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Exhibit 10.3

 

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ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of August 20, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), by and between ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation, having an address of 101 Lindenwood Drive, Suite 400, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 (“Assignee”), and MICKEY J MILLER, II, of 5757 Preston View Blvd, Appt. #130, Dallas, Texas 75240, as Personal Representative of the estate of Mickey J. Miller (“Miller Estate”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.                                      Mickey Joe Miller (Mickey J. Miller I) was an inventor of certain inventions relating to high-concentration hydrogen peroxide and its use for certain dermatological conditions, and developed certain related data and know-how and obtained certain patents relating to the inventions;

 

2.                                      Mickey J. Miller I is deceased and, as personal representative for his estate, Mickey J. Miller II represents that the. Miller Estate holds all of Mickey J. Miller Ps rights to such patent rights, data, and know-how;

 

3.                                      Assignee is interested in acquiring rights to such patent rights, data, and know-how; and

 

4.                                      Miller Estate is willing to assign to Assignee, and Assignee is willing to purchase from Miller Estate, such patent rights, data and know-how, all on the terms and conditions more particularly set forth below.

 

5.                                      Prior to the Effective Date, the probate court having jurisdiction has determined that Mickey J. Miller II and Mickey Lyon are the sole heirs of Mickey J. Miller I and his estate. Each such heir is signing, in his personal capacity, the Consent of Heir that is set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement, in which each acknowledges Mickey J. Miller IV s right to sign for the estate, and consents to and agrees not to challenge the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, as more particularly provided for in the Consent of Heir. Miller Estate shall deliver such Consents of Heir to Assignee within five (5) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the Parties (defined below) hereby agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings (with derivative forms being interpreted accordingly) and the words “include,” “including” and derivative forms of them shall be deemed followed by the phrase “without limitation”:

 

1.1                               “$” and “Dollars” means United States dollars.

 

1.2                               “Affiliate” means, with respect to a given legal entity, any other entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such first legal entity. For this purpose, “control” shall mean the ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting securities entitled to elect the directors or management of the entity, or the actual power to elect or direct the management or policies of the entity by law, contract, or otherwise.

 

1.3                               “Business Day” means any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a national, statutory holiday in the United States.

 

1.4                               “Claims” means, with respect to a particular item or product and a particular issued patent, that such issued patent claims the composition of such item or product or any of its ingredients or formulations; a method of making or using it or them; or an item used or present in the manufacture of such item or product (including chemical intermediates); such that, in each case, in the absence of ownership of a patent or a license granted thereunder, such item or product or its manufacture or use as and where actually practiced would infringe a Valid Claim of such issued patent.

 

1.5                               “Confidential Information” means, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.1: (i) all information received by Miller Estate, counsel to Miller Estate, or any of the Miller Estate Group pursuant to the Prior CDA or pursuant to this Agreement from Assignee, any person or entity who negotiated for the rights under this Agreement prior or on behalf of Assignee (including without limitation, Sciaderm, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and KPT Consulting, LLC), or any of the owners, investors and/or prospective investors of any of them; (ii) the Transferred Know-How; and (iii) the existence and terms of this Agreement and nature of the Products and the intellectual property assigned under this Agreement.

 

1.6                               “Control” means, with respect to a particular item of Know-How or Patent, that the applicable Party has ownership of or a license to and has the ability to grant to the other Party access to and a license or sublicense under such Know-How or Patent.

 

1.7                               “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration, and any successor thereto.

 

1.8                               “IND” means an Investigational New Drug Application as defined in the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder by the FDA or the equivalent application to the equivalent agency in any other country or group of

 

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countries, the filing of which is necessary to commence clinical testing of Product in humans in a particular jurisdiction.

 

1.9                               “Indication” means treatment, prophylaxis or diagnosis of any and all dermatological indications, including any and all diseases and conditions of the skin, whether or not mentioned, claimed or covered in the Transferred Patents as of the Effective Date, and whether or not a sub-indication of, or condition or symptom related to, those dermatological indications that are mentioned, claimed or covered in the Transferred Patents as of the Effective Date.

 

1.10                        “Know-How” means any and all data, instructions, processes, methods, formulae, materials, expert opinions, inventions (whether or not patentable), biological materials (including cell lines, vectors and their progeny and derivatives), know-how, and information (including biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological, pharmaceutical, physical, analytical, clinical, safety, manufacturing and quality control data).

 

1.11                        “Licensee” means any entity to which Assignee or an Affiliate of Assignee grants a license under the Transferred Patents and/or Transferred Know-How to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import and/or export Product. The term “Licensee” also includes the sublicensees of those whom Assignee or its Affiliate has directly licensed under the Transferred Patents and/or Transferred Know-How. The term “Licensee” also includes assignees of the Transferred Patents (or any subset thereof) and their licensees and sublicensees of the Transferred Patents (or any subset thereof).

 

1.12                        “Miller Estate Group” means Mickey J. Miller II and Mickey Lyon and their respective spouses (if any), and any corporate entities controlled by any of the foregoing people (and/or any combination of them) that Control Technology and/or intellectual property rights in Technology.

 

1.13                        “Miller I” means Mickey J. Miller who is a named inventor on the Transferred Listed Patents.

 

1.14                        “Net Sales” means the gross revenues actually received by Assignee, or its Affiliates or Licensees, from the sale of Products to Third Parties, less deductions for: (i) transportation and insurance charges; (ii) sales and excise taxes, tax, tariff, duty or any other governmental charges or duties paid; (ii) normal and customary trade, quantity and cash discounts and rebates allowed or granted in whatever form (including those in the form of fees (or reverse fees) provided for in the distribution or selling contract); (iii) allowances on account of rejection or return by customers; (iv) credits, rebates, charge-backs, reimbursements, retroactive price adjustments, or similar payments actually granted or given to wholesalers and other distributors, buying groups, health care insurance carriers, governmental agencies and other institutions; (v) payments or rebates actually paid in connection with state or federal Medicare, Medicaid or similar programs.

 

To avoid any doubt, sales of Products among Assignee, its Affiliates and Licensees under the Transferred Patents are not taken into account in the calculation of Net Sales, but resales by

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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any of them to Third Parties (but specifically excluding transfers for use in clinical trials and/or provision free of charge as samples or for compassionate use) are taken into account in the calculation of Net Sales. In the case of Third-Party distributors, Net Sales occur on sale to the distributor, not the distributor’s resale.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing definition of Net Sales, if Assignee in its agreement with a Licensee will also be receiving sales royalties, and agrees on a different definition of Net Sales with the Licensee that will govern such sales royalties, then Net Sales under this Agreement for purposes of the sales by such Licensee shall have the meaning given in such agreement between Assignee and the Licensee, rather than the definition given above.

 

1.15                        “Party” means Assignee or Miller Estate.

 

1.16                        “Patent” means any patent application or patent, including all of the following kinds and their equivalents outside the United States (as applicable): provisional, converted provisional (or regular), divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, and substitution applications; and regular utility, re-issue, re-examination, renewal and extended patents (including Supplementary Protection Certificates).

 

1.17                        “Prior CDA” means that those confidentiality-related agreements set forth in Exhibit D.

 

1.18                        “Products” means all product candidates and products (a) that includes Technology, (b) the manufacture of which includes Technology, and/or (c) the clinically investigated or Regulatorily Approved use of which includes Technology.

 

1.19                        “Regulatory Agency” means a supranational, regional, federal, state, provincial or other local regulatory agency, department, bureau or other governmental authority with jurisdiction over Regulatory Approvals, including the FDA.

 

1.20                        “Regulatory Approval” means, collectively with respect to a particular jurisdiction, all governmental approvals, product and/or establishment licenses, registrations or authorizations necessary for the manufacture, use, storage, import, export, transport, marketing and sale of a composition as a pharmaceutical product in such jurisdiction.

 

1.21                        “Settlement Agreement” has the meaning given in Section 2.10.

 

1.22                        “Technology” means (a) any composition containing hydrogen peroxide and having utility to treat any Indication (including any and all of the foregoing compositions and mentioned or covered in any Transferred Listed Patent); (b) all pharmaceutical and/or cosmeceutical formulations of such compositions (including reformulations created after the Effective Date by or for Assignee); (c) any method of use and/or delivery of any composition of clause (a) and/or (b) to treat any Indication (including dosing schedules and methods of application); (c) any device used in such a method; and (d) all methods of making any of the foregoing. To avoid doubt, the Technology includes any formulations described in the Transferred Listed Patents as they exist as of the Effective Date of the Agreement, which

 

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formulations have previously been tested by or for Miller Estate, whether or not such formulations are claimed in such Transferred Listed Patents.

 

1.23                        “Third Party” means any entity or person other than Assignee, Miller Estate, an Affiliate of either of them or of any other member of the Miller Estate Group.

 

1.24                        “Trademarks” means all Technology-related trademarks and tradenames owned, used or conceived of by Miller Estate or any member of Miller Estate Group on our before the Effective Date, including the trademark identified in Exhibit B.

 

1.25                        “Transferred Know-How” means all Know-How related to or constituting Technology and developed in whole or in part or owned or Controlled by Miller I or Miller Estate on or before the Effective Date, including:  (a) all preclinical and clinical data generated relating to Technology before the Effective Date by or on behalf of Miller I; (b) all manufacturing information regarding the processes for Technology that Miller Estate or any member of Miller Estate Group has made or tested on or before the Effective Date (including the formula and master batch records for each Technology formulation that may have been tested); (c) such formulations; and (d) all information as to clinical investigators Miller Estate knows to be currently (as of the Effective Date) exploring Technology or to have done so in the three (3) years prior to the Effective Date.

 

1.26                        “Transferred Listed Patents” means (a) U.S. Patent Serial Number 7,381,427 and U.S. Patent Serial Number 7,138,146, and those ex-U S filings and U.S. provisional patent applications identified in the next paragraph; (b) all patent applications claiming common priority with or based on the foregoing, including all converted provisional or regular utility filings, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part and substitutions of any of the foregoing; (c) all patents issuing on any of the foregoing, and all reissues, reexaminations, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing; (d) all counterparts to the foregoing in other countries; and (e) all Supplementary Protection Certificates and other similar rights of Miller Estate based on any of the foregoing.

 

The ex-U.S. filings are set forth in Exhibit E-1. The Parties acknowledge that Exhibit E includes ex-U.S. active patents as well as patents and applications that have lapsed. The U.S. provisional patent applications are set forth in Exhibit E-2. The Parties acknowledge that these provisional patent applications have expired.

 

1.27                        “Transferred Patents” means (a) the Transferred Listed Patents; (b) all Patents (currently pending or issued and/or that may be filed in the future) claiming Transferred Know-How, to the extent of any ownership interest therein based on the inventorship interest of any named inventor whose interest Miller Estate conveys to Assignee under this Agreement; and (c) all other Patents owned by Miller Estate or any member of the Miller Estate Group during the term of this Agreement naming or that should properly name Miller I as an inventor, and are directed to Technology.

 

1.28                        “Valid Claim” means with respect to any country, a claim of any issued, unexpired patent in that country that has not been held revoked, unenforceable or invalid by a

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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decision of a court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, and has not lapsed or been abandoned, disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue or disclaimer or otherwise.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

GRANTS OF RIGHTS

 

2.1                               Assignment. Miller Estate hereby irrevocably, perpetually and forever assigns and conveys to Assignee the entire right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Patents and Transferred Know-How, together with all powers, privileges, benefits, causes of action, remedies, and other rights relating, appertaining to and/or associated with the Transferred Patents and Transferred Know-How; provided, however, that such assignment is expressly conditioned upon and will only be effective upon payment of the Upfront Fee described in Section 4.1. Assignee hereby accepts such assignment.

 

2.2                               Specific Rights and Privileges. Without limiting the generality of the assignment in Section 2.1, as owner of the Transferred Patents, Assignee shall have, and the assignment and conveyance pursuant to Section 2.1 includes, the following specific rights and privileges:

 

(a)                                 Assignee shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the duty, to file and prosecute pending and future applications within the Transferred Patents worldwide;

 

(b)                                 Assignee shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the duty, to maintain and enforce the Transferred Patents worldwide, except as and to the extent explicitly provided in Article 5, as regards the obligation to maintain Transferred Listed Patents that are issued in the U.S. as of the Effective Date;

 

(c)                                  Assignee shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the duty, to grant licenses (which licenses may include the right to grant sublicenses) under the Transferred Patents and to collect and retain royalty and/or other payments for such licenses;

 

(d)                                 Assignee shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the duty, to sue on the Transferred Patents, and to collect all damages and profits for any past, present and/or future infringements thereof; and

 

(e)                                  Assignee shall have the sole and exclusive right to sell, assign or otherwise transfer to any other entity or entities any or all of the rights assigned and transferred to Assignee under this Agreement (Assignee must either make such payments as are required under this Agreement or require the assignee to do so).

 

Except as expressly provided in Article 4, Assignee shall not currently or in the future owe any further consideration to Miller Estate for or in respect of Assignee’s exercise of the rights assigned to Assignee hereunder, including any amounts Assignee may collect on licenses it grants under the Transferred Patents; recover by enforcing the Transferred Patents against infringement; and/or receive for the sale or transfer of any of the rights assigned Assignee hereunder.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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2.3                               Further Documentation to Perfect and Record. Miller Estate shall sign and have notarized the short-form patent assignment document attached hereto as Exhibit A upon execution of this Agreement and/or within 30 days after requested in writing by Assignee. Miller Estate shall further execute and deliver to Assignee and/or its representatives all other documents and instruments, to be prepared by Assignee, as Assignee reasonably requests, in order for Assignee to prosecute, perfect, record and/or enforce any of the rights that are granted to it under this Agreement, promptly after requested by Assignee. If Assignee is unable, after making reasonable inquiry, to obtain Miller Estate’s signature on any such documents, then if and only if such documents are reasonably necessary due to Miller Estate having previously been the assignee of record on the Transferred Patents, Miller Estate hereby appoints Assignee as Miller Estate’s attorney-in-fact for the sole purpose of executing and delivering such documents, which appointment is coupled with an interest.

