Exhibit 4.5
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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
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Between
BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Dated as of June 30, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02. Additional Definitions 4
ARTICLE II
EQUITY INVESTMENT; LICENSE
SECTION 2.01. Subscription for the Shares 4
SECTION 2.02. The Closing 5
SECTION 2.03. Biophan Licensor Consents 6
SECTION 2.04. Termination by Biophan 6
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
SECTION 3.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company 7
SECTION 3.02. Subsidiaries 7
SECTION 3.03. Capital Stock of the Company 7
SECTION 3.04. Authority Relative to this Agreement and the License Agreement 8
SECTION 3.05. No Conflict 9
SECTION 3.06. Governmental Consents and Approvals 9
SECTION 3.07. Absence of Certain Changes or Events; Conduct in Ordinary Course 9
SECTION 3.08. SEC Filings; Financial Statements 9
SECTION 3.09. Litigation 10
SECTION 3.10. Compliance with Laws 10
SECTION 3.11. Material Contracts 10
SECTION 3.12. Brokers 10
SECTION 3.13. Regulatory Compliance 11
SECTION 3.14. Intellectual Property 11
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE INVESTOR
SECTION 4.01. Organization and Authority of the Investor 12
SECTION 4.02. No Conflict 12
SECTION 4.03. Governmental Consents and Approvals 12
SECTION 4.04. Brokers 13
SECTION 4.05. Investment Intent 13
ARTICLE V
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 5.01. Restriction on Sale of the Shares 13
SECTION 5.02. Restrictive Legend 13
SECTION 5.03. Registration Procedures 13
SECTION 5.04. Expenses 16
SECTION 5.05. Indemnification and Contribution 17
SECTION 5.06. Prospectus Delivery 19
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.01. Public Announcements and Publications 19
SECTION 6.02. Further Action 20
SECTION 6.03. Expenses 20
SECTION 6.04. Notices 20
SECTION 6.05. Severability 21
SECTION 6.06. Entire Agreement 21
SECTION 6.07. Assignment 21
SECTION 6.08. No Third Party Beneficiaries 21
SECTION 6.09. Amendment 21
SECTION 6.10. No Waiver 21
SECTION 6.11. Dispute Resolution 22
SECTION 6.12. Governing Law 22
SECTION 6.13. Counterparts 22
SECTION 6.14. Waiver of Jury Trial 22
SECTION 6.15. Construction; Interpretation 23
SECTION 6.16. Remedies 23
SECTION 6.17. Survival 23
SECTION 6.18. Termination 23
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A Form of License Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Consent of AMRIs Patent GmbH
Exhibit C Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Company
Disclosure Schedule
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of [?], 2005, between BIOPHAN
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and BOSTON
SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Investor", each a
"Party" and together with the Company, the "Parties").
WHEREAS, the Investor is engaged in the business of developing,
manufacturing and marketing, among other things, biomedical technology used
to treat cardiac and vascular disease;
WHEREAS, the Company is in the business of developing technology
to enable implantable medical devices and interventional devices to be used
safely and effectively in conjunction with Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
WHEREAS, the Investor has entered into a license agreement with
the Company on the date hereof, the final form of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "License Agreement"), that provides the Investor with an
exclusive license for the use of certain of the Company's Intellectual
Property and know-how in certain fields and a non-exclusive license for the
use of certain other Intellectual Property of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Investor is willing to subscribe for capital stock
of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations and warranties, agreements and covenants hereinafter set
forth, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this
Agreement:
"Action" means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry,
proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.
"AMP Biophan Licensor Consent" means the Biophan Licensor Consent
of AMRIs Patent GmbH ("AMP"), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
"AMP License" means the AMP-Biophan License Agreement dated as of
February 24, 2005, the Addendum to and Ratification of the AMP-Biophan
License Agreement dated as of February 24, 2005 and any other agreements
relating to either of the foregoing.
"Agreement" or "this Agreement" means this Agreement and includes
the Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedule, and all amendments hereto made in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.09.
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"Biophan Licensor Consents" means those acknowledgements and
waivers set forth in Exhibit D to the License Agreement which are to be
executed by the Biophan Licensors (as defined in the License Agreement).
"Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or
any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed
in The City of New York.
"Closing Date" means the date five (5) Business Days following
the later to occur of (i) receipt by the Company of the executed AMP Biophan
Licensor Consent or (ii) the receipt by the Company of notice from the
Investor that it is electing to pay to the Company the payment provided for
in Section 6.01(ii) of the License Agreement.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value
$0.005 per share.
"Company IP Agreements" means (a) licenses of Intellectual
Property by the Company to any third party, (b) licenses of Intellectual
Property by any third party to the Company and (c) agreements between the
Company and any third party relating to the development or use of
Intellectual Property.
"control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common
control with"), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more
Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal
representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by
contract, credit arrangement or otherwise.
"Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule attached
hereto, dated as of the date hereof and forming a part of this Agreement.
