STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of this 19th
day of May, 1997 by and between Xxxx X. Xxxxxx (the "Pledgor"), and Cubist
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the Company has granted the Pledgor an Incentive Stock Option to
purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share (the "Common Stock") at an exercise price of $8.00 per share.
WHEREAS, the Pledgor wishes to exercise the Option for purposes of
purchasing from the Company 10,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock,
such purchase to be upon the terms and conditions set forth in that certain
letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and
the Pledgor (the "Letter Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to sell the Shares to the Pledgor
pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Letter Agreement provides that the Pledgor shall make
payment of the aggregate purchase price for the Shares by delivering to the
Company a promissory note, the principal amount of which shall be equal to
such aggregate purchase price (the "Note"); and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Company's obligation to
consummate the sale of the Shares to the Pledgor that the Pledgor shall have
executed and delivered this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Pledge of Stock, etc. The Pledgor hereby pledges, assigns, grants a
security interest in, and delivers to the Company, to secure the Obligations
(as defined below), all of his right, title and interest in and to the Shares
to be held by the Company subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth. The certificates for such Shares, accompanied by stock powers or other
appropriate instruments of assignment thereof duly executed in blank by the
Pledgor, are being delivered to the Company contemporaneously herewith. The
Pledgor also hereby pledges, assigns, grants a security interest in, and
delivers to the Company, to secure the Obligations, all of his right, title
and interest in and to any and all sums or other property (including, without
limitation, any additional shares of the capital stock of the Company and any
shares of the capital stock of any issuer) paid or distributed upon or with
respect to any of the shares of the capital stock of the Company or any other
issuer pledged hereunder from time to time, regardless of whether any such
sums or other property are paid or distributed by dividend or redemption,
upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise.
2. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
Event of Default shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Note.
Stock. The Shares, together with any additional shares of capital
stock of any issuer pledged to the Company from time to time pursuant to
Section1 hereof.
Stock Collateral. The property at any time pledged to the Company
hereunder (whether described herein or not) and all income therefrom,
increases therein and proceeds thereof, but excluding from the definition
of "Stock Collateral" any income, increases or proceeds received by the
Pledgor to the extent expressly permitted by Section6.
3. Security for Obligations. This Agreement and the security interest in
and pledge of the Stock Collateral hereunder are made with and granted to the
Company as security for the payment and performance in full of all of the
obligations of the Pledgor under the Note (all of such obligations being
collectively referred to herein as the "Obligations").
4. Liquidation, Recapitalization, etc. Any sums or other property
(including, without limitation, any shares of the capital stock of any
issuer, including the Company, or any securities exchangeable for or
convertible into shares of such capital stock) paid or distributed upon or
with respect to any of the Stock, whether by dividend or redemption or upon
the liquidation or dissolution of the issuer thereof or otherwise, shall,
except to the limited extent provided in Section6, be paid over and delivered
to the Company to be held by the Company, pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, as security for the payment and performance in full of all of the
Obligations. In the event that, pursuant to the recapitalization or
reclassification of the capital of the issuer thereof or pursuant to the
reorganization thereof, any distribution of capital shall be made on or in
respect of any of the Stock or any property shall be distributed upon or with
respect to any of the Stock, the property so distributed shall be delivered
to the Company to be held by it as security for the Obligations. Except to
the limited extent provided in Section6, all sums of money and property paid
or distributed in respect of the Stock, whether as a dividend or upon such a
liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise,
that are received by the Pledgor shall, until paid or delivered to the
Company, be held in trust for the Company as security for the payment and
performance in full of all of the Obligations.
5. Warranty of Title; Authority. The Pledgor hereby represents and
warrants that: (a) the Pledgor has good and marketable title to the Shares,
subject to no pledges, liens, security interests, charges, options,
restrictions or other encumbrances except the pledge and security interest
created by this Agreement, and except for any restrictions imposed by the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (b) the Pledgor
has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to pledge and grant a security interest
in all of the Stock Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, and (c) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Pledgor and the
pledge of and grant of a security interest in the Stock Collateral hereunder
do not contravene any law, rule or
regulation or any provision of the charter or by-laws of the issuer or
issuers thereof or of any judgment, decree or order of any tribunal or of any
agreement or instrument to which the Pledgor is a party or by which he or any
of his property is bound or affected or constitute a default thereunder. The
Pledgor further warrants that he will have good and marketable title to any
and all Stock Collateral hereafter pledged to the Company hereunder, subject
to no pledges, liens, security interests, charges, options, restrictions or
other encumbrances except the pledge and security interest created by this
Agreement, and except for any restrictions imposed by the Securities Act. The
Pledgor covenants that he shall defend the Company's rights and security
interest in such Stock Collateral against the claims and demands of any and
all third parties. The Pledgor further covenants that he shall not enter into
any agreement that conflicts with this Agreement.
