Document:

Exhibit 4.2

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of June 30, 2014, by and among Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the persons signatories hereto opposite the “Common Holders” and “Additional Common Holders” headings on such signature pages (each, a “Common Holder” and collectively, the “Common Holders”), and the persons and entities listed on Schedule A hereto (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).

 

Background:

 

WHEREAS, the Investors are receiving shares of the Company’s Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock”), Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”, and together with the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”, and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), and the Common Holders are receiving shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in exchange for equivalent shares of capital stock in CareKinesis, Inc. (“CareKinesis”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, CareKinesis and the Investors and the Common Holders have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated June 28, 2013 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to reflect the exchange of exchange of shares pursuant to the Merger, which Agreement shall supersede and replace the Prior Agreement in its entirety, and which Prior Agreement shall hereafter be null and void

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Definitions.

 

1.1                               “Common Stock” shall mean the Voting Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock, together.

 

1.2                               “Holder” shall mean each Common Holder and each Investor and “Holders” shall mean, collectively, the Common Holders and the Investors.

 

1.3                               “Investor Shares” shall mean Shares of Preferred Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by the Investors and Shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof.

 

1.4                               “Non-Voting Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s Class A Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

1.5                               “Series B Investor” shall mean any Investor who at the time holds shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

 

1.6                               “Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and any securities convertible or exercisable into such shares.

 

 

1.7                               “Transfer” shall mean any direct or indirect sale, assignment, encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, conveyance in trust, gift, transfer pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, or any other transfer or disposition of any kind, including, but not limited to, transfers to receivers, levying creditors, trustees or receivers in bankruptcy proceedings or general assignees for the benefit of creditors, whether voluntary or by operation of law.

 

1.8                               “Voting Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s Class B Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

1.9                               “Preferred Stock” shall mean the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock.

 

2.                                      Transfers.

 

2.1                               Prohibited Transfers.  Subject to Section 2.2, no Holder shall Transfer any Shares owned by such Holder without first complying with all applicable federal and state securities laws and the other terms of this Agreement.  Any Transfer or attempted Transfer in violation of this Agreement shall not be recognized by the Company in any way and shall be void and of no force or effect whatsoever.

 

2.2                               Permitted Transfers.

 

(a)                                             Except as set forth in Section 3.5 (i) the rights of first refusal and co-sale set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall not apply to any Permitted Transfer of Shares by a Holder, and (ii) the rights of co-sale set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall not apply to any Transfer of Investor Shares by an Investor.

 

(b)                                             “Permitted Transfer” means: (i) any Transfer of Shares by any Holder (whether a Common Holder or an Investor) to (A) the spouse, children, spouse’s children, parents or siblings of such Holder (collectively, “Family Members”), (B) the estate of such Holder, (C) any trust solely for the benefit of such Holder and/or any Family Member(s) and of which such Holder and/or any such Family Member(s) is the trustee or are the trustees, or for which another party serves as a trustee and such party agrees to be bound by this Agreement (“Family Trust”), (D) any partnership, corporation or limited liability company which is wholly owned and controlled by such Holder and/or any such Family Member(s) (“Family Wealth Planning Entity”) or (E) any Transfer that is otherwise approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, including the Series A Preferred Directors and the Series B Preferred Director (all collectively, the “Preferred Directors”); provided that any change in the beneficiaries of a Family Trust or the equityholders of a Family Wealth Planning Entity that results in such Family Trust not being solely for the benefit of a Holder and/or the Family Members of such Holder or the Family Wealth Planning Entity not being wholly owned and controlled by such Holder and/or the Family Members of such Holder shall be a Transfer of Shares not permitted by this Section 2.2(b); (ii) any Transfer of Shares by any Investor to (1) any subsidiary, parent, general partner, limited partner, retired partner, member or retired member, or other Affiliate of such Investor, or (2) any other funds managed by the same investment manager of an Investor or any other affiliate of an Investor (collectively with such parties described in the immediately preceding Subsection 2.2(b)(ii)(1), the “Investor Affiliates”); and (iii) any Transfer of Shares to any other third party by any Series B Investor.

 

2.3                               Public Offering.  The provisions of Section 3 shall not apply to the sale of Shares by a Holder in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

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3.                                      Transfers by a Holder.

 

3.1                               Notice of Transfer.  Subject to Section 2.2, if a Holder proposes to Transfer any Shares (the “Transferring Holder”), then the Transferring Holder shall promptly give written notice (the “Transfer Notice”) of such proposed Transfer simultaneously to the Company and to each Investor.  The Transfer Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed Transfer including, without limitation, the number and class of Shares to be transferred (the “Transfer Shares”), the nature of such Transfer, the cash consideration to be paid per share (or, in the event that the consideration is other than cash, the value of the consideration shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, including the Preferred Directors) (the “Purchase Price Per Share”), and the name and address of each prospective purchaser or transferee (each, a “Proposed Transferee”).  The Transferring Holder shall enclose with the Transfer Notice a copy of a written offer, letter of intent or other written document signed by the Proposed Transferee(s) setting forth the proposed terms and conditions of the Transfer.

 

3.2                               Company Right of First Refusal.  For a period of 20 days following the date (the “Transfer Notice Date”) on which the Transfer Notice is given by the Transferring Holder (the “Company Acceptance Period”), the Company shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the Transfer Shares on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Transfer Notice.  If the Company wishes to exercise its right to purchase all or any portion of the Transfer Shares, it shall give written notice (the “Company Notice”) to the Transferring Holder no later than the expiration of the Company Acceptance Period.  The Company Notice shall state that the Company wishes to purchase all of the Transfer Shares or, if the Company wishes to purchase less than all of the Transfer Shares, the number of Transfer Shares the Company wishes to purchase.  If the Company wishes to purchase all of the Transfer Shares, the Company shall specify in the Company Notice a date of closing, which date shall not be earlier than 10 days and not later than 20 days following the date on which the Company Notice is given.  At the closing, the Company shall pay the total purchase price of the Transfer Shares (which shall be equal to the product of (a) the number of Transfer Shares and (b) the Purchase Price Per Share), and at the option of the Company, paid by (i) wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Transferring Holder, (ii) cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Transferring Holder to the Company, or (iii) any combination of the foregoing, against delivery of a certificate or certificates representing the Transfer Shares, each certificate to be properly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers.  The Company may request waivers of any liens, evidence of good title to the Transfer Shares and such other documents and agreements as it may reasonably deem necessary in connection with the Transfer.  If the Company desires to purchase less than all of the Transfer Shares, the remaining Transfer Shares shall be subject to the Investors’ rights set forth under Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 below.  The Transferring Holder shall not be entitled to vote, either as a stockholder or director, in connection with the decision of the Company whether to exercise its option to purchase the Transfer Shares, provided, that if the vote of the Transferring Holder is required for valid corporate action, the Transferring Holder shall vote in accordance with the decision of the majority of the other directors or the stockholders holding a majority of the voting power of the Shares, as the case may be.

 

3.3                               Investor Right of First Refusal.

 

(a)                                             If (i) the Company does not give the Company Notice within the Company Acceptance Period or (ii) the Company gives the Company Notice within the Company Acceptance Period but the Company Notice provides that the Company wishes to purchase less than all of the Transfer Shares, the Transferring Holder shall, promptly following expiration of the Company Acceptance Period, give written notice (the “Second Notice”) to each Investor.  The Second Notice shall set forth the number of Transfer Shares that the Company has not elected to purchase (the “Remainder Shares”) and shall include the terms required in a Transfer Notice as set forth in Section 3.1.  For a period

 

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of 20 days following receipt of the Second Notice (the “Investor Acceptance Period”), each Investor shall have the right to purchase Remainder Shares on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Second Notice as more fully described herein.  If an Investor wishes to exercise its right to purchase all or any portion of the Remainder Shares, it shall give written notice (the “Investor Notice”) to the Transferring Holder, with a copy to the Company, no later than the expiration of the Investor Acceptance Period, stating the maximum number of Remainder Shares it is willing to purchase.

 

(b)                                             The Remainder Shares shall be allocated among each Investor delivering an Investor Notice in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of Remainder Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Shares on an as-converted to Common Stock basis owned on the Transfer Notice Date by each Investor delivering an Investor Notice and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares on an as-converted to Common Stock basis owned on the Transfer Date by all of the Investors delivering an Investor Notice, with such allocation being repeated in respect of any remaining Remainder Shares until either all Investors have been allocated the maximum number of Shares which they have stated they are willing to purchase pursuant to their respective Investor Notices, or until all Remainder Shares have been so allocated among them.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investors shall be entitled to allocate such Remainder Shares in any other manner as may be agreeable to them; provided that no Investor shall be allocated fewer Remainder Shares than such Investor would be entitled to purchase by operation of the preceding sentence unless such Investor has consented thereto in writing.