 

2.4                               Further Assurances. Miller Estate and such inventors shall take reasonable further actions to execute and deliver all further documents that Assignee may reasonably require to further the purpose and intent of this Agreement.

 

2.5                               Transferred Know-How Confidentiality Protection.  Miller Estate acknowledges that the Transferred Know-How is, as a result of the assignment of this Agreement, the commercially valuable confidential information of Assignee. Accordingly, Miller Estate and the other members of the Miller Estate Group shall treat such Know-How as the Confidential Information of Assignee. Miller Estate acknowledges that, as between Miller Estate and Assignee, Assignee shall have the sole right to file, prosecute, maintain and enforce Patents. Claiming Transferred Know-How (but Assignee shall have no obligation to do so).

 

2.6                               Disclosure of Know-How. Commencing within fifteen (15) days after the Effective Date and to be completed over a period of thirty (30) days, Miller Estate shall provide to Assignee true, complete and correct copies and/or originals of all tangibly documented Transferred Know-How in existence as of the Effective Date (including reports of all relevant preclinical and clinical data, to the extent not already provided to Assignee prior to the Effective Date) and to the extent not prohibited by the Settlement Agreement, or court order, and all laboratory notebooks or journals kept by Miller I (if any) relating to Technology and/or its invention and/or development.

 

If at any time after such disclosure is believed complete, Miller Estate discovers additional documentation of Transferred Know-How, it shall promptly transfer such documentation to Assignee.

 

2.7                               Assignment of Trademarks. Miller Estate hereby irrevocably, perpetually and forever assigns and conveys to Assignee all of Miller Estate’s right, title and interest throughout the world in and to: (a) the Trademarks; (b) all renewals and extensions for registrations included in the Trademarks; and (c) all benefits, privileges, causes of action and remedies relating to or conferred by any of the foregoing, whether accrued before or after the Effective Date. Such benefits, privileges, causes of action and remedies include the exclusive rights to apply for and maintain all such registrations, renewals and/or extensions; to sue for all past, present or future infringements or other violations of any rights in the Trademark; and to settle and retain proceeds

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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from any such actions. Neither Miller Estate nor any other member of the Miller Estate Group retains any rights to use or to display the Trademarks. Miller Estate and the other members of the Miller Estate Group shall not challenge the validity of Assignee’s ownership in the Trademarks. Miller Estate and all members of the Miller Estate Group each hereby further agrees to execute and deliver all documents and instruments required to evidence or record such assignment or to enforce the assigned rights (and hereby appoints Assignee as Miller Estate’s attorney-in-fact to execute and deliver such documents if unable after making reasonable inquiry to obtain. Miller Estate’s signatures on any of them).

 

2.8                               Rights of Reference. To the extent relevant, necessary or useful to support Assignee’s (and its Affiliates’ and the Licensees’) Product activities, Assignee (and its Affiliates and Licensees) shall have the right to reference and the right to access all INDs of Miller Estate relating to Technology and in existence as of the Effective Date, if any.

 

2.9                               Technology-Related Agreements. Based on counsel’s review of client files for Mickey J. Miller (I) and Miller Estate, Miller Estate indicates that as of the Effective Date it is not aware of any Third-Party agreements in effect between Mickey J. Miller (I), Miller Estate, or any corporation controlled by either of them that relate to Technology and/or the disclosure thereof, other than the Settlement Agreement referred to in Section 2.10 and confidentiality agreements listed in Exhibit D. If any such agreement comes to the attention of Mickey J. Miller II (through counsel or otherwise), Miller Estate shall promptly disclose the applicable agreement to Assignee and as and to the extent requested by Assignee in writing either assign such agreement to Assignee or if it is not assignable then reasonably cooperate to afford Assignee the benefits of such agreement at Assignee’s cost (meaning that Assignee would cover any related out-of-pocket costs of such cooperation on a pass-through basis; Miller Estate will obtain approval of expenditures in advance so that Assignee can elect not to pursue the matter if the costs outweighed the benefits in its opinion).

 

2.10                        Counsel Authorization and Instructions. One or more of the Assigned Listed Patents in existence as of the Effective Date has previously been the subject of a litigation relating to ownership. [***] (“Settlement Agreement”). As the new owner of the Assigned Listed Patents, Assignee’s interests are aligned with Miller Estate’s interest in such litigation, and under the Settlement Agreement. As the new owner of the Assigned Listed Patents, Assignee may need to confer with counsel who represented Miller I in the settled litigation, engage with such counsel, and obtain files and documentation in such counsel’s possession. Miller Estate hereby authorizes all of the foregoing and agrees to provide any other written authorization that such counsel may require (including conflict waivers, if applicable) for the foregoing. The same shall apply with respect to transactional counsel to Miller I for the Settlement Agreement, if different than such litigation counsel. Furthermore, it is understood and agreed that all papers and documentation relating to such litigation and/or any legal advice received in connection with it, that Miller Estate has in its possession or has the ability to access other than through public records, shall be included in the transfer of documentation by Miller Estate to Assignee under Section 2.6 to the extent not prohibited by the Settlement Agreement or court order. Without imposing any Settlement Agreement obligations on Assignee, Miller Estate shall upon request assign the benefits of the Settlement Agreement to Assignee, and reasonably assist Assignee in any necessary enforcement of such Settlement Agreement.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

DEVELOPMENT/COMMERCIALIZATION

 

3.1                               Allocation of Rights for Development and Commercialization. As between the Parties, Assignee shall have the sole right to conduct all additional preclinical and clinical studies of Products, in order to be able to seek Regulatory Approval of and commercialize Products. As between the Parties, Assignee will be solely responsible for the costs of these activities. Assignee shall also have the exclusive right to commercialize Products and be exclusively responsible for the costs of such commercialization. Assignee shall be fully and freely entitled to engage Licensees, contractors and distributors in Product development and commercialization. Assignee shall have full and sole discretion over licensing, intellectual property transactions and use of contractors and distributors. As between the Parties, Assignee shall have the sole right and sole discretion to select (and use and own) the trademarks and tradenames for Products.

 

3.2                               Assignee Responsibilities in Further Development and Commercialization; Diligence. Assignee shall devote Commercially Reasonable Efforts (defined below in this Section) to develop and commercialize at least one (1) Product for at least one (1) Indication for the United States market. Such obligation shall expire on expiration of the last Assigned Patent. To avoid doubt, the first sentence of this Section shall not be read to require Commercially Reasonable Efforts towards development and commercialization of more than one (1) Product, nor towards development and commercialization of that Product for more than one (1) Indication, nor development and commercialization for any market other than the U.S. market.

 

All development and commercialization activities performed by any Assignee Affiliate(s) and any Licensee(s), contractors and distributors shall inure to the benefit of Assignee for purposes of determining Assignee’s compliance with its obligation under this Section.

 

In the first four (4) and ten (10) years of the term of this Agreement (respectively), Assignee shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligations under this Section 3.2 through the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Effective Date, if it files an IND for a Product to treat an Indication within four (4) years after the Effective Date, and Assignee shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligations under this Section 3.2 through the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, if it files an application in the U.S. for Regulatory Approval for a Product to treat an Indication within ten (10) years after the Effective Date.

 

If Assignee does not achieve either of the foregoing by its corresponding target date, but Assignee can demonstrate through documentary evidence or other competent proof that (i) it has diligently sought to be in a position to do so, (ii) the failure to do so by the corresponding timeline after the Effective Date was not caused by Assignee’s intentional delays but rather was caused by technical, scientific or regulatory events beyond Assignee’s control, and (iii) Assignee has a written plan setting forth specific objectives and goals to advance the research and development of the Product in order to achieve such objectives as soon as otherwise commercially reasonable, then Assignee shall be deemed to be in compliance with its obligations under this Section 3.2 as long as it devotes reasonable efforts to carry out such plan.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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No diligence obligations other than the ones set forth in this Section 3.2 and Section 5.1 (see second paragraph) shall be implied under or in connection with this Agreement, at law or in equity, and Assignee’s diligence obligations in relation to its rights under this Agreement shall be solely as set forth in this Section 3.2 and Section 5.1 (see second paragraph).

 

“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means a reasonable level of efforts, commensurate with the efforts that a venture-backed start-up company similarly situated to Assignee would devote to a product of similar potential and having similar commercial advantages and disadvantages as the Product, taking into account all relevant commercial factors, such as, but not limited to: (1) the intellectual property landscape and level of intellectual property exclusivity available for the product, (2) technical, scientific and clinical results and developments, (3) the competitive landscape and maturity of the marketplace, (4) the regulatory framework and hurdles, (5) pricing, (6) cost of goods, and (7) all other similarly relevant commercial factors.

 

If Assignee is acquired (whether through merger, reverse merger, sale of assets or other fond of transaction) (“M&A Transaction”), or any successor entity under this Agreement undergoes such an event, this Section 3.2 shall survive such acquisition. However, under no circumstances shall the surviving entity or Assignee’s successor under this Agreement be required, in order to be in compliance with this Agreement, to put forth a greater level of effort or conduct more activities or conduct activities on any faster timeline than set forth in Assignee’s development plan for the lead Product as such plan is in effect and approved by Assignee’s Board of Directors immediately prior to the closing of the M&A Transaction.

 

3.3                               Authorization of and Non-Interference with Consulting and/or Advisory Relationships. It is understood and agreed that Assignee may wish to engage one (1) or more of the clinical investigators and/or other collaborators of the inventor on the Transferred Patents in a consulting, advisory, or other contract relationship. Both Parties recognize this may be beneficial for Product progress. Miller Estate — to the extent its permission, waiver or other act would be required — hereby agrees that Assignee and any of the inventors may enter into such a relationship, and hereby provides all permissions and waivers and agrees to perform such other acts as may be required to permit this. Assignee will contact Miller Estate or its counsel prior to contacting the inventors; but Miller Estate and its counsel shall have no veto right, and shall have no intermediary role except as may be mutually agreed by the Parties in the future.

 

3.4                               Non-Competition for Protection of Transferred Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. Recognizing that such activities would necessarily entail use of the Transferred Know-How and/or Confidential Information of Assignee reported to Miller Estate in connection with this Agreement, Miller Estate hereby covenants that it shall not during the term of this Agreement research, develop, make, have made, offer to sell, sell, import or export any Products. Miller Estate hereby acknowledges on behalf of itself that the foregoing covenant is legally enforceable and is reasonable, necessary and appropriate to protect Assignee’s Confidential Information.

 

3.5                               Assistance with Patent Activities. In accordance with Article 2, Assignee has the sole right to file, prosecute, conduct interferences of and enforce the Transferred Patents

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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(including any Patents that may be filed on the Transferred Know-How). Miller Estate shall assist, and to the extent within its power shall cause any living inventors named in the Transferred Patents to reasonably assist, Assignee in all of the foregoing activities, promptly upon each reasonable request by Assignee, and at Assignee’s expense (on a pass-through basis with no markup).

 

3.6                               Improvements. It is understood and agreed that the Transferred Patents themselves, including those that may be filed and/or prosecuted to issuance after the Effective Date, are royalty-bearing under this Agreement, and the royalties under this Agreement extend to all Valid Claims of the Transferred Patents, not just those Valid Claims of the Transferred Listed Patents that are issued as of the Effective Date (all of the foregoing at the applicable rates and under the conditions more particularly provided in Section 4.2). Accordingly, if Assignee files on improvements previously made but not filed on by Mickey J. Miller (I), or that he filed on but for which the provisional patent applications have lapsed, but Mickey J. Miller is properly named as an inventor on the patent filing, then the pending claims therein and any resulting Valid Claims shall support a royalty to the extent and at the applicable rate provided in Section 4.2. Furthermore, the presence of any Assignee Technology (defined in the next Section) in (or covering or used by) a Product, including a reformulated Product, shall not negate or lessen the royalty obligations of Section 4.2 for Products covered by the Transferred Patents during their applicable Royalty Terms.

 

3.7                               Assignee Technology. Assignee shall as between the Parties have the right to own all enhancements, improvements, modifications, derivatives and amendments (including Know-How and published patentable or patented inventions) to that Technology that is in existence as of the Effective Date, which enhancements, improvements, modifications, derivatives and amendments are made, conceived, developed, reduced to practice or acquired by or for Assignee (including under any consulting or employment agreement between Assignee or its Affiliate and any inventor on any Transferred Listed Patent) (“Assignee Technology”) and all Patents on the Assignee Technology (the “Assignee Technology Patents”). To avoid doubt, the Assignee Technology Patents are not considered Transferred Patents, and are not royalty-bearing to Miller Estate under this Agreement. However, it is understood and agreed that any applicability of the Assignee Technology Patents to Products (including reformulations) that are otherwise royalty-bearing under this Agreement shall not negate or lessen the royalty obligations at the applicable rates and on the conditions set forth in Section 4.2.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

FINANCIAL TERMS

 

4.1                               Flat Fees.

 

(a)                                 Upfront Fee. Assignee shall pay Miller Estate a fee equal to Four Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($405,000). Such amount shall be payable in two (2) installments.

 

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(i)                                    The first installment, in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) shall be due within three (3) days after the Effective Date. (This amount shall help defray patent filing, prosecution and maintenance expenses incurred since the death of Mickey Miller I.) Within seven (7) days after the Effective Date, the Miller Estate shall make the Transferred Know-How (including any and all clinical data in Miller Estate’s possession, but excluding patient names and addresses) available for inspection by Assignee at Miller Estate’s or its counsel’s premises as described in Section 6.2(1). If within ten (10) days after the Transferred Know-How is made available, Assignee’s inspection shows that the Transferred Know-How (including such data) is to Assignee’s satisfaction, then the second installment shall be due on the timing set forth in the next subsection and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If Assignee’s inspection shows that the Licensed Know-How (including such data) are not to Assignee’s satisfaction, then Assignee shall provide notice within such ten (10) days. In that case, this Agreement shall terminate, Miller Estate shall be entitled to retain the five thousand dollar ($5,000) payment already (at that time) made under this Agreement, no further payments shall be due hereunder, Miller Estate will retain ownership of the Transferred Patents and Transferred Know-How, and Assignee’s rights in the Transferred Patents and Transferred Know-How shall be fully cancelled.