"Encumbrance" means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation,
mortgage, lien (including, without limitation, environmental and Tax liens)
or other encumbrance.
"FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
"Governmental Authority" means any United States or non-United
States federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local, or similar
government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or
commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.
"Governmental Order" means any order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any
Governmental Authority.
"Intellectual Property" means all intellectual property rights,
including (i) United States and non-United States patents and patent
applications, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues or
extensions thereof, (ii) trademarks, whether registered or unregistered and
applications for registration thereof, (iii) copyrights, whether registered
or unregistered and applications for registration thereof, and (iv) trade
secrets, know-how, technology, proprietary information and data, including,
without limitation, formulae, procedures, plans, methods, processes,
specifications, models, protocols, techniques and experimentation, and
design, testing and manufacturing data, and products, compositions and
procedures.
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"knowledge of the Company" means the actual knowledge of each of
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"Law" means any United States or non-United States federal,
national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law,
ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law.
"Licensed Intellectual Property" means Intellectual Property
licensed to the Company pursuant to the Company IP Agreements.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any circumstance, change or
effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other circumstances,
changes or effects: (a) would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse
to the business, assets, operations, results of operations, prospects,
liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) or the
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
(b) would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the ability
of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or the License Agreement.
"Owned Intellectual Property" means Intellectual Property owned
by the Company.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a
person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
"Registrable Securities" means (a) the Shares issued pursuant to
this Agreement and (b) any securities issuable or issued or distributed in
respect of any of the Shares identified in clause (a) by way of stock
dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares,
recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or otherwise. For
purposes of this Agreement, Registrable Securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities on the Unrestricted Date.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in
which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock having
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such
corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other
class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon
the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or
profits of such limited liability company, partnership, or joint venture or
(c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly
or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or
more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person's other
Subsidiaries.
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"Tax" means all income, gross receipts, gains, sales, use,
employment, franchise, profits, excise, property, value added and other
taxes, fees, stamp taxes and duties, assessments or charges of any kind,
together with any interest and penalties, additions to tax or additional
amounts imposed by any taxing authority with respect thereto.
"Unrestricted Date" means the date upon which (i) all the Shares
have been disposed of pursuant to a registration statement, (ii) all of the
Shares then held by the Investor may be sold under the provisions of Rule 144
without limitation as to volume, whether pursuant to Rule 144(k) or
otherwise, or (iii) the Company has determined that all Shares then held by
the Investor may be sold without restriction under the Securities Act and has
removed any stop transfer instructions relating to such Shares and offered to
cause to be removed any restrictive legends on the certificates, if any,
representing such Shares.
"U.S. GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis.
SECTION 1.02. Additional Definitions. The following terms have
the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth below:
Definition Location
"Blackout Event"................................... 5.03(n)
"Certificates"..................................... 2.02(b)(vii)
"Closing".......................................... 2.02(a)
"Company".......................................... Preamble
"Company Indemnified Party"........................ 5.05(b)
"Company SEC Reports".............................. 3.08(a)
"Exchange Act"..................................... 3.08(a)
"Investor"......................................... Preamble
"Investor Indemnified Party"....................... 5.05(a)
"License Agreement"................................ Recitals
"Notice of Disagreement"........................... 6.11
"Parties".......................................... Preamble
"Party"........................................... Preamble
"Purchase Price"................................... 2.01
"Reference Statement Date"......................... 3.08(c)
"SEC".............................................. 3.08(a)
"Securities Act"................................... 3.08(a)
"Shares"........................................... 2.01
ARTICLE II
EQUITY INVESTMENT; LICENSE
SECTION 2.01. Subscription for the Shares. Upon the basis of
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date the Investor
agrees to subscribe for, and the Company agrees to issue and sell to the
Investor, a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Shares")
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $5,000,000 (the "Purchase Price")
by the number equal to 110% of the average closing price of the Common Stock
on the OTC Bulletin Board, as reported on [xxxx://xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx], over
the 30 calendar-day period prior to, but excluding, the Closing Date.
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SECTION 2.02. The Closing. i)Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including the delivery of the items described
in (b) and (d) of this Section 2.02, the closing of the transactions
contemplated by Section 2.01 of this Agreement shall take place at a closing
(the "Closing") to be held at the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx at 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on
the Closing Date.
