CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTYdated as of April 19, 2022by and amongBIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS, INC.,as the Borrower,THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,as the Guarantors,THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETOas the Lenders,...
Certain information marked as [***] has been excluded from this exhibit because it is both (i) not material and (ii) of the type that the registrant customarily and actually treats as confidential.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule 1-Loans Schedule
Schedule 2-Products
Schedule 3-Minimum Revenue
Schedule 4-BXCL 701 Assets
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Schedule 7.05(b)-Certain Intellectual Property
Schedule 7.06(b)Environmental Matters
Schedule 7.08-Taxes
Schedule 7.12-Information Regarding Subsidiaries
Schedule 7.13(a)-Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 7.13(b)-Existing Liens
Schedule 7.14Material Agreements
Schedule 7.15-Restrictive Agreements
Schedule 7.16-Real Property Owned or Leased by Obligors
Schedule 7.17-Pension Matters
Schedule 7.18(c)-Adverse Findings
Schedule 7.19-Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 7.24-Royalties and Other Payments
Schedule 9.05-Existing Investments
Schedule 9.09-Sale of Assets
Exhibit A-Form of Note
Exhibit B-Form of Borrowing Notice
Exhibit C-Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement
Exhibit D-1-Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit D-2-Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit D-3-Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit D-4-Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit E-Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit G-Form of Landlord Consent
Exhibit H-Form of Stock Purchase Agreement
Exhibit I-Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
Exhibit J-1-Form of Company Warrant
Exhibit J-2-Form of 701 Warrant
Exhibit K-Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit L-Form of Funding Date Certificate
Exhibit M-Form of Tranche C Revenue Condition Certificate
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CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY, dated as of April 19, 2022 (this “Agreement”), among BIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower that may be required to provide Guarantees from time to time hereunder (each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and OAKTREE FUND ADMINISTRATION, LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a first-lien term loan facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000, consisting of (a) a $70,000,000 Tranche A Term Loan to be extended on the Applicable Funding Date for the Tranche A Term Loan, (b) a $35,000,000 Tranche B Term to be extended on the Applicable Funding Date for the Tranche B Term Loan, (c) a $30,000,000 Tranche C Term Loan to be extended on the Applicable Funding Date for the Tranche C Term Loan; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to provide such senior secured term loan facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
“30-day VWAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a).
“701 Subsidiary Shared Services Agreement” means the Shared Services Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2022, by and between OnkosXcel Therapeutics, LLC and the Borrower, as in effect on the date hereof.
“701 Warrant” means any warrant delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(h), evidenced by an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto, as amended, replaced or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Account Control Agreement Completion Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.19(d).
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, by which any Person (for purposes of this definition, an “acquirer”) directly or indirectly, by means of amalgamation, consolidation, merger, purchase of assets, purchase of Equity Interests, or otherwise, (i) acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, (ii) acquires an entire business line or unit or division of any other Person, (iii) with respect to any other Person
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that is managed or governed by a Board, acquires control of Equity Interests of such other Person representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power (determined on a fully-diluted basis) for the election of directors of such Person’s Board, or (iv) acquires control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests in any other Person (determined on a fully-diluted basis) that is not managed by a Board.
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided that solely with respect to transfers by, or any other rights afforded to, the QIA Lender or any of its Affiliates, all references to “Affiliate” or “Affiliates” with respect to the QIA Lender shall include (i) Qatar Investment Authority and any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, investment fund, association, trust, unincorporated association or organization, governmental body or other entity, which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the QIA Lender, and (ii) government entities or instrumentalities of, or entities that are wholly-owned or controlled by, the State of Qatar, the Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar or any entities that are wholly-owned or controlled by any one or more of the foregoing.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“ANDA” means (i) (x) an abbreviated new drug application (as defined in the FD&C Act) and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any new drug application applicable to or required by any non-U.S. Governmental Authority, and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including (i) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), (ii) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (e.g., 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 – 5330), as amended by the Patriot Act, (iii) the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), (iv) the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 and implementing regulations by the United States Department of the Treasury, (v) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing of terrorist activities (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B), or (vi) any similar laws enacted in the United States, European Union or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this agreement operate, and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war.
“Applicable Availability Period”, with respect to a tranche of Loans, has the meaning set forth in the Loans Schedule for such tranche of Loans.
“Applicable Funding Condition”, with respect to a tranche of Loans, has the meaning set forth in the Loans Schedule for such tranche of Loans.
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“Applicable Funding Date”, with respect to a tranche of Loans, means the date during the Applicable Availability Period for such tranche of Loans on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.02 are satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Arm’s Length Transaction” means, with respect to any transaction, the terms of such transaction shall not be less favorable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries than commercially reasonable terms that would be obtained in a transaction not while in financial distress with a Person that is an unrelated third party.
“Asset Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.09.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee of such Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit F, or such other form as agreed by the Administrative Agent.
“Bailee Letter” means a bailee letter substantially in the form of Exhibit F to the Security Agreement.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy.”
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether governed by the laws of the United States or otherwise) to which any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.
“BioXcel LLC” means BioXcel LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as BioXcel Corporation).
“BioXcel Trademark Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(j)(ii).
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“Board” means, with respect to any Person, the board of directors or equivalent management or oversight body of such Person or any committee thereof authorized to act on behalf of such board (or equivalent body).
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“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Borrower Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.03(b).
“Borrowing” means the borrowing of the Loans on each Applicable Funding Date.
“Borrowing Notice” means a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York City; provided, that with respect to any notices to a QIA Lender or any obligation for a QIA Lender to fund any Borrowings, “Business Day” shall not include any day on which commercial banks in Qatar are authorized or required to close.
“BXCL 501” means a proprietary, orally dissolving thin film formulation of dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha-2a receptor agonist, as further described on Schedule 2, including all improvements and modifications thereto.
“BXCL 701” means an orally administered talabostat formulation, as further described on Schedule 2, including all improvements and modifications thereto, or any other formulation of talabostat.
“BXCL 701 Asset Contribution” means the contribution by the Borrower of the BXCL 701 Assets to the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries.
“BXCL 701 Assets” means the assets listed on Schedule 4.
“BXCL 701 Disposition Proceeds Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b)(i)(B).
“BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Proceeds” means Net Cash Proceeds from a Permitted BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Event; provided that, at the time that a Permitted BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Event occurs, any Net Cash Proceeds from any exclusive license previously granted for the use of the Intellectual Property of an Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries for the promotion, manufacture or sale of BXCL 701 should be included in BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Proceeds, except to the extent such proceeds were used for research and development activities for oncology products and no incentive payments were made with respect to any employee equity incentive or similar plan.
“BXCL 701 Release Date” means the date on which a Permitted BXCL 701 Release Event occurs.
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“BXCL 701 Secondary Disposition Proceeds” means Net Cash Proceeds from a Permitted BXCL 701 Secondary Disposition Event.
“BXCL 701 Subsidiaries” means (i) OnkosXcel Therapeutics, LLC and OnkosXcel Employee Holdings, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company and each formed solely for the purpose of acquiring, developing and commercializing the BXCL 701 Assets, (ii) any Subsidiary created solely for the purpose of holding the Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of the other BXCL 701 Subsidiaries, (iii) each subsidiary of the foregoing from time to time, and (iv) any IPO Co., in each case of clauses (i) through (iv), so long as such Person is a Subsidiary of the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower shall not constitute a BXCL 701 Subsidiary.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal property, the amount of the liability in respect thereof that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018, subject to Section 1.02.
“Casualty Event” means the damage, destruction or condemnation, as the case may be, of property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $2,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies).
“CFC” means a Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“CFC Holding Company” means any Domestic Subsidiary that owns no material assets (directly or indirectly) other than Equity Interests and debt of one or more CFCs or Domestic Subsidiaries that are themselves CFC Holding Companies.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events (i) as a result of which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Act, but excluding any of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such Plan and excluding any Permitted Holder) becomes the “beneficial owner”, directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the Board of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any Option Right); (ii) as a result of which any Permitted Holder or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Act) including any Permitted Holder becomes the “beneficial owner”, directly or indirectly, of forty-five percent (45%) or more of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the Board of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such Permitted Holder or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any Option Right); (iii) that results in the sale of all or substantially all of the assets or businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iv) that results in the Borrower’s failure to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, one-hundred percent (100%) of all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary Guarantor (other than, in the case of this clause (iv), as a result of any Asset Sale permitted by Section 9.09, liquidation or
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dissolution permitted by Section 9.03(b), the issuance of any Equity Interests in BXCL 701 Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 9.09(o), a Permitted BXCL 701 Disposition Event, or any interest in or exercise of any 701 Warrant). For purposes of this definition, “beneficial owner” is as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “Option Right”).