 

(ii)                                The second installment (assuming no termination under Section 4.1(a)(i)), in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) shall be due on or before August 30, 2012. Time is of the essence regarding the payment installments of the Upfront Fee, and the notice and cure provision of Section 9.2(a) will not apply to such payment; provided, however, that if, for any reason, Assignee has not received its Series A funding by the deadline for paying the second installment of the Upfront Fee, Assignee will have the right, upon giving notice to the Miller Estate before such deadline, to extend the deadline for up to two weeks.

 

(iii)                            Between the Effective Date and the date that the second installment is due, Miller Estate shall not in any way alienate title to the Transferred Patents nor the Transferred Know-How, nor grant any license, lien or other right therein to any other party. Miller Estate shall assure that its representations and warranties in Section 6.2 remain true as of the date the second installment is paid or due, otherwise, at Assignee’s option exercisable by written notice, the last sentence of Section 4.1(a)(i) shall fully apply.

 

(b)                                 Milestone Fee. Assignee shall pay Miller Estate a fee equal to two hundred thousand Dollars ($200,000) as a milestone payment within thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar month in which the first human subject is first dosed with a Product in the first human clinical trial sponsored by or on behalf of Assignee, its Affiliate or a Licensee. Such milestone payment shall be payable a maximum of one (1) time only under this Agreement, even if multiple clinical trials of Product are conducted under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Patent Expense Reimbursement. To the extent that expenses incurred by Miller Estate or Mickey Miller II since the death of Mickey Miller I for the foreign filing, prosecution, maintenance and revival of Transferred Listed Patents have exceeded five thousand dollars ($5,000), then within thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice from Miller Estate itemizing the costs and the date they were incurred, Assignee shall reimburse to Miller Estate such costs up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) (such that the total recovered costs

 

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are the five thousand dollars ($5,000) of the first payment under Section 4.1(a), plus the up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) under this Section 4.1(c)). Miller Estate shall provide its invoice under this Section no later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date. To avoid doubt, the reimburseable expenses under this Section are patent filing, prosecution, maintenance and revival expenses, not probate-related or transactional expenses.

 

4.2                               Royalty Rates. Assignee shall pay Miller Estate royalties on Net Sales of Products as follows:

 

(a)                                 For Net Sales of Products sold to Third Parties in countries where the Product sold is Claimed by an issued Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents, at the rate of [***] of Net Sales. This royalty is due on Net Sales sold during the “Royalty Term” applicable to the particular Product in the particular country, defined as the time from such Product’s receiving Regulatory Approval in such country for the first Indication for which it is approved, until the date that there is no longer any Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents in such country Claiming such Product.

 

(b)                                 For Net Sales on which no royalty is due per Section 4.2(a) (i.e. Net Sales of Product not Claimed by an issued Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents), but that are sold on or before the fifth (5th) anniversary of Regulatory Approval of the first Product in a given country, Assignee shall pay to Miller Estate royalties on Net Sales of Product in such country at the rate of [***] of such Net Sales for so long as (and only for so long as) all of the following apply: (a) there is at least one (1) pending claim of a Transferred Patent that Claims the Product (determined country-by-country), (b) the pending patent claim of the Transferred Patents is no older than five (5) years old (looking to first priority date), and (c) the pending patent claim has not been abandoned, has not lapsed, and has not been finally rejected. This provision shall not be read to imply that Assignee has any further patent filing, prosecution, or maintenance obligation than as set forth in Section 5.1, second paragraph.

 

(c)                                  If the Net Sale of any Product covered by Sections 4.2(a) or 4.2(b) requires Assignee (or its Affiliate or a Licensee) to make payments to a Third Party(ies) under intellectual property license(s), the aggregate royalties under which exceed [***] of Net Sales of Product, then the excess over [***] in aggregate across all such Third Parties shall be the “Excess Third-Party Royalties,” and with respect to the Net Sales on which Excess Third-Party Royalties are due, Assignee will be entitled to deduct up to [***] of the Excess Third-Party Royalties from the royalty owed by Assignee to Miller Estate, but will not be allowed to reduce the royalty owed to Miller Estate to below [***] of the royalties that would otherwise have been due to Miller Estate in any calendar quarter. Any amounts of Excess Third-Party Royalties that Assignee is unable to credit due to the foregoing [***] limitation on the reduction in Miller Estate’s royalties as applied in any calendar quarter shall carry forward to future calendar quarters, subject always to such [***] limitation on the reduction in Miller Estate’s royalties as applied in such future calendar quarters.

 

As examples of how the foregoing clause operates:

 

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(X)                               FIRST EXAMPLE: Assume a country in which a Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents that Claims the Product sold is in force, so that the royalty rate under this Agreement is [***], and Third-Party intellectual property licenses in the country total to [***] of Net Sales. In this example, because the Third-Party royalty obligation is less than [***], Assignee has no right offset any portion of it against the royalty of this Agreement. The royalty paid under this Agreement in this example will be [***], and the Third-Party royalties borne solely by Assignee will also be [***].

 

(Y)                               SECOND EXAMPLE: Assume a country in which a Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents that Claims the Product sold is in force, so that the royalty rate under this Agreement is [***], and Third-Party intellectual property licenses in the country total to [***] of Net Sales. In this example, [***] of the Third-Party royalty burden is considered Excess Third-Party Royalties, and so one and [***] is eligible to be offset against the royalty of this Agreement. However, because offsetting the entire [***] against the [***] royalty of this Agreement would reduce the royalty of this Agreement by more than half, only [***] of the Excess Third-Party Royalties can be offset. Accordingly, the royalty paid to Miller Estate in this example will be [***], and the Third-Party royalties borne exclusively by licensee will be [***]).

 

4.3                               Recoveries on Infringement of Transferred Patents. In accordance with Sections 2.1 and 2.2, Assignee has the sole right to enforce the Transferred Patents against infringement. Any recoveries on such infringement suits in excess of Assignee’s (or its Affiliate’s or Licensee’s) costs in connection with such infringement suits (including all outside counsel costs and a reasonable allocation of the costs of internal counsel) shall be deemed Net Sales under this Agreement, and shall be deemed sold in a country in which the Product is Claimed by an issued Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents, in the calendar quarter in which the recovery over costs is actually received, and shall bear a royalty under Section 4.2.

 

4.4                               Quarterly Payment Timings. All royalties due under Section 4.2 shall be paid quarterly, on a country-by-country basis, within the following timelines:

 

(a)                                 If Assignee or its Affiliate is the marketing party for the underlying Product Net Sales, then payment shall be made thirty (30) days after the end of the relevant calendar quarter for which royalties are due, in the case of U.S. Net Sales; the time period shall be sixty (60) days after the end of the relevant calendar quarter for ex-U.S. Net Sales; and

 

(b)                                 If a Licensee unaffiliated with Assignee is such marketing party, then Assignee shall make the royalty payments due hereunder within ten (10) Business Days after receiving royalties on the same Net Sales from the Licensee.

 

Payments due under Section 4.3 shall be paid within thirty (30) days after receipt of the underlying funds by Assignee.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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4.5                               Royalty Payment Reports. With respect to each calendar quarter, within thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar quarter, Assignee shall provide to Miller Estate a written report stating the number and description of all Products sold by or on behalf of Assignee during the relevant calendar quarter; the gross sales associated with such sales; and the calculation of Net Sales on such sales, including the amount of any deduction provided for in the definition of Net Sales in Article 1. The report shall provide all such information on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis. The quarterly report will be certified as accurate by a duly authorized officer of Assignee. Beginning with the calendar quarter in which Regulatory Approval is achieved for the first Product, such quarterly reports will be furnished to the Miller Estate regardless of whether any Products were shipped during the relevant month or whether any actual payment is owed. The receipt or acceptance by the Miller Estate of any report or payment will not prevent the Miller Estate from subsequently challenging the validity or accuracy of such report or payment.

 

4.6                               Payment Method. All payments due under this Agreement to Miller Estate shall be made by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by Miller Estate in writing. Once Miller Estate has designated a bank account, it may only be changed on ten (10) Business Days advance written notice, unless Assignee consents to a shorter time frame in writing. All payments hereunder shall be made in the legal currency of the United States of America. For the purposes of payment of the Upfront Fee of Section 4.1(a) and the reimbursement expense of Section 4.1(c), Miller Estate designates the trust account of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. as the designated bank account.

 

4.7                               Taxes. Assignee shall be responsible to withhold from payments otherwise to be made to Miller Estate under this Agreement any taxes required to be withheld by Assignee under applicable law. If any such taxes are levied on such payments due hereunder (“Withholding Taxes”), Assignee shall (i) deduct the Withholding Taxes from the payment amount, (ii) pay all applicable Withholding Taxes to the proper taxing authority, and (iii) send evidence of the obligation together with proof of tax payment to Miller Estate with the next royalty report under Section 4.5.

 

4.8                               Foreign Exchange. If any currency conversion shall be required in connection with the calculation of amounts payable hereunder, such conversion shall be made using the average of the exchange rates for the purchase and sale of U.S. dollars, as reported by Bank of America in San Francisco, California (or its successor entity) on the last business day of the calendar quarter to which such payment pertains. With any payment in relation to which a currency conversion is performed to calculate the amount of payment due, Assignee shall provide to Miller Estate a true, accurate and complete copy of the exchange rates used in the calculation.

 

4.9                               Late Payments. Any payment due under this Article 4 that is not paid on or before the date such payment is due shall bear interest at a rate equal to the lesser of: ten percent (10%) per year; or the maximum rate permitted by law, calculated based on the number of days that payment is delinquent until full payment has been made, less a 15 calendar-day grace period in the case of payments under Sections 4.2 and 4.3.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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4.10                        Records and Audit. Assignee shall keep (or cause to be kept) complete and accurate records pertaining to Net Sales of Products and the payments due under this Agreement, in sufficient detail to permit Miller Estate to confirm the accuracy of all payments due under this Agreement. Miller Estate shall have the right, at its expense, to cause an independent, certified public accountant to audit such records as necessary to confirm Assignee’s payments for the preceding year. Such independent, certified public accountant shall be legally bound by written confidentiality and non-use obligations running directly to Assignee. It shall be nationally recognized in the United States. Such audit rights may be exercised no more often than once a year, once only with respect to records regarding any given accounting period, within three (3) years after the year to which such records relate, upon reasonable advance notice to Assignee and during normal business hours. The terms of this Section shall survive any termination or expiration or termination of this Agreement for a period of one (1) year.

 

In the event that such audit reveals an underpayment by Assignee of the actual amount owed the Miller Estate, Assignee will pay the difference, plus interest calculated at the rate of ten percent (10%) per year. If such underpayment is more than ten percent (10%) for any calendar month, Licensee will also reimburse the Miller Estate for the cost of such audit. If the audit reveals that Assignee overpaid, then Assignee may credit the overpaid amounts against future payments due hereunder, or require reimbursement of the overpaid amounts within thirty (30) days after the audit.

 

All books and records relative to Licensee’s obligations hereunder will be maintained by Licensee at Licensee’s address set forth in this Agreement (which will be in the United States) for at least three (3) years after the end of the calendar year to which they relate, including after termination of this Agreement as applicable.

 

In the case of records held by Assignee’s Licensees, it shall suffice if Assignee obtains an audit right for itself similar to Assignee’s audit right above, and the right to share the results of its own audits with Miller Estate; Assignee shall not be required to obtain a direct right for Miller Estate to audit a Licensee.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

PATENT PROSECUTION, MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

 

5.1                               Patent Prosecution, Maintenance and Reports. Assignee shall have the right to prosecute (including by conducting interferences, oppositions, reissues, reexaminations and other similar proceedings), maintain (including the timely payment of all maintenance fees, renewal fees and other applicable fees), and extend the Transferred Patents. All of the foregoing shall be at Assignee’s sole expense. At least once each calendar year, Assignee will provide to the Miller Estate an update on the status and plans relating to the prosecution and maintenance of Patents relating to the Technology. In addition, upon at least 15 days’ notice to Assignee, the Miller Estate may request a second update during any calendar year, provided, however, that such request may not be made within three months of the previous update.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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Assignee shall have the obligation at its own expense to pay any maintenance fees that come due after the Effective Date on the Transferred Listed Patents that have issued as of the Effective Date in the United States. If Assignee fails to pay the maintenance fees timely and this leads to a loss of a Transferred Listed Patents Valid Claim that had previously issued and would have supported a royalty obligation at the [***] rate under Section 4.2, then as liquidated damages for such failure to maintain, Assignee shall be required to pay such royalty on Net Sales as if the maintenance fee had been paid and the Valid Claim had remained in place. This calculation of liquidated damages shall thereafter occur quarterly, taking account of whether and to what extent any other Valid Claim or pending claim of a Transferred Patent already independently causes royalties to be due (i.e., if another Valid Claim already causes a [***] royalty on the applicable Net Sales, then no liquidated damages shall be due on those Net Sales; if a pending claim causes a [***] royalty on the applicable Net Sales, then an additional [***] royalty shall be due on Net Sales that are subject to the pending claim [***] royalty but would instead have been royalty-bearing at the [***] rate if the lapsed Valid Claim had continued in force).

 

Other than the foregoing obligation at its own expense to maintain the Transferred Listed Patents that have issued as of the Effective Date in the United States, Assignee shall have no obligation to file, prosecute, maintain or extend any other Transferred Patent, express or implied, at law or in equity.