(b) Closing Deliveries of the Company. At the Closing, the
Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor:
(i) a true and complete copy, certified by the Secretary
of the Company, of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the
Board of Directors evidencing its authorization of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the License Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, accompanied by
the certification of the Secretary of the Company as to the names and
signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to sign this
Agreement and the License Agreement and the other documents to be
delivered thereunder;
(ii) a certificate of an appropriate officer of the
Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor,
that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
Article III hereof are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date
and that the Company has complied with all agreements and conditions to
be performed or satisfied on its part at or prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) the opinion of the Company's outside counsel, dated
as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
C;
(iv) a copy of (A) the articles of incorporation of the
Company, as amended, certified by the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada, as of a date not earlier than three Business Days prior to
the Closing Date and accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary of
the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that no amendments
have been made to such articles of incorporation since such date, and
(B) the bylaws of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the
Company;
(v) a good standing certificate for the Company issued by
the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, dated as of a date not
earlier than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(vi) an executed copy of the AMP Biophan Licensor Consent
and any other Biophan Licensor Consents which have been obtained by the
Company prior to the Closing Date;
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(vii) irrevocable instructions to the transfer agent for
the Common Stock directing the transfer agent to issue to the Investor
certificates (the "Certificates") evidencing the Shares issued and sold
by the Company to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, duly and
properly registered in the name of the Investor (or its designee); and
(viii) a receipt for the Purchase Price.
(c) Post-Closing Deliveries of the Company. The Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor:
(i) executed copies of all Biophan Licensor Consents,
excluding the AMP Biophan Licensor Consent and any other Biophan
Licensor Consents delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section
2.02(b)(vi), within ninety (90) days after the date hereof; and
(ii) certificates evidencing the Shares issued and sold by
the Company to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, duly and
properly registered in the name of the Investor (or its designee)
within thirty (30) days after the Closing.
(d) Closing Deliveries of the Investor. At the Closing, the
Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company:
(i) the Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account of the Company in the United States
designated in writing by the Company not less than two Business Days
prior to the Closing Date; and
(ii) a receipt acknowledging delivery of the certificates
representing the Shares.
SECTION 2.03. Biophan Licensor Consents
If the Investor elects to terminate the License Agreement
pursuant to Section 11.03(c) of the License Agreement, this Agreement shall
terminate immediately and the parties hereto shall have no further
obligations pursuant to this Agreement, except that, if the Closing has
occurred, the Company shall repay the Purchase Price to the Investor within
five (5) Business Days of such termination and, if the Certificates have been
delivered to the Investor, the Investor shall return the Certificates to the
Company within five (5) Business Days of such termination, in addition to
satisfying any other requirements of such termination as provided for in the
License Agreement.
SECTION 2.04. Termination by Biophan
. If Biophan elects to terminate the License Agreement pursuant
to Section 11.02(c) of the License Agreement and the Closing has not occurred
on or before August 15, 2005, this Agreement shall automatically be
terminated and the parties hereto shall have no further obligations pursuant
to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
As an inducement to the Investor to enter into this Agreement and
the License Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except for such
representations and warranties as are expressly made as of another date) as
follows:
SECTION 3.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the
Company The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Nevada and has all necessary
corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and
assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as it
has been and is currently conducted. The Company is duly licensed or
qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business
makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to
be so licensed or qualified would not (a) materially adversely affect the
ability of the Company to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the License Agreement or
(b) otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect. True and correct copies of the
Company's articles of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended to the date
hereof, are attached hereto as Section 3.01 of the Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 3.02. Subsidiaries. ii) Except as set forth in Section
3.02(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no other corporations,
partnerships, joint ventures, associations or other entities in which the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof owns, of record or beneficially, any direct
or indirect equity or other interest or any right (contingent or otherwise)
to acquire the same. Except as set forth in Section 3.02(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
member of (nor is any part of their business conducted through) any
partnership nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries a participant in
any joint venture or similar arrangement.
(b) Each of the Company's Subsidiaries: (i) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, (ii) has all necessary power and authority to own, operate or
lease the properties and assets owned, operated or leased by such Subsidiary
and to carry on its business as it has been and is currently conducted by
such Subsidiary and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is
in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased
by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification
necessary.
SECTION 3.03. Capital Stock of the Company The authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 125,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
As of May 31, 2005, (a) 74,471,997 shares of Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, (b) 8,187,355 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance
pursuant to outstanding options granted pursuant to the Company's 2001 Stock
Option Plan, (c) 1,983,362 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of outstanding warrants in the amounts and at the exercise
prices disclosed on Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedule, and (d) no
shares of preferred stock are authorized. No shares of capital stock of the
Company are held in its treasury. All of the outstanding shares of the
Company's capital stock are duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. None of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company was issued in violation of any preemptive rights. Except (i)
that advances under the Company's Convertible Note dated May 27, 2005 to
Biomed Solutions, LLC (the "Biomed Note") in the amount of $1,000,000 on June
3, 2005 are convertible into shares of Common Stock at the rate of $2.12 per
share and advances under the Biomed Note in the amount of $1,000,000 on June
14, 2005 are convertible into shares of Common Stock at the rate of $2.92 per
share or (ii) as set forth in the first sentence of this Section or (iii) in
Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants,
subscriptions, calls, convertible securities or other rights, agreements,
arrangements or commitments relating to the capital stock of the Company or
obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or
any other equity interest in, the Company. There are no outstanding
contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company or make any investment (in
the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.