 

(c)                                              If the Investors elect to purchase any or all of the Remainder Shares, the Holder shall, promptly following the expiration of the Investor Acceptance Period, give written notice (the “Closing Notice”) to the Company and each Investor who has elected to purchase Remainder Shares (such Investors, together with the Company (to the extent that the Company exercised its right pursuant to Section 2.2 to purchase a portion of the Transfer Shares), the “Purchasers”).  The Closing Notice shall set forth (i) a date of closing, which date shall not be earlier than 10 days and not later than 20 days following the date on which the Closing Notice is given, (ii) the number of Transfer Shares to be purchased by each Purchaser, and (iii) the total purchase price payable by each Purchaser (which, with respect to each Purchaser, shall be equal to product of the number of Transfer Shares that such Purchaser has elected to purchase and the Purchase Price Per Share).  At the closing, each Purchaser shall purchase the Transfer Shares that such Purchaser has elected to purchase by, at the option of such Purchaser, (i) wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Transferring Holder, (ii) cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Transferring Holder to such Purchaser, or (iii) any combination of the foregoing, against delivery of a certificate or certificates representing the Transfer Shares, each certificate to be properly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers; provided, however, no Purchaser shall have any liability to purchase or pay for more than the number of Transfer Shares it has elected to purchase pursuant to Section 3.3.  The Purchasers may request waivers of any liens, evidence of good title to the Shares, and such other documents and agreements as they may reasonably deem necessary in connection with the Transfer.

 

(d)                                             Any Investor may transfer its rights set forth in this Section 3.3 to one or more Investor Affiliates, irrespective of whether an Investor Affiliate is also an Investor at or prior to such time, provided that such Investor Affiliate, and its exercise of such rights under this Section 3.3, otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement.

 

3.4                               Right of Co-Sale.

 

(a)                                             If the Company and/or the Investors do not purchase all of the Transfer Shares pursuant to the rights contained in Section 3.2 and Section 3.3, and the Transferring Holder is a Common Holder, the additional restrictions contained in this Section 3.4 shall apply with respect to the Transfer

 

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Shares.  Promptly following the expiration of the Investor Acceptance Period, the Transferring Holder shall deliver to each Investor who did not purchase any Transfer Shares pursuant to Section 3.3, with a copy to the Company, a written notice (the “Co-Sale Notice”) that each such Investor shall have the right (the “Co-Sale Right”), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.4, to participate with the Transferring Holder in the Transfer of the Transfer Shares not purchased by the Company and/or the Investors pursuant to Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 (the “Available Shares”) on the terms and conditions, other than the Purchase Price Per Share, set forth in the Transfer Notice described in Section 3.1, and at a purchase price per share calculated pursuant to Section 3.4(e).  The Co-Sale Notice shall set forth the date of closing of the proposed sale of the Available Shares by the Transferring Holder to the Proposed Transferee, which date shall not be earlier than 10 days and not later than 20 days following the date on which the Co-Sale Notice is given.  To the extent one or more of the Investors exercise their Co-Sale Right, the number of Available Shares that the Transferring Holder may sell to the Proposed Transferee shall be correspondingly reduced.

 

(b)                                             If an Investor wishes to exercise its Co-Sale Right, such Investor shall give written notice (the “Inclusion Notice”) to the Transferring Holder, with a copy to the Company, within five days after the Co-Sale Notice is given (the “Co-Sale Election Period”).  The Inclusion Notice shall indicate the number of Shares such Investor wishes to sell under its Co-Sale Right.  The maximum number of Shares that each Investor may sell under its Co-Sale Right shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the aggregate number of Available Shares by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Shares owned by such Investor on an as-converted to Common Stock basis on the Transfer Notice Date and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares owned by the Transferring Holder and all Investors then exercising their Co-Sale Rights on an as-converted to Common Stock basis on the Transfer Notice Date (such shares with respect to each Investor, the “Co-Sale Right Shares”).  Any Investor who delivers an Inclusion Notice to the Transferring Holder, with a copy to the Company, within the Co-Sale Election Period is referred to hereinafter as a “Co-Sale Participant.”

 

(c)                                              At the closing of the sale to the Proposed Transferee of (i) the Available Shares, less any Co-Sale Right Shares to be included in such sale, by the Transferring Holder (the “Transferring Holder Co-Sale Shares”) and (ii) the Co-Sale Rights Shares to be sold pursuant to the terms hereof, each Co-Sale Participant shall deliver to the Proposed Transferee one or more certificates, properly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, which represent:

 

(i)                                     the type and number of Co-Sale Right Shares which such Co-Sale Participant elects to sell; or

 

(ii)                                  that number of Co-Sale Right Shares that are at such time convertible into the number and class of shares of Common Stock that such Co-Sale Participant elects to sell; provided, however, that if the Proposed Transferee objects to the delivery of such Shares in lieu of shares of Common Stock, such Co-Sale Participant shall convert such Shares into Voting Common Stock and deliver shares of Voting Common Stock as provided in this Section 3.4(c).  The Company agrees to make any such conversion concurrent with the actual Transfer of such Co-Sale Right Shares to the Proposed Transferee and contingent on such Transfer, and in the event the Company notifies the Co-Sale Participant in writing that the Company requests the Co-Sale Participant to execute and deliver a formal written request for such conversion, in such reasonable form as provided by the Company, the Co-Sale Participant shall timely execute and deliver the same to the Company.

 

(d)                                             With respect to any Transfer by a Transferring Holder of Non-Voting Common Stock as to which a Co-Sale Participant elects to sell Shares pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.4, the Proposed Transferee shall be required to accept shares of Voting Common Stock in lieu of Non-Voting Common Stock to the extent that Non-Voting Common Stock is not owned by the Co-Sale Participant.

 

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(e)                                              Upon receipt of the certificate or certificates representing such Co-Sale Right Shares as provided above and concurrently with the purchase of Available Shares from the Transferring Holder, the Proposed Transferee shall remit to the Transferring Holder and each Co-Sale Participant, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the aggregate purchase price of such seller’s Transferring Holder Co-Sale Shares or Co-Sale Right Shares, as applicable, to be sold to the Proposed Transferee, which purchase price shall in each case be equal to, subject to Section 3.9, the product of (i) such number of Transferring Holder Co-Sale Shares or Co-Sale Right Shares, in each case on an as converted to Common Stock basis, and (ii) the Purchase Price Per Share.  To the extent that any Proposed Transferee refuses to purchase Co-Sale Right Shares from a Co-Sale Participant, the Transferring Holder shall not sell to such Proposed Transferee any Available Shares unless and until, simultaneously with such sale, such Transferring Holder purchases the Co-Sale Right Shares from the Co-Sale Participant on the same terms and conditions specified in the Transfer Notice.

 

(f)                                               In the event that no Investor exercises its Co-Sale Right, then the Transferring Holder may Transfer all of the Available Shares to the Proposed Transferee on the terms and conditions set forth in the Transfer Notice; provided, that such Transfer shall be completed not later than 90 days after the date that the Transfer Notice is given.  Any proposed Transfer on terms and conditions more favorable to the Proposed Transferee than those described in the Transfer Notice or after such 90-day period referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall again be subject to the rights of first refusal and co-sale described in this Section 3 and shall require compliance by a Transferring Holder with the applicable procedures described in Section 3.1 through Section 3.4.

 

(g)                                              Put Right.  If a Transferring Holder Transfers any Shares in contravention of the Co-Sale Right under this Agreement (a “Prohibited Transfer”), or if the Proposed Transferee of Available Shares desires to purchase a class, series or type of stock offered by Transferring Holder but not held by a Co-Sale Participant, or the Proposed Transferee is unwilling to purchase any securities from the Co-Sale Participant, such Co-Sale Participant may, by delivery of written notice to such Transferring Holder (a “Put Notice”) within ten (10) days after the later of (i) the closing of the sale to the Proposed Transferee and (ii) the date on which such Co-Sale Participant becomes aware of the Prohibited Transfer or the terms thereof, require such Proposed Transferee to purchase from such Co-Sale Participant that number of Shares (subject to Section 3.4(g)(ii)) that is equal to the number of Co-Sale Right Shares such Co-Sale Participant would have been entitled to Transfer to the Proposed Transferee (the “Put Shares”). Such sale shall be made on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)                                     The price per share at which the Put Shares are to be sold to the Transferring Holder shall be equal to the price per share that the Co-Sale Participant would have received if such Co-Sale Participant had sold such Put Shares at the closing of the sale to the Proposed Transferee. Such purchase price of the Put Shares shall be paid in cash or such other consideration as the Proposed Transferee received in the Prohibited Transfer. Seller shall also reimburse the Co-Sale Participant for any and all fees and expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees and expenses, incurred pursuant to the exercise or attempted exercise of such Co-Sale Participant’s Co-Sale Right pursuant to Sections 3.4(a) through (f), inclusive, or in the exercise of its rights under this Section 3.4(g) with respect to the Put Shares.