 

5.2                               Enforcement. Without limiting Assignee’s rights in Article 2, it is understood and agreed that if in connection with any enforcement of Transferred Patents Assignee requests documentation that Miller Estate may have in its possession or testimony from Miller Estate or any member of Miller Estate Group, Miller Estate shall reasonably cooperate and assist Assignee in all reasonable ways at Assignee’s expense (meaning that Assignee would cover any related out-of-pocket expenses of such cooperation, including without limitation hotel and travel expenses, on a pass-through basis; provided that the Miller Estate will obtain approval of expenditures in advance).

 

Licensee will fully comply with the patent marking provisions of the patent laws of the United States and any applicable foreign countries, to the extent in accordance with then-customary practices in the pharmaceutical industry for dermatology products, and to the extent in accordance with regulatory requirements relating to labeling of pharmaceutical products.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

6.1                               Reciprocal Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Party that as of the Effective Date the representing and warranting Party has the full legal right, power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; that this Agreement has been authorized by all requisite action within such representing and warranting Party (in the case of a corporate entity, and all applicable or required legal process to bind the estate of Miller I, in the case of Miller Estate); and that this Agreement is legally binding upon such representing and warranting Party.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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6.2                               Miller Estate Representations and Warranties. Miller Estate represents and warrants to Assignee as follows:

 

(a)                                 Sole Owner. Immediately prior to the assignment hereunder becoming effective, Miller Estate was the sole and lawful owner of the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Transferred Listed Patents and Transferred Know-How.

 

(b)                                 No Liens. There are as of the Effective Date no outstanding liens, security interests, pledges, charges, mortgages, restrictions, interests and/or encumbrances burdening any of the Transferred Patents nor the Transferred Know-How.

 

(c)                                  No Licenses or Encumbrances. Miller I and Miller Estate each has not granted, expressly or otherwise, any assignment, license or other extension of rights, covenant not to sue or other similar interest or benefit, exclusive or otherwise, to, under or in the Transferred Patents or the Transferred Know-How.

 

(d)                                 No Inconsistent Agreements. Miller I, Miller Estate and the Miller Estate Group have not executed, and Miller Estate further covenants that Miller Estate and the Miller Estate Group shall not execute, any agreements inconsistent with this Agreement or to the detriment of the Transferred Patents or the Transferred Know-How.

 

(e)                                  Non-infringement of Third Party Rights. As of the Effective Date to Miller Estate’s actual knowledge, after making a review of those files of Mickey J. Miller I in Mickey J. Miller II’s possession (and/or in the possession of counsel), no published Patents or trade secret rights owned or controlled by a Third Party, would be infringed or misappropriated by the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of any Products in topical applications for Indications. Miller Estate and the other members of the Miller Estate Group have received no written claims relating to any claims of such infringement or misappropriation.

 

(f)                                   Claims. There are no claims, actions, suits or proceedings commenced or pending, or to Miller Estate’s knowledge threatened, against it, Miller I, or any other member of the Miller Estate Group, as of the Effective Date, that could affect the rights and benefits granted to Assignee under this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, Miller Estate has not received verbal or written notice that any third party is challenging or intends to challenge the patentability, validity or ownership of the Transferred Listed Patents, other than those allegations that culminated in Physicians Choice of Arizona Inc. v. Mickey Miller, et al., CV2003-020242, in the Superior Court of Maricopa County. All of the claims and allegations giving rise to such case were finally settled in the Settlement Agreement. As of the Effective Date, Miller Estate and the other members of the Miller Estate Group have no knowledge of prior art relevant to the Transferred Patents not cited in the file wrappers of the Transferred Listed Patents.

 

(g)                                 Settlement Agreement. The copy of the Settlement Agreement that Miller Estate has disclosed to Assignee and its representatives prior to the Effective Date is a true, accurate and complete copy, and nothing has been redacted or omitted therefrom except exactly as indicated by the blackened areas shown in that copy; none of the redacted information in those blackened areas changes the meaning of the remainder of the Settlement Agreement; and

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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there is nothing in such blackened areas that is necessary to disclose in order to make the disclosure of the remainder of the Settlement Agreement not misleading. The Settlement Agreement is in full force and effect as of the Effective Date. Miller Estate knows of no breach thereof by any party to such agreement and has received no written notice of such a breach. Miller Estate does not know of any loss or diminution of rights that would occur under the Settlement Agreement as a result of the transaction contemplated under this Agreement. There are no payments currently due or due in the future under the Settlement Agreement. Miller Estate has the right to assign the benefits of the Settlement Agreement to Licensee in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(h)                                 Estate Bound and Agreement Approved Through Probate Process. Exhibit F to this Agreement is a true and correct copy of the Letters of Administration issued by the Superior Court of the State of Arizona and appointing Mickey Joe Miller II as the personal representative of the Miller Estate. The Miller Estate, and all heirs claiming through such estate, is and are legally bound by this Agreement; A.R.S. § 14-3711 gives Mickey J. Mickey J. Miller II, as personal representative of the Miller Estate, the same power over the title to property of the Miller Estate that an absolute owner would have, which power may be exercised without notice, hearing or order of the court. Exhibit G to this Agreement is a true and correct copy of the Order of Intestacy and Determination of Heirs issued by the Superior Court of the State of Arizona naming Mickey J. Miller II and Mickey Lyon as the sole heirs of the Mickey J, Miller I. Mickey J. Miller II knows of no people other than himself and Mickey Lyon who are claiming to be heirs under the Miller Estate, and knows of no one who has challenged or is planning to challenge the probate court finding that he and Mickey Lyon are the sole heirs of the estate or that has challenged or is planning to challenge the Miller Estate’s ownership as of the Effective Date (and before the effects of this Agreement are carried out) of the assets transferred to Assignee under this Agreement. Fully and properly signed Consents of Heir from each of the two (2) heirs shall be delivered to Assignee within five (5) days after the Effective Date.

 

(i)                                    Third-Party Activities; Grounds. As of the Effective Date and to Miller Estate’s actual knowledge without any special enquiry, there are no (i) activities by Third Parties that would constitute infringement or misappropriation of the Transferred Listed Patents (in the case of pending claims, evaluating them as if issued), nor (ii) grounds currently existing on which any claims, actions, suits or proceedings might be commenced against Miller Estate or Assignee with respect to the manufacture, use or sale of Products for Indications and/or practice of the Transferred Listed Patents.

 

(j)                                    Patents. The Transferred Listed Patents are the only Patents that Miller Estate or any other member of the Miller Estate Group owns or Controls, as of the Effective Date, that claim or are directed to Technology.

 

(k)                                 Trademarks. Exhibit B contains a complete list of all trademarks that Miller Estate or any other member of the Miller Estate Group owns or Controls, as of the Effective Date, that are associated with Technology or have been registered for use with Technology.  (It is acknowledged by Assignee that Exhibit B lists no trademarks.)

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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(l)                                    Data. Within seven (7) days after the Effective Date, Miller Estate will disclose to Assignee (which disclosure may occur by making available for inspection at Miller Estate’s premises or the premises of Miller Estate’s counsel) all data and information (including preclinical and clinical data and information) generated by, disclosed to and/or known to Miller Estate or any other member of the Miller Estate Group regarding Technology and any information required to fairly and accurately interpret such data and information and make Miller Estate’s disclosures thereof to Assignee complete, accurate and not misleading; provided that such disclosure does not violate the terms of the Settlement Agreement, any other agreement set forth in Exhibit D or any court order. It is understood that Miller Estate is entitled to redact patient names and addresses so as to ensure that such disclosure does not violate the terms of the Settlement Agreement. Miller Estate represents and warrants that the disclosures under this Section shall be true and accurate in all material respects, and shall not omit to disclose any information known to Miller Estate (other than patient names and addresses) necessary to make the information that is disclosed to Assignee under this Section complete, accurate and not misleading.

 

(m)                             No Debarment. In the course of developing Technology and any products based on it, to Miller Estate’s actual knowledge without any special enquiry, Miller Estate and Miller Estate’s predecessors-in-interest has and have not engaged any person who has been debarred by the FDA or to Miller Estate’s knowledge is the subject of debarment proceedings by the FDA.

 

(n)                                 Affiliates of Miller Estate. As of the Effective Date, Miller Estate has no Affiliates and the Miller Estate Group does not have any Affiliates holding rights to any Technology.

 

6.3                               Miller Estate Covenants. Miller Estate hereby covenants that, without limiting Assignee’s right set forth elsewhere in this Agreement (including in Section 6.2(d)), Miller Estate and the other members of the Miller Estate Group shall not purport to convey to any Third Party any Transferred Patent and/or Transferred Know-How.

 

6.4                               Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPLICITLY SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 6.1 AND 6.2 EACH OF ASSIGNEE AND MILLER ESTATE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

7.1                               Indemnification by Assignee. Assignee shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Miller Estate, the other members of the Miller Estate Group, and their respective officers, directors, members, employees and agents (the “Miller Estate Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, expenses

 

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and costs of defense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and witness fees) (collectively “Losses”) resulting from any demand, claim, action or proceeding brought or initiated by a Third Party (each a “Third-Party Claim”) against any Miller Estate Indemnitees(s) to the extent that such Third-Party Claim arises out of (i) the breach or alleged breach of any representation, warranty or covenant by Assignee in this Agreement; (ii) the negligence or willful misconduct of any Assignee Indemnitee (defined in Section 7.2); or (iii) the development, manufacture, storage, handling, use, sale, offer for sale, import, export or distribution of Products by or for Assignee and its Affiliates and Licensees on or after the Effective Date; provided that (a) the Miller Estate Indemnitees comply with the procedure set forth in Section 7.3; and (b) such indemnity shall not apply to the extent Miller Estate has an indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 7.2 for such Loss. To avoid doubt, Third-Party Claims shall exclude and claims brought by heirs of the estate of Mickey J. Miller I amongst themselves and/or against the estate.

 

7.2                               Indemnification by Miller Estate. Miller Estate shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Assignee, its Affiliates, the Licensees, the investors in Assignee, Sciaderm, Inc. and the investors in Sciaderm, Inc., and the respective officers, directors, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (the “Assignee Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses resulting from any Third-Party Claim(s) against any Assignee Indemnitee(s) to the extent that such Third-Party Claim(s) arises out of (i) the breach or alleged breach of any representation, warranty or covenant by Miller Estate in this Agreement; (ii) the negligence or willful misconduct of any Miller Estate Indemnitee; or (iii) disputes amongst the heirs of Mickey J. Miller I; provided that (a) the Assignee Indemnitees comply with the procedure set forth in Section 7.3; and (b) such indemnity shall not apply to the extent Assignee has an indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 7.1 for such Loss.

 

7.3                               Mechanics. A Party whose Assignee Indemnitee or Miller Estate Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Article 7 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give prompt notice of the Third Party Claim to the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) and the Indemnifying Party shall defend against such Third Party Claim with the reasonable cooperation of the Indemnified Party; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any such Third-Party Claim for anything other than money damages without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Indemnified Party’s Indemnitees must tender defense of the applicable Third-Party Claim and provide all reasonable cooperation and assistance in such defense, in order to remain eligible to be indemnified and held harmless; provided, however, that where Assignee is the Indemnified Party, unless Miller Estate has adequate insurance to cover the alleged potential Losses and is tendering defense to such insurer who has indicated in writing that they will fully assume the defense and cover any resulting Losses, the Assignee Indemnitees shall not be required to tender defense in order to remain eligible to be indemnified and held - harmless and instead notwithstanding anything express or implied in this Section 7.3 Assignee and/or the Assignee Indemnitees may do so and be indemnified under this Agreement. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to be present in person or through counsel at substantive legal proceedings relating to the Third-Party Claim giving rise to the Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification hereunder. If the Parties cannot agree as to the application of Sections 7.1 and 7.2 to any Loss or Third-Party Claim, the Parties may conduct separate defenses of such Third-Party Claim. In such

 

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case, each Party further reserves the right to claim indemnity from the other upon resolution of such underlying Third-Party Claim.

 

7.4                               Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES (OR IN THE CASE OF MILLER ESTATE, ANY RESPONSIBLE MILLER ESTATE GROUP MEMBERS) BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH PARTY MAY BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY THE OTHER PARTY FROM SUCH DAMAGES CLAIMED BY THIRD PARTIES UNDER THIS ARTICLE 7.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

8.1                               Confidential Information; Exceptions. At all times before the effectiveness of the assignment under this Agreement of the Transferred Patents and Transferred Know-How: (i) each Party that has received Confidential Information from the other (the “Receiving Party”) shall maintain all such Confidential Information in trust and confidence and shall not disclose any such Confidential Information to any Third Party (except as expressly provided below) or use any such Confidential Information for any purposes other than for performance under or determining compliance with and administering this Agreement; and (ii) the Receiving Party shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any employee, agent, attorney, consultant, or Affiliate who does not have a reasonable need for such information for the foregoing purposes. Disclosures to such persons with a reasonable need for the information are only permitted to the extent the person is subject to binding obligations of confidentiality and limited use at least as restrictive in scope and as long in duration as those of this Article 8. The Receiving Party shall use at least the same standard of care as it uses to protect its own confidential information of a similar nature to prevent unauthorized disclosures or uses of the Confidential Information, but no less than reasonable care. The Receiving Party shall promptly notify the other Party upon discovery of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information.

 

After the assignment hereunder of the Transferred Patents and Transferred Know-How becomes effective and the Miller Confidential Information becomes Assignee’s Confidential Information protected under this Article, the confidentiality obligations of this Article shall apply to the Miller Estate to protect Assignee’s Confidential Information, but shall no longer restrict the Assignee.