“Claims” means (and includes) any claim, demand, complaint, grievance, action, application, suit, cause of action, order, charge, indictment, prosecution, judgement or other similar process, whether in respect of assessments or reassessments, debts, liabilities, expenses, costs, damages or losses, contingent or otherwise, whether liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed, contractual, legal or equitable, including loss of value, professional fees, including fees and disbursements of legal counsel, and all costs incurred in investigating or pursuing any of the foregoing or any proceeding relating to any of the foregoing.
“Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent specified in Section 6.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 14.04).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
“Collaboration Agreement Option” means Borrower’s option, pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement, to enter into a collaborative services agreement with BioXcel LLC by which BioXcel LLC shall perform product identification and related services for the Borrower utilizing the EvolverAI Platform.
“Collateral” means any real, personal and mixed property (including Equity Interests), whether tangible or intangible, in which Liens are granted or purported to be granted to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations under any Loan Document on or after the Closing Date, including future acquired or created assets or property (or collectively, all such real, personal and mixed property, as the context may require); provided, “Collateral” shall not include (i) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary representing, in the aggregate, more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the Equity Interests of any CFC or CFC Holding Company or (ii) any assets owned by the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries (but shall include a pledge of 100% of the Equity Interests of the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries that are directly owned by the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s other Subsidiaries).
“Commercial Supply Agreement” means the commercial supply agreement, dated as of April 1, 2022, by and between the Borrower and ARx, LLC, as it may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans to the Borrower on each Applicable Funding Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which commitment is in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 under the caption “Applicable Commitment”, as such Schedule
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may be amended from time to time pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise. The aggregate amount of Commitments on the date of this Agreement equals $135,000,000.
“Commitment Termination Date” means December 31, 2024.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Borrower.
“Company Competitor” means (i) any competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries primarily operating in the same line of business as the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any of such competitor’s Affiliates (other than any Person that is a bona fide debt fund primarily engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or other investing in commercial loans, notes, bonds or similar extensions of credit or securities in the Ordinary Course) that are either (x) identified by name in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name.
“Company Warrant” means that certain warrant, dated as of the Closing Date and delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(h), evidenced by an instrument substantially the form of Exhibit J-1 hereto, as amended, replaced or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Contracts” means any contract, license, lease, agreement, obligation, promise, undertaking, understanding, arrangement, document, commitment, entitlement or engagement under which a Person has, or will have, any liability or contingent liability (in each case, whether written or oral, express or implied, and whether in respect of monetary or payment obligations, performance obligations or otherwise).
“Control” means, in respect of a particular Person, the possession by one or more other Persons, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such particular Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.17.
“Copyright” means published and unpublished works of authorship whether or not copyrightable, including software, website and mobile content, data, databases, and other compilations of information, in each case, whether or not registered, and any and all copyrights in and to the foregoing, together with all common law rights and moral rights therein, and all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications for copyright registrations, including all renewals, extensions, restorations, derivative works and reversions thereof and all common law rights, moral rights and other rights whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.
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“Default” means any Event of Default and any event that, upon the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
“Deferred Acquisition Consideration” means any purchase price adjustments, royalty, earn-out, milestone payments, contingent or other deferred payment payments of a similar nature (including any non-compete payments and consulting payments) made in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other acquisition or investment permitted under this Agreement.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of country- or territory-wide Sanctions.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable or requires such Person to use efforts to redeem such Equity Interests (in each case, other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), including pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (iii) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends or other distributions in cash or other securities that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, or (iv) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date; provided, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any employee or any plan for the benefit of employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of any such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that no Equity Interests held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or consultant (or their respective Affiliates or immediate family members) of Borrower issued pursuant to customary terms in the Ordinary Course shall be considered Disqualified Equity Interests solely because such Equity Interests are redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to a customary management equity subscription agreement, stock option, stock appreciation right or other stock award agreement or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.
“Distressed Debt Investor” means any investor or investment fund specializing in distressed debt and a majority of whose investment portfolio at all times consists of distressed debt. In no event shall any Oaktree Lender be deemed to be a Distressed Debt Investor.
“Division” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04.
“Dollars” and “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or similar business entity incorporated, formed or organized under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Transferee” means and includes (i) any commercial bank, (ii) any insurance company, (iii) any finance company, (iv) any financial institution, (v) any Person that is a bona fide debt fund primarily engaged in the making, purchasing, holding or other investing in commercial loans, notes, bonds or similar extensions of credit or securities in the Ordinary Course, (vi) with respect to any Lender, any of its Affiliates or such Lender’s or Affiliate’s managed funds or accounts, and (vii) any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act) that is principally in the business of managing investments or holding assets for investment purposes; provided, that no Distressed Debt Investor or Company Competitor shall be an Eligible Transferee.
“Emerging 701 Pipeline” means oncology drug concepts and candidates identified using AI platform approaches, including synthetic lethality pairs.
“Environmental Claims” means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, information request, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of, or liability relating to, any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment, arising out of a violation of Environmental Law or any Hazardous Materials Activity.
“Environmental Law” means all laws (including common law and any federal, state, provincial or local governmental law), rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, notice, requirement, binding agreement, injunction or decree, whether U.S. or non-U.S., relating in any way to (i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; or (iii) to the extent related to Hazardous Materials Activity, occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use, natural resources or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, in any manner applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Facility.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any
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Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (i) violation of any Environmental Law, (ii) the generation, use, presence, emission, discharge, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (iii) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (iv) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (v) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person (for purposes of this defined term, an “issuer”), all shares of, interests or participations in, or other equivalents in respect of such issuer’s capital stock, including all membership interests, partnership interests or equivalent, whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date, and in each case, however designated and whether voting or non-voting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Indebtedness convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests constitute “Equity Interests” hereunder.
“Equity Investment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(b).
“Equity Purchase Right” means, with respect to each Lender, the right of such Lender to purchase Common Stock pursuant to an Equity Investment in the amounts set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 under the caption “Equity Purchase Right”, as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption agreement or otherwise.
“Equivalent Amount” means, with respect to an amount denominated in one currency, the amount in another currency that could be purchased by the amount in the first currency determined by reference to the Exchange Rate at the time of determination. Where the permissibility of a transaction, accuracy of a representation or warranty or compliance with a covenant hereunder is determined by reference to amounts stated in Dollars (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies), the time of determination shall, in each case, be the time at which any applicable transaction is entered into (e.g. the time at which Indebtedness is incurred or at which an Investment or Asset Sale is made), financial covenant is tested, or representation or warranty is made, and the permissibility of actions taken under this Agreement shall not be affected by, and no Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of, subsequent fluctuations in exchange rates.
“ERISA” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, collectively, any Obligor, Subsidiary thereof, and any Person under common control, or treated as a single employer, with any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof, within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (i) a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Title IV Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation has waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event; (ii) the applicability of the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, to
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any Title IV Plan where an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such plan within the following thirty (30) days; (iii) a withdrawal by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from a Title IV Plan or the termination of any Title IV Plan resulting in liability under Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal of any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is insolvent pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA; (v) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the failure by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof to make any required contribution to a Plan, or the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (viii) the determination that any Title IV Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered to critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (ix) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (x) the imposition of any liability under Title I or Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof; (xi) an application for a funding waiver under Section 303 of ERISA or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan; (xii) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 or 407 of ERISA for which any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof may be directly or indirectly liable; (xiii) a violation of the applicable requirements of Section 404 or 405 of ERISA or the exclusive benefit rule under Section 401(a) of the Code by any fiduciary or disqualified person for which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof may be directly or indirectly liable; (xiv) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Code or under Sections 409, 502(c), (i) or (1) or 4071 of ERISA; (xv) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Plan or the assets thereof, or against any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with any such plan; (xvi) receipt from the IRS of notice of the failure of any Qualified Plan to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Qualified Plan to fail to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; (xvii) the imposition of any lien (or the fulfillment of the conditions for the imposition of any lien) on any of the rights, properties or assets of any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV, including Section 302(f) or 303(k) of ERISA or to Section 401(a)(29) or 430(k) of the Code; or (xviii) the establishment or amendment by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof of any “welfare plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of any Obligor.