 

(ii)                                  The Put Shares to be sold to the Proposed Transferee shall be of the same class or type as Transferred in the Prohibited Transfer if such Co-Sale Participant then owns securities of such class or type. If such Co-Sale Participant does not own any of such class or type, the Put Shares shall be shares of Common Stock (or Preferred Stock convertible into Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof).

 

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(iii)                               The closing of such sale to the Transferring Holder will occur within ten (10) days after the date of such Co-Sale Participant’s Put Notice to such Transferring Holder. At such closing, the Co-Sale Participant shall deliver to the Transferring Holder the certificate or certificates representing the Put Shares to be sold, each certificate to be properly endorsed for transfer, and immediately upon receipt thereof, such Transferring Holder shall pay the aggregate purchase price therefor, and the amount of reimbursable fees and expenses, as specified in Section 3.4(g)(i).

 

3.5                               Right of Co-Sale as to Series B Preferred Stock.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event of a proposed Transfer of shares of Series B Preferred Stock other than a Permitted Transfer described under Sections 2.2(b)(i) and 2.2(b)(ii) (a “Series B Transfer”), the other holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof, shall have a Co-Sale Right in such instance and the ability to participate in such Series B Transfer on the terms and conditions contained in Section 3.4 as if such terms and conditions were incorporated into this Section 3.5 and made applicable to a Series B Transfer for holders of shares of Series B Preferred stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof, except that each such participating holder’s number of Co-Sale Right Shares thereunder shall be equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock proposed to be sold in the Series B Transfer by the initiating transferee, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof, owned by such participating holder at such time, and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof, owned by the initiating transferee and all other participating holders exercising their Co-Sale Right.

 

3.6                               Joinder.  No Transfer of Shares (including Permitted Transfers) shall be effective unless, contemporaneously with such Transfer, the proposed transferee executes and delivers a counterpart to this Agreement to the Company, thereby agreeing to be bound all the terms and conditions of this Agreement as (i) an Investor hereunder, in the event the proposed transferee is transferred Shares from an Investor in such Transfer and is not otherwise a party to this Agreement as a Common Holder at such time, or (ii) a Common Holder hereunder, in the event the proposed transferee is transferred Shares from an Common Holder or Investor in such Transfer and is not otherwise a party to this Agreement as an Investor at such time.  Upon satisfaction of the immediately foregoing condition, the proposed transferee shall be deemed an “Investor” or “Common Holder”, as applicable, hereunder.

 

3.7                               No Adverse Effect.  The exercise or non-exercise of the rights of the Investors hereunder to participate in one or more Transfers of Shares made by a Common Holder shall not adversely affect the Investors’ rights to participate in any subsequent Transfers.

 

3.8                               Exclusion from Right of First Refusal.  The Company’s and Investor’s rights of first refusal pursuant to Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 hereof shall not apply with respect to any Shares sold, and to be sold, by an Investor pursuant to the Investor’s Co-Sale Right under Section 3.4.

 

3.9                               Allocation of Consideration.  Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Section 3, in the event that a Transfer constitutes a Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”)), the terms of the purchase and sale agreement for such Transfer (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) shall provide that the aggregate consideration from such Transfer shall be allocated to the Transferring Holder(s) and the Co-Sale Participants in accordance with Section 2 of Article IV(B) of the Certificate, including without limitation with respect to any consideration placed in an escrow or otherwise subject to contingencies, as if (A) such Transfer were a Liquidation Event (as defined in the Certificate) and (B) the Shares sold in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement were the only capital stock of the Company issued and outstanding.

 

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4.                                      Board of Directors.

 

4.1                               Agreement to Vote.  Each Holder shall vote or cause to be voted all Shares and other voting securities of the Company, now or hereinafter owned by such Holder, beneficially or otherwise, or as to which such Holder has voting control, and take all other actions necessary and within such Holder’s control (including, without limitation, attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum and execution of a written consent), and the Company shall take all actions within its control (including, without limitation, calling special board meetings and stockholder meetings), in each case in accordance with this Section 4 and to ensure the terms of this Section 4 are complied with.

 

4.2                               Number of Directors.  For as long as shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, each Holder agrees to vote all Shares beneficially owned by such Holder at any regular or special meeting of stockholders (or consent pursuant to a written consent in lieu of such meeting) to ensure that the total number of authorized directors of the Company shall be set and remain at seven directors.

 

4.3                               Election of Directors.  In any and all elections of directors of the Company, each Holder shall vote or cause to be voted all Shares owned by such Holder or over which such Holder has voting control, and take all other actions necessary and within such Holder’s reasonable control (including, without limitation, attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum and execution of a written consent), and the Company shall take all actions within its reasonable control (including, without limitation, calling special board meetings and stockholder meetings or soliciting written consents from such parties) so that the following provisions regarding the election of directors shall be effected, beginning as of the date hereof:

 

(a)                                             At each election of directors in which the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, are entitled to elect a director (the “Series B Preferred Director”), as long as Radius Venture Partners III, L.P. (“Radius”) owns any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, each Holder shall vote or otherwise act to elect one individual nominated by Radius (the “Radius Nominee”); the initial Radius Nominee shall be Daniel C. Lubin.

 

(b)                                             At each election of directors in which the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, are entitled to elect directors (the “Series A Preferred Directors”), as long as Emerald Stage2 Ventures, L.P. (“Emerald”) owns any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Preferred Stock, each Holder shall vote or otherwise act to elect one individual nominated by Emerald (the “Emerald Nominee”) and, as long as Originate Growth Fund #1 Q, L.P. and/or Originate Growth Fund #1 A, L.P. (together, “Originate”) own(s) any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Preferred Stock, each Holder shall vote or otherwise act to elect one individual nominated by Originate (the “Originate Nominee”); the initial Emerald Nominee shall be Bruce Luehrs and the initial Originate Nominee shall be Glen Bressner;

 

(c)                                              At each election of directors in which the holders of Voting Common Stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect directors, each Holder shall vote or otherwise act to elect two individuals nominated by the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Common Stock, voting as a separate class (excluding any Voting Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock) (the “Common Directors”); the initial Common Directors shall be Calvin H. Knowlton and Orsula Knowlton; and

 

(d)                                             At each election of directors in which the holders of Voting Common Stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect directors, each Holder shall vote or otherwise act to elect two individuals nominated by the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting

 

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Common Stock, voting as a separate class (excluding any Voting Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock) who are not otherwise an Affiliate (defined below) of the Company or of any Holder and who is reasonably acceptable to the Preferred Directors currently in office (the “Independent Directors”); the initial Independent Directors shall be Gordon Tunstall and Al Zezulinski.

 

(e)                                              For purposes of this Agreement, an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust or any other entity (collectively, a “Person”) shall be deemed an “Affiliate” of another Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.

 

4.4                               Removal of Directors; Vacancies.

 

(a)                                             Removal.

 

(i)                         Any Series B Preferred Director shall be removed from the Board of Directors (with or without cause) only upon the request of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class; provided that, the removal of the Radius Nominee shall be effected only at the request of Radius for as long as Radius has the right to nominate the Radius Nominee.

 

(ii)                      Any Series A Preferred Director shall be removed from the Board of Directors (with or without cause) only upon at the request of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock on an as converted to Common Stock basis; provided that, the removal of the Emerald Nominee shall be effected only at the request of Emerald for as long as Emerald has the right to nominate the Emerald Nominee and the removal of the Originate Nominee shall be effected only at the written request of Originate for as long as Originate has the right to nominate the Originate Nominee.

 

(iii)                   Any Common Director or Independent Director shall be removed from the Board of Directors (with or without cause) only upon the request of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Voting Common Stock, voting as a separate class (including any Voting Common Stock outstanding having been issued upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, but excluding any Voting Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock but not then outstanding).

 

(b)                                             Vacancies.  In the event that any Preferred Director for any reason ceases to serve as a member of the Board of Directors during such individual’s term of office, including without limitation, by reason of such director’s resignation, death, removal or disqualification, the resulting vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by a representative nominated by the Investor(s) who have the right to nominate the Preferred Director pursuant to this Section 4.  In the event that any Common Director for any reason ceases to serve as a member of the Board of Directors during such individual’s term of office, including without limitation, by reason of such director’s resignation, death, removal or disqualification, the resulting vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by an individual nominated by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Voting Common Stock, voting as a separate class (including any Voting Common Stock outstanding having been issued upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, but excluding any Voting Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock but not then outstanding) pursuant to this Section 4.  In the event that any Independent Director for any reason ceases to serve as a member of the Board of Directors during such individual’s term of office, including without limitation, by reason of such director’s

 

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resignation, death, removal or disqualification, the resulting vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by an individual nominated by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Voting Common Stock, voting as a separate class (including any Voting Common Stock outstanding having been issued upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, but excluding any Voting Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock but not then outstanding), and pursuant to this Section 4.

 

4.5                               Proxy; Attorney-in-Fact.  As security for the performance of each Holder’s obligations pursuant to Section 4, each Holder hereby grants to the Board of Directors of the Company, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, an irrevocable proxy to vote all Shares, at all meetings of the shareholders of the Company held or taken after the date of this Agreement with respect to an Approved Sale, or to execute any written consent in lieu thereof, and hereby irrevocably appoints the Board of Directors, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as the Holder’s attorney-in-fact with authority to sign any documents with respect to any such vote or any actions by written consent of the shareholders taken after the date of this Agreement.  Such foregoing proxy shall be exercisable on behalf of a Holder if and only if such Holder fails to vote such Holder’s Shares or other Company voting securities in accordance with the terms hereof within 5 days of the Company’s or any other party’s written request for such Holder’s vote, consent or signature.  Such proxy shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. This proxy shall terminate upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8 unless earlier removed pursuant to Section 10.2.

 

4.6                               Board Observer.  For so long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Series B Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to appoint one non-voting observer of the Board of Directors at each meeting (the “Series B Observer”).  The Series B Observer shall be sent notice of the time and place of each meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any audit, compensation or executive committee thereof in the same manner and at the same time as notice is sent to members of the relevant board and any such committees thereof and shall be sent copies of all notices, reports, minutes, consents and other documents (including all monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements) at the time and in the manner as they are provided to the other members of the relevant board and/or any audit, compensation or executive committees thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Series B Observer may be excluded from any meeting (or portion thereof) of the Board of Directors or any audit, compensation or executive committees thereof and materials provided to the participants in such meetings may be withheld from the Series B Observer or redacted before being provided to the Series B Observer if:  (a) the reason for such exclusion, withholding or redaction is primarily (i) to preserve an attorney-client privilege available to the Company that would be lost absent such exclusion, withholding or redaction, (ii) to prevent the disclosure of a trade secret or (iii) that the Series B Observer represents a competitor of the Company, in each case as is determined in good faith by such board or committee thereof.  The Series B Observer agrees to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary duty with respect to all information provided to it pursuant to its rights under this Agreement or in its capacity as a Series B Observer.

 

5.                                      Sale of the Company.

 

5.1                               Approved Sale.  In the event of an Approved Sale (as defined below), each Holder agrees (a) to vote all Shares at any regular or special meeting of stockholders (or consent pursuant to a written consent in lieu of such meeting) in favor of such Approved Sale, and to raise no objections against the Approved Sale or the process pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (b) to waive any and all dissenters’, appraisal or similar rights with respect to such Approved Sale, and (c) if the Approved Sale is structured as a sale of equity securities by the stockholders of the Company, to sell the Shares then owned by such Holder on the terms and conditions of such Approved Sale.  “Approved Sale” means a transaction or series of transactions that constitutes a Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Certificate) (a “Sale Transaction”), and which, in each case, has been approved by (x) the Board of Directors of the

 

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Company, including the Preferred Directors, and (y) the holders of at least 67% of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class (the “Requisite Series A Investors”), on an as-converted to Common Stock basis, and the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class (the “Requisite Series B Investors,” and together with the Requisite Series A Investors, collectively, the “Requisite Investors”) and (z) the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Voting Common Stock (including any Voting Common Stock outstanding having been issued upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, but excluding any Voting Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of shares of Preferred Stock but not then outstanding)((y) and (z) together, the “Approving Stockholders”).  Each Holder shall take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Sale Transaction, including, without limitation, entering into an agreement reflecting the terms of the Approved Sale, surrendering stock certificates, giving customary and reasonable representations and warranties, and executing and delivering customary certificates or other documents.

 

5.2                               Proxy; Attorney-in-Fact.  As security for the performance of each Holder’s obligations pursuant to Section 5.1, each Holder hereby grants to the Board of Directors of the Company, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, an irrevocable proxy to vote all Shares, at all meetings of the shareholders of the Company held or taken after the date of this Agreement with respect to an Approved Sale, or to execute any written consent in lieu thereof, and hereby irrevocably appoints the Board of Directors, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as the Holder’s attorney-in-fact with authority to sign any documents with respect to any such vote or any actions by written consent of the shareholders taken after the date of this Agreement.  Such foregoing proxy shall be exercisable on behalf of a Holder if and only if such Holder fails to vote such Holder’s Shares or other Company voting securities in accordance with the terms hereof within 5 days of the Company’s or any other party’s written request for such Holder’s vote, consent or signature.  Such proxy shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. This proxy shall terminate upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8 unless earlier removed pursuant to Section 10.2.

 

5.3                               Procedure.  In the event of an Approved Sale, the Company shall give written notice to each Holder (the “Approved Sale Notice”).  The Approved Sale Notice shall set forth (a) the name and address of the proposed acquirer in the Approved Sale (the “Proposed Acquirer”), (b) the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale, including the price and consideration to be paid by the Proposed Acquirer and the terms and conditions of payment, and (c) any other material facts relating to the Approved Sale, and (iv) the date and location of the closing of the Approved Sale.  Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Section 5.4, each Holder will take all actions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board of Directors, including the Preferred Directors, and the Approving Stockholders in connection with the Approved Sale.

 

5.4                               Conditions and Limitations. The obligations of each Holder under this Section 5 are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

 

(a)                                             any representations and warranties to be made by such Holder in connection with the Approved Sale are limited to representations and warranties related to authority, ownership and the ability to convey title to such Shares, free of liens, claims and encumbrances;

 

(b)                                             the Holder shall not be liable for the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by any other Person in connection with the Approved Sale, other than the Company (except to the extent that funds may be paid out of an escrow established to cover breach of representations, warranties and covenants of the Company as well as breach by any stockholder of any of identical representations, warranties and covenants provided by all stockholders);

 

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(c)                                              the liability for indemnification, if any, of such Holder in the Approved Sale and for the inaccuracy of any representations and warranties made by the Company or its Holders in connection with such Approved Sale, is several and not joint with any other Person (except to the extent that funds may be paid out of an escrow established to cover breach of representations, warranties and covenants of the Company as well as breach by any stockholder of any of identical representations, warranties and covenants provided by all stockholders), and subject to the provisions of the Certificate related to the allocation of the escrow, is pro rata in proportion to, and does not exceed, the amount of consideration actually paid to such Holder in connection with such Approved Sale;

 

(d)                                             liability shall be limited to such Holder’s applicable share (determined based on the respective proceeds payable to each Holder in connection with such Approved Sale in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate) of a negotiated aggregate indemnification amount that applies equally to all Holders but that in no event exceeds the amount of consideration otherwise payable to such Holder in connection with such Approved Sale, except with respect to claims related to fraud by such Holder, the liability for which need not be limited as to such Holder; and

 

(e)                                              upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, (i) each holder of each class or series of the Company’s capital stock will either receive the same form of consideration for their shares of such class or series as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of such same class or series of stock or, if any holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received as a result of the Approved Sale, all holders of such class or series of capital stock will be given the same option; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.4(e)(i) shall entitle any Holder to receive any form of consideration that such Holder would be ineligible to receive as a result of such Holder’s failure to satisfy any condition, requirement or limitation that is generally applicable to the Company’s stockholders, (ii) each holder of a series of Preferred Stock will receive the same amount of consideration per share of such series of Preferred Stock as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of such same series, (iii) each holder of Common Stock will receive the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of Common Stock, and (iv) unless, with respect to (I) the Series A Preferred Stock, the Requisite Series A Investors, (II) the Series B Preferred Stock, the Requisite Series B Investors, or (III) the Common Stock, the holders of at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding shares of Voting Common Stock, voting together as a separate class, in each case in respect of such series or class, elect to receive a lesser amount by written notice given to the Company at least 10 days prior to the effective date of any such Approved Sale, the aggregate consideration receivable per outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, or Common Stock, as applicable, shall be allocated among all holders of such respective shares on the basis of the relative liquidation preferences to which the holders of each respective series of Preferred Stock and the holders of Common Stock are entitled in a Liquidation Event in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in effect immediately prior to the Approved Sale; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the consideration to be paid in exchange for shares of capital stock pursuant to this Section 5.4(e) includes any securities and due receipt thereof by any Holder would require under applicable law (x) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities or (y) the provision to any Holder of any information other than such information as a prudent issuer would generally furnish in an offering made solely to “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company may cause to be paid to any such Holder in lieu thereof, against surrender of such shares of capital stock, which would have otherwise been sold by such Holder, an amount in cash equal to the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Company and the Board of Directors, including the Preferred Directors) of the securities which Holder would otherwise receive as of the date of the issuance of such securities in exchange for such shares of capital stock.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.4 shall not limit in any manner the ability of the Company to enter into an agreement with respect to, or consummate, a Sale Transaction on terms that do not satisfy the conditions set forth in this Section 5.4; provided, however, in the event of any such Sale Transaction, the Holders shall have no obligation pursuant to this Section 5 to take any action with respect to such Sale Transaction.

 

5.5                               Purchaser Representative.  In connection with an Approved Sale, the Holders who are not accredited investors (as that term is defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act) will, at the request of the Company, appoint a purchaser representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act) reasonably acceptable to the Company.  If any such Holder appoints a purchaser representative designated by the Company, the Company will pay the reasonable fees of such purchaser representative, but if any such Holder declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by the Company such Holder will appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the Company), and such Holder will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative so appointed.

 

6.                                      Sale of Series B Preferred Stock.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, approve in writing the terms of a sale of all of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to a third party that is not an Investor Affiliate or otherwise affiliated with any other holder of Series B Preferred Stock at the time of such approval (a “Series B Approved Sale”), then each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock agrees (a) to vote all Shares at any regular or special meeting of stockholders (or consent pursuant to a written consent in lieu of such meeting), as applicable, in favor of such Series B Approved Sale, and to raise no objections against the Series B Approved Sale or the process pursuant to which the Series B Approved Sale was arranged, (b) to waive any and all applicable dissenters’, appraisal or similar rights with respect to such Series B Approved Sale, (c) to sell the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then owned by such Holder on the terms and conditions of such Series B Approved Sale, and (d) to take all necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Series B Approved Sale, including, without limitation, entering into an agreement reflecting the terms of the Series B Approved Sale, surrendering stock certificates, giving customary and reasonable representations and warranties, and executing and delivering customary certificates or other documents.  In addition, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock hereby agrees that the terms and conditions of Sections 5.2 through 5.5, inclusive, shall apply to a Series B Approved Sale as if such terms and conditions were incorporated into this Section 6 and made applicable to a Series B Approved Sale.

 

7.                                      Legend.  Each certificate representing Shares now owned or hereafter acquired by a Holder or issued to any person in connection with a transfer pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 hereof shall be endorsed with the following legend:

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY THAT PLACES CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER AND VOTING OF THE SHARES.  ANY PERSON TO WHOM SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, ARE TRANSFERRED SHALL BE DEEMED TO AGREE TO AND SHALL BECOME BOUND BY SUCH AGREEMENT. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

 

The Holders agree that the Company may instruct its transfer agent to impose transfer restrictions on the Shares represented by certificates bearing the legend referred to above to enforce the provisions of

 

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this Agreement, and the Company agrees to promptly do so.  The legend shall be removed upon termination of this Agreement.

 

8.                                      Termination.  Except as provided below, this Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) a Liquidation Event (as defined in the Certificate), or (ii) occurrence of the sale of shares of Common Stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act in which all then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are converted to Common Stock (a “Qualified IPO”); provided however, that in the event of a Qualified IPO, Sections 1, 8 and 9 shall survive.

 

9.                                      “Market Standoff” Agreement.

 

9.1                               Obligation.  Each Common Holder hereby agrees that such Common Holder shall not sell or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, transfer, make any short sale, or grant any option for the purchase, of any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by such Common Holder (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the Company or representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed 180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act with respect to an initial public offering; provided, however, that, if required by such underwriter, such 180-day period shall be extended to such longer period of time as is necessary to enable such underwriter to issue a research report or make a public appearance that relates to an earnings release or announcement by the Company within 15 days prior to or after the date that is 180 days after the effective date of the registration statement relating to such offering, but in any event not to exceed 210 days following the effective date of the registration statement relating to such offering.  The foregoing agreement shall only be applicable if all officers, directors and 1% stockholders of the Company enter into similar agreements.  In addition, if the Company or the underwriters shall release any Common Stock or any other securities (the “Released Securities”) from the requirements of this Section 9.1 before the end of the period set by the Company or the underwriters, then the Common Stock of each Common Holder shall be released from the provisions of this Section 9.1 in the same proportion as the Released Securities bear to the total number of securities held by such Common Holder which were subject to this Section 9.1.  Each Common Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriters which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto.  The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) to enforce the foregoing restrictions.

 

9.2                               Transferees to be Bound.  Each Common Holder agrees that any transferee of any shares of Common Stock shall be bound by this Section 9.

 

10.                               Miscellaneous.

 

10.1                        Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law and choice of law that would cause the laws of any other jurisdiction to apply.

 

10.2                        Amendment and Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only by the written consent of (a) the Company, (b) the Requisite Investors and (c) the Common Holders holding not less than a majority of the Common Stock then held by the Common Holders, and (d) with respect to Sections 4.3(a) and 4.4(a)(i), Radius, so long as Radius owns any Series B Preferred Stock.  Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance this Section 10.2 shall be binding upon the Company, each Common Holder and each Investor, and their respective successors and assigns.

 

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10.3                        Entire Agreement. With respect to each Common Holder, the restrictions on the transfer of Shares set forth in this Agreement are in addition to, and do not limit, the restrictions on transfer and the vesting provisions set forth in any other agreement between the Company and such Common Holder.  Furthermore, with respect to each Common Holder, any representations, warranties and covenants by each Common Holder provided under his, her or its agreement(s) with the Company pursuant to which he, she or it acquired any Shares or other securities of the Company shall be in addition to any representations, warranties and covenants made in this Agreement.  In the event there is an actual conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any other agreements referenced in this Section 10.3, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relative to the specific subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties relative to the specific subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement.

 

10.4                        Notices.  All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) the next business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt, or (d) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day.  All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address, facsimile number or electronic mail address set forth on the signature page hereof, to each Common Holder at the address, facsimile number or electronic mail address number set forth on the signature page hereto for such Common Holder and to each Investor at the address, facsimile number or electronic mail address set forth on Schedule A hereto, or at such other address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as the Company or each Common Holder or Investor may designate by 10 days’ advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

Subject to the limitations set forth in Delaware General Corporation Law §232(e), each Holder consents to the delivery of any notice to stockholders given by the Company under the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s Certificate or bylaws by (i) confirmed facsimile telecommunication to the facsimile number set forth in the exhibits to this Agreement (or to any other facsimile number for the Holder in the Company’s records), (ii) confirmed electronic mail to the electronic mail address set forth in the exhibits to this Agreement (or to any other electronic mail address for the Holder in the Company’s records),or (iii) any other form of confirmed electronic transmission (as defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law) directed to the Holder. This consent may be revoked by a Holder by written notice to the Company and may be deemed revoked in the circumstances specified in Delaware General Corporation Law §232.

 

10.5                        Severability.  In the event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

10.6                        Additional Investors; Additional Common Holders.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company shall issue additional shares of its Preferred Stock, any purchaser of such shares of Preferred Stock shall become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering an additional counterpart signature page to this Agreement and shall be deemed an “Investor” hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company shall issue additional shares of its Common Stock to any party, the Company shall cause such employee to become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering an additional counterpart signature page to this

 

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Agreement as a “Common Holder” and such party shall be deemed a “Common Holder” hereunder.  The addition of any party to this Agreement (pursuant to this Section 10.6 or pursuant to Section 2.2(c) or Section 3.6) shall not be deemed an amendment to this Agreement and shall not require the consent of any party hereto.

 

10.7                        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.  A facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction of this Agreement executed by one or more parties hereto and delivered by such party by facsimile or any similar electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes.

 

10.8                        Successors and Assigns.  The provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

10.9                        Specific Performance.  The parties hereto hereby declare that it is impossible to measure in money the damages that will accrue to a party hereto, or to their heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns, by reason of a failure to perform any of the obligations under this Agreement and agree that the terms of this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable.  If any party hereto, or his heirs, personal representatives, or successors or assigns, institutes any action or proceeding to specifically enforce the provisions hereof, any person against whom such action or proceeding is brought hereby waives the claim or defense therein that such party or such personal representative has an adequate remedy at law, and such person shall not offer in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that such remedy at law exists.

