Exhibit 4.2

 

Execution Version

 

TRACON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

 

March 28, 2011

 











 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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1.
    	
Registration Rights
    	
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1.1
    	
Definitions
    	
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1.2
    	
Request   for Registration
    	
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1.3
    	
Company   Registration
    	
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1.4
    	
Form S-3   Registration
    	
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1.5
    	
Obligations   of the Company
    	
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1.6
    	
Information   From Holders
    	
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1.7
    	
Expenses   of Registration
    	
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1.8
    	
Underwriting   Requirements
    	
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1.9
    	
Delay   of Registration
    	
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1.10
    	
Indemnification
    	
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1.11
    	
Reports   Under the Exchange Act
    	
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1.12
    	
Assignment   of Registration Rights
    	
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1.13
    	
Limitations   on Subsequent Registration Rights
    	
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1.14
    	
Lock-Up   Agreement
    	
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1.15
    	
Termination   of Registration Rights
    	
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2.
    	
Covenants   of the Company
    	
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2.1
    	
Delivery   of Financial Statements
    	
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2.2
    	
Inspection
    	
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2.3
    	
Right   of First Offer
    	
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2.4
    	
Observer   Rights
    	
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2.5
    	
Board   Matters
    	
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2.6
    	
Scientific   Advisory Board Matters
    	
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2.7
    	
Insurance
    	
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2.8
    	
Employee/Independent   Contractor Agreements
    	
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2.9
    	
Equity   Incentive Plan; Employee Stock
    	
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2.10
    	
Successor   Indemnification
    	
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2.11
    	
Additional   Covenants
    	
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2.12
    	
Termination   of Covenants
    	
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Miscellaneous
    	
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3.1
    	
Termination
    	
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3.2
    	
Entire   Agreement
    	
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3.3
    	
Successors   and Assigns
    	
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3.4
    	
Amendments   and Waivers
    	
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3.5
    	
Notices
    	
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3.6
    	
Severability
    	
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3.7
    	
Governing   Law
    	
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3.8
    	
Counterparts
    	
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3.9
    	
Titles   and Subtitles
    	
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3.10
    	
Aggregation   of Stock
    	
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TRACON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Investors’ Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 28th day of March, 2011, by and among TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the investors listed on Exhibit A hereto, each of which is herein referred to as an “Investor.”

 

RECITALS

 

The Company and the Investors are parties to the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “Purchase Agreement”).  In order to induce the Investors to purchase Series A Preferred Stock and invest funds in the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company hereby agrees that this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Investors to cause the Company to register shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to them and certain other matters as set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

The parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                    Registration Rights.  The Company and the Investors covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.1                            Definitions.  For purposes of this Section 1:

 

(a)                               “Affiliated Fund” means, with respect to a Holder that is a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership, a fund or entity managed by the same manager or managing member or general partner or management company or by an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company;

 

(b)                              “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and any successor thereto) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

(c)                               “Excluded Registration” means a registration statement relating solely to the sale of securities of participants in a Company stock plan, a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act, or a registration in which the only common stock being registered is common stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are also being registered

 

(d)                             “Form S-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor form under the Securities Act that permits significant incorporation by reference of the Company’s subsequent public filings under the Exchange Act;

 

(e)                               “First Tranche Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement;

 

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(f)                                “Holder” means any Investor owning or having the right to acquire Registrable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 1.12 of this Agreement;

 

(g)                              “Lead Investors” means JAFCO Super V3 Investment Limited Partnership and any Affiliated Fund (collectively, “JAFCO”) and (b) ONC Partners, L.P. and Nextech III Oncology, LPCI and any Affiliated Fund (collectively, “Nextech”);

 

(h)                              “Major Investor” means any Investor that holds at least 600,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, reclassifications or the like).  A Major Investor includes any general partners, managing members and affiliates of a Major Investor, including Affiliated Funds;

 

(i)                                  “Qualified IPO” means a firm commitment underwritten public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock prior to or in connection with which all the then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are converted automatically into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation as such Restated Certificate of Incorporation may be amended from time to time (the “Restated Certificate”);