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“ERISA Funding Rules” means the rules regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Title IV Plans, as set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.13(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.13(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.13(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.13(d).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Rate” means, as of any date, the rate at which any currency may be exchanged into another currency, as set forth on the relevant Reuters screen at or about 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on such date. In the event that such rate does not appear on the Reuters screen, the “Exchange Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably designated by the Administrative Agent.
“Excluded Accounts” means (i) deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll Taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Obligor’s employees, (ii) zero balance accounts that are swept no less frequently than weekly to a Controlled Account, (iii) accounts (including trust accounts) used exclusively for bona fide escrow purposes, insurance or fiduciary purposes, (iv) cash collateral for (x) Permitted Liens incurred pursuant to Sections 9.02(i) and (r) and (y) Permitted Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 9.01(p), (r), (s)(iii) and (s)(iv), (v) collateral accounts in respect of the Revenue Interest Financing, (vi) all deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodity accounts of the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries, and (vii) any other deposit accounts established after the Closing Date only for so long as the amounts of deposit therein do not exceed $500,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) in the aggregate.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (x) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivisions thereof) or (y) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed
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on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (1) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (2) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to this Agreement, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.03(f), and (iv) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Facility” means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased or operated by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FD&C Act” means the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq. (or any successor thereto), as amended from time to time, and the rules, regulations, guidelines, guidance documents and compliance policy guides issued or promulgated thereunder.
“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and any successor entity.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
“First Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.19(d).
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Funding Date Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time, set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the
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accounting profession that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination. All references to “GAAP” shall be to GAAP applied consistently with the principles used in the preparation of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(d)(i).
“Governmental Approval” means any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certification, accreditation, registration, clearance or exemption that is issued or granted by or from (or pursuant to any act of) any Governmental Authority, including any application or submission related to any of the foregoing.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation, government, branch of power (whether executive, legislative or judicial), state, province or municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, monetary, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including regulatory authorities, governmental departments, agencies, commissions, bureaus, officials, ministers, courts, bodies, boards, tribunals and dispute settlement panels, and other law-, rule- or regulation-making organizations or entities of any state, territory, county, city or other political subdivision of any country, in each case whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course.
“Guarantee Assumption Agreement” means a Guarantee Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C by an entity that, pursuant to Section 8.11(a), is required to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor.”
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01.
“Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Subsidiary Guarantors under Section 13 in favor of the Secured Parties (including any Guaranty assumed by an entity that is required to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor” pursuant to a Guarantee Assumption Agreement).
“Hazardous Material” means any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority or which may or would reasonably be expected to pose a hazard to the health and safety of the owners, occupants or any Persons in the vicinity of any Facility or to the indoor or outdoor environment.
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“Hazardous Materials Activity” means any past, current, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Materials, including the use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location, release, threatened release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, recycling, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any investigation, monitoring, corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Healthcare Laws” means, collectively, all Laws and Product Authorizations applicable to the business, any Product or the Product Commercialization and Development Activities of any Obligor, whether U.S. or non-U.S., regulating the distribution, dispensing, importation, exportation, quality, manufacturing, labeling, promotion and provision of and payment for drugs, medical or healthcare products, items and services, including 45 C.F.R. et seq. (“HIPAA”); Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended; 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b (Criminal Penalties Involving Medicare or State Health Care Programs), commonly referred to as the “Federal Anti-Kickback Statute”; § 1877 of the Social Security Act, as amended; 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn (Limitation on Certain Physician Referrals), commonly referred to as “Xxxxx Statute”; the FD&C Act; all rules, regulations and guidance with respect to the provision of Medicare and Medicaid programs or services (42 C.F.R. Chapter IV et seq.); 10 U.S.C. §§1071 – 1110(b); 5 U.S.C. §§ 8901 – 8914; and all rules, regulations and guidance promulgated under or pursuant to any of the foregoing, including any non-U.S. equivalents.
“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate exchange agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, neither any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction nor any Permitted Warrant Transaction shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“HIPAA” has the meaning set forth in “Healthcare Laws”.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that (i) individually constitutes or holds less than five percent (5%) of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets and generates less than five percent (5%) of the Borrower’s consolidated total revenue, and (ii) when taken together with all then existing Immaterial Subsidiaries, such Subsidiary and such Immaterial Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, would constitute or hold less than five percent (5%) of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets and generate less than five percent (5%) of the Borrower’s consolidated total revenue, in each case as pursuant to the most recent fiscal period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b); provided that no Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be an Immaterial Subsidiary if such Subsidiary holds Material Intellectual Property (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, foreign Product Authorizations). If at any time the aggregate amount of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets or consolidated total revenue attributable to Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds five percent (5%) of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets or consolidated total revenue, the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of such excess) designate sufficient Subsidiaries as ceasing to constitute “Immaterial Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall be required to become Guarantors in accordance with Section 8.11(a). If at any time any Subsidiary designated as an Immaterial
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Subsidiary individually constitutes or holds five percent (5%) or more of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets or generates five percent (5%) or more of the Borrower’s consolidated total revenue, such Subsidiary shall cease to constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary and the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware thereof) cause such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor in accordance with Section 8.11(a).
“IND” means (i) (x) an investigational new drug application (as defined in the FD&C Act) that is required to be filed with the FDA before beginning clinical testing in human subjects, or any successor application or procedure and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any investigational new drug application applicable to or required by any non-U.S. Governmental Authority, and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to the foregoing.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (iv) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (vii) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (viii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (ix) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (x) obligations under any Hedging Agreement, currency swaps, forwards, futures or derivatives transactions, (xi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (xii) all obligations under any earn-out and guaranteed minimum milestone and other payments of such Person under any license or other agreements (but excluding any payments based on sales under any such license or other agreement), (xiii) any Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person and (xiv) any Off-Balance Sheet Liability; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include (A) accrued expenses, deferred rent, deferred Taxes, deferred compensation or customary obligations under employment agreements, or (B) accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and not overdue by more than ninety (90) days. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.03(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i), Other Taxes.
“Information Certificate” means the Information Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c).
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“Initial Period” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the BioXcel Trademark Agreement.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means (i) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (ii) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of any Person’s creditors generally or any substantial portion of such Person’s creditors, in each case undertaken under U.S. federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind anywhere in the world, including any rights in or to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets, whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means a subordination agreement to be executed and delivered by each Obligor and each of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to which all obligations in respect of any Indebtedness owing to any such Person by an Obligor shall be subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations, such agreement to be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.
“Interest Rate” means 10.25% per annum, as may be increased pursuant to Section 3.02(b).
“Invention” means any novel, inventive or useful art, apparatus, method, process, machine (including any article or device), manufacture or composition of matter, or any novel, inventive and useful improvement in any art, method, process, machine (including article or device), manufacture or composition of matter.
“Investment” means, for any Person: (i) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services or securities or otherwise) of any debt or Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such sale); (ii) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan, assumption of debt or other extension of credit to, or capital contribution in any other Person (including the purchase of property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such property to such Person), but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding ninety (90) days arising in connection with the sale of inventory or supplies by such Person in the Ordinary Course; or (iii) the entering into of any Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person. The amount of an Investment shall be the amount actually invested (which, in the case of any Investment constituting the contribution of an asset or property, shall be based on such Person’s good faith estimate of the fair market value of such asset or property at the time such Investment is made), less the amount of cash received or returned for such Investment, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect
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thereto; provided that in no event shall such amount be less than zero or increase any basket or amount pursuant to Section 9.05 above the fixed amount set forth therein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the purchase of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the performance of its obligations thereunder shall not be an Investment.