6. Dividends, Voting, etc., Prior to Maturity. So long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Pledgor shall be entitled
to receive all cash dividends paid in respect of the Stock, to vote the Stock
and to give consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Stock;
provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or
ratification given by the Pledgor if the effect thereof would impair any of
the Stock Collateral. All such rights of the Pledgor to receive cash
dividends shall cease in case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing. All such rights of the Pledgor to vote and give consents, waivers
and ratifications with respect to the Stock shall, at the Company's option,
as evidenced by the Company's notifying the Pledgor of such election, cease
in case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
7. Remedies.
7.1. In General. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Company shall thereafter have the following rights and
remedies (to the extent permitted by applicable law) in addition to the
rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code
of Massachusetts, all such rights and remedies being cumulative, not
exclusive, and enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently,
at such time or times as the Company deems expedient:
(a) if the Company so elects and gives notice of such election
to the Pledgor, the Company may vote any or all shares of the Stock
(whether or not the same shall have been transferred into its name or
the name of its nominee or nominees) for any lawful purpose,
including, without limitation, if the Company so elects, for the
liquidation of the assets of the issuer thereof, and give all
consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Stock and
otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright
owner thereof (the Pledgor hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing the Company as his proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full
power of substitution, to do so);
(b) the Company may demand, xxx for, collect or make any
compromise or settlement the Company deems suitable in respect of any
Stock Collateral;
(c) the Company may sell, resell, assign and deliver, or
otherwise dispose of, any or all of the Stock Collateral, for cash or
credit or both and upon such terms, at such place or places, at such
time or times and to such entities or other persons as the Company
thinks expedient, all without demand for performance by the Pledgor
or any notice or advertisement whatsoever except as expressly
provided herein or as may otherwise be required by law; and
(d) the Company may cause all or any part of the Stock held by
it to be transferred into its name or the name of its nominee or
nominees.
7.2. Sale of Stock Collateral. In the event of any disposition of
the Stock Collateral as provided in clause (c) of Section7.1, the Company
shall give to the Pledgor at least five business days' prior written
notice of the time and place of any public sale of the Stock Collateral
or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended
disposition is to be made. The Pledgor hereby acknowledges that five
business days prior written notice of such sale or sales shall be
reasonable notice. The Company may enforce its rights hereafter without
any other notice and without compliance with any other condition
precedent now or hereunder imposed by statute, rule of law or otherwise
(all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Pledgor, to the fullest
extent permitted by law). The Company may buy any part or all of the
Stock Collateral at any public sale and if any part or all of the Stock
Collateral is of a type customarily sold in a recognized market or is of
the type which is the subject of widely-distributed standard price
quotations, the Company may buy at private sale and may make payments
thereof by any means. The Company may apply the cash proceeds actually
received from any sale or other disposition to the reasonable expenses of
retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling and the like, to
reasonable attorneys' fees, travel and all other expenses which may be
incurred by the Company in attempting to collect the Obligations or to
enforce this Agreement or in the prosecution or defense of any action or
proceeding related to the subject matter of this Agreement, and then to
the Obligations in such order or preference as the Company may determine
after proper allowance for Obligations not then due. Only after such
applications, and after payment by the Company of any amount required by
Section9-504(1)(c) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, need the Company account to the Pledgor for any surplus.
7.3. The Pledgor's Agreements, etc. The Pledgor further agrees to
do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be
reasonably necessary to make any sales of any portion or all of the Stock
pursuant to this Section7 valid and binding and in compliance with any
and all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the Securities
Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and
regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto and all applicable
state securities or "Blue Sky" laws), regulations, orders, writs,
injunctions, decrees or awards of any and all courts, arbitrators or
governmental instrumentalities, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction
over any such sale or sales, all at the Pledgor's expense. The Pledgor
further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this
Section7 will cause irreparable injury to the Company, that the Company
has no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a
consequence, agrees that each and every covenant contained in this
Section7 shall be specifically enforceable against the Pledgor and the
Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an
action for specific performance of such covenants.
8. Marshalling. The Company shall not be required to marshal any present
or future security for (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the
Stock Collateral pledged hereunder), or guaranties of, the Obligations or any
of them, or to resort to such security or guaranties in any particular order;
and all of its rights hereunder and in respect to such security and
guaranties shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however
existing or arising. To the extent that he lawfully may, the Pledgor hereby
agrees that he will not invoke any law relating to the marshalling of
collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the
Company's rights under this Agreement, and, to the extent that he lawfully
may, the Pledgor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
9. Pledgor's Obligations Not Affected. To the extent permitted by law,
the obligations of the Pledgor hereunder shall remain in full force and
effect without regard to, and shall not be impaired by (a) any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition,
liquidation or the like of the Pledgor; (b) any exercise or nonexercise, or
any waiver, by the Company of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or
in respect of any of the Obligations or any security therefor (including this
Agreement); (c) any amendment to or modification of any of the Obligations;
(d) any amendment to or modification of any instrument (other than this
Agreement) securing any of the Obligations; or (e) the taking of additional
security for, or any guaranty of, any of the Obligations or the release or
discharge or termination of any security or guaranty for any of the
Obligations; whether or not the Pledgor shall have notice or knowledge of any
of the foregoing.