 

(j)                                  “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document;

 

(k)                              “Registrable Securities” means (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holders and any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 1.12 of this Agreement, and (ii) any other shares of Common Stock of the Company issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, the shares listed in (i); excluding, however, in all cases any Registrable Securities sold in a transaction in which the rights under this Agreement are not assigned, or any shares for which registration rights have terminated pursuant to Section 1.15 of this Agreement;

 

(l)                                  The number of shares of “Registrable Securities then outstanding” shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registrable Securities;

 

(m)                          “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

 

(n)                              “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (and any successor thereto) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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1.2                            Request for Registration.

 

(a)                               If the Company shall receive at any time after the earlier of (i) March 28, 2015, or (ii) six months after the effective date of the initial public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock, a written request from the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding (the “Initiating Holders”) that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the registration of Registrable Securities with an anticipated aggregate offering price of at least $5,000,000, then the Company shall, within 20 days after receiving such request, give written notice of such request to all Holders and shall, subject to the limitations of subsection 1.2(b), use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be registered under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be registered within 20 days after the mailing of such notice by the Company.

 

(b)                              If the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request and the Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in subsection 1.2(a).  The underwriter will be selected by the Company which underwriter shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be included in the underwriting.  In such event, the right of any Holder to include his Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided herein.  The Company and all Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.2, if the underwriter advises the Company in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among all participating Holders thereof, including the Initiating Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities of the Company owned by each participating Holder.  In no event shall any Registrable Securities be excluded from such underwriting unless all other securities are first excluded from such offering.  Any Registrable Securities excluded from or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from registration.

 

(c)                               Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to the Initiating Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to be filed, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than 90 days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right or the similar right set forth in Section 1.4(b)(iii) more than once in any 12-month period, and provided, further, that the Company shall not register any securities for the account of itself or any other stockholder during such 90-day period (other than in a Qualified IPO or an Excluded Registration).

 

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(d)                             In addition, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to this Section 1.2:

 

(i)                                  After the Company has effected two registrations pursuant to this Section 1.2 provided, however, that such registrations have been declared or ordered effective and that either (A) the conditions of Section 1.5(a) have been satisfied or (B) the registration statements remain effective and there are no stop orders in effect to such registration statements;

 

(ii)                              During the period starting with the date 90 days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date 180 days after the effective date of, a registration subject to Section 1.3 hereof unless such offering is not the initial public offering of the Company’s securities, in which case, ending on a date 90 days after the effective date of such registration subject to Section 1.3 hereof; provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or

 

(iii)                          If the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 1.4 below.

 

1.3                            Company Registration.

 

(a)                               If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Holders) any of its stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder written notice of such registration.  Upon the written request of each Holder given within 20 days after mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 3.4, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 1.8, use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be registered under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be registered if any stock of the Company is registered.

 

(b)                              The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 1.3 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration.  The expenses of such registration shall be borne by the Company, in accordance with Section 1.7 hereof.

 

1.4                            Form S-3 Registration.  In case the Company shall receive from any Holder or Holders of not less than 20% of the Registrable Securities then outstanding a written request or requests that the Company effect a registration on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, the Company will:

 

(a)                               promptly give written notice of the proposed registration, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders; and

 

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(b)                              use all commercially reasonable efforts to effect, as soon as practicable, such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holder’s or Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within 15 days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance, pursuant to this Section 1.4: (i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders; (ii) if the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public of less than $2,000,000; (iii) if the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to be filed, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than 90 days after receipt of the request of the Holder or Holders under this Section 1.4; provided, however, that the Company shall not utilize this right or the similar right set forth in Section 1.2(c) more than once in any 12-month period; (iv) in any jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance unless the Company is already qualified to do business or subject to service of process in that jurisdiction; or (v) during the period ending 90 days after the effective date of a registration statement subject to Section 1.3.

 

(c)                               Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of the Holders.  Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 1.4 shall not be counted as demands for registration or registrations effected pursuant to Sections 1.2 or 1.3, respectively.