“IPO Co.” means a corporation created in contemplation of a Qualifying IPO which shall become the direct or indirect parent or managing member of a BXCL 701 Subsidiary and which shall have no assets other than direct or indirect Equity Interests in such BXCL 701 Subsidiary and other assets that BXCL 701 Subsidiaries are permitted to own pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency, and to the extent relevant, the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“Landlord Consent” means a Landlord Consent substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Law” means, collectively, all U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal or local statute, treaty, rule, guideline, regulation, ordinance, code or administrative or judicial precedent or authority, including any interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Lien” means (a) any mortgage, lien, license, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, or other encumbrance of any kind or character whatsoever, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable Law, or any lease, title retention agreement, mortgage, restriction, easement, right-of-way, option or adverse claim (of ownership or possession) (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any other encumbrance on title to real property, any option or other agreement to sell, or give a security interest in, such asset and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes of any jurisdiction)) or any preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest and (b) in the case of Equity Interests, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Equity Interests.
“Loan” means each loan advanced by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Company Warrant, the 701 Warrants, the Fee Letter, any Guarantee Assumption Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and any subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement (including the Permitted Intercreditor Agreement but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any other documentation related to the Revenue Interest Financing) or other present or future document, instrument, agreement or certificate delivered to the Administrative
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Agent (for itself or for the benefit of any other Secured Party) in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in each case, as amended or otherwise modified.
“Loss” means judgments, debts, liabilities, expenses, costs, damages or losses, contingent or otherwise, whether liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed, contractual, legal or equitable, including loss of value, professional fees, including fees and disbursements of legal counsel on a full indemnity basis, and all costs incurred in investigating or pursuing any Claim or any proceeding relating to any Claim.
“Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) then in effect.
“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations U and X.
“Material Adverse Change” and “Material Adverse Effect” mean a material adverse change in or effect on (i) the business, financial performance, operations, condition of the assets or liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, as and when due, (iii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents or (iv) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties under any of the Loan Documents.
“Material Agreement” means any Contract required to be disclosed (including amendments thereto) under regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as may be amended. For the avoidance of doubt, employment and management contracts shall not be Material Agreements.
“Material Indebtedness” means, at any time, any Indebtedness of any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof, the outstanding principal amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $[***] (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies).
“Material Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property, whether currently owned by (or purported to be owned by) or licensed to (or purported to be licensed to) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or acquired, developed or obtained by or otherwise licensed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof that is, in each case, material to any current, planned or anticipated business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Material Intellectual Property includes all Intellectual Property that is material to, or specifically related to or directed toward, (i) BXCL 501 or, prior to a Permitted BXCL 701 Release Event, BXCL 701 or (ii) Product Commercialization and Development Activities with respect to BXCL 501 or, prior to a Permitted BXCL 701 Release Event, BXCL 701.
“Material Software” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(b)(G).
“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary.
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“Maturity Date” means April 19, 2027 (as it may be extended pursuant to Section 2.07) or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Medicaid” means that government-sponsored entitlement program under Title XIX, P.L. 89-97 of the Social Security Act, which provides federal grants to states for medical assistance based on specific eligibility criteria, as set forth on Section 1396, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code.
“Medicare” means that government-sponsored insurance program under Title XVIII, P.L. 89-97, of the Social Security Act, which provides for a health insurance system for eligible elderly and disabled individuals, as set forth at Section 1395, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code.
“Minimum Liquidity Amount” means (i) from the Closing Date until the date on which the Tranche B Term Loans are funded (the “Step-Up Date”), $15,000,000; provided, that upon and following the occurrence of a Permitted BXCL 701 Release Event, the Minimum Liquidity Amount shall be $27,500,000; provided, further, that upon and following the occurrence of a Permitted BXCL 701 Control Event, the Minimum Liquidity Amount shall be $32,500,000; and (ii) from and after the Step-Up Date, $20,000,000; provided, that upon and following the occurrence of a Permitted BXCL 701 Release Event, the Minimum Liquidity Amount shall be $32,500,000; provided, further, that upon and following the occurrence of a Permitted BXCL 701 Control Event, the Minimum Liquidity Amount shall be $37,500,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Minimum Liquidity Amount shall be the highest applicable amount at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the Minimum Liquidity Amount shall in no event exceed 50% of the aggregate amount of Loans outstanding at any time.
“Minimum Liquidity Covenant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
“Minimum Revenue” means, with respect to any period, the minimum revenue for such period as set forth on Schedule 3.
“Minimum Revenue Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.
“Minimum Revenue Cure Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(a).
“Mortgage Deliverables” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.11(b)(iv).
“Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 400l(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.
“NDA” means (i) (x) a new drug application (as defined in the FD&C Act) and (y) any similar application or functional equivalent relating to any new drug application applicable to or required by any non-U.S. country, jurisdiction or Governmental Authority, and (ii) all supplements and amendments that may be filed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, (i) with respect to any Casualty Event experienced or suffered by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly
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or indirectly) from time to time by or on behalf of such Person after deducting therefrom only (w) reasonable costs and expenses related thereto incurred by such Obligor or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (x) Taxes (including transfer Taxes or net income Taxes) paid or payable in connection therewith, (y) reasonable reserves established for liabilities estimated to be payable in respect of such Casualty Event and deposited into escrow with a third party escrow agent on customary terms or set aside in a Controlled Account and (z) any amounts required to be used to prepay Permitted Indebtedness pursuant to Sections 9.01(j) and 9.01(l) secured by the assets subject to such Casualty Event (other than (A) Indebtedness owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and (B) Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset); and (ii) with respect to any Asset Sale by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly or indirectly) from time to time by or on behalf of such Person after deducting therefrom only (w) reasonable costs and expenses related thereto incurred by such Obligor or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (x) Taxes (including transfer Taxes or net income Taxes) paid or payable in connection therewith, (y) reasonable reserves established for liabilities estimated to be payable in respect of such Asset Sale and deposited into escrow with a third party escrow agent on customary terms or set aside in a Controlled Account and (z) any amounts required to be used to prepay Permitted Indebtedness pursuant to Sections 9.01(j) and 9.01(l) secured by the assets subject to such Asset Sale (other than (A) Indebtedness owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and (B) Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset); provided that, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), costs and expenses shall only be deducted to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash Proceeds exclude any cash proceeds received by any BXCL 701 Subsidiary arising from a Casualty Event affecting, or Asset Sale by, such Subsidiary (or other BXCL 701 Subsidiary); provided that any such excluded cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds as, and to the extent, distributed to Borrower or any Subsidiary that is not a BXCL 701 Subsidiary.
“Note” means a promissory note, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, executed and delivered by the Borrower to any Lender in accordance with Section 2.04.
“Notice of Intent to Cure Revenue Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04(b).
“NY UCC” means the UCC as in effect from time to time in New York.
“Oaktree Lender” means any Lender that is an Affiliate or managed fund or account of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
“Obligations” means, with respect to any Obligor, all amounts, obligations, liabilities, covenants and duties of every type and description owing by such Obligor to any Secured Party (including all Guaranteed Obligations) any other indemnitee hereunder or any participant, arising out of, under, or in connection with, any Loan Document, whether direct or indirect (regardless of whether acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, whether liquidated or not, now existing or hereafter arising and however acquired, and whether or not evidenced by any instrument or for the payment of money, including, without duplication, (i) if
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such Obligor is the Borrower, all Loans, (ii) all interest, whether or not accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or after the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, and whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding, and (iii) all other fees, expenses (including fees, charges and disbursement of counsel), interest, Ticking Fees, Prepayment Fee, commissions, charges, costs, disbursements, indemnities and reimbursement of amounts paid and other sums chargeable to such Obligor under any Loan Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Obligations shall not include any Warrant Obligations, obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement or obligations of the Borrower to issue Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.08 or the Stock Purchase Agreement.
“Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors and their respective successors and permitted assigns. At all times prior to the BXCL 701 Release Date, each of the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries shall be Subsidiary Guarantors on an unsecured basis.
“OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Anti-Terrorism Laws.”
“Off-Balance Sheet Liability” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (b) any indebtedness, liability or obligation under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person, or (c) any indebtedness, liability or obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (other than operating leases).