 

Confidential Information shall not include any information which, as shown by Miller Estate through competent proof:

 

(a)                                 is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the receiving Party in breach hereof, generally known or available;

 

(b)                                 is known by the receiving Party at the time of receiving such information, as shown by contemporaneous written records — but other than the Transferred Know-How and

 

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any documentation thereof; the Transferred Know-How and any documentation thereof is deemed Confidential Information under this Agreement;

 

(c)                                  is independently developed by the Receiving Party without the aid, application or use of Confidential Information, as shown by written records; or

 

(d)                                 is hereafter furnished to the receiving Party by a Third Party, as a matter of right, without breach of any confidentiality agreement, and without restriction on disclosure.

 

8.2                               Authorized Disclosure. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent and to the persons and entities required by an applicable governmental law, rule, regulation or order; provided, however, that the Receiving Party shall first have given prompt notice to the other Party to enable such other Party to seek any available exemptions from or limitations on such disclosure requirement and shall reasonably cooperate in any such efforts by such other Party.

 

8.3                               Return of Confidential Information. If this Agreement is terminated for breach according to the provisions of Section 9.2, the Receiving Party shall use diligent efforts to return all of the other Party’s Confidential Information. The Receiving Party will be allowed to keep one archival copy of any Confidential Information for record-keeping purposes only.

 

8.4                               Use of Names. A Party shall not use any of the other Party’s names, trademarks, logos, employee names, investor names or symbols in any publicity, promotion or similar public disclosure, without the advance written withholdable consent of such other Party, except as may be required by law or stock exchange requirement.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

9.1                               Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the Effective Date and, unless sooner terminated as provided in this Article 9, shall expire upon the expiration of the last-to-expire Valid Claim of the Transferred Patents, but in any event no sooner than fifteen (15) years after the Effective Date and/or if later the expiration of the last pending patent claim of a Transferred Patent with the potential to become a Valid Claim.

 

9.2                               Termination for Breach.

 

(a)                                 Right to Terminate for Material Breaches. Either Party may terminate this Agreement for the other’s material breach of this Agreement, unless the material breach is cured within ninety (90) days of the allegedly breaching Party receiving written notice from the other Party specifying in detail what the material breach of this Agreement is and stating explicitly that the notice is a breach and potential termination notice under this Section 9.2(a). The notice and cure period shall be thirty (30) days in the case of a payment failure breach. In the case of a material breach of this Agreement that is incapable of cure within ninety (90) days, and is not a failure to make payment, but is capable of cure in a longer reasonable period, then the allegedly breaching Party shall within such ninety (90) day notice period provide a reasonable written plan

 

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to cure the breach, and shall have a reasonable time to cure the breach without losing rights under this Agreement (it shall cure as soon as practicable).

 

(b)                                 Mechanics. If a Party gives notice of termination under Section 9.2(a) and the other Party disputes whether such notice was proper, then the issue of whether this Agreement has been terminated shall be resolved in accordance with Section 10.1. If as a result of such dispute resolution process it is finally determined that the notice of termination was proper, then such termination shall become effective as of the date of such final determination; provided, however, that the breaching Party fails thereafter to cure the underlying breach in accordance with the determination made in the resolution process under Section 10.1 within the time period set forth in this Section 9.2 for the applicable breach following such determination (meaning it must either cure within ninety (90) days after such final determination or provide within such time period a reasonable written plan for cure; in the case where the cure would be payment of monies, the time period for cure shall be thirty (30) days after such final determination). If, however, as a result of such dispute resolution process it is determined that the notice of termination was improper, then no termination shall have occurred and this Agreement shall remain in effect.

 

9.3                               Effects of Termination.

 

(a)                                 Survival of Licensee’s Rights and Obligations. If Miller Estate terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2(a), then notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, at law, or in equity, if at the time of termination there are any Licensees, such Licensees’ rights to the Transferred Patents, Transferred Know-How and Trademarks shall not be affected by the termination, and each such Licensee shall pay directly to Miller Estate (or, if the Miller Estate is closed, to the entity designated to receive payment as set forth in Section 10.5) any payments coming due under Section 4.2 or 4.3 of this Agreement after the effective date of termination as a result of its own practice of its surviving rights to the Transferred Patents, Transferred Know-How and Trademarks.

 

(b)                                 After Assignee Terminates for Miller Estate’s Breach. If Assignee terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2(a), then, in addition to those provisions that survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section 9.3(c), the following shall survive and apply: Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7; and Article 4. Article 5 shall not survive such a termination. Section 3.2 shall not survive such a termination (nor shall Assignee have any diligence obligation under this Agreement, express or implied, at law or in equity, after such a termination). To avoid doubt, in this scenario, as between the Parties, Assignee retains title to the Transferred Know-How and Transferred Patents.

 

(c)                                  General Survival. Expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not affect any accrued rights or obligations of the Parties, and the following Articles shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement: Articles 1, 2 and 7-10.

 

9.4                               Elective Termination after Certain Obligations. Assignee shall have the right to terminate its obligations under Sections 3.2 and Article 5 without cause at any time after the payments of Section 4.1(a) and 4.1(c) (in the latter case, if any) have been fully paid. In this case,

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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only Assignee’s obligations Sections 3.2 and Article 5 shall be terminated, and the remainder of the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.1                        Dispute Resolution.

 

(a)                                 Initial Dispute Resolution. The Parties recognize that disputes may from time to time arise between the Parties during the term of this Agreement. It is the objective of the Parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution of disputes arising under this Agreement in an expedient manner by mutual cooperation and without resort to litigation. To accomplish this objective, the Parties agree to follow the procedures set forth in this Section 10.1 to resolve any dispute arising under this Agreement. If such a dispute between the Parties arises, then either Party, by written notice to the other Party, may have such dispute referred to the Parties’ respective executive officers designated below or their successors, for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations within thirty (30) days after such notice is received. Said designated officers are as follows:

 

Assignee:                                                                     President and CEO

Miller Estate:                                                Mickey Miller II

 

(b)                                 Preliminary Relief. A Party is entitled to seek interlocutory relief and/or a preliminary injunction without first following the procedure of this Section 10.1; provided that it also invokes the procedure of this Section 10.1 in parallel. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives its right to jury trial of any and all disputes arising under this Agreement, and consents to have such disputes decided instead by a judge or justice.

 

(c)                                  Arbitration. Except as otherwise set out in this Section 10.1, any dispute that cannot be settled amicably by agreement of the Parties pursuant to Section 10.1(a) shall be finally settled by an arbitration administered by JAMS applying its most applicable procedural rules (and the substantive laws of the State of California) provided that the appointed arbitrator(s) shall have appropriate experience in the pharmaceutical industry (or if no such person is available then in the biopharmaceutical industry or the closest industry possible). The place of arbitration shall be San Francisco, California. The language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be English. The award rendered in any arbitration shall be final and binding upon both Parties. The judgment rendered by the arbitrator(s) may include costs of arbitration, reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs for any expert and other witnesses. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed as preventing either Party from seeking injunctive relief (or any other provisional remedy) from any court having jurisdiction over the Parties and the subject matter of the dispute as necessary to protect either Party’s name, Confidential Information (in the case of Assignee) or intellectual property. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction, or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of the award and/or an order of enforcement as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party shall be free to submit any dispute relating to the scope, validity, enforceability or other

 

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like matter regarding intellectual property to any court having jurisdiction over the Parties and the subject matter of the dispute and to seek such relief and remedies as are available in that court.

 

10.2                        Jurisdiction. Both Parties consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of all courts sitting within San Francisco, California for resolving all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. Each Party hereby waives any and all defenses it may have to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts, including a defense that such a court may not assert personal jurisdiction over such Party, or of forum non conveniens.

 

10.3                        Governing Law. This Agreement is made in accordance with and shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of California excluding its choice of law principles.

 

10.4                        No Agency, Joint Venture or Partnership. Neither Party is, nor will be deemed to be, an employee, agent or legal representative of the other Party for any purpose. Neither Party will be entitled to enter into any contracts in the name of, or on behalf of the other Party, nor will a Party be entitled to pledge the credit of the other Party in any way or hold itself out as having authority to do so. The parties are independent contractors, this Agreement is for an arm’s-length transaction, and the relationship that it governs shall not be construed to be or create any agency, joint venture or partnership.

 

10.5                        Assignment. Except as explicitly provided for in this Agreement, neither Party shall have the right or power to assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Party, except that Assignee may assign one or more times to an Affiliate or to a successor to substantially all of the business or assets of Assignee to which this Agreement relates (whether through merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other transaction). This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and explicitly permitted assigns of the Parties. Any assignment of this Agreement not made in accordance with this Agreement is prohibited hereunder and shall be null and void. Any assignee must certify in writing to the non-assigning Party, within ninety (90) days after the requested in writing by the non-assigning Party, that such assignee agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement going forward from the date of assignment.

 

It is understood and agreed that Miller Estate may divide the proceeds due to it under this Agreement amongst the heirs to the estate, and commit to the heirs to do so as regards future payments. It may distribute to the heirs or enter into written agreements with the heirs for the distribution of such proceeds, and the heirs may further transfer or assign their rights to such proceeds. Any such written agreement or activity shall not be considered in breach of and is hereby explicitly allowed under this Section 10.5. It is understood and agreed, however, that whatever the distribution between the Miller Estate and the heirs, Assignee’s sole responsibility with respect to each payment due is to make that payment to Miller Estate in accordance with this Agreement, or if the estate has been closed, then to Mickey J. Miller II or the single legal entity designated by him in writing under the next paragraph. Assignee shall not be required to split payments among different heirs nor to deal with more than one representative of Miller Estate and/or designee for receipt of payment if the estate has been closed.

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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It is understood and agreed that during the Willi of this Agreement the estate of Mickey J. Miller I is likely to be closed because probate will not remain open over the life of this Agreement. If the Miller Estate is closed prior to any payment coming due under this Agreement, then notwithstanding anything express or implied in this Agreement, after the date that the Miller Estate is closed Assignee shall make all subsequent payments that would have been due to Miller Estate, instead, to Mickey J. Miller II in his personal capacity, or to such other single legal entity as may be specified by Mickey J. Miller II in writing no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the payment due date. As among the Parties and the heirs of the Miller Estate, it shall be Mickey J. Miller II’s responsibility to distribute those payments to any and all heirs of the estate and/or their successors, or, in the case that Mickey J. Miller II has designated a different single legal entity to receive payment, it shall be that entity’s responsibility to do so. Assignee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to the heirs, nor to their successors, and Assignee’s sole responsibility is to make payment to Miller Estate, Mickey J. Miller II, or the single legal entity designated in writing by him to receive payment as provided for above, as applicable.

 

10.6                        Amendment. No amendment or modification hereof shall be valid or binding upon the Parties unless made in writing and signed by authorized officers of both Parties.

 

10.7                        Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given to either Party hereto shall be in writing unless otherwise specified and shall be deemed to have been properly given and to be effective (a) on the date of delivery if delivered in person; (b) the date of electronically confirmed facsimile transmission if during the recipient’s normal business hours, or otherwise on the next Business Day; (c) two (2) Business Days after sending for next Business Day delivery by internationally recognized expedited courier service for no later than next-possible-business-day delivery; and (d) upon actual receipt by the recipient of an email, in the case of an emailed notice:

 

In the case of Assignee:

 

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.

101 Lindenwood Drive

Suite 400

Malvern Pa 19355

Attn: Dr. Neal Walker

Fax — [To be provided by written notice by Aclaris within 60 days after the Effective Date.]

Email — nwalker@OCTAGONRESEARCH.com

 

With required copies to:

 

Spiegelman Life Sciences PC

1459 Eighteenth St PMB 309

San Francisco, CA 94107

Attn: Laura O. Spiegelman

Fax — 415 520 2220

Email — lspiegelman@spiegelmanlifesciences.com

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

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In the case of Miller Estate:

 

Mickey J. Miller, II

5757 Preston View Blvd, Apt. #130

Dallas, Texas 75240

Fax: None

Email - micbows@msn.com

 

With a required copy to:

 

Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.

Third Floor Camelback Esplanade II

2525 East Camelback Road

Phoenix, AZ 85016-9240

Attn: Richard E. Oney

Fax 602-255-0103

Email - reo@tblaw.com

 

In the case of (c) (expedited courier service), the Party providing the notice shall as a courtesy additionally provide the notice by a facsimile in accordance with (b). Either Party may change its address for communications by a notice to the other Party in accordance with this Section 10.7.

 

10.8                        No Implied Licenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall give either Party any right, title or interest in or to any Patents or other intellectual property owned by or licensed to the other Party.

 

10.9                        Force Majeure. Any delay in or failure of performance by any Party under this Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Agreement if and to the extent caused by occurrences beyond the reasonable control of the Party affected, including acts of God, embargoes, governmental restrictions, strikes or other acts of workers, fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, riots, wars, acts of terrorism, civil disorder, rebellion or sabotage and technical events beyond the Party’s reasonable control; provided, however, the payment of any value due and owing hereunder shall not be delayed by the payor because of a force majeure affecting the payer, unless such force majeure specifically precludes the payment process. The Party suffering such occurrence shall notify the other Party and any time for performance hereunder shall be extended by the actual time of delay caused by the occurrence.

 

10.10                 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute a single instrument.

 

10.11                 Captions. All section titles or captions contained in this Agreement, in any Exhibit referred to herein and the table of contents, if any, to this Agreement are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.12                 Draftsmanship. Each Party acknowledges that it has participated in, and has been represented by counsel in, the drafting of this Agreement. Any applicable rule of construction to

 

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the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be applied in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.13                 No Third Party Rights or Obligations. Except for the rights of the Miller Estate Indemnitees and the Assignee Indemnitees as expressly provided in Article 7 of this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or construed in any way to result in the creation of any rights or obligation in any Third Party.

 

10.14                 Severability. If any term, condition or provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction form which no appeal can be or is taken, or in arbitration proceedings between the Parties as set forth in Article 10 of this Agreement, it shall, if possible, be narrowed, shortened, or interpreted to achieve the intent of the Parties to this Agreement to the extent legally possible rather than voided or if not to any extent legally possible be deemed severed from this Agreement. In any event, all other terms, conditions and provision of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the full extent.