 

1.5                            Obligations of the Company.  Whenever required under this Section 1 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

 

(a)                               Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 120 days, or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.

 

(b)                              Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement for up to 120 days, or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.

 

(c)                               Promptly notify the Holders of the effectiveness of such registration statement, and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including any

 

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supplement to the prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

 

(d)                             Following the effective date of such registration statement, notify the Holders of any request by the SEC that the Company amend or supplement such registration statement, or the associated prospectus.

 

(e)                               Use all commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions unless the Company is already qualified to do business or subject to service of process in that jurisdiction.

 

(f)                                In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering.  Each Holder and other security holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 

(g)                              Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, such obligation to continue for 180 days or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.

 

(h)                              Cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 1 to be listed on each national securities exchange or trading system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

 

(i)                                  Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration.

 

(j)                                  Make generally available to its security holders, and to deliver to each Holder participating in the registration statement, an earnings statement of the Company that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act covering a period of 12 months beginning after the effective date of such registration statement as soon as reasonably practicable after the termination of such 12-month period.

 

1.6                            Information From Holders.  It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 1 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities.  The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any registration

 

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requested pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 1.4 of this Agreement if, as a result of the application of the preceding sentence, the anticipated aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities to be included in the registration does not equal or exceed the anticipated aggregate offering price required to originally trigger the Company’s obligation to initiate such registration as specified in subsection 1.2(a) or subsection 1.4(b)(2), whichever is applicable.

 

1.7                            Expenses of Registration.  All expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 including (without limitation) all registration, filing and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 1.2 or 1.4 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one demand registration pursuant to Section 1.2 or one right to a Form S-3 registration under Section 1.4, as the case may be; provided further, however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders (i) have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company that was not known to the Holders at the time of their request and (ii) have withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness following disclosure by the Company of such material adverse change, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall not forfeit their rights pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 1.4, as the case may be.

 

1.8                            Underwriting Requirements.  In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock, the Company shall not be required under Section 1.3 to include any of the Holders’ securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as reasonably agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by the Company (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriters), and then only in such quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company.  If the total amount of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Company that the underwriters determine in their sole discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling stockholders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling stockholder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling stockholders) but in no event shall (i) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 35% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is a Qualified IPO, in which case, the selling stockholders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other stockholder’s securities are included or (ii) any securities held by any stockholder (other than a Holder) be included if any securities held by any selling Holder are excluded.  For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder which is a holder of Registrable Securities and which is a venture capital fund, or a partnership or corporation, the Affiliated Funds, partners, retired

 

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partners and stockholders of such holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single “selling stockholder,” and any pro-rata reduction with respect to such “selling stockholder” shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such “selling stockholder,” as defined in this sentence.

 

1.9                            Delay of Registration.  No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 1.

 

1.10                    Indemnification.  In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 1:

 

(a)                               To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a “Violation”): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law; and the Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable to any Holder, underwriter or controlling person for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.

 

(b)                              To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such

 

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losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 1.10(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, further, that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 1.10(b) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder, except in the case of willful fraud by such Holder.

 

(c)                               Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.10 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 1.10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties which may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding.  The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if materially prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 1.10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 1.10.

 

(d)                             If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.10 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder under this Subsection 1.10(d) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder, except in the case of willful fraud by such Holder.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and

 

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the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

(e)                               Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

 

(f)                                The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 1.10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement under this Section 1, and otherwise.