“Option Right” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change of Control.”
“Ordinary Course” means ordinary course of business or ordinary trade activities that are customary for similar businesses in the normal course of their ordinary operations and not while in financial distress.
“Organic Document” means, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, including, as applicable, its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability agreement, operating agreement and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to such Person’s Equity Interests, or any equivalent document of any of the foregoing.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security
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interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.
“Parent Entity” means any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.05(e).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.05(e).
“Patents” means (i) all domestic, national, regional and foreign patents, patent rights, patent applications, provisional applications, patent disclosures and Invention disclosures issued or filed, (ii) any patent applications filed from such patents, patent rights, patent applications, provisional applications, patent disclosures and Invention disclosures claiming priority to any of these, including renewals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, provisionals, converted provisionals, and continued prosecution applications, (iii) any patents that have issued or in the future issue from the foregoing described in clauses (i) and (ii), including utility models, xxxxx patents and design patents and certificates of invention; and (iv) all extensions or restorations by existing or future extension or restoration mechanisms, including revalidations, reissues, re-examinations, revisions, and term extensions (including any supplementary protection certificates and the like) of the foregoing patents or patent applications described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), including the Inventions claimed in any of the foregoing and any priority rights arising therefrom.
“Patriot Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.19.
“Payment Date” means (i) March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date (provided, that if such date is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day); and (ii) the Maturity Date.
“PBGC” means the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Perfection Requirements” means the filing of appropriate financing statements with the applicable filing office and the filing of appropriate assignments or notices with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office, in each case in favor of Administrative Agent, the delivery to Administrative Agent of any stock certificates or promissory notes (and any corresponding stock powers or allonges), control agreements and any other Security Documents required to be delivered or actions to be taken pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents and the making or procuring of any other registrations, filings, endorsements, notarizations, stampings and/or notifications of the Security Documents or the Liens created thereunder necessary for the validity and enforceability thereof.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise; provided that:
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(a)immediately prior to, and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would reasonably be expected to result therefrom;
(b)such Acquisition shall comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and all applicable Governmental Approvals;
(c)in the case of any Acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, after giving effect to such Acquisition, all Equity Interests of such other Person acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and, the Borrower shall cause such acquired Person to satisfy each of the actions set forth in Section 8.11 as required by such Section;
(d)on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 10;
(e)to the extent that the purchase price for any such Acquisition is paid in cash, the amount thereof does not exceed $[***] (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) in any fiscal year (excluding any Deferred Acquisition Consideration consisting of milestone and royalty payments that are calculated on the basis of future revenues pursuant to an agreement entered as an Arm’s Length Transaction);
(f)to the extent that the purchase price for any such Acquisition is paid in Equity Interests, all such Equity Interests shall be Qualified Equity Interests;
(g)in the case of any such Acquisition that has a purchase price (excluding any Deferred Acquisition Consideration consisting of milestone and royalty payments that are in each case calculated on the basis of future revenues pursuant to an agreement entered as an Arm’s Length Transaction) in excess of $[***] (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies), (A) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent (i) at least ten (10) Business Day’s prior written notice of any such Acquisition, together with summaries, prepared in reasonable detail, of all due diligence conducted by or on behalf of the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary, as applicable, prior to such Acquisition, in each case subject to customary confidentiality restrictions, (ii) subject to customary confidentiality restrictions, a copy of the draft purchase agreement related to the proposed Acquisition (and any related documents requested by the Administrative Agent), (iii) pro forma financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter prior to the date of consummation of such Acquisition for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b)) after giving effect to such Acquisition, and (iv) subject to customary confidentiality restrictions, any other information reasonably requested (to the extent available), by the Administrative Agent and available to the Obligors and (B) to the extent the cash purchase price exceeds $[***] (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) (excluding any Deferred Acquisition Consideration consisting of milestone and royalty payments that are calculated on the basis of future revenues pursuant to an agreement entered as an
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Arm’s Length Transaction), the Administrative Agent shall have consented to in writing to such Acquisition (such consent not to be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned); and
(h)no Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries (including any acquired Person) shall, in connection with any such Acquisition, assume or remain liable with respect to (x) any Indebtedness of the related seller or the business, Person or assets acquired, except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.01(l), (y) any Lien on any business, Person or assets acquired, except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.02, (z) any other liabilities (including Tax, ERISA and environmental liabilities), except to the extent the assumption of such liability would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any other such Indebtedness, liabilities or Liens not permitted to be assumed, continued or otherwise supported by any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof hereunder shall be paid in full or released within sixty (60) days of the acquisition date as to the business, Persons or properties being so acquired on or before the consummation of such Acquisition.
“Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) that is (A) purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Debt, (B) settled in common stock of the Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower and (C) on terms and conditions customary for bond hedge transactions in respect of broadly distributed 144A convertible bond transactions as reasonably determined by the Borrower.
“Permitted BXCL 701 Control Event” means a Permitted BXCL 701 Disposition Event that (taken together with all prior Permitted BXCL 701 Disposition Events) results in one or more unaffiliated third parties owning, in the aggregate, more than 30% of the Equity Interests in the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries (excluding any Equity Interests issued pursuant to Section 9.09(o)).
“Permitted BXCL 701 Disposition Event” means a Permitted BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Event or a Permitted BXCL 701 Secondary Disposition Event.
“Permitted BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Event” means (i) any investment in the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries by an unaffiliated third-party institutional investor or licensee or collaboration partner on arm’s length terms and for fair market value or (ii) a Qualifying IPO; provided that, after giving effect to such Permitted BXCL 701 Primary Disposition Event and any related transactions, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Minimum Liquidity Covenant.
“Permitted BXCL 701 Release Event” means a Permitted BXCL 701 Disposition Event that (taken together with all prior Permitted BXCL 701 Disposition Events) (i) results in one or more unaffiliated third parties owning, in the aggregate, more than 20% of the Equity Interests in
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the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries (excluding any Equity Interests issued pursuant to Section 9.09(o)) or (ii) is a Qualifying IPO.
“Permitted BXCL 701 Secondary Disposition Event” means (i) any sale by the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than a BXCL 701 Subsidiary) of Equity Interests in a BXCL 701 Subsidiary to an unaffiliated third-party institutional investor or licensee or collaboration partner on arm’s length terms and for fair market value or (ii) the transfer, on arm’s length terms and for fair market value, to an unaffiliated third party, of all or substantially all of the BXCL 701 Assets (whether by sale, license, joint venture, reverse merger or otherwise); provided that, after giving effect to any Permitted BXCL 701 Secondary Disposition Event and any related transactions, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Minimum Liquidity Covenant.
“Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments” means (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any member states of the European Union or any agency or any state thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition, (ii) commercial paper maturing no more than two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of acquisition thereof and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., (iii) certificates of deposit maturing no more than one (1) year after issue that are issued by any bank organized under the Laws of the United States, or any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having, at the date of acquisition thereof, combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies), (iv) any Investments compliant with the Borrower’s investment policy in the form provided to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, subject to amendments to such investment policy approved by the Administrative Agent in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (v) any money market or similar funds that exclusively hold any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Convertible Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower that (i) contains customary conversion rights for broadly distributed 144A convertible bond transactions as of the date of issuance and (ii) is convertible into shares of common stock of the Borrower, cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), or cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower; provided that any such indebtedness shall (A) mature, and not be subject to mandatory repurchase or redemption (other than in connection with a customary change of control or “fundamental change” provision), at least 270 days after the Maturity Date, (B) have recourse only to the Borrower and (C) not have an all-in-yield greater than [***] basis points as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent (with any original issue discount equated to interest based on the convertible debt maturity date and excluding any additional or special interest that may become payable from time to time).
“Permitted Hedging Agreement” means a Hedging Agreement entered into by any Obligor in such Obligor’s Ordinary Course for the purpose of hedging currency risks or interest rate risks (and not for speculative purposes) and (x) with respect to hedging currency risks, in an aggregate notional amount for all such Hedging Agreements not in excess of $10,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) and (y) with respect to hedging interest rate risks, in an aggregate notional amount for all such Hedging Agreements in excess of 50%, but not more than 100%, of the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding at such time.
