as are necessary to carry out the legal intent of this Section 9(b)(iv), including such procedures and actions as are required to cause the Optionee to return to the Company Shares purchased under the Option that have been purchased or that vested prior to the events giving rise to the for-Cause termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status and, if such Shares have been transferred by the Optionee, to remit to the Company the value of such transferred Shares.
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(c) Repurchase Right on Termination or Competition Event.
(i) In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for any reason other than Cause, the Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to repurchase from such Optionee any or all Company Shares purchased under any Option held by such Optionee, in the Administrator’s sole discretion and at the Fair Market Value of such Company Shares, at any time upon notice to Optionee during the six (6) month period after the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status (except in the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for death or Disability, during the eighteen (18) month period after the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status), and on the terms set forth in Section 9(c)(ii) below. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause or the occurrence of a Competition Event with respect to a Participant, the Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to repurchase from such Optionee or Participant, as applicable, any or all Company Shares purchased under any Option held by such Optionee or Participant, in the Administrator’s sole discretion and at 50% of the Fair Market Value of such Company Shares, (A) upon notice (i) in the case of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, to Optionee at any time during the six (6) month period after the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, and (ii) in the case of the occurrence of a Competition Event, to Participant at any time after the occurrence of such Competition Event, and (B) on the terms set forth in Section 9(c)(ii) below.
(ii) If the Company elects to exercise its repurchase right in Section 9(c)(i) above, the Company must notify Optionee or Participant, as applicable (or, in the case of his or her death, his or her representative or beneficiary) in writing of such election (the “Call Notice”) during the time periods described in Section 9(c)(i) above. The Call Notice shall set forth the Company Shares to be purchased and the price to be paid for such Company Shares. Within thirty (30) days after Optionee’s or Participant’s receipt (or the receipt by his or her representative) of the Call Notice, Optionee or Participant (or such representative) shall execute and deliver documents satisfactory to the Company evidencing all Company Shares to be so purchased, and the Company shall, within fifteen (15) days thereafter, pay to Optionee or Participant (or to such representative), as principal or agent, in cash or by certified check, the purchase price for such Company Shares. If documents evidencing all Company Shares purchased by the Company are not executed and delivered by Optionee or Participant as provided herein, the Company shall have the right to cancel such Company Shares on its books, and deposit the purchase price in a non-interest-bearing account and make payment of such funds to Optionee or Participant (or such representative) upon its receipt of the applicable documents.
(iii) If the repurchase by the Company of the Company Shares from an Optionee or Participant, as applicable, required to sell his or her Company Shares under this Section 9(c) (a “Selling Participant”) is prohibited by law, either because its capital is impaired or such purchase would impair its capital, the Company shall reduce its capital and increase its surplus to the fullest extent legally permissible to enable it to purchase the greatest portion of such Company Shares as is legally permissible. If despite these efforts the Company is prevented from lawfully repurchasing all or part of the Company Shares from a Selling Participant, then the stockholders of the Company other than the Selling Participant, in proportion to their relative holdings of Shares, may purchase all of the Company Shares which the Company is legally prevented from purchasing at the same price and other terms set forth herein for the Company’s obligation.
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(iv) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company’s repurchase right pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall lapse and be of no further force or effect concurrently with the consummation of a Change of Control.
10. Withholding Obligations. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold automatically from any amount deliverable under the Option or otherwise, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. As a condition of the grant, vesting or exercise of an Option granted under the Plan, the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death, the person exercising the Option) shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such grant or exercise of the Option or the issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied. If the Administrator allows the withholding or surrender of Shares to satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations under this Section 10, the Administrator shall not allow Shares to be withheld in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes.
11. Non-Transferabilitv of Options. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, an Option shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, except in the event of the Participant’s death (subject to the applicable laws of descent and distribution) and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Subsidiary. No transfer shall be permitted for value or consideration. An award exercisable after the death of a Participant may be exercised by the heirs, legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Participant. Any permitted transfer of the Options to heirs, legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Participant shall not be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other Transactions.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any action required under Applicable Laws by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding award, and the number of Shares that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no awards have yet been granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an award, as well as the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding award, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive and any such adjustment or substitution will not constitute a modification of such Options within the meaning of Section 409A or otherwise be inconsistent with the provisions of Section 409A. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an award.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.
(c) Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Administrator may, in its discretion, (1) provide for acceleration in part or whole of the right to exercise a Stock Option; (2) provide for the assumption or substitution of, or adjustment to, each outstanding Option by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation; (3) provide that any Options shall terminate if not exercised within a specified period of notice of such termination; and/or (4) provide for termination of Stock Options as a result of the Change of Control on such other terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, including providing for the cancellation of Stock Options for a cash payment to the Participant. Each award need not be subject to identical treatment.
13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Authority to Amend or Terminate. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation (other than an adjustment pursuant to Section 12 above) shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Optionee under any outstanding grant, without his or her consent. In addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with the Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Except as to amendments which the Administrator has the authority under the Plan to make unilaterally, no amendment or termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect Options already granted, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee or holder and the Company.
14. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery would comply with the Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising the award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by law.
15. Joinders. Acceptance or exercise of any Options or the acceptance or delivery of awards shall constitute agreement by the Participant to be bound by the terms of any agreements generally applicable to stockholders or employee stockholders of the Company as may be in place and amended from time to time (which agreements may include but need not be limited to provisions restricting transfer or voting of shares and/or providing for “drag along” rights in favor of the Company’s majority or preferred stockholders), and the Company may require the Participant to execute or join any such agreement, or any other agreement related to stock ownership (whether or not applicable to employee stockholders generally), as a condition to delivery of any shares hereunder.
16. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
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17. Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by Option Agreements in such form(s) as the Administrator shall from time to time approve.
18. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such shareholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.
19. Section 409A. It is intended that Options under the Plan are either exempt from Section 409A or are structured to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. The Plan shall be administered and interpreted in accordance with that intent. By way of example, the following rules shall apply to awards hereunder to the extent needed to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A: (1) any adjustment or modification to an award shall be made in compliance with Section 409A, (2) rights to amend, terminate or modify the Plan or any award are subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, and (3) any payment or distribution that is triggered upon termination or cessation of employment or a comparable event shall be interpreted consistent with the definition of “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). While the Company intends for awards to either be exempt from or in compliance with Section 409A, neither the Company nor the Administrator shall be liable to any person for the tax consequences of any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A or any other tax consequences relating to Options under this Plan.
20. Governing Law; Integration. This Plan and the rights and obligations of the Company and the Participants hereunder shall be governed and construed according to the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to choice or conflict of law provisions that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. This Plan and the Options granted from time to time pursuant thereto constitute the sole understanding of the Company and the Participants with respect to the subject matter hereof.
21. Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 22, in the event that there shall be a dispute among the parties arising out of or relating to this Plan, any applicable Option Agreement or the rights and obligations of the Company and the Participants hereunder and thereunder, the parties agree that such dispute shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration in Los Angeles, California, administered by JAMS/Endispute in accordance with the then existing JAMS/Endispute Arbitration Rules and Procedures for Employment Disputes. In the event of such an arbitration proceeding, the Participant(s) and the Company shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the JAMS/Endispute panel of arbitrators. In the event the Participant(s) and the Company cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Administrator of JAMS/Endispute will appoint an arbitrator. Neither the Participant(s) nor the Company nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the State of Delaware, or federal law, or both, as applicable and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any different substantive law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall have the power to grant temporary, preliminary and permanent relief, including without limitation, injunctive relief and specific performance. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding upon the parties, and may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction by either of the parties. Unless otherwise ordered by the arbitrator pursuant to Section 23 hereof, the arbitrator’s expenses shall be shared equally by the parties.
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22. Specific Performance. The Company and the Participant(s), in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Plan and any applicable Option Agreement. The Company and the Participant(s) agree that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by either of the provisions of this Plan and any applicable Option Agreement and each hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
23. Attorneys’ Fees. If any arbitration is brought under Section 21 hereof, the arbitrator may award the successful or prevailing party reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. If any other proceeding is brought by one party against the other in connection with or relating in any manner to this Plan, any applicable Option Agreement or the rights and obligations of the Company and the Participants hereunder and thereunder, or to enforce an arbitration award, the successful or prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.
24. Recoupment or Clawback. Awards under the Plan shall be subject to such Company policies or such applicable statutes, rules, or regulations regarding recoupment or clawback as may be in effect from time-to-time, regardless of whether the Participant is in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary at the time the events giving rise to the recoupment or clawback occur or are discovered. In particular, and not in limitation of the foregoing, if for any reason the Company’s financial statements must be restated for any part of a performance period to which an award for a Participant relates or is outstanding as a result of material noncompliance with accounting requirements, then such award will be forfeited, and be repaid to the Company, in such amount or to such extent as the Administrator shall determine.
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
2018 STOCK PLAN
OF
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
The undersigned, being a duly elected and acting officer of Global Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware (the “Company”), does hereby certify as follows:
1. The Board of Directors of the Company and the stockholders of the Company holding the requisite number of shares have duly adopted the following amendment to the Company’s 2018 Stock Plan (the “Plan”):
“Section 5(c) of the Plan is hereby amended to decrease the authorized number of shares issuable under the Plan from 1,000,000 shares of common stock to 754,467 shares of common stock.”
2. Such amendment has not been rescinded or repealed and is now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto executed this certificate dated as of July 8, 2024.
| /s/ Bradley Burnam | |
| Bradley Burnam, Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.8
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2018 STOCK PLAN
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Global Health Solutions, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Stock Option Grant Stock (the “Notice of Grant”), including the Stock Option Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) and Exercise Notice Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
| Optionee: | ||
| Address: | ||
You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of Global Health Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) in accordance with the following terms:
| Date of Grant: | ||
| Exercise Price per Share: | ||
| Total Number of Shares Granted: | ||
| Total Exercise Price: | ||
| Type of Option: | ||
| Expiration Date/ Term: |
Vesting Schedule:
So long as you are in Continuous Service Status with the Company, this Option will be exercisable, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule:
[ ] of the Shares subject to the Option are vested and exercisable as of the date hereof, [ ] Shares subject to the Option shall vest and become exercisable on [ ], and an additional [ ] Shares subject to the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first day of each subsequent quarter thereafter, such that on [ ], all [ ] Shares subject to the Option shall be vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of (i) a Change of Control, or (ii) the sale of one or more Company assets, in a single sale, at an aggregate price equal to or greater than [ ], all of the unvested Shares subject to the Option shall automatically vest and become exercisable.
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Termination Period:
This Option may be exercised to the extent vested for thirty (30) days after termination of your Continuous Service Status, unless such termination is due to your death or Disability, in which case this Option will be exercisable for twelve (12) months after your Continuous Service Status ceases. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and may be subject to earlier termination as provided in the Plan.
By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Global Health Solutions, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached and made a part of this document.
In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying the Option will be earned only as you provide services to the Company over time, that the grant of the Option is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company prior to your vesting commencement date, and that nothing in this Notice or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your employment or consulting relationship with the Company for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.
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| OPTIONEE: | COMPANY:
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| /s/ | By: | ||
| Signature | Name: | Bradley Burnam | |
| Title: | Founder, CEO | ||
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GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2018 STOCK PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. Global Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to [ ] (“Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice (the “Exercise Price”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Global Health Solutions, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.
2. Designation of Option. This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code only to the extent so designated in the Notice, and to the extent it is not so designated or to the extent the Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under Applicable Law, then it is intended to be and will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
Notwithstanding the above, if designated as an Incentive Stock Option, in the event that the Shares subject to this Option (and all other Incentive Stock Options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, including under other plans of the Company) that first become exercisable in any calendar year have an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
3. Exercise of Option. Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice and with the provisions of Section 9 of the Plan as follows:
(a) Right to Exercise.
(i) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.
(ii) This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.
(iii) In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of the Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant.
(b) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Agreement”) or of any other form of written (including electronic) notice approved for such purpose by the Company which shall state Optionee’s election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee and shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined by the Administrator in its discretion to constitute adequate delivery. The Exercise Agreement shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price together with any applicable withholding. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice and Exercise Price as to all Shares exercised.
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4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination of the following, at the election of Optionee:
(a) cash or its equivalent (e.g., by cashier’s check);
(b) by surrender of other shares (whether or not subject to this Option) of Common Stock of the Company that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the Exercise Price of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Administrator;
(c) partly in cash and, partly in Shares as described in paragraph (b) above; or
(d) following the date, if any, there is a public market for the Common Stock, and if the Company is at such time permitting “same day sale” cashless brokered exercises, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker participating in such cashless brokered exercise program to deliver promptly to the Company the amount required to pay the exercise price (and applicable withholding taxes).
6. Non-Transferability of Option. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, an Option shall not be transferable or assignable by the Optionee, except in the event of the Optionee’s death (subject to the applicable laws of descent and distribution) and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Subsidiary. No transfer shall be permitted for value or consideration. An award exercisable after the death of an Optionee may be exercised by the heirs, legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Optionee. Any permitted transfer of the Options to heirs, legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Optionee shall not be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.
7. Tax Consequences. The Company has not provided any tax advice with respect to this Option or the disposition of the Shares. Optionee should obtain advice from an appropriate independent professional adviser with respect to the taxation implications of the grant, exercise, assignment, release, cancellation or any other disposal of this Option (and on any subsequent sale).
8. Withholding Obligations. As a condition of the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the Optionee (or in the case of the Optionee’s death, the person exercising the Option) shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such grant or exercise of the Option or the issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares until such obligations are satisfied. If the Administrator allows the withholding or surrender of Shares to satisfy an Optionee’s tax withholding obligations under, the Administrator shall not allow Shares to be withheld in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold automatically from any amount deliverable under the Option or otherwise, but not the obligation.
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9. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Optionee herein is an Incentive Stock Option, and if the Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Grant Date, or (ii) the date one (1) year after the date of exercise, the Optionee will immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. The Optionee agrees that the Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee.
10. Section 409A. It is intended that Options are either exempt from Section 409A or are structured to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. In no event does the Company or the Administrator guarantee any particular tax consequences, outcome or tax liability to the Optionee with respect to the Option. In no event whatsoever will either the Company or the Administrator be liable to any person, including the Optionee, for the tax consequences of any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, including any additional tax, interest, or penalty that may be imposed by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A or any other tax consequences relating to the Options.
11. Rights as Shareholder. Neither Optionee nor any person claiming under or through Optionee will have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until entered into the Company’s register of shareholders as the holder of such Shares. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Optionee will have all the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
12. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
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13. Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
14. Effect of Agreement. Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding the Option terms), and hereby accepts this Option and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as set forth herein and in the Plan. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator regarding any questions relating to the Option. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail. The Option, including the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between Optionee and the Company on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals, written or oral, and all other communications between the parties relating to such subject matter.
15. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
16. California Corporate Securities Law. THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO THE QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.
17. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Shares subject to the Option have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons. The Administrator will not be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.
18. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Options awarded under the Plan or future options that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Optionee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
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19. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
20. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
21. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Optionee expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Optionee to comply with (or be exempt from) Code Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A of the Code in connection to this Option.
22. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Optionee expressly warrants that he or she has received an Option under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Optionee understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.
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This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one document.
| OPTIONEE: | COMPANY:
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | |||
| Signature | Name: | Bradley Burnam | |
| Title: | Founder/CEO | ||
Signature Page to Stock Option Agreement
EXHIBIT A
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
2018 STOCK PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE AGREEMENT
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of [ , 20 ] by and between Global Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [ ] (“Purchaser”). To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Global Health Solutions, Inc. 2018 Stock Plan (the “Plan”).