 

1.11                    Reports Under the Exchange Act.  With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

 

(a)                               make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 90 days after the effective date of the Qualified IPO so long as the Company remains subject to the periodic reporting requirements under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

 

(b)                              take such action, including the voluntary registration of its Common Stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as is necessary to enable the Holders to utilize Form S-3 for the sale of their Registrable Securities, such action to be taken as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year in which the first registration statement filed by the Company for the offering of its securities to the general public is declared effective;

 

(c)                               file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

 

(d)                             furnish to any Holder upon request, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 90 days after the effective date of the Qualified IPO), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

 

1.12                    Assignment of Registration Rights.  The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1 may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee or assignee (i) of at least 600,000 shares of such securities (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification or the like) (or if the transferring Holder owns less than 600,000 shares of such securities, then all Registrable Securities held by the transferring Holder), (ii) that is a subsidiary, parent, partner, limited

 

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partner, retired partner, member, retired member or stockholder of a Holder, (iii) that is an Affiliated Fund, (iv) who is a Holder’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (such a relation, a Holder’s “Immediate Family Member”, which term shall include adoptive relationships), or (v) that is a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or such Holder’s Immediate Family Member, provided the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement and immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Securities Act.  For the purposes of determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee or assignee, the holdings of transferees and assignees of (x) a partnership who are partners or retired partners of such partnership or (y) a limited liability company who are members or retired members of such limited liability company (including Immediate Family Members of such partners or members who acquire Registrable Securities by gift, will or intestate succession) shall be aggregated together and with the partnership or limited liability company; provided that all assignees and transferees who would not qualify individually for assignment of registration rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices or taking any action under Section 1.

 

1.13                    Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights.  From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that grants any registration rights.

 

1.14                    Lock-Up Agreement.

 

(a)                               Lock-Up Period; Agreement.  In connection with a Qualified IPO and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing such offering of the Company’s securities, each Holder agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company, however or whenever acquired (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days but subject to such extension or extensions as may be required by the underwriters in order to publish research reports while complying with the Rule 2711 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) from the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the Company’s Qualified IPO.

 

(b)                              Limitations; Early Release.  The obligations described in Section 1.14(a) shall apply only if all officers and directors of the Company and all greater than 1% stockholders enter into similar agreements, and shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, or to a registration relating solely to a transaction pursuant to Rule 145 under the Securities Act.  Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of such

 

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lock-up agreements by the Company or the underwriters shall apply pro rata to all Holders subject to such agreements, based on the number of shares subject to such agreements.

 

(c)                               Stop-Transfer Instructions.  In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities of each Holder (and the securities of every other person subject to the restrictions in Section 1.14(a)).

 

(d)                             Transferees Bound.  Each Holder agrees that prior to the Company’s initial public offering it will not transfer securities of the Company unless each transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Section 1.14.

 

(e)                               Each Holder agrees that a legend reading substantially as follows shall be placed on all certificates representing all Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of every other person subject to the restriction contained in this Section 1.14):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A LOCK-UP PERIOD OF UP TO 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ISSUER’S INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL OFFICE.  SUCH LOCK-UP PERIOD IS BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

 

1.15                    Termination of Registration Rights.  No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Section 1 after the earlier of (i) with respect to any Holder, at such time after the Qualified IPO as Rule 144 or another similar exemption under the Securities Act is available for the sale of all of such Holder’s shares during a three-month period without registration, or (ii) upon termination of the Agreement, as provided in Section 3.1.

 

2.                                    Covenants of the Company.

 

2.1                            Delivery of Financial Statements.  The Company shall deliver to each Major Investor:

 

(a)                               as soon as practicable, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an income statement for such fiscal year, a balance sheet of the Company and statement of stockholder’s equity as of the end of such year, and a statement of cash flows for such year, such year-end financial reports to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and audited and certified by an independent public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing approved by the Board;

 

(b)                              as soon as practicable, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, an unaudited profit or loss statement, a statement of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter;

 

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(c)                               within 30 days of the end of each month, an unaudited income statement and a statement of cash flows and balance sheet for and as of the end of such month, in reasonable detail and showing variances from the budget and business plan called for in subjection (d) of this Section 2.1;

 

(d)                             as soon as practicable, but in any event 30 days prior to the end of each fiscal year, a budget, business and operating plan for the next fiscal year, prepared on a monthly basis, and, as soon as prepared, any other updated or revised budgets for such fiscal year prepared by the Company; and

 

(e)                               with respect to the financial statements called for in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 2.1, an instrument executed by the Chief Financial Officer or President of the Company and certifying on behalf of the Company that such financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior practice for earlier periods (with the exception of footnotes that may be required by GAAP) and fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its results of operation for the period specified, subject to year-end audit adjustment, provided that the foregoing shall not restrict the right of the Company to change its accounting principles consistent with GAAP, if the Board or a committee thereof determines that it is in the best interest of the Company to do so.