The Shares to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement have been duly
and validly authorized by the Company, and, at the Closing, the Shares will
have been duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the
issuance of such Shares shall not be subject to preemptive or other similar
rights. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no voting trusts,
stockholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings in
effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Company's capital
stock, except as described on Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedule. There
are no accrued and unpaid dividends on any capital stock of the Company.
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SECTION 3.04. Authority Relative to this Agreement and the
License Agreement. iii)The Company has all necessary corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the License Agreement, to carry
out its obligations hereunder or thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The execution and delivery by
the Company of this Agreement and the License Agreement, the performance by
the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the
Company. This Agreement and the License Agreement have been, or upon their
execution shall be, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and (assuming
due execution and delivery thereof by each other party thereto, if
applicable) this Agreement and the License Agreement constitute, or upon
their execution shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and remedies generally, and (ii) the effect of general
equitable principles, regardless of whether asserted in a proceeding in
equity or at law.
(b) All corporate actions taken by the Company have been duly
authorized, and the Company has not taken any action that in any respect
conflicts with, constitutes a default under or results in a violation of any
provision of its restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws, excluding
any such action that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) The minute books of the Company made available to the
Investor are the only minute books of the Company and contain an accurate
summary of all meetings of the Board of Directors (and the committees
thereof) and stockholders or actions by written consent.
SECTION 3.05. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the License Agreement do not
(a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of its
articles of incorporation or bylaws, each as amended through the date hereof,
(b) conflict with or violate any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its assets, properties or
businesses, or (c) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a
default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both,
would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on the Common
Stock or any of the properties or assets of the Company pursuant to, any
note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease,
license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which the
Company is a party or by which any of its Common Stock or assets or
properties is bound or affected, except, with respect to clause (c), for any
such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that have
not had, and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Governmental Consents and Approvals. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the License
Agreement by the Company do not require any consent, approval, authorization
or other order of, action by, filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Authority.
SECTION 3.07. Absence of Certain Changes or Events; Conduct in
Ordinary Course. Except as set forth in Section 3.07 of the Disclosure
Schedule, since the Reference Statement Date (as defined below), the business
of the Company has been conducted in the ordinary course, in a manner
consistent with past practices and there has been no Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.08. SEC Filings; Financial Statements. iv)The Company
has filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company's (i) Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005, (ii) proxy
statements relating to the Company's meetings of stockholders (whether annual
or special) held since March 1, 2004 and (iii) other forms, reports and other
registration statements filed by the Company with the SEC since March 1, 2005
(the forms, reports and other documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii) above being, collectively, the "Company SEC Reports"), (x) were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with either the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as the case
may be, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (y) did
not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such
amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file
any form, report or other document with the SEC.
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(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including,
in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Reports was
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP throughout the periods indicated
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited
statements, as permitted by Form 10-QSB of the SEC) and each fairly presents,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as
at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated
therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which would not have had, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect).
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of February
28, 2005, including the notes thereto (the "Reference Statement Date"), or in
Section 3.08(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has any material liability or obligation of any nature (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for liabilities and
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has
heretofore furnished to the Investor complete and correct copies of (i) all
agreements, documents and other instruments not yet filed by the Company with
the SEC but that are currently in effect and that the Company expects to file
with the SEC after the date of this Agreement and (ii) all amendments and
modifications that have not been filed by the Company with the SEC to all
agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by
the Company with the SEC and are currently in effect.
SECTION 3.09. Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 3.09
of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no Action pending (or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened) by or against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to
any Governmental Order (nor, to the knowledge of the Company, are there any
Governmental Orders threatened to be imposed by any Governmental Authority)
which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.10. Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth in
Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule and except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company
(a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted and continue to conduct
their business in all respects in accordance with all Laws and Governmental
Orders applicable to the Company and such Subsidiaries, and (b) neither the
Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any such Law or Governmental
Order.
SECTION 3.11. Material Contracts. The Company has filed with
the Company SEC Reports all contracts and agreements that are required to be
filed therewith under applicable Law.
SECTION 3.12. Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker
is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
License Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
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SECTION 3.13. Regulatory Compliance. To the knowledge of the
Company, each product or drug that is being or has been tested or created by
the Company is being or was tested or created in compliance with all material
requirements of applicable Law. Except as disclosed in Section 3.13 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not received any notice from the FDA or
any other Governmental Authority alleging any violation by the Company of any
Law. Except as disclosed in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, the
Company has not received any written notice that the FDA or any other
Governmental Authority has threatened to investigate or suspend any research
activities, pre-clinical programs or clinical trials being conducted by the
Company.
