UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 12, 2020

 

PLx Pharma Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware 001-36351 46-4995704
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
9 Fishers Lane, Suite E, Sparta, New Jersey 07871
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (973) 409-6541

 

 
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value

PLXP

The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Private Placement and Purchase Agreement

On March 12, 2020, PLx Pharma Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the investors listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue 8,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), at a price of $1,000 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $8,000,000 (the “Private Placement”). The closing of the Private Placement is contingent on the Company obtaining stockholder approval of the issuance of more than 20% of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) pursuant to the Private Placement for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 (the “Stockholder Approval”). The terms, rights, obligations and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Certificate of Designations”), to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware promptly following attainment of the Stockholder Approval. Copies of the form of Certificate of Designations and the Purchase Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 10.1, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

The Company also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 267,000 shares of the Common Stock (the “Warrants”) to the Investors, exercisable at a price of $3.50 per share, subject to adjustment, provided that the Company does not obtain the Stockholder Approval on or prior to July 31, 2020. The Warrants expire 10 years from the date of exercisability and, in the event that the Company obtains the Stockholder Approval on or prior to July 31, 2020, the Investors shall surrender the Warrants to the Company for cancellation. The holders of the Warrants may exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis, solely to the extent no resale registration statement (or applicable exemption from registration) is available at the time of exercise. The Company is prohibited from effecting an exercise of any Warrant to the extent that such exercise would result in the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates exceeding 9.9% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). A copy of the form of Warrant is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Under the Certificate of Designations, each share of Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible, at the holder’s option at any time, into shares of Common Stock at a conversion rate equal to the quotient of (i) the $1,000 stated value divided by (ii) the initial conversion price of $3.10, subject to specified adjustments for stock splits, cash or stock dividends, recapitalizations, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events as set forth in the Certificate of Designations. Based on the initial conversion rate, approximately 2,580,645 shares of Common Stock would be issuable upon conversion of all the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, when issued, assuming the absence of in-kind dividends. The Series B Preferred Stock will contain limitations that prevent the holder thereof from acquiring shares of Common Stock upon conversion that would result in the number of shares beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

 

Each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends, commencing from the date of issuance of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock and ending on the date on which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the New Drug Applications for each of Vazalore 325 mg and Vazalore 81 mg. Such dividends shall be paid by the Company out of funds legally available therefor, payable, subject to the conditions and other terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations, in cash or in-kind in additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock on the stated value of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the dividend rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, which shall be cumulative and shall continue to accrue on a daily basis and compound quarterly whether or not declared and whether or not the Company shall have assets legally available therefor. To the extent that applicable law or any of the Company’s existing contractual restrictions prohibit any required issuance of additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock as in-kind dividends or otherwise (the “Additional Shares”), then appropriate adjustment to the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be made at the time of a conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock or calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible, such that the number of resulting conversion shares includes the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock into which such Series B Preferred Stock shares plus any Additional Shares would be convertible.

Under the Certificate of Designations, each share of Series B Preferred Stock carries a liquidation preference equal to its stated value of $1,000 (as adjusted thereunder) plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, and also carries a redemption right upon certain change of control transactions equal to the greater of the liquidation preference and the value of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), based upon a thirty-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock prior to the date of the redemption request.

The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, will have customary consent rights with respect to certain corporate actions of the Company, including (a) authorizing, creating, designating, establishing, issuing or selling an increased number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock or any other class or series of capital stock ranking senior to or on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation; (b) adopt a plan for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company or any recapitalization plan, file any petition seeking protection under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (c) enter into any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations); (d) enter into any transaction with any affiliate or shareholder of the Company, which transaction has the effect, directly or indirectly, of causing a distribution to such affiliate or shareholder in preference to the Series B Preferred Stock; (e) incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $15,000,000 in the aggregate; (f) amend, alter or repeal the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company and the powers, preferences, privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, which would adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock, or which would increase or decrease the amount of authorized shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or of any other series of preferred stock ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock; or (g) materially change the nature or scope of the business of the Company or enter into any new line of business. In addition, the Certificate of Designations includes protective amendment and waiver provisions for Park West Asset Management LLC and its affiliates and MSD Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, the “Initial Investors”), whereby the written consent of the Initial Investors will be required (x) to alter or waive the preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation of the Series B Preferred Stock and (y) to amend the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock to include any mandatory conversion mechanism.

 

 

Under the Purchase Agreement, Investors have certain preemption rights with respect to future financings of the Company, in proportion to the percentage of total outstanding shares of Common Stock represented by the shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by each Investor, on an as-converted basis. Such preemption rights do not apply to public “at-the-market” offerings aggregating no more than $10,000,000 from the date of the Purchase Agreement.

In addition, for so long as Park West Asset Management LLC and its affiliates hold at least 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to (i) designate one representative who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as an observer and (ii) elect, voting as a separate class, one member of the Board (the “Series B Director”); provided, that during the term of any Series B Director, the number of observers which the Series B Preferred Stock holders have the right to designate shall be reduced to zero.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of March 12, 2020 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with the Investors, pursuant to which the Company will undertake to file, within thirty days following the earlier of the date of the closing of the Private Placement or July 15, 2020, a registration statement to register the shares of Common Stock issuable, as applicable, upon either (x) conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or (y) exercise of the Warrants; and to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as reasonably practicable following the filing date and maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement until all of such shares of Common Stock registered have been sold or are otherwise able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144. In the event the Company fails to file, or obtain effectiveness of, such registration statement within the given period of time, the Company will be obligated to pay liquidated damages to the Investors for every 30 days during which such filing is not made and/or effectiveness obtained, such liquidated damages being subject to certain exceptions. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing summaries of certain of the material terms of the Certificate of Designations, the Purchase Agreement, the Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the documents attached as exhibits hereto.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC

 

The Company plans to file with the SEC and mail to its stockholders a proxy statement in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock transaction. The proxy statement will contain important information about the Company, the transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement carefully when it is available. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement from the Company by contacting the Corporate Secretary at (973) 409-6541.

 

 

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Series B preferred stock purchase agreement. Additional information regarding interests of such participants is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on July 2, 2019, available free of charge as indicated above.

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security. The shares offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the united states or any state thereof absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Statements in this report regarding the Private Placement, the expected timetable for completing the Private Placement, and any other statements about the Company’s future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to obtain stockholder approval of the Private Placement, the possibility that the Private Placement will not close or that the closing will be delayed, and other events and factors disclosed previously and described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2020. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this report.

Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 13, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference and constitutes a part of this report.

The information furnished by the Company pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any Company filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

 

Item 3.02.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth above in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Warrants and any related shares of Common Stock shall be made pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, to accredited investors.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
4.2 Form of Warrant.
10.1 Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2020, by and among the Company and the investors set forth on the signature pages thereto.
10.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2020, by and among the Company and the investors set forth on the signature pages thereto.
99.1 Press Release, dated March 13, 2020.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 13, 2020 PLX PHARMA INC.
   
  By:

/s/ Natasha Giordano

    Name: Natasha Giordano
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
4.2 Form of Warrant.
10.1 Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2020, by and among the Company and the investors set forth on the signature pages thereto.
10.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2020, by and among the Company and the investors set forth on the signature pages thereto.
99.1 Press Release, dated March 13, 2020.

Exhibit 4.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS

 

OF

 

SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

OF

 

PLX PHARMA INC.

 

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLx Pharma Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) by Article IV of the Amended Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) of the Company, the following resolutions were adopted on [________], 20[__] by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”):

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), from time to time in one or more classes or series;

 

WHEREAS, 45,000 shares of such Preferred Stock have already been designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), with the voting powers, designations, preferences and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Amended and Restated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 20, 2019;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and

 

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the Preferred Stock, which shall consist of 25,000 shares of the Preferred Stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:

 

 

 

“RESOLVED that, pursuant to authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Company by ARTICLE IV of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, out of the total authorized number of 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which 45,000 shares have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock, there shall be designated a series of 25,000 shares which shall be issued in and constitute a single series to be known as “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” (hereinafter called the “Series B Preferred Stock”). The Board of Directors hereby resolves that the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the voting powers, designations, preferences and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, set forth below:

 

1.Certain Definitions.

 

As used in this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of PLx Pharma Inc. (this “Certificate”), the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate”, as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition by an individual, legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Company, or (ii) the Company merges into or consolidates with or enters into any share exchange or other business combination transaction with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with or enters into any share exchange or other business combination transaction with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, or (iii) the Company sells or transfers all or any substantial portion of its assets to another Person and the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, or (iv) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (v) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) herein; provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (i) above that (x) relates to the waiver or modification of any beneficial ownership limitation (or similar provision) in any instrument beneficially owned by Park West or (y) solely involves Affiliates of Park West shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction.

 

 

 

Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, including the stock into which shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock are convertible, and any securities into which the Common Stock may be reclassified.

 

Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible.

 

Dividend End Date” means the date on which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the New Drug Applications for each of Vazalore 325 mg and Vazalore 81 mg.

 

Initial Investors” means MSD and Park West.

 

MSD” means MSD Partners, L.P. and its Affiliates.

 

Park West” means Park West Asset Management LLC and its Affiliates.

 

Person” shall be construed in the broadest sense and means and includes any natural person, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and other entity or governmental or quasi-governmental entity.

 

Series B Stated Value” means $1,000.

 

Subsidiary” means any corporation, association or other business entity (i) at least 50% of the outstanding voting securities of which are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company; or (ii) with respect to which the Company possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such Person.

 

Transfer” means any direct or indirect sale, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, reorganization or other similar plan or scheme, or operation of law, assignment, conveyance, transfer, sale or other disposition, in each case, whether directly, or directly or indirectly of a parent, holding company, equity holder or Subsidiary or otherwise.

 

2.Dividends.

 

(a)Each holder of Series B Preferred Stock, on a pari passu basis with the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock but in preference and priority to the holders of all other classes or series of stock, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding and held by such holder, dividends, commencing from the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock and ending on the Dividend End Date, if any, at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum of the Series B Stated Value (the “Series B Preferred Dividends”). The Series B Preferred Dividends shall be cumulative from the date of original issuance until the Dividend End Date, if any, whether or not earned or declared and shall accrue during such period on a daily basis computed on the basis of a 365-day year and compounded quarterly whether or not the Company shall have assets legally available therefore. The Series B Preferred Dividends shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing June 30, 2020. The Series B Preferred Dividends shall be payable at the option of the Company either in cash or in kind in additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share with any fractional shares being issued in cash in an amount equal to the Series B Stated Value of such fractional share of Series B Preferred Stock) (the “PIK Shares”). Any payment of Series B Preferred Dividends in PIK Shares shall be based on the Series B Stated Value.

 

 

 

(b)No dividends shall be paid on any Common Stock of the Company or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company unless and until all outstanding dividends due to be paid to the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all Series B Preferred Dividends shall have been paid or declared and set apart for payment to the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(c)In the event that the Company shall at any time pay a dividend on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of Common Stock) or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company, the Company shall, at the same time, pay to each holder of Series B Preferred Stock a dividend equal to the dividend that would have been payable to such holder if the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the date of determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividends (without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 7, and after giving effect to any adjustment required under subsection 4G).

