8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2023

 

 

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39273   84-1700838

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

480 Arsenal Way
Watertown, MA
  02472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(617) 393-4600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   LYRA   The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 25, 2023, Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the purchasers named therein (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell securities to the Investors in a private placement (the “Private Placement”). The Purchase Agreement provided for the sale and issuance by the Company of: (i) an aggregate of 17,652,962 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,408,188 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), with an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and (ii) accompanying warrants to purchase up to 10,030,575 shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Warrants”), with an exercise price of $2.673 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $50.0 million, before deducting private placement expenses. Each Share (or Pre-Funded Warrant to purchase one share) was issued with an accompanying Purchase Warrant to purchase one-half of one share, and the combined effective purchase price per Share (or Pre-Funded Warrant to purchase one share) and accompanying Purchase Warrant to purchase one-half of one share was $2.4925 (less the exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrant, if applicable). Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable immediately and will expire on May 31, 2028. Each Purchase Warrant will be exercisable at any time on or after November 30, 2023 and will expire on November 30, 2028.

The closing of the Private Placement occurred on May 31, 2023 (the “Closing Date”).

The Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 31, 2028, subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as described below).

The Purchase Warrants are exercisable at any time on or after November 30, 2023 and will expire on November 30, 2028. The Purchase Warrants contain standard adjustments to the exercise price including for stock splits, stock dividends or distributions, certain other dividends or distributions and certain reorganizations. The Purchase Warrants also include certain rights upon the occurrence of a “fundamental transaction” (as described in the Purchase Warrants) that is either (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (3) a fundamental transaction in which the successor or acquiring corporation has no equity securities traded on a national securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market, at the time of such fundamental transaction, including the right of the holders thereof to receive from the Company or a successor entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion) that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock in such fundamental transaction in the amount of the Black Scholes value (as described in the Purchase Warrants) of the unexercised portion of the Purchase Warrants, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of such fundamental transaction.

The Pre-Funded Warrants include cashless exercise rights at all times, and the Purchase Warrants include cashless exercise rights to the extent the shares of Common Stock underlying any such Purchase Warrant are not registered under the Securities Act.

Under the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Purchase Warrants, a holder will not be entitled to exercise any portion of any such warrant, if, upon giving effect to such exercise, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates, any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates) would exceed either 4.99% or 9.99% (as each Investor shall have elected) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of such warrant, which percentage may be increased at the holder’s election upon 61 days’ notice to the Company subject to the terms of such warrants, provided that such percentage may in no event exceed 19.99% (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).

On May 25, 2023, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”) with certain Investors affiliated with Perceptive Advisors and North Bridge Venture Partners (the “IRA Covered Investors”), which amended the Company’s existing Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2022 (the “Investor Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, certain outstanding shares of Common Stock held by such IRA Covered Investors constitute “Registrable Shares” (as defined therein) and thereby are entitled to certain registration rights as more specifically set forth therein. Pursuant to Amendment No. 1, the definition of “Registrable Shares” in the Investor Rights Agreement was amended to include all shares of Common Stock purchased by the IRA Covered Investors in the Private Placement.


In addition, on May 25, 2023, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with all of the Investors other than the IRA Covered Investors (the “RRA Covered Investors”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to prepare and file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within 30 days after the Closing Date, for purposes of registering the resale of the Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and Purchase Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) purchased by the RRA Covered Investors in the Private Placement, and any shares of Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of such Shares or Warrant Shares. The Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 60 days after the Closing Date, or 90 days after the Closing Date if the SEC reviews the registration statement.

The Company has also agreed to, among other things, indemnify each Investor, its officers, directors, members, managers, partners, trustees, employees and agents and other representatives, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), under the registration statement against certain liabilities incident to the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

The Private Placement is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. The Investors have not acquired the securities with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act and appropriate legends have been affixed to the securities issued in this transaction.

The foregoing summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, Amendment No. 1, the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Purchase Warrants, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On May 26, 2023, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing the pricing of the Private Placement.