 

2.2                            Inspection.  The Company shall permit each Major Investor, at such Major Investor’s expense, to visit and inspect the Company’s properties, to examine its books of account and records and to discuss the Company’s affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, all at such reasonable times as may be requested by the Major Investor.

 

2.3                            Right of First Offer.  Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 2.3, the Company hereby grants to each Major Investor a right of first offer with respect to future sales by the Company of its Shares (as hereinafter defined).  For purposes of this Section 2.3, Major Investor includes any general partners, managing members and affiliates of a Major Investor, including Affiliated Funds.  A Major Investor who chooses to exercise the right of first offer may designate as purchasers under such right itself or its partners or affiliates, including Affiliated Funds, in such proportions as it deems appropriate.

 

Each time the Company proposes to offer any shares of, or securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of, any class of its capital stock (“Shares”), the Company shall first make an offering of such Shares to each Major Investor in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(a)                               The Company shall deliver a notice (the “RFO Notice”) to the Major Investors stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such Shares, (ii) the number of such Shares to be offered, and (iii) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such Shares.

 

(b)                              Within 20 days after delivery of the RFO Notice, the Major Investor may elect to purchase or obtain, at the price and on the terms specified in the RFO Notice, up to that portion of such Shares which equals the proportion that the number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held, by such Major Investor bears to the total number of shares of Common

 

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Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held by all Major Investors.  Such purchase shall be completed at the same closing as that of any third party purchasers or at an additional closing.  The Company shall promptly, in writing, inform each Major Investor that purchases all the shares available to it (each, a “Fully-Exercising Investor”) of any other Major Investor’s failure to do likewise.  During the 10-day period commencing after receipt of such information, each Fully-Exercising Investor shall be entitled to obtain that portion of the Shares for which Major Investors were entitled to subscribe but which were not subscribed for by the Major Investors that is equal to the proportion that the number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held, by such Fully-Exercising Investor bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held, by all Fully-Exercising Investors who wish to purchase some of the unsubscribed shares.

 

(c)                               The Company may, during the 45-day period following the expiration of the period provided in subsection 2.3(b) hereof, offer the remaining unsubscribed portion of the Shares to any person or persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than those specified in the RFO Notice.  If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the Shares within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within 30 days after the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such Shares shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Major Investors in accordance herewith.

 

(d)                             The right of first offer in this Section 2.3 shall not be applicable to (i) Exempted Securities (as defined in the Restated Certificate) or (ii) any shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time.  In addition to the foregoing, the right of first offer in this Section 2.3 shall not be applicable with respect to any Major Investor and any subsequent securities issuance, if (i) at the time of such subsequent securities issuance, the Major Investor is not an “accredited investor,” as that term is then defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and (ii) such subsequent securities issuance is otherwise being offered only to accredited investors.

 

2.4                            Observer Rights.  The Company shall invite one representative of each Lead Investor and each of Arcus Ventures Fund, LP and BHP No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership (each, a “Board Observer”) to attend all meetings of the Board in a nonvoting observer capacity and, in this respect, shall give each such Board Observer copies of all notices, minutes, consents and all other materials that it provides to the directors; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude each such Board Observer from any meeting or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or would result in disclosure of trade secrets to such Board Observer.  The Company shall reimburse each such Board Observer for reasonable out-of-pocket travel (for economy class and for domestic U.S. travel only), hotel, transport and other expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board.  The rights set forth in this Section 2.4 are in addition to the rights of the Lead Investors to designate certain members of the Board in accordance with the Restated Certificate and Voting Agreement of even date herewith among the Company and the Investors (the “Voting Agreement”).