10. Transfer, etc., by the Pledgor. Without the prior written consent of
the Company, the Pledgor will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose
of, grant any option with respect to, or pledge or grant any security
interest in or otherwise encumber or restrict any of the Stock Collateral or
any interest therein, except for the pledge thereof and security interest
therein provided for in this Agreement.
11. Further Assurances. The Pledgor will do all such acts, and will
furnish to the Company all such financing statements, certificates, legal
opinions and other documents and will obtain all such governmental consents
and corporate approvals and will do or cause to be done all such other things
as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to give
full effect to this Agreement and to secure the rights of the Company
hereunder, all without any cost or expense to the Company. If the Company so
elects, a photocopy of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time
be filed by the Company as a financing statement in any recording office in
any jurisdiction.
12. Company's Exoneration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be
deemed to assume any responsibility for or obligation or duty with respect to
any part or all of the Stock Collateral of any nature or kind or any matter
or proceedings arising out of or relating thereto, other than (a) to exercise
reasonable care in the physical custody of the Stock Collateral and (b) after
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing to act in a
commercially reasonable manner. The Company shall not be required to take any
action of any kind to collect, preserve or protect its or the Pledgor's
rights in the Stock Collateral or against other parties thereto. The
Company's prior recourse to any part or all of the Stock Collateral shall not
constitute a condition of any demand, suit or proceeding for payment or
collection of any of the Obligations.
13. Overdue Amounts. Until paid, all amounts due and payable by the
Pledgor hereunder shall be a debt secured by the Stock Collateral and shall
bear, whether before or after judgment, interest at the rate of interest set
forth in the Note.
14. No Waiver, etc. No act, failure or delay by the Company shall
constitute a waiver of its rights and remedies hereunder or otherwise. No
single or partial waiver by the Company of any default or right or remedy
that it may have shall operate as a waiver of any other default, right or
remedy or of the same default, right or remedy on a future occasion. The
Pledgor hereby waives presentment, notice of dishonor and protest of all
instruments, included in or evidencing any of the Obligations or the Stock
Collateral, and any and all other notices and demands whatsoever (except as
expressly provided herein).
15. Notices, etc. Any communication to be made hereunder shall (a) be
made in writing, but unless otherwise stated, may be made by telex, facsimile
transmission or letter, and (b) be made or delivered to the address of the
party receiving notice which is identified with its signature below (unless
such party has by five (5) days' written notice specified another address),
and shall be deemed made or delivered, when dispatched, left at that address,
or five (5) days after being mailed, postage prepaid, to such address.
16. Termination. Upon final payment and performance in full of the
Obligations, this Agreement shall terminate and the Company shall, at the
Pledgor's request and expense, return such Stock Collateral in the possession
or control of the Company as has not theretofore been disposed of pursuant to
the provisions hereof, together with any moneys and other property at the
time held by the Company hereunder.
17. Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended,
modified, waived, discharged or terminated except by a written instrument
expressly referring to this Agreement and to the provisions so amended,
modified, waived, discharged or terminated, and executed by the party to be
charged.
18. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of the
Pledgor hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, successors and assigns of
the Pledgor, and shall, together with the rights and remedies of the Company
hereunder, inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors in title and
assigns.
19. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. THIS AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO
TAKE EFFECT AS A SEALED INSTRUMENT AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Pledgor hereby absolutely and
irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of any Federal court located in the said
Commonwealth in connection with any actions or proceedings brought against
the Pledgor by the Company arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any of the agreements or transactions contemplated hereby and hereby
irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court. The Pledgor hereby
waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any
such suit or any such court or that such suit is brought in an inconvenient
court.
20. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PLEDGOR WAIVES HIS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL
WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE
OF ANY SUCH RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS. Except as prohibited by law, the Pledgor
waives any right which he may have to claim or recover in any litigation
referred to in the preceding sentence any special, exemplary, punitive or
consequential damages or any damages other than, or in addition to, actual
damages.
21. Headings. The descriptive section headings have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions
hereof.
22. Severability, etc. If any term of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of all other terms hereof
shall be in no way affected thereby, and this Agreement shall be construed
and be enforceable as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term had not
been included herein. The Pledgor acknowledges receipt of a copy of this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, the Pledgor and the
Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above
written.
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
_____________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Address: 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
PLEDGOR
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
_________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Address: 00 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