 

Item 3.02.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events

The Company ended the first quarter of 2023 with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $82.7 million. Combined with the net proceeds from the private placement, the Company anticipates that it will have sufficient cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to fund current planned operations into the first quarter of 2025.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s cash runway into the first quarter of 2025. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the fact that the Company has incurred significant losses since inception and expects to incur additional losses for the foreseeable future; the Company’s need for additional funding and ability to operate as a going concern, which may not be available; the Company’s limited operating history; the fact that the Company has no approved products; the fact that the Company’s product candidates are in various stages of development; the fact that the Company has never scaled up an in-house manufacturing facility for commercial use; the fact that the Company may not be successful in its efforts to identify and successfully commercialize its product candidates; the fact that clinical trials required for the Company’s product candidates are expensive and time-consuming, and their outcome is uncertain; the fact that the FDA may not conclude that certain of the Company’s product candidates satisfy the requirements for the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway; the Company’s inability to obtain required regulatory approvals; effects of recently enacted and future legislation; the possibility of system failures or security breaches; effects of significant competition; the fact that the successful commercialization of the Company’s product candidates will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities and health insurers establish coverage, adequate reimbursement levels and pricing policies; failure to achieve market acceptance; product liability lawsuits; the fact that the Company must scale its in-house manufacturing capabilities or rely on third parties for the manufacture of materials for its research programs, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials and commercial supply; the Company’s reliance on third parties to conduct its preclinical studies and clinical trials; the Company’s inability to succeed in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships; the Company’s reliance on certain suppliers critical to its production; failure to obtain and maintain or adequately protect the Company’s intellectual property rights; failure to retain key personnel or to recruit qualified personnel; difficulties in managing the Company’s growth; effects of natural disasters, terrorism and wars (including the war between Ukraine and Russia); the fact that the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 could adversely impact the Company’s business and operations, including the Company’s clinical trials; the fact that the price of the Company’s common stock may be volatile and fluctuate substantially; and significant costs and required management time as a result of operating as a public company and any securities class action litigation. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023 and its other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. While the Company may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description

  4.1    Amendment No. 1 to Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023, by and among Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. and the Investors named therein.
  4.2    Form of Pre-Funded Warrant, together with a schedule of Pre-Funded Warrants, each dated as of May 31, 2023, issued by Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. to the Investors set forth on such schedule.
  4.3    Form of Purchase Warrant, together with a schedule of Purchase Warrants, each dated as of May 31, 2023, issued by Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. to the Investors set forth on such schedule.
10.1#    Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023, by and among Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. and the Investors named therein.
10.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023, by and among Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. and the Investors named therein.
99.1    Press Release, dated as of May 26, 2023.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

 

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The representations and warranties contained in this agreement were made only for purposes of the transactions contemplated by the agreement as of specific dates and may have been qualified by certain disclosures between the parties and a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable under securities laws, among other limitations. The representations and warranties were made for purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement and should not be relied upon as a disclosure of factual information relating to the Company, the Investors or the transactions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: May 31, 2023     By:  

/s/ Jason Cavalier

      Jason Cavalier
      Chief Financial Officer
EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

NINTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023 (this “Amendment”) is entered into by and among Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Investors party to the Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2022 (the “Rights Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Investors party thereto. Capitalized terms used by not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

Recitals

WHEREAS, the Investors, concurrently herewith, are purchasing shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and certain Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, in each case, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “2023 Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Investors’ obligations in the 2023 Purchase Agreement are conditioned upon the Company’s execution and delivery of this Amendment;

WHEREAS, subject to certain inapplicable exceptions, any term of the Rights Agreement may be amended or terminated and the observance of any term of the Rights Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Shares held by all of the Stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the parties to this Amendment hold the requisite number of shares to amend the Rights Agreement and desire to amend the Rights Agreement to provide for certain arrangements with respect to the registration of shares of capital stock of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as more specifically set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

  1.

Amendments.

(a) The definition of “2023 Purchase Agreement” is hereby added to Section 1 of the Agreement directly before the definition of “Board of Directors” therein to read as follows:

““