 

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2.5                            Board Matters.  Unless otherwise determined by the vote of a majority of the directors then in office, the Board shall meet at least twice each quarter, with one meeting being in-person and the other meeting being telephonic, in accordance with an agreed-upon schedule.  The Company shall reimburse the nonemployee directors for all reasonable out-of-pocket travel (business class), hotel, transport and other expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board and conducting other Board activities.  The Company shall cause to be established and will maintain an audit committee and a compensation committee, each of which shall (i) consist solely of non-management directors, (ii) shall consist of at least two directors, and (iii) shall include at least one director appointed to Board by the Lead Investors in accordance with the Restated Certificate and Voting Agreement (a “Lead Investor Director”).  A Lead Investor Director shall be the Chair of the compensation committee.  The Board shall at all times have an appointed Chair of the Board, who shall be acceptable to the Lead Investors.  The Company shall not incur any obligation or liability or make any payment in excess of $50,000 without obtaining the prior approval of the audit committee.

 

2.6                            Scientific Advisory Board Matters.  The Company shall maintain a scientific advisory board (the “SAB”), and promptly following the First Tranche Closing shall appoint William G. Kaelin, MD and Charles L. Sawyers, MD as members of the SAB.  Any changes to the composition of the SAB shall be approved by the Lead Investors.  Each member of the SAB shall be entitled to annual compensation in such amounts as shall be approved by the Board and the Lead Investors.  The Company shall reimburse the members of the SAB for all reasonable out-of-pocket travel (economy class), hotel, transport and other expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the SAB.

 

2.7                            Insurance.  As of the date hereof, the Company shall have obtained, from financially sound and reputable insurers, Directors and Officers liability insurance, Representations and Warranties liability insurance, commercial liability insurance and other insurance necessary or advisable to provide coverage for the operations conducted by the Company (the “Insurance Policies”), each in an amount and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Investors, and will cause such Insurance Policies to be maintained until such time as the Lead Investors determine that one or more of such Insurance Policies should be discontinued.

 

2.8                            Employee/Independent Contractor Agreements.  The Company will cause (i) each person now or hereafter employed by it or by any subsidiary (or engaged by the Company or any subsidiary as a consultant/independent contractor) with access to confidential information and/or trade secrets to enter into a nondisclosure, nonsolicitation and proprietary rights assignment agreement, substantially in the form approved by the Lead Investors.  In addition, the Company shall not amend, modify, terminate, waive, or otherwise alter, in whole or in part, such agreements, without the approval of the Board, including at least one of the Lead Investor Directors.

 

2.9                            Employee Compensation.  As soon as reasonably practicable following the First Tranche Closing, the Board shall meet with the Company’s executive management team to discuss and establish appropriate cash and equity compensation for the Company’s employees in amounts that are reasonably acceptable to the Board, including the directors elected solely by the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Restated Certificate.

 

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2.10                    Equity Incentive Plan; Employee Stock.  At or within 45 days following the First Tranche Closing, the Company shall (i) adopt an equity incentive plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), which shall have been approved by the Board, including at least one of the Lead Investor Directors, and the Company’s stockholders; and (ii) reserve up to 2,558,798 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan.  Within 45 days following the Second Tranche Closing, the Company shall refresh the Equity Incentive Plan by increasing the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan such that the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan represents 15% of the fully-diluted capitalization of the Company immediately following the Second Tranche Closing.  Unless otherwise approved by the Board, including at least one of the Lead Investor Directors, all future employees and consultants of the Company who purchase, receive options to purchase, or receive awards of shares of the Company’s capital stock after the date hereof shall be required to execute restricted stock or option agreements, as applicable, providing for (i) vesting of shares over a four (4) year period, with the first twenty-five percent (25%) of such shares vesting following twelve (12) months of continued employment or service, and the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the following thirty-six (36) months, and (ii) a market stand-off provision substantially similar to that in Section 1.14.  In addition, unless otherwise approved by the Board, including at least one of the Lead Investor Directors, the Company shall retain a “right of first refusal” on employee transfers until the initial public offering of the Company’s securities and shall have the right to repurchase unvested shares at no greater than cost upon termination of employment or service of a holder of restricted stock.

 

2.11                    Successor Indemnification.  If the Company or any of its successors or assignees consolidates with or merges into any other entity and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, then to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assignees of the Company assume the obligations of the Company with respect to indemnification of members of the Board as in effect immediately before such transaction, whether such obligations are contained in the Company’s Bylaws, its Restated Certificate, or elsewhere, as the case may be.

 

2.12                    Additional Covenants.  Within 90 days following the First Tranche Closing, the Company shall (i) hire an independent finance executive acceptable to the Lead Investors; (ii) hire a business development executive with relevant industry experience acceptable to the Lead Investors; (iii) conduct a scientific review by a Nextech proposed expert to define additional preclinical and clinical biomarker studies; and (iv) provide to the Lead Investors a data package with respect to the biomarker studies satisfactory to the Lead Investors.

 

2.13                    Termination of Covenants.

 

(a)                               The covenants set forth in Sections 2.1 through Section 2.12 shall terminate as to each Holder and be of no further force or effect (i) immediately prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, or (ii) upon termination of the Agreement, as provided in Section 3.1.

 

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periodic reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, if this occurs earlier than the events described in Section 2.13(a) above.

 

3.                                    Miscellaneous.

 

3.1                            Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate, and have no further force and effect, when the Company shall consummate a transaction or series of related transactions deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company pursuant to the Restated Certificate.

 

3.2                            Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

 

3.3                            Successors and Assigns.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any of the Series A Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof).  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

3.4                            Amendments and Waivers.  Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least sixty percent (60%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding; provided, however, that any amendment or waiver of Section 2 (except for Section 2.4) above and this Section 3.4 shall require the written consent of the Lead Investors; provided, further, that any amendment, consent, modification or waiver which disproportionately and adversely affects any holder(s) of Registrable Securities vis-a-vis the other holders shall not be effective and binding unless it has previously been consented to in writing by such affected holder(s).  Section 2.4 of this Agreement shall not be amended or waived without the written consent of Arcus Ventures Fund, LP and BHP No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with only the written consent of the Company for the sole purpose of including additional purchasers of Series A Preferred Stock as “Investors” and “Holders.” Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each party to the Agreement, whether or not such party has signed such amendment or waiver, each future holder of all such Registrable Securities, and the Company.

 

3.5                            Notices.  Any and all notices required or permitted to be given to a party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective and deemed to provide such party sufficient notice under this Agreement on the earliest of the following: (i) at the time of personal delivery, if delivery is in person; (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail, telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day; (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with an express overnight courier for United States deliveries, or five (5) business days after such deposit for deliveries outside of the United States, with proof of delivery from the courier requested; or (iv) five (5) business days

 

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after deposit in the United States mail by certified mail (return receipt requested) for United States deliveries.  All notices for delivery outside the United States will be sent by facsimile or by express courier.  All notices not delivered personally or by facsimile will be sent with postage and/or other charges prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified at the address or facsimile number specified for such party on the signature page or on Exhibit A hereto, or at such other address, electronic email address or facsimile number as such other party may subsequently modify by written notice.

 

3.6                            Severability.  If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

3.7                            Governing Law.  This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

3.8                            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

3.9                            Titles and Subtitles.  The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

3.10                    Aggregation of Stock.  All shares of the Preferred Stock held or acquired by affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

 

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The parties have executed this Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
COMPANY:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
TRACON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
  /s/ Charles Theuer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Charles Theuer, President & CEO
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    	
8910 University Center Drive
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Suite 700
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
San Diego, CA 92122
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Fax: (858) 550-0786
    
					


 

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INVESTORS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JAFCO SUPER V3 INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    
	
 
    	
By: JAFCO Co., Ltd.
    
	
 
    	
Its: General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
  /s/ Shinichi Fuki
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name: Shinichi Fuki
    
	
 
    	
Title: President and CEO
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    
	
 
    	
Otemachi First Square, West Tower 11F, 1-5-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku,   Tokyo 100-0004 Japan Attention: Dr. Kenji Harada,
    
	
 
    	
Senior Manager,
    
	
 
    	
Life Science Investment Management Department
    


 

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ONC PARTNERS, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: ONC General Partner Limited
    
	
 
    	
Its: General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Michael Robinson
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Michael Robinson
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address: 26 New Street, St Helier, JE2 3RA, 

Jersey
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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NEXTECH III ONCOLOGY, LPCI
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: Nextech III GP Ltd
    
	
 
    	
Its: General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Alfred Scheidegger
    	
/s/ Roland Ruskstuhl
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Alfred Scheidegger
    	
Roland Ruskstuhl
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
BoD member
    	
BoD member
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address: Scheuchzerstrasse 35 - CH - 8006 

Zurich, Switzerland
    
	
 
    	
Fax: +41.44.366.66.10
    


 

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ARCUS VENTURES FUND L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ James Dougherty
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
James Dougherty
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    
	
 
    	
55 Broad Street Suite 1840
    
	
 
    	
New York NY 10004
    


 

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BHP NO.2 INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
  /s/ Takeo Matsumoto
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Takeo Matsumoto
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Manager of General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Akatsuka Building 2F 1-2-8
    
	
 
    	
Higashikanda Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0031
    
	
 
    	
Japan
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Fax: +81 3 3862 4167
    


 

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BROOKLINE TRACON INVESTMENT FUND II, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: Brookline TIFMM LLC, Its Managing Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
  /s/ Rainer Twiford
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 Rainer Twiford
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
  Managing Member Representative
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    	
2501 20th Pl. S. #275
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Birmingham AL 35223
    
						


 

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Paramount BioSciences, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
  /s/ Lindsay Rosenwald, M.D.
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Lindsay Rosenwald, M.D.
    
	
 
    	
Title:  Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    	
787 Seventh Avenue, 48th Floor
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New York, NY 10019
    
				


 

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(Investor)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ Kenneth D. Wickwar
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Janet Wickwar
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Kenneth D. Wickwar
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Janet Wickwar
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(print)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
  Investor
    
					


 

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(Investor)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
  /s/ John Kellenyi
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
  John Kellenyi
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
(print)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT A

 

INVESTORS

 

 

	
Name/Address/Fax No.
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares
    	
 
    
	
JAFCO SUPER V3 INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Address: Otemachi First Square, West Tower

11F, 1-5-1, Otemachi,

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan 

Attention: Kenji Harada, Ph.D.,

Senior Manager,Life Science Investment   Management Department

Facsimile:                                      
    	
 
    	
3,181,818
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ONC PARTNERS, L.P.

 

Address: 26 New Street, St Helier, JE2 3RA,

New Jersey

 

Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
477,273
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
NEXTECH III ONCOLOGY, LPCI

 

Address: Scheuchzerstrasse 35 - CH - 8006

Zurich, Switzerland

 

Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 

1,431,818
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARCUS VENTURES FUND, LP

 

55 Broad Street Suite 1840

New York NY 10004
    	
 
    	
 

636,364
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
BHP NO.2 INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

Akatsuka Building 2F 1-2-8

Higashikanda Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0031 Japan

 

Fax: +81 3 3862 4167
    	
 
    	
636,364
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
BROOKLINE TRACON INVESTMENT FUND II, LLC

2501 20th Pl. C. #275

Birmingham, AL 35223
    	
 
    	
1,246,514
    	
 
    


 











 

	
El Coronado Holdings, LLC
    	
 
    	
79,800
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
John Kellenyi
    	
 
    	
53,200
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Cynergy Healthcare Investors
    	
 
    	
26,150
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Blaine Spies
    	
 
    	
10,460
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Ken and Jane Wicker
    	
 
    	
13,075
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Scott Renfro
    	
 
    	
10,460
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Barbara Waits Living Trust
    	
 
    	
13,075
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
QMO, LLC
    	
 
    	
27,408
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Paramount BioSciences, LLC

787 7th Avenue

New York, NY 10019
    	
 
    	
 

406,221