SECTION 3.14. Intellectual Property. v) Section 3.14(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all patents
and patent applications, registered trademarks and trademark applications,
registered copyrights and copyright applications, and domain names included
in the Owned Intellectual Property, and (ii) all Company IP Agreements,
except for any commercial off-the-shelf software licenses, "shrink-wrap" or
"click through" licenses that are not material to the Company's business and
(iii) other Owned Intellectual Property material to the Company's business.
b) The Company is the exclusive owner of the entire right,
title and interest in and to the Owned Intellectual Property, and has a valid
license to use the Licensed Intellectual Property in connection with its
business as currently conducted. The Company is entitled to use all Owned
Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property in the continued
operation of its business without limitation, subject only to the terms of
the Company IP Agreements, as the case may be. The Owned Intellectual
Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property have not been adjudged
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, and, to the knowledge of the
Company, are valid and enforceable.
c) To the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of its
business as currently conducted does not infringe or misappropriate the
Intellectual Property of any third party, and no Action alleging any of the
foregoing is pending, and no unresolved, written claim has been threatened in
writing or received by the Company alleging any of the foregoing. To the
knowledge of the Company, no person is engaging in any activity that
infringes the Owned Intellectual Property.
d) No Owned Intellectual Property is subject to any
outstanding decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use
of such Intellectual Property or that would impair the validity or
enforceability of such Intellectual Property.
e)The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not result in the termination, loss or impairment of any of
the Owned Intellectual Property or the rights of the Company under the
Company IP Agreements.
f)The Company has taken reasonable steps in accordance with
industry standards to maintain the security, confidentiality and value of its
technology, trade secrets and other confidential Intellectual Property
material to the Company's business, including, without limitation, all
tangible embodiments thereof.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE INVESTOR
The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
SECTION 4.01. Organization and Authority of the Investor. The
Investor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the State of Minnesota and has all necessary
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the License
Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder or thereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The execution
and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement and the License Agreement, the
performance by the Investor of its obligations hereunder or thereunder and
the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the
part of the Investor. This Agreement and the License Agreement have been, or
upon their execution shall be, duly executed and delivered by the Investor,
and (assuming due execution and delivery hereof and thereof by each other
party thereto, if applicable) this Agreement and the License Agreement
constitute, or upon their execution shall constitute, the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in
accordance with their terms, subject to (a) the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other similar Laws
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally, and
(b) the effect of general equitable principles, regardless of whether
asserted in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 4.02. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Investor of this Agreement and the License Agreement do
not (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of
the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Investor, (b) conflict
with or violate any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Investor or
any of its assets, properties or businesses or (c) conflict with, or result
in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any
consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, any note, bond,
mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit,
franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which the Investor is a party
or by which any of its assets or properties is bound or affected, which, in
the case of this clause (c), would adversely affect the ability of the
Investor to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the License Agreement.
SECTION 4.03. Governmental Consents and Approvals. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement and the
License Agreement do not require any consent, approval, authorization or
other order of, action by, filing with, or notification to any Governmental
Authority.
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SECTION 4.04. Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker
is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
License Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Investor.
SECTION 4.05. Investment Intent. The Investor is acquiring the
Shares for its own account solely for the purpose of investment and not as a
nominee or agent and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection
with, any distribution thereof.
ARTICLE V
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 5.01. Restriction on Sale of the Shares. The Investor
acknowledges that the Shares are being issued pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act, have not been registered under the
Securities Act and, therefore, cannot be resold unless they are registered
under the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws or unless an
exemption from such registration is available.
SECTION 5.02. Restrictive Legend. xi) Each certificate
representing the Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend
substantially in the following form:
THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
RESTRICTED BY THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, DATED [o], 2005, BETWEEN
THE COMPANY AND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., ON FILE AT THE
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH LAWS.
(b) The Company may refuse to register (or permit its transfer
agent to register) any transfer of any Shares not made in accordance with
this Article V and for such purpose may place stop order instructions with
its transfer agent with respect to the Shares.