1. Exercise of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Purchaser hereby elects to exercise his or her option to purchase [ ] shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of the Company under and pursuant to the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement granted [ , 20 ] (the “Option Agreement”). The purchase price for the Shares shall be [$ ] per Share for a total purchase price of [$ ].
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares and any required tax withholding to be paid in connection with the exercise of the Option.
3. Limitations on Transfer. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Optionee shall not be permitted to transfer or assign the Option, except in the event of death or as otherwise permitted by the Plan.
4. Stockholders’ Agreement. If requested by the Company, as a condition to receiving the Shares, the Purchaser shall execute a joinder agreement to the Company’s stockholders’ agreement in a form provided by the Company and shall be bound by the terms and conditions contained in the stockholders’ agreement.
5. No Employment Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a subsidiary of the Company, to terminate Purchaser’s employment or consulting relationship, for any reason, with or without cause.
6. Tax Consequences; Notice of Incentive Stock Option Disposition. Purchaser should obtain advice from an appropriate independent professional adviser with respect to, the taxation implications of the grant, issuance, purchase, retention, assignment, release, cancellation, sale or any other disposal of the Shares. In addition, if the Stock Option Agreement designated the Type of Option as an Incentive Stock Option, then the Purchaser understands and acknowledges in order for the Optionee to obtain the benefits of an incentive stock option under Section 421 of the Code, no sale or other disposition may be made of any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option within the one-year period beginning on the day after the day of the transfer of such Shares to him or her, nor within the two-year period beginning on the day after the grant of the Option. If the Purchaser intends to dispose or does dispose (whether by sale, gift, transfer or otherwise) of any such Shares acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within said periods, he or she hereby agrees to notify the Company within thirty (30) days after such disposition.
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7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
(b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
(c) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(d) Construction. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.
(e) Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent by fax or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
(g) Successors and Assigns. The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.
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The parties have executed this Exercise Notice Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
COMPANY:
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| PURCHASER: | ||
| (Signature) | ||
| Address: | ||
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EXHIBIT 10.9
[***] Certain information in this document has been excluded pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(10). Such excluded information is not material and is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
PLATFORM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS PLATFORM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE (the “Agreement”), effective as of the 30th day of November 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between Global Health Solutions, Inc. (d.b.a. Turn Therapeutics), a Delaware corporation, with its principal offices at 250 N Westlake Blvd, Suite 210, Westlake Village, CA 91362 (“Turn”), and MiMedx Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, with its principal offices at 1775 West Oak Commons Court, NE, Marietta, GA 30062 (“MIMEDX”). MIMEDX and Turn are sometimes referred to herein, individually, as a “Party” or, collectively, as the “Parties.”
BACKGROUND
A. Turn has developed, licensed or owns proprietary technologies and biomaterials which may be used in wound care, burn care and surgical care, including as related to or comprising the FleX Product (as defined below);
B. The Parties entered into that certain License Agreement dated as of May 21, 2022 (“Original Effective Date”) under which Turn granted to MIMEDX certain exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to certain Turn technology and intellectual property rights associated with the FleX Product (the “FleX License”);
C. The Parties desire to terminate the FleX License and enter into this Agreement to grant to MIMEDX rights and licenses to Turn intellectual property, technologies and biomaterials including as relating to the FleX Product in order to allow MIMEDX to develop and commercialize the FleX Product and other products in the Field (as defined below), all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
D. Turn desires to grant such licenses to MIMEDX, all upon terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and obligations expressed herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the Parties, and intending to be legally bound thereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meaning given thereto in this Article 1 or elsewhere in this Agreement.
1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to each Party, any company or other entity which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with that Party. An entity shall be regarded as in control of another entity for purposes of this definition if it owns or controls fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares of the subject entity entitled to vote in the election of directors (or, in the case of an entity that is not a corporation, for the election of the corresponding managing authority).
1.2 “Calendar Quarter” means the respective periods of three (3) consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31; provided, that (a) the first Calendar Quarter of the Term shall begin on the Effective Date and end on the first to occur of March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 thereafter and the last Calendar Quarter of the Term shall end on the last day of the Term and (b) the first Calendar Quarter of a Royalty Term for the Product in a country shall begin on the Launch Date of the Product in such country and end on the first to occur of March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 thereafter and the last Calendar Quarter of a Royalty Term shall end on the last day of such Royalty Term.
1.3 “Calendar Year” means each successive period of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31; provided, that (a) the first Calendar Year of the Term shall begin on the Effective Date and end on the first December 31 thereafter and the last Calendar Year of the Term shall end on the last day of the Term.
1.4 “Commercialization” or “Commercialize” means any and all activities directed to Manufacturing, having Manufactured, marketing, promoting, distributing, importing, exporting, using, offering to sell and/or selling a product, including the conduct of Post-Approval Studies, and activities directed to obtaining pricing and reimbursement approvals, as applicable.
1.5 “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means the carrying out of obligations in good faith and in a diligent and sustained manner using such effort and employing such resources as MIMEDX would and does employ for other wholly new products (not modifications to existing products, i.e., “soft launch”) it markets, distributes and sells; provided, that it is no less than what would normally be exerted or employed by a similarly situated life sciences company with similar resources for a product of similar market or profit potential or strategic value at a similar stage of its product life. For purposes of the above, all relevant factors as measured by the facts and circumstances at the time such efforts are due shall be taken into account, including, as applicable and without limitation, mechanism of action; efficacy and safety; product profile; actual or anticipated Regulatory Agency approval and labeling; the nature and extent of market exclusivity (including patent coverage, proprietary position and regulatory exclusivity); costs; time required for and likelihood of obtaining Marketing Approval; expected competitive position of the Product vis-à-vis other therapies that have been or are reasonably expected to be developed, marketed and sold or used for the same or similar indications; the presence of third-party Patent Rights and Technology that is reasonably expected to impact the marketability of any such products; regulatory landscape; anticipated pricing and reimbursement for the Product; and actual or projected profitability.
1.6 “Control” means, with respect to Intellectual Property Rights, possession by the Party granting the applicable license to the other Party as provided herein of the power and authority, whether arising by ownership, license or other authorization, to grant such license without giving rise to (i) any payment or other consideration becoming due to a Third Party as a result of the grant or exercise of such license; or (ii) a violation of the terms of any written agreement with any Third Party.
1.7 “Development,” “Developing” or “Develop” means the research and development activities related to the generation, characterization, optimization, construction, expression, use and production of a product, any other research and development activities related to the pre-clinical testing and qualification of a product for clinical testing, and such other tests, studies and activities as may be required or recommended from time to time by any Regulatory Agency to obtain Marketing Approval of a product.
1.8 “Exclusive Licensed Trademark” means those of Turn’s trademarks, trade names and logos that are set forth on Exhibit B-1 attached hereto.
1.9 “Field” means biological products, including human or animal collagen, tissue, biologic or cellular-based materials (whether alone or in combination with a synthetic material), for use in the wound care, burn care, and surgical care field.
1.10 “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency thereto.
1.11 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or internationally, as appropriate, consistently applied.
1.12 “Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights worldwide arising under statutory or common law or otherwise including all (i) Patent Rights; (ii) rights associated with works of authorship including copyrights and mask work rights; (iii) rights relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential information; (iv) trademarks, service marks, trade dress and trade names; and (v) any right analogous to those set forth herein and any other proprietary rights relating to intangible property.
1.13 “Invention” means any idea, invention, formulae, discovery, design, utility model, process, method, development, improvement, schematic or concept, whether patentable or not.
1.14 “Launch Date” means, with respect to a Product in a country, the date of the first commercial sale of the Product by or under authority of MIMEDX to a Third-Party customer in any part of the Territory after Marketing Approvals in such country.
1.15 “Law” means, individually and collectively, any and all laws, ordinances, orders, rules, rulings, directives and regulations of any kind whatsoever of any governmental authority or Regulatory Agency within the applicable jurisdiction.
1.16 “Licensed Assets” means any and all information and tangible materials comprising proprietary Inventions and Technology, regulatory approvals, data packages and files, including actual, pending and draft supplements thereto, supply agreements, clinical and regulatory information, marketing/ sales/ distribution information, manufacturing rights, and inventory, in each case pertaining to FleX, Licensed Patents, Turn Inventions or any Product, and in each case that is Controlled by Turn and reasonably necessary for the Commercialization of a Product by MIMEDX in accordance with this Agreement.
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1.17 “Licensed Patents” means the Patent Rights listed in Exhibit A and any Patent Rights covering a Turn Invention (including all reissues, extensions, substitutions, confirmations, re-registrations, re-examinations, invalidations, supplementary protection certificates and patents of addition) and continuation patent applications (including all provisional applications, requests for continuation, continuations, continuations-in-part and divisionals) and all PCT applications, including any corresponding national stage applications.
1.18 “Licensed Technology” means, individually and collectively, without duplication, the Licensed Patents and Licensed Assets.
1.19 “Licensed Trademarks” means the Exclusive Licensed Trademarks and the Non-Exclusive Licensed Trademarks.
1.20 “Manufacturing” or “Manufacture” means, as applicable, all activities associated with the production, manufacture, processing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, shipping, and storage of a product, including process and formulation development, process validation, stability testing, manufacturing scale-up, pre-clinical, clinical and commercial manufacture and analytical development, product characterization, quality assurance and quality control development, testing and release.
1.21 “Marketing Approval” means, with respect to the Product in a jurisdiction, approval from the relevant Regulatory Agency to commence marketing and sales of the Product in such jurisdiction, including, without limitation, 510(k) clearance in the United States from the FDA.
1.22 “MIMEDX Inventions” means any Invention or Technology, whether or not patentable, discovered, developed, conceived or reduced to practice by MIMEDX or its Affiliates or sublicensees during the Term, including without limitations, any improvements of MIMEDX Background IP or any new Product Developed by MIMEDX hereunder.
1.23 “Net Sales” means the total of the gross revenue received and recognized by MIMEDX from commercial sales of the Product(s) sold to Third Parties in the Territory in a particular Calendar Quarter, less the following deductions:
(i) transport, freight and value added (or like) tax;
(ii) regular trade and quantity and cash discounts, allowances and credits;
(iii) any credits, allowances or chargebacks given or made for rejection or returns of Product or for retroactive price reductions and billing errors;
(iv) any price protections, rebates and cash discounts to place inventory in trade;
(v) freight, postage, insurance and other transportation charges paid by MIMEDX;
(vi) bad debt written off by MIMEDX;
(vii) sales and commissions paid by MIMEDX to distributors or selling agents; and
(viii) applicable taxes paid by MIMEDX (other than taxes based on net income) or withheld from amounts payable to MIMEDX.
All calculations shall be made in accordance with GAAP and based on or valued as based on bona fide arm’s length transactions.
1.24 “Non-Exclusive Licensed Trademarks” means those of Turn’s trademarks, trade names and logos that are set forth on Exhibit B-2 attached hereto.
1.25 “Patent Rights” means all domestic and international patents (including all reissues, extensions, substitutions, confirmations, re-registrations, re-examinations, invalidations, supplementary protection certificates and patents of addition) and patent applications (including all provisional applications, requests for continuation, continuations, continuations-in-part and divisionals) and all PCT applications, including any corresponding national stage applications.
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1.26 “Post-Approval Study” means a clinical study of the Product initiated in a country after receipt of Marketing Approval for the Product in such country.
1.27 “Product” means (i) Turn’s FleXTM Antimicrobial Collagen Matrix product as further described on Exhibit C attached hereto (the “FleX Product”) or (ii) any product that (a) is covered in whole or in part by a Valid Claim under the Licensed Patents; and/or (b) the development, manufacture, use, sale, offering for sale, or importation of which incorporates, uses, has used or is derived from, in whole or in part, the Licensed Assets.
1.28 “Regulatory Agency” means any governmental regulatory authority that regulates the Development, Manufacture, market approval, sale, distribution, packaging, reimbursement, pricing or use of the Product, including the FDA.
1.29 “Royalty Term” means, for each Product, on a country by country basis, the period beginning on the Launch Date of the Product in such country and ending on the latest to occur of the last date on which the Product is covered by a Valid Claim within the Licensed Patents in such country.
1.30 “Sublicense Agreement” means a written agreement between MIMEDX (or its Affiliate) and a Sublicensee in which MIMEDX grants a sublicense to such Third Party of the rights granted by Turn to MIMEDX pursuant to this Agreement.
1.31 “Supply Agreement” means a supply and quality agreement to be entered into between MIMEDX and a Third Party under which such Third Party will supply all of MIMEDX’s requirements for the FleX Product.
1.32 “Sublicensee” means a Third Party to whom MIMEDX grants a sublicense under the rights granted to MIMEDX by Turn hereunder.
1.33 “Technology” means any and all biological materials and other tangible materials, data, information, technology, know-how, processes, techniques, methods, skills, proprietary information, trade secrets, assays, skills, experience, techniques and results of experimentation and testing, including pre-clinical and clinical test date and quality control data, patentable or otherwise.
1.34 “Territory” means: (i) for the FleX Product, United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the UAE; (ii) for all other Products, worldwide.
1.35 “Third Party” means any person, corporation or other business entity, other than MIMEDX, Turn and their respective Affiliates.
1.36 “[***]” means the [***]
1.37 “Turn Inventions” means any Patent Rights, Technology or Inventions, conceived or reduced to practice by Turn or its Affiliates or sublicensees prior to or during the Term.
1.38 “Valid Claim” means a claim (i) of any issued, unexpired patent within the Licensed Patents that has not been revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, or with respect to which an appeal is not taken within the time allowed for appeal, and that has not been disclaimed or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through recission, disclaimer, or otherwise or (ii) of any patent application within the Licensed Patents that was filed in good faith and is being prosecuted actively and in good faith and has not been cancelled, withdrawn, or abandoned and has not been pending for more than seven (7) years. If a claim of a patent application ceases to be a Valid Claim under item (i) because of the passage of time and later issues as part of a patent within item (ii), then it shall again be considered to be a Valid Claim effective as of the grant or issuance of such patent.
1.39 Interpretation. The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and are to be of no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this Agreement. Unless specified to the contrary, references to Articles, Sections or Exhibits mean the particular Articles, Sections and Exhibits to this Agreement and references to this Agreement include all Exhibits hereto. Unless context otherwise clearly requires, whenever used in this Agreement: (i) the words “include” or “including” shall be construed as incorporating, also, “but not limited to” or “without limitation;” (ii) the word “day” or “year” shall mean a calendar day or year unless otherwise specified; (iii) the word “notice” shall mean notice in writing (whether or not specifically stated) and shall include notices, consents, approvals and other written communications contemplated under this Agreement; (iv) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this Agreement (including all Exhibits); (v) provisions that require that a Party or the Parties “agree,” “consent” or “approve” or the like shall require that such agreement, consent or approval be specific and in writing, whether by written agreement, letter; or otherwise; (vi) words of either gender include the other gender; (vii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; and (viii) references to any specific Law or article, section or other division thereof, shall be deemed to include the then current amendments thereto or any replacement thereof. For purposes of this Agreement, neither Party shall be deemed to be acting “under authority of” the other Party.
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ARTICLE 2
LICENSE
2.1 License.
2.1.a Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Turn hereby grants to MIMEDX an exclusive, sublicensable (in accordance with Section 2.2) license in, to and under the Licensed Patents and in, to and under the Licensed Assets during the Term to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize Products in the Field and Territory.
2.1.b Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 4.2), Turn hereby grants to MIMEDX a license during the Term to use the Licensed Trademarks in the Territory in connection with the Commercialization of the Products pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 4.2. The license granted to MIMEDX under this Section 2.1.b (i) with respect to the Exclusive Licensed Trademarks shall be exclusive in the Field and Territory, and (ii) with respect to the Non-Exclusive Licensed Trademarks shall be non-exclusive and used solely for the purpose of the Commercialization of the Products in the Field and Territory.
