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Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

amended and restated employment agreement

This First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Amendment”) is effective as of June 4, 2017, and made and entered into by and among Novan, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Durham County, North Carolina (the “Company”) and Nathan Stasko (“Employee”). Throughout the remainder of this Agreement, the Company and Employee may be collectively referred to as the “Parties”.

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee entered into the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), effective April 13, 2016, under which Employee is currently serving as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer; 

WHEREAS, Employee is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality and Assignment of Inventions Agreement, executed by Employee on October 9, 2009, and the Amended and Restated Noncompetition Agreement, executed by Employee on May 11, 2016 (collectively the “Restrictive Covenants Agreements”).

WHEREAS, Employee and the Company have agreed that Employee will assume the position of Chief Scientific Officer, while retaining the position of President, but will immediately relinquish the position of Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”); and

WHEREAS, Employee has also agreed that after a new CEO is hired, subsequent to the interim CEO appointment made contemporaneously herewith, and upon the request of the Board of Directors, he will resign from his position as President and/or as a director of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee wish to amend the Employment Agreement to provide this change.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Employee, intending to be legally bound, and for good and valuable consideration, hereby agree to the following:

1.EMPLOYMENT.  Section 1 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of Section 1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

“The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ Employee, and Employee hereby accepts such continued employment.  Employee shall serve as the Company’s President and Chief Scientific Officer upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided, however, that Employee agrees that on or following the date on which the Company hires a new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), subsequent to the interim CEO appointment made contemporaneously herewith, and upon the request of the Board of Directors, Employee will immediately resign from the position of President.” 

2.DUTIES; EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.  Section 2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first two (2) sentences in their entirety, and replacing them with the following:

 

 

 

“During the Term, Employee shall faithfully discharge his responsibilities and perform all duties prescribed to him by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), or other appropriate parties within the Company.”

3.COMPENSATION – Base Salary.  Section 3(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the amount of Base Salary specified therein and replacing it with the following:  “Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00)”.

4.“Compensaton upon Separation without “Cause” or for “Good REason.”  Section 6(b) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding new subsections (iii) and (iv) as follows:

“(iii) Vesting of any time-based options Employee has to purchase the Company’s common stock that would have vested during the calendar year in which Employee’s employment is terminated but for Employee’s termination, such options requiring exercise within ninety (90) days of the Separation Date and pursuant to the other terms and conditions of the applicable Company incentive award plan and individual award agreement; and 

(iv) payment of any bonus earned for a prior calendar year but not yet paid, with such bonus to be paid in lump sum, less applicable withholdings, when such bonuses are paid to other executives, with such bonuses to be paid no later than two-and-a-half months after the end of such calendar year.”

5.Resignations.  As of the Effective Date, set forth in Section 11 of this Amendment, Employee hereby resigns as Chief Executive Officer.   Employee also agrees that on or following the date on which the Company hires a new CEO, subsequent to the interim CEO appointment made contemporaneously herewith, and upon the request of the Board of Directors, Employee will immediately resign as President of the Company.  

6.CONSENT TO EMPLOYMENT CHANGES.  Employee hereby consents to the changes in his title, position, authority and duties (the “Changes”) provided for in this Amendment, including but not limited to the immediate relinquishment of the position of CEO and the future relinquishment of the position of President and, therefore, Employee acknowledges and agrees that such Changes do not constitute grounds for “Good Reason” under, or a material breach of, the Employment Agreement, within the meaning of Section 6(a)(v) of the Employment Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment, Employee’s consent to the Changes as provided in this Section 6 will not apply to any other changes or events not provided for in this Amendment that may constitute “Good Reason” under Section 6(a)(v) of his Employment Agreement.

7.Board of Directors.  Employee also agrees that on or following the date on which the Company hires a new CEO, subsequent to the interim CEO appointment made contemporaneously herewith, and upon the request of the Board of Directors, Employee will immediately resign as a director on the Board.  Employee further agrees that such request to resign or such resignation as a director shall not constitute grounds for Good Reason under, or a material breach of, the Employment Agreement, within the meaning of Section 6(a)(v) of the Employment Agreement.

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8.Options.  Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors and, if necessary, the approval by the Company stockholders of an increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Company’s 2016 Incentive Award Plan (the “2016 Plan”), the Company will make a grant to Employee under the 2016 Plan of options to purchase up to 80,000 shares of common stock of the Company.  Such award shall be subject to the terms of the 2016 Plan and the Company’s stock option agreement applicable to such award.  The options shall vest in accordance with performance terms to be determined by the Board of Directors, or its designee, with input from Employee, and will have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock, to be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.  The performance terms will be established and the grant made no later than June 30, 2017.