 

(d)Subject to subsection 4G, if there shall be any dividend or distribution in which holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate pursuant to this Certificate, which is in the form of Common Stock or rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or acquire Common Stock, then such dividend or distribution shall instead be made to such holder in the form of additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock with the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable in such dividend or distribution being equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that would be convertible under Section 4 (without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 7, and after giving effect to any adjustment required under subsection 4G) into the number of shares of Common Stock that such holder would have received in such dividend or distribution, and, in the case of any such dividend or distribution that is in the form of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or acquire Common Stock, a number of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or acquire shares of Series B Preferred Stock (with (i) such number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock being equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that would be convertible under Section 4 (without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 7, and after giving effect to any adjustment required under subsection 4G) into the number of shares of Common Stock that such rights, options or warrants would have covered had such rights, options or warrants been to subscribe for or acquire Common Stock and (ii) such other terms of the rights, options or warrants (including exercise price and other terms) being such that such rights, option or warrants have equivalent economic and other terms as the rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or acquire Common Stock).

 

3.Liquidation.

 

(a)Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled, on a pari passu basis with the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock but before any distributions shall be made to the holders of the Common Stock, or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company, to be paid an amount per share equal to the Series B Stated Value plus any accrued and unpaid Series B Preferred Dividends (the “Liquidation Preference”). If upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the assets to be distributed among the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit payment to the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock of their respective liquidation amount, then the entire assets of the Company to be distributed shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock. Unless waived in writing by the holders of at least a majority of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding, voting together as one class, a consolidation or merger of the Company into or with any other entity or entities, a share exchange, a sale of Common Stock or the sale or transfer by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets, in each case under circumstances in which the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, immediately prior to such a merger, consolidation, share exchange or sale, own less than a majority in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation or the surviving or resulting corporation or acquirer, as the case may be, immediately following such a merger, consolidation, share exchange or sale (each such transaction being hereinafter referred to as a “Corporate Transaction”) shall be deemed to be a liquidation within the meaning of this Section 3.

 

 

 

(b)In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or any Corporate Transaction, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder.

 

4.Conversion.

 

4A.Right to Convert.

 

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this subsection 4A and Section 7, the holder of any share or shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right, at its option at any time, to convert any such shares of Series B Preferred Stock into such number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock as is obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock so to be converted by the Series B Stated Value per share and dividing the result by the conversion price of $3.10 per share or, if there has been an adjustment of the conversion price, by the conversion price as last adjusted and in effect at the date any share or shares of Series B Preferred Stock are surrendered for conversion (such price, or such price as last adjusted, being referred to herein as the “Conversion Price”); provided, however, that no holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock may elect to convert shares of Series B Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount less than 10% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder as of the date of issuance (or, if less, then all of such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock). Such rights of conversion shall be exercised by the holder thereof by surrender of a certificate or certificates for the shares to be converted to the Company at its principal office (or such other office or agency of the Company as the Company may designate by notice in writing to the holder or holders of the Series B Preferred Stock), together with a properly completed notice of conversion in the form attached to the Series B Preferred Stock certificate with a statement of (i) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted by such holder, and (ii) the name or names (with address), subject to compliance with applicable laws to the extent such designation shall involve a transfer, in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock, shall be issued, at any time during its usual business hours on the date set forth in such notice. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected and the Conversion Price shall be determined as of the close of business on the date on which such written notice shall have been received by the Company and the certificate or certificates for such shares shall have been surrendered as aforesaid.

 

(b)To the extent permitted by applicable law and the listing requirements of any stock market or exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, the Company from time to time may decrease the Conversion Price by any amount for any period of time if the period is at least twenty (20) days, the decrease is irrevocable during the period and the Board of Directors shall have made a determination that such decrease would be in the best interests of the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Price is decreased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide written notice thereof to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock at least five (5) days prior to the date the decreased Conversion Price takes effect, and such notice shall state the decreased Conversion Price and the period during which it will be in effect.

 

 

 

4B.Issuance of Certificates; Time Conversion Effected; Buy-In. Promptly after receipt by the Company of a written notice of the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and surrender of the certificate or certificates for the share or shares of the Series B Preferred Stock being converted, the Company shall issue and deliver, or cause to be issued and delivered, to the holder, registered in such name or names as such holder may direct, subject to compliance with applicable laws to the extent such designation shall involve a transfer, a certificate or certificates (or, in the case of book-entry only securities, other evidence of ownership) for the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such share or shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Upon the effective date of any such conversion, the rights of the holder of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted shall cease, and the person or persons in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the shares represented thereby.

 

If (1) a certificate (or offer evidence of ownership) representing the Conversion Shares is not delivered to a holder of Series B Preferred Stock within two (2) Business Days of the due conversion of its Series B Preferred Stock and (2) prior to the time such certificate (or offer evidence of ownership) is received by such holder, the holder, or any third party on behalf of the holder or for the holder’s account, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of shares represented by such certificate (or offer evidence of ownership) (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the holder (for costs incurred either directly by such holder or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceeds the proceeds received by such holder as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the holder in respect of the Buy-In.

 

4C.Fractional Shares; Dividends; Partial Conversion. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock into Common Stock, and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. Subject to subsection 4G, upon any conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company shall pay to the holder all accrued and unpaid Series B Preferred Dividends to the date of conversion, at the option of the Company, in cash or in PIK Shares; provided, that, on the date of conversion, Series B Preferred Dividends shall cease to accrue on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so converted. In case the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock represented by the certificate or certificates surrendered pursuant to subsection 4A(a) exceeds the number of shares converted, the Company shall upon such conversion, execute and deliver to the holder thereof at the expense of the Company, a new certificate for the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock represented by the certificate or certificates surrendered which are not to be converted.

 

4D.Stock Splits and Dividends. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares or combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or issue by reclassification of its outstanding shares of Common Stock any shares of its capital stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation), then the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date upon which such change shall become effective shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such change and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such change. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event listed above shall occur.

 

 

4E.Reorganization or Reclassification. If any capital reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, consolidation or merger of the Company with another corporation in which the Company is not the survivor, or sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another corporation shall be effected, then, as a condition of such reorganization or reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition, lawful and adequate provision shall be made whereby each holder of a share or shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the Conversion Shares immediately theretofore receivable upon the conversion of such share or shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, such shares of stock, securities or assets as would have been issuable or payable with respect to or in exchange for a number of Conversion Shares equal to the number of Conversion Shares immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, had such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition not taken place, and in any such case appropriate provision shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of such holder to the end that the provisions hereof (including without limitation provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly equivalent as may be practicable in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of such conversion rights. The Company shall not effect any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof the successor corporation (if other than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger, or the corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate corporation or entity shall assume the obligation to deliver to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, at the last addresses of such holders appearing on the books of the Company, such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such holders may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations hereunder. The provisions of this subsection 4E shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or other dispositions.

 

 

4F.Distributions. In case the Company shall fix a payment date for the making of a distribution to all holders of Common Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation) of evidences of indebtedness or assets (other than cash dividends or cash distributions payable out of consolidated earnings or earned surplus or dividends or distributions referred to in Section 4D), or subscription rights or warrants, the Conversion Price to be in effect after such payment date shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such payment date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding multiplied by the Market Price (as defined below) per share of Common Stock immediately prior to such payment date, less the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith) of said assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed, or of such subscription rights or warrants, and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding multiplied by such Market Price per share of Common Stock immediately prior to such payment date. “Market Price” as of a particular date (the “Valuation Date”) shall mean the following: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed on a national stock exchange, the closing sale price of one share of Common Stock on such exchange on the last trading day prior to the Valuation Date; (b) if the Common Stock is then quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority OTC Bulletin Board (the “Bulletin Board”) or such similar quotation system or association, the closing sale price of one share of Common Stock on Nasdaq, the Bulletin Board or such other quotation system or association on the last trading day prior to the Valuation Date or, if no such closing sale price is available, the average of the high bid and the low asked price quoted thereon on the last trading day prior to the Valuation Date; or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed on a national stock exchange or quoted on Nasdaq, the Bulletin Board or such other quotation system or association, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as of the Valuation Date, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors and the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock. If the Common Stock is not then listed on a national securities exchange, Nasdaq, the Bulletin Board or such other quotation system or association, the Board of Directors shall respond promptly, in writing, to an inquiry by a holder of Series B Preferred Stock prior to the conversion of Series B Preferred Stock hereunder as to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors. In the event that the Board of Directors and the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock are unable to agree upon the fair market value in respect of subpart (c) hereof, the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock shall jointly select an appraiser, who is experienced in such matters. The decision of such appraiser shall be final and conclusive, and the cost of such appraiser shall be borne equally by the Company and such holders. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a payment date is fixed.

 

 

4G.Adjustment for Unissued Shares. To the extent that applicable law or any existing contractual restrictions of the Company prohibit any required issuance pursuant to this Certificate of (x) PIK Shares or (y) additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock under subsection 2(d) hereof or otherwise ((x) and (y), collectively, “Additional Shares”), then appropriate adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be made, in connection with any conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or any calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series B Preferred Stock would be convertible, such that the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series B Preferred Stock are, or would be, convertible equals the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares, plus any Additional Shares in respect of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock, would be convertible but for the effects of such prohibition. On the date of a conversion in connection with which an adjustment under this subsection 4G is being made, all Series B Preferred Dividends which were previously accrued and unpaid on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed paid in full.

 

4H.Effective Date of Adjustment. An adjustment to the Conversion Price shall become effective immediately after the payment date in the case of each dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date of each other event which requires an adjustment; provided that any adjustment pursuant to subsection 4G shall be made solely in the circumstances required by such subsection.

 

4I.Subsequent Adjustments. In the event that, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, the number of such other shares so receivable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be subject thereafter to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Conversion Shares contained herein.

 

4J.Notice of Adjustment. Upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, then, and in each such case the Company shall give written notice thereof by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Company, which notice shall state the Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.

 

4K.Other Notices. In case at any time:

 

(1)the Company shall declare any dividend upon its Common Stock payable in cash or stock or make any other distribution to the holders of its Common Stock;

 

(2)the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its Common Stock any additional shares of such stock of any class or other rights;

 

(3)there shall be any capital reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or a consolidation or merger of the Company with, or a sale of all or substantially all its assets to, another corporation; or

 

 

 

(4)there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;

 

then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give, by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each holder of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the address of such holder as shown on the books of the Company, (a) at least 15 days prior written notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 15 days prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause (a) shall also specify, in the case of any such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled thereto, and such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause (b) shall also specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may be.

 

4L.Stock to be Reserved.

 

(1)The Company will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. All shares of Common Stock which shall be so issued shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and free from all liens, duties and charges arising out of or by reason of the issue thereof (including, without limitation, in respect of taxes) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company covenants that it will from time to time take all such action as may be requisite to assure that the par value per share of the Common Stock is at all times equal to or less than the effective Conversion Price. The Company will take all such action within its control as may be necessary on its part to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock of the Company may be listed. The Company will not take any action which results in any adjustment of the Conversion Price if after such action the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and thereafter issuable upon exercise of all options and conversion of convertible or exchangeable stock or securities, including upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, would exceed the total number of shares of such class of Common Stock then authorized by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(2)The Company will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Series B Preferred Stock such number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as is equal to or greater than the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding. All shares of Series B Preferred Stock which shall be so issued shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and free from all liens, duties and charges arising out of or by reason of the issue thereof (including, without limitation, in respect of taxes).

 

4M.No Reissuance of Series B Preferred Stock. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock that are converted into shares of Common Stock as provided herein shall be retired and may not be reissued as Series B Preferred Stock but may be reissued as all or part of another series of Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

4N.Issue Tax. The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the holders thereof for any issuance tax, stamp tax, transfer tax, duty or charge in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax, duty or charge which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the holder of the Series B Preferred Stock which is being converted.