 

10.15                 Compliance with Laws. Each Party shall carry out its activities pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with all applicable supranational, national, state, provincial and other local laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

 

10.16                 Cumulative Rights. The rights, powers and remedies hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, all rights, powers and remedies provided at law or in equity, or under any other agreement between the Parties. All of such rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative, and may be exercised successively or cumulatively.

 

10.17                 Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of either Party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy will preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. Waivers of powers, rights, privileges and remedies under this Agreement may only be waived in a writing executed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving Party.

 

10.18                 Net Liability. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, every liability of Assignee to Miller Estate is subject to and conditioned upon the recoupment of any and all liabilities owing from Miller Estate to Assignee, so as to establish a net liability. However, Assignee shall not reduce the amounts of its payments under Article 4 based on its net liability unless (i) this Agreement is properly terminated pursuant to Section 9.2 for Miller Estate’s uncured material breach of the Agreement, or (ii) a dispute resolution is pending with regard to whether Assignee has the right to terminate pursuant to Section 9.2 for Miller Estate’s uncured material breach of the Agreement,. In the case that such a dispute resolution is pending, Assignee will deposit and maintain in a separate account the amount of its damages and deduct the deposited amounts from payments to Miller Estate; the separate account shall belong to Assignee and be used to pay any back amounts due if Assignee does not prevail in dispute resolution.

 

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10.19                 Costs. Each Party shall bear its own legal costs of and incidental to the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement.

 

10.20                 Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous communications, representations or understandings, either oral or written, between the Parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.  To be clear, this Agreement supersedes the Prior CDA with respect to Confidential Information and the Parties’ rights and obligations with respect thereto.

 

10.21                 Attorney’s Fees. The prevailing party in any arbitration proceeding or litigation between the Parties arising as a result of any breach or dispute under this Agreement will have a right to reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such arbitration or litigation from the other party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, both Assignee and Miller Estate have executed this Agreement by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	
ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    	
 
    	
MILLER ESTATE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By
    	
/s/ Neal Walker
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Mickey J.   Miller, II
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Neal Walker
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Mickey J.   Miller, II
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
President and CEO
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Personal Representative
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date:
    	
8/21/12
    	
 
    	
Date:
    	
8/20/12
    

 

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EXHIBITS LIST

 

Exhibit A -                                      Form of Recordation Document

 

Exhibit B -                                      Trademarks

 

Exhibit C -                                      Consent of Heirs

 

Exhibit D -                                      Prior Confidentiality Agreements

 

Exhibit E-1 -                            Ex-U.S. filings of the Transferred Listed Patents

 

Exhibit E-2 -                            U.S. Provisional filings of the Transferred Listed Patents

 

Exhibit F -                                        Estate of Mickey Joe Miller Letters of Administration

 

Exhibit G -                                      Estate of Mickey Joe Miller Order of Intestacy and Determination of Heirs

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF RECORDATION DOCUMENT

 

SHORT-FORM PATENT ASSIGNMENT

 

Mickey J. Miller I was heretofore the owner of the entire right, title and interest in the patent applications referred to in Exhibit A to this Short-Form Patent Assignment (“Assigned Families”). Mickey J. Miller I is deceased, and his estate therefore became the owner of his interest in the Assigned Families, which was the sole ownership interest therein (by prior assignment of the co-inventor), as evidence by the ruling of the probate court reproduced in Exhibit B to this Short-Form Patent Assignment. Mickey J. Miller II is Personal Representative of the estate of Mickey J. Miller I (in such capacity of Personal Representative of the estate, “ASSIGNOR”), as evidenced by the appointment attached to this Short-Form Patent Assignment as Exhibit B to Short-Form Patent Assignment.

 

By prior assignment pursuant to that certain Assignment Agreement executed between ASSIGNOR and Inc., a Delaware corporation, effective             , 2012, ASSIGNOR transferred, assigned and conveyed to Assignee, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Families and Letters Patent that may be issued on any of the Assigned Families in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the countries in the European Patent Organisation, and everywhere else in the world.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, ASSIGNOR hereby acknowledges that, in consideration of the foregoing and the good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, set forth in such Assignment Agreement, ASSIGNOR has heretofore transferred, assigned and conveyed to Assignee all right, title and interest in and to the Assigned Families and Letters Patent that may be issued on any of the Assigned

 

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Families in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the countries in the European Patent Organisation, the PCT, its participating countries, and everywhere else in the world.

 

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ASSIGNOR authorizes and requests the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States and of Australia, Canada, Japan, the countries in the European Patent Organisation, the PCT, its participating countries, and anywhere else in the world to issue any Letters Patent granted on the Assigned Families, whether on any subsequently filed division, continuation, continuation-in-part, reexamination, or reissue application, to Assignee, its successors and assigns, as the assignee of the entire interest in the Assigned Families.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument on the      day of              2012.

 

	
 
    	
ASSIGNOR
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    

 

State of

 

County of

 

On              before me,                           ,

personally appeared

o personally known to me — OR - o proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

	
 
    	
WITNESS   my hand and official seal.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Signature   of Notary
    	
 
    

 

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EXHIBIT A TO SHORT-FORM PATENT ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

[To be completed prior to recordation.]

 

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EXHIBIT B TO SHORT-FORM PATENT ASSIGNMENT

 

Estate of Mickey Joe Miller - Letters of Administration

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

TRADEMARKS

 

None.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF CONSENT OF HEIR

 

I,           , and individual residing as of        at        , have reviewed the assignment agreement attached as Schedule 1 to this Consent of Heir (“Assignment Agreement”).

 

I am an heir of the Miller Estate referred to in the Assignment Agreement.

 

I hereby acknowledge that Mickey J. Miller II has been appointed as the personal representative of the Miller Estate and as such is authorized to enter into such Assignment Agreement on behalf of the estate.

 

I hereby acknowledge that upon his signature to the Assignment Agreement the Miller Estate and my interests as an heir thereto shall be legally bound.

 

Without implying that my consent is an any way required, I hereby consent to the Assignment Agreement and waive any and all rights to challenge it.

 

I hereby covenant that, having consented to such Assignment Agreement, I shall not in any way challenge the legal effectiveness of the Assignment Agreement, assert ownership to any assets transferred thereby, assert a right to direct payment in my personal capacity under the Assignment Agreement, or otherwise challenge the transaction contemplated in the Assignment Agreement, nor the rights of Assignee thereunder. I further covenant that I have not executed any agreements that are inconsistent with the Assignment Agreement or to that are to the detriment of the Transferred Patents or the Transferred Know-How.

 

I waive any right that I may have to challenge such Assignment Agreement or the Assignee thereunder, known or unknown, present or future.

 

[Mickey Lyon: I agree to look only to the estate or Mickey J. Miller II for payment; I recognize that the counterparty to the Assignment Agreement will make payment to Mickey J. Miller II and will have no direct obligation to me as an heir to the estate.]

 

[Mickey J Miller II: While I am currently personal representative for the Estate of Mickey J. Miller (I), I am signing this Consent of Heir in my personal capacity, and agreeing to be responsible to distribute payments received by me in my capacity as personal representative of the estate currently, and in my personal capacity once the estate is closed, between myself and the other heir in the manner determined in probate or otherwise agreed in writing amongst the heirs.]

 

I have had the opportunity, whether or not I have chosen to use it, to consult with counsel with respect to the effect of this Consent of Heir and my waivers, agreements, acknowledgements and covenants set forth in this Consent of Heir.

 

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Signed:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
[Mickey Lyon]/[Mickey J. Miller, II]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:
    	
 
    
				

 

State of

 

County of

 

On              before me,

personally appeared

o personally known to me — OR - o proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

	
 
    	
WITNESS   my hand and official seal.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Signature   of Notary
    	
 
    

 

 

Schedule 1 to Consent of Heir

 

[PDF of final version of Assignment Agreement to be attached.]

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

PRIOR CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS

 

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Note to Exhibit: The foregoing list omits one CDA that was signed with a party to cover licensing discussions that did not come to fruition. Miller Estate does not have the right to disclose the name of the counterparty and has not done so, and Assignee acknowledges that it is not requiring the Miller Estate to do so.

 

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EXHIBIT E-1

 

EX-U.S. FILINGS OF THE TRANSFERRED LISTED PATENT

 

Active Patents

 

	
Matter
    	
 
    	
Matter Name
    	
 
    	
Matter No.
    
	
India
    	
 
    	
IN Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Mexico
    	
 
    	
MX Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
New Zealand
    	
 
    	
NZ Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Singapore
    	
 
    	
SG Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Australia
    	
 
    	
AU Div Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    

 

Lapsed Patents

 

	
Matter
    	
 
    	
Matter Name
    	
 
    	
Matter No.
    
	
China
    	
 
    	
CN Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Europe - DE
    	
 
    	
DE, FR and GB Patents (formerly EPO App) Acrochordon   Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Israel
    	
 
    	
IL Pat Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Singapore
    	
 
    	
Composition for the Treatment of Skin Conditions   (Div)
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    

 

Expired/Lapsed Patents/Applications

 

	
Matter
    	
 
    	
Matter Name
    	
 
    	
Matter No.
    
	
Brazil
    	
 
    	
BR Pat App Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Canada
    	
 
    	
CA Pat App Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Hong Kong
    	
 
    	
Hong Kong Pat App Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Japan
    	
 
    	
JP Pat App Acrochordon Alleviation
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Singapore
    	
 
    	
Composition for the Treatment of Skin Conditions   (Div)
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Mexico
    	
 
    	
MX Pat App Treatment of Skin Conditions
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    
	
Australia
    	
 
    	
AU Pat App Acrochordon Alleviation (lapsed when   divisional 12018-020 was filed)
    	
 
    	
[  ***  ]
    

 

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EXHIBIT E-2

 

U.S. PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS OF THE TRANSFERRED LISTED PATENT

 

	
Date Filed
    	
 
    	
Title
    	
 
    	
Inventor
    
	
Not filed (but dated October 9, 2003)
    	
 
    	
Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Filing status unknown (but dated January 8,   2004)
    	
 
    	
Age Spot Alleviation
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Filing status unknown
    	
 
    	
Age Spot Cosmetic Regimen
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
July 24, 2007
    	
 
    	
Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Filing status unknown
    	
 
    	
Video Microscope Assisted Seborrheic Keratosis   Treatment
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Filing status unknown
    	
 
    	
Age Spot Alleviation
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Apparently filed on March 17, 2009
    	
 
    	
Peroxide Treatment of Skin. Afflictions
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Apparently filed on September 23, 2009
    	
 
    	
Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
November 2, 2009
    	
 
    	
Single Application Age Spot Removal
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    
	
Filing status unknown
    	
 
    	
Skin Lightening Cosmetic
    	
 
    	
Mickey Joe Miller
    
	
Filing status unknown
    	
 
    	
Age Spot Formulations and Methods
    	
 
    	
Mickey Miller
    

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

ESTATE OF MICKEY JOE MILLER LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

ESTATE OF MICKEY JOE MILLER ORDER OF INTESTACY AND DETERMINATION OF HEIRS

 

[SEE ATTACHED PDF]

 

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FORM OF CONSENT OF HEIR

 

I, Mickey Lyon, an individual residing as of August 20, 2012, at                                       , have reviewed the assignment agreement attached as Schedule 1 to this Consent of Heir (“Assignment Agreement”).

 

I am an heir of the Miller Estate referred to in the Assignment Agreement.

 

I hereby acknowledge that Mickey J. Miller II has been appointed as the personal representative of the Miller Estate and as such is authorized to enter into such Assignment Agreement on behalf of the estate.

 

I hereby acknowledge that upon his signature to the Assignment Agreement the Miller Estate and my interests as an heir thereto shall be legally bound.

 

Without implying that my consent is in any way required, I hereby consent to the Assignment Agreement and waive any and all rights to challenge it.

 

I hereby covenant that, having consented to such Assignment Agreement, I shall not in any way challenge the legal effectiveness of the Assignment Agreement, assert ownership to any assets transferred thereby, assert a right to direct payment in my personal capacity under the Assignment Agreement, or otherwise challenge the transaction contemplated in the Assignment Agreement, nor the rights of Assignee thereunder. I further covenant that I have not executed any agreements that are inconsistent with the Assignment Agreement or to that are to the detriment of the Transferred Patents or the Transferred Know-How.

 

I waive any right that I may have to challenge such Assignment Agreement or the Assignee thereunder, known or unknown, present or future.

 

I agree to look only to the estate of Mickey J. Miller I for payment; I recognize that the counterparty to the Assignment Agreement will make payment to the Miller Estate, Mickey J. Miller II, or the single legal entity designated in writing by him to receive payment as provided for in the Assignment Agreement and will have no direct obligation to me as an heir to the estate.

 

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I have had the opportunity, whether or not I have chosen to use it, to consult with counsel with respect to the effect of this Consent of Heir and my waivers, agreements, acknowledgements and covenants set forth in this Consent of Heir.

 

	
 
    	
Signed:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Mickey Lyon
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:
    	
 
    

 

	
State   of
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
County   of
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
On   August   , 2012, before me,
    	
 
    	
 
    

personally appeared Mikey Lyon,

o personally known to me — OR - o proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

	
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.Exhibit 10.9

 

ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

APPROVED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS: SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

EFFECTIVE DATE: [·], 2015

 

1.                                      GENERAL.

 

(a)                                 Successor to and Continuation of Prior Plan. The Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Prior Plan”). From and after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date, no additional stock awards may be granted under the Prior Plan. All Awards granted on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date will be granted under this Plan. All stock awards granted under the Prior Plan will remain subject to the terms of the Prior Plan.