 

9.DEFINITIONS.  All terms used in this Amendment shall have the same definitions as used in the Employment Agreement, unless otherwise provided herein.  All references to the “Employment Agreement” shall include all modifications made by this Amendment, unless provided otherwise.

 

10.COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures affixed thereto were on the same instrument. 

 

11.EFFECT OF AMENDMENT. This Amendment is effective immediately (the “Effective Date”).  Except as specifically amended herein, the Employment Agreement remains in full force and effect.  In addition, the Restrictive Covenants Agreements will remain in full force and effect, and Employee specifically ratifies and confirms his obligations thereunder.

 

 

[Signature Page Follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Amendment as of the day and year written below.

 

novan, inc.

By:  __/s/ W. Kent Geer___________________

Name:  W. Kent Geer

Title:Board of Directors

Date:June 4, 2017

 

NATHAN STASKO

By:  __/s/ Nathan Stasko____________________Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3
 TO 
 RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of June 2, 2017, but effective as of June 1, 2017 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), by and among:

 

(a)                                 KapStone Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”),

 

(b)                                 KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“KapStone Paper”), as initial Servicer (the “Servicer”),

 

(c)                                  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells” or a “Purchaser”),

 

(d)                                 PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC” or a “Purchaser”),

 

(e)                                  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC” or a “Purchaser”), New York Branch,

 

(f)                                   Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A. (“Rabobank” or a “Purchaser”), New York Branch, and

 

(g)                                  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Purchasers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement defined below.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer, the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (as amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Purchase Agreement as hereinafter provided;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

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SECTION 1.                            Amendments to the Purchase Agreement.   Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)                                 Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

SCHEDULE A
 COMMITMENTS

 

	
PURCHASER
    	
 
    	
COMMITMENT
    	
 
    
	
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    	
 
    	
$
    	
130,000,000
    	
 
    
	
PNC Bank, National   Association
    	
 
    	
$
    	
75,000,000
    	
 
    
	
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking   Corporation
    	
 
    	
$
    	
60,000,000
    	
 
    
	
Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A.
    	
 
    	
$
    	
60,000,000
    	
 
    
	
AGGREGATE COMMITMENT
    	
 
    	
$
    	
325,000,000
    	
 
    

 

(b)                                 Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to add the following defined terms in their appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Applicable Non-Rated Obligor Percentage” means, on any date of determination, the Top 4 Non-Rated Obligor Percentage as of such date.

 

“Default Horizon Adjuster” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a decimal) computed by dividing (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables that have not remained outstanding in whole or in part past their original due date, by (ii) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the month ending on such Cut-Off Date.

 

“Excess Top 4 Non-Rated Obligor Exposure” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the amount  by which the Outstanding Balance of Receivables owing from the four (4) Non-Rated Obligors with the highest aggregate Outstanding Balances, exceeds (i) for any such Non-Rated Obligor individually, the amount equal to 5% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables or (ii) without duplication of amounts excluded under clause (i), for all such Non-Rated Obligors collectively, the aggregate amount equal to 16% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables.

 

“Three-Month Rolling Average Default Horizon Adjuster” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the average of the Default Horizon Adjusters for such Cut-Off Date and the two Cut-Off Dates immediately preceding such Cut-Off Date.

 

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“Top 4 Non-Rated Obligor Percentage” means the lesser of (i) 16.0% and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Receivables owing from the four (4) Non-Rated Obligors with the highest aggregate Outstanding Balances, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables (which percentage of the Outstanding Balance of the Receivables for any individual Non-Rated Obligor shall not exceed 5.0% for purposes of this definition).

 

(c)                                  Clause (b) of the definition of “Eligible Receivable” set forth in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(b)                                 which is not (i) a Defaulted Receivable, or (ii) owing from an Obligor as to which more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables owing from such Obligor are Defaulted Receivables;

 

(d)                                 In Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement of the defined terms listed below are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:

 

“Default Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a decimal) computed by dividing:

 

(i)                                     the sum of (a) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the last four (4) months ending on such Cut-Off Date, plus (b) the product of (1) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the Calculation Period five (5) months prior to the month ending on such Cut-Off Date multiplied by (2) the Three-Month Rolling Average Default Horizon Adjuster minus 1, plus (c) the product of (1) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the Calculation Period six (6) months prior to the month ending on such Cut-Off Date multiplied by (2) the Three-Month Rolling Average Default Horizon Adjuster minus 2, plus (d) the product of (1) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the Calculation Period seven (7) months prior to the month ending on such Cut-Off Date multiplied by (2) the Three-Month Rolling Average Default Horizon Adjuster minus 3,

 

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(ii)                                  the Net Pool Balance as of such Cut-Off Date;

 

provided, however, that in the event the amount determined pursuant to the foregoing clause (b)(2), (c)(2)  or (d)(2) is less than zero (0), such amount shall be deemed to be zero (0) and in the event the amount determined pursuant to the foregoing clause (b)(2), (c)(2) or (d)(2) is more than one (1), such amount shall be deemed to be one (1).