(c) The Company shall, at the request of the Investor, remove
from each certificate evidencing the Shares the legend described in Section
5.02(a) and cause its transfer agent to remove any stop transfer instructions
if in the opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company the
securities evidenced thereby may be publicly sold without registration under
the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
SECTION 5.03. Registration Procedures. The Company shall:
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(a) as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than
sixty (60) Business Days following the date hereof, prepare and file with the
SEC a Registration Statement under the Securities Act on Form S-1, or such
other form that the Company is eligible to use for such purpose, relating to
the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor from time to time on
the facilities of any securities exchange or other trading system on which
the Common Stock is then traded or in privately-negotiated transactions;
(b) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement promptly to become and remain effective for a period of time
required for the disposition of such securities by the holders thereof or
until the Unrestricted Date, whichever is earlier; provided, however, that
before filing such registration statement or any amendments thereto, the
Company shall furnish the representatives of the Investor copies of all
documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the
review of such representatives. The Company shall not be deemed to have
used its reasonable best efforts to keep a Registration Statement effective
if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in the Investor not
being able to sell its Registrable Securities, unless such action is
required under applicable Law;
(c) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by
such Registration Statement until such time as all of such securities have
been disposed of or until the Unrestricted Date, whichever is earlier;
(d) furnish to the Investor such number of conformed copies of
the applicable Registration Statement and each such amendment and
supplement thereto (including in each case all exhibits if requested by the
Investor), and of each prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of
the Securities Act, and such other documents, as the Investor may
reasonably request;
(e) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the
securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States
and Puerto Rico as the Investor shall reasonably request, and to keep such
registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration
Statement remains in effect (provided, however, that the Company shall not
be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to
do business, subject itself to taxation in or to file a general consent to
service of process in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the
requirements of this paragraph (d) be obligated to do so; and provided
further that the Company shall not be required to qualify such Registrable
Securities in any jurisdiction in which the securities regulatory authority
requires that the Investor submit any shares of its Registrable Securities
to the terms, provisions and restrictions of any escrow, lockup or similar
agreement(s) for consent to sell Registrable Securities in such
jurisdiction unless the Investor agrees to do so), and do such other
reasonable acts and things as may be required of it to enable the Investor
to consummate the disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities
covered by such Registration Statement;
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(f) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with
all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make an earnings
statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act
generally available to the Investor no later than 45 days after the end of
any twelve-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year)
(i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable
Securities are sold to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, or
(ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the
first month of the Company's first fiscal quarter commencing after the
effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall cover
said twelve-month period;
(g) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such
Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or
quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted, if any;
(h) give written notice to the Investor:
(i) when such Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto has been filed with the SEC and when such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become
effective;
(ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement or the prospectus
included therein or for additional information;
(iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or
the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(iv) of the receipt by the Company or its legal counsel of
any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Common Stock for sale in any jurisdiction or
the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
and
(v) of the happening of any event that requires the
Company to make changes in such Registration Statement or the
prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading
(which notice shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend
the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes have been
made);
(i) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance or
obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement at the earliest possible time;
(j) furnish to the Investor, without charge, at least one copy
of such Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment
thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if the
Investor so requests in writing, all exhibits (including those, if any,
incorporated by reference);
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(k) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
5.03(h)(v) above, promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to such
Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or
file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to
the Investor, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Investor in
accordance with Section 5.03(h)(v) above to suspend the use of the
prospectus until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been
made, then the Investor shall suspend use of such prospectus and use
its reasonable best efforts to return to the Company all copies of such
prospectus (at the Company's expense) other than permanent file copies
then in the Investor's possession;
(l) make reasonably available for inspection by representatives
of the Investor, any underwriter participating in any disposition
pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or
other agent retained by such representative or any such underwriter all
relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company and cause the Company's officers, directors
and employees to supply all relevant information reasonably requested
by such representative or any such attorney, accountant or agent in
connection with the registration; and
(m) use reasonable best efforts to procure the cooperation of
the Company's transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of
Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of
physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with any
procedures reasonably requested by the Investor.
(n) Notwithstanding anything in this Article V to the contrary,
the Company shall not be obligated to request acceleration of the
effectiveness of the registration statement or to prepare and file a
post-effective amendment or supplement to the registration statement or
the prospectus constituting a part thereof during the continuance of a
Blackout Event. A "Blackout Event" means any of the following: (i) the
possession by the Company of material information that is not ripe for
disclosure in a registration statement or prospectus, as determined in
good faith by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of
the Company or that disclosure of such information in a registration
statement or the prospectus constituting a part thereof would be
detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company; or (ii) any
material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good
faith determination of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of
Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a
registration statement or prospectus at such time; provided, however,
that no Blackout Event may last for more than 90 days.
SECTION 5.04. Expenses. All expenses incurred in connection
with each registration pursuant to Section 5.03, including without limitation
all registration, filing and qualification fees, word processing,
duplicating, printers' and accounting fees (including the expenses of any
special audits or "comfort" letters required by or incident to such
performance and compliance), listing fees or fees of the NASD, messenger and
delivery expenses, all fees and expenses of complying with state securities
or blue sky laws and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall
be paid by the Company, except that the Investor shall bear and pay (i) any
commissions or discounts applicable to securities offered for its account in
connection with any registrations, filings and qualifications made pursuant
to this Agreement and (ii) any fees and expenses incurred in respect of
counsel or other advisors to the Investor.
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SECTION 5.05. Indemnification and Contribution. xii)The Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, each of its directors and
officers, each Person who participates in the offering of such Registrable
Securities, including underwriters (as defined in the Securities Act), and
each Person, if any, who controls the Investor or a participating Person
within the meaning of the Securities Act (collectively, the "Investor
Indemnified Parties"), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which any such Investor Indemnified Party may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in such registration statement on the effective date thereof
(including any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act or
any amendments or supplements thereto) or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and shall reimburse any such Investor Indemnified Party for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by them (but not in excess of expenses
incurred in respect of one counsel for all of them unless there is an actual
conflict of interest between any indemnified parties, which indemnified
parties may be represented by separate counsel) in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to an Investor
Indemnified Party in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
(i) made in connection with such registration statement, preliminary
prospectus, final prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto, in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly
for use in connection with such registration by such Investor Indemnified
Party, or (ii) contained in any Prospectus that is corrected or disclosed in
any subsequent Prospectus that was delivered to the Investor prior to the
pertinent sale or sales by the Investor. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any
Investor Indemnified Party, and shall survive the transfer of such securities
by the Investor.