 

4O.Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of any Series B Preferred Stock or of any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock in any manner which interferes with the timely conversion of such Series B Preferred Stock; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting record dates for the holders of its securities.

 

5.Voting - Series B Preferred Stock.

 

(a)So long as Park West holds at least 25.00% of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Company shall give Park West written notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors and each committee thereof at least at the same time and in the same manner as notice is given to the directors and Park West shall have the right to designate (in such manner as they shall determine in their sole discretion) one representative who shall have the right to attend as an observer all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof; provided that in the case of telephonic meetings conducted in accordance with the Company’s bylaws and applicable law, the holders’ representative shall be given the opportunity to listen to such telephonic meetings. The holders’ representative shall be entitled to receive all written materials and other information (including without limitation copies of meeting minutes) given to directors in connection with such meetings at the same time such materials and information are given to the directors. If the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of its Board of Directors or of any committee thereof, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the holders’ representative and each of the Company’s directors prior to the effective date of such consent describing in reasonable detail the nature and substance of such action. The Company shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the holders’ representative incurred in connection with attending such board and committee meetings.

 

(b)So long as Park West holds at least 25.00% of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Park West shall have the right to elect one member of the Board of Directors (the “Series B Director”); provided that, so long as the holders of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to elect a Series A Director (as defined in subsection 5(b) of the Amended and Restated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation), the Series B Director shall be the same individual as the Series A Director. The Company shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Series B Director incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board of Directors and any committees thereof on which such Series B Director serves. During the term of any Series B Director elected by Park West in accordance with this subsection 5(b), the number of observers which Park West has the right to designate pursuant to subsection 5(a) shall be reduced to zero.

 

 

 

(c)Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote, as a separate class or otherwise on any matter, and their consent shall not be required for any corporate action, except as otherwise required by law or as expressly provided in this Certificate or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

 

6.Certain Restrictions. So long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock required by law or by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, without the prior consent of the holders of at least 66% of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding and, solely in the case of paragraph (a) below, each of the Initial Investors, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a special meeting called for that purpose, at which meeting the holders of the shares of such Series B Preferred Stock shall vote together as a class, the Company will not:

 

(a)(I) authorize, create, designate, establish, issue or sell (whether by merger or otherwise) (i) an increased number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock (other than (x) Series B Preferred Dividends or (y) in lieu of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2(d)), or (ii) any other class or series of capital stock ranking senior to or on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation or (II) reclassify any shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock into shares having any preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation superior to or on parity with any such preference or priority of Series B Preferred Stock;

 

(b)adopt a plan for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company or any recapitalization plan (whether occurring by merger, consolidation or otherwise), file any petition seeking protection under any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

(c)enter into any Change of Control Transaction;

 

(d)enter into any transaction with any Affiliate or shareholder of the Company, which transaction has the effect, directly or indirectly, of causing a distribution to such Affiliate or shareholder in preference to the Series B Preferred Stock;

 

(e)incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $15,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(f)amend, alter or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or the Resolutions contained in this Certificate and the powers, preferences, privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, which would adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock, or which would increase or decrease the amount of authorized shares of the Series B Preferred Stock or of any other series of preferred stock ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Stock, with respect to the payment of dividends (whether or not such series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to payment of dividends) or upon liquidation;

 

(g)materially change the nature or scope of the business of the Company or enter into any new line of business; or

 

(h)agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

7.Limitations on Conversion. The Company shall not effect the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and a holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall not have the right to convert any such shares, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Person (together with such Person’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such Person and its Affiliates with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unexercised shares of Series B Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Certificate, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a holder of Series B Preferred Stock may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recent of (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a holder of Series B Preferred Stock, the Company shall within two (2) business days confirm to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including shares of Series B Preferred Stock, by a holder thereof and its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, a holder of Series B Preferred Stock may from time to time increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to such holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 7 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.

 

8.Redemption.

 

(a)From and after the occurrence of a Change of Control Transaction, a holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to require the Company to redeem in cash, to the extent there are funds legally available therefor, all or a portion of the shares or fraction of a share of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder, at a price (the “Redemption Price”) equal to the greater of (x) the aggregate Liquidation Preference of such Series B Preferred Stock and (y) the aggregate value of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Series B Preferred Stock at the Conversion Price (without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 7 and after giving effect to any adjustment required under subsection 4G), based on the daily-volume-weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock over the 30 consecutive trading day period ending at the time the applicable Redemption Request is delivered, by delivery of written notice to the Company (the “Redemption Request”) at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”) set forth in the Redemption Request, stating the number of shares or fraction of a share of Series B Preferred Stock with respect to which such holder is exercising its redemption right.

 

 

 

(b)The Company shall pay to the applicable holder the Redemption Price on the later of (i) the Redemption Date and (ii) upon the receipt of surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares or fraction of a share of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Company shall so reasonably require, and letters of transmittal and instructions therefor on reasonable terms as are included in the notice sent by the Company); provided, that if such certificate or certificates are lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company may require such holder to execute an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith, prior to paying such Redemption Price. Notwithstanding the delivery of any Redemption Request, such holder shall have the right to convert any shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder pursuant to Section 4 at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Redemption Date. In case the certificate or certificates representing the shares or fraction of a share of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed represent a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that exceeds the number of shares or fraction of a share to be redeemed as of the Redemption Date, the Company shall, upon the surrender thereof, execute and deliver to such holder, at the expense of the Company, a new certificate for the remaining number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock which are not being redeemed.

 

(c)Shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, as the case may be, will from and after the Redemption Date, no longer be deemed to be outstanding; and all powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the holder thereof as a holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock (except the right to receive from the Company the applicable Redemption Price) shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares; provided, that in the event that a share of Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemed due to a default in payment by the Company or because the Company is otherwise unable to pay the applicable Redemption Price in cash in full, such share of Series B Preferred Stock will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all of the powers, designations, preferences and other rights as provided herein.

 

(d)Any redemption of shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 8 (such redemption, the “Redemption”) shall be payable out of any cash legally available therefor. At the time of the Redemption, the Company shall take all actions required or permitted under Delaware law to permit the Redemption and to make funds legally available for such Redemption. To the extent that the Company has insufficient funds to redeem all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the Redemption, the Company shall use available funds to redeem a pro rata portion of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock, to the extent permissible under Delaware law.

 

9.Transfer Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything in the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate to the contrary, no holder of Series B Preferred Shares may Transfer any of such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount less than 25% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder as of the date of issuance (or, if less, then all of such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock) without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that any holder may at any time Transfer any of such Holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock to one or more of such holder’s Affiliates, provided that such Person shall Transfer such shares to such holder in the event that such Person ceases to be an Affiliate of such holder. Each holder agrees that in connection with any Transfer consented to by the Company, such holder shall, if requested by the Company, deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and counsel for the Company, to the effect that the Transfer is not in violation of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate, the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state. Any purported Transfer in violation of the provisions of this Section 9 shall be null and void and shall have no force or effect.

 

 

 

10.No Waiver. Except as otherwise modified or provided for herein, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to, and shall not be deemed to have waived, any other applicable rights granted to such holders under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

11.No Impairment. The Company will not, through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger scheme or arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company but will at all time in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions herein and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights and liquidation preferences granted hereunder of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock above the Conversion Price then in effect and shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

12.Amendment; Waiver. Any term of the Series B Preferred Stock may be amended or waived upon the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least 66% of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding; provided, however, that the number of Conversion Shares issuable hereunder and the Conversion Price may not be amended (except for adjustments made pursuant to Section 4 herein), and the right to convert the Series B Preferred Stock may not be altered or waived, without the written consent of the holders of all of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding; provided, further, that without the written consent of each of the Initial Holders, (i) the preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation of the Series B Preferred Stock may not be altered or waived, (ii) the right to the Series B Preferred Dividends may not be altered or waived and (iii) the terms hereof may not be amended to include any mechanism for conversion of any Series B Preferred Stock that is not at the sole option of the holder of such Series B Preferred Stock.

 

13.Action By Holders. Any action or consent to be taken or given by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock may be given either at a meeting of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock called and held for such purpose or by written consent.

 

14.Fractional Shares. Series B Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle each holder thereof, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights this ● day of _________, 20__.

 

  PLX PHARMA INC.
   
  By:  
 
    Name:  
    Title:  

Exhibit 4.2

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.

 

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 1 OF THIS WARRANT, ALL OR A PORTION OF THIS WARRANT MAY HAVE BEEN EXERCISED, AND THEREFORE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

PLX PHARMA INC.

 

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

 

Warrant No.: ________

Number of Shares of Common Stock: _____________

Date of Issuance: [ ], 2020 (“Issuance Date”)

 

PLx Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [INVESTOR NAME], the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “Warrant”), at any time or times after 5:00 p.m., New York time, on [ ], 2020, provided that the Stockholder Approval (as defined below) has not been obtained (the “Exercisability Date”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), [_____] ([______]) fully paid nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 15. This Warrant is the Warrant to purchase Common Stock (this “Warrant”) issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of [ ], 2020 (the “Subscription Date”), by and among the Company and the investors party thereto. This Warrant is one of a series of warrants containing substantially identical terms and conditions issued pursuant to Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Warrants”).

 

 

1.       EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

(a)       Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Exercisability Date, in whole or in part (but not as to fractional shares), by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) if both (A) the Holder is not electing a Cashless Exercise (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1(d) of this Warrant and (B) a registration statement registering the resale or other disposition of the Warrant Shares by the Holder under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is effective and available for such resale or disposition, or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available for the resale or disposition of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds (a “Cash Exercise”) (the items under (i) and (ii) above, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”). The Holder shall not be required to surrender this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder; provided, however, that in the event that this Warrant is exercised in full or for the remaining unexercised portion hereof, the Holder shall deliver this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within a reasonable time after such exercise. On or before the first Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Delivery Documents (the date upon which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the “Exercise Date”), the Company shall transmit by facsimile or e-mail transmission an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”). The Company shall deliver any objection to the Exercise Delivery Documents on or before the second Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents. On or before the second Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall, (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “FAST Program”) and so long as the certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y), if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three Trading Days after any such submission and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) 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 has been and/or is exercised. The Company shall pay any and all taxes and other expenses of the Company (including overnight delivery charges) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder or an affiliate thereof. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.

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(b)       Exercise Price. For purposes of this Warrant, “Exercise Price” means $3.50, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

(c)       Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities. If a registration statement covering the Warrant Shares that are the subject of an Exercise Notice is available or Rule 144 under the Securities Act is applicable to such Warrant Shares, if the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder within two (2) Business Days of the Exercise Date a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases, or another Person purchases on the Holder’s behalf or for the Holder’s account (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s written request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Warrant Shares) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Warrant Shares and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the date of exercise.

(d)       Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a registration statement covering the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the “Unavailable Warrant Shares”), or an exemption from registration, is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):

  Net Number =

(A x B) - (A x C)

 
    B  
  For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A=the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
B=the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.
C=the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

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(e)       Rule 144. For purposes of Rule 144(d) promulgated under the Securities Act, as in effect on the date hereof, assuming the Holder is not an affiliate of the Company, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

(f)       Disputes. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed.

(g)       Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.9% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recent of (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(g) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.

(h)       Surrender of Warrant. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Company obtains the Stockholder Approval prior to the Exercisability Date, the Holder shall surrender the Warrant to the Company for cancellation.

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2.       ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

(a)       Voluntary Adjustment By Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)       Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(c)       Other Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights or phantom stock rights), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(c) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2.

3.       RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Weighted Average Price determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such Weighted Average Price on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

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4.       PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

(a)       Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(b)       Fundamental Transactions. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing (unless the Company is the Successor Entity) all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of the Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock or common shares (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Corporate Event but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Corporate Event, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Corporate Event had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Event. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders.