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“Permitted Holder” means BioXcel LLC and its Affiliates.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01.
“Permitted Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement entered into by and between the Administrative Agent and the providers (or agent or trustee on their behalf) of the Revenue Interest Financing, dated as of the date hereof, including any amendments, amendments and restatements, modifications or replacements thereof with the consent of the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Licenses” means (A) outbound non-exclusive licenses for the use of the Intellectual Property of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries entered into in the Ordinary Course, (B) exclusive licenses limited (i) in territory solely with respect to a specific geographic country or region outside of the United States or (ii) to BXCL 701 and the Emerging 701 Pipeline so long as such exclusive license is not in substance a sale of BXCL 701 or any Products in the Emerging 701 Pipeline (because it conveys to the licensee or sublicensee exclusive rights to practice such Intellectual Property in the United States for consideration that is not based upon (1) the future development or commercialization of Product in the United States (e.g., pursuant to so-called earn-out payments or royalties based on net sales), or (2) the performance of services by the licensee or sublicensee (other than transition services), such as, for example, consideration of only upfront advances or initial license fees or similar initial payments in consideration of such rights with no anticipated subsequent payments or only de minimis subsequent payments to the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries), (C) promotion, manufacture or other collaborative arrangements with a third party in which an Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries grants a third party licenses under any of its Intellectual Property, but does not grant such third party the right to sell (unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned; provided, that in the event Borrower requests such consent in writing to Administrative Agent, accompanied by a reasonably detailed description of the proposed arrangement, Administrative Agent shall respond to such request within ten (10) Business Days), and (D) subject to the applicable terms in this Agreement, licenses to a BXCL 701 Subsidiary for the use of the AI immune-oncology platform within the immune oncology field but excluding the neuroscience field; provided, that with respect to each license described in clauses (A) through (D), such license constitutes an Arm’s Length Transaction, the terms of which (x) do not provide for a sale or assignment of any Intellectual Property, (y) do not restrict the ability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to pledge or grant a security interest in or Lien on any Intellectual Property, and (z) are commercially reasonable (as determined in good faith by Borrower).
“Permitted Liens” means any Liens permitted under Section 9.02.
“Permitted Priority Liens” means (a) Liens permitted under Section 9.02 (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (p), (q), (s)(ii), and (t) and (b) Liens permitted under Sections 9.02(b) and (j); provided that such Liens are also of the type described in clause (a) of this definition.
“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be refinanced, extended, renewed or replaced hereunder, any refinancings, extensions, renewals and replacements of such Indebtedness; provided that such refinancing, extension, renewal or
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replacement shall not (i) increase the outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced, extended, renewed or replaced, except by an amount equal to accrued interest, any required prepayment premium and customary fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection therewith, (ii) contain terms relating to outstanding principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral security (if any) or subordination (if any), or other material terms that, taken as a whole, are less favorable in any material respect to the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries or the Secured Parties than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing such existing Indebtedness (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (iii) have an applicable interest rate which does not exceed the greater of (A) the rate of interest of the Indebtedness being replaced and (B) the then applicable market interest rate, (iv) contain any new requirement to grant any Lien or to give any Guarantee that was not an existing requirement of such Indebtedness and (v) after giving effect to such refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement, no Default shall have occurred (or would reasonably be expected to occur) as a result thereof.
“Permitted Tax Distributions” means,
(A) for any taxable period ending prior to any Qualifying IPO and after the Closing Date for which the BXCL 701 Subsidiary is treated as a partnership (or disregarded as an entity separate from a partnership) that is not wholly-owned by a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in an aggregate amount for such taxable period not to exceed the product of (1) the taxable income of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary for such taxable period and (2) the highest combined marginal U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax rate (taking into account the character of the taxable income in question (e.g., long term capital gain, qualified dividend income, etc.)) applicable to any equityholder of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary;
(B) for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after any Qualifying IPO for which a BXCL 701 Subsidiary is treated as a partnership (or disregarded as an entity separate from a partnership) that is not wholly-owned by a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in an aggregate amount for such taxable period not to exceed the product of (1) the taxable income of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary for such taxable period (determined without regard to any adjustments pursuant to Section 734 or 743 of the Code), and (2) the highest combined marginal U.S. federal, state and/or local income tax rate (taking into account the character of the taxable income in question (e.g., long term capital gain, qualified dividend income, etc.)) applicable to any equityholder of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary; provided that, to the extent an equityholder a BXCL 701 Subsidiary would be entitled to receive less than its pro rata share (in accordance with relative economic ownership of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary) of the amounts of tax distributions otherwise distributable to the BXCL 701 Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (B) on any given date, the amounts of Permitted Tax Distributions otherwise permitted pursuant to this clause (B) shall be increased to ensure that the equityholders of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary shall receive an amount pursuant to this clause (B) so that all tax distributions by the BXCL 701 Subsidiary are made to its equityholders pro rata in accordance with relative economic ownership; or
(C) for any taxable year ending after the Closing Date for which (i) the BXCL 701 Subsidiary is treated as a corporation that is a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income tax group for U.S. federal or applicable foreign, state and/or local income tax purposes (a “Tax Group”) of which a direct or indirect parent company of the BXCL 701
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Subsidiary is the common parent or (ii) the BXCL 701 Subsidiary is a pass-through or disregarded entity for U.S. federal or applicable foreign, state or local income tax purposes that is wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) by a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any payments and distributions to fund the portion of the U.S. federal, foreign, state and/or local income taxes of such Tax Group or such corporation (as applicable) for such taxable period that is attributable to the taxable income of the BXCL 701 Subsidiary and/or the applicable Subsidiaries.
“Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) sold by the Borrower and with recourse to the Borrower only, substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Borrower of a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and settled in common stock of the Borrower, cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“PIK Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c).
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Prepayment Fee” means with respect to any prepayment of all or any portion of the Loans, whether by optional or mandatory prepayment, acceleration or otherwise (in each case, other than any scheduled amortization payment and other than any prepayment made pursuant to Section 5.02), occurring (i) on or prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to the amount of interest that would have been paid on the principal amount of the Loans being so repaid or prepaid for the period from and including the date of such repayment or prepayment to but excluding the date that is the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date, plus four percent (4%) of the principal amount of the Loans being so repaid or prepaid and the Commitments being so terminated, provided that, with respect to any prepayment in connection with a Change of Control event, the Prepayment Fee shall be (A) twelve and one half percent (12.5%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being so repaid or prepaid if such prepayment occurs on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and (B) ten percent (10%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being so repaid or prepaid if such prepayment occurs after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) at any time after the second anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being so repaid or prepaid, (iii) at any time after the third anniversary of the Closing Date but on or prior to the
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fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being so repaid or prepaid and (iv) if the prepayment is made after the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, 0%.
“Prepayment Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a)(i).
“Pro Forma Basis” means, with respect to the calculation of any financial ratio, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition, any issuance, incurrence, assumption or permanent repayment of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such financial ratio is being calculated) and all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any subsidiary, line of business or division, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrower being used to calculate such financial ratio (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made, as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period.
“Product” means (i) those pharmaceutical or biological products (and described in reasonable detail) on Schedule 2 attached hereto, and (ii) any current or future pharmaceutical or biological product developed, distributed, dispensed, imported, exported, labeled, promoted, manufactured, licensed, marketed, sold or otherwise commercialized by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, including any such product in development or which may be developed.
“Product Authorizations” means any and all Governmental Approvals, whether U.S. or non-U.S. (including all applicable ANDAs, NDAs, INDs, Product Standards, supplements, amendments, pre- and post- approvals, governmental price and reimbursement approvals and approvals of applications for regulatory exclusivity) of any Regulatory Authority, in each case, necessary to be held or maintained by, or for the benefit of, any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries for the ownership, use or commercialization of any Product or for any Product Commercialization and Development Activities with respect thereto in any country or jurisdiction.
“Product Commercialization and Development Activities” means, with respect to any Product, any combination of research, development, manufacture, import, use, sale, licensing, importation, exportation, shipping, storage, handling, design, labeling, marketing, promotion, supply, distribution, testing, packaging, purchasing or other commercialization activities, receipt of payment in respect of any of the foregoing (including in respect of licensing, royalty or similar payments), or any similar or other activities the purpose of which is to commercially exploit such Product.
“Product Standards” means all safety, quality and other specifications and standards applicable to any Product, including all pharmaceutical, biological and other standards promulgated by Standards Bodies.
“Prohibited Payment” means any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or gift of money or anything of value (including meals or entertainment) to any
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officer, employee or ceremonial office holder of any government or instrumentality thereof, political party or supra-national organization (such as the United Nations), any political candidate, any royal family member or any other person who is connected or associated personally with any of the foregoing that is prohibited under any Law for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such payee in his official capacity, inducing such payee to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty, securing any improper advantage or inducing such payee to use his influence with a government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality.
“Proportionate Share” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the Commitments (or, if the Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) of such Lender then in effect by (ii) the sum of the Commitments (or, if the Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) of all Lenders then in effect.
“Qatari Business Day” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02(b).
“QIA Lender” means any Lender that is an Affiliate of Qatar Investment Authority.
“QIA Lender Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02(b).
“Qualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
“Qualified Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof or to which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has ever made, or was ever obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is intended to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
“Qualifying IPO” means (a) a transaction in which the common Equity Interests of a BXCL 701 Subsidiary or an IPO Co. are publicly-listed (whether through an initial public offering, a direct listing or otherwise) on a major stock exchange in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or London Stock Exchange) or (b) the consummation of any merger, acquisition, contribution, equity purchase or similar reorganization transaction or series of transactions resulting in the combination of a BXCL 701 Subsidiary and any special purpose acquisition company or similar entity, where the common Equity Interests of such surviving entity (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) are publicly listed on a major stock exchange in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or London Stock Exchange); provided, that in the case of each of the foregoing, (i) the applicable BXCL 701 Subsidiary shall receive proceeds from such transaction of no less than $[***] and (ii) more than [***]% of the economic and voting equity interests of the applicable BXCL 701 Subsidiary must be held at all times by the Obligors and subject to a first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, until such time as a Qualifying IPO is consummated. For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the applicable BXCL 701 Subsidiary shall be the BXCL 701 Subsidiary whose common Equity Interests will
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be publicly listed, the BXCL 701 Subsidiary party to such merger, acquisition, contribution, equity purchase or similar reorganization or, in the case of a public offering of common Equity Interests by an IPO Co., the BXCL 701 Subsidiary of which the IPO Co. will be the direct parent or managing member after giving effect to such Qualifying IPO.
“Real Property Security Documents” means any Mortgage Deliverables, Landlord Consents or Bailee Letters.
“Recipient” means any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation.
“Referral Source” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07(b).
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.05(d).
“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower and the purchasers identified therein.
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
“Regulatory Approvals” mean, with respect to a Product, the approval of the applicable Regulatory Authority necessary for the testing, manufacturing, use, storage, supply, promotion, marketing or sale of such Product for a particular indication in a particular jurisdiction.
“Regulatory Authority” means any Governmental Authority, whether U.S. or non-U.S., that is concerned with or has regulatory or supervisory oversight with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities relating to any Product, including the FDA and all equivalent Governmental Authorities, whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“Reinvestment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b)(i).
“Related Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.16.
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.09.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” of any Person means each of the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and similar officer of such Person.
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“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, Equity Interests or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, Equity Interests or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that any payments on Indebtedness convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests shall not be Restricted Payments.
“Restrictive Agreement” means any Contract or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders upon any of its properties or assets (other than (x) customary provisions in Contracts (including leases and in-bound licenses of Intellectual Property) restricting the assignment thereof and (y) restrictions or conditions imposed by any Contract governing secured Permitted Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(j), to the extent that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness), or (ii) the ability of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries to make Restricted Payments with respect to any of their respective Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to any other Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or such other Obligor or to Guarantee Indebtedness of any other Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries thereof or such other Obligor.
“Revenue” means, for any relevant fiscal period, the consolidated net revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries attributable to BXCL 501 for such fiscal period, as recognized on the income statement of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Revenue Cure Payment” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to which the Minimum Revenue Covenant applies, the amount, if positive, by which Revenue for the applicable six (6) consecutive month period ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter is less than the Minimum Revenue for such period; provided that the Revenue Cure Payment shall in no event be less than $1,000,000.
“Revenue Interest Financing” means the transaction contemplated by the Revenue Interest Financing Agreement relating to the Revenue Interest Financing Secured Product.
“Revenue Interest Financing Agreement” means the Revenue Interest Financing Agreement by and between the Borrower, the purchasers party thereto and Oaktree, as administrative agent for the purchasers, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Permitted Intercreditor Agreement).
“Revenue Interest Financing Secured Product” means BXCL 501, including any improvements or modifications thereto, across all marketed indications in the United States.
“Sanction” means any international economic or financial sanction or trade embargo imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the United States Government
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(including OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or its Member States, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority where the Borrower is located or conducts business.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (i) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the United States Government (including OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or its Member States, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (ii) any Person organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction or (iii) any Person fifty percent (50%) or more owned or is controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii).
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor agency thereto.
“Secured Parties” means the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and any of their respective permitted transferees or assigns.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(f), among the Obligors and the Administrative Agent, granting a security interest in the Obligors’ personal property in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Security Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Short-Form IP Security Agreement, each Real Property Security Document, and each other security document, control agreement or financing statement required or recommended to perfect Liens in favor of the Secured Parties for purposes of securing the Obligations.
“Shared Services Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Separation and Shared Services Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2020, by and between BioXcel LLC and the Borrower, as in effect on the date hereof.
“Short-Form IP Security Agreements” means short-form copyright, patent or trademark (as the case may be) security agreements, dated as of the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit C, D and E to the Security Agreement, entered into by one or more Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and as amended, modified or replaced from time to time).
“Solvent” means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, that on such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (ii) the present fair saleable value of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (iv) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would
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constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Standard Bodies” means any of the organizations that create, sponsor or maintain safety, quality or other standards, including ISO, ANSI, CEN and SCC and the like.
“Step-Up Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Minimum Liquidity Amount.”
“Stock Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, directly or indirectly. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes, or is required to become, a “Subsidiary Guarantor” after the date hereof pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or 8.11(b).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Termination Conditions” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03.
“Ticking Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
“Title IV Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof or to which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has ever made, or was obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is or was subject to Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA.
“Trade Secrets” means all know-how, trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information, any information of a scientific, technical, or business nature in any form or medium, Inventions and Invention disclosures, all documented research, developmental, demonstration or engineering work (including all novel manufacturing methods), and all other technical data, clinical data and information related thereto, including laboratory notebooks, chemical and biological materials (including any compounds, DNA, RNA, clones, vectors, cells and any expression product, progeny, derivatives or improvements thereto) and the results of experimentation and testing, including samples.
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“Trademarks” means all trade names, trademarks and service marks, trade dress, corporate names, logos, Internet domain names, IP addresses, social media handles, uniform resource locators and other indicia of origin, trademark and service xxxx registrations, and applications for trademark and service xxxx registrations, whether or not registered, and any and all common law rights thereto, including (i) all renewals of trademark and service xxxx registrations and (ii) all rights whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world, together, in each case, with the goodwill of the business connected with the use thereof and symbolized thereby.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market or, if the Common Stock is not traded on a Trading Market, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded.
“Trading Market” means any market or exchange of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC or the New York Stock Exchange.
“Tranche A Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a)(i).
“Tranche B Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a)(ii).
“Tranche C Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a)(iii).
“Transactions” means (a) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Obligor is (or is intended to be) a party, the making of the Loans hereunder, and all other transactions contemplated pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, and (b) the payment of all fees and expenses incurred or paid by the Obligors in connection with the foregoing.
“UCC” means, with respect to any applicable jurisdictions, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such jurisdiction, as may be modified from time to time.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America, its fifty states and the District of Columbia.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States Person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“USPTO” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.19(a).
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“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time)), (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed on a Trading Market or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported or (iii) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or valuation firm selected in good faith by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Borrower.
“Warrant Obligations” means all Obligations of Borrower arising out of, under or in connection with the Company Warrant or the 701 Warrants.