(b) The Investor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
each of its directors and officers, each Person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and each agent and any
underwriter for the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act)
(collectively, "Company Indemnified Parties") against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which any of them may become
subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in such registration statement on the effective date
thereof (including any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities
Act or any amendments or supplements thereto) or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
was made in such registration statement, preliminary or final prospectus, or
amendments or supplements thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for
use in connection with such registration; and the Investor shall reimburse
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any Company Indemnified
Party (but not in excess of expenses incurred in respect of one counsel for
all of them unless there is an actual conflict of interest between any
indemnified parties, which indemnified parties may be represented by separate
counsel) in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the liability of the
Investor hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds received by the
Investor in connection with any such registration under the Securities Act.
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(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.05
from the indemnifying party is unavailable to an indemnified party hereunder
in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred
to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party and indemnified parties in connection with the
actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified parties shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in
question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by,
or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified
parties, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall include any legal or other fees or
expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any
investigation or proceeding. If the allocation provided in this
paragraph (c) is not permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall
contribute based upon the relevant benefits received by the Company from the
original issuance of the securities on the one hand and the aggregate
proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of securities on the other.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 5.05(c) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. No party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from the other party who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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(d) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder agrees to
give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party after the receipt by the
indemnified party of any written notice of the commencement of any action,
suit, proceeding or investigation or threat thereof made in writing for which
the indemnified party intends to claim indemnification or contribution
pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that the failure so to notify the
indemnified party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of any liability
that it may have to the indemnifying party hereunder unless such failure is
materially prejudicial to the indemnifying party. If notice of commencement
of any such action is given to the indemnifying party as provided above, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it
may wish, to assume the defense of such action at its own expense, with
counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party.
The indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be paid by the indemnified party unless (i) the
indemnifying party agrees to pay the same, (ii) the indemnifying party fails
to assume the defense of such action, or (iii) the named parties to any such
action (including any impleaded parties) have been advised by such counsel
that either (A) representation of such indemnified party and the indemnifying
party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards
of professional conduct or (B) there are one or more legal defenses available
to it which are substantially different from or additional to those available
to the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any
settlement entered into without its written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
(e) The agreements contained in this Section 5.05 shall survive
the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor and sale of all
the Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement and shall
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or
on behalf of the Investor, the Investor's directors or officers or any
participating or controlling Person.
SECTION 5.06. Prospectus Delivery. In connection with the sale
of any Shares pursuant to a registration statement, the Investor shall
deliver to the purchaser thereof the Prospectus forming a part of the
registration statement and all relevant supplements thereto which have been
provided by the Company to the Investor on or prior to the applicable
delivery date, all in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any applicable state
securities laws. If at any time or from time to time, the Company notifies
the Investor in writing that the registration statement or the prospectus
forming a part thereof (taking into account any prior amendments or
supplements thereto) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the
Investor shall not offer or sell any Shares or engage in any other
transaction involving or relating to the Shares, from the time of the giving
of notice with respect to such untrue statement or omission until the
Investor receives written notice from the Company that such untrue statement
or omission no longer exists or has been corrected or disclosed in an
effective post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a valid
prospectus supplement to the prospectus forming a part thereof.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.01. Public Announcements and Publications. Except as
required by Law or by the requirements of any securities exchange on which
the securities of a Party hereto are listed, no Party to this Agreement shall
make, or cause to be made, any press release or public announcement in
respect of this Agreement or the License Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise communicate with any news media
in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without
the prior written consent of the other Party. The Parties shall cooperate as
to the timing and contents of any such press release or public announcement.
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SECTION 6.02. Further Action. Each of the Parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
appropriate action, do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable Law, and to execute and deliver such documents and
other papers, as may be required to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement and consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated
hereby.
SECTION 6.03. Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this
Agreement, all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such costs and expenses.
SECTION 6.04. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands
and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or
made by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight
courier service, by telecopy or registered or certified mail (postage
prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a
notice given in accordance with this Section 6.04):
(a) if to the Company:
Biophan Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President and CEO
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Peabody LLP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
(b) if to the Investor:
Boston Scientific Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000 0000
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X'Xxxxx, Esq.
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Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid
or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be
deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be
deemed given when the confirmation of transmission thereof is received by the
transmitter.