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(c)       Applicability to Successive Transactions. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.

5.       NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith comply with all the provisions of this Warrant and take all actions consistent with effectuating the purposes of this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

6.       WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

7.       REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.

(a)       Transfer of Warrant. If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company and deliver the completed and executed Assignment Form, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.

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(b)       Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

(c)       Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, that no Warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.

(d)       Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

8.       NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

9.       AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Required Holders. Any such amendment shall apply to all Warrants and be binding upon all registered holders of such Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Exercise Price nor the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder (except in each case for adjustments made pursuant to Section 2 herein), nor the Exercisability Date nor the Expiration Date, may be amended without the written consent of each Holder.

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10.       GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the choice of law provisions thereof. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Warrant and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Warrant. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS WARRANT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

11.       CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

12.       DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile or other form of electronic communication within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile or other form of electronic communication (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. The prevailing party in any dispute resolved pursuant to this Section 12 shall be entitled to the full amount of all reasonable expenses, including all costs and fees paid or incurred in good faith, in relation to the resolution of such dispute. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

13.       REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant.

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14.       TRANSFER. Subject to applicable laws, this Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company; provided the Holder provides written notice of such transfer to the Company promptly after such transfer is effected.

15.       CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)       “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

(b)       “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

(c)       “Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink marketplace operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

(d)       “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

(e)       “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

(f)       “Eligible Market” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NYSE MKT, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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(g)       “Expiration Date” means the tenth anniversary of the Exercisability Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Trading Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (a “Holiday”), the next date that is not a Holiday.

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

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

(j)       “Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

(k)       “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

(l)        “Principal Market” means The NASDAQ Capital Market.

(m)      “Required Holders” means, as of any date, the holders of at least a majority of the Warrants outstanding as of such date.

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(n)       “Stockholder Approval” means the approval by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the applicable requirements of The NASDAQ Capital Market for the issuance and sale to the Investors (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of the Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (including all of the Conversion Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) issuable upon the full conversion of the Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and all of the Warrant Shares issuable upon the full exercise of the Warrants).

(o)       “Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

(p)       “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

(q)       “Weighted Average Price” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink marketplace operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

  PLX PHARMA INC.
   
  By:  
 
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

PLX PHARMA INC.

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of PLx Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:

 

____________ a Cash Exercise with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

____________ a Cashless Exercise with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares. 

2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and, after delivery of such Warrant Shares, _____________ Warrant Shares remain subject to the Warrant.

 

Date: _______________ __, ______  
   
 
 
 
Name of Registered Holder  

 

 

     
     
By:  
 
     
  Name:          
  Title:          

 

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EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

PLX PHARMA INC.

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

Name:      
 
      (Please Print)
         
Address:      
 
      (Please Print)
       
Dated:  
 
       
           
Holder’s Signature:  
 
       
           
Holder’s Address:  
 
       
                 

 NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

B-1

 Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 12th day of March, 2020 by and among PLx Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Investors set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”).

 

Recitals

 

A.       The Company and the Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Regulation D (“Regulation D”), as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Act (as defined below); and

 

B.       The Company proposes to sell and issue to one or more investors, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, up to an aggregate of 8,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), such shares of Preferred Stock to have the relative rights, preferences and designations set forth in the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Certificate of Designation”) at a purchase price of $1,000 per Share; and

 

C.       Contemporaneous with the sale of the Shares, the parties hereto will execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights under the Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws; and

 

D.       Contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company is issuing and delivering the Commitment Warrants (as defined below) to the Investors, in the denominations and registered in such names as each Investor or its designees have requested prior to the date hereof.

 

In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.       Definitions. In addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

 

 

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Commitment Warrants” means warrants to purchase an aggregate of 267,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share (subject to adjustment), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, together with any securities into which such shares may be reclassified, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company, except for the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, after due inquiry.

 

Confidential Information” means trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including but not limited to ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research and development information, computer program code, performance specifications, support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).

 

Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Shares.

 

Effective Date” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

Effectiveness Deadline” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is required to be declared effective by the SEC under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Insider” means each director or executive officer of the Company, any other officer of the Company participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, and any promoter connected with the Company in any capacity on the date hereof.

 

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Intellectual Property” means all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications for registration and renewals of registration for any of the foregoing; and (v) proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, databases and documentation).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

Material Contract” means any contract, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound which has been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Filings pursuant to Item 601(b)(4) or Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

 

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

 

Park West” means Park West Asset Management LLC and its Affiliates.

 

Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.

 

Purchase Price” means one thousand Dollars ($1,000) per Share.

 

Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Required Investors” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

SEC Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

 

Securities” means the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.

 

Shares” means the shares of Preferred Stock to be purchased by the Investors hereunder.

 

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Stockholder Approval” means the approval of the Proposal by the stockholders of the Company, in accordance with applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the applicable requirements of Nasdaq.

 

Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Warrants” means the Commitment Warrants.

 

Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.

 

1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.       Purchase and Sale of the Shares: Issuance of Commitment Warrants.

 

(a)       Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined below), each of the Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall sell and issue to the Investors, the Shares in the respective amounts set forth opposite the Investors’ names on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for such Investor’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Price as specified in Section 3 below.

 

(b)       On the date hereof, and contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver the Commitment Warrants to the Investors, in the respective denominations and registered in such names as each Investor or its designees have requested on or prior to the date hereof.

 

3.       Closing. Upon confirmation that the other conditions to closing specified herein have been satisfied or duly waived by the Investors, the Company shall file the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware. Unless other arrangements have been made with a particular Investor, upon confirmation that the Certificate of Designation has been filed and has become effective, the Company shall deliver to Lowenstein Sandler LLP, in trust, a certificate or certificates, registered in such name or names as the Investors may designate, representing the Shares, with instructions that such certificates are to be held for release to the Investors only upon payment in full of the Purchase Price to the Company by all the Investors. Unless other arrangements have been made with a particular Investor, upon such receipt by Lowenstein Sandler LLP of the certificates, each Investor shall promptly, but no more than one Business Day thereafter, cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the account of the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount representing such Investor’s pro rata portion of the Purchase Price as set forth on the signature pages to this Agreement. On the date (the “Closing Date”) the Company receives the Purchase Price, the certificates evidencing the Shares shall be released to the Investors (the “Closing”). The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10020, or at such other location and on such other date as the Company and the Investors shall mutually agree.

 

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4.       Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors, except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement, which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, that:

 

4.1       Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own or lease its properties, in each case as described in the SEC Filings. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.2       Authorization. The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, except for approval of the Proposal by its stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.9, has taken all requisite action on its part, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Securities The Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

 

4.3       Capitalization. The Company has duly and validly authorized capital stock as set forth in the SEC Filings and in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and as in effect as of the Closing Date (the “Certificate of Incorporation”). All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. Except as described in the SEC Filings, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim. Except as described in the SEC Filings, no Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity securities of any kind. Except as described in the SEC Filings and except for the Registration Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the securityholders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as described in the SEC Filings and except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has the right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other Person.

 

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Except as described in the SEC Filings, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.

 

Except as described in the SEC Filings, the Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.

 

4.4       Valid Issuance. Subject to approval of the Proposal by the Company’s stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.9, the Shares will be duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and will have the relative rights, powers and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designation. Upon the due conversion of the Shares in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Warrants have been duly and validly authorized. Upon the due exercise of the Warrants and full payment for the exercise price thereof, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Shares and the exercise of the Warrants, free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws.

 

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4.5       Consents. Except for approval of the Proposal by its stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.9 and as set forth on Schedule 4.5, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Securities, (ii) the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the due conversion of the Shares, (iii) the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon due exercise of the Warrants, and (iv) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and as in effect as of the closing date (the “Bylaws”), that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

4.6       Delivery of SEC Filings; Business. The Company has made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “10-K”), and all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(e), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act since the filing of the 10-K and during the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC Filings”). The SEC Filings are the only filings required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act for such period. The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Since the filing of each of the SEC Filings, no event has occurred that would require an amendment or supplement to any such SEC Filing and as to which such an amendment or supplement has not been filed prior to the date hereof.

 

4.7       Use of Proceeds. The net proceeds of the sale of the Shares hereunder shall be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

4.8       No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2018, except as described in the SEC Filings or as set forth in Schedule 4.8, there has not been:

 

(i)       any change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;

 

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(ii)       any declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption or repurchase of any securities of the Company;

 

(iii)       any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to any assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)       any waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;

 

(v)       any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business and which is not material to the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted and as it is proposed to be conducted);

 

(vi)       any change or amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (other than in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) or Bylaws, or material change to any material contract or arrangement by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is subject;

 

(vii)       any material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(viii)       any material transaction entered into by the Company or a Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)       the loss of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition or duties of the senior management of the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

(x)       the loss or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened loss of any customer which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(xi)       any other event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.9       SEC Filings; S-3 Eligibility.

 

(a)       At the time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(b)       Each registration statement and any amendment thereto filed by the Company since January 1, 2017 pursuant to the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as of the date such statement or amendment became effective, complied as to form in all material respects with the 1933 Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading; and each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act, as of its issue date and as of the closing of any sale of securities pursuant thereto did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(c)       The Company is eligible to use Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for sale by the Investors as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

4.10       No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. Subject to the approval of the Proposal by its stockholders as contemplated in Section 7.9, the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors through the EDGAR system), or (b) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, except in the case of clauses (i)(b) and (ii) above, such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

 

4.11       Tax Matters. The Company and each Subsidiary has prepared and filed (or filed applicable extensions therefore) all tax returns required to have been filed by the Company or such Subsidiary with all appropriate governmental agencies and paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by it, other than any such taxes which the Company or any Subsidiary are contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in the Company’s financial statements included in the SEC Filings. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits by any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All taxes and other assessments and levies that the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due, other than any such taxes which the Company or any Subsidiary are contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in the Company’s financial statements included in the SEC Filings. There are no tax liens or claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or property. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between the Company and any Subsidiary or other corporation or entity.

 

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4.12       Title to Properties. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets (excluding Intellectual Property assets which are the subject of Section 4.15 hereof) owned by it, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary holds any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made thereof by them.

 

4.13       Certificates, Authorities and Permits. The Company and each Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except to the extent failure to possess such certificates, authorities or permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

 

4.14       Labor Matters.

 

(a)       Except as set forth in the SEC Filings, the Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with labor organizations. The Company has not violated in any material respect any laws, regulations, orders or contract terms, affecting the collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any laws, regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity employment, or employees’ health, safety, welfare, wages and hours.

 

(b)       (i) There are no labor disputes existing, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, involving strikes, slow-downs, work stoppages, job actions, disputes, lockouts or any other disruptions of or by the Company's employees, (ii) there are no unfair labor practices or petitions for election pending or, to the Company's Knowledge, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other federal, state or local labor commission relating to the Company's employees, (iii) no demand for recognition or certification heretofore made by any labor organization or group of employees is pending with respect to the Company and (iv) to the Company's Knowledge, the Company enjoys good labor and employee relations with its employees and labor organizations.

 

(c)       The Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment (including laws relating to classification of employees and independent contractors) and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, and immigration and naturalization, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. There are no claims pending against the Company before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other administrative body or in any court asserting any violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 or 1983 or any other federal, state or local Law, statute or ordinance barring discrimination in employment.

 

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(d)       Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings and as set forth on Schedule 4.14(d), the Company is not a party to, or bound by, any employment or other contract or agreement that contains any severance, termination pay or change of control liability or obligation, including, without limitation, any “excess parachute payment,” as defined in Section 280G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(e)       To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has no liability for the improper classification by the Company of its employees as independent contractors or leased employees prior to the Closing.

 

4.15       Intellectual Property.

 

(a)       To the Company’s Knowledge, all Intellectual Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which is listed on Schedule 4.15(a), is currently in compliance in all material respects with all legal requirements (including, for registered Intellectual Property or pending applications for registration of Intellectual Property, timely filings, proofs and payments of fees) and is valid and enforceable. No Intellectual Property of the Company or its Subsidiaries which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted has been or is now involved in any cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such action is threatened. No patent of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition proceeding.

 

(b)       To the Company’s Knowledge, all of the licenses and sublicenses and consent, royalty or other agreements concerning Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their assets are bound (other than  generally commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software application programs having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license) (collectively, “License Agreements”): (i) are valid and binding obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are parties thereto and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto; (ii) are enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, there exists no event or condition which will result in a violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such License Agreement, except for such violations, breaches and defaults as have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.

 

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(c)       To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or have the valid right to use all of the Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted and for the ownership, maintenance and operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or obligations to license all such owned Intellectual Property and Confidential Information, other than licenses entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries have a valid and enforceable right to use all third party Intellectual Property and Confidential Information used or held for use in the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)       To the Company’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses as currently conducted does not infringe or otherwise impair or conflict with (collectively, “Infringe”) any Intellectual Property rights of any third party or any confidentiality obligation owed to a third party. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted, are not being Infringed by any third party. There is no litigation or legal challenge pending or outstanding or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened or imminent, that seeks to limit or challenge, or that concerns the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property or Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ use of any Intellectual Property or Confidential Information owned by a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no valid basis for the same.

 

(e)       To the Company’s Knowledge, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or right to use any of the Intellectual Property or Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted.

 

(f)       To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property and Confidential Information. To the Company’s Knowledge, except under confidentiality obligations, there has been no material disclosure of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Confidential Information to any third party.

 

4.16       Environmental Matters. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no pending or threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.

 

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4.17       Litigation. There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and to the Company’s Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened, except (i) as described in the SEC Filings or (ii) any such proceeding, which if resolved adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or since January 1, 2015 has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act.

 

4.18       Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each SEC Filing comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.19       Insurance Coverage. The Company and each Subsidiary maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each Subsidiary, and the Company reasonably believes such insurance coverage to be adequate against all liabilities, claims and risks against which it is customary for comparably situated companies to insure.

 

4.20       Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, (a) the Company is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements, (b) there are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq, and (c) the Company has not received any currently pending notice of the delisting of the Common Stock from Nasdaq.

 

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4.21       Brokers and Finders. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.

 

4.22       No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.

 

4.23       No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security, which are or will be integrated with this offering of the Securities hereunder in a manner that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(a)(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act.

 

4.24       Rule 506 Compliance. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Insider is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(i) or (d)(3) of the 1933 Act. The Company is not disqualified from relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act (“Rule 506”) for any of the reasons stated in Rule 506(d) in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) exists. The Company has furnished to each Investor, a reasonable time prior to the date hereof, a description in writing of any matters relating to the Company and the Insiders that would have triggered disqualification under Rule 506(d) but which occurred before September 23, 2013, in each case, in compliance with the disclosure requirements of Rule 506(e). The Company has exercised reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) would have existed and whether any disclosure is required to be made to Investor under Rule 506(e). To the Company’s Knowledge, any outstanding securities of the Company (of any kind or nature) that were issued in reliance on Rule 506 at any time on or after September 23, 2013 have been issued in compliance with Rule 506(d) and (e).

 

4.25       Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Investors’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof, the offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.

 

4.26       Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1).

 

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4.27       Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.

 

4.28       Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings and except as would not be required to be disclosed in the SEC Filings, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

4.29       Internal Controls. The Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including the Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company has established internal control over financial reporting (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (collectively, “internal controls”) as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of such internal controls based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or, to the Company's Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company's internal controls. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

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4.30       Disclosures. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on the Company’s behalf has provided the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information, other than the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and information provided to the Investors pursuant to confidentiality agreements. The written materials delivered to the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

4.31       Investment Company. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.32       FDA. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have operated and currently are in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations of the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental body exercising comparable authority, except where the failure to so operate or be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All preclinical and clinical studies conducted by or, to the Company’s Knowledge, on behalf of the Company to support approval for commercialization of the Company’s products have been conducted by the Company, or to the Company’s Knowledge by third parties, in compliance with all applicable federal, state or foreign laws, rules, orders and regulations, except for such failure or failures to be in compliance which could not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The descriptions of the tests and preclinical and clinical studies, and results thereof, conducted by or, to the Company’s Knowledge, on behalf of the Company contained in the SEC Filings are accurate and complete in all material respects; and the Company has not received any oral or written notice or correspondence from the FDA or any foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority requiring the termination, suspension, or clinical hold of any tests or preclinical or clinical studies, or such written notice or correspondence from any Institutional Review Board or comparable authority requiring the termination or suspension of a clinical study, conducted by or on behalf of the Company, which termination, suspension, or clinical hold would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.33.       No Fiduciary. The Company acknowledges that none of the Investors is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice or other guidance provided by any Investor or any of its representatives and agents with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Investor’s entry into such transactions. The Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives and agents.

 

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Each of the Investors acknowledges and agrees that the Company has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 4.

 

5.       Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each of the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

5.1       Organization and Existence. Such Investor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

5.2       Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and each will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

5.3       Consents. All consents, approvals, orders and authorizations required on the part of such Investor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of each Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained and are effective as of the date hereof.

 

5.4       Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same and has no arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities law without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the Securities for any period of time. Such Investor is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.

 

5.5       Investment Experience. Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.

 

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5.6       Disclosure of Information. Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.

 

5.7       Restricted Securities. Such Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances.

 

5.8       Legends. It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Securities may bear the following or any similar legend:

 

(a)       “THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.”

 

(b)       If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Securities, the legend required by such state authority.

 

5.9       Accredited Investor. Such Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, as amended, under the 1933 Act. Such Purchaser was not organized for the purpose of acquiring the Securities and is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the 1934 Act.

 

5.10       No General Solicitation. Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising.

 

5.11       Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.

 

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5.12       Prohibited Transactions. Since the earlier of (a) such time as such Investor was first contacted by the Company or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof, neither such Investor nor any Affiliate of such Investor which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Investor’s investments or trading or information concerning such Investor’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such Investor’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading (collectively, “Trading Affiliates”) has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale, whether or not against the box, established any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a “Prohibited Transaction”). Prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement, (ii) the Effective Date or (iii) the Effectiveness Deadline, such Investor shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction (other than any short sale, whether or not against the box). Such Investor shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in any short sale, whether or not against the box, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement or (ii) the Closing Date. Such Investor acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 5.12 are being made for the benefit of the Investors as well as the Company and that each of the other Investors shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such Investor arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this Section 5.12.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Investor has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than those specifically set forth in this Section 5.

 

6.       Conditions to Closing.

 

6.1       Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations. The obligation of each Investor to purchase the Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor (as to itself only):

 

(a)       The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct at all times prior to and on the Closing Date as so qualified, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date as so qualified, and, the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(b)       The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers (other than the approval of the Proposal by its stockholders in accordance with applicable law and the applicable requirements of Nasdaq) necessary or appropriate for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all of which shall be in full force and effect.

 

(c)       The Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(d)       The Company shall have filed with Nasdaq a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, a copy of which shall have been provided to the Investors.

 

(e)       The Company shall have received gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares as contemplated hereby of at least eight million Dollars ($8,000,000).

 

(f)       The Certificate of Designation shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware and shall be effective; a filed copy of the Certificate of Designation shall have been provided to the Investors.

 

(g)       No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

(h)       The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in subsections (a), (b), (g), (k) and (l) of this Section 6.1.

 

(i)       The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Securities, certifying the current versions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company.

 

(j)       The Investors shall have received an opinion with respect to corporate matters from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, special counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Investors and addressing such legal matters as the Investors may reasonably request.

 

(k)       No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.

 

(l)       The Company shall have obtained Stockholder Approval.

 

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6.2       Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

 

(a)       The representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 5 hereof, other than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 (the “Investment Representations”), shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investment Representations shall be true and correct in all respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investors shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)       The Investors shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(c)       The Investors shall have delivered the Purchase Price to the Company.

 

(d)       The Company shall have obtained Stockholder Approval.

 

6.3       Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.

 

(a)       The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:

 

(i)       Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors;

 

(ii)       By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company;

 

(iii)       By an Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Investor; or

 

(iv)       By either the Company or any Investor (with respect to itself only) if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 31, 2020;

 

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provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing.

 

(b)       In the event of termination by the Company or any Investor of its obligations to effect the Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other Investors by the Company and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate their obligations to effect the Closing upon written notice to the Company and the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

7.       Covenants and Agreements.

 

7.1       Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the conversion of the Shares and the exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable from time to time.

 

7.2       Reports. The Company will furnish to the Investors and/or their assignees such information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as from time to time may reasonably be requested by the Investors and/or their assignees; provided, however, that the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

 

7.3       No Conflicting Agreements. The Company will not take any action, enter into any agreement or make any commitment that would conflict or interfere in any material respect with the Company’s obligations to the Investors under the Transaction Documents.

 

7.4       Insurance. The Company shall not materially reduce the insurance coverages described in Section 4.19.

 

7.5       Compliance with Laws. The Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental authorities.

 

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7.6       Listing of Underlying Shares and Related Matters. Promptly following the date hereof, the Company shall take all necessary action to cause the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market no later than the Closing Date. Further, if the Company applies to have its Common Stock or other securities traded on any other principal stock exchange or market, it shall include in such application the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause such Common Stock to be so listed. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market and, in accordance, therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.

 

7.7       Termination of Covenants. The provisions of Sections 7.2 through 7.5 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the date on which the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of any registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate.

 

7.8       Removal of Legends. Upon the earlier of (i) the sale or disposition of any Securities by an Investor pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any other exemption under the 1933 Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable securities or (ii) any Securities of the Investor becoming eligible to be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144, upon the written request of such Investor, the Company shall or, in the case of Common Stock, shall cause the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue replacement certificates representing such Securities. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written request, the Company shall promptly cause certificates evidencing the Investor’s Securities to be replaced with certificates which do not bear such restrictive legends, and Conversion Shares subsequently issued upon due conversion of the Shares and Warrant Shares subsequently issued upon due exercise of the Warrants shall not bear such restrictive legends provided the provisions of either clause (i) or clause (ii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect thereto. In addition, upon the earlier of (i) registration of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares becoming eligible to be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall (A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate representing shares of Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such Transfer Agent of the legended certificates for such shares, together with either (1) a customary representation by the Investor that Rule 144 applies to the shares of Common Stock represented thereby or (2) a statement by the Investor that such Investor has sold the shares of Common Stock represented thereby in accordance with the Plan of Distribution contained in the Registration Statement, and (B) cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the 1933 Act. When the Company is required to cause an unlegended certificate to replace a previously issued legended certificate, if: (1) the unlegended certificate is not delivered to an Investor within three (3) Business Days of submission by that Investor of a legended certificate and supporting documentation to the Transfer Agent as provided above and (2) prior to the time such unlegended certificate is received by the Investor after such three (3) Business Day period, the Investor, or any third party on behalf of such Investor or for the Investor’s account, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Investor of shares represented by such certificate (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor (for costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceeds the proceeds received by such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Investor shall provide the Company written notice together with a reasonably detailed summary indicating the amounts payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In.

 

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7.9       Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting.

 

(a)       Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall take all action necessary to call a meeting of its stockholders (the “Stockholders Meeting”), which shall occur not later than May 31, 2020 (the “Stockholders Meeting Deadline”), for the purpose of seeking approval of the Company’s stockholders for the issuance and sale to the Investors of the Securities (including all of the Conversion Shares issuable upon the full conversion of the Shares and all of the Warrant Shares issuable upon the full exercise of the Warrants) (the “Proposal”). In connection therewith, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the SEC proxy materials (including a proxy statement and form of proxy) for use at the Stockholders Meeting and, after receiving and promptly responding to any comments of the SEC thereon, shall promptly mail such proxy materials to the stockholders of the Company. Each Investor shall promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information relating to such Investor and its investment in the Company as the Company may reasonably request for inclusion in the Proxy Statement. The Company will comply with Section 14(a) of the 1934 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder in relation to any proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) and any form of proxy to be sent to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Stockholders Meeting, and the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date that the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein not false or misleading, or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies or the Stockholders Meeting which has become false or misleading. If the Company should discover at any time prior to the Stockholders Meeting, any event relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors that is required to be set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement, in addition to the Company's obligations under the 1934 Act, the Company will promptly inform the Investors thereof.

 

(b)       Subject to their fiduciary obligations under applicable law (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel), the Company's Board of Directors shall recommend to the Company's stockholders that the stockholders vote in favor of the Proposal (the “Company Board Recommendation”) and take all commercially reasonable action (including, without limitation, the hiring of a proxy solicitation firm of nationally recognized standing) to solicit the approval of the stockholders for the Proposal unless the Board of Directors shall have modified, amended or withdrawn the Company Board Recommendation pursuant to the provisions of the immediately succeeding sentence. The Company covenants that the Board of Directors of the Company shall not modify, amend or withdraw the Company Board Recommendation unless the Board of Directors (after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel) shall determine in the good faith exercise of its business judgment that maintaining the Company Board Recommendation would violate its fiduciary duty to the Company’s stockholders. Whether or not the Company's Board of Directors modifies, amends or withdraws the Company Board Recommendation pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (i) take all action necessary to convene the Stockholders Meeting as promptly as practicable, but no later than the Stockholders Meeting Deadline, to consider and vote upon the approval of the Proposal and (ii) submit the Proposal at the Stockholders Meeting to the stockholders of the Company for their approval.

 

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(c)       Each Investor agrees to vote all shares of capital stock of the Company that it beneficially owns in favor of the approval of the Proposal at the Stockholders Meeting, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

7.10       Pre-emptive Right for Future Financings. From the date hereof until one year after the Closing Date, each Investor shall have the right to participate in any subsequent offering by the Company of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (other than with respect to public “at-the-market” offerings of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents not to exceed an aggregate of $10,000,000 in gross proceeds from the date hereof) (a “Subsequent Financing”) as provided herein. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the execution of definitive documentation for a Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to each Investor a written notice (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall notify the Investor that the Company would like to share with the Investor certain information which may constitute material non-public information with regard to the Company and which shall ask the Investor if it wants to review such information. An Investor shall have the right, exercisable at any time within two (2) Business Days after its receipt of the Pre-Notice, to notify the Company whether it wishes to review such information. Upon the written request of an Investor, and only upon a request by such Investor, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one Business Day after receipt of such request, deliver a subsequent notice to such Investor (a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the Person with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or similar document relating thereto. Each Investor shall notify the Company by 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the third (3rd) Business Day after its receipt of the Subsequent Financing Notice of its willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing on the terms described in the Subsequent Financing Notice, subject to completion of mutually acceptable documentation, based on such Investor’s Pro-Rata Share (as defined below) of such Subsequent Financing. The Company must provide the Investors with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Investors will again have the pre-emptive right set forth above in this Section 7.10, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within 60 Business Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice with the Person identified in the Subsequent Financing Notice. “Pro-Rata Share” means, with respect to an Investor, the number of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to be issued in a Subsequent Financing equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to be issued in such Subsequent Financing and (ii) the fraction determined by dividing (x) the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such Investor immediately prior to such issuance are then convertible, in accordance with Section 4 of the Certificate of Designation (without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 7 of the Certificate of Designation, and after giving effect to an adjustment under Section 4G of the Certificate of Designation, by (y) the total amount of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents (including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock) on an as-converted-to-Common Stock basis (with respect to any Preferred Stock, without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 7 of the Certificate of Designation, and after giving effect to an adjustment under Section 4G of the Certificate of Designation with respect to such Preferred Stock, as applicable), held by all stockholders of the Company on such date immediately prior to such issuance. All of the transaction documentation related to a Subsequent Financing to which the pre-emptive right in this Section 7.10 applies shall provide for beneficial ownership limitations that are substantially similar to the limitations set forth in Section 7 of the Certificate of Designation (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of pre-funded warrants or similar securities in lieu of shares of Common Stock). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.10 shall not apply in respect of the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose and (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any convertible securities, options or warrants issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder or to lower the exercise or conversion price thereof.

 

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7.11       Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(a)       From the date hereof until ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, without the consent of the Required Investors, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7.11(a) shall not apply to (i) the issuance of the Securities, (ii) the issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents upon the conversion or exercise of any securities of the Company or a Subsidiary outstanding on the date hereof, provided that the terms of such security are not amended after the date hereof to decrease the exercise price or increase the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents receivable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof or (iii) the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents pursuant to any Company equity incentive plan approved by the Company’s stockholders and in place as of the date hereof.

 

(b)       From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) two (2) years from the Closing Date or (ii) such time as no Investor holds any of the Securities, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any “Variable Rate Transaction”. The term “Variable Rate Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells (x) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (y) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price. For the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of a security which is subject to customary anti-dilution protections, including where the conversion, exercise or exchange price is subject to adjustment as a result of stock splits, reverse stock splits and other similar recapitalization or reclassification events, shall not be deemed to be a “Variable Rate Transaction.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an at-the-market offering shall not be deemed to be a “Variable Rate Transaction.”

 

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(c)       The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the 1933 Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investors, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any trading market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

(d)       The Company shall not, from the date hereof until ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the 1933 Act of any of its equity securities, other than (i) a Registration Statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) any registration statement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement (or supplement thereto) relating to the Company’s employee benefit plans registered on Form S-8 or, in connection with an acquisition, on Form S-4.

 

7.12       Equal Treatment of Investors. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Investor by the Company and negotiated separately by each Investor, and is intended for the Company to treat the Investors as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Investors acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

8.       Survival and Indemnification.

 

8.1       Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

 

8.2       Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, trustees, members, managers, employees and agents, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney fees and disbursements (subject to Section 8.3 below) and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person may become subject as a result of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the part of the Company under the Transaction Documents, and will reimburse any such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such Person.

 

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8.3       Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation. The Company will not be liable to any indemnified party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by such indemnified party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or (ii) for any Losses incurred by such indemnified party which a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final judgment which is not subject to further appeal are solely attributable to (A) a breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such indemnified party under this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document or (B) the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such indemnified party.

 

9.       Miscellaneous.

 

9.1       Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Investors, as applicable, provided, however, that an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of its Securities in a transaction complying with applicable securities laws without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Investors, provided that such Investor provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Common Stock” shall be deemed to refer to the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

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9.2       Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or other form of electronic transmission, which shall be deemed an original.

 

9.3       Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

9.4       Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal, (iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party:

 

If to the Company:

 

PLx Pharma Inc.

9 Fishers Lane, Unit E

Sparta, NJ 07871

Attention: Rita O’Connor, Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: (973) 409-6543

Facsimile: (713) 842-3052

 

With a copy to:

 

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Robert H. Friedman

Telephone: (212) 451-2300

Facsimile: (212) 451-2222

 

If to the Investors:

 

to the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.

 

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9.5       Expenses. The parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith, except that the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Lowenstein Sandler LLP not to exceed $50,000, regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; it being understood that Lowenstein Sandler LLP has only rendered legal advice to Park West and not to the Company or any other Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each of the Company and each Investor has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. Such expenses shall be paid upon demand upon presentation of invoice(s) for such expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Investors upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Investors, including without limitation reimbursement of reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, in connection with any amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. Such expenses shall be paid upon demand upon presentation of invoice(s) for such expenses. In the event that legal proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in such proceedings.

 

9.6       Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Investors. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such Securities, and the Company.

 

9.7       Publicity. Except as set forth below, no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Company or the Investors without the prior consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors) or the Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Company or the Investors, as the case may be, shall allow the Investors or the Company, as applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. By 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the trading day immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter in compliance with the 1934 Act, the Company shall (i) issue a press release disclosing the execution of this Agreement and describing the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents and (ii) file a Current Report on Form 8-K attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Transaction Documents. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the SEC or Nasdaq.

 

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9.8       Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

9.9       Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedules, and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

9.10       Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such further instruments and documents and take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

 

9.11       Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within the State of New York (except to the extent the provisions of the Delaware General Corporations Law would be mandatorily applicable to the issuance of the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares). Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

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9.12       Independent Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

The Company: PLX PHARMA INC.  
       
  By: /s/ Natasha Giordano  
  Name:   Natasha Giordano  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]

 

The Investors:

 

  PARK WEST INVESTORS MASTER FUND, LIMITED  
       
  By: Park West Asset Management LLC, its Investment Manager  
       
  By: /s/ Grace Jimenez  
  Name:   Grace Jimenez  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $5,450,000

Number of Shares: 5,450

Number of Commitment Warrants: 181,850

 

Address for Notice:

 

c/o Park West Asset Management LLC

900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165

Larkspur, CA 94939

Telephone Number: (415) 524-2900

Attention: Grace Jimenez

Email: operations@parkwestllc.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: James O’Grady

Telephone Number: (646) 414-6849

Fax: (973) 422-6821

 

[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]

 

The Investors:

 

  PARK WEST PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, LIMITED  
       
  By: Park West Asset Management LLC, its Investment Manager  
       
  By: /s/ Grace Jimenez  
  Name:   Grace Jimenez  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $550,000

Number of Shares: 550

Number of Commitment Warrants: 18,400

 

Address for Notice:

 

c/o Park West Asset Management LLC

900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165

Larkspur, CA 94939

Telephone Number: (415) 524-2900

Attention: Grace Jimenez

Email: operations@parkwestllc.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: James O’Grady

Telephone Number: (646) 414-6849

Fax: (973) 422-6821

 

[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]

 

  MSD CREDIT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, L.P.  
       
  By: /s/ Marcello Liguori  
  Name:   Marcello Liguori  
  Title: Managing Director  

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $2,000,000.00

Number of Shares: 2,000

Number of Commitment Warrants: 66,750

 

Address for Notice:

 

MSD Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.

645 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Marcello Liguori

Telephone Number: 212-303-7822

Email: mliguori@msdpartners.com

 

[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Certificate of Designations

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Warrant

 

 

Exhibit C

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

Exhibit D

 

Disclosure Schedule

 

 

 Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 12th day of March, 2020 by and among PLx Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the “Investors” named in that certain Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

The parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Certain Definitions.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Additional Registrable Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.

 

Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified.

 

Initial Registrable Securities” means (i) the Conversion Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares, and (iii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, whether by merger, charter amendment, or otherwise.

 

Investors” means the Investors identified in the Purchase Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Investor who is a subsequent holder of any Warrants or Registrable Securities.

 

Prospectus” means (i) any prospectus (preliminary or final) included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

 

Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

 

Registrable Securities” means the Initial Registrable Securities and the Additional Registrable Securities; provided, that, a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the holder thereof in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (c) such Registrable Securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company, and all Warrants are exercised by “cashless exercise” as provided in the Warrants), as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company and the Transfer Agent has issued certificates for such Registrable Securities to the holder thereof, or as such holder may direct, without any restrictive legend.

 

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

 

Required Investors” means the Investors beneficially owning a majority of the Registrable Securities (without regard to any ownership limitations specified in the Shares or the Warrants).

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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

 

2.Registration.

 

(a)Registration Statements.

 

(i)            Initial Registration Statement. Promptly following the earlier of (x) the closing of the purchase and sale of the securities contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing Date”) and (y) July 15, 2020, but no later than August 15, 2020 (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities), covering the resale of the Initial Registrable Securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided, however, that no Investor shall be named as an “underwriter” in the Registration Statement without the Investor’s prior written consent. Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Initial Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors and their counsel prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Initial Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Initial Registrable Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than three (3) Business Days after the end of each 30-day period.

 

 

(ii)         Additional Registrable Securities. In the event that (x) the Company has issued to an Investor any PIK Shares (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) or (y) there is any change in the Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) or the exercise price of the Warrants such that additional shares of Common Stock become issuable upon the conversion of the Shares or the exercise of the Warrants (other than a change within the contemplation of Rule 416) (such additional shares of Common Stock, together with such PIK Shares, collectively, “Additional Registrable Securities”), the Company shall, upon the written request of Investors holding not less than an aggregate of 500,000 Additional Registrable Securities, prepare and file with the SEC one or more Registration Statements on S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Additional Registrable Securities) or amending the Registration Statement filed pursuant to clause (i) above, if such Registration Statement has not previously been declared effective, but only to the extent the Additional Registrable Securities are not at the time covered by an effective Registration Statement. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided, however, that no Investor shall be named as an “underwriter” in the Registration Statement without the Investor’s prior written consent. Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Additional Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors and their counsel prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Additional Registrable Securities is required to be filed under this Section 2(a)(ii) and is not filed with the SEC within five Business Days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in this Section 2(a)(ii) (the “Additional Registrable Securities Filing Deadline”), the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Additional Registrable Securities Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Additional Registrable Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than three (3) Business Days after the end of each 30-day period.

 

(b)          Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with effecting the registration of the Registrable Securities, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel to the Investors up to an aggregate of $10,000 and the Investors’ other reasonable expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.

 

(c)Effectiveness.

 

(i)            The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have any Registration Statement declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investors with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. If (A)(x) a Registration Statement covering the Initial Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC prior to five (5) Business Days after the SEC shall have informed the Company that no review of the Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC has no further comments on the Registration Statement or (y) a Registration Statement covering the Additional Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC prior to five (5) Business Days after the SEC shall have informed the Company that no review of the Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC has no further comments on the Registration Statement, or (B) after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement), but excluding any Allowed Delay (as defined below) or the inability of any Investor to sell the Registrable Securities covered thereby due to market conditions, then the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective (the “Blackout Period”). Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid monthly within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each month following the commencement of the Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash.

 

(ii)         For not more than thirty (30) consecutive days or for a total of not more than sixty (60) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the affected Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify each Investor in writing of the commencement of an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of an Investor) disclose to such Investor any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.

 

 

(d)          Rule 415; Cutback If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires any Investor to be named as an “underwriter”, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by a Registration Statement is a bona fide secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Investors is an “underwriter”. The Investors shall have the right to participate or have their counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position and to comment or have their counsel comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the SEC to which the Investors’ counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to name any Investor as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Investor. Any cut-back imposed on the Investors pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Investors on a pro rata basis and shall be applied first to any Warrant Shares, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Investors otherwise agree. No liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date” of such Cut Back Shares). From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the liquidated damages provisions) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that the Filing Deadline and the Additional Registrable Securities Filing Deadline for the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date.

 

(e)Right to Piggyback Registration.

 

(i)            If at any time following the date of this Agreement that any Registrable Securities remain outstanding and are not freely tradable under Rule 144 (A) there is not one or more effective Registration Statements covering all of the Registrable Securities and (B) the Company proposes for any reason to register any shares of Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or a similar or successor form)) with respect to an offering of Common Stock by the Company for its own account or for the account of any of its stockholders, it shall at each such time promptly give written notice to the holders of the Registrable Securities of its intention to do so (but in no event less than thirty (30) days before the anticipated filing date) and, to the extent permitted under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Company’s notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). Such notice shall offer the holders of the Registrable Securities the opportunity to register such number of shares of Registrable Securities as each such holder may request and shall indicate the intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities.

 

 

(ii)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) if such registration involves an underwritten public offering, the Investors must sell their Registrable Securities to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other expenses as set forth in Section 2(b)) and subject to the Investors entering into customary underwriting documentation for selling stockholders in an underwritten public offering, and (B) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to cause such registration statement to become effective under the 1933 Act, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Investors and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 2(e)(ii) shall limit the Company’s liabilities and/or obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay liquidated damages under this Section 2. If the managing underwriter(s) for the underwritten public offering advise the Company that the number of shares proposed to be included in the offering exceeds the number of shares that can reasonably be sold in the offering, then the shares to be included in such offering, including any Registrable Securities, shall be allocated, first, to the account of the Company, in the event that the public offering relates to a primary offering by or on behalf of the Company, or, if the offering is being made pursuant to demand registration rights granted to one or more holders of Common Stock, such holders; second, to the Investors, on a pro rata basis based on the number of Registrable Securities the Investors sought to include in such offering; and third, to any other holder of common Stock having the right to include its shares in the offering.

 

(iii)       Any holder of Registrable Securities may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Company requesting that such holder of Registrable Securities not receive from the Company any notice under this Section 2(e); provided, however, that such holder of Registrable Securities may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing.  Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from a holder of Registrable Securities (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not deliver any notice to such holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(e) and such holder of Registrable Securities shall not be entitled to participate in any Piggyback Registration.

 

3.             Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

 

(a)          use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement or in a transaction in which the transferee receives freely tradable shares, and (ii) the date on which the Registrable Securities no longer constitute “Registrable Securities” pursuant to the definition thereof (the “Effectiveness Period”) and advise the Investors in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;

 

 

(b)          prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;

 

(c)          provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the Investors to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than three (3) business days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;

 

(d)          furnish to the Investors and their legal counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor that are covered by the related Registration Statement;

 

(e)          use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

 

(f)           prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Investors and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Investors and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

 

 

(g)          use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

(h)          promptly notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(i)            otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter); and

 

 

(j)            With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold pursuant to a Registration Statement, Rule 144 or otherwise in a transaction in which the transferee receives freely tradable shares; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to each Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration. In the event that the Company fails to comply with the requirements of this Section 3(j) after the 180th day after the earlier of the Closing Date or July 6, 2020, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof until such failure is cured; provided, however, that only Investors that have not sold or otherwise disposed of all of their Registrable Securities prior to such failure shall be entitled to receive liquidated damages pursuant to this Section 3. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than three (3) Business Days after the end of each 30-day period.

 

4.             Due Diligence Review; Information. The Company shall make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Investors, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and other records, all SEC Filings (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Investors or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Investors and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such Registration Statement.

 

The Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

 

5.Obligations of the Investors.

 

(a)          Each Investor shall furnish in writing 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. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. An Investor shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. In the event that an Investor does not provide such information on a timely basis, the Company shall provide prompt written notice to such Investor that the Registrable Securities attributable to such Investor will be excluded from the Registration Statement unless such Investor provides the required information within one (1) Business Day after its receipt of such notice. If such Investor does not provide the required information to the Company by the end of the next Business Day after its receipt of such notice, the Company shall have the right to exclude the Registrable Securities attributable to such Investor from the Registration Statement and the Investor shall not be entitled to receive any liquidated damages pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any Investor that elects not to have any of its Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement, shall not be entitled to receive any liquidated damages pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Registration Statement.

 

 

(b)          Each 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 a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

(c)          Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

6.Indemnification.

 

(a)          Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members, managers, partners, trustees, employees and agents and other representatives, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in a Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on an Investor’s behalf and will reimburse such Investor, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.

 

 

(b)          Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders, agents and other representatives and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Investor in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(c)          Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (C) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

 

 

(d)          Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

7.Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Investors.

 

(b)          Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(c)          Assignments and Transfers by Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. An Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that such Investor complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.

 

(d)          Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors; provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Investors after giving effect to such transaction.

 

 

(e)          Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(f)           Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered via facsimile or other form of electronic communication, which shall be deemed an original.

 

(g)          Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

(h)          Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

(i)            Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

 

(j)            Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

 

(k)          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

The Company: PLX PHARMA INC.  
       
  By: /s/ Natasha Giordano  
  Name:   Natasha Giordano  
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

The Investors:

 

  PARK WEST INVESTORS MASTER FUND, LIMITED  
    (Name of Investor)  
       
  By: Park West Asset Management LLC, its Investment Manager  
       
  By: /s/ Grace Jimenez  
  Name:   Grace Jimenez  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
  PARK WEST PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, LIMITED  
    (Name of Investor)  
       
  By: Park West Asset Management LLC, its Investment Manager  
       
  By: /s/ Grace Jimenez  
  Name: Grace Jimenez  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
  MSD Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.  
    (Name of Investor)  
       
  By: /s/ Marcello Liguori  
  Name: Marcello Liguori  
  Title: Managing Director  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

Exhibit A

 

Plan of Distribution

 

The selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

 

The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:

 

-ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

-block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

-purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

-an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

-privately negotiated transactions;

 

-short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

 

-through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

-broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

-a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

-any other method permitted by applicable law.

 

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

 

In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the warrants.

 

The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.

 

The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

 

In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.

 

 

We have advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, to the extent applicable we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

 

We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.

 

We have agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (i) the date that such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 and certain other conditions have been satisfied, or (ii) all of the securities have been sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or in a transaction in which the transferee receives freely tradable shares.

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

PLx Pharma Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2019 Results and Provides Regulatory Update on VAZALORE

 

-- Planning a Bioequivalence Study to Support VAZALORE 325 mg sNDA --

-- Announces $8 Million Convertible Preferred Stock Financing with Park West and MSD Partners --

 

Sparta, New Jersey, March 13, 2020 PLx Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: PLXP) (“PLx” or the “Company”), a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company initially focused on developing its clinically validated and patent-protected PLxGuard™ delivery system to provide more effective and safer products, VAZALORE 325 mg and VAZALORE™ 81 mg (referred to together as “VAZALORE”™), announced today certain financial and operational results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2019, and provided a regulatory update on VAZALORE.

 

Highlights of, and certain events subsequent to, the fourth quarter of 2019 include:

 

·Net loss attributable to common stockholders totaled $2.3 million, or ($0.25) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $2.9 million, or $0.34 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2018. Q4 2019 includes a non-cash gain of $1.9 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to a 2018 non-cash gain of $5.7 million for a change in the fair value of warrant liability, or $0.65 per share;

 

·Plan to initiate a bioequivalence study to support the supplemental New Drug Application (“sNDA”) for VAZALORE 325 mg dose strength which will impact the previously announced timeline. The Company will announce an updated timeline once aligned with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) on the study design;

 

·Announces an $8 million Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) financing with funds affiliated with Park West Asset Management, LLC (“Park West”), the Company’s largest stockholder, and an affiliate of MSD Partners, L.P. (“MSD Partners”), a new investor to PLx, subject to stockholder approval;

 

·Continued pre-commercial activities, including the presentation of abstracts at large medical conferences and the publication of study results in scientific journals, to build awareness of VAZALORE among health care professionals; and

 

·Received FDA approval for the updated labeling for VAZALORE 325 mg strength, which will be applied to the 81 mg dose.