2.1.c MIMEDX shall have the right to exercise the foregoing licenses through one or more Affiliates; provided that MIMEDX shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of any such Affiliates as if such acts and omissions were those of MIMEDX.
2.1.d. Upon MIMEDX’s reasonable request, Turn shall provide MIMEDX with a list of Licensed Patents that cover the Products itself in order for MIMEDX to mark Products and/or the packaging, and labels thereof with such patent information as required by Law, and MIMEDX shall appropriately mark the Products marketed and sold by MIMEDX with reference to the Licensed Patents.
2.2 Sublicense. MIMEDX shall have the right to grant sublicenses to all or any portion of the rights granted in Section 2.1 above to a Sublicensee. Each sublicense granted by MIMEDX pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be subject and subordinate to the terms of this Agreement and shall contain terms consistent with this Agreement, including but not limited to MIMEDX’s royalty obligations under Section 3.1. Turn will not assert the Licensed Technology against any Third Party that purchases Product directly or indirectly from MIMEDX (or its Affiliates or distributors) in full compliance with the terms of this Agreement. MIMEDX shall be fully financially responsible to Turn for the acts or omissions of any Sublicensee, including but not limited for any breach of this Agreement. For each sublicense, MIMEDX shall deliver to Turn written notice of the terms, including the proposed sublicensee's identity, of any proposed sublicense agreement, or modification.
2.3 No Other Rights. Each Party acknowledges that the rights and licenses granted under this Article 2 and elsewhere in this Agreement are limited to the scope expressly granted. Accordingly, except for the rights and licenses expressly granted in this Agreement, neither Party is granted any right or license under any Patent Rights or Intellectual Property Rights of the other Party, nor shall any such right or license be implied or imputed, by estoppel or otherwise. All rights with respect to Patent Rights or Intellectual Property Rights that are not specifically granted herein are reserved to the owner thereof.
2.4 Right to Notice and First Refusal. During the Term, MIMEDX will be Turn’s preferred Commercialization partner in the Field, such that Turn shall afford MIMEDX the opportunity to acquire exclusive Development, Manufacture and Commercialization rights for the FleX Product in the Field for countries and jurisdictions outside of the Territory in accordance with this Section 2.4. Turn will promptly notify MIMEDX in writing (“Turn Notice”) prior to entering into bona fide negotiations with a Third Party for Development, Manufacture and Commercialization rights for the FleX Product outside the Territory (the “New Territory”). Similarly, Turn will promptly notify MIMEDX in writing (“Second Turn Notice”) prior to entering into any bona fide term sheet with a Third Party for Development, Manufacture and Commercialization rights for the FleX Product in a New Territory. MIMEDX shall have up to thirty (30) days after receipt of the Turn Notice to notify Turn in writing of its interest in obtaining a royalty-bearing license to the FleX Product in the New Territory. If Turn received a bona fide proposed term sheet from Third Party, MIMEDX shall notified Turn in writing of its interest in obtaining a royalty-bearing license to the FleX Product in the New Territory within at least ten (10) days of the Second Turn Notice. If MIMEDX notifies Turn in writing within the shorter of such thirty (30) day or ten (10) day period that it is interested in such New Territory, then the Parties shall promptly commence good faith negotiations for a period of up to three (3) months after Turn’s receipt of such notice if there is no bona fide term sheet proposed by a Third Party in an effort to reach a mutually acceptable definitive agreement (or amendment to this Agreement) for such New Territory (the “New Territory Negotiation Period”). If there is a bona fide term sheet proposed by a Third Party, then the Parties shall commence or continue good faith negotiations for no more than thirty (30) days in an effort to reach a mutually acceptable definitive agreement (or amendment to this Agreement) or at least a binding term sheet to continue working towards a mutually acceptable definitive agreement (or amendment to this Agreement). If (a) MIMEDX does not notify Turn in writing within the applicable time period that it is interested in the subject New Territory or (b) despite each Party’s good faith efforts, Turn and MIMEDX are not able to reach agreement on and execute a definitive agreement within such three (3) month period, or at least a binding term sheet within such thirty (30) day period, then Turn may enter into a term sheet or execute an agreement with any Third Party for Development, Manufacture and Commercialization rights to, or Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize on its own, the FleX Product in the Field in the New Territory provided that any such agreement with a Third Party shall not be on more favorable terms to the Third Party that any final offer proposed by MIMEDX during the Negotiation Period (provided that MIMEDX reinstates such offer to acquire said rights).
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2.5 Assignment by Turn to a Third Party. Turn acknowledges and agrees that in the event Turn sells, conveys, assigns or otherwise transfers the Licensed Technology, in whole or any portion thereof, to a Third Party, the Licensed Technology shall remain subject to the rights in such Licensed Technology granted to MIMEDX hereunder and the obligations under this Agreement applicable to such sold, conveyed, assigned or transferred Licensed Technology, including with respect to the license under such Licensed Technology granted to MIMEDX hereunder, will run with such Licensed Technology.
2.6 Bankruptcy. The Parties acknowledge and agree that all rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by Turn to MIMEDX are and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of 11 U.S.C. 365(n), license rights to “intellectual property” as defined under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In this regard, the Licensed Technology shall be deemed to be “intellectual property” within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. 365(n). The Parties hereto agree that MIMEDX, as licensee of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code including, without limitation, its rights pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 365(n). The Parties further agree that (a) in the event of the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings by or against Turn under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, MIMEDX shall be entitled to retain all of its rights under this Agreement; provided, that MIMEDX continues to perform under the Agreement; and (b) to avoid a loss of rights under this Agreement in the event of a bankruptcy proceedings by or against MIMEDX under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Turn hereby is granted and obtains a lien against the license rights to the “intellectual property” granted by this Agreement for continued payment as a secured creditor under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. MIMEDX will cooperate with Turn to execute document(s) to perfect this security interest. Except as provided herein in connection with sublicensing under and subject to this Agreement, MIMEDX may not, as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Turn, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, whether by operation of law or otherwise, including in connection with a change in control, merger, acquisition, consolidation, asset sale or other reorganization, and any attempt at such assignment or transfer will be void.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS, ROYALTIES and MILESTONES
3.1 Royalty Payments on Products.
3.1.a Royalty Rate on Sales Amount. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in further consideration of the license granted by Turn to MIMEDX under this Agreement, during the Royalty Term, MIMEDX shall pay to Turn on a quarterly basis a royalty of [***] of Net Sales.
3.1.b Royalty Reports; Royalty Payment. Commencing in the first Calendar Quarter following the Launch Date, MIMEDX shall provide to Turn a written report within forty-five (45) days of the end of each Calendar Quarter during the Term, setting forth: (i) the MIMEDX calculation of Net Sales of each Product during such Calendar Quarter; and (ii) the total royalties payable to Turn hereunder. Simultaneously with the delivery of each such report, MIMEDX shall pay to Turn the total royalties due to Turn for the period of such report. If no royalties are due, MIMEDX shall so report. In the event that MIMEDX or its Affiliates or Sublicensees make any adjustment to such deductions after the associated Net Sales have been reported pursuant to this Section 3.1.b, the adjustments and payment of any amounts due shall be reported with the next quarterly report.
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3.1.c Records. MIMEDX shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates and Sublicensees to keep, complete and accurate records related to Product in sufficient detail to enable the royalties payable under this Agreement to be determined. Such records shall be kept at the principal place of business of MIMEDX for at least thirty-six (36) months following the end of the Calendar Year to which such books and records pertain.
3.1.d Audits. Upon Turn’s reasonable request, but not more frequently than once in each Calendar Year during the Term (except as required by law or regulators), MIMEDX shall permit an independent certified public accountant selected by Turn, reasonably acceptable to MIMEDX in good faith, and operating under a confidentiality agreement acceptable to MIMEDX in its sole discretion, to have access during normal business hours to such records of MIMEDX and its Affiliates at MIMEDX’s principal place of business for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to verify the accuracy of the reports provided by MIMEDX pursuant to Section 3.1.b. The independent public accountant shall disclose to Turn only (a) the accuracy of Net Sales reported and the basis for royalty payments made to Turn under this Agreement and (b) the difference, if any, by which such reported and paid amounts vary from amounts determined as a result of the audit and the details concerning such difference. Except as required by applicable law, no other information shall be provided to Turn. No record may be audited more than once and audits may not be conducted for any calendar year ending more than three (3) years prior to the date of such request. If such accounting firm identifies in its written report a discrepancy made during any period, MIMEDX shall pay to Turn any underpayment discovered by such audit within thirty (30) days after the accountant’s report. If the audit reveals an overpayment by MIMEDX, then MIMEDX may take a credit for such overpayment against any future payments due to Turn. If the audit reveals either an overpayment or accurate payments by MIMEDX, then Turn’s next opportunity to audit MIMEDX’s royalty payments shall be delayed (i.e., skip) a year. If Turn opts not to conduct an audit during any Calendar Year, or if due to a prior audit Turn’s loses the right to conduct an audit during a Calendar Year, Turn does not lose the right to audit any royalty payments not previously audited by Turn. The written report from any audit shall identify the royalty payments being audited and shall be binding upon the Parties. The fees charged by such accounting firm shall be paid by Turn, unless the audit discovers an underpayment by MIMEDX of ten percent (10%) or more of the total amounts due hereunder in the audited period, in which case such fees shall be paid by MIMEDX.
3.1.e Adjustment for Third Party Royalties. If MIMEDX reasonably believes that it is necessary to obtain or maintain a license from any Third Party under any Patent Rights in order to Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field and in the Territory (each, a “Third Party License”), then MIMEDX will have the right to credit up to fifty percent (50%) of any royalty payments actually paid by MIMEDX or its Affiliates under such Third Party License in any Calendar Quarter against any royalty payment payable to Turn for such Product; provided that Turn’s contribution shall never exceed fifty percent (50%) of the royalties due and owing to Turn under this Agreement for such Product without the Third Party License. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all royalties MIMEDX is required to pay to a Third Party in connection with the [***] may be deducted from royalty payments payable to Turn without regard to the limitations set forth in this Section 3.1e.
3.2 Milestone Payments. MIMEDX will pay Turn the non-refundable one-time payments set forth in the table below upon achievement (in the aggregate by MIMEDX itself, an Affiliate or a Sublicensee) of each milestone event set forth below.
| Milestone | Payment | |||
| I.Execution of the Agreement | $ | [***] | ||
| I.The later of Flex Product: (i) Marketing Approval in the United States from the FDA, (ii) MIMEDX entering into the Supply Agreement, or (iii) Turn’s completion of the regulatory and quality activities set forth in Exhibit D (“Turn Activities”) | $ | [***] | ||
| I.Upon Launch of each Product | $ | [***] | ||
| I.First occurrence of aggregate Product(s) Net Sales in the Territory of greater than [***] during a Calendar Year. | $ | [***] | ||
| I.First occurrence of aggregate Product(s) Net Sales in the Territory of greater than [***] during a Calendar Year. | $ | [***] | ||
| I.First occurrence of aggregate Product(s) Net Sales in the Territory of greater than [***] during a Calendar Year. | $ | [***] | ||
| I.First occurrence of aggregate Product(s) Net Sales in the Territory of greater than [***] during a Calendar Year. | $ | [***] | ||
| I.First occurrence of aggregate Product(s) Net Sales in the Territory of greater than Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) during a Calendar Year. | $ | [***] | ||
| I.First Occurrence of aggregate Product(s) Net Sales greater than [***] during a Calendar Year for two (2) consecutive Calendar Years. | $ | [***] |
MIMEDX shall notify Turn in writing within sixty (60) days after the achievement of each such milestone event set forth in this Section 3.2 and each such notice shall be accompanied by the corresponding milestone payment set forth in this Section 3.2. Further each Milestone IV-IX shall only payable once upon the first occurrence of such event.
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ARTICLE 4
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PRODUCT
4.1 Development and Commercialization of Products. MIMEDX shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Develop and/or Commercialize one or more Products under this Agreement. MIMEDX shall be solely responsible for and have sole authority to conduct all Development and Commercialization activities that are required to commercialize the Product(s) in the Field in the Territory, including (i) developing and executing a commercial launch plan, (ii) developing a strategy for, and negotiating with applicable Regulatory Agencies regarding the price and reimbursement status of the Product, (iii) marketing and promotion, (iv) booking sales, and distribution and performance of related services, (v) handling all aspects of order processing, invoicing, (vi) providing customer support, and (vii) conforming its practices and procedures to applicable Law relating to the marketing and promotion of the Product in the Field in the Territory. Without limiting Section 3.2, Turn acknowledges and agrees that MIMEDX does not guarantee that it will be successful in any Development or Commercialization efforts hereunder, including, without limitation, as the result of any failure to obtain Marketing Approvals with respect to a Product in particular jurisdictions. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, MIMEDX will be responsible for complying with all applicable Laws and regulatory responsibilities, regarding its use of the Licensed Technology, Licensed Trademark, and all its activities associated with Commercialization of the Product.
4.2 Licensed Trademarks.
4.2.a Use of Licensed Trademarks. During the Term, and as provided for herein, MIMEDX and its Affiliates and Sublicensees will have the right to use the Licensed Trademarks only in connection with the Commercialization of the Products, including by placing the Licensed Trademarks on all marketing and promotional materials and packaging materials for the Products (the “Permitted Use”). Unless otherwise agreed in writing, MIMEDX and its Affiliates and Sublicensees are not permitted to make any use of the Licensed Trademarks in connection with products or services other than the Permitted Use. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing under this Section 4.2.a shall be deemed to require MIMEDX or its Affiliates or Sublicensees to mark any Product with any Licensed Trademark. It is understood that the size and placement of the Licensed Trademarks may be subordinate to the trademarks of MIMEDX and its Affiliates. During the term of this Agreement and at all times following termination or expiration of this Agreement, MIMEDX and its Affiliates and Sublicensees shall not use (a) any trademark or service mark which is confusingly similar to, or a colorable imitation of, the Licensed Trademarks or any part thereof, or (b) any word, symbol, character, or set of words, symbols, or characters, which in any language would be identified as the equivalent of the Licensed Trademarks or that are otherwise confusingly similar to, or a colorable imitation of, the Licensed Trademarks. Neither Party shall knowingly engage in any conduct which may place the Licensed Trademarks in a negative light or context.
4.2.b Quality Standards. All representations of Licensed Trademarks that MIMEDX intends to use shall be in the form as set forth on Exhibits B-1 and B-2. If MIMEDX uses any of the Licensed Trademarks, MIMEDX shall cause the appropriate designation “TM” or registration symbol “®” to be placed adjacent to the Licensed Trademarks, and agrees that the nature and quality of advertising, promotional, and other uses of the Licensed Trademarks by MIMEDX shall conform to standards set by, and be under the control of, Turn. MIMEDX acknowledges and agrees that Turn may adopt reasonable standards and specifications for the use of the Licensed Trademarks (the “Quality Standards”) and that MIMEDX shall abide by such Quality Standards in the use of the Licensed Trademarks, provided that no such Quality Standard prohibits or inhibits MIMEDX’s use of the Licensed Marks as agreed herein. MIMEDX acknowledges and agrees that the Turn may amend the Quality Standards from time to time and that, upon written notice from Turn of any and all such amendments, MIMEDX, as soon as commercially practicable thereafter, shall conform its marketing, promoting, advertising, distributing, provision and selling of Product under Licensed Trademarks to such amended Quality Standards, provided that no such amended Quality Standard prohibits or inhibits MIMEDX's use of the Licensed Marks as agreed herein.
4.2.c Rights in Licensed Trademarks. The Licensed Trademarks will remain the exclusive property of Turn, and all use of the Licensed Trademarks and any goodwill associated therewith shall inure to the exclusive benefit of Turn. Unless otherwise agreed, Turn shall, at its sole cost and expense, register, maintain, and enforce the Licensed Trademarks at its reasonable and sole discretion. If Turn fails to continue to register, maintain, and enforce the Licensed Trademarks, Turn will provide MIMEDX with timely notice and will provide MIMEDX with a reasonable opportunity to assume responsibility for the continued register, maintain, and enforce the Licensed Trademarks.
4.3 Advertising and Promotional Materials. MIMEDX will be responsible for the creation, preparation, production, reproduction and filing with the applicable Regulatory Agencies, of relevant written sales, promotion and advertising materials relating to the Product as required by Law (“Promotional Materials”) for use in the MIMEDX Territory. All such Promotional Materials will be compliant with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
4.4 Launch Date. MIMEDX will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to have a Launch Date of the FleX Product in the United States no later than four (4) months after the later of (i) the execution of the Supply Agreement, or (ii) the date of Marketing Approval in the United States from the FDA for the Product. For clarity, failure of MIMEDX to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to achieve a Launch Date for the FleX Product in the United States as provided under this Section 4.4 shall not permit Turn to terminate the license under Licensed Technology granted to MIMEDX hereunder with respect to its license for the FleX Product unless MIMEDX fails to launch the Product within ten (10) months after the later of (i) or (ii) above. With the exception of delays to the Launch Date due to Turn’s failure to complete the Turn Activities or other agreed upon regulatory and quality obligations, the Parties further agree that, if the Product is not launched within the four (4) month period, then MIMEDX shall be obligated to make monthly payment to Turn in the amount of [***]; provided that such amounts paid to Turn by MIMEDX shall be deducted from Milestone II payment. All payments pursuant to this Section 4.4 are non-refundable.
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ARTICLE 5
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5.1 Inventorship. Inventorship for patentable inventions conceived or reduced to practice during the course of the performance of activities pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the principles that are used to determine inventorship under the patent laws of the country where such invention is made; provided, however, that if Joint IP is invented in more than one country and one of such countries is the United States, such inventorship shall, if permitted by the applicable local Law, be determined by United States patent laws; provided, further, however, that any patent application filed in the United States shall comply with the United States patent laws relating to inventorship.
5.2 Ownership of Inventions.
5.2.a Subject to the licenses granted to MIMEDX under Section 2.1, as between the Parties, all Inventions and Technology (including all Intellectual Property Rights therein) Controlled by either Party prior to the Effective Date and/or developed, invented or conceived and reduced to practice by such Party independently from the activities contemplated under this Agreement (collectively, “Background IP”) are and shall, as between the Parties, remain the sole property of such Party.
5.2.b Subject to the licenses granted to MIMEDX under Section 2.1, Turn shall own the entire right, title and interest in and to all Turn Inventions (and Patent Rights claiming patentable inventions therein) first made or discovered solely by employees or consultants of Turn or acquired solely by Turn.
5.2.c MIMEDX shall own the entire right, title and interest in and to all MIMEDX Inventions (and Patent Rights claiming patentable inventions therein) first made or discovered solely by employees or consultants of MIMEDX or acquired solely by MIMEDX.
5.2.d Unless otherwise agreed in a separate development or other agreement, if MIMEDX and Turn jointly develop, invent or conceive and reduce to practice any Inventions or Technology during the Term that relate to any Product(s) (“Joint IP”), Turn agrees that it will assign to MIMEDX all of Turn’s interest in and to such Joint IP, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein, and that such Joint IP shall be deemed MIMEDX Inventions for the purposes of this Agreement. MIMEDX shall have exclusive rights under such Joint IP in the Field and shall grant, and hereby does grant, Turn exclusive rights under such Joint IP for all uses outside of the Field. Neither Party shall have any obligation to pay the other Party any royalties or other fees for exercise of its rights to the Joint IP as set forth herein.
5.3 Prosecution and Maintenance of Patent Rights.
5.3.a Licensed Patents. During the Term of this Agreement, Turn shall make commercially reasonable efforts to prosecute to issuance, maintain the Licensed Patents and perfect the intellectual property rights licensed to MIMEDX under this Agreement, including paying all applicable fees (including, without limitation, all taxes and maintenance fees) in its sole and reasonable discretion. If Turn fails to continue to prosecute to issuance or maintain any Licensed Patents or Patent Rights that Cover Turn Inventions pertaining to the Product, prior to abandoning such Licensed Patents or Patent Rights, Turn will provide MIMEDX with timely notice and will provide MIMEDX with a reasonable opportunity to assume responsibility for the continued prosecutions and maintenance of such Licensed Patents or Patent Rights the Cover Turn Inventions pertaining to the Product. If any of the applications for the Licensed Patents are abandoned, rejected or not maintained and such abandonment, rejection or non-maintenance has a material effect on the protection offered by the Licensed Technology to MIMEDX, the Parties will negotiate in good faith a reasonable reduction of the Royalty payable to Turn. MIMEDX may designate in writing any country or countries in which MIMEDX desires Turn to file, prosecute and maintain Patent Rights (in addition to those Licensed Patents set forth on Exhibit A). If Turn agrees to file such additional Patent Rights, Turn shall be responsible for paying all applicable fees and such additional Patent Rights shall be deemed Licensed Patents under this Agreement. If Turn does not wish to file, prosecute and maintain such additional Patent Rights in any country, Turn will assign all such Patent Rights in such country to MIMEDX and MIMEDX shall have the sole right to prosecute and maintain such Patent Rights in MIMEDX’s name.
5.3.b MIMEDX Technology. MIMEDX has the sole right to, at its discretion and expense, to prosecute and maintain all Patent Rights comprising MIMEDX’s Background IP and MIMEDX Inventions.
5.3.c Joint IP. Subject to Turn’s continuing right to the timely prior review of and comment on material documents, MIMEDX has the initial right, at its sole discretion, to file, prosecute and maintain all Patent Rights comprising Joint IP in the name of MIMEDX. MIMEDX shall promptly notified Turn in writing of its intention to (or not to) file, prosecute or maintain any or all such Patent Rights, or to abandon any or all such Patent Rights. If MIMEDX opts not to file, prosecute or maintain any or all Joint IP Patent Rights, Turn shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to file, prosecute and maintain all Patent Rights comprising Joint IP. The Parties shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make available to the other Party or its authorized attorneys, agents or representatives, such of its employees, consultants and representatives as the Party filing, prosecuting or maintaining said Patent Rights deems necessary in order to assist in obtaining or maintaining patent protection for Joint IP. Each Party shall sign, or use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to have signed, all legal documents necessary to file and prosecute patent applications or to obtain or maintain patents in respect of such Joint IP, at its own cost and expense.
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5.3.d Cooperation; Patent Challenges. Each Party hereby agrees: (i) to make its employees, agents and consultants reasonably available to the other Party (or to the other Party’s authorized attorneys, agents or representatives), to the extent reasonably necessary to enable such Party to undertake patent prosecution for the Licensed Patents, Patent Rights in any Turn Inventions or any Joint IP; (ii) to provide the other Party with copies of all material correspondence pertaining to prosecution of the Licensed Patents, Patent Rights in any Turn Inventions or any Joint IP with the patent offices in the Territory; (iii) to cooperate, if necessary and appropriate, with the other Party in gaining patent term extensions wherever applicable to the Licensed Patents, Patent Rights in any Turn Inventions or any Joint IP ; and (iv) to endeavor in good faith to coordinate its efforts with the other Party to minimize or avoid interference with the prosecution and maintenance of the other Party’s patent applications. Without limiting the foregoing but excluding with respect to any Patent Rights in any MIMEDX Inventions, the Party prosecuting and maintaining the Patent Rights shall furnish to the other Party copies of substantive documents (e.g., applications, office actions and responses) relevant to any such efforts in advance with sufficient time for such other Party to review and provide comments on such documents and shall in good faith take such comments into account. The Parties acknowledge that they have a shared community of legal interest in the development of products that can be manufactured, used, sold and otherwise commercialized without infringing the intellectual property rights of any third party. The Parties may exchange confidential attorney-client communications to advance certain common legal interests in accordance with this Agreement and shall not disclose such communications to a third party, nor to employees of either party who do not have a need to know the content of such communication.
5.3.e Patent Expenses. The patent filing, prosecution and maintenance expenses incurred after the Effective Date with respect to Patent Rights shall be borne by each Party filing, prosecuting and maintaining such Patent Rights under this Article 5.
5.3.f Turn’s Rights. For clarity, Turn’s rights to any Background IP and Turn Inventions will be subject to the licenses granted to MIMEDX under Section 2.1 above, including with for clarity the associated exclusivity obligations with respect to the Field in the Territory for the Term of this Agreement.
5.3g MIMEDX Rights. For clarity, MIMEDX will have the sole right and authority, in its sole discretion, to file, prosecute and maintain any Patent Rights in any MIMEDX Background IP and any MIMEDX Inventions hereunder in the name of MIMEDX.
5.4 Third Party Infringement. Each party will promptly notify the other if it becomes aware of acts of infringement or misappropriation of the Licensed Technology related to any Product by a Third Party which infringement bears adversely on MIMEDX’s enjoyment of the rights granted hereunder (“Commercially Relevant Infringement”). The Parties shall provide each other with all evidence or information relating to such Commercially Relevant Infringement which is available to it and which it is legally able to disclose. MIMEDX shall have the initial right (but not the obligation) during the Term, at its own cost and expense, to institute and conduct legal action against third-party infringers of the Licensed Technology with respect to the Product, with counsel determined by MIMEDX. MIMEDX shall notify Turn within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice of Commercially Relevant Infringement as to whether it intends to commence any legal action. If no legal action is commenced within ninety (90) days of receiving written notice of Commercially Relevant Infringement, Turn shall have the right during the Term, at its own cost and expense, to institute and conduct legal action against third-party infringers of the Licensed Technology with respect to the Product, with counsel determined by Turn.
In connection with any action to enforce any Licensed Technology, a Party will provide reasonable cooperation to the Party instituting and conducting legal action against third-party infringers (the “Enforcing Party”) concerning factual matters including, for example, by becoming a named party in the litigation if reasonably required to maintain the action, answering discovery requests, and providing testimony at deposition and trial without charge to the Enforcing Party other than recovery of statutory witness fees and its actual reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with providing such cooperation. Any and all recoveries from any suit or action instituted or prosecuted based on infringement of the Licensed Technology for the Product shall first be distributed to reimburse each Party’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the suit or action. The remaining recoveries shall be shared ninety-ten percent (90%/10%) in favor of MIMEDX if MIMEDX is the Enforcing Party, and on a fifty-fifty percent (50%/50%) basis if Turn is the Enforcing Party.
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5.5 Claimed Infringement. Except as provided below in Section 5.6, in the event that a Third Party at any time provides written notice of a claim to, or brings an action, suit or proceeding against, any Party, or any of their respective Affiliates or Sublicensees, claiming infringement of such Third Party’s Patent Rights based upon an assertion or claim arising out of the Manufacture or Commercialization of a Product in the Field (“Infringement Claim”), such Party shall promptly notify the other Party thereof, enclosing a copy of the claim and all papers served. MIMEDX, in consultation with Turn, shall assume primary responsibility to defend and respond to any Infringement Claims brought against either Party or its Affiliate or Sublicensees in the Territory using legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Turn. Neither Party shall settle any Infringement Claim without the consent of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All liabilities, damages, costs and expenses arising out of such Infringement Claims shall be borne by Turn; provided that with respect to the [***], MIMEDX shall pay for the litigation expenses and shall thereafter invoice Turn for fifty percent (50%) of such litigation expenses as they are incurred, and subject to a right to reasonably audit and request reasonable evidence of such invoiced expenses, Turn shall pay such invoiced amounts to MIMEDX within thirty (30) days of receipt of such invoice. MIMEDX shall keep Turn reasonably informed of the status of such claims and any defense.
5.6 Inter Partes Review. In the event the Parties agree to file for an Inter Partes Review with respect to any Patent Rights (“IPR”), MIMEDX, in consultation with Turn, shall assume primary responsibility to litigate the IPR using legal counsel mutually agreed upon by the parties using reasonable efforts. MIMEDX shall pay for the litigation expenses and shall thereafter invoice Turn for fifty percent (50%) of such litigation expenses as they are incurred, and Turn shall pay such invoiced amounts to MIMEDX within thirty (30) days of receipt of such invoice.
ARTICLE 6
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY
6.1 Supply Agreement. MIMEDX agrees to negotiate in good faith the Supply Agreement pursuant to which a Third Party will supply MIMEDX with its requirements for the FleX Product.
6.2 Exclusivity. During the Term, neither Turn nor its Affiliates will supply, or authorize a Third Party to supply, the FleX Product to any Third Party throughout the Territory for use within the Field, and neither Turn nor its Affiliates during the Term will use the FleX Product to Manufacture any product for sale within the Field in the Territory.
ARTICLE 7
REGULATORY MATTERS
7.1 U.S. Marketing Approval. Turn will (i) oversee, monitor and coordinate all regulatory actions, communications and filings with, and submissions to the FDA with respect to initial Marketing Approval for the FleX Product in the United States, (ii) be responsible for interfacing, corresponding and meeting with each Regulatory Agency with respect to initial Marketing Approval for the FleX Product in the United States, (iii) until assigned to MIMEDX in accordance with Section 7.2, be responsible for maintaining all regulatory filings for the FleX Product in the United States, and (iv) apprise Turn of all material communications from Regulatory Agencies relating to the FleX Product as soon as reasonably possible but in any event within ten (10) business days after receipt thereof
7.2 Assignment and Transfer of Regulatory Documents and Approvals. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of initial Marketing Approval for the FleX Product in the United States, Turn shall transfer to MIMEDX all of Turn’s right, title and interest in and to all such Marketing Approvals and all regulatory documents and applications submitted to Regulatory Agencies with respect to the FleX Product.
7.3 Other Regulatory Filings and Interactions. Except as set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2, as between the Parties, MIMEDX will own all Marketing Approvals and any regulatory documents and applications submitted to the applicable Regulatory Agencies with respect to a Product, and will (i) be solely responsible to oversee, monitor and coordinate all regulatory actions, communications and filings with, and submissions to, each Regulatory Agency, (ii) be solely responsible for interfacing, corresponding and meeting with each Regulatory Agency, (iii) be solely responsible for maintaining all regulatory filings, (iv) be identified as the marketing authorization holder, and (v) apprise Turn of all material communications from Regulatory Agencies relating to the FLeX Product as soon as reasonably possible but in any event within ten (10) business days after receipt thereof. Without limiting the terms of this Section 7.3, Turn shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to complete the Turn Activities as soon as practicable, and the Parties shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cooperate to complete the regulatory and quality activities set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto as soon as practicable (the “Cooperative Activities”).
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ARTICLE 8
ADVERSE EVENTS; RECALLS
8.1 Notice of Adverse Events. Each Party will maintain a record of any and all complaints it or its Affiliates and Sublicensees receive with respect to FleX Product. Each Party will notify the other Party in reasonable detail of any such complaints within sufficient time to allow the other Party and its Affiliates and Sublicensees (if applicable) to comply with any and all regulatory and other requirements imposed upon them in any jurisdiction in which the FleX Product is being marketed. MIMEDX will maintain at its own expense a common adverse event database for the FleX Product, and Turn will have access to all data in such adverse event database. MIMEDX shall be responsible, at its own expense, for submitting adverse event reports with respect to the FleX Product to the applicable Regulatory Agency. The Parties will cooperate in good faith in the exchange of safety data and the collection, investigation, reporting, and exchange of information concerning any adverse experiences, and any product quality and product complaints involving adverse experiences, related to the FleX Product, such that each Party is able to comply with its legal and regulatory obligations.
8.2 Recalls, Market Withdrawals or Corrective Actions. In the event that any Regulatory Agency issues or requests a recall or takes a similar action in connection with the FleX Product, the Party notified of such recall or similar action, shall within twenty-four (24) hours advise the other Party thereof by telephone, or by email or facsimile together with telephone confirmation. MIMEDX, in its sole discretion, shall decide whether to conduct a recall and the manner in which any such recall shall be conducted (except in the case of a government mandated recall, when MIMEDX may act without such advance notice but shall notify Turn as soon as possible). MIMEDX shall bear the expense of any such recall in the Field in the Territory (“Recall Expenses”); provided, however, that Turn shall bear the expense of any such recall to the extent the recall is the result of Turn’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 9
PAYMENT
9.1 Payment Method. All payments due to Turn under this Agreement shall be made by bank check or wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by Turn. All payments hereunder shall be made in the legal currency of the United States of America, and all references to “$” or “Dollars” shall refer to United States dollars (i.e., the legal currency of the United States). MIMEDX is responsible for all taxes other than taxes imposed with respect to Turn’s income.
9.2 Currency Conversion. In the case of Net Sales made or expenses incurred by MIMEDX and its Affiliates and Sublicensees, the rate of exchange to be used in computing the amount of currency equivalent in United States dollars due shall be made at the rate of exchange utilized by such person in its worldwide accounting system and calculated in accordance with GAAP (or in accordance with MIMEDX’s accounting methods applied in the Territory consistent with applicable law), prevailing on the third to the last business day of the month preceding the month in which such sales or expenses are recorded, as the case may be.
9.3 Withholding Taxes. MIMEDX may deduct the amount of any taxes imposed on Turn that are required to be withheld or collected by MIMEDX or its Affiliates or Sublicensees on amounts owing from hereunder to the extent MIMEDX or its Affiliates or Sublicensees pay such withholding taxes to the appropriate governmental authority on behalf of Turn. MIMEDX will promptly deliver to Turn proof of payment of such taxes together with copies of all communications from or with such governmental authority with respect thereto.
ARTICLE 10
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
10.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that as of the Effective Date:
10.1.a It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and to carry out the provisions hereof.
10.1.b It is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the person or persons executing this Agreement on its behalf has been duly authorized to do so by all requisite corporate action.
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10.1.c This Agreement is legally binding upon it and enforceable in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a party and by which it may be bound, or with its charter or by-laws.
10.1.d It has not granted, and will not grant, during the Term, any right to any Third Party that would conflict with the rights granted to the other Party hereunder.
10.1.e Neither Party nor any of its Affiliates has been debarred or is subject to debarment and neither Party nor any of its Affiliates will use in any capacity, in connection with the exercise of its rights and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, any person or entity that has been debarred pursuant to Section 306 of the United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or any similar law in any foreign jurisdiction, or that is the subject of a conviction described in such section or similar law in any foreign jurisdiction. Each Party agrees to inform the other Party in writing immediately if it or any person or entity that is performing activities under this Agreement, is debarred or is the subject of a conviction described in Section 306 or similar law in any foreign jurisdiction, or if any action, suit, claim, investigation or legal or administrative proceeding is pending or, to the best of the notifying Party’s knowledge, is threatened, relating to the debarment or conviction of the notifying Party or any person or entity used in any capacity by such Party or any of its Affiliates in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
10.2 Representations and Warranties of Turn. Turn makes the following representations and warranties to MIMEDX:
10.2.a Turn is the rightful, sole, exclusive and beneficial owner of the Licensed Technology and Licensed Trademarks, including as necessary to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize the FleX Product.
10.2.b The Licensed Technology and Licensed Trademarks are valid and enforceable and, to the best of Turn’s knowledge, the practice and use of the foregoing as set forth under this Agreement will not infringe or violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party in the Territory.
10.2.c There are no claims pending against or, to the best of Turn’s knowledge, threatened challenging Turn’s ownership or control or making any adverse claim of ownership of the exclusively licensed Intellectual Property Rights in the Territory.
10.2.d Except for the [***], Turn has not received any written notice from any Third Party asserting or alleging that any Development, Manufacture or Commercialization of a Product by Turn prior to the Effective Date infringed or misappropriate the Patent Rights or other Intellectual Property Rights of such Third Party.
10.2.e There are no Third-Party rights that could interfere with or materially conflict with the grant of rights by Turn to MIMEDX under this Agreement.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.2, TURN DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, CONCERNING THE VALIDITY, ENFORCEABILITY, AND SCOPE OF THE LICENSED TECHNOLOGY, THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SAFETY, USEFULNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE, OR LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS (COMMERCIAL, REGULATORY OR OTHER) OF THE PRODUCTS, LICENSED TECHNOLOGY, AND ANY OTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION, TECHNIQUES, MATERIALS, METHODS, PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, OR PRACTICES AT ANY TIME MADE AVAILABLE BY TURN, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE.
10.3 MIMEDX Warranties/Disclaimer. Turn acknowledges and agrees that, other than as expressly provided herein, MIMEDX does not make any representation or warranty or guarantee as to the amount of royalties or milestone payments or fees to be made by MIMEDX or the income that Turn will derive from this Agreement. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.1, MIMEDX DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE.
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10.4 Employee Inventions. Prior to performing any activities in connection with this Agreement, the Parties shall ensure that its and its Affiliates’ employees, agents and consultants have executed valid and binding agreements with it that assign and otherwise effectively vest in them any and all rights that such employees, agents and/or consultants might otherwise have in any invention made by such employees, agents and/or consultants. Should any royalties or other consideration become payable to such employees, agents and/or consultants, the respective Party shall remain solely responsible for making such payments.
ARTICLE 11
INDEMNIFICATION; SET-OFF
11.1 By MIMEDX. MIMEDX shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless Turn, Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, successors and assigns from and against any and all liabilities, damages, harm, loss, costs, penalties and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Liabilities”), arising out of any claim, complaint, suit, proceeding, or cause of action brought or claimed by any Third Party (each, a “Claim”) to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from (i) MIMEDX’s breach of any representation or warranty made to Turn under this Agreement; (ii) the acts or omissions of any Sublicensee; or (iii) use by MIMEDX of the Licensed Technology or Licensed Trademarks, the Manufacture, Commercialization or any sale of the Products by MIMEDX, but excluding any Claim arising out of a Product or Licensed Technology or Licensed Trademarks for which Turn is liable under this Agreement or obligated to indemnify, protect, defend and hold MIMEDX harmless in accordance with Section 11.2.
11.2 By Turn. Turn agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless MIMEDX, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, successors and assigns from and against any Liabilities, arising out of any Claim to the extent arising out of or resulting from: (i) Turn’s breach of any obligation under this Agreement or any representation or warranty made by Turn to MIMEDX under this Agreement; (ii) a Claim that the FleX Product or any Licensed Technology as delivered by Turn to MIMEDX, or the Development, Manufacture or Commercialization thereof, by MIMEDX or any of its sublicensees, distributors or customers, or the use by MIMEDX of the Licensed Trademarks (as authorized by Turn under Section 4.2) infringes upon the U.S. Intellectual Property Right of a Third Party; and (iii) the [***].
11.3 Indemnification Procedure. A Party, its director, officer, employee, successor or assign that intends to claim indemnification (“Indemnitee”) under this Article 11 shall promptly notify the indemnifying Party (“Indemnitor”) in writing of any Claim with respect to which the Indemnitee intends to claim such indemnification, and, subject to Section 5.5, the Indemnitor shall have sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim; provided that the Indemnitor shall not enter into any settlement that admits the fault of Indemnitee without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnitee shall have the right to participate, at its own expense, with counsel of its own choosing in the defense or settlement of the Claim. The indemnification obligations under this Article 11 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Indemnitor. The Indemnitee and its employees, at the Indemnitor’s request and expense, shall provide full information and reasonable assistance to Indemnitor and its legal representatives with respect to Claims.
11.4 Set-Off. MIMEDX may set off any amounts owed to Turn hereunder, including any royalties or milestone payments, against any amounts owed by Turn to MIMEDX under this Agreement or the Supply Agreement.
ARTICLE 12
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
12.1 Definition. Each Party may from time to time disclose to the other Party Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” means any information and data disclosed by one Party to the other Party in connection with this Agreement, including all scientific, pre-clinical, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, marketing, financial, trade secret and commercial information or data, whether communicated orally or by any other method. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include any information to the extent that such information, as demonstrated by written documentation: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of the receiving Party; (ii) is known by the receiving Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, at the time of its disclosure by the other Party; (iii) is demonstrably independently developed by the receiving Party after the date of disclosure without the application or use of the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (iv) becomes known to the receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality from a source other than the disclosing Party without breach of this Agreement by such Party, provided, that such source has the lawful right to disclose such Confidential Information to such Party.
12.2 Confidentiality. Except as reasonably necessary to fulfill its obligations or exercise its rights under this Agreement, each Party and its respective employees and agents shall not use or disclose to any Third Parties any Confidential Information of the other Party. Nothing contained in this Article 12 shall prevent either Party from disclosing any Confidential Information of the other Party to the extent necessary in complying with applicable Laws or orders; provided that if a Party is required by Law to make any such disclosure of the other Party’s Confidential Information, other than pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, it will, to the extent legally permissible, give reasonable advance notice to the other Party of such disclosure and will use its reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing: a Party may disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information to the extent required by Regulatory Agencies in connection with Product.
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12.3 Prior Agreements. This Agreement supersedes the Letter of Intent between MIMEDX and Turn dated January 21, 2022, the Letter of Intent between MIMEDX and Turn dated February 28, 2022 (collectively, the “Prior LOIs”), the Non-Disclosure Agreement between MIMEDX and Turn and dated August 16, 2021 (the “Prior NDA”) and the FleX License with respect to information disclosed thereunder. All information exchanged between the Parties under the Prior LOIs and the Prior NDA shall be deemed to have been disclosed under this Agreement and shall be subject to the terms of this Article 12 from and after the Effective Date.
12.4 Confidential Terms. Each Party shall treat the terms of this Agreement as the Confidential Information of the other Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, however, each Party may disclose the terms of this Agreement (i) to advisors, actual or potential investors, acquisition partners and others on a need-to-know basis under circumstances that reasonably ensure the confidentiality thereof, or (ii) as required by securities or other applicable Laws or regulations, such as SEC regulations.
12.5 FOIA. In the event either Party receives a request under the United States Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. §552) or similar Law related to the Licensed Technology, any Marketing Approval or this Agreement, such Party shall promptly deliver a copy of such request to the other Party. The Parties agree to work in good faith in responding to such request, including, by redacting any information not required by such Laws.
ARTICLE 13
TERM AND TERMINATION
13.1 Term of Agreement. The initial term of this Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date and, unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Article 13, shall remain in effect until the last date on which any Product is covered by a Valid Claim within the Licensed Patents (the “Term”). Upon expiration of the Term, all licenses granted under Article 2 then in effect shall become fully paid-up, perpetual (exclusive or non-exclusive as applicable pursuant to Article 2) licenses provided, however, that to the extent MIMEDX thereafter continues to Commercialize the FleX Product and such Commercialization requires the use of Turn’s trade secrets to Commercialize the FleX Product after the Term, MIMEDX shall pay Turn a royalty of [***] of Net Sales for the FleX Product made after the Term for a period expiring ten (10) years after Launch of the FleX Product.
13.2 Termination.
13.2.a By Either Party. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party as follows:
(i) Upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other Party, in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by such other Party, which breach is not cured within such ninety (90) day period; or
(ii) Upon prior written notice to the other Party: (i) if the other Party is declared bankrupt by a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) if a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy is filed in any court of competent jurisdiction against the other Party and such petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after filing, or (iii) if the other Party shall make or execute an assignment of substantially all of its assets related to this Agreement for the benefit of creditors.
13.2.b By MIMEDX. MIMEDX may terminate this Agreement, or any license(s) granted herein, in whole or in part, for convenience upon three (3) months’ prior written notice to Turn. In addition, MIMEDX may terminate the license to the FleX Product and the related FleX Product obligations in this Agreement in the event that: (i) the FleX Product does not receive Marketing Approval in the United States from the FDA by March 31, 2023 or (ii) has not completed the Turn Activities set forth in Exhibit D by March 31, 2023.
13.2.c By Turn. Turn may terminate this Agreement solely with respect to rights granted for the FleX Product if (i) MIMEDX fails to launch the FleX Product within ten (10) months after the later of (i) the execution of the Supply Agreement, or (ii) the date of Marketing Approval in the United States from the FDA for the Product. If Turn terminates this license with respect to the FleX Product under this Section 13.2, all rights to the FleX Product will revert to Turn as contemplated in Section 13.3(b) and the obligations of Turn in Section 6.2 shall terminate.
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13.3 Effect of Termination.
13.3.a Termination Dispute. If Turn provides MIMEDX with a notice of a termination for material breach pursuant to Section 13.2a(i) and MIMEDX disputes whether it has materially breached this Agreement or whether the applicable breach has been cured, then MIMEDX may pursue resolution of such dispute in accordance with Section 15.7. If MIMEDX provides written notice of such dispute in accordance with Section 15.7, this Agreement and licenses herein will remain in full force and effect for so long as MIMEDX pursues resolution of such dispute in accordance with Section 15.7 (including the pendency of any arbitration or dispute resolution proceedings), and the cure period will be tolled during pendency of the dispute. If as a result of any dispute resolution proceeding it is determined that MIMEDX did not materially breach the Agreement, or that any material breach was cured during the cure period), then no termination with be effective and this Agreement and the licenses herein will continue in full force and effect.
13.3.b Reversion of Rights. In the event that this Agreement is terminated only with respect to certain of the licenses granted herein as permitted herein, the remaining rights and licenses shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement. In the event that this Agreement is terminated in its entirety by Turn pursuant to Section 13.2 due to uncured material breach by MIMEDX (and subject to Section 13.3.a) or by MIMEDX under Section 13.2(b), the licenses granted by Turn to MIMEDX under this Agreement shall terminate and all rights in the Licensed Technology and Licensed Trademarks shall revert to Turn. In addition if this Agreement is terminated in its entirety or with respect to the FleX Product, MIMEDX shall as promptly as practicable transfer to Turn or Turn’s designee (A) possession and ownership of all governmental or regulatory correspondence, conversation logs, filings and approvals (including without limitation all Marketing Approvals and pricing and reimbursement approvals) relating to the FleX Product and execute any and all documents and carry out any other actions as may be requested by Turn to assist Turn with all regulatory filings with the applicable Regulatory Agencies required in connection with the termination of this Agreement to ensure that all Marketing Approvals for the FleX Product in the MIMEDX Territory can be transferred or issued to Turn or Turn’s designee if necessary, and (B) copies of all data, reports, records and materials in MIMEDX’s possession or Control relating to the FleX Product, including without limitation all non-clinical and clinical data relating to the Product, including without limitation customer lists and customer contact information and all adverse event data in MIMEDX’s possession or Control. Upon termination of this Agreement, MIMEDX shall have the right for a period of no more than six (6) months after the effective date of such termination to sell off any existing Products in its inventory or in the process of Manufacture, in each case as of the effective date of such termination (the “Sell-Off Period”) and the licenses granted under Section 2.1 shall survive for such period of time for MIMEDX to exercise its rights under this Section 13.3.b; provided that MIMEDX shall remain obligated to make payment of royalties to Turn for such Product in accordance with Section 3.1.
13.3.c Accrued Liability. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not relieve a Party from any liability that, at the time of such termination or expiration, has already accrued to the other Party.
13.3.d Survival. The provisions of Articles 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 and, with respect to infringement occurring during the Term, Sections 5.4 and 5.5 of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
ARTICLE 14
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/ INSURANCE
14.1 Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY, OR ANY THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS OR PROFITS) ARISING FROM ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR LIKELIHOOD OF THE SAME. THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS SECTION 14.1 SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES ARISING FROM (I) BREACH OF ARTICLE 12, (II) BREACH BY TURN OF THE EXCLUSIVITY OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, (III) A PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS ARTICLE 11, (IV) WILFULL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF A PARTY; OR (V) WILFULL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF A SUBLICENSEE OR IN THE SUBLICENSING OR MONITORING OF A SUBLICENSEE.
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14.2 Insurance. During the Term and for a period of at least five (5) years after the last commercial sale of the Product under this Agreement, each Party shall obtain and/or maintain in full force and effect general commercial liability insurance that names the other Party as an additional insured with a reputable, solvent insurer in an amount appropriate for its business and products of the type that are the subject of this Agreement, but in no event with coverage levels of less than $2,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 in annual aggregate, and in the geographical market in which the relevant insurable activity is being performed, and for its obligations under this Agreement. Upon request, each Party shall provide the other Party with evidence of the existence and maintenance of such insurance coverage.
ARTICLE 15
MISCELLANEOUS
15.1 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties and supersedes all previous agreements, promises, representations, understandings and negotiations, whether written or oral, between the Parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Prior LOIs ,the Prior NDA and the FleX License. Upon execution of this Agreement, the FleX License shall be automatically terminated. None of the terms of this Agreement shall be amended or modified except in writing signed by the Parties hereto.
15.2 Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement without such consent to a successor to all or substantially all of its business or assets to which this Agreement relates, whether by way of merger, consolidation, sale of stock, sale of assets, operation of Law or otherwise; provided that such assignee assumes in writing the assignor’s obligations under this Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.
15.3 Severability. If, and solely to the extent that, any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable, or shall, if kept effective in this Agreement, render this entire Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, such offending provision shall be of no effect and shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement or any of its provisions; provided, however, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable efforts to renegotiate the unenforceable provisions to best accomplish the original intentions of the Parties with respect to such provisions.
15.4 Waivers. Any waiver of the terms and conditions hereof must be explicitly in writing. A waiver by any Party of any term or condition of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such term or condition for any similar instance in the future or of any subsequent breach hereof. All rights, remedies, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be a limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement.
15.5 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (except for an obligation to pay) for the time and to the extent such failure or delay is directly caused by earthquake, riot, civil commotion, war, terrorist acts, strike, flood, plague, epidemic, pandemic or governmental acts or restriction, or other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of the respective Party (“Force Majeure Event”). The Party affected by such force majeure will provide the other Party with full particulars thereof as soon as it becomes aware of the same (including its best estimate of the likely extent and duration of the interference with its activities) and will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to overcome the difficulties created thereby and to resume performance of its obligations as soon as practicable. If the performance of any such obligation under this Agreement is delayed owing to such a force majeure for any continuous period of more than ninety (90) days, the Parties will consult with respect to an equitable solution, including the possibility of the mutual termination of this Agreement.
15.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to conflict of Laws principles and excluding the 1980 U.N. Convention on Contracts for the Biosciences Sale of Goods.
15.7 Disputes. In the event of any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the performance, breach or termination thereof, either Turn or MIMEDX may, by written notice to the other Party, have such dispute referred to the Chief Executive Officers (or designee) of Turn and MIMEDX, for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations. The Parties will negotiate in good faith and reasonably for a period of not less than ninety (90) days. If the Parties are unable to resolve such dispute within such ninety (90) day period, such dispute shall be finally settled by binding arbitration by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) under its rules of arbitration, by a single arbitrator selected by the mutual agreement of the Parties; provided that if the Parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the AAA rules. The decision and/or award rendered by the arbitrator shall be written, final and non-appealable, and judgment on such decision and/or award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitral proceedings and all pleadings and evidence shall be in the English language. The place of arbitration shall be in the State of Delaware, U.S.A. The costs of any arbitration, including administrative fees and fees of the arbitrator(s), shall be shared equally by the Parties to the dispute, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator(s). Each Party shall bear the cost of its own attorneys’ and expert fees. The Parties agree that, any provision of applicable Law notwithstanding, they will not request, and the arbitrator shall have no authority to award, punitive or exemplary damages against any Party.
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15.8 Notices. Any notice, consent or approval permitted or required under this Agreement shall be in writing sent by registered or certified airmail (postage prepaid), overnight courier or by facsimile (receipt confirmed) and addressed as follows:
If to Turn:
Turn Therapeutics
250 N Westlake BLVD, Suite 210
Westlake Village, CA 91362
If to MIMEDX:
Attn: General Counsel
MiMedx Group, Inc.
1775 W Oak Commons Ct
Marietta, Georgia 30062
Fax: (770) 590-3567
All notices shall be deemed to be effective on the business day after delivery of such notice to the overnight courier, the day such notice is received by addressee via registered or certified mail, or the day on which such notice is sent by facsimile. In case any Party changes its address at which notices are to be received, written notice of such change shall be given as soon as practicable to the other Party.
15.9 Implied Obligations. This Agreement sets forth all of the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
15.10 Relationship of the Parties. The relationship hereby established between MIMEDX and Turn is solely that of independent contractors; this Agreement shall not create an agency, partnership, joint venture or employer/employee relationship, and nothing hereunder shall be deemed to authorize either Party to act for, represent or bind the other except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
15.11 Third Party Beneficiaries. Except solely on behalf of Indemnitees with respect to the enforcement of Article 11 on behalf of themselves, nothing herein shall be deemed to create (by implication or otherwise) any right on behalf of any Third Party to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any other right.
15.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which together shall constitute a single instrument.
15.13 Remedies. In addition to any other relief afforded under the terms of this Agreement or by law, each Party has the right to seek enforcement this Agreement by injunction issued against the other Party, it being understood that both damages and an injunction may be proper modes of relief and are not to be considered as alternative remedies.
15.14 Publicity. Neither Party may issue or release any announcement, statement, press release, or other publicity or marketing materials relating to this Agreement or, unless expressly permitted under this Agreement, otherwise use the other party's trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, domain names, or other indicia of source, association, or sponsorship, in each case, without the prior written consent of the other Party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized officers.
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. MIMEDX GROUP, INC.
| By: | /s/ Bradley Burnam | By: | /s/ K. Todd Newton | |
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | Name: | K. Todd Newton | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
| List of Exhibits: | |
| Exhibit A | Licensed Patents |
| Exhibit B-1 | Exclusive Licensed Trademarks |
| Exhibit B-2 | Non-Exclusive Licensed Trademarks |
| Exhibit C | Product Description |
| Exhibit D | Turn Activities |
| Exhibit E | Cooperative Activities |
| Exhibit F | [***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been excluded pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(10). Such excluded information is not material and is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
Exhibit 10.10
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and among
TURN THERAPEUTICS INC.
and
THE STOCKHOLDERS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO
Dated as of [●], 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1
Definitions
| Section 1.01. | Defined Terms | 1 |
| Section 1.02. | General Interpretive Principles | 4 |
Article 2
Registration Rights
| Section 2.01. | Demand Registrations | 5 |
| Section 2.02. | Piggyback Registrations | 10 |
| Section 2.03. | Selection of Underwriter(s) | 11 |
| Section 2.04. | Registration Procedures | 12 |
| Section 2.05. | Holdback Agreements | 17 |
| Section 2.06. | Underwriting Agreement in Underwritten Offerings | 18 |
| Section 2.07. | Registration Expenses Paid By Company | 18 |
| Section 2.08. | Indemnification | 18 |
| Section 2.09. | Reporting Requirements; Rule 144 | 22 |
Article 3
Miscellaneous
| Section 3.01. | Term | 22 |
| Section 3.02. | Notices | 22 |
| Section 3.03. | Successors, Assigns and Transferees | 23 |
| Section 3.04. | Governing Law; No Jury Trial | 24 |
| Section 3.05. | Specific Performance | 24 |
| Section 3.06. | Headings | 24 |
| Section 3.07. | Severability | 24 |
| Section 3.08. | Amendment; Waiver | 25 |
| Section 3.09. | Further Assurances | 25 |
| Section 3.10. | Counterparts and Electronic Signatures | 25 |
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [●] (this “Agreement”), is by and among Turn Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and certain stockholders of the Company identified on the signature page hereto (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company is currently contemplating a direct listing (“Listing”) of its common stock (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant registration rights to the Holders on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article 1
Definitions
Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Action” means any demand, action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or any federal, state, local, foreign or international arbitration or mediation tribunal.
“Affiliate” in respect of a Person, means any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and (i) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, whether by blood, marriage or adoption or anyone residing in such person’s home, a trust for the benefit of any of the foregoing, a company, partnership or any natural person or entity wholly or jointly owned by any of the foregoing, and (ii) in the case of an entity, shall include a partnership, a corporation or any natural person or entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity; provided that the Company and its subsidiaries shall not be considered Affiliates of any Holder for the purpose of this Agreement. As used herein, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to be closed in New York, New York.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any shares into which such common stock may thereafter be converted or changed (including, without limitation, by way of a dividend or distribution or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other reorganization or similar change in the capital structure of the Company involving such common stock).
“Company Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“EDGAR” means the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System administered by the SEC or any successor electronic filing system for such purposes.
“Eligible Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and any successor thereto.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, government and any executive official thereof.
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include their successors, by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, any other person who joins this Agreement or is otherwise a permitted transferee pursuant to Section 3.03, and any of their Affiliates, so long as such Person holds any Registrable Securities.
“Initiating Holder(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Listing” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Loss” or “Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a).
“Person” means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.
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“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means any Shares and any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to, in exchange for, upon the conversion of or in replacement of the Shares, whether by way of a dividend or distribution or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other reorganization; provided that any such Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities if (i) they have been registered and sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, (ii) they have been transferred by a Holder in a transaction in which the Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not, or cannot be, assigned, (iii) they may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without limitation thereunder with respect to holding period requirements, volume or manner of sale and the Holder of such securities does not beneficially own more than 1% of outstanding Common Stock, or (iv) they have ceased to be outstanding.
“Registration” means a registration with the SEC of the offer and sale to the public of Common Stock under a Registration Statement. The terms “Register,” “Registered” and “Registering” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean all reasonable expenses incident to a Registration and any related offer and sale pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including all (i) registration, qualification and filing fees; (ii) expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any issuer free writing prospectus and the distribution thereof; (iii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent accountants and any experts, any other accounting fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company (including any expenses arising from any comfort letters or any special audits incident to or required by any registration or qualification), and fees and expenses of one counsel to all Holders, as well one additional counsel in each jurisdiction where a Holder is organized; (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Shares under the state or foreign securities or blue sky laws and the preparation, printing and distribution of a blue sky or legal investment memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel); (v) the costs and charges of any transfer agent and any registrar; (vii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of an offering by, FINRA; (vii) expenses incurred in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors; (viii) printing expenses, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; (ix) internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of employees of the Company performing legal or accounting duties); and (x) fees and expenses of listing any Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which Common Stock are then listed; but excluding any Selling Expenses payable by the Holders.
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“Registration Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).
“Registration Rights” shall mean the rights of the Holders to cause the Company to Register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes not customarily paid by the issuer of securities in an offering and that would be applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities hereunder, which for any Registration shall be borne and paid by the Holders in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities registered by or on behalf of each such Holder.
“Shares” means all Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Holders or any of their Affiliates or any permitted transferee of rights under Section 3.03 from time to time, whether or not held immediately following the Listing.
“Shelf Registration” means a Registration Statement of the Company for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or similar provisions then in effect).
“Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation in which such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, owns capital stock having a majority of the total voting power in the election of directors of all outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of such corporation entitled generally to vote in such election; and (b) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, has (i) a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such first-named Person.
“Underwritten Offering” means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.
Section 1.02. General Interpretive Principles. Whenever used in this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all 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.” Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits hereto), and references herein to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement. Except as otherwise indicated, all periods of time referred to herein shall include all Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided, however, that if the date to perform the act or give any notice with respect to this Agreement shall fall on a day other than a Business Day, such act or notice may be performed or given timely if performed or given on the next succeeding Business Day. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
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Article 2
Registration Rights
Section 2.01. Demand Registrations.
(a) Request. Each Holder shall have the right to request that the Company file a Registration Statement with the SEC on the appropriate registration form for all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder once the Registrable Securities that such Holder proposes to register are no longer subject to any lock-up that may be applicable to such securities in connection with the Listing (which may be due to the expiration or waiver of such lock-up with respect to such Registrable Securities) by delivering a written request to the Company specifying the kind and number of shares of Registrable Securities such Holder wishes to Register and the intended method of distribution thereof (a “Demand Registration” and the Holder submitting such Demand Registration, the “Initiating Holder”). The Company shall within 10 Business Days of the receipt of such request, give written notice of such Demand Registration (the “Company Notice”) to all Holders other than the relevant Initiating Holder (the “Eligible Holders”), and such other Eligible Holders may, upon written request given no later than 10 Business Days following their receipt of the Company Notice, request that the Company also effect the Registration of all or part of each Eligible Holder’s Registrable Securities. Thereafter, the Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to file a Registration Statement in respect of such Demand Registration for all Registrable Securities that the Initiating Holder and Eligible Holders have requested to be included within 45 days of receipt of the Initiating Holder’s request, and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
(b) Limitations of Demand Registrations. There shall be no limitation on the number of Demand Registrations pursuant to Section 2.01(a); provided, however, that, except as set forth in Section 2.01(f), the Holders shall not require the Company to take any action to effect any Demand Registration (i) within six (6) months after a Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 that has been declared or ordered effective, (ii) during the period starting with the date of filing of, and ending on a date 180 days after the effective date of a Company-initiated registration (other than a registration related solely to the sale of securities to employees of the Company pursuant to an equity incentive plan, share purchase or similar plan or to a Rule 145 transaction); provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith any reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective. In the event that any Person shall have received rights to Demand Registrations pursuant to Section 3.03, and such Person shall have made a Demand Registration request, such request shall be treated as having been made by the Holder who transferred such rights to such Person. The Registrable Securities requested to be Registered pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Registrable Securities of Eligible Holders requested to be registered) must represent (i) an aggregate offering price of Registrable Securities (before deduction of underwriters’ discounts and commissions) that is reasonably expected to equal at least $20,000,000 or (ii) all of the remaining Registrable Securities owned by the Initiating Holder and its Affiliates.
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(c) Effective Registration. The Company shall be deemed to have effected a Registration for purposes of Section 2.01(b) if the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC or becomes effective upon filing with the SEC, and remains effective until the earlier of (i) the date when all Registrable Securities thereunder have been sold and (ii) 60 days from the effective date of the Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). No Registration shall be deemed to have been effective if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Registration are not satisfied by reason of the Company or the number of Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement is reduced in accordance with Section 2.01(e) such that less than 25% of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities requested to be Registered pursuant to Section 2.01(a) are included. If, during the Registration Period, such Registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority, the Registration Period shall be extended on a day-for-day basis for any period the Holder is unable to complete an offering as a result of such stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority.
(d) Underwritten Offering. If the Initiating Holder so indicates at the time of its request pursuant to Section 2.01(a), such offering of Registrable Securities shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering and the Company shall include such information in the Company Notice. In the event that the Initiating Holder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering, no Holder may include Registrable Securities in such Registration unless such Holder, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.06, (i) agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in the applicable underwriting arrangements; (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements in customary form; and (iii) cooperates with the Company’s reasonable requests in connection with such Registration (it being understood that the Company’s failure to perform its obligations hereunder, which failure is caused by such Holder’s failure to cooperate, will not constitute a breach by the Company of this Agreement).
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(e) Priority of Securities in an Underwritten Offering. If the Company, after consultation with the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering, pursuant to this Section 2.01, determines in good faith that the number of securities requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the number of securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be reduced in the following order of priority:
first, there shall be excluded from the Underwritten Offering any securities to be sold for the account of any selling securityholder other than the Initiating Holder and the Eligible Holders;
second, there shall be excluded from the Underwritten Offering any securities to be sold for the account of the Company; and
third, there shall be excluded from the Underwritten Offering any securities to be sold for the account of the Initiating Holder and the Eligible Holders and their respective Affiliates that have been requested to be included therein, pro rata among such Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities so requested to be included in such Registration by each such Holder,
in each case to the extent necessary to reduce the total number of securities to be included in such offering to the number recommended by the Company after consultation with the managing underwriter or underwriters.
(f) Shelf Registration.
(i) At any time when the Company is eligible to use Form S-3, any Holder may request the Company to effect a Shelf Registration; provided that if the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 following twelve (12) full calendar months after the Listing, the Company shall effect a Shelf Registration on a Form S-l upon the request of any Holder. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file a Registration Statement in respect of such Shelf Registration within 45 days of receipt of the request, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of the date (i) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities. The Company shall promptly, and within two (2) Business Days after the Company confirms effectiveness of the Registration Statement in respect of such Shelf Registration with the SEC, notify the requesting Holder(s) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement in respect of such Shelf Registration; provided, however, this requirement shall be satisfied if a notice of effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement has been filed by the SEC on EDGAR by such deadline; provided, further, that notwithstanding the second sentence of this Section 2.01(f), the Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to effectuate any Underwritten Offering from such Shelf Registration (an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”) requested by an Initiating Holder as soon as practicable after receipt of such request and (ii) only be required to effectuate one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown from such Shelf Registration within any three-month period. The provisions of Section 2.01(a)-(e) and (g)-(h) shall apply mutatis mutandis to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, with references to “file a Registration Statement” or “become effective” being deemed references to filing of a prospectus or supplement for such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and references to “Registration” being deemed references to the Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that Eligible Holders shall only include Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in such Shelf Registration or may be included therein without the need for an amendment to such Shelf Registration (other than an automatically effective amendment). So long as the Shelf Registration is effective, the Initiating Holder may not request any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(a) with respect to Registrable Shares that are Registered on such Shelf Registration; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in such Shelf Registration (including such Initiating Holder) may request Underwritten Shelf Takedowns in accordance with this Section 2.01(f).
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If the Company shall receive a request from the Initiating Holder that the Company effect a Shelf Registration (including an Underwritten Shelf Takedown), then the Company shall promptly give the Company Notice at least 10 Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date of the registration statement relating to such Shelf Registration or the anticipated pricing of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as the case may be, to all Holders other than the Initiating Holder and thereupon shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect, as expeditiously as possible, the Registration or offering of:
(A) all Registrable Securities for which the Initiating Holder has requested Registration or inclusion in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under this section, and
(B) all other Registrable Securities of the same class as those requested to be Registered by the Initiating Holder that any Eligible Holders have requested the Company to Register in a Shelf Registration or include in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in each case, by request received by the Company within 10 Business Days after such Holders receive the Company Notice,
all to the extent necessary to permit the Registration of the Registrable Securities so to be Registered on such Shelf Registration or inclusion of Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as applicable.
(ii) At any time prior to the effective date of such Shelf Registration, the Initiating Holder may revoke such request, without liability to any of the other Eligible Holders, by providing a notice to the Company revoking such request. For the avoidance of doubt, such request, if revoked pursuant to this paragraph, shall not constitute a Demand Registration; provided that such Initiating Holder reimburses the Company for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in preparation for the inclusion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Shares in such Shelf Registration; and the Company shall continue all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement with respect to any other Registrable Securities requested to be included by each of the Holders that has not withdrawn its Registrable Securities.
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(iii) The Company shall be liable for and pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Shelf Registration.
(iv) For the avoidance of doubt, upon notice to the Initiating Holder and any other participating Eligible Holder, the Company may postpone effecting a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(g).
(g) Postponement. Upon notice to, in the case of a Demand Registration, the Initiating Holder for such Demand Registration and any other Eligible Holders or, in the case of filing a Shelf Registration or Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Initiating Holder or Holders requesting such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and any other Holders to which a Company Notice has been delivered with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company may postpone effecting a Registration or Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.01 on two (2) occasions during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months for a reasonable time specified in the notice but not exceeding 90 days (which period may not be extended or renewed), if (i) the Company reasonably determines in good faith that effecting the Registration or Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as applicable, would materially and adversely affect a proposal or plan by the Company to engage in (directly or indirectly through any of its Subsidiaries): (x) a material acquisition or divestiture of assets; (y) a merger, consolidation, tender offer, reorganization, primary offering of the Company’s securities subject to the ability of Holders to piggyback pursuant to Section 2.02 or similar material transaction; or (z) a material financing or any other material business transaction with a third party or (ii) the Company is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which during the period specified in such notice the Company reasonably believes would not be in the best interests of the Company.
(h) Right to Withdraw. Unless otherwise agreed, each Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.01 at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to the Company of such Holder’s request to withdraw and, subject to the preceding clause, each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw, without liability to the Company or any other Eligible Holders, all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.
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Section 2.02. Piggyback Registrations.
(a) Participation. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of Common Stock or otherwise conduct an offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, in each case, for its own account and/or for the account of any other Persons (other than a Registration (i) under Section 2.01 hereof, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or other registration solely relating to an offering or sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit arrangement) or Form S-4 or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to a registration statement required to be filed pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, each dated December 7, 2024, by and among the Company, GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited (“GEM”) and the Side Letter, dated April 11, 2025, by and among the Company and GEM, (iv) in connection with any dividend reinvestment or similar plan, or (v) for the sole purpose of offering securities to another entity or its security holders in connection with the acquisition of assets or securities of such entity or any similar transaction solely for the purpose of effecting an acquisition of assets or securities of another entity), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date of filing such Registration Statement or the launch of such offering pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, as applicable), the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each Holder, and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement or otherwise sell in such offering such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.02(a) and Section 2.02(c), the Company shall include in such Registration Statement or other offering all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within four (4) Business Days after the receipt of any such notice; provided, however, that if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register or otherwise offer any securities pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration or launch of such offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration or offering of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give prompt written notice of such determination to each such Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to Register or otherwise offer securities, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration and shall have no liability to any Holder in connection with such termination, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay Registration or other offer of securities, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in Registering such other Common Stock, in each case without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holder to request that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 2.01. For the avoidance of doubt, no Registration or other offering effected under this Section 2.02 shall relieve the Company of its obligation to effect any Demand Registration under Section 2.01. If the offering pursuant to a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2.02 is to be an Underwritten Offering, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) shall, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to coordinate arrangements with the underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such Underwritten Offering. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) shall, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to coordinate arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis. If the Company files a Shelf Registration for its own account and/or for the account of any other Persons, the Company agrees that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to include in such Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act in order to ensure that the Holders may be added to such Shelf Registration at a later time through the filing of a Prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment.
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(b) Right to Withdraw. Unless otherwise agreed, each Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.02 at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to the Company of such Holder’s request to withdraw and, subject to the preceding clause, each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.
(c) Priority of Piggyback Registration. If the Company, after consultation with the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering, determines in good faith that the number of securities requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be reduced in the following order of priority:
first, there shall be excluded from the Underwritten Offering any securities to be sold for the account of any selling securityholder other than the Holders,
second, there shall be excluded from the Underwritten Offering any securities to be sold for the account of Holders and their Affiliates that have been requested to be included therein, pro rata among such Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities so requested to be included in such Registration by each such Holder,
third, there shall be excluded from the Underwritten Offering any securities to be sold for the account of the Company,
in each case to the extent necessary to reduce the total number of securities to be included in such offering to the number recommended by the Company after consultation with the managing underwriter or underwriters.
Section 2.03. Selection of Underwriter(s). In any Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.01, the Initiating Holder shall select the underwriter(s), providing that such selection is acceptable to the Company, acting in good faith.
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Section 2.04. Registration Procedures.
(a) In connection with the Registration and/or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, through an Underwritten Offering or otherwise, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to effect or cause the Registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities as quickly as commercially practicable in accordance with the intended methods of disposition thereof and:
(i) prepare and file the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing with the SEC a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters, if any, the Holders participating in such Registration and their respective counsel, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such underwriters, the Holders and their respective counsel, with an adequate and appropriate opportunity for review and comment, and (B) consider in good faith any comments of the underwriters and such Holders and their respective counsel on such documents;
(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all of the Shares Registered thereon;
(iii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Shares subject thereto for a period ending on the later of (x) the 3rd anniversary after the effective date of such Registration Statement or (y) the date on which all Shares Registered thereon have been sold;
(iv) notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, or when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, (B) of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in any material respect, and (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
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(v) promptly notify each selling Holder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, in either case as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to the selling Holder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;
(vi) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;
(vii) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters, if any, and the selling Holders may reasonably request to be included therein in order to permit the intended method of distribution of the Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(viii) furnish to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);
(ix) deliver to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such selling Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter;
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(x) on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective or becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with each selling Holder, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any selling Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect and so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings in such jurisdictions of the United States for so long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(xi) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Registrable Securities, cooperate with each selling Holder, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and the transfer agent to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive Securities Act legends and the delivery of any required legal opinions in connection therewith; and to register such Registrable Securities in such denominations and such names as such selling Holder or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two (2) Business Days prior to such sale of Registrable Securities; provided that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of The Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Direct Registration System;
(xii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the FINRA and each securities exchange, if any, on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Company’s securities are then quoted, and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of each such exchange, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
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(xiii) not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with DTC; provided that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of DTC’s Direct Registration System;
(xiv) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to and addressed to the selling Holders and the underwriter or underwriters, an opinion and negative assurance letter from the Company’s outside counsel in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement and any customary certificates executed by authorized officers of the Company as may be requested by any Holder or any underwriter of such Registrable Securities;
(xv) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to and addressed to the underwriter or underwriters and, to the extent agreed by the Company’s independent certified public accountants, each selling Holder, a comfort letter from the Company’s independent certified public accountants (and the independent certified public accountants with respect to any acquired company financial statements) in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering, including with comfort letters customarily delivered in connection with quarterly period financial statements if applicable, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement;
(xvi) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements), make such representations and warranties and take all such other actions as any participating Holder or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the Registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in public offerings similar to the offering then being undertaken for the Registrable Securities;
(xvii) use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 90 days after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of the Company’s first quarter commencing after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with the first month after the effective date of the Registration Statement;
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(xviii) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(xix) cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any shares of the Company’s Common Stock are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any shares of the Company’s Common Stock are then quoted, including the filing of any required supplemental listing application;
(xx) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, provide (A) each Holder participating in the Registration, (B) the underwriters (which term, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include a Person deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act) of the Registrable Securities to be Registered, (C) the sale or placement agent therefor, if any, (D) counsel for such underwriters or agent, and (E) any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by such Holder or any such underwriter, as selected by such Holder, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the SEC, and each amendment or supplement thereto, and to require the insertion therein of material, furnished to the Company in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of such Holder(s) and their counsel should be included; and for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Registration Statement, make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by the parties referred to in (A) through (E) above, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company that are available to the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information available to the Company reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, subject to the foregoing; provided that any such Person gaining access to information or personnel pursuant to this Section 2.04(a)(xx) shall agree to use best efforts to protect the confidentiality of any information regarding the Company which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (x) the release of such information is required by law or regulation or is requested or required by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process, (y) such information is or becomes publicly known without a breach of this Agreement, (F) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (z) such information is independently developed by such Person;
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(xxi) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, to cause the executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in any Underwritten Offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto; and
(xxii) take all other customary steps reasonably necessary to effect the Registration, offering and sale of the Registrable Securities.
(b) As a condition precedent to any Registration hereunder, the Company may require each Holder as to which any Registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder, its ownership of Registrable Securities and other matters as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each such Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 2.04(a)(v), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.04(a)(v), or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement for a Demand Registration is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.04(a)(v) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
Section 2.05. Holdback Agreements. Each of the Company and each Holder that sells Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Agreement agrees, upon notice from the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such Underwritten Offering of the Company’s securities, not to effect (other than pursuant to such Registration) any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities, including, but not limited to, any sale pursuant to Rule 144, or make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of, any Registrable Securities, any other equity securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity securities of the Company without the prior written consent of the managing underwriters during such period as reasonably requested by the managing underwriters (but in no event longer than the seven (7) days before and the 90 days after the pricing of such Underwritten Offering); and subject to reasonable and customary exceptions to be agreed with such managing underwriter or underwriters, including, but not limited to, permitting Holders to transfer or distribute Shares to their respective affiliates, stockholders, partners, members, or investment funds or vehicles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no holdback agreements of the type contemplated by this Section 2.05 shall be required of participating Holders unless the Company and each of the Company’s directors and executive officers agrees to be bound by a substantially identical holdback agreement for at least the same period of time and (ii) in the event of any conflict between this Section 2.05 and the terms of a specific holdback agreement, such holdback agreement shall control.
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Section 2.06. Underwriting Agreement in Underwritten Offerings. If requested by the managing underwriters for any Underwritten Offering, the Company and the participating Holders shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with such underwriters for such offering; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties regarding (i) such Holder’s ownership of Registrable Securities to be transferred free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances created by such Holder, (ii) such Holder’s power and authority to effect such transfer, (iii) such matters pertaining to such Holder’s compliance with securities laws, and (iv) such Holder’s intended method of distribution, in each case as may reasonably be requested) or to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company with respect thereto, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 hereof.
Section 2.07. Registration Expenses Paid By Company. In the case of any Registration of Registrable Securities required pursuant to this Agreement (including any Registration that is delayed or withdrawn) or proposed Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses regardless of whether the Registration Statement becomes effective or the Underwritten Offering is completed. The Company shall have no obligation to pay any Selling Expenses for Registrable Securities offered by any Holders, however for the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall be required to pay any selling expenses in relation to any offering of Common Stock for its own account pursuant to any Registration Statement that may also relate to any Registrable Securities offered by any Holders pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2.08. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder and such Holder’s officers, directors, employees, advisors, Affiliates and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act ) such Holder from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions in respect thereof, whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto) and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable and documented costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “Loss” and collectively “Losses”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was Registered under the Securities Act (including any final or preliminary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), any such statement made in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that the Company has filed or is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act, any other document produced by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is filed under the Exchange Act, or any testing-the-waters materials, or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus, free writing prospectus or testing-the-waters materials, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any particular indemnified party in any such case to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any such Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such indemnified party expressly for use in the preparation thereof and such untrue statement or omission was not subsequently corrected in writing by such indemnified party to the indemnifying party prior to the sale of any such Registrable Securities. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder.