“Withdrawal Liability” means, at any time, any liability incurred (whether or not assessed) by any ERISA Affiliate and not yet satisfied or paid in full at such time with respect to any Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201 of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, (i) the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such change or issuance has occurred and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Lenders a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders, between calculations of any baskets and other requirements hereunder before and after giving effect to such change or issuance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all obligations of any Person that would have been treated as operating leases pursuant to GAAP prior to the effectiveness of Accounting Standards Codification 842 shall continue to be treated as operating leases for purposes of the definitions of “Capital Lease Obligations” and “Indebtedness.”
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Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, references to organizational documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto permitted by the Loan Documents. Any definition or reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.
If any payment required to be made pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Loan Document falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such required payment date shall be extended to the immediately following Business Day. For purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Obligors and their Subsidiaries will be deemed to be equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof or payment obligations with respect thereto at the time of determination thereof, or with respect to any Hedging Agreements, the amount that would be payable if the agreement governing such Hedging Agreements were terminated on the date of termination.
| (i) | to make Loans to the Borrower in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Tranche A Commitment on the Applicable Funding Date for the Tranche A Term Loans (“Tranche A Term Loans”); |
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| (iii) | to make Loans to the Borrower in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Tranche C Commitment on the Applicable Funding Date for the Tranche C Term Loans (“Tranche C Term Loans”). |
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with respect to such expired or terminated Commitments for the period from the prior Payment Date through, and including, the date of such expiration or termination and (iv) upon acceleration or maturity of the Loans hereunder, solely with respect to any then-outstanding and undrawn Commitments for the period from the prior Payment Date through, and including, the date of such acceleration or maturity.
| (a) | Extension Request. The Borrower shall deliver written notice of a request for extension to the Administrative Agent no earlier than September 21, 2026 and not later than October 21, 2026. |
| (b) | BXCL 501 FDA Alzheimer’s Approval. The BXCL 501 FDA Alzheimer’s Approval shall have been received on or prior to December 31, 2024 and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence thereof. |
| (c) | No Default. At the time the Borrower delivers written notice of its request for extension to the Administrative Agent, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default. |
| (d) | No Acceleration. The Loans shall not have become due and payable for any reason in accordance with Section 11.02. |
| (e) | Representations and Warranties. At the time the Borrower delivers written notice of its request for extension to the Administrative Agent, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless such representations are already qualified by reference to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date. |
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(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the maximum number of shares issuable by the Borrower pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Company Warrant shall not exceed 5,593,270 (as may be proportionally adjusted for stock splits or combinations following the date of this Agreement), with the amount of any Equity Investment being reduced pro rata among the Lenders based on their respective Equity Purchase Rights if required as a result of the foregoing cap.
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outstanding Applicable Commitments; provided that the Borrower shall give the Lender at least five (5) Business Days’ notice of each such termination. The termination of any Applicable Commitment shall be permanent.
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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upon which certificates shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and upon which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely until they shall have received a further certificate of the Responsible Officer of any such Person cancelling or amending the prior certificate of such Person.
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The Borrower and each other Obligor hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender on the Closing Date and each date on which a Loan is advanced pursuant to Section 2.01, and any other date such representation and warranty is required to be made under the Loan Documents, as set forth below:
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and legal right to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow the Loans hereunder.
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respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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such Material Agreement or (ii) as of the Closing Date, any material default by any party to any such Material Agreement.
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Each Obligor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash:
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Each notice delivered under this Section 8.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto. Nothing in this Section 8.02 is intended to waive, consent to or otherwise permit any action or omission that is otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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Agent or any Lender. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented costs of all such inspections.
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Each Obligor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made), have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash:
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provided that no Lien otherwise permitted under any of the foregoing clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) (g), and (i) through (p) of this Section 9.02 shall apply to any Material Intellectual Property, except for Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (o) of this Section 9.02.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, (i) the issuance of, entry into (including any payments of premiums in connection therewith), performance of obligations under (including any payments of interest), and conversion, exercise, repurchase, redemption, settlement or early termination or cancellation of (whether in whole or in part and including by netting or set-off) (in each case, whether in cash, Common Stock or, following a merger event or other change of the Common Stock, other securities or property), or the satisfaction of any condition that would permit or require any of the foregoing, any Permitted Convertible Debt, any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction, in each case, shall not constitute a Restricted Payment by the Borrower, and (ii) BXCL 701 Disposition Proceeds shall not be used for any Restricted Payments (other than dividends or distributions paid to an Obligor).
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries) to (x) directly or indirectly transfer, by means of contribution, sale, assignment, lease or sublease, license or sublicense, disposition of any kind or otherwise, Material Intellectual Property held by the Borrower or any other Obligor to any Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, other than pursuant to Permitted Licenses or as permitted pursuant to Section 9.09(j), Section 9.03 or Section 9.19, or (y) permit any Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor to hold any interest in such Material Intellectual Property (other than (A) pursuant to non-exclusive intercompany licenses or Permitted Licenses, (B) as permitted by Section 9.09(g), Section 9.03 or Section 9.19, or (C) in the case of a foreign subsidiary, a foreign Regulatory Approvals), and (ii) no Material Intellectual Property held by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be contributed as an Investment to any Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than pursuant to Permitted Licenses). Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to a Qualifying IPO, the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries shall hold no Material Intellectual Property other than any Intellectual Property included in the BXCL 701 Assets or otherwise related to the oncology field and no Material Intellectual Property (other than the BXCL 701 Assets) shall be directly or indirectly transferred by means of contribution, sale, assignment, lease or sublease, license or sublicense, disposition of any kind or otherwise, by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries.
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appraisal or investment banking firm with respect to such transaction, (iii) is between or among (x) one or more Obligors, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, one or more Obligors, (y) one or more Subsidiaries of the Obligors that are not Obligors, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, one or more Subsidiaries of the Obligors that are not Obligors and (z) one or more Obligors or their Subsidiaries that are not Obligors, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, one or more Obligors or their Subsidiaries that are Obligors (provided that, with respect to clause (z) only, the terms thereof are no less favorable to the Obligors than those that would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a non-affiliated Person); provided that the BXCL 701 Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Obligors for purposes of this clause (iii), (iv) constitutes customary compensation and indemnification of, and other employment arrangements with, directors, officers, and employees of any Obligor or its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course, (v) constitutes payment of customary fees, reimbursement of expenses, and payment of indemnification to officers and directors and customary payment of insurance premiums on behalf of officers and directors by the Obligors or their Subsidiaries, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, (vi) is permitted pursuant to Section 9.05(i) or Section 9.06(d) or (g), or (vii) are the transactions set forth on Schedule 7.19. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no transaction shall be entered into between the Borrower and the BXCL 701 Subsidiary other than the provision of shared services by the Borrower to the BXCL 701 Subsidiary on terms no less favorable to the Borrower than those that would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a non-affiliated Person; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein shall prohibit the execution, delivery and performance of customary documentation (and customary amendments to existing documentation) and customary transactions governing the relations between and among the equity owners of a BXCL 701 Subsidiary, a BXCL 701 Subsidiary and an IPO Co., if applicable, in connection with a Qualifying IPO, including, without limitation, the execution, delivery and performance of an amended and restated limited liability company operating agreement and tax receivable agreement, in each case, on customary terms for similar “Up-C” transactions and such other customary transactions incidental to the foregoing as the board of directors or equivalent body of such BXCL 701 Subsidiary shall determine, in its good faith judgment, to be necessary in order to effect such Qualifying IPO.
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conditions in the Loan Documents; (viii) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to purchase money Indebtedness and other secured Indebtedness or to leases and licenses permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or the property leased or licensed; (ix) customary provisions in contracts for the disposition of any assets; provided that the restrictions in any such contract shall apply only to the assets or Subsidiary that is to be disposed of and such disposition is permitted hereunder (or, in the case of the sale of Borrower, such agreement contemplates the repayment in full of the Obligations hereunder); (x) customary provisions regarding confidentiality or restricting assignment, pledges or transfer of any Permitted License or any other agreement entered into in the Ordinary Course; and (xi) customary net worth provisions or similar financial maintenance provisions contained in any agreement entered into by a Subsidiary.