SECTION 6.05. Severability. If any term or other provision of
this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law
or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or
incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to
modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are consummated as originally contemplated to
the greatest extent possible.
SECTION 6.06. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the License
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and
undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
SECTION 6.07. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Neither Party may assign this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Party. No assignment by
either Party permitted hereunder shall relieve the applicable Party of its
then-existing obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 6.08. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Parties and
their permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended
to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right,
benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, no purchaser of Shares from the Investor shall have any
rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.
SECTION 6.09. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or
modified except by an instrument in writing signed by authorized
representatives of the Company and the Investor.
SECTION 6.10. No Waiver. The delay or failure of either Party
to enforce at any time for any period the provisions of or any rights
deriving from this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such
provisions or rights or the right of such Party thereafter to enforce such
provisions.
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SECTION 6.11. Dispute Resolution. Except to the limited extent
necessary to (i) avoid expiration of a claim, (ii) comply with deadlines
under applicable Law, or (iii) obtain interim relief, including injunctive
relief, to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable harm, neither Party
shall file an action or institute legal proceedings with respect to any
dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of this Agreement or the validity,
interpretation, breach or termination thereof, including claims seeking
redress or asserting rights under any Law, until:
(a) the aggrieved Party has given the other Party written
notice ("Notice of Disagreement"), in accordance with Section 6.04 of
this Agreement, of its grievance setting forth the basis for such
dispute and the remedy desired;
(b) the other Party has failed to provide a prompt and
effective remedy (in the view of the aggrieved Party);
(c) the aggrieved Party has requested in writing senior
executives for both Parties to promptly meet and discuss the matter
detailed in the Notice of Disagreement in order to consider informal
and amicable means of resolution; and
(d) (i) the senior executives for both Parties have met at
least three times and have not been able to resolve the dispute to the
mutual satisfaction of the Parties or (ii) more than sixty (60)
Business Days have passed since the date of the Notice of Disagreement.
SECTION 6.12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York. The
Parties unconditionally and irrevocably agree and consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the Borough of
Manhattan, State of New York and waive any objection with respect thereto,
for the purpose of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and further agree
not to commence any such action, suit or proceeding except in any such
court.
SECTION 6.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and
delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts,
and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.14. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Company and the
Investor hereby knowingly, voluntarily and irrevocably waives all right to
trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on
contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any course of conduct, course of dealing or statements (whether oral or
written) or actions of the Company or the Investor in the negotiation,
administration, performance or enforcement thereof.
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SECTION 6.15. Construction; Interpretation. The Parties have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In
the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party
by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.16. Remedies. The Parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event any covenant or agreement in this
Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the
Parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the covenants and
agreements contained herein. The Parties further agree that the right of
each Party hereto to assert claims for damages shall be the sole and
exclusive right and remedy exercisable by such Party with respect to any
breach by the other Party hereto of any representation or warranty contained
in this Agreement. Neither Party to this Agreement shall be liable to the
other Party to this Agreement for any consequential, incidental, special or
punitive damages, including without limitation lost profits, by virtue of any
breach or inaccuracy of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement except to the extent a Party to this Agreement
becomes liable to a person or entity not a party to this Agreement for any
such damages and the facts and circumstances giving rise to such damages are
of the sort that would otherwise entitle such Party to assert claims for such
damages against the other Party pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence. From and after the Closing, neither the Company nor the Investor
shall be entitled to rescind the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
by virtue of any failure of any Party's representations or warranties herein
to have been true or any breach of any Party's covenants or agreements
hereunder except as provided in this Agreement.
SECTION 6.17. Survival. Neither Party makes any representation
or warranty, implied or otherwise, to the other Party except as specifically
made in this Agreement. All representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of six (6)
months after the Closing Date, and all liability with respect to such
representations and warranties shall thereupon be extinguished.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in Sections 3.01, 3.03 and 3.04(a) shall continue in full
force and effect indefinitely and (ii) the provisions of Article V shall
continue in full force and effect until the Unrestricted Date, except that
the provisions of Section 5.05 shall continue in full force and effect until
60 Business Days following the expiration of the statute of limitations
applicable to any claims which may be brought against a Party to this
Agreement and for which such Party is entitled to seek indemnification from
the other party to this Agreement. The obligations of the Company with
respect to claims made pursuant to a particular representation or warranty
shall expire simultaneously with such representation or warranty; provided,
however, that such obligations shall survive with respect to any pending
claim until the pending claim is settled or otherwise satisfied if written
notice of such claim, specifying in reasonable detail the factual basis
therefor and the amount or estimated amount thereof, is given by the Investor
to the Company prior to the expiration of the representation or warranty upon
which it is based.
SECTION 6.18. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at
any time prior to the Closing by either Party if the Closing has not occurred
by August 15, 2005; provided however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 6.18 shall not be available to any party whose
failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall have been the
cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on
or prior to such date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first written above.
BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X.Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Best
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Best
Title: Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer