Exhibit 10.6

 

RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 











 

This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 20, 2015, by and between PACIFIC WESTERN BANK, a California state chartered bank (“Bank”) and RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Borrower”).

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower wishes to obtain credit from time to time from Bank, and Bank desires to extend credit to Borrower.  This Agreement sets forth the terms on which Bank will advance credit to Borrower, and Borrower will repay the amounts owing to Bank.

 

AGREEMENT

 

The parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                      DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

 

1.1                               Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, all capitalized terms shall have the definitions set forth on Exhibit A.  Any term used in the Code and not defined herein shall have the meaning given to the term in the Code.

 

1.2                               Accounting Terms.  Any accounting term not specifically defined on Exhibit A shall be construed in accordance with GAAP and all calculations shall be made in accordance with GAAP (except for non-compliance with FAS 123R in monthly reporting).  The term “financial statements” shall include the accompanying notes and schedules.

 

2.                                      LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

 

2.1                               Credit Extensions.

 

(a)                                 Promise to Pay.  Borrower promises to pay to Bank, in lawful money of the United States of America, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Credit Extensions made by Bank to Borrower, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount of such Credit Extensions at rates in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(b)                                 Term Loans.

 

(i)                                    Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (I) Borrower may request and Bank agrees to make one or more term loans to Borrower in an aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000 (each a “Tranche A Term Loan” and collectively the “Tranche A Term Loans”) at any time from the Closing Date through the Availability End Date and (II) Borrower may request and Bank agrees to make one or more additional term loans to Borrower in an aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000 (each a “Tranche B Term Loan” and collectively, the “Tranche B Term Loans” and together with the Tranche A Term Loans, each a “Term Loan” and collectively, the “Term Loans”) at any time from the date Borrower achieves the Tranche B Milestones through the Availability End Date.  The proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used for general working capital purposes and for capital expenditures.

 

(ii)                                Interest shall accrue from the date of each Term Loan at the rate specified in Section 2.3(a), and prior to the Availability End Date shall be payable monthly in arrears beginning on the 20th day of the month next following the such Term Loan, and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter.  Any Term Loans that are outstanding on the Availability End Date shall be payable in equal monthly installments of principal, plus all accrued interest, beginning on the Amortization Start Date and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter through the Term Loan Maturity Date, at which time all amounts due in connection with the Term Loans and any other amounts due under this Agreement shall be immediately due and payable.  Term Loans, once repaid, may not be reborrowed.  Borrower may prepay any Term Loan in whole or in part without penalty or premium.

 

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(iii)                            When Borrower desires to obtain a Term Loan (other than the initial Term Loan), Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by facsimile transmission to be received no later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on the Business Day prior to the date on which the Term Loan is to be made.  Such notice shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C.  The notice shall be signed by an Authorized Officer.

 

2.2                               Intentionally Omitted.

 

2.3                               Interest Rates, Payments, and Calculations.

 

(a)                                 Interest Rate for Term Loans.  Except as set forth in Section 2.3(b), the Term Loans shall bear interest, on the outstanding daily balance thereof, at a variable annual rate equal to the greater of (A) 1.25% above the Prime Rate then in effect, or (B) 4.50%.

 

(b)                                 Late Fee; Default Rate.  If any payment is not made within 15 days after the date such payment is due, Borrower shall pay Bank a late fee equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the amount of such unpaid amount or (ii) the maximum amount permitted to be charged under applicable law.  All Obligations shall bear interest, from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at a rate equal to 5 percentage points above the interest rate applicable immediately prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default.

 

(c)                                  Payments.  Interest under the Term Loans shall be due and payable on the 20th calendar day of each month during the term hereof.  Bank shall, at its option, charge such interest, all Bank Expenses, and all Periodic Payments against any of Borrower’s deposit accounts.  Any interest not paid when due shall be compounded by becoming a part of the Obligations, and such interest shall thereafter accrue interest at the rate then applicable hereunder.

 

(d)                                 Computation.  In the event the Prime Rate is changed from time to time hereafter, the applicable rate of interest hereunder shall be increased or decreased, effective as of the day the Prime Rate is changed, by an amount equal to such change in the Prime Rate.  All interest chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

2.4                               Crediting Payments.  Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Bank shall credit a wire transfer of funds, check or other item of payment to such deposit account or Obligation as Borrower specifies.  After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Bank shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately apply any wire transfer of funds, check, or other item of payment Bank may receive to conditionally reduce Obligations, but such applications of funds shall not be considered a payment on account unless such payment is of immediately available federal funds or unless and until such check or other item of payment is honored when presented for payment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any wire transfer or payment received by Bank after 5:30 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed to have been received by Bank as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.  Whenever any payment to Bank under the Loan Documents would otherwise be due (except by reason of acceleration) on a date that is not a Business Day, such payment shall instead be due on the next Business Day, and additional fees or interest, as the case may be, shall accrue and be payable for the period of such extension.

 

2.5                               Fees.  Borrower shall pay to Bank the following:

 

(a)                                 Facility Fee.  On or before the Closing Date, a fee equal to $5,000, which shall be nonrefundable;

 

(b)                                 Bank Expenses.  On the Closing Date, all Bank Expenses incurred through the Closing Date, and, after the Closing Date, all Bank Expenses, as and when they become due.

 

2.6                               Term.  This Agreement shall become effective on the Closing Date and, subject to Section 12.7, shall continue in full force and effect for so long as any Obligations remain outstanding or Bank has any obligation to make Credit Extensions under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank shall have the right to 

 

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terminate its obligation to make Credit Extensions under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.

 

3.                                      CONDITIONS OF LOANS.

 

3.1                               Conditions Precedent to Closing.  The agreement of Bank to enter into this Agreement on the Closing Date is subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, each the following items and completed each of the following requirements:

 

(a)                                 this Agreement;

 

(b)                                 an officer’s certificate of Borrower with respect to incumbency and resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  a financing statement (Form UCC-1);

 

(d)                                 payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due specified in Section 2.5, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts with Bank;

 

(e)                                  current SOS Reports indicating that except for Permitted Liens, there are no other security interests or Liens of record in the Collateral;

 

(f)                                   unaudited annual financial statements for fiscal year 2014 and a company prepared consolidated balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows for the month most recently ended more than 20 days prior to the Closing Date in accordance with Section 6.2, and such other updated financial information as Bank may reasonably request;

 

(g)                                 current Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 6.2;

 

(h)                                 a warrant in form and substance satisfactory to Bank;

 

(i)                                    a Borrower Information Certificate;

 

(j)                                    such other documents or certificates, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably request; and

 

(k)                                 Borrower shall have opened and funded not less than $50,000 in deposit accounts held with Bank.

 

3.2                               Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions.  The obligation of Bank to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is contingent upon the Borrower’s compliance with Section 3.1 above, and is further subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)                                 timely receipt by Bank of the Loan Advance/Paydown Request Form as provided in Section 2.1;

 

(b)                                 Borrower shall have transferred substantially all of its Cash assets into operating accounts held with Bank;

 

(c)                                  in Bank’s sole but reasonable discretion, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(d)                                 the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan Advance/Paydown Request Form and on the effective date of each Credit Extension as though made at and as of each such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and 

 

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be continuing, or would exist after giving effect to such Credit Extension (provided, however, that those representations and warranties expressly referring to another date shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects as of such date).  The making of each Credit Extension shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by Borrower on the date of such Credit Extension as to the accuracy of the facts referred to in this Section 3.2.

 

4.                                      CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST.

 

4.1                               Grant of Security Interest.  Borrower grants and pledges to Bank a continuing security interest in the Collateral to secure prompt repayment of any and all Obligations and to secure prompt performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under the Loan Documents (other than any warrants or equity related agreements).  Except for Permitted Liens or as disclosed in the Schedule, such security interest constitutes a valid, first priority security interest in the presently existing Collateral, and will constitute a valid, first priority security interest in later-acquired Collateral.  Borrower also hereby agrees not to sell, transfer, assign, mortgage, pledge, lease, grant a security interest in, or encumber any of its Intellectual Property, except for Permitted Transfers and Permitted Liens.  Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or of any filings undertaken related to Bank’s rights under the Code, Bank’s Lien on the Collateral shall remain in effect for so long as any Obligations are outstanding.

 

4.2                               Perfection of Security Interest.  Borrower authorizes Bank to file at any time financing statements, continuation statements, and amendments thereto that (i) either specifically describe the Collateral or describe the Collateral as all assets of Borrower of the kind pledged hereunder, and (ii) contain any other information required by the Code for the sufficiency of filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement, or amendment, including whether Borrower is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to Borrower, if applicable.  Borrower shall have possession of the Collateral, except where expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement or where Bank chooses to perfect its security interest by possession in addition to the filing of a financing statement.  Where Collateral is in possession of a third party bailee, Borrower shall take such steps as Bank reasonably requests for Bank to (i) to the extent required in Section 7.11 below, obtain an acknowledgment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank, of the bailee that the bailee holds such Collateral for the benefit of Bank, and (ii) to the extent required under Section 6.6 below, obtain “control” of any Collateral consisting of investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights or electronic chattel paper (as such items and the term “control” are defined in Revised Article 9 of the Code) by causing the securities intermediary or depositary institution or issuing bank to execute a control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.  Borrower will not create any chattel paper without placing a legend on the chattel paper acceptable to Bank indicating that Bank has a security interest in the chattel paper.  Borrower from time to time, pursuant to additional agreements by Borrower, may deposit with Bank specific cash collateral to secure specific Obligations; Borrower authorizes Bank to hold such specific balances in pledge and to decline to honor any drafts thereon or any request by Borrower or any other Person to pay or otherwise transfer any part of such balances for so long as the specific Obligations are outstanding.  Borrower shall take such other actions as Bank reasonably requests to perfect its security interests granted under this Agreement.

 

5.                                      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

5.1                               Due Organization and Qualification.  Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly existing under the laws of the state in which it is organized and qualified and licensed to do business in any state in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be so qualified, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2                               Due Authorization; No Conflict.  The execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents are within Borrower’s powers, have been duly authorized, and are not in conflict with nor constitute a breach of any provision contained in Borrower’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, nor will they constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound.  Borrower is not in default under any agreement by which it is bound, except to the extent such default would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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5.3                               Collateral.  Borrower has rights in or the power to transfer the Collateral, and its title to the Collateral is free and clear of Liens, adverse claims, and restrictions on transfer or pledge except for Permitted Liens.  Other than movable items of personal property such as laptop computers, all Collateral having an aggregate book value in excess of $250,000 is located solely in the Collateral States, at the locations set forth on Schedule 7.11 and such other locations permitted under Section 7.11.  All finished goods Inventory is in all material respects of good and merchantable quality, free from all material defects, except for Inventory for which adequate reserves have been made.  Except as set forth in the Schedule, none of the Borrower’s Cash is maintained or invested with a Person other than Bank or Bank’s affiliates or as permitted under Section 6.6.

 

5.4                               Intellectual Property. Borrower’s Intellectual Property as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 5.4 hereto.  Borrower is the sole owner of the intellectual property created or purchased or licensed by Borrower, except for any rights of a licensor  of intellectual property purchased or licensed by Borrower, licenses granted by Borrower in the ordinary course of business and other Permitted Transfers.  To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, each of the material copyrights, trademarks and patents created or purchased by Borrower is valid and enforceable, and no part of the intellectual property created or purchased by Borrower has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and no claim has been made to Borrower that any part of the intellectual property created or purchased by Borrower violates the rights of any third party except to the extent such judgment or claim would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.5                               Name; Location of Chief Executive Office.  Except as disclosed in the Schedule, Borrower has not done business under any name other than that specified on the signature page hereof, and its exact legal name is as set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.  As of the date hereof, the chief executive office of Borrower is located at the address indicated in Section 10 hereof.

 

5.6                               Litigation.  Except as set forth in the Schedule, there are no actions or proceedings pending by or against Borrower or any Subsidiary before any court or administrative agency in which a likely adverse decision would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.7                               No Material Adverse Change in Financial Statements.  All consolidated and consolidating (if any) financial statements related to Borrower and any Subsidiary that are delivered by Borrower to Bank fairly present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated and consolidating (if any) financial condition as of the date thereof and Borrower’s consolidated and consolidating (if any) results of operations for the period then ended.  There has not been a material adverse change in the consolidated or in the consolidating (if any) financial condition of Borrower since the date of the most recent of such financial statements submitted to Bank.

 

5.8                               Solvency, Payment of Debts.  Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature; the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; and Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.9                               Compliance with Laws and Regulations.  Borrower and each Subsidiary have met the minimum funding requirements of ERISA with respect to any employee benefit plans subject to ERISA.  No event has occurred resulting from Borrower’s failure to comply with ERISA that is reasonably likely to result in Borrower’s incurring any liability that could have a Material Adverse Effect.  Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T and U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).  Borrower has not violated any statutes, laws, ordinances or rules applicable to it, the violation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Borrower and each Subsidiary have filed or caused to be filed all tax returns required to be filed, and have paid, or have made adequate provision for the payment of, all taxes reflected therein except those being contested in good faith with adequate reserves under GAAP or where the failure to file such returns or pay such taxes would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.10                        Subsidiaries.  Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other equity securities of any Person, except for Permitted Investments.

 

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5.11                        Government Consents.  Borrower and each Subsidiary have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all governmental authorities that are necessary for the continued operation of Borrower’s business as currently conducted, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.12                        Inbound Licenses.  Except as disclosed on the Schedule, disclosed in accordance with Section 6.9 or permitted pursuant to Section 7.5, Borrower is not a party to, nor is bound by, any material license or other similar agreement important for the conduct of Borrower’s business that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any other property important for the conduct of Borrower’s business, other than this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

6.                                      AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

 

Borrower covenants that, until payment in full of all outstanding Obligations, and for so long as Bank may have any commitment to make a Credit Extension hereunder, Borrower shall do all of the following:

 

6.1                               Good Standing and Government Compliance.  Borrower shall maintain its and each of its Subsidiaries’ corporate existence and good standing in the respective states of formation, shall maintain qualification and good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and shall furnish to Bank the organizational identification number issued to Borrower by the authorities of the state in which Borrower is organized, if applicable.  Borrower shall meet, and shall cause each Subsidiary to meet, the minimum funding requirements of ERISA with respect to any employee benefit plans subject to ERISA.  Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all statutes, laws, ordinances and government rules and regulations to which it is subject, and shall maintain, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, in force all licenses, approvals and agreements, the loss of which or failure to comply with which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.2                               Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.  Borrower shall deliver to Bank:  (i) as soon as available, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, a company prepared consolidated and consolidating (if any) balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows covering Borrower’s operations during such period, in a form reasonably acceptable to Bank and certified by a Responsible Officer; (ii) as soon as available, but in any event within 180 days after the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited (or such other level as is required by the Investment Agreement) consolidated and consolidating (if any) financial statements of Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, together with (if required by the Investment Agreement) an opinion which is either unqualified, qualified only for going concern so long as Borrower’s investors provide additional equity as needed or otherwise consented to in writing by Bank on such financial statements of an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Bank; (iii) annual budget approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors as soon as available but in any event within 30 days after each fiscal year end during the term of this Agreement; (iv) if applicable, copies of all statements, reports and notices sent or made available generally by Borrower to its security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt and all reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; (v) promptly upon receipt of notice thereof, a report of any legal actions pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to result in damages or costs to Borrower or any Subsidiary of $250,000 or more; (vi) promptly upon receipt, each management letter prepared by Borrower’s independent certified public accounting firm regarding Borrower’s management control systems; and (vii) such budgets, sales projections, operating plans, information relating to clinical updates or other information as Bank may reasonably request from time to time.

 

(a)                                 Within 30 days after the last day of each month, Borrower shall deliver to Bank with the monthly financial statements a Compliance Certificate certified as of the last day of the applicable month and signed by a Responsible Officer in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto.

 

(b)                                 As soon as possible and in any event within 3 Business Days after becoming aware of the occurrence or existence of an Event of Default hereunder, a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the Event of Default, and the action which Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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(c)                                  Bank (through any of its officers, employees, or agents) shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice, from time to time during Borrower’s usual business hours but no more than once a year (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to inspect Borrower’s Books and to make copies thereof and to check, test, inspect, audit and appraise the Collateral at Borrower’s expense in order to verify Borrower’s financial condition or the amount of, condition of, or any other matter relating to, the Collateral.

 

Borrower may deliver to Bank on an electronic basis any certificates, reports or information required pursuant to this Section 6.2, and Bank shall be entitled to rely on the information contained in the electronic files, provided that Bank in good faith believes that the files were delivered by a Responsible Officer.  Borrower shall include a submission date on any certificates and reports to be delivered electronically.

 

6.3                               Inventory and Equipment; Returns.  Borrower shall keep all finished goods Inventory and Equipment in good and merchantable condition, free from all material defects except for Inventory and Equipment (i) sold in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) for which adequate reserves have been made, in all cases in the United States and such other locations permitted under Section 7.11 or as to which Borrower gives prior written notice.  Returns and allowances, if any, as between Borrower and its account debtors shall be on the same basis and in accordance with the usual customary practices of Borrower.  Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of all returns and recoveries and of all written disputes and claims involving inventory having a book value of more than $100,000.

 

6.4                               Taxes.  Borrower shall make, and cause each Subsidiary to make, due and timely payment or deposit of all material federal, state, and local taxes, assessments, or contributions required of it by law, including, but not limited to, those laws concerning income taxes, F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A. and state disability, and will execute and deliver to Bank, on demand, proof satisfactory to Bank indicating that Borrower or a Subsidiary has made such payments or deposits and any appropriate certificates attesting to the payment or deposit thereof; provided that Borrower or a Subsidiary need not make any payment if the amount or validity of such payment is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and is reserved against (to the extent required by GAAP) by Borrower or such Subsidiary.

 

6.5                               Insurance.  Borrower, at its expense, shall (i) keep the Collateral insured against loss or damage, and (ii) maintain liability and other insurance, in each case in as ordinarily insured against by other owners in businesses similar to Borrower’s.  All such policies of insurance shall be in such form, with such companies, and in such amounts as reasonably satisfactory to Bank.  All policies of property insurance shall contain a lender’s loss payable endorsement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Bank, showing Bank as an additional loss payee, and all liability insurance policies shall show Bank as an additional insured and specify that the insurer must give at least 10 days notice to Bank before canceling or refusing to renew its policy for any reason.  Within 30 days of the Closing Date, Borrower shall cause to be furnished to Bank a copy of its policies or certificate of insurance including any endorsements covering Bank or showing Bank as an additional insured.  Upon Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver to Bank certified copies of the policies of insurance and evidence of all premium payments.  Proceeds payable under any casualty policy will, at Borrower’s option, be payable to Borrower to repair or replace the property subject to the claim, provided that any such repaired or replacement property shall be deemed Collateral in which Bank has been granted a first priority security interest, provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all proceeds payable under any such policy shall, at Bank’s option, be payable to Bank to be applied on account of the Obligations.

 

6.6                               Primary Depository.  Except as set forth below, within 30 days of the Closing Date Borrower shall maintain all its depository and operating accounts with Bank and all its investment accounts with Bank or Bank’s affiliates; provided that prior to maintaining any investment accounts with Bank’s affiliates, Borrower, Bank, and any such affiliate shall have entered into a securities account control agreement with respect to any such investment accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.  Notwithstanding the above, Borrower shall be permitted to maintain (i) payroll and employee benefits accounts at Bank or outside of Bank provided that if the same are outside of Bank, Borrower must deliver a control agreement in favor of Bank for such accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion, (ii) a deposit account held at Silicon Valley Bank securing the SVB Letter of Credit without the requirement for a control agreement, (iii) for a period of 90 days after the Closing Date, a deposit account at Silicon Valley Bank securing credit card reimbursement obligations without the requirement for a control agreement provided that at no time shall such deposit account contain funds in excess of 

 

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$10,000, and (iv) Cash in one or more accounts outside of Bank, without the requirement for control agreements, provided that the total aggregate amount of Cash maintained in all accounts outside of Bank pursuant to this section (iv) does not exceed (x) $100,000 from the date that is 31 days after the Closing Date through the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date, (y) $50,000 from the date 91 days after the Closing Date through the date 180 days after the Closing Date, and (z) $20,000 at all times thereafter.  The foregoing notwithstanding, at no time from the date that is 31 days after the Closing Date and thereafter shall Borrower maintain cash outside of Bank in an aggregate amount in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).

 

6.7                               Intentionally Omitted.

 

6.8                               Intentionally Omitted.

 

6.9                               Consent of Inbound Licensors.  Not more than 10 days after entering into or becoming bound by any material inbound license or similar agreement for the use of intellectual property (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding licenses of open source, over the counter software, prepackaged software and other software that is commercially available to the public), Borrower shall:  (i) provide written notice to Bank of the material terms of such license or agreement with a description of its likely impact on Borrower’s business or financial condition; and (ii) upon Bank’s request, in good faith use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for Borrower’s interest in such licenses or contract rights to be deemed Collateral and for Bank to have a security interest in it that could reasonably be expected to otherwise be restricted by the terms of the applicable license or agreement, whether now existing or entered into in the future, provided, however, that the failure to obtain any such consent or waiver shall not constitute a default under this Agreement.

 

6.10                        Creation/Acquisition of Subsidiaries.  In the event any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower creates or acquires any Subsidiary, Borrower or such Subsidiary shall promptly notify Bank of such creation or acquisition, and Borrower or such Subsidiary shall take all actions reasonably requested by Bank to achieve any of the following with respect to such “New Subsidiary” (defined as a Subsidiary formed after the date hereof during the term of this Agreement):  (i) if such New Subsidiary is organized under the laws of the United States, to cause New Subsidiary to become either a co-Borrower hereunder, or a secured guarantor with respect to the Obligations; and (ii) to grant and pledge to Bank a perfected security interest in 100% of the stock, units or other evidence of ownership held by Borrower or its Subsidiaries of any such New Subsidiary which is organized under the laws of the United States, and 65% of the stock, units or other evidence of ownership held by Borrower or its Subsidiaries of any such New Subsidiary which is not organized under the laws of the United States.

 

6.11                        Further Assurances.  At any time and from time to time Borrower shall execute and deliver such further instruments and take such further action as may reasonably be requested by Bank to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

 

7.                                      NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

 

Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any credit hereunder shall be available and until the outstanding Obligations are paid in full or for so long as Bank may have any commitment to make any Credit Extensions, Borrower will not do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld:

 

7.1                               Dispositions.  Convey, sell, lease, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of (collectively, to “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, or move cash balances on deposit with Bank to accounts opened at another financial institution, other than as permitted under Section 6.6, Permitted Transfers or Permitted Investments.

 

7.2                               Change in Name, Location, Executive Office, or Executive Management; Change in Business; Change in Fiscal Year; Change in Control.  Change its name or the state of Borrower’s formation or relocate its chief executive office without 30 days prior written notification to Bank; replace or suffer the departure of its chief executive officer or chief financial officer, if any, without delivering written notification to Bank within 

 

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10 Business Days; suffer a change on its board of directors which results in the failure of at least one representative of Flagship Ventures Management, Inc. or its Affiliates to serve as a voting member, or suffer the resignation of one or more directors from its board of directors in anticipation of the Borrower’s insolvency, in either case without the prior written consent of Bank which may be withheld in Bank’s sole discretion; take action to liquidate, wind up, or otherwise cease to conduct business in the ordinary course; engage in any business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business, other than or reasonably related or incidental to the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower; change its fiscal year end; have a Change in Control.

 

7.3                               Mergers or Acquisitions.  Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with or into any other business organization (other than mergers or consolidations of a Subsidiary into another Subsidiary or into Borrower), or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person (other than Permitted Investments) except where (a) each of the following conditions is applicable:  (i) the consideration paid in connection with such transactions (including assumption of liabilities) does not in the aggregate exceed $250,000 during any fiscal year, (ii) no Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would exist after giving effect to such transactions, (iii) such transactions do not result in a Change in Control, and (iv) Borrower is the surviving entity; or (b) the Obligations are repaid in full concurrently with the closing of any merger or consolidation of Borrower in which Borrower is not the surviving entity; provided, however, that Borrower shall not, without Bank’s prior written consent, enter into any binding contractual arrangement with any Person to attempt to facilitate a merger or acquisition of Borrower, unless (i) no Event of Default exists when such agreement is entered into by Borrower, (ii) such agreement does not give such Person the right to claim any fee, payment or damages from any parties, other than from Borrower or Borrower’s investors, in connection with a sale of Borrower’s stock or assets pursuant to or resulting from an assignment for the benefit of creditors, an asset turnover to Borrower’s creditors (including, without limitation, Bank), foreclosure, bankruptcy or similar liquidation, and (iii) Borrower notifies Bank in advance of entering into such an agreement (provided that the failure to give such notification shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement).

 

7.4                               Indebtedness.  Create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable with respect to any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary so to do, other than Permitted Indebtedness, or prepay any Indebtedness or take any actions which impose on Borrower an obligation to prepay any Indebtedness, except Indebtedness to Bank.

 

7.5                               Encumbrances.  Create, incur, assume or allow any Lien with respect to its property, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, except for Permitted Liens, or covenant to any other Person (other than (i) the licensors of in-licensed property with respect to such property, (ii) the lessors of specific equipment or lenders financing specific equipment with respect to such leased or financed equipment or (iii) as disclosed on the Schedule) that Borrower in the future will refrain from creating, incurring, assuming or allowing any Lien with respect to any of Borrower’s property, except for licenses and agreements containing customary anti-assignment provisions so long as such provisions are, or would be, rendered unenforceable or ineffective under applicable law (including, without limitation Sections 9-406, 9-407 and 9-408 of the Code).

 

7.6                               Distributions.  Pay any dividends or make any other distribution or payment on account of or in redemption, retirement or purchase of any of its capital stock, except that Borrower may (i) repurchase the stock of former employees or directors pursuant to stock repurchase agreements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000 in any fiscal year, so long as an Event of Default does not exist prior to such repurchase or would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, and (ii) repurchase the stock of former employees or directors pursuant to stock repurchase agreements in any amount where the consideration for the repurchase is the cancellation of indebtedness owed by such former employees or directors to Borrower regardless of whether an Event of Default exists.

 

7.7                               Investments.  Directly or indirectly acquire or own an Investment in, or make any Investment in or to any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, other than Permitted Investments, or except as permitted under Section 6.6, maintain or invest any of its investment property with a Person other than Bank or permit any Subsidiary to do so unless such Person has entered into a control agreement with Bank, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank, or suffer or permit any Subsidiary to be a party to, or be bound by, an agreement that restricts such Subsidiary from paying dividends or otherwise distributing property to Borrower.

 

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7.8                               Capitalized Expenditures.  Make Capitalized Expenditures in excess of $150,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of Borrower.

 

7.9                               Transactions with Affiliates.  Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person and except for transactions permitted under Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7 or 7.9.

 

7.10                        Subordinated Debt.  Make any payment in respect of any Subordinated Debt, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any such payment, except in compliance with the terms of such Subordinated Debt, or amend any provision affecting Bank’s rights contained in any documentation relating to the Subordinated Debt without Bank’s prior written consent.

 

7.11                        Inventory and Equipment.  Store the Inventory or the Equipment of a book value in excess of $250,000 with a bailee, warehouseman, collocation facility or similar third party unless the third party has been notified of Bank’s security interest and Bank (a) has received an acknowledgment from the third party that it is holding or will hold the Inventory or Equipment for Bank’s benefit or (b) is in possession of the warehouse receipt, where negotiable, covering such Inventory or Equipment.  Except for Inventory sold in the ordinary course of business and for movable items of personal property having an aggregate book value not in excess of $250,000, and except for such other locations as Bank may approve in writing, Borrower shall keep the Inventory and Equipment only at the location set forth in Section 10 of the Schedule, and such other locations of which Borrower gives Bank prior written notice and as to which Bank is able to take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to perfect its security interest or to obtain a bailee’s acknowledgment of Bank’s rights in the Collateral.

 

7.12                        No Investment Company; Margin Regulation.  Become or be controlled by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or become principally engaged in, or undertake as one of its important activities, the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for such purpose.

 

8.                                      EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default by Borrower under this Agreement:

 

8.1                               Payment Default.  If Borrower fails to pay any of the Obligations when due;

 

8.2                               Covenant Default.

 

(a)                                 If Borrower fails to perform any obligation under Sections 6.2 (financial reporting), 6.4 (taxes), 6.5 (insurance) or 6.6 (primary accounts), or violates any of the covenants contained in Article 7 of this Agreement; or

 

(b)                                 If Borrower fails or neglects to perform or observe any other material term, provision, condition or covenant contained in this Agreement, in any of the Loan Documents, or in any other present or future agreement between Borrower and Bank and as to any default under such other term, provision, condition or covenant that can be cured, has failed to cure such default within 10 days after Borrower receives notice thereof or any officer of Borrower becomes aware thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the 10 day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be cured within such 10 day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional reasonable period (which shall not in any case exceed 30 days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to have cured such default shall not be deemed an Event of Default but no Credit Extensions will be made;

 

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8.3                               Material Adverse Change.  If there occurs any circumstance or any circumstances which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

8.4                               Attachment.  If any material portion of Borrower’s assets is attached, seized, subjected to a writ or distress warrant, or is levied upon, or comes into the possession of any trustee, receiver or person acting in a similar capacity and such attachment, seizure, writ or distress warrant or levy has not been removed, discharged or rescinded within 10 days, or if Borrower is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business affairs, or if a judgment or other claim becomes a lien or encumbrance upon any material portion of Borrower’s assets, or if a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed of record with respect to any material portion of Borrower’s assets by the United States Government, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county, municipal, or governmental agency, and the same is not paid within ten days after Borrower receives notice thereof, provided that none of the foregoing shall constitute an Event of Default where such action or event is stayed or an adequate bond has been posted pending a good faith contest by Borrower (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made during such cure period);

 

8.5                               Insolvency.  If Borrower becomes insolvent, or if an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by Borrower, or if an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against Borrower and is not dismissed or stayed within 30 days (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the dismissal of such Insolvency Proceeding);

 

8.6                               Other Agreements.  If there is a default or other failure to perform in any agreement to which Borrower is a party with a third party or parties (a) resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $250,000, (b) in connection with any lease of real property that has not been cured or waived by the landlord under such lease (but only if the landlord thereof has given Borrower notice of such default), or (c) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

8.7                               Judgments.  If a final, non-appealable, uninsured judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $250,000 shall be rendered against Borrower and shall remain unsatisfied and unstayed for a period of 10 days (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the satisfaction or stay of the judgment); or

 

8.8                               Misrepresentations.  If any material misrepresentation or material misstatement exists now or hereafter in any warranty or representation set forth herein or in any certificate delivered to Bank by any Responsible Officer pursuant to this Agreement or to induce Bank to enter into this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

8.9                               Guaranty.  If any guaranty of all or a portion of the Obligations (a “Guaranty) ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any guarantor fails to perform any obligation under any Guaranty or a security agreement securing any Guaranty (collectively, the “Guaranty Documents”), or any event of default occurs under any Guaranty Document or any guarantor revokes or purports to revoke a Guaranty, or any material misrepresentation or material misstatement exists now or hereafter in any warranty or representation set forth in any Guaranty Document or in any certificate delivered to Bank in connection with any Guaranty Document, or if any of the circumstances described in Sections 8.3 through 8.9 occur with respect to any guarantor.

 

9.                                      BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

 

9.1                               Rights and Remedies.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Bank may, at its election, without notice of its election and without demand, do any one or more of the following, all of which are authorized by Borrower:

 

(a)                                 Declare all Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement, by any of the other Loan Documents, or otherwise, immediately due and payable (provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 (insolvency), all Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);

 

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(b)                                 Demand that Borrower  (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to the amount of any Letters of Credit remaining undrawn, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and (ii) pay in advance all Letter of Credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of the Letters of Credit, and Borrower shall promptly deposit and pay such amounts;

 

(c)                                  Cease advancing money or extending credit to or for the benefit of Borrower under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;

 

(d)                                 Settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with account debtors for amounts, upon terms and in whatever order that Bank reasonably considers advisable;

 

(e)                                  Make such payments and do such acts as Bank considers necessary or reasonable to protect its security interest in the Collateral.  Borrower agrees to assemble the Collateral if Bank so requires, and to make the Collateral available to Bank as Bank may designate.  Borrower authorizes Bank to enter the premises where the Collateral is located, to take and maintain possession of the Collateral, or any part of it, and to pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any encumbrance, charge, or lien which in Bank’s determination appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and to pay all expenses incurred in connection therewith.  With respect to any of Borrower’s owned premises, Borrower hereby grants Bank a license to enter into possession of such premises and to occupy the same, without charge, in order to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies provided herein, at law, in equity, or otherwise;

 

(f)                                   Set off and apply to the Obligations any and all (i) balances and deposits of Borrower held by Bank, and (ii) indebtedness at any time owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower held by Bank;

 

(g)                                 Ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell (in the manner provided for herein) the Collateral.  Bank is hereby granted a license or other right, solely pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.1, to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature, as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section 9.1, Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to Bank’s benefit;

 

(h)                                 Sell the Collateral at either a public or private sale, or both, by way of one or more contracts or transactions, for cash or on terms, in such manner and at such places (including Borrower’s premises) as Bank determines is commercially reasonable, and apply any proceeds to the Obligations in whatever manner or order Bank deems appropriate.  Bank may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral.  Bank may specifically disclaim any warranties of title or the like.  This procedure will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.  If Bank sells any of the Collateral upon credit, Borrower will be credited only with payments actually made by the purchaser, received by Bank, and applied to the indebtedness of the purchaser.  If the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, Bank may resell the Collateral and Borrower shall be credited with the proceeds of the sale;

 

(i)                                    Bank may credit bid and purchase at any public sale;

 

(j)                                    Apply for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator of the Collateral, without notice and without regard to the adequacy of the security for the Obligations and without regard to the solvency of Borrower, any guarantor or any other Person liable for any of the Obligations; and

 

(k)                                 Any deficiency that exists after disposition of the Collateral as provided above will be paid immediately by Borrower.

 

Bank may comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral and compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.

 

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9.2                               Power of Attorney.  Effective only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank (and any of Bank’s designated officers, or employees) as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney to:  (a) send requests for verification of Accounts or notify account debtors of Bank’s security interest in the Accounts; (b) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security that may come into Bank’s possession; (c) sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any Account, drafts against account debtors, schedules and assignments of Accounts, verifications of Accounts, and notices to account debtors; (d) dispose of any Collateral; (e) make, settle, and adjust all claims under and decisions with respect to Borrower’s policies of insurance; (f) settle and adjust disputes and claims respecting the accounts directly with account debtors, for amounts and upon terms which Bank determines to be reasonable and (g) file, in its sole discretion, one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral; provided Bank may exercise such power of attorney to sign the name of Borrower on any of the documents described in clause (g) above, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred.  The appointment of Bank as Borrower’s attorney in fact, and each and every one of Bank’s rights and powers, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until all of the Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and Bank’s obligation to provide advances hereunder is terminated.

 

9.3                               Accounts Collection.  At any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Bank may notify any Person owing funds to Borrower of Bank’s security interest in such funds and verify the amount of such Account.  Borrower shall collect all amounts owing to Borrower for Bank, receive in trust all payments as Bank’s trustee, and immediately deliver such payments to Bank in their original form as received from the account debtor, with proper endorsements for deposit.

 

9.4                               Bank Expenses.  If Borrower fails to pay any amounts or furnish any required proof of payment due to third persons or entities, as required under the terms of this Agreement, then Bank may do any or all of the following after reasonable notice to Borrower:  (a) make payment of the same or any part thereof; or (b) obtain and maintain insurance policies of the type discussed in Section 6.5 of this Agreement, and take any action with respect to such policies as Bank deems prudent.  Any amounts so paid or deposited by Bank shall constitute Bank Expenses, shall be immediately due and payable, and shall bear interest at the then applicable rate hereinabove provided, and shall be secured by the Collateral.  Any payments made by Bank shall not constitute an agreement by Bank to make similar payments in the future or a waiver by Bank of any Event of Default under this Agreement.

 

9.5                               Bank’s Liability for Collateral.  Bank has no obligation to clean up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale.  All risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrower.

 

9.6                               No Obligation to Pursue Others.  Bank has no obligation to attempt to satisfy the Obligations by collecting them from any other person liable for them and Bank may release, modify or waive any collateral provided by any other Person to secure any of the Obligations, all without affecting Bank’s rights against Borrower.  Borrower waives any right it may have to require Bank to pursue any other Person for any of the Obligations.

 

9.7                               Remedies Cumulative.  Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative.  Bank shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity.  No exercise by Bank of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by Bank of any Event of Default on Borrower’s part shall be deemed a continuing waiver.  No delay by Bank shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.  No waiver by Bank shall be effective unless made in a written document signed on behalf of Bank and then shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.  Borrower expressly agrees that this Section 9.7 may not be waived or modified by Bank by course of performance, conduct, estoppel or otherwise.

 

9.8                               Demand; Protest.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment and any other notices relating to the Obligations.

 

10.                               NOTICES.

 

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by any party relating to this Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection herewith shall be in writing and (except for financial 

 

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statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by a recognized overnight delivery service, certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by telefacsimile to Borrower or to Bank, as the case may be, at its addresses set forth below:

 

	
If to Borrower:
    	
 
    	
RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
620 Memorial Drive Suite 100 West
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Cambridge, MA 02139
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
With a copy (which will
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
not constitute notice)   to:
    	
 
    	
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn: Jamie N. Class, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
60 State Street
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Boston, MA 02446
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
FAX: (617) 526-5000
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Bank:
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
406 Blackwell Street, Suite 240
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Durham, North Carolina 27701
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn: Loan Operations Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
FAX: (919) 314-3080
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
with a copy to:
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
50 Milk Street, 14th Floor
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Boston, MA 02109
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn: Scott Hansen
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
FAX: (781) 547-0848
    


 

The parties hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other.

 

11.                               CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.  Jurisdiction shall lie in the State of North Carolina.  All disputes, controversies, claims, actions and similar proceedings arising with respect to Borrower’s account or any related agreement or transaction shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Durham County, North Carolina or the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, except as provided below with respect to arbitration of such matters.  BANK AND BORROWER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED.  EACH OF THEM, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED INSTRUMENT OR LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTION OF ANY OF THEM.  THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY BANK OR BORROWER, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY EACH OF THEM.  If the jury waiver set forth in this Section 11 is not enforceable, then any dispute, controversy, claim, action or similar proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated therein shall be settled by final and binding arbitration held in Durham County, North Carolina in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with those rules.  The arbitrator shall apply North Carolina law to the resolution of any dispute, without reference to rules of conflicts of law or rules of statutory arbitration. Judgment upon any award resulting from arbitration may be entered into and enforced by any state or federal court having 

 

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jurisdiction thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for preliminary or interim equitable relief, or to compel arbitration in accordance with this Section.  The costs and expenses of the arbitration, including without limitation, the arbitrator’s fees and expert witness fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the parties to the arbitration may be awarded to the prevailing party, in the discretion of the arbitrator, or may be apportioned between the parties in any manner deemed appropriate by the arbitrator.  Unless and until the arbitrator decides that one party is to pay for all (or a share) of such costs and expenses, both parties shall share equally in the payment of the arbitrator’s fees as and when billed by the arbitrator.

 

12.                               GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

12.1                        Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall bind all persons who become bound as a debtor to this Agreement; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be assigned by Borrower without Bank’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Bank’s sole discretion.  Bank shall have the right without the consent of or notice to Borrower to sell, assign, transfer, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights and benefits hereunder.

 

12.2                        Indemnification.  Borrower shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Bank and its officers, employees, and agents against:  (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities claimed or asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (b) all losses or Bank Expenses in any way suffered, incurred, or paid by Bank, its officers, employees and agents as a result of or in any way arising out of, following, or consequential to transactions between Bank and Borrower whether under this Agreement, or otherwise (including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), except for losses caused by Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

12.3                        Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence for the performance of all obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

12.4                        Severability of Provisions.  Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

 

12.5                        Amendments in Writing, Integration.  All amendments to or terminations of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents must be in writing.  All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, if any, are merged into this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

12.6                        Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Executed copies of the signature pages of this Agreement sent by facsimile or transmitted electronically in Portable Document Format (“PDF”), or any similar format, shall be treated as originals, fully binding and with full legal force and effect, and the parties waive any rights they may have to object to such treatment.

 

12.7                        Survival.  All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect so long as any Obligations remain outstanding or Bank has any obligation to make any Credit Extension to Borrower.  The obligations of Borrower to indemnify Bank with respect to the expenses, damages, losses, costs and liabilities described in Section 12.2 shall survive until all applicable statute of limitations periods with respect to actions that may be brought against Bank have run.

 

12.8                        Confidentiality.  In handling any confidential information, Bank and Borrower and all employees and agents of each such party shall exercise the same degree of care that such party exercises with respect to its own proprietary information of the same types to maintain the confidentiality of any non-public information thereby received or received pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Documents or upon request of Bank or its Affiliates, except that disclosure of such information may be made (i) in the case of Bank, to the subsidiaries or Affiliates of Bank or Borrower in connection with their present or prospective business relations with Borrower (provided that 

 

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such subsidiaries or Affiliates are bound by confidentiality obligations substantially the same as those of this Section 12.8), (ii) in the case of Bank, to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions, provided that they have entered into a comparable confidentiality agreement in favor of Borrower and have delivered a copy to Borrower, (iii) as required by law, regulations, rule or order, subpoena, judicial order or similar order, (iv) in the case of Bank, as may be required in connection with the examination, audit or similar investigation of Bank and (v) as Bank may determine in connection with the enforcement of any remedies hereunder.  Confidential information hereunder shall not include information that either:  (a) is in the public domain or in the knowledge or possession of the receiving party when disclosed to such party, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to such receiving party through no fault of such receiving party; or (b) is disclosed to such receiving party by a third party, provided the receiving party does not have actual knowledge that such third party is prohibited from disclosing such information.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
RUBIUS   THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Avak Kahejian
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Avak   Kahejian
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PACIFIC   WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Scott Hansen
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott Hansen
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
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EXHIBIT A

 

DEFINITIONS

 

“Accounts” means all presently existing and hereafter arising accounts, contract rights, payment intangibles and all other forms of obligations owing to Borrower arising out of the sale or lease of goods (including, without limitation, the licensing of software and other technology) or the rendering of services by Borrower and any and all credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefor, as well as all merchandise returned to or reclaimed by Borrower and Borrower’s Books relating to any of the foregoing.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly such Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, and each of such Person’s senior executive officers, directors, and general partners.

 

“Amortization Start Date” means December 20, 2016; provided however if Borrower has achieved the Tranche B Milestones and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time, the Amortization Start Date shall be extended to June 20, 2017.

 

“Authorized Officer” means someone designated as such in the corporate resolution provided by Borrower to Bank including any such resolutions in which this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder are authorized by Borrower’s board of directors. If Borrower provides subsequent corporate resolutions to Bank after the Closing Date, the individual(s) designated as “Authorized Officer(s)” in the most-recently provided resolution shall be the only “Authorized Officers” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Availability End Date” means November 20, 2016; provided however, upon achievement of the Tranche B Milestones and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Availability End Date shall be automatically extending until May 20, 2017.

 

“Bank Expenses” means all reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, whether generated in-house or by outside counsel) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, administration, and enforcement of the Loan Documents;  reasonable Collateral audit fees; and Bank’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses (whether generated in-house or by outside counsel) incurred in amending, enforcing or defending the Loan Documents (including fees and expenses of appeal), incurred before, during and after an Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not suit is brought.

 

“Borrower’s Books” means all of Borrower’s books and records including:  ledgers; records concerning Borrower’s assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition; and all computer programs, or tape files, and the equipment, containing such information.

 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks in the State of North Carolina are authorized or required to close.

 

“Capitalized Expenditures” means current period unfinanced cash expenditures that are capitalized and amortized over a period of time in accordance with GAAP, including but not limited to capitalized cash expenditures for capital equipment, capitalized manufacturing and labor costs as they relate to inventory, and software development.

 

“Cash” means unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

 

“Change in Control” shall mean a transaction other than a bona fide equity financing or series of financings on terms and from investors reasonably acceptable to Flagship Ventures Management Inc. or its affiliates in which any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of a sufficient number of shares of all classes of stock then outstanding of Borrower ordinarily entitled to vote in the election of directors, empowering such “person” or “group” to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of Borrower, who did not have such power before such transaction.

 

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“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.

 

“Code” means the North Carolina Uniform Commercial Code as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Collateral” means the property described on Exhibit B attached hereto and all Negotiable Collateral to the extent not described on Exhibit B, except to the extent (i) any such property is nonassignable by its terms without the consent of the licensor thereof or another party (but only to the extent such prohibition on transfer is enforceable under applicable law, including, without limitation, §25-9-406 and §25-9-408 of the Code), (ii) the granting of a security interest therein is contrary to applicable law, provided that upon the cessation of any such restriction or prohibition, such property shall automatically become part of the Collateral, (iii) any such property constitutes the capital stock of a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in the IRC), in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of such controlled foreign corporations entitled to vote, (iv) any such property (including any attachments, accessions or replacements) is subject to a Lien that is permitted pursuant to clauses (c) or (e) of the definition of Permitted Liens, if the grant of a security interest with respect to such property pursuant to this Agreement would be prohibited by the agreement creating such Permitted Lien or would otherwise constitute a default thereunder, provided, that such property will be deemed “Collateral” hereunder upon the termination and release of such Permitted Lien or (v) any such property is Intellectual Property, in any medium, of any kind or nature whatsoever, now or hereafter owned or acquired or received by Borrower, or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires or receives any right or interest; provided, however, that the Collateral shall include all accounts and general intangibles that consist of rights to payment and proceeds from the sale, licensing or disposition of all or any part, or rights in, the foregoing (the “Rights to Payment”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a judicial authority (including a U.S. Bankruptcy Court) holds that a security interest in the underlying Intellectual Property is necessary to have a security interest in the Rights to Payment, then the Collateral shall automatically, and effective as of November 20, 2015, include the Intellectual Property to the extent and only to the extent necessary to permit perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Rights to Payment, and further provided, however, that Bank’s enforcement rights with respect to any security interest in the Intellectual Property shall be absolutely limited to the Rights to Payment only, and Bank shall have no recourse whatsoever with respect to the underlying Intellectual Property.

 

“Collateral State” means the state or states where the Collateral is located, which is Massachusetts.

 

“Compliance Certificate” means a compliance certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

“Contingent Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another, including, without limitation, any such obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations with respect to undrawn letters of credit, corporate credit cards or merchant services issued for the account of that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement.

 

“Copyrights” means any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work or authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret, now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held.

 

“Credit Extension” means each Term Loan, or any other extension of credit by Bank, to or for the benefit of Borrower hereunder.

 

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“Equipment” means all present and future machinery, equipment, tenant improvements, furniture, fixtures, vehicles, tools, parts and attachments in which Borrower has any interest.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned in Article 8.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, as in effect from time to time in the United States.

 

“Indebtedness” means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services, including without limitation reimbursement and other obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations, and (d) all Contingent Obligations, including but not limited to any sublimit contained herein.

 

“Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person or entity under any provision of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extension generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of Borrower’s right, title, and interest in and to the following:

 

(a)                                 Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;

 

(b)                                 Any and all trade secrets, and any and all intellectual property rights in computer software and computer software products now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held;

 

(c)                                  Any and all design rights which may be available to Borrower now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held;

 

(d)                                 Any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the rights included above, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the intellectual property rights identified above;

 

(e)                                  All licenses or other rights to use any of the Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks, and all license fees and royalties arising from such use to the extent permitted by such license or rights;

 

(f)                                   All amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents; and

 

(g)                                 All proceeds and products of the foregoing, including without limitation all payments under insurance or any indemnity or warranty payable in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

“Inventory” means all present and future inventory in which Borrower has any interest.

 

“Investment” means any beneficial ownership of (including stock, partnership or limited liability company interest or other securities) any Person, or any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.

 

“Investment Agreement” means, collectively, Borrower’s stock purchase and other agreement(s) pursuant to which Borrower most recently issued its preferred stock.

 

“IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.

 

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“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, any note or notes executed by Borrower, and any other document, instrument or agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement, all as amended or extended from time to time.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the operations, business or financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of Borrower to repay the Obligations or otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iii) Borrower’s interest in, or the value, perfection or priority of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral.

 

“Negotiable Collateral” means all of Borrower’s present and future letters of credit of which it is a beneficiary, drafts, instruments (including promissory notes), securities, documents of title, and chattel paper, and Borrower’s Books relating to any of the foregoing.

 

“Obligations” means all debt, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts owed to Bank by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement (other than any warrant or equity related agreement), whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding and including any debt, liability, or obligation owing from Borrower to others that Bank may have obtained by assignment or otherwise.

 

“Patents” means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.

 

“Periodic Payments” means all installments or similar recurring payments that Borrower may now or hereafter become obligated to pay to Bank pursuant to the terms and provisions of any instrument, or agreement now or hereafter in existence between Borrower and Bank.

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means:

 

(a)                                 Indebtedness of Borrower in favor of Bank arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

(b)                                 Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and disclosed in the Schedule;

 

(c)                                  Indebtedness not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time secured by a lien described in clause (c) of the defined term “Permitted Liens,” provided such Indebtedness does not exceed at the time it is incurred the lesser of the cost or fair market value of the property financed with such Indebtedness;

 

(d)                                 the SVB Letter of Credit;

 

(e)                                  the SVB Credit Card for a period of time not to exceed 90 days after the Closing Date;

 

(f)                                   Subordinated Debt;

 

(g)                                 Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)                                 Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)                                    Indebtedness permitted under clause (d) of Permitted Investments; and

 

(j)                                    Extensions, refinancings and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that the principal amount is not increased or the terms modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

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“Permitted Investment” means:

 

(a)                                 Investments existing on the Closing Date disclosed in the Schedule;

 

(b)                                 (i) Marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or any State thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, (ii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and currently having rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, (iii) Bank’s certificates of deposit maturing no more than one year from the date of investment therein, and (iv) Bank’s money market accounts; (v) Investments in regular deposit or checking accounts held with Bank or as otherwise permitted by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Section 6.6 of this Agreement; and (vi) Investments consistent with any investment policy adopted by the Borrower’s board of directors;

 

(c)                                  Investments accepted in connection with Permitted Transfers;

 

(d)                                 Investments (i) of Subsidiaries in or to other Subsidiaries (which are co-Borrowers or secured guarantors and, for Subsidiaries created or acquired after the date hereof, with respect to which Borrower and its Subsidiaries have fully complied with Section 6.8 hereof) or Borrower and Investments by Borrower in Subsidiaries (which are co-Borrowers or secured guarantors and, for Subsidiaries created or acquired after the date hereof, with respect to which Borrower and its Subsidiaries have fully complied with Section 6.8 hereof) and (ii) of Subsidiaries in or to other Subsidiaries (which are not co-Borrowers or secured guarantors) and Investments by Borrower in Subsidiaries (which are not co-Borrowers or secured guarantors) not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;

 

(e)                                  Investments not to exceed $250,000 outstanding in the aggregate at any time consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plan agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors;

 

(f)                                   Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;

 

(g)                                 Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business, provided that this subparagraph (g) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any Subsidiary;

 

(h)                                 Joint ventures or strategic alliances in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business consisting of the non-exclusive licensing of technology, the development of technology or the providing of technical support, provided that any cash Investments by Borrower in another Person under this clause (h) do not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year;

 

(i)                                    Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(j)                                    Investments permitted under Section 7.3.

 

“Permitted Licenses” means the following:

 

(a)                                 non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses and similar arrangements, partnerships and joint ventures on commercially reasonable terms for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(b)                                 licenses of open source, over-the-counter software, prepackaged software and other software that is commercially available to the public, and

 

(c)                                  non-exclusive and exclusive licenses for the use of the Intellectual Property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business, provided, that, with respect to each such license described in clause (c), (i) no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing at the time of such license; (ii) the license constitutes an arms-length transaction, the terms of which, on their face, do not provide for a sale or legal transfer of title of any Intellectual Property and do not contain an enforceable restriction on the ability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to pledge, grant a security interest in or lien on, or assign or otherwise Transfer any Intellectual Property; (iii) in the case of any exclusive license, (x) Borrower delivers to the Bank ten (10) days’ prior written notice and a brief summary of the terms of the proposed license and copies of the final executed licensing documents in connection with the exclusive license promptly upon consummation thereof, and (y) any such license could not result in a legal transfer of title of the licensed property but may be exclusive in respects other than territory and may be exclusive as to territory only as to discrete geographical areas outside of the United States; and (iv) all upfront payments, royalties, milestone payments or other proceeds arising from the licensing agreement that are payable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are deposited into a Deposit Account that is governed by a Control Agreement.

 

“Permitted Liens” means the following:

 

(a)                                 Any Liens existing on the Closing Date and disclosed in the Schedule (excluding Liens to be satisfied with the proceeds of the Credit Extensions) or arising under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other agreement in favor of Bank;

 

(b)                                 Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves;

 

(c)                                  Liens not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time (i) upon or in any Equipment (other than Equipment financed by a Credit Extension) acquired or held by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such Equipment or indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such Equipment, or (ii) existing on such Equipment at the time of its acquisition, in each case provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such Equipment;

 

(d)                                 Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase;

 

(e)                                  Liens on cash collateral in favor of Silicon Valley Bank securing (i) the SVB Letter of Credit and (ii) for a period of time not to exceed 90 days after the Closing Date, the SVB Credit Card in an amount not to exceed $10,000;

 

(f)                                   Liens securing Subordinated Debt;

 

(g)                                 Permitted Licenses;

 

(h)                                 Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000 and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;

 

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(i)                                    Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA); and

 

(j)                                    Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Sections 8.4 (attachment) or 8.7 (judgments).

 

“Permitted Transfer” means the conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or disposition by Borrower or any Subsidiary of:

 

(a)                                 Inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)                                 licenses and similar arrangements for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(c)                                  Transfers that constitute Permitted Licenses;

 

(d)                                 worn-out, surplus or obsolete Equipment;

 

(e)                                  grants of security interests and other Liens that constitute Permitted Liens; and

 

(f)                                   other assets of Borrower or its Subsidiaries that do not in the aggregate exceed $250,000 during any fiscal year.

 

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or governmental agency.

 

“Prime Rate” means the variable rate of interest, per annum, most recently announced by Bank, as its “prime rate,” whether or not such announced rate is the lowest rate available from Bank.

 

“Responsible Officer” means each of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance, the Secretary and the Controller of Borrower, as well as any other officer or employee identified as an Authorized Officer in the corporate resolution delivered by Borrower to Bank in connection with this Agreement.

 

“Schedule” means the schedule of exceptions attached hereto and approved by Bank, if any.

 

“SOS Reports” means the official reports from the Secretaries of State of each Collateral State, the state where Borrower’s chief executive office is located, the state of Borrower’s formation and other applicable federal, state or local government offices identifying all current security interests filed in the Collateral and Liens of record as of the date of such report.

 

“Subordinated Debt” means any debt incurred by Borrower that is subordinated in writing to the debt owing by Borrower to Bank on terms reasonably acceptable to Bank (and identified as being such by Borrower and Bank).

 

“Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership or limited liability company or joint venture in which (i) any general partnership interest or (ii) more than 50% of the stock, limited liability company interest or joint venture of which by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect the Board of Directors, managers or trustees of the entity, at the time as of which any determination is being made, is owned by Borrower, either directly or through an Affiliate.

 

“SVB Credit Card” means Borrower’s existing credit card issued by Silicon Valley Bank with an aggregate limit not to exceed $10,000.

 

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“SVB Letter of Credit” means letter of credit number SVBSF009786 issued by Silicon Valley Bank on behalf of Borrower in the face amount of $100,000 and naming 620 Memorial Leasehold LLC as beneficiary.

 

“Term Loan Maturity Date” means November 20, 2019.

 

“Trademarks” means any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.

 

“Tranche” means any of Tranche A or Tranche B.

 

“Tranche A” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(b)(i).

 

“Tranche B” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(b)(i).

 

“Tranche B Milestones” means (i) the receipt by Borrower of at least $5,200,000 of gross cash proceeds from the sale of the second tranche of its Series A equity securities, and (ii) Flagship Ventures Management Inc. or an affiliate thereof confirms to Bank that Flagship Ventures Management Inc. or an affiliate thereof is satisfied with Borrower’s performance relating to (I) hiring of a senior management team, (II) selection of lead indication and lead product, (III) establishment of a manufacturing process at a scale to perform large animal pharm/tox studies and (IV) broadening of Borrower’s intellectual property portfolio.

 

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DEBTOR
    	
 
    	
RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECURED PARTY:
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
    


 

EXHIBIT B

 

COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

All personal property of Borrower (herein referred to as “Borrower” or “Debtor”) whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired, and wherever located, including, but not limited to:

 

(a)                                 all accounts (including health-care-insurance receivables), chattel paper (including tangible and electronic chattel paper), deposit accounts, documents (including negotiable documents), equipment (including all accessions and additions thereto), financial assets, general intangibles (including patents, trademarks, copyrights, goodwill, payment intangibles, domain names and software), goods (including fixtures), instruments (including promissory notes), inventory (including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, and including returns and repossessions), investment property (including securities and securities entitlements), letter of credit rights, money, and all of Debtor’s books and records with respect to any of the foregoing, and the computers and equipment containing said books and records;

 

(b)                                 any and all cash proceeds and/or noncash proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, insurance proceeds, and all supporting obligations and the security therefor or for any right to payment.  All terms above have the meanings given to them in the North Carolina Uniform Commercial Code, as amended or supplemented from time to time, including revised Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code-Secured Transactions.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include (i) any property that is nonassignable by its terms without the consent of the licensor thereof or another party (but only to the extent such prohibition on transfer is enforceable under applicable law, including, without limitation, §25-9-406 and §25-9-408 of the Code), (ii) any property where the granting of a security interest therein is contrary to applicable law, provided that upon the cessation of any such restriction or prohibition, such property shall automatically become part of the Collateral, (iii) any property that constitutes the capital stock of a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in the IRC), in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of such controlled foreign corporations entitled to vote, (iv) any property (including any attachments, accessions or replacements) that is subject to a Lien that is permitted pursuant to clauses (c) or (e) of the definition of Permitted Liens, if the grant of a security interest with respect to such property pursuant to this Agreement would be prohibited by the agreement creating such Permitted Lien or would otherwise constitute a default thereunder, provided, that such property will be deemed “Collateral” hereunder upon the termination and release of such Permitted Liens or (v) any property that is Intellectual Property, in any medium, of any kind or nature whatsoever, now or hereafter owned or acquired or received by Borrower, or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires or receives any right or interest; provided, however, that the Collateral shall include all accounts and general intangibles that consist of rights to payment and proceeds from the sale, licensing or disposition of all or any part, or rights in, the foregoing (the “Rights to Payment”).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a judicial authority (including a U.S. Bankruptcy Court) holds that a security interest in the underlying Intellectual Property is necessary to have a security interest in the Rights to Payment, then the Collateral shall automatically, and effective as of November 20, 2015, include the Intellectual Property to the extent and only to the extent necessary to permit perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Rights to Payment, and further provided, however, that Bank’s enforcement rights with respect to any security interest in the Intellectual Property shall be absolutely limited to the Rights to Payment only, and Bank shall have no recourse whatsoever with respect to the underlying Intellectual Property.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

LOAN ADVANCE / PAYDOWN REQUEST FORM

 

[Please refer to New Borrower Kit]

 











 

EXHIBIT D

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

[Please refer to New Borrower Kit]

 











 

SCHEDULE OF EXCEPTIONS

 

Permitted Indebtedness  (Exhibit A) – None.

 

Permitted Investments  (Exhibit A) – None.

 

Permitted Liens  (Exhibit A) – None.

 

Intellectual Property (Section 5.4) –

 

Patents

 

	
Application #
    	
 
    	
Publication #
    	
 
    	
Title
    	
 
    	
Filing date
    	
 
    	
Status
    
	
PCT/US2015/020614
    	
 
    	
WO2015/153102
    	
 
    	
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMMUNOMODULATION
    	
 
    	
13-Mar-2015
    	
 
    	
Published PCT
    
	
PCT/US2014/065304
    	
 
    	
WO2015/073587
    	
 
    	
SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE-RECEIVER COMPLEXES
    	
 
    	
12-Nov-2014
    	
 
    	
Published PCT
    
	
14/581486
    	
 
    	
US-2015-0182588
    	
 
    	
SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE-RECEIVER COMPLEXES
    	
 
    	
23-Dec-2014
    	
 
    	
Published, US non-provisional
    
	
14/738414
    	
 
    	
US-2015-030621
    	
 
    	
SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE-RECEIVER COMPLEXES
    	
 
    	
12-Jun-2015
    	
 
    	
Published, US non-provisional, Track 1
    
	
62/161196
    	
 
    	
n/a
    	
 
    	
MEMBRANE-RECEIVER COMPLEX THERAPEUTICS
    	
 
    	
13-May-2015
    	
 
    	
Pending, US provisional
    


 

Trademarks

 

	
Word Mark
    	
 
    	
Serial Number
    	
 
    	
Filing Date
    
	
RUBIUS
    	
 
    	
86511778
    	
 
    	
1/22/2015
    
	
Red Platform
    	
 
    	
86511779
    	
 
    	
1/22/2015
    
	
ECELL
    	
 
    	
86718863
    	
 
    	
8/7/2015
    


 

Prior Names  (Section 5.5) – VL 26, Inc.

 

Litigation  (Section 5.6) – None.

 

Inbound Licenses  (Section 5.12) – None.

 











 

USA PATRIOT ACT
 NOTICE
 OF
 CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT

 

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.

 

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:  when you open an account, we will ask your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you.  We may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents.

 









 

FIRST AMENDMENT
 TO
  LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of July 13, 2016 by and between PACIFIC WESTERN BANK, a California state chartered bank (“Bank”), and RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Borrower”).

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 20, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”).  The parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1)             A new Section 2.1(c) is hereby added to the Agreement, as follows:

 

(c)                                  Usage of Credit Card Services Under the Credit Card Line.

 

(i)                                    Usage Period.  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time from the First Amendment Effective Date through the Credit Card Maturity Date, Borrower may use the Credit Card Services (as defined below) in amounts and upon terms as provided in Section 2.1(c)(ii) below.

 

(ii)                                Credit Card Services.  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request corporate credit cards and standard and e-commerce merchant account services from Bank (collectively, the “Credit Card Services”). The aggregate limit of the corporate credit cards and merchant credit card processing reserves shall not exceed the Credit Card Line.  The terms and conditions (including repayment and fees) of such Credit Card Services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bank’s standard forms of application and agreement for the Credit Card Services, which Borrower hereby agrees to execute.

 

(iii)                            Collateralization of Obligations Extending Beyond Maturity.  If Borrower has not cash secured its obligations with respect to any Credit Card Services by the Credit Card Maturity Date, then, effective as of such date, the balance in any deposit accounts held by Bank and the certificates of deposit or time deposit accounts issued by Bank in Borrower’s name (and any interest paid thereon or proceeds thereof, including any amounts payable upon the maturity or liquidation of such certificates or accounts), shall automatically secure such obligations to the extent of the then continuing or outstanding Credit Card Services.  Borrower authorizes Bank to hold such balances in pledge and to decline to honor any drafts thereon or any requests by Borrower or any other Person to pay or otherwise transfer any part of such balances for so long as the applicable Credit Card Services are outstanding or continue.

 

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2)             The following defined terms are hereby added to Exhibit A to the Agreement, as follows:

 

“Credit Card Line” means a Credit Extension of up to $10,000, to be used exclusively for the provision of Credit Card Services.

 

“Credit Card Maturity Date” means July 12, 2017.

 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means July 13, 2016.

 

3)             The following defined term in Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

“Credit Extension” means each Term Loan, the Credit Card Services provided under the Credit Card Line, or any other extension of credit by Bank to or for the benefit of Borrower hereunder.

 

4)             Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement.  The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof.  Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.

 

5)             Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date of this Amendment.

 

6)             This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

7)             As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:

 

a)                                     this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;

 

b)                                     payment for all Bank Expenses incurred through the date of this Amendment, including Bank’s expenses for the documentation of this Amendment and any UCC, good standing or intellectual property search or filing fees, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts; and

 

c)                                      such other documents and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.

 

	
RUBIUS   THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC   WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   Avak Kahvejian
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Patrick Cahill
    
	
Name:
    	
Avak   Kahvejian
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Patrick   Cahill
    
	
Title:
    	
President
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
VP
    


 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

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SECOND AMENDMENT
 TO
  LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of May 19, 2017 by and between PACIFIC WESTERN BANK, a California state chartered bank (“Bank”), and RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Borrower”).

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 20, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”).  The parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1)             Bank and Borrower hereby agree that Borrower’s 2016 fiscal year financial statements, which are currently required by Section 6.2(ii) of the Agreement to be delivered to Bank within 180 days after fiscal year end, shall instead be delivered to Bank on or before September 30, 2017.

 

2)             Section 2.1(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

(b)                                 Term Loan.

 

(i)                                    Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may request and Bank agrees to make one or more term loans to Borrower in an aggregate original principal amount not to exceed Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) (each a “Term Loan” and collectively the “Term Loans”) at any time on or before June 30, 2017.  The proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used (A) first, to refinance the aggregate principal amount of all term loans then outstanding under this Agreement, and (B) second, for general working capital purposes and for capital expenditures.  Any Term Loans other than the initial Term Loan shall be in at least $500,000 increments.

 

(ii)                                Interest shall accrue from the date of each Term Loan at the rate specified in Section 2.3(a), and prior to the Interest-Only End Date shall be payable monthly in arrears beginning on the 20th day of the month next following the making of such Term Loan, and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter.  Any principal amount of the Term Loans that is outstanding on the Interest-Only End Date shall be payable in equal monthly installments of principal, plus all accrued interest, beginning on the date that is one month immediately following the Interest-Only End Date and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter through the Term Loan Maturity Date, at which time all amounts due in connection with the Term Loans and any other amounts due under this Agreement shall be immediately due and payable.  Term Loans, once repaid, may not be reborrowed.  Borrower may prepay any Term Loan in whole or in part without penalty or premium.

 

(iii)                            When Borrower desires to obtain a Term Loan, Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by facsimile transmission to be received no

 

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later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on the Business Day prior to the date on which the Term Loan is to be made.  Such notice shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C.  The notice shall be signed by an Authorized Officer.

 

3)             Section 6.6 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

6.6                               Primary Depository. Borrower shall maintain its primary depository and operating accounts with Bank and its primary investment accounts with Bank or Bank’s affiliates.  Notwithstanding the above, Borrower shall be permitted to maintain (i) payroll and employee benefits accounts at Bank or outside of Bank provided that if the same are outside of Bank, Borrower must deliver a control agreement in favor of Bank for such accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion, (ii) Cash and/or Investments owned by a Subsidiary that is a “Security Corporation” as defined in 830 Code of Mass. Regulations 63.38B.1 (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time) in one or more accounts outside of Bank or Bank’s affiliates, without the requirement for control agreements, so long as the total aggregate amount of Cash maintained in all accounts with Bank or Bank’s affiliates equals or exceeds 120% of the aggregate principal amount of Credit Extensions then outstanding, and (iii) Cash and/or Investments in one or more accounts outside of Bank or Bank’s affiliates, subject to control agreements in favor of Bank, so long as the total aggregate amount of Cash maintained in all accounts with Bank or Bank’s affiliates equals or exceeds 200% of the sum of (x) the aggregate initial principal amount of the Term Loans plus (y) the maximum amount of the Credit Card Line.  Prior to maintaining any investment accounts with Bank’s affiliates, Borrower, Bank, and any such affiliate shall have entered into a securities account control agreement with respect to any such investment accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.

 

4)             Section 7.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

7.8                               Capitalized Expenditures. Make Capitalized Expenditures, in the aggregate in any fiscal year of Borrower, in excess of 175% of the amount approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors and set forth in the most recently approved operating plan delivered to Bank in accordance with Section 6.2(iii) of this Agreement.

 

5)             The following defined term is hereby added to Exhibit A to the Agreement, as follows:

 

“Interest-Only End Date” means May 20, 2018.

 

6)             The following defined term in Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

“Credit Card Line” means a Credit Extension of up to $30,000, to be used exclusively for the provision of Credit Card Services.

 

7)             The defined terms “Amortization Start Date”, “Tranche”, “Tranche A”, “Tranche B”, and “Tranche B Milestones” and their corresponding definitions in Exhibit A to the Agreement are hereby deleted.

 

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8)             Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement.  The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof.  Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.

 

9)             Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Amendment; provided, however, that any representation or warranty that contains a materiality qualification therein shall be true and correct in all respects.

 

10)      This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

11)      As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:

 

a)             this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;

 

b)             a Loan Advance Request Form, delivered in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(iii) of the Agreement, requesting that Bank make a Term Loan in a principal amount of at least Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000);

 

c)              an officer’s certificate of Borrower with respect to incumbency and resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Amendment;

 

d)             an Amended and Restated Warrant to Purchase Stock, duly executed by Borrower;

 

e)              a Second Warrant to Purchase Stock, duly executed by Borrower;

 

f)               payment for all Bank Expenses incurred through the date of this Amendment, including Bank’s expenses for the documentation of this Amendment and any UCC, good standing or intellectual property search or filing fees, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts; and

 

g)              such other documents and completion of such other matters, as Bank may have reasonably requested.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.

 

	
RUBIUS   THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC   WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   Torben Straight Nissen
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott Hansen
    
	
Name:
    	
Torben   Straight Nissen
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   Hansen
    
	
Title:
    	
President
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
SVP
    


 

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

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THIRD AMENDMENT
 TO
  LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of September 12, 2017 by and between PACIFIC WESTERN BANK, a California state chartered bank (“Bank”), and RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Borrower”).

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 20, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”).  The parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1)             The following defined term in Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

“Credit Card Maturity Date” means July 11, 2018.

 

2)             Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement.  The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof.  Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.

 

3)             Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Amendment; provided, however, that any representation or warranty that contains a materiality qualification therein shall be true and correct in all respects.

 

4)             This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

5)             As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:

 

a)             this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;

 

b)             payment for all Bank Expenses incurred through the date of this Amendment, including Bank’s expenses for the documentation of this Amendment and any UCC, good standing or intellectual property search or filing fees, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts; and

 

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c)              such other documents and completion of such other matters, as Bank may have reasonably requested.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.

 

	
RUBIUS   THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC   WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   Joanne M. Protano
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott Hansen
    
	
Name:
    	
Joanne   M. Protano
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   Hansen
    
	
Title:
    	
VP   Finance, Secretary & Treasurer
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    


 

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

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FOURTH AMENDMENT
 TO
  LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 26, 2017 by and between PACIFIC WESTERN BANK, a California state chartered bank (“Bank”), and RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Borrower”).

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 20, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”).  The parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1)             Bank and Borrower hereby agree that, notwithstanding the prohibitions on Investments in Section 7.7 of the Agreement, if the MSC Investment Conditions are then being met and no Event of Default then exists or an event that with the passage of time could reasonably result in an Event of Default then exists, then Borrower may make Investments in an MSC Subsidiary.  If, at any time after Borrower makes Investments in an MSC Subsidiary, the MSC Investment Conditions are not met, and such failure to meet the MSC Investment Conditions continues for a period of 10 consecutive days thereafter, then (i) Borrower shall promptly cause any MSC Subsidiaries then existing to distribute to Borrower all assets held by any MSC Subsidiaries for deposit into a deposit account at Bank, and (ii) Borrower shall not permit any MSC Subsidiary to hold any assets.  Borrower shall not permit any MSC Subsidiary to make any Investments or hold any assets that would cause such MSC Subsidiary to fail to qualify as a Massachusetts security corporation under 830 CMR 63.38B.1 of the Massachusetts tax code and applicable regulations (as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time).

 

2)             Section 6.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

6.10                        Creation/Acquisition of Subsidiaries.  In the event any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower creates or acquires any Subsidiary (other than the MSC Subsidiary), Borrower or such Subsidiary shall promptly notify Bank of such creation or acquisition, and Borrower or such Subsidiary shall take all actions reasonably requested by Bank to achieve any of the following with respect to such “New Subsidiary” (defined as a Subsidiary formed after the date hereof during the term of this Agreement):  (i) if such New Subsidiary is organized under the laws of any state or territory of the United States, to cause New Subsidiary to become either a co-Borrower hereunder, or a secured guarantor with respect to the Obligations; and (ii) to grant and pledge to Bank a perfected security interest in 100% of the stock, units or other evidence of ownership held by Borrower or its Subsidiaries of any such New Subsidiary which is organized under the laws of any state or territory of the United States, and 65% of the stock, units or other evidence of ownership held by Borrower or its Subsidiaries of any such New Subsidiary which is not organized under the laws of any state or territory of the United States.

 

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3)             The following defined term in Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

“Credit Card Line” means a Credit Extension of up to $100,000, to be used exclusively for the provision of Credit Card Services.

 

4)             The following defined terms are hereby added in Exhibit A to the Agreement, as follows:

 

“MSC Investment Conditions” means that Borrower has on deposit with Bank unrestricted cash or cash equivalents in an aggregate amount greater than or equal to 120% of the then outstanding principal and accrued interest on all Credit Extensions.

 

“MSC Subsidiary” means a wholly owned Subsidiary incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the State of Delaware for the purpose of holding Investments as a Massachusetts security corporation under 830 CMR 63.38B.1 of the Massachusetts tax code and applicable regulations (as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time).

 

5)             Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement.  The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects.  Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof.  Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.

 

6)             Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Amendment; provided, however, that any representation or warranty that contains a materiality qualification therein shall be true and correct in all respects.

 

7)             This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

8)             As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:

 

a)             this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;

 

b)             payment for all Bank Expenses incurred through the date of this Amendment, including Bank’s expenses for the documentation of this Amendment and any UCC, good standing or intellectual property search or filing fees, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts; and

 

c)              such other documents and completion of such other matters, as Bank may have reasonably requested.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.

 

	
RUBIUS   THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC   WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/   Joanne M. Protano
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John Orlando
    
	
Name:
    	
Joanne   M. Protano
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John   Orlando
    
	
Title:
    	
VP   Finance, Secretary & Treasurer
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    


 

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

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FIFTH AMENDMENT

TO

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of May 11, 2018 by and between PACIFIC WESTERN BANK, a California state chartered bank (“Bank”), and RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Borrower”).

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 20, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”). The parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1)             Section 2.3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

(a)                                                       Interest Rate for Term Loans. Except as set forth in Section 2.3(b), the Term Loans shall bear interest, on the outstanding daily balance thereof, at a variable annual rate equal to the greater of (A) 0.75% above the Prime Rate then in effect, or (B) 5.50%.

 

2)             The following defined terms in Exhibit A to the Agreement are hereby amended and restated, as follows:

 

“Credit Card Line” means a  Credit Extension of up to $500,000, to be used exclusively for the provision of Credit Card Services.

 

“Credit Card Maturity Date” means May 10, 2019. 

 

“Interest-Only End Date” means May 20, 2019.

 

“Term Loan Maturity Date” means November 20, 2020.

 

3)             Unless otherwise defined, all initially capitalized terms in this Amendment shall be as defined in the Agreement. The Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of, or as an amendment of, any right, power, or remedy of Bank under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof. Borrower ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection with the Agreement.

 

4)             Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Amendment; provided, however, that any representation or warranty that contains a materiality qualification therein shall be true and correct in all respects.

 











 

5)             This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

6)             As a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, the following:

 

a)             this Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;

 

b)             payment of a $5,000 facility fee, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts;

 

c)              payment for all Bank Expenses incurred through the date of this Amendment, including Bank’s expenses for the documentation of this Amendment and any UCC, good standing or intellectual property search or filing fees, which may be debited from any of Borrower’s accounts; and

 

d)             such other documents and completion of such other matters, as Bank may have reasonably requested.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the first date above written.

 

	
RUBIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    	
 
    	
PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Joanne M. Protano
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott Hansen
    
	
Name:
    	
Joanne M. Protano
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   Hansen
    
	
Title:
    	
VP Finance,   Secretary & Treasurer
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
SVP
    


 

 

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

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