Company: SMNR
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-154936
Chunk: 864

Company: Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-02
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 864
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 documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

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WHEREAS, following the Domestication, the parties hereto desire to effect a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has approved this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, declared that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby are fair and advisable to, and in the best interests of, the Company and the Stockholders and recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the Stockholders;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent has approved this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, declared that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby are fair and advisable to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its shareholders and recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by its shareholders;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, declared that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby are fair and advisable to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub and its sole stockholder and recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by its sole stockholder; and

WHEREAS, at the Closing, Parent, certain shareholders of Parent and Scilex (in its capacity as a Stockholder) will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement with Parent (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by Parent and the Company), which will, among other things, govern the registration of certain Domesticated Parent Common Shares for resale and also govern restrictions on transfer of certain Domesticated Parent Common Shares and which shall be effective as of the Closing.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties accordingly agree as follows:

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DEFINITIONS**</div>

The terms defined in the preamble shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto, and following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

1.1 “Additional Ag