 

(i)                                    Any shares that would otherwise remain available for future grants under the Prior Plan as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date (the “Prior Plan’s Available Reserve”) will cease to be available under the Prior Plan at such time. Instead, that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve will be added to the Share Reserve (as further described in Section 3(a) below) and be then immediately available for grants and issuance pursuant to Stock Awards hereunder, up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below.

 

(ii)                                In addition, from and after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date, any shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan that would, but for the operation of this sentence, subsequently return to the share reserve of the Prior Plan under its terms (the “Returning Shares”) such shares will not return to the reserve of the Prior Plan, and instead that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Returning Shares will immediately be added to the Share Reserve (as further described in Section 3(a) below) as and when the share becomes a Returning Share, up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below.

 

(b)                                 Eligible Award Recipients. Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Awards.

 

(c)                                  Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following types of Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (vi) Performance Stock Awards, (vii) Performance Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock Awards.

 

(d)                                 Purpose. The Plan, through the granting of Awards, is intended to help the Company secure and retain the services of eligible award recipients, provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and provide a means by which the eligible recipients may benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock.

 

2.                                      ADMINISTRATION.

 

(a)                                 Administration by Board. The Board will administer the Plan. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).

 

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(b)                                 Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

 

(i)                                    To determine (A) who will be granted Awards; (B) when and how each Award will be granted; (C) what type of Award will be granted; (D) the provisions of each Award (which need not be identical), including when a person will be permitted to exercise or otherwise receive cash or Common Stock under the Award; (E) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, or the cash value of, an Award; and (F) the Fair Market Value applicable to a Stock Award.

 

(ii)                                To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for administration of the Plan and Awards. The Board, in the exercise of these powers, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement or in the written terms of a Performance Cash Award, in a manner and to the extent it will deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Award fully effective.

 

(iii)                            To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.

 

(iv)                             To accelerate, in whole or in part, the time at which an Award may be exercised or vest (or at which cash or shares of Common Stock may be issued).

 

(v)                                 To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, suspension or termination of the Plan will not materially impair a Participant’s rights under his or her then-outstanding Award without his or her written consent except as provided in subsection (viii) below.

 

(vi)                             To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limitation, by adopting amendments relating to Incentive Stock Options and certain nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and/or to make the Plan or Awards granted under the Plan compliant with the requirements for Incentive Stock Options or exempt from or compliant with the requirements for nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law. However, if required by applicable law or listing requirements, and except as provided in Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the Company will seek stockholder approval of any amendment of the Plan that (A) materially increases the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (B) materially expands the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (C) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, (D) materially reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may be issued or purchased under the Plan, (E) materially extends the term of the Plan, or (F) materially expands the types of Awards available for issuance under the Plan. Except as provided in the Plan (including subsection (viii) below) or an Award Agreement, no amendment of the Plan will materially impair a Participant’s rights under an outstanding Award unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.

 

(vii)                         To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of (A) Section 162(m) of the Code regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to Covered Employees, (B) Section 422 of the Code regarding incentive stock options or (C) Rule 16b-3.

 

(viii)                     To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Awards, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more

 

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favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided however, that a Participant’s rights under any Award will not be impaired by any such amendment unless (A) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (B) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Participant’s rights will not be deemed to have been impaired by any such amendment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the amendment, taken as a whole, does not materially impair the Participant’s rights, and (2) subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the terms of any one or more Awards without the affected Participant’s consent (A) to maintain the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (B) to change the terms of an Incentive Stock Option, if such change results in impairment of the Award solely because it impairs the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (C) to clarify the manner of exemption from, or to bring the Award into compliance with, Section 409A of the Code; or (D) to comply with other applicable laws or listing requirements.

 

(ix)                             Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.

 

(x)                                 To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States (provided that Board approval will not be necessary for immaterial modifications to the Plan or any Award Agreement that are required for compliance with the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction).

 

(xi)                             To effect, with the consent of any adversely affected Participant, (A) the reduction of the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding Stock Award; (B) the cancellation of any outstanding Stock Award and the grant in substitution therefor of a new (1) Option or SAR, (2) Restricted Stock Award, (3) Restricted Stock Unit Award, (4) Other Stock Award, (5) cash and/or (6) other valuable consideration determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, with any such substituted award (x) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock as the cancelled Stock Award and (y) granted under the Plan or another equity or compensatory plan of the Company; or (C) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(c)                                  Delegation to Committee.

 

(i)                                    General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee). Any delegation of administrative powers will be reflected in resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, adopted from time to time by the Board or Committee (as applicable). The Committee may, at any time, abolish the subcommittee and/or revest in the Committee any powers delegated to the subcommittee. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.

 

(ii)                                Section 162(m) and Rule 16b-3 Compliance. The Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, or solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

 

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(d)                                 Delegation to an Officer. The Board may delegate to one or more Officers the authority to do one or both of the following (i) designate Employees who are not Officers to be recipients of Options and SARs (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, other Stock Awards) and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the terms of such Awards, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however, that the Board resolutions regarding such delegation will specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Stock Awards granted by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant a Stock Award to himself or herself. Any such Stock Awards will be granted on the form of Award Agreement most recently approved for use by the Committee or the Board, unless otherwise provided in the resolutions approving the delegation authority. The Board may not delegate authority to an Officer who is acting solely in the capacity of an Officer (and not also as a Director) to determine the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 13(y)(iii) below.

 

(e)                                  Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

 

3.                                      SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

 

(a)                                 Share Reserve. Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, and the following sentence regarding the annual increase, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards will not exceed 9,606,173  shares (the “Share Reserve”), which number is the sum of (i) 4,296,032 new shares, plus (ii) the number of shares subject to the Prior Plan’s Available Reserve in an amount not to exceed 1,375,243 shares, plus (iii) the number of shares that are Returning Shares, as such shares become available from time to time, in an amount not to exceed 3,934,898  shares.  In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the IPO Date occurs and ending on (and including) January 1, 2025, in an amount equal to 4.0% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(b)                                 Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased

 

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will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(c)                                  Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

(d)                                 Section 162(m) Limitations. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, at such time as the Company may be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, the following limitations will apply.

 

(i)                                    A maximum of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock subject to Options, SARs and Other Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date any such Stock Award is granted may be granted to any one Participant during any calendar year.

 

(ii)                                A maximum of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock subject to Performance Stock Awards may be granted to any one Participant during any one calendar year (whether the grant, vesting or exercise is contingent upon the attainment during the Performance Period of the Performance Goals).

 

(iii)                            A maximum of $3,000,000 may be granted as a Performance Cash Award to any one Participant during any one calendar year.

 

If a Performance Stock Award is in the form of an Option, it will count only against the Performance Stock Award limit. If a Performance Stock Award could be paid out in cash, it will count only against the Performance Stock Award limit.

 

(e)                                  Limitation on Grants to Non-Employee Directors. The maximum number of shares subject to Stock Awards granted under this Plan or under any other equity plan maintained by the Company during a single fiscal year to any Non-Employee Director, taken together with any cash fees paid to such Non-Employee Director during the fiscal year, will not exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) in total value (calculating the value of any such Stock Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Stock Awards for financial reporting purposes and excluding, for this purpose, the value of any dividend equivalent payments paid pursuant to any Stock Award granted in a previous fiscal year).

 

(f)                                   Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.

 

4.                                      ELIGIBILITY.

 

(a)                                 Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code). Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants; provided, however, that Stock Awards may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent” of the Company, as such term is defined in Rule 405, unless (i) the stock underlying such Stock Awards is treated as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A of the Code (for example, because the Stock Awards are granted pursuant to a Transaction such as a spin off transaction), (ii) the Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, has determined that such Stock Awards are otherwise exempt from

 

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Section 409A of the Code, or (iii) the Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, has determined that such Stock Awards comply with the distribution requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder will not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.

 

5.                                      PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

 

Each Option or SAR will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. All Options will be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. If an Option is not specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option, or if an Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but some portion or all of the Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under the applicable rules, then the Option (or portion thereof) will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents. The provisions of separate Options or SARs need not be identical; provided, however, that each Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

 

(a)                                 Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Award Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Exercise Price. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise or strike price of each Option or SAR will be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR on the date the Award is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Award if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and, if applicable, Section 424(a) of the Code.

 

(c)                                  Purchase Price for Options. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The Board will have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to use a particular method of payment. The permitted methods of payment are as follows:

 

(i)                                    by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;

 

(ii)                                pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;

 

(iii)                            by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock;

 

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(iv)                             if an Option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however, that the Company will accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued. Shares of Common Stock will no longer be subject to an Option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (A) shares issuable upon exercise are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to the “net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; or

 

(v)                                 in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Exercise and Payment of a SAR. To exercise any outstanding SAR, the Participant must provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement evidencing such SAR. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a SAR will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the SAR) of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant is vested under such SAR, and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date, over (B) the aggregate strike price of the number of Common Stock equivalents with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date. The appreciation distribution may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Award Agreement evidencing such SAR.

 

(e)                                  Transferability of Options and SARs. The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the transferability of Options and SARs as the Board will determine. In the absence of such a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options and SARs will apply:

 

(i)                                    Restrictions on Transfer. An Option or SAR will not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (and pursuant to subsections (ii) and (iii) below), and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant. The Board may permit transfer of the Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable tax and securities laws. Except as explicitly provided herein, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration.

 

(ii)                                Domestic Relations Orders. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, an Option or SAR may be transferred pursuant to the terms of a domestic relations order, official marital settlement agreement or other divorce or separation instrument as permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(b)(2). If an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer.

 

(iii)                            Beneficiary Designation. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, a Participant may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form approved by the Company (or the designated broker), designate a third party who, upon the death of the Participant, will thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. In the absence of such a designation, upon the death or the Participant, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate will be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. However, the Company may prohibit designation of a beneficiary at any time, including due to any conclusion by the Company that such designation would be inconsistent with the provisions of applicable laws.

 

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(f)                                   Vesting Generally. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR may vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may or may not be equal. The Option or SAR may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may or may not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of Performance Goals or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options or SARs may vary. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are subject to any Option or SAR provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option or SAR may be exercised.

 

(g)                                 Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability), the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Award as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) within the period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the applicable Award Agreement) and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR (as applicable) within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR will terminate.

 

(h)                                 Extension of Termination Date. If the exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a total period of time (that need not be consecutive) equal to the applicable post termination exercise period after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of such registration requirements, and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. In addition, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if the sale of any Common Stock received on exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause) would violate the Company’s insider trading policy, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period of months (that need not be consecutive) equal to the applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the sale of the Common Stock received upon exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(i)                                    Disability of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of termination of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination of Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Award Agreement) and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.

 

(j)                                    Death of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if (i) a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Participant dies within the period (if any) specified in the Award Agreement for exercisability after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous

 

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Service for a reason other than death, then the Option or SAR may be exercised (to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of death) by the Participant’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option or SAR upon the Participant’s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date eighteen (18) months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Award Agreement) and (ii) the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Participant’s death, the Option or SAR is not exercised within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.

 

(k)                                 Termination for Cause. Except as explicitly provided otherwise in a Participant’s Award Agreement or other individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Option or SAR will terminate immediately upon such Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising his or her Option or SAR from and after the time of such termination of Continuous Service.

 

(l)                                    Non-Exempt Employees. If an Option or SAR is granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Option or SAR will not be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of the Option or SAR (although the Award may vest prior to such date). Consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (i) if such non-exempt Employee dies or suffers a Disability, (ii) upon a Corporate Transaction in which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted, (iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Award Agreement, in another agreement between the Participant and the Company, or, if no such definition, in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines), the vested portion of any Options and SARs may be exercised earlier than six (6) months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay. To the extent permitted and/or required for compliance with the Worker Economic Opportunity Act to ensure that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise, vesting or issuance of any shares under any other Stock Award will be exempt from the employee’s regular rate of pay, the provisions of this Section 5(l) will apply to all Stock Awards and are hereby incorporated by reference into such Stock Award Agreements.

 

6.                                      PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND SARS.

 

(a)                                 Restricted Stock Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. To the extent consistent with the Company’s bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common Stock may be (i) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (ii) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate will be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

 

(i)                                    Consideration. A Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of legal consideration (including future services) that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.

 

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(ii)                                Vesting. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

 

(iii)                            Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. If a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination of Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

 

(iv)                             Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board will determine in its sole discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

 

(v)                                 Dividends. A Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock will be subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions as apply to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award to which they relate.

 

(b)                                 Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

 

(i)                                    Consideration. At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will determine the consideration, if any, to be paid by the Participant upon delivery of each share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid (if any) by the Participant for each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be paid in any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.

 

(ii)                                Vesting. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

 

(iii)                            Payment. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.

 

(iv)                             Additional Restrictions. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery of the shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award to a time after the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

(v)                                 Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Common Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such dividend equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted

 

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Stock Unit Award in such manner as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents will be subject to all of the same terms and conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they relate.

 

(vi)                             Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.

 

(c)                                  Performance Awards.

 

(i)                                    Performance Stock Awards. A Performance Stock Award is a Stock Award (covering a number of shares not in excess of that set forth in Section 3(d)(ii) above) that is payable (including that may be granted, vest or exercised) contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Stock Award may, but need not, require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. The length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Committee (or, if not required for compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code, the Board), in its sole discretion. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash may be used in payment of Performance Stock Awards.

 

(ii)                                Performance Cash Awards. A Performance Cash Award is a cash award (for a dollar value not in excess of that set forth in Section 3(d)(iii) above) that is payable contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. A Performance Cash Award may also require the completion of a specified period of Continuous Service. At the time of grant of a Performance Cash Award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Committee (or, if not required for compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code, the Board), in its sole discretion. The Board may specify the form of payment of Performance Cash Awards, which may be cash or other property, or may provide for a Participant to have the option for his or her Performance Cash Award, or such portion thereof as the Board may specify, to be paid in whole or in part in cash or other property.

 

(iii)                            Board Discretion. The Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for a Performance Period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Stock Award Agreement or the written terms of a Performance Cash Award.

 

(iv)                             Section 162(m) Compliance. Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” thereunder, the Committee will establish the Performance Goals applicable to, and the formula for calculating the amount payable under, the Award no later than the earlier of (A) the date 90 days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Period, and (B) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, and in any event at a time when the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals remains substantially uncertain. Prior to the payment of any compensation under an Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee will certify the extent to which any Performance Goals and any other material terms under such Award have been satisfied (other than in cases where such Performance Goals relate solely to the increase in the value of the Common Stock). Notwithstanding 

 

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satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goals, the number of shares of Common Stock, Options, cash or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee, in its sole discretion, will determine.

 

(d)                                 Other Stock Awards. Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards provided for under Section 5 and the preceding provisions of this Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board will have sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock Awards.

 

7.                                      COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

(a)                                 Availability of Shares. The Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy then-outstanding Stock Awards.

 

(b)                                 Securities Law Compliance. The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant will not be eligible for the grant of an Award or the subsequent issuance of cash or Common Stock pursuant to the Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any applicable securities law.

 

(c)                                  No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes. The Company will have no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Stock Award. Furthermore, the Company will have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award.

 

8.                                      MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)                                 Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards will constitute general funds of the Company.

 

(b)                                 Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Awards. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of an Award to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action approving the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule 

 

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or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement or related grant documents as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Award Agreement or related grant documents, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement or related grant documents.

 

(c)                                  Stockholder Rights. No Participant will be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of, or the issuance of shares of Common Stock under, the Award pursuant to its terms, and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock subject to such Award has been entered into the books and records of the Company.

 

(d)                                 No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or will affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                  Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee or takes an extended leave of absence) after the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Board has the right in its sole discretion to (x) make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (y) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced or extended.

 

(f)                                   Incentive Stock Option Limitations. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Affiliates) exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with such rules will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the applicable Option Agreement(s).

 

(g)                                 Investment Assurances. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Award, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, will be inoperative if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of 

 

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Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.

 

(h)                                 Withholding Obligations. Unless prohibited by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Stock Award; provided, however, that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of the Stock Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes); (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; or (v) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

(i)                                    Electronic Delivery. Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto) or posted on the Company’s intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access).

 

(j)                                    Deferrals. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Board may provide for distributions while a Participant is still an employee or otherwise providing services to the Company. The Board is authorized to make deferrals of Awards and determine when, and in what annual percentages, Participants may receive payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law.

 

(k)                                 Clawback/Recovery. All Awards granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable law. In addition, the Board may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Board determines necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares of Common Stock or other cash or property upon the occurrence of Cause.  No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to voluntary terminate employment upon a “resignation for good reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.

 

(l)                                    Compliance with Section 409A. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Award Agreement, the Plan and Award Agreements will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. If the Board determines 

 

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that any Award granted hereunder is not exempt from and is therefore subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, and to the extent an Award Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if a Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, no distribution or payment of any amount that is due because of a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six months following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death, unless such distribution or payment can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day after such six month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.

 

9.                                      ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.

 

(a)                                 Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(c), (iii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be awarded to any person pursuant to Sections 3(d), (iv) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be awarded to any Non-Employee Director pursuant to Section 3(e), and (v) the class(es) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board will make such adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.

 

(b)                                 Dissolution. Except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a Dissolution of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such Dissolution, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock Award is providing Continuous Service; provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the Dissolution is completed but contingent on its completion.

 

(c)                                  Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Stock Awards in the event of a Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Stock Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award. In the event of a Transaction, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Board may take one or more of the following actions with respect to Stock Awards, contingent upon the closing or completion of the Transaction:

 

(i)                                    arrange for the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) to assume or continue the Stock Award or to substitute a similar stock award for the Stock Award (including, but not limited to, an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Transaction);

 

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(ii)                                arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Stock Award to the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company);

 

(iii)                            accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the Stock Award (and, if applicable, the time at which the Stock Award may be exercised) to a date prior to the effective time of such Transaction as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such a date, to the date that is five days prior to the effective date of the Transaction), with such Stock Award terminating if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Transaction; provided, however, that the Board may require Participants to complete and deliver to the Company a notice of exercise before the effective date of a Transaction, which exercise is contingent upon the effectiveness of such Transaction;

 

(iv)                             arrange for the lapse, in whole or in part, of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to the Stock Award;

 

(v)                                 cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the Stock Award, to the extent not vested or not exercised prior to the effective time of the Transaction, in exchange for such cash consideration, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may consider appropriate; and

 

(vi)                             make a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the value of the property the Participant would have received upon the exercise of the Stock Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Transaction, over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise. For clarity, this payment may be $0 if the value of the property is equal to or less than the exercise price. Payments under this provision may be delayed to the same extent that payment of consideration to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock in connection with the Transaction is delayed as a result of escrows, earn outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies.

 

The Board need not take the same action or actions with respect to all Stock Awards or portions thereof or with respect to all Participants. The Board may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of a Stock Award. Unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing a Performance Cash Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board, in the event of a Transaction, then all Performance Cash Awards outstanding under the Plan will terminate prior to the effective time of such Transaction.

 

(d)                                 Change in Control. A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon or after a Change in Control as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such acceleration will occur.

 

10.                               TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

 

(a)                                 The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Incentive Stock Option will be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the Adoption Date, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

 

(b)                                 No Impairment of Rights. Suspension or termination of the Plan will not materially impair rights and obligations under any Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant or as otherwise permitted in the Plan.

 

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11.                               EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

 

The Plan will come into existence on the Adoption Date; provided, however, no Award may be granted prior to the IPO Date (that is, the Effective Date). In addition, no Stock Award will be exercised (or, in the case of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Stock Award, or Other Stock Award, will be granted) and no Performance Cash Award will be settled unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval will be within 12 months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

 

12.                               CHOICE OF LAW.

 

The laws of the State of Delaware will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to that state’s conflict of laws rules.

 

13.                               DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:

 

(a)                                 “Adoption Date” means the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

 

(b)                                 “Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405. The Board will have the authority to determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.

 

(c)                                  “Award” means a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award.

 

(d)                                 “Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an Award.

 

(e)                                  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)                                   “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the Adoption Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

 

(g)                                 “Cause” will have the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) such Participant’s commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) such Participant’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) such Participant’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iv) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; (v) such Participant’s violation of a Company policy; or (vi) such Participant’s gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause will be made by the Company, in its sole discretion. Any 

 

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determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Awards held by such Participant will have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.

 

(h)                                 “Change in Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

 

(i)                                    any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, (C) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by any individual who is, on the IPO Date, either an executive officer or a Director (either, an “IPO Investor”) and/or any entity in which an IPO Investor has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting rights or participation in profits or capital contributions) of more than 50% (collectively, the “IPO Entities”) or on account of the IPO Entities continuing to hold shares that come to represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities as a result of the conversion of any class of the Company’s securities into another class of the Company’s securities having a different number of votes per share pursuant to the conversion provisions set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; or (D) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control will be deemed to occur;

 

(ii)                                there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; provided, however, that a merger, consolidation or similar transaction will not constitute a Change in Control under this prong of the definition if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving Entity or its parent are owned by the IPO Entities;

 

(iii)                            there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of 

 

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the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; provided, however, that a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries will not constitute a Change in Control under this prong of the definition if the outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the acquiring Entity or its parent are owned by the IPO Entities; or

 

(iv)                             individuals who, on the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, (A) the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (B) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant will supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition will apply. To the extent required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder). The Board may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant’s consent, amend the definition of “Change in Control” to conform to the definition of “Change in Control” under Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations thereunder.

 

(i)                                    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.

 

(j)                                    “Committee” means a committee of one or more Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).

 

(k)                                 “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

 

(l)                                    “Company” means Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(m)                             “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such person.

 

(n)                                 “Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Director or Consultant or a change in the Entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, 

 

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will not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, such Participant’s Continuous Service will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or to a Director will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in an Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, to the extent required for exemption from or compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the determination of whether there has been a termination of Continuous Service will be made, and such term will be construed, in a manner that is consistent with the definition of “separation from service” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

 

(o)                                 “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

 

(i)                                    a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(ii)                                a sale or other disposition of at least 90% of the outstanding securities of the Company;

 

(iii)                            a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

 

(iv)                             a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

 

(p)                                 “Covered Employee” will have the meaning provided in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

 

(q)                                 “Director” means a member of the Board.

 

(r)                                  “Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Sections 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code, and will be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.

 

(s)                                   “Dissolution” means when the Company, after having executed a certificate of dissolution with the State of Delaware, has completely wound up its affairs. Conversion of the Company into a Limited Liability Company will not be considered a “Dissolution” for purposes of the Plan.

 

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(t)                                    “Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan, which is the IPO Date.

 

(u)                                 “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

 

(v)                                 “Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

 

(w)                               “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(x)                                 “Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” will not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

 

(y)                                 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

 

(i)                                    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock will be, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in a source the Board deems reliable.

 

(ii)                                Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

 

(iii)                            In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

 

(z)                                  “Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that is intended to be, and that qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(aa)                          “IPO Date” means the date of the underwriting agreement between the Company and the underwriter(s) managing the initial public offering of the Common Stock, pursuant to which the Common Stock is priced for the initial public offering.

 

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(bb)                          “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

 

(cc)                            “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(dd)                          “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

(ee)                            “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

(ff)                              “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(gg)                          “Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.

 

(hh)                          “Other Stock Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(d).

 

(ii)                                “Other Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each Other Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(jj)                                “Outside Director” means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a former employee of the Company or an “affiliated corporation” who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year, has not been an officer of the Company or an “affiliated corporation,” and does not receive remuneration from the Company or an “affiliated corporation,” either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than as a Director, or (ii) is otherwise considered an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(kk)                          “Own,” “Owned,” “Owner,” “Ownership” A person or Entity will be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities.

 

(ll)                                “Participant” means a person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.

 

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(mm)                  “Performance Cash Award” means an award of cash granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(ii).

 

(nn)                          “Performance Criteria” means the one or more criteria that the Board will select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period.  The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following as determined by the Board: (i) earnings (including earnings per share and net earnings); (ii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iv) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and legal settlements; (v) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements and other income (expense); (vi) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements, other income (expense) and stock-based compensation; (vii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements, other income (expense), stock-based compensation and changes in deferred revenue; (viii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, legal settlements, other income (expense), stock-based compensation, other non-cash expenses and changes in deferred revenue; (ix) total stockholder return; (x) return on equity or average stockholder’s equity; (xi) return on assets, investment, or capital employed; (xii) stock price; (xiii) margin (including gross margin); (xiv) income (before or after taxes); (xv) operating income; (xvi) operating income after taxes; (xvii) pre-tax profit; (xviii) operating cash flow; (xix) sales or revenue targets; (xx) increases in revenue or product revenue; (xxi) expenses and cost reduction goals; (xxii) improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (xxiii) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (xxiv) market share; (xxv) cash flow; (xxvi) cash flow per share; (xxvii) cash balance; (xxviii) cash burn; (xxix) cash collections; (xxx) share price performance; (xxxi) debt reduction; (xxxii) implementation or completion of projects or processes (including, without limitation, clinical trial initiation, new and supplemental indications for existing products, and product supply); (xxxiii) stockholders’ equity; (xxxiv) capital expenditures; (xxxv) debt levels; (xxxvi) operating profit or net operating profit; (xxxvii) workforce diversity; (xxxviii) growth of net income or operating income; (xxxix) billings; (xl) bookings; (xli) employee retention; (xlii) initiation of phases of clinical trials and/or studies by specific dates; (xliii) acquisition of new customers, including institutional accounts; (xliv) customer retention and/or repeat order rate; (xlv) number of institutional customer accounts (xlvi) budget management; (xlvii) improvements in sample and test processing times; (xlviii) regulatory milestones; (xlix) progress of internal research or clinical programs; (l) progress of partnered programs; (li) partner satisfaction; (lii) milestones related to samples received and/or tests run; (liii) expansion of sales in additional geographies or markets; (liv) research progress, including the development of programs; (lv) patient samples processed and billed; (lvi) sample processing operating metrics (including, without limitation, failure rate maximums and reduction of repeat rates); (lvii) strategic partnerships or transactions (including in-licensing and out-licensing of intellectual property; and (lviii) and to the extent that an Award is not intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, other measures of performance selected by the Board.

 

(oo)                          “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria.  Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices.  Unless specified otherwise by the Board (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established, the Board will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a Performance Period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; (5) to exclude the effects of any “extraordinary items” as determined under generally accepted accounting 

 

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principles; (6) to exclude the dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures; (7) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance Period following such divestiture; (8) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends; (9) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Company’s bonus plans; (10) to exclude costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to be expensed under generally accepted accounting principles; (11) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally accepted accounting principles; (12) to exclude the effect of any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss or other extraordinary item; and (13) to exclude the effects of the timing of acceptance for review and/or approval of submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory body.  In addition, the Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Stock Award Agreement or the written terms of a Performance Cash Award.

 

(pp)                          “Performance Period” means the period of time selected by the Board over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the payment of a Stock Award or a Performance Cash Award. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.

 

(qq)                          “Performance Stock Award” means a Stock Award granted under the terms and conditions of Section 6(c)(i).

 

(rr)                            “Plan” means this Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(ss)                              “Restricted Stock Award” means an award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(a).

 

(tt)                                “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(uu)                          “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means a right to receive shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(b).

 

(vv)                          “Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(ww)                      “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

 

(xx)                          “Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(yy)                          “Rule 701” means Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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(zz)                            “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(aaa)                   “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5.

 

(bbb)                   “Stock Appreciation Right Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(ccc)                      “Stock Award” means any right to receive Common Stock granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Performance Stock Award or any Other Stock Award.

 

(ddd)                   “Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(eee)                      “Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50%.

 

(fff)                         “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(ggg)                   “Transaction” means a Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control.

 

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