 

10.10                 Voting Trust. This Agreement is not a voting trust governed by Section 218 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and should not be interpreted as such.

 

10.11                 Interpretation.  Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.12                 Delays or Omissions.  Except as expressly provided herein, no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party to this Agreement upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-defaulting party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

 

10.13                 Titles and Subtitles.  The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

 

10.14                 Ownership.  As of the date of each Common Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement that occurs as of the date of this Agreement or within 90 days hereafter, such Common Holder acknowledges to the Company that (i) such Common Holder is the sole legal, beneficial and record owner of that number of shares and other securities of the Company set forth on Schedule B hereto opposite such Common Holder’s name and, subject to any restrictions set forth in the Company’s Certificate or bylaws, no other Person has any other interest (other than community property interest) in

 

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such Shares, (ii) except as set forth on such Schedule B, such Common Holder does not own of record or beneficially, any other shares or securities of the Company or rights to purchase securities of the Company, and (iii) such Common Holder does not have any knowledge that (i) there are outstanding any other shares of capital stock or securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company, except as set forth on Schedule B, or (ii) that the information set forth on Schedule B hereto is incorrect or incomplete.

 

10.15                 Prior Agreement.  The Prior Agreement is hereby terminated and superseded in its entirety by this Agreement.  All provisions of, rights granted and covenants made in the Prior Agreement are hereby waived, released and superseded in their entirety and shall have no further force or effect, and the Company, the Investors and the Common Holders hereby agree to be bound by the provisions hereof as the sole agreement among the Company, the Investors and the Common Holders with respect to the matters set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
TABULA RASA   HEALTHCARE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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/s/ Calvin Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
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Calvin Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
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Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address: 110 Marter   Ave., Suites 304/309/310
    
	
 
    	
Moorestown, NJ 08057
    
	
 
    	
Attn: Calvin Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile: 866-629-9245
    

 

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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
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RADIUS VENTURE PARTNERS   III, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By: 
    	
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RADIUS VENTURE PARTNERS   III QP, LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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/s/ Daniel C. Lubin
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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LLC, its Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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Title:   Managing   Member
    
						

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE, INC.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
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ORIGINATE GROWTH FUND   #1 A, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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/s/ Glen R. Bressner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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ORIGINATE GROWTH FUND   #1 Q, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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/s/ Glen R. Bressner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Glen R. Bressner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: 
    	
Managing Partner
    
						

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE, INC.

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
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EMERALD STAGE2   VENTURES, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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By: 
    	
/s/ Bruce H. Luehrs
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Bruce H. Luehrs
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
General Partner
    

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE, INC.

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
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/s/ Calvin Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
Calvin Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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/s/ Orsual V. Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
Orsula Knowlton
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE, INC.

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
ADDITIONAL COMMON   HOLDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Harry G. Hayman III and   Nancy W. Hayman
    
	
 
    	
Joint Tenants with   Right of Survivorship
    
	
 
    	
Print Name of Entity or   Individual
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ Harry G. Hayman III
    
	
 
    	
(Signature)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(If entity, please   print name of officer)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(If entity, please   print title of officer)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE, INC.

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS

 

Emerald Stage2 Ventures, L.P.
 Suite 400, 4800 South 13th Street
 Philadelphia, PA  19112
 Attn:  Bruce H. Luehrs

 

Originate Growth Fund #1 Q, L.P.
 205 Webster Street
 Bethlehem, PA  18015
 Attn:   Glen R. Bressner

 

Originate Growth Fund #1 A, L.P.
 205 Webster Street
 Bethlehem, PA  18015
 Attn:  Glen R. Bressner

Radius Venture Partners III, L.P.
 400 Madison Avenue
 8th Floor
 New York, NY 10017
 Attn: Daniel C. Lubin

Radius Venture Partners III QP, L.P.
 400 Madison Avenue
 8th Floor
 New York, NY 10017
 Attn: Daniel C. Lubin

Radius Venture Partners III (Ohio), L.P.
 400 Madison Avenue
 8th Floor
 New York, NY 10017
 Attn: Daniel C. Lubin

 

SCHEDULE B

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

(see attached capitalization table)Exhibit 10.24

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made by and between COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. (the “Company”) and Ernest Kopecky (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Executive on at at-will basis, and the Executives wishes to continue to be employed by the Company on at-will basis, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement dated May 30, 2012 (the “Existing Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms of Executive’s continued employment by the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and intending to be bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                     Duration of Agreement.  This Agreement is effective on the date it is fully executed (the “Effective Date”) and has no specific expiration date.  Unless terminated by agreement of the parties, this Agreement will govern Executive’s continued employment by the Company until that employment ceases.

 

2.                                      Title; Duties.  Executive will be employed as the Company’s Vice President, Clinical Development and Head, Neuroscience.  Executive will devote his best efforts and substantially all of his business time and services to the Company and its affiliates to perform such duties as may be customarily incident to his position and as may reasonably be assigned to him from time to time.  Executive shall report to such individual as designated by the Company.  Executive will not, in any capacity, engage in other business activities or perform services for any other individual, firm or corporation without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that without such consent, Executive may engage in charitable, non-profit and public service activities, so long as such activities do not in any respect interfere or conflict with Executive’s performance of his duties and obligations to the Company.

 

3.                                     Place of Performance.  Executive will perform his services hereunder at the principal executive offices of the Company in Canton, Massachusetts; provided, however, that Executive may be required to travel from time to time for business purposes.

 

4.                                     Compensation and Indemnification.

 

4.1.                            Base Salary.  Executive’s annual salary will be $299,027 (the “Base Salary”), paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices as in effect from time to time.  The Base Salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”).

 

4.2.                            Annual Bonuses.

 

4.2.1.                  For each fiscal year ending during his employment, Executive will be eligible to earn an annual bonus.  The target amount of that bonus will be 30% percent of Executive’s Base Salary for the applicable fiscal year.  The actual bonus payable with respect to a particular year will be determined by the Committee, based on the achievement of corporate and /or individual performance objectives established by the Committee.  Any bonus payable under this paragraph will be paid during the calendar year immediately following the fiscal year in respect of which the bonus is payable and, except

 

 

as otherwise provided in Section 5.1.1, will only be paid if Executive remains continuously employed by the Company through the actual bonus payment date.

 

4.2.2.                  For purposes of determining any bonus payable to Executive, the measurement of corporate and individual performance will be performed by the Committee in good faith.  From time to time, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make adjustments to corporate or individual performance goals, so that required departures from the Company’s operating budget, changes in accounting principles, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and other corporate transactions, and other factors influencing the achievement or calculation of such goals do not affect the operation of this provision in a manner inconsistent with its intended purposes.

 

4.3.                            Employee Benefits.  During Executive’s employment, Executive will be eligible to participate in all employee benefit plans and programs made available by the Company from time to time to employees generally, subject to applicable plan terms and policies.  The Company periodically reviews its benefits, policies, benefits providers and practices and may terminate, alter or change them at its discretion from time to time.

 

4.4.                            Reimbursement of Expenses.  The Executive will be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in accordance with the Company’s customary expense reimbursement policies as in effect from time to time.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent any expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided to the Executive constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive must be incurred during the Executive’s term of employment; (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursements for expenses for which the Executive is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred and (iv) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

 

5.                                      Termination.  Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated by the Company or Executive at any time and for any reason.  Upon any cessation of his employment with the Company, Executive will be entitled only to such compensation and benefits as described in this Section 5.  Upon any cessation of his employment for any reason, unless otherwise requested by the Company, Executive agrees to resign immediately from all officer and director positions he then holds with the Company and its affiliates.

 

5.1.                            Termination without Cause or for Good Reason.  If Executive’s employment by the Company ceases due to a termination by the Company without Cause (as defined below) or a resignation by Executive for Good Reason (as defined below), Executive will be entitled to:

 

5.1.1.                  payment of any annual bonus otherwise payable (but for the cessation of Executive’s employment) with respect to a year ended prior to the cessation of Executive’s employment;

 

5.1.2.                  continuation of Executive’s Base Salary for a period equal to 6 months, payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices; and

 

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5.1.3.                  waiver of the applicable premium otherwise payable for COBRA continuation coverage for Executive (and, to the extent covered immediately prior to the date of such cessation, his eligible dependents) for a period equal to 6 months.

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.1, and except for payment of all (i) accrued and unpaid Base Salary through the date of such cessation, (ii) any expense reimbursements to be paid in accordance with Company policy and (iii) payments for any accrued but unused paid time off in accordance with the Company’s policies and applicable law, all compensation and benefits will cease at the time of such cessation and the Company will have no further liability or obligation by reason of such cessation.  The payments and benefits described in this Section 5.1 are in lieu of, and not in addition to, any other severance arrangement maintained by the Company.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the payments and benefits described in Section 5.1 are conditioned on: (a) the Executive’s execution and delivery to the Company and the expiration of all applicable statutory revocation periods, by the 45th day following the effective date of his cessation of employment, of a general release of claims against the Company and its affiliates in a form reasonably prescribed by the Company (the “Release”); and (b) the Executive’s continued compliance with the Restrictive Covenants (as defined below).  Subject to Section 5.4, below, the benefits described in Section 5.1 will be paid or provided (or begin to be paid or provided) as soon as administratively practicable (or determinable in the case of the benefits described in Section 5.1.1) after the Release becomes irrevocable, provided that if the 45 day period described above begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year such payments or benefits shall not commence until the second taxable year.

 

5.2.                            Termination Following a Change in Control.  For cessations of employment described in Section 5.1 that occur during the twelve (12) month period immediately following the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below), the Executive will receive the payments and benefits described in Section 5.1 above, subject to the following modifications:

 

5.2.1.                  the references in Sections 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 to “6 months” will each be replaced with a reference to “9 months”; and

 

5.2.2.                  all unvested restricted stock, stock options and other equity incentives awarded to Executive by the Company will become immediately and automatically fully vested and exercisable (as applicable).

 

5.3.                            Other Terminations.  If Executive’s employment with the Company ceases for any reason other than as described in Section 5.1, above (including but not limited to termination (i) by the Company for Cause, (ii) as a result of Executive’s death, (iii) as a result of Executive’s Disability or (d) by Executive without Good Reason, then the Company’s obligation to Executive will be limited solely to (a) accrued and unpaid Base Salary through the date of such cessation, (b) any expense reimbursements to be paid in accordance with Company policy and (c) payments for any accrued but unused paid time off in accordance with the Company’s policies and applicable law.  All compensation and benefits will cease at the time of such cessation and, except as otherwise provided by COBRA or this Section 5.3, the Company will have no further liability or obligation by reason of such termination.  The foregoing will not be construed to limit Executive’s right to payment or reimbursement for claims incurred prior to the date of such termination under any insurance contract funding an employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement of the Company in accordance with the terms of such insurance contract.

 

5.4.                            Compliance with Section 409A.  If the termination giving rise to the payments described in Section 5.1 is not a “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)(1) (or any successor provision), then the amounts otherwise payable pursuant to that section will instead be deferred without interest and will not be paid until Executive experiences a Separation from

 

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Service.  To the maximum extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations, the cash severance benefits payable under this Agreement are intended to meet the requirements of the short-term deferral exemption under Section 409A of the Code and the “separation pay exception” under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii).  To the extent compliance with the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(2) (or any successor provision) is necessary to avoid the application of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code to payments due to Executive upon or following his Separation from Service, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (or any otherwise applicable plan, policy, agreement or arrangement), any such payments that are otherwise due within six months following Executive’s Separation from Service (taking into account the preceding sentence of this paragraph) will be deferred without interest and paid to Executive in a lump sum immediately following that six month period.  For purposes of the application of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4)(or any successor provision), each payment in a series of payments will be deemed a separate payment.

 

5.5.                            PPACA.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the waiver in respect of COBRA premiums pursuant to this Sections 5.1 and 5.2 shall cease to the extent required to avoid adverse consequences to the Company under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and regulations thereunder.

 

5.6.                            Section 280G.  If any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement or the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the vesting or exercisability of any payment or benefit (each a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law (such tax or taxes are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the aggregate amount of Payments payable to Executive shall be reduced to the aggregate amount of Payments that may be made to the Executive without incurring an excise tax (the “Safe-Harbor Amount”) in accordance with the immediately following sentence; provided that such reduction shall only be imposed if the aggregate after-tax value of the Payments retained by Executive (after giving effect to such reduction) is equal to or greater than the aggregate after-tax value (after giving effect to the Excise Tax) of the Payments to Executive without any such reduction.  Any such reduction shall be made in the following order: (i) first, any future cash payments (if any) shall be reduced (if necessary, to zero); (ii) second, any current cash payments shall be reduced (if necessary, to zero); (iii) third, all non-cash payments (other than equity or equity derivative related payments) shall be reduced (if necessary, to zero); and (iv) fourth, all equity or equity derivative payments shall be reduced.

 

5.7.                            Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

 

5.7.1.                  “Cause” means (a) commission or conviction of any felony or any crime involving dishonesty; (b) commission of any fraud against the Company; (c) intentional and material damage to any material property of the Company; (d) Executive’s material breach of any agreement with or duty owed to the Company or any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, Executive’s material breach of any of the Restrictive Covenants, as defined below); or (e) refusal to perform the lawful, reasonable and material directives of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

5.7.2.                  “Change in Control” means the first to occur of any of the events described in Section 1(g) of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (or any successor provision).

 

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5.7.3.                  “Disability” means a condition entitling the Executive to benefits under the Company’s long term disability plan, policy or arrangement; provided, however, that if no such plan, policy or arrangement is then maintained by the Company and applicable to the Executive, “Disability” will mean the Executive’s inability to perform his duties under this Agreement due to a mental or physical condition that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last (or has already lasted) for a continuous period of 90 days or more, or for 120 days in any 180 consecutive day period.  Termination as a result of a Disability will not be construed as a termination by the Company “without Cause.”

 

5.7.4.                  “Good Reason” means any of the following, without the Executive’s prior consent: (a) a diminution of the Executive’s title below the rank of Vice President; (b) a reduction in Base Salary; or (c) the relocation of the Executive’s primary place of employment to a location that is (i) more than 50 miles from the location of the Executive’s permanent primary place of employment prior to such relocation and (ii) more than 50 miles from the location of the Executive’s residence. However, none of the foregoing events or conditions will constitute Good Reason unless the Executive provides the Company with written objection to the event or condition within 30 days following the occurrence thereof, the Company does not reverse or otherwise cure the event or condition within 30 days of receiving that written objection, and the Executive resigns Executive’s employment within 30 days following the expiration of that cure period. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, a diminution of the Executive’s title as a result of Change in Control shall not constitute Good Reason.

 

6.                                     Restrictive Covenants.  To induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and in recognition of the compensation to be paid to the Executive pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the Executive agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 6 (the “Restrictive Covenants”). These Restrictive Covenants will apply without regard to whether any termination or cessation of the Executive’s employment is initiated by the Company or the Executive, and without regard to the reason for that termination or cessation.

 

6.1.                            Covenant Not To Compete.  The Executive covenants that, during his employment by the Company and for a period of 6 months following immediately thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive will not (except in his capacity as an employee or director of the Company) do any of the following, directly or indirectly:

 

6.1.1.                  engage or participate in any Competing Business (as defined below) wherever the Company or its affiliates do business, do or plan to do business or sell or market their products or services;

 

6.1.2.                  become interested in (as owner, stockholder, lender, partner, co-venturer, director, officer, employee, agent or consultant) any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity engaged in a Competing Business.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may hold up to 1% of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company;

 

6.1.3.                  influence or attempt to influence any employee, consultant, supplier, licensor, licensee, contractor, agent, strategic partner, distributor, customer or other person to terminate or modify any written or oral agreement, arrangement or course of dealing with the Company or any of its affiliates; or

 

6.1.4.                  solicit for employment or retention as an independent contractor (or arrange to have any other person or entity solicit for employment or retention) any person employed or retained by the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

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6.2.                            Confidentiality.  The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Proprietary Information (as defined in below) is a valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the Company and its affiliates.  As a result, both during the Term and thereafter, the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, for any reason divulge to any third-party or use for his own benefit, or for any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the Company and its affiliates, any Proprietary Information.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is compelled to disclose Proprietary Information by court order or other legal or regulatory process, to the extent permitted by applicable law, he shall promptly so notify the Company so that it may seek a protective order or other assurance that confidential treatment of such Proprietary Information shall be afforded, and the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company and its affiliates in connection therewith.  If the Executive is so obligated by court order or other legal process to disclose Proprietary Information it will disclose only the minimum amount of such Proprietary Information as is necessary for the Executive to comply with such court order or other legal process.

 

6.3.                            Property of the Company.

 

6.3.1.                  Proprietary Information. All right, title and interest in and to Proprietary Information will be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates.  The Executive will not remove from the Company’s or its affiliates’ offices or premises any documents, records, notebooks, files, correspondence, reports, memoranda or similar materials of or containing Proprietary Information, or other materials or property of any kind belonging to the Company or its affiliates unless necessary or appropriate in the performance of his duties to the Company and its affiliates.  If the Executive removes such materials or property in the performance of his duties, he will return such materials or property promptly after the removal has served its purpose.  The Executive will not make, retain, remove and/or distribute any copies of any such materials or property, or divulge to any third person the nature of and/or contents of such materials or property, except to the extent necessary to satisfy contractual obligations of the Company or its affiliates or to perform his duties on behalf of the Company and its affiliates.  Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, he will leave with the Company and its affiliates or promptly return to the Company and its affiliates all originals and copies of such materials or property then in his possession.

 

6.3.2.                  Intellectual Property.  The Executive agrees that all the Intellectual Property (as defined below) will be considered “works made for hire” as that term is defined in Section 101 of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101) and that all right, title and interest in such Intellectual Property will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates.  To the extent that any of the Intellectual Property may not by law be considered a work made for hire, or to the extent that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive retains any interest in the Intellectual Property, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers to the Company and its affiliates any and all right, title, or interest that the Executive may now or in the future have in the Intellectual Property under patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark  or other law, in perpetuity or for the longest period otherwise permitted by law, without the necessity of further consideration.  The Company and its affiliates will be entitled to obtain and hold in its own name all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks and other similar registrations with respect to such Intellectual Property.  The Executive further agrees to execute any and all documents and provide any further cooperation or assistance reasonably required by the Company, at the Company’s expense,  to perfect, maintain or otherwise protect its rights in the Intellectual Property.  If the Company or its affiliates, as applicable, are unable after reasonable efforts to secure the Executive’s signature, cooperation or assistance in accordance with the preceding sentence, whether because of the Executive’s incapacity or any other reason whatsoever, the Executive hereby designates and appoints the Company, the appropriate affiliate, or their respective designee as the Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act on his behalf, to execute and file documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts necessary or desirable to perfect, maintain or otherwise protect the Company’s or its affiliates’ rights

 

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in the Intellectual Property.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that such appointment is coupled with an interest and is therefore irrevocable.

 

6.4.                            Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

 

6.4.1.                  “Competing Business” means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity engaged in developing, manufacturing, marketing, distributing or selling, directly or indirectly, pharmaceutical abuse-deterrent products or any other product for pain indications that directly competes with a product developed, manufactured, marketed, distributed or sold by the Company.  A division, subsidiary or similar business unit of an entity that does not engage in the business activities described in this definition will not be considered a Competing Business even if another separate division, subsidiary or similar business unit does engage in such activities.

 

6.4.2.                  “Intellectual Property” means (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents and patent applications claiming such inventions, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, fictitious names, brand names, brand marks and corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all mask works and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (e) all trade secrets (including research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, methodologies, technical data, designs, drawings and specifications), (f) all computer software (including data, source and object codes and related documentation), (g) all other proprietary rights, (h) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium), or (i) similar intangible personal property which have been or are developed or created in whole or in part by the Executive (1) at any time and at any place while the Executive is employed by Company and which, in the case of any or all of the foregoing, are related to and used in connection with the business of the Company or its affiliates, or (2) as a result of tasks assigned to the Executive by the Company or its affiliates.

 

6.4.3.                  “Proprietary Information” means any and all proprietary information developed or acquired by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates that has not been specifically authorized to be disclosed.  Such Proprietary Information shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following items and information relating to the following items: (a) all intellectual property and proprietary rights of the Company (including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property), (b) computer codes and instructions, processing systems and techniques, inputs and outputs (regardless of the media on which stored or located) and hardware and software configurations, designs, architecture and interfaces, (c) business research, studies, procedures and costs, (d) financial data, (e) distribution methods, (f) marketing data, methods, plans and efforts, (g) the identities of actual and prospective suppliers, (h) the terms of contracts and agreements with, the needs and requirements of, and the Company’s or its affiliates’ course of dealing with, actual or prospective suppliers, (i) personnel information, (j) customer and vendor credit information, and (k) information received from third parties subject to obligations of non-disclosure or non-use.  Failure by the Company or its affiliates to mark any of the Proprietary Information as confidential or proprietary shall not affect its status as Proprietary Information.

 

6.5.                            Acknowledgements.  The Executive acknowledges that the Restrictive Covenants are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and its affiliates, that the duration and geographic scope of the Restrictive Covenants are reasonable given the nature of this Agreement and the position the Executive holds within the Company, and that the Company would not

 

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enter into this Agreement or otherwise employ or continue to employ the Executive unless the Executive agrees to be bound by the Restrictive Covenants set forth in this Section 6.

 

6.6.                            Remedies and Enforcement Upon Breach.

 

6.6.1.                  Specific Enforcement. The Executive acknowledges that any breach by him, willfully or otherwise, of the Restrictive Covenants will cause continuing and irreparable injury to the Company or its affiliates for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy.  The Executive shall not, in any action or proceeding to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, assert the claim or defense that such an adequate remedy at law exists.  In the event of any such breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company or its affiliates, as applicable, shall be entitled to injunctive or other similar equitable relief in any court, without any requirement that a bond or other security be posted, and this Agreement shall not in any way limit remedies of law or in equity otherwise available to the Company and its affiliates.

 

6.6.2.                  Judicial Modification.  If any court determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the duration or geographical scope of such provision, such court shall have the power to modify such provision and, in its modified form, such provision shall then be enforceable.

 

6.6.3.                  Enforceability.  If any court holds the Restrictive Covenants unenforceable by reason of their breadth or scope or otherwise, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such determination not bar or in any way affect the right of the Company and its affiliates to the relief provided above in the courts of any other jurisdiction within the geographic scope of such Restrictive Covenants.

 

6.6.4.                  Disclosure of Restrictive Covenants.  The Executive agrees to disclose the existence and terms of the Restrictive Covenants to any employer that the Executive may work for during the Restricted Period.

 

6.6.5.                  Extension of Restricted Period.  If the Executive breaches Section 6.1 in any respect, the restrictions contained in that section will be extended for a period equal to the period that the Executive was in breach.

 

7.                                     Miscellaneous.

 

7.1.                            Other Agreements.  Executive represents and warrants to the Company that there are no restrictions, agreements or understandings whatsoever to which he is a party that would prevent or make unlawful his execution of this Agreement, that would be inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement or Executive’s obligations hereunder, or that would otherwise prevent, limit or impair the performance by Executive of his duties under this Agreement.

 

7.2.                            Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign this Agreement to any successor to its assets and business by means of liquidation, dissolution, sale of assets or otherwise.  The duties of Executive hereunder are personal to Executive and may not be assigned by him.

 

7.3.                            Governing Law and Enforcement.  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws.  Any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be instituted in a state or federal court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Executive and the Company hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such court(s) and hereby waive any

 

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objection(s) that they may have to personal jurisdiction, the laying of venue of any such proceeding and any claim or defense of inconvenient forum.

 

7.4.                            Waivers.  The waiver by either party of any right hereunder or of any breach by the other party will not be deemed a waiver of any other right hereunder or of any other breach by the other party.  No waiver will be deemed to have occurred unless set forth in a writing.  No waiver will constitute a continuing waiver unless specifically stated, and any waiver will operate only as to the specific term or condition waived.

 

7.5.                            Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  However, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been herein contained.

 

7.6.                            Survival.  This Agreement will survive the cessation of Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to fulfill the purposes and intent the Agreement.

 

7.7.                            Notices.  Any notice or communication required or permitted under this Agreement will be made in writing and (a) sent by overnight courier, (b) mailed by overnight U.S. express mail, return receipt requested or (c) sent by telecopier.  Any notice or communication to Executive will be sent to the address contained in his personnel file.  Any notice or communication to the Company will be sent to the Company’s principal executive offices, to the attention of its Chief Executive Officer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may change the address for notices or communications hereunder by providing written notice to the other in the manner specified in this paragraph.

 

7.8.                            Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating to that subject matter (including, without limitation, the Existing Agreement).  This Agreement may not be changed or modified, except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

7.9.                            Withholding.  All payments (or transfers of property) to Executive will be subject to tax withholding to the extent required by applicable law.

 

7.10.                     Section Headings.  The headings of sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

 

7.11.                     Counterparts; Facsimile.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including by facsimile signature), each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute but one and the same instrument.  Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and Executive has executed this Agreement, on the date(s) indicated below.

 

	
 
    	
COLLEGIUM   PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ Paul Brannelly
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name: 
    	
Paul Brannelly
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title: 
    	
Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date: 
    	
August 4, 2015
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ERNEST   KOPECKY
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Ernest Kopecky
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date: 
    	
August 3, 2015
    

 

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