 

Regulatory Update

 

The Company’s discussions with the FDA have centered on data requirements for the approval of the new formulation of VAZALORE 325 mg. In accordance with the FDA’s guidance, the Company will conduct a bioequivalence study for VAZALORE 325 mg to support approval of the sNDA which will impact the timeline previously announced. The Company currently has a meeting with the FDA scheduled for the end of April and will provide an updated timeline once details of the study design are confirmed. As previously announced, the sNDA for VAZALORE 81 mg will follow the submission of the VAZALORE 325 mg dose strength.

 

 

“Our discussions with the FDA over the past few months have led to a clearer understanding of the data requirements for our upcoming sNDA submissions, and we look forward to confirming the bioequivalence study design. We remain confident about the regulatory path forward for VAZALORE,” said Natasha Giordano, President and Chief Executive Officer of PLx.

 

Convertible Preferred Stock Financing

 

PLx announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Park West and MSD Partners pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue 8,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $8 million. The Company intends to use the proceeds to advance VAZALORE to market readiness and for working capital and general purposes.

 

Subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders and the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, the Series B Preferred Stock transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020. The Company intends to set a date for a stockholder meeting to approve the transaction. Once a meeting date has been determined, the Company will send a notice and definitive proxy statement.

 

The Series B Preferred Stock will be issued at $1,000 per share and will be convertible into common shares at a conversion price of $3.10 per share. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to an initial dividend rate of 8% per annum, which will stop accruing on the date of the FDA approval of the sNDAs of VAZALORE. The dividends are compounded quarterly and payable in cash or preferred stock at the Company’s option.

 

“We are pleased that our largest stockholder, Park West, and new investor MSD Partners have committed $8 million of capital which will help support bringing VAZALORE to market. We continue to execute on our publication strategy to disseminate the scientific information to the clinical community, as well as to ensure that retailers and consumers understand the unique safety and efficacy profile of VAZALORE. In addition, the FDA’s approval of the labeling for VAZALORE 325 mg is an important milestone on our way to commercialization,” concluded Giordano.

 

Please refer to the Company’s Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the complete terms of the Series B Preferred Stock transaction.

 

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

 

The Company recognized revenue of approximately $24,000 for the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to $0.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. All the revenue recognized is attributable to work performed under an award of a National Institutes of Health grant, which is nearing completion.

 

Research and development expenses were approximately $0.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, roughly flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The expenses in both periods include continued development and manufacturing activities for VAZALORE.

 

 

General and administrative expense totaled $2.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $1.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. This increase is due to commercial-related activities to support the upcoming launch of VAZALORE, as well as a non-cash increase in stock-based compensation of $0.2 million.

 

Other income (expense), net was down $3.7 million to $1.8 million of net other income for the fourth quarter of 2019, primarily attributable to $3.8 million of lower non-cash income from the change in fair value of the warrant liability primarily due to the fluctuation of the Company’s common stock price.

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $2.3 million, or ($0.25) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $2.9 million, or $0.34 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2018. The fourth quarter of 2019 includes a non-cash gain of $1.9 million, or $0.20 per share compared to a gain of $5.7 million, or $0.65 per share in the fourth quarter of 2018, related to the change in warrant liability. The fourth quarter of 2019 also included $0.3 million, or ($0.03) per share, for preferred stock dividends related to the $15 million Series A convertible preferred stock financing completed in February 2019.

 

Full Year 2019 Financial Results

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, total revenues were approximately $0.6 million, compared to $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. All the revenue recognized is attributable to work performed under an award of a National Institutes of Health grant, which is nearing completion.

 

Research and development expense increased to $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $3.9 million in the prior year, reflecting continued product development and manufacturing activities for VAZALORE. This increase was due to the manufacture, packaging, stability and analytical costs related to the registration batches, which provide data to be submitted in the Company’s sNDA filings.

 

General and administrative expense increased to $10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to approximately $7.8 million in the prior year. This increase is due to commercial-related activities to support the upcoming launch of $1.9 million and payments to the University of Texas associated with the patent license agreement of $0.3 million.

 

Other income (expense), net was $6.3 million of net other expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $11.9 million of net other income in the prior year. This change is primarily attributable to the non-cash change in fair value of warrant liability primarily due to the fluctuation of the price of the Company’s common stock ($5.7 million of other expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $12.7 million of other income in the prior year).

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $34.3 million or ($3.84) per basic and diluted share compared to net income of $0.9 million, or $0.10 per share for the prior year. Full year 2019 included $13.7 million or ($1.54) per share, for the beneficial conversion feature and preferred stock dividends related to the $15 million Series A convertible preferred stock financing completed in February 2019. Full year 2019 also included a non-cash charge of $5.7 million, or ($0.64) per share as a result of a change in the fair value of the warrant liability as compared to income of $12.7 million or $1.45 per share in the prior year.

 

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $14.0 million. The $8 million Series B Preferred Stock financing should provide a cash runway until the end of the first quarter of 2021. The Company will need additional financing upon submission of the sNDAs. The timing of submissions and the amount of additional capital raised will determine the level of pre-launch marketing spending and commercial inventory build prior to approval of VAZALORE.

 

Conference Call

 

As previously announced, PLx management will host its fourth quarter 2019 conference call as follows:

 

Date: Friday, March 13, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Toll free (U.S.): (866) 394-2901
International: (616) 548-5567
Webcast (live and replay): www.plxpharma.com under the ‘Investor Relations’ section.

 

The archived webcast will be available for 30 days via the aforementioned URL.

 

Important Additional Information Will Be Filed With the SEC

 

PLx plans to file with the SEC and mail to its stockholders a proxy statement in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock transaction. The proxy statement will contain important information about PLx, the transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement carefully when it is available. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC by PLx through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement from PLx by contacting the Corporate Secretary at (973) 409-6541.

 

PLx and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Series B preferred stock purchase agreement. Additional information regarding interests of such participants is included in PLx’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on July 2, 2019, available free of charge as indicated above.

 

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security. The shares offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or any state thereof absent registration under the securities act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

 

About VAZALORE

 

VAZALORE 325 mg is an FDA-approved liquid-filled aspirin capsule that provides patients with vascular disease and diabetic patients who are candidates for aspirin therapy with more reliable and predictable antiplatelet efficacy as compared to enteric-coated aspirin, while also reducing the adverse gastric events common in an acute setting. PLx is focused on collecting the data required for post-approval manufacturing changes, which will be included in the sNDA filing for VAZALORE 325 mg and to support approval of low dose VAZALORE 81 mg.

 

About PLx Pharma Inc.

 

PLx Pharma Inc. is a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing its clinically validated and patent-protected PLxGuard™ delivery system to provide more effective and safer products. The PLxGuard delivery system works by targeting delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients to various portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. PLx believes this has the potential to improve the absorption of many drugs currently on the market or in development, and to reduce the risk of stomach erosions, ulcers and bleeding associated with aspirin and ibuprofen, and potentially other drugs.

 

To learn more about PLx Pharma Inc. and its pipeline, please visit www.plxpharma.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Any statements made in this press release relating to future financial or business performance, conditions, plans, prospects, trends, or strategies and other financial and business matters, including without limitation, the prospects for commercializing or selling any products or drug candidates, the proposed Series B Preferred Stock and the expected timetable for completing such transaction, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, when or if used in this press release, the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict” and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to PLx may identify forward-looking statements. PLx cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements or historical experience include risks and uncertainties, including the failure by PLx to secure and maintain relationships with collaborators; risks relating to clinical trials; risks relating to the commercialization, if any, of PLx’s proposed product candidates (such as marketing, regulatory, product liability, supply, competition, and other risks); dependence on the efforts of third parties; dependence on intellectual property, risks that PLx may lack the financial resources and access to capital to fund proposed operations, PLx’s ability to obtain stockholder approval of the Series B Preferred Stock transaction, and the possibility that such transaction will not close or that the closing will be delayed. Further information on the factors and risks that could affect PLx’s business, financial conditions and results of operations are contained in PLx’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available at www.sec.gov. Other risks and uncertainties are more fully described in PLx’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 13, 2020, and in other filings that PLx has made or will make going forward. The forward-looking statements represent PLx’s estimate as of the date hereof only, and PLx specifically disclaims any duty or obligation to update forward-looking statements.

 

 

Contact

Investor Relations:

Lisa M. Wilson, In-Site Communications, Inc.

T: 212-452-2793

E: lwilson@insitecony.com

Source: PLx Pharma Inc.

 

FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW

 

 

PLx Pharma Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

  

December 31,

2019

 

December 31, 

2018

ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash and cash equivalents  $14,001,304   $14,250,267 
Accounts receivable   18,683    18,234 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   263,268    421,933 
Deferred financing costs       174,976 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   14,283,255    14,865,410 
NON-CURRENT ASSETS          
Property and equipment, net   1,466,646    1,394,230 
Right of use assets   618,158     
Goodwill   2,061,022    2,061,022 
Security deposit   73,665    67,714 
TOTAL ASSETS  $18,502,746   $18,388,376 
           
LIABILITIES, SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)          
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $928,921   $687,257 
Accrued bonuses   1,166,821    1,048,393 
Accrued interest   34,964    60,366 
Current portion of term loan, net of discount and fees   3,658,121    2,909,709 
Other current liabilities   304,603    26,935 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   6,093,430    4,732,660 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Accrued interest, net of current portion   501,826    309,440 
Term loan, net of discount, fees and current portion   622,265    4,280,385 
Warrant liability   8,247,679    2,537,317 
Accrued dividends   1,058,498     
Other liabilities   409,431    84,281 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   16,933,129    11,944,083 
           
Series A convertible preferred stock: $0.001 par value; liquidation value of $15,000,000; 45,000 shares designated, 15,000 and 0 issued and outstanding   13,661,578     
           
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)          
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 955,000 authorized, none issued and outstanding        
Common stock; $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,156,260 and 8,743,950 shares issued and outstanding    9,156    8,744 
Additional paid-in capital   74,837,046    72,871,317 
Accumulated deficit   (86,938,163)   (66,435,768)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)   (12,091,961)   6,444,293 
TOTAL LIABILITIES,  SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)  $18,502,746   $18,388,376 

 

 

PLx Pharma Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   Three Months Ended December 31,  Year Ended December 31,
   2019  2018  2019  2018
REVENUES:            
Federal grant  $23,893   $287,662   $565,464   $753,108 
TOTAL REVENUES   23,893    287,662    565,464    753,108 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES:                    
Research and development   935,513    890,239    4,741,130    3,922,665 
General and administrative   2,845,953    1,920,855    10,026,627    7,791,600 
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES   3,781,466    2,811,094    14,767,757    11,714,265 
OPERATING LOSS   (3,757,573)   (2,523,432)   (14,202,293)   (10,961,157)
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                    
Interest income   76,176    78,426    405,239    297,800 
Interest and other expense   (189,832)   (296,304)   (994,979)   (1,145,761)
Change in fair value of warrant liability   1,871,159    5,687,675    (5,710,362)   12,705,598 
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)   1,757,503    5,469,797    (6,300,102)   11,857,637 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (2,000,070)   2,946,365    (20,502,395)   896,480 
Income taxes                
NET INCOME (LOSS)  $(2,000,070)  $2,946,365   $(20,502,395)  $896,480 
                     
Preferred dividends and beneficial conversion feature   (317,409)       (13,750,806)    
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS  $(2,317,479)  $2,946,365   $(34,253,201)  $896,480 
                     
Net income (loss) per common share - basic  $(0.25)  $0.34   $(3.84)  $0.10 
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted  $(0.25)  $0.34   $(3.84)  $0.10 
                     
Weighted average shares of common shares - basic   9,129,854    8,741,994    8,916,190    8,733,220 
Weighted average shares of common shares - diluted   9,129,854    8,741,994    8,916,190    8,733,220