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(b) Indemnification by the Selling Holder. Each selling Holder agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, the Company and the Company’s directors, officers, employees, advisors, Affiliates and agents and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was Registered under the Securities Act (including any final or preliminary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or any such statement made in any free writing prospectus that the Company has filed or is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act or testing-the-waters materials, or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus, free writing prospectus or testing-the-waters materials, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading but only to the extent, in each of cases (i) or (ii), that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus, free writing prospectus or testing-the-waters materials and such untrue statement or omission was not subsequently corrected in writing by such Selling Holder to the Company prior to the sale of any such Registrable Securities. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder under the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the selling Holder may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any indemnified party.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i) give prompt (but in any event within 30 days after such Person has actual knowledge of the facts constituting the basis for indemnification) written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that it is materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however, that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and 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 within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder, (c) the named parties to any proceeding include both such indemnified and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on written advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (d) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest may exist 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). If such defense is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement without the consent of the indemnified party which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any appropriate local counsel) at any one time from all such indemnified party or parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on written advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or in the reasonable judgment of such indemnified party may exist (based on advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party or parties and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel.
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(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 2.08(a) or Section 2.08(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless as contemplated by Section 2.08(a) or Section 2.08(b), then the indemnifying party shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Loss as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.08(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.08(d). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party hereunder shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 2.08(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. If indemnification is available under this Section 2.08, the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Section 2.08(a) and Section 2.08(b) hereof without regard to the relative fault of said indemnifying parties or indemnified party. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.08(d) to the contrary, no indemnifying party (other than the Company) shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.08(d) to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such indemnifying party from the sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the Losses of the indemnified parties relate (before deducting expenses, if any) exceeds the amount of any damages which such indemnifying party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission (which may include, but is not limited to, any amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.08(b) or paid as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the Losses of the indemnified parties relate).
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Section 2.09. Reporting Requirements; Rule 144. Following the Listing, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to be and remain in compliance with the periodic filing requirements imposed under the SEC’s rules and regulations, including the Exchange Act, and thereafter shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the SEC may require or prescribe under Section 13 or 15(d) (whichever is applicable) of the Exchange Act. If the Company is not required to file such reports during such period, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, and it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell or distribute Registrable Securities without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144 (including in-kind distributions exempt from the requirements of Rule 144) or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (b) any rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. From and after the date hereof through the date upon which no Holder owns any Registrable Securities, the Company shall forthwith upon request furnish any Holder (i) a written statement by the Company as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and (iii) such other reports and documents filed by the Company with the SEC as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of an exemption for the sale of Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act.
Article 3
Miscellaneous
Section 3.01. Term. This Agreement may be terminated by written agreement among the parties, and shall terminate on the date on which there are no remaining Registrable Securities held by the Holders; and in respect of any individual Holder, shall cease to apply to such Holder at such time as it holds no Registrable Securities, except for the provisions of Section 2.07 and Section 2.08 and all of this Article 3, which shall survive any such termination.
Section 3.02. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) deposited in the United States mail or private express mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or (c) when sent by email upon confirmation or acknowledgment of receipt thereof:
If to a Holder, to its address as set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1 hereto.
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If to the Company to:
Turn Therapeutics Inc.
250 N. Westlake Blvd.
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Attention: Bradley Burnam
Email: brad@turntherapeutics.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Michael Kaplan, Stephen A. Byeff
Email: michael.kaplan@davispolk.com; stephen.byeff@davispolk.com
Any party may, by notice to the other party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.
Section 3.03. Successors, Assigns and Transferees. (a) This Agreement and all provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Company may assign this Agreement at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or a similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. A Holder may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any transferee that (i) is an Affiliate of a Holder, (ii) is a Holder’s or an Affiliate of a Holder’s family member or trust for the benefit of an individual or such person’s family member, or (iii) acquires from such Holder in a private placement a number of Ordinary Shares equal to at least 5% of the aggregate number of outstanding Ordinary Shares; and, in each case, executes a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. In addition, any Holder may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any Affiliate of such Holder that directly holds Shares that executes a joinder in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such transfer is subject to covenants, agreements or other undertakings restricting transferability thereof, the Registration Rights shall not be transferred in connection with such transfer unless such transferee complies with all such covenants, agreements and other undertakings. Except as set forth in this Section 3.03, the Holders may not assign their rights and obligations hereunder.
(b) Joinder. The Company shall be permitted to join stockholders of the Company as parties to this Agreement by having such stockholders execute a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(c) Limitation on Subsequent Rights. Notwithstanding Section 3.03(b), the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would provide to such holder the right to include any of such securities in any registration filed under Section 2.01 hereof on other than a pro rata basis or a subordinate basis with respect to the Registrable Securities.
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Section 3.04. Governing Law; No Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would result in the application of any law other than the laws of the State of New York. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY COURT PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF AND PERMITTED UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE.
(b) With respect to any Action relating to or arising out of this Agreement, each party to this Agreement irrevocably (i) consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and any court of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City; (ii) waives any objection which such party may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Action brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Action has been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Action, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such party; and (iii) consents to the service of process at the address set forth for notices in Section 3.02 herein; provided, however, that such manner of service of process shall not preclude the service of process in any other manner permitted under applicable law.
Section 3.05. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
Section 3.06. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 3.07. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.
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Section 3.08. Amendment; Waiver.
(a) This Agreement may not be amended or modified and waivers and consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, except by an instrument or instruments in writing making specific reference to this Agreement and signed by the Company and Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities as of such time; provided, however, that any amendment, modification or waiver that results in a non-pro rata adverse effect on the rights of a Holder under this Agreement will require the written consent of such Holder.
(b) Waiver by any party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other party or parties.
Section 3.09. Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver all additional documents, agreements and instruments and shall do any and all acts and things reasonably requested by the other party hereto in connection with the performance of its obligations undertaken in this Agreement.
Section 3.10. Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic format (including, but not limited to, “pdf,” “tif,” “jpg” or any other electronic imaged signature, including, without limitation, signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com or “AdobeSign”) or other transmission method, and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the U.S. federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (ESIGN) Act of 2000, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| Turn Therapeutics Inc. | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| BEB Holdings, LLC | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | [Title] | ||
| By: | |||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
[Signature Page to the Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
Form of Joinder Agreement
[●], 2025
Reference is hereby made to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated [●] (the “RRA”), by and between Turn Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Holders named therein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the RRA.
Pursuant to Section 3.03 of the RRA, each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, it shall be deemed to be a party to the RRA as if it were an original signatory thereto and hereby expressly assumes, and agrees to perform and discharge, all of the obligations and liabilities of a party thereto as the case may be, under the RRA. All references in the RRA to the “Holders” shall hereafter include each of the undersigned and their respective successors, as applicable.
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees to promptly execute and deliver any and all further documents and take such further action as the Company, the Holders or any undersigned party may reasonably require to effect the purpose of this Joinder Agreement.
This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof that would result in the application of any law other than the laws of the State of New York. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY COURT PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF AND PERMITTED UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE.
EXHIBIT A-1
With respect to any Action relating to or arising out of this Joinder Agreement, each party to this Joinder Agreement irrevocably (i) consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and any court of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City; (ii) waives any objection which such party may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Action brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Action has been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Action, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such party; and (iii) consents to the service of process at the address set forth for notices in Section 3.02 in the RRA; provided, however, that such manner of service of process shall not preclude the service of process in any other manner permitted under applicable law.
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EXHIBIT A-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date herein above set forth.
| Company: | ||
| Turn Therapeutics Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| [Assignee]: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
SCHEDULE 1
Addresses for Notice for Holder Parties to Registration Rights Agreement
| Holder’s Name | Address for Notice |
| BEB Holdings LLC | 250 N. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village, CA 91362 |
SCHEDULE 1-1
Exhibit 10.11
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of [•], 2025 (“Agreement”) among the parties listed on the signature pages hereto (each, together with his, her or its Permitted Transferees (as defined below), a “Holder,” and together, the “Holders”) and Turn Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the Company intends to complete a direct listing (the “Listing”) of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) on a national securities exchange;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to effect an agreement that during any period following the Listing during which the Holders meet the Substantial Ownership Requirement (as defined below), the Holders’ consent will be required for certain corporate actions by the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows to be effective as of the date of the Listing:
Article 1
Stockholder Rights and Restrictions
Section 1.01. Approval for Certain Corporate Actions. Until the Substantial Ownership Requirement is no longer met, the Holders’ consent shall be required prior to the consummation of any of the following matters (which consent shall be required in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other approvals required under applicable law):
(a) any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the merger, consolidation or sale of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; any dissolution, liquidation or reorganization (including filing for bankruptcy) of the Company and its subsidiaries or any acquisition of any asset for consideration in excess of 20% of the Total Assets (as defined below) of the Company and its subsidiaries;
(b) any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in the issuance of equity securities, or any other ownership interests, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for consideration exceeding $50 million, other than under any equity incentive plan that has received the prior approval of the Board of Directors (as defined below);
(c) any amendments to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company;
(d) the incurrence, guarantee, assumption or refinancing of indebtedness, or grant of a security interest, in each case in excess of 20% of Total Assets (or that would cause aggregate indebtedness or guarantees thereof to exceed 20% of Total Assets);
(e) the establishment or amendment of any equity, purchase or bonus plan for the benefit of employees, consultants, officers or directors;
(e) any capital or other expenditure in excess of 20% of Total Assets;
(f) the declaration or payment of dividends on Common Stock;
(g) any change in the size of the Board of Directors;
(h) any change to the location of headquarters, jurisdiction of incorporation, name or fiscal year end of the Company or any change to the designated registered public accounting firm of the Company;
(i) the adoption of any “poison pill” or similar shareholder rights plan;
(j) any hiring, termination, or replacement of, or establishing the compensation or benefits payable to, or making any other significant decisions relating to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer or any other senior management or key employee of the Company with annual compensation over $200,000, including entering into new employment agreements or modifying existing employment agreements, adopting or modifying any plans relating to any incentive securities or employee benefit plans or granting incentive securities or benefits to any such individuals under any existing plans; or
(k) any agreement or commitment with respect to any of the foregoing.
Article 2
Representations and Warranties of the Holders
Section 2.01. Corporation Authorization. Each Holder that is not a natural person represents and warrants to each of the other Holders and the Company that such Holder is validly organized and existing under the laws of its state of organization and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform fully its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and that this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of such Holder.
Section 2.02. Non-Contravention. Each Holder represents and warrants to each of the other Holders and the Company that the execution, delivery and performance by such Holder of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) if such Holder is not a natural person, contravene or conflict with, or constitute a violation of, any articles or certificate of incorporation or formation, bylaws, operating agreement, or comparable organizational documents of such Holder; (ii) contravene or conflict with, or constitute a violation of, any material applicable law or any material agreement, or order binding on such Holder; or (iii) result in the imposition of any Lien (as defined below) on any asset of such Holder.
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Section 2.03. Ownership of Shares of Common Stock. Each Holder represents and warrants to each of the other Holders and the Company that such Holder is the record and beneficial owner of all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them on the date hereof, and that the shares of Common Stock owned by them on the date hereof are owned free of any and all liens, charges, security interests, options, claims, mortgages, pledges, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, obligations, understandings or arrangements or other restrictions on title or transfer of any nature whatsoever (collectively, “Liens”) and any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote or otherwise dispose of the shares of Common Stock), other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws. Upon consummation of the Listing, none of the shares of Common Stock will be subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such shares of Common Stock.
Article 3
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company represents and warrants to each Holder that:
Section 3.01. Corporation Authorization. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform fully its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation and agreement of the Company.
Section 3.02. Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with, or constitute a violation of, any provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws, or any other organizational documents of the Company; (ii) contravene or conflict with, or constitute a violation of, any material applicable law or any material agreement or order binding on the Company; or (iii) result in the imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company.
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Article 4
Miscellaneous
Section 4.01. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. Unless specified otherwise, in this Agreement the obligations of any party consisting of more than one person are joint and several. 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 Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. 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. 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. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. References to any Person (as defined below) include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.
Section 4.02. Additional Definitions.
(a) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. It being understood and agreed that, for purposes hereof, neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Holder.
(b) “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) “Organization” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or enterprise, limited liability company, unincorporated association, trust, estate, governmental entity or other entity or organization, and shall include the successor (by merger or otherwise) of any entity or organization.
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(d) “Permitted Transferee” means (i) in the case of any Holder that is not a natural person, any Person that is an Affiliate of such Holder, and (ii) in the case of any Holder that is a natural person, (A) any Person to whom Common Stock are Transferred from such Holder (1) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (2) by gift without consideration of any kind; provided that, in the case of clause (2), such transferee is the spouse, the lineal descendant, sibling, parent, heir, executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiary of such Holder, (B) a trust that is for the exclusive benefit of such Holder or its permitted transferees under (A) above or (C) any institution qualified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code.
(e) “Person” means any natural person or Organization.
(f) “Substantial Ownership Requirement” means the beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) by the Holders collectively, of shares of Common Stock representing at least ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(g) “Total Assets” of any Person means the consolidated total assets of such Person and its subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as shown on such Person’s most recent balance sheet.
(h) “Transfer” means (a) a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition of Common Stock, or any legal or beneficial interest therein, including the grant of an option or other right or the grant of any interest that would result in a Holder no longer having the power to vote, or cause to be voted, such Holder’s Common Stock, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law or (b) any agreement to take or commit to any of the foregoing actions; and “Transferred,” “Transferee,” “Transferor,” and “Transferability” shall each have a correlative meaning. For the avoidance of doubt, a transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition of an interest in any Holder, or direct or indirect parent thereof, all or substantially all of whose assets are, directly or indirectly, Common Stock shall constitute a “Transfer” of Common Stock for purposes of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition of an interest in any Holder, or direct or indirect parent thereof, which has substantial assets in addition to Common Stock shall not constitute a “Transfer” of Common Stock for purposes of this Agreement.
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Section 4.03. Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement, at any time and from time to time upon the reasonable request of another party to this Agreement, shall promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such further instruments and take all such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to confirm or carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
Section 4.04. Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
Section 4.05. Assignment. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other parties hereto, other than a transfer to a Permitted Transferee.
Section 4.06. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.
Section 4.07. Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court, and that any cause of action arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of Delaware, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.
Section 4.08. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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.
Section 4.09. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or entity or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons, entities or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
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Section 4.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile transmission or other electronic signature of this Agreement signed by such party (via PDF, TIFF, JPEG or the like)) with counterpart pages or in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall, taken together, be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 4.11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understanding, both oral and written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
Section 4.12. Amendments; Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
Section 4.13. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Accordingly, it also is agreed that each of the Company and the Holders shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement, and to specific enforcement of this Agreement and its terms and provisions in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction.
Section 4.14. Termination. This Agreement will be effective as of the date of the Listing. This agreement will automatically terminate and be of no force and effect when the Substantial Ownership Requirement is no longer met.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| Turn Therapeutics Inc. | |||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| BEB Holdings, LLC | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | Bradley Burnam | ||
| Title: | [Title] | ||
| By: | ||
| Bradley Burnam |
[Signature Page to the Stockholders Agreement]
Exhibit 16.1
August 29, 2025
Office of Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Respected Commissioners:
We have read the statements made by Global Health Solutions Inc. dba Turn Therapeutics (the “Company”) under section ‘Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure’ in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S1 dated August 29, 2025.
We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such section of Form S1.
With respect to all other matters and information included in Form S1, we have no basis to either agree or disagree with the statements made therein.
/s/ SetApart Accountancy Corp.
Los Angeles, California
Exhibit 21.1
Subsidiary of Turn Therapeutics Inc.
| Name of Subsidiary | State of Incorporation |
| Turn Consumer LLC | Delaware |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Form S-1 of our report dated June 13, 2025 (which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of Global Health Solutions Inc. dba Turn Therapeutics to continue as a going concern) with respect to the balance sheets of Global Health Solutions Inc. dba Turn Therapeutics as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes to the financial statements, which reports appears in the Form S-1.
We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
| /s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC | |
| Whippany, New Jersey | |
| August 29, 2025 |
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