 

“Default Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) computed by dividing (a) the total amount of Receivables which became Defaulted Receivables during the month that includes such Cut-Off

 

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Date, by (b) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the month occurring four (4) months prior to the month ending on such Cut-Off Date.

 

“Defaulted Receivable” means a Receivable:  (a) as to which the Obligor thereof has suffered an event of bankruptcy; (b) which, consistent with the Originators’ credit and collection policies, should be written off as uncollectible; or (c) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for ninety-one (91) days or more from the original due date.

 

“Facility Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) June 1, 2018, and (ii) the Amortization Date.

 

“Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter dated as of June 2, 2017 by and among Seller, the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as agent for SMBC, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Net Pool Balance” means, at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables at such time minus (i) the aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of each Obligor and its Affiliates exceeds the Concentration Limit or Special Concentration Limit for such Obligor, (ii) the aggregate amount by which the  aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Extended Term Receivables included as Eligible Receivables exceeds ten percent (10.00%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (iv) the aggregate amount by which the  aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Canadian Receivables included as Eligible Receivables exceeds ten percent (10.00%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (v) the aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of all Other Foreign Obligors in a particular country exceeds two and one-half percent (2.50%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (vi) the aggregate amount by which the  aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Other Foreign Receivables included as Eligible Receivables exceeds six and one-half percent (6.50%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (vii) the Reserve for Cash Discounts, (viii) the Reserve for  Customer Rebates, and (ix) Excess Top 4 Non-Rated Obligor Exposure.

 

“Required Reserve Factor Floor” means, for any Fiscal Month, the sum of (a) the greater of (i) 15.0% and (ii) the Applicable Non-Rated Obligor Percentage, plus (b) the product of the Adjusted Dilution Ratio and the Dilution Horizon Ratio, in each of the foregoing cases, as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date.

 

SECTION 2.                            Effect of Amendments.  Except as specifically amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement and all exhibits and schedules attached thereto shall remain in full force and effect.  This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Purchase Agreement, but shall constitute an amendment to the Purchase Agreement and the exhibits attached thereto to the extent set forth herein.

 

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SECTION 3.                            Re-Balancing Outstandings.  Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, each of SMBC and Rabobank severally agrees to purchase, and each of Wells and PNC severally agrees to sell, participations in Wells’ and PNC’s outstanding investment in the Receivable Interests (and accrued and unpaid fees and Yield then owing thereon) such that after giving effect thereto, each of the Purchasers will have Capital outstanding that is equal to its Percentage of the Aggregate Capital.

 

SECTION 4.                            Binding Effect.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns.

 

SECTION 5.                            Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the Amendment Effective Date subject to the prior or contemporaneous satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

 

1.                                      The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) executed counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the parties hereto, (b) counterparts of a Fee Letter of even date herewith, duly executed by each of the parties hereto, and (c) counterparts of an Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, duly executed by Seller and the Administrative Agent, and payment of the fee specified therein.

 

2.                                      Each of the Purchasers (or its agent identified in the Fee Letter) shall have received payment of its structuring fee in immediately available funds.

 

3.                                      Each of the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, it being understood that the foregoing materiality qualifier shall not apply to any representation that itself contains a materiality threshold.

 

SECTION 6.                            Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles (other than section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations law).

 

SECTION 7.                            Execution in Counterparts; Severability.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.  In case any provision in or obligation under this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

<Signature pages follow>

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunder set their hands as of the date first above written.

 

	
KAPSTONE RECEIVABLES, LLC,   AS SELLER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Andrea K. Tarbox
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Treasurer
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING   CORPORATION, AS THE SERVICER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Andrea K. Tarbox
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Chief Financial Officer
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
    	
 
    
	
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   AND A PURCHASER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Michael J. Landry
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Michael J. Landry
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    	
 
    
	
AS A PURCHASER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Michael Brown
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Michael Brown
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Senior Vice President
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING   CORPORATION, NEW YORK BRANCH,
    	
 
    
	
AS A PURCHASER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Katsuyuki Kubo
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Katsuyuki Kubo
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Managing Director
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK, U.A.,   NEW YORK BRANCH, AS A PURCHASER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ Christopher Lew
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Christopher Lew
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Executive Director
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/ David Braakenburg
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
David Braakenburg
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    	
 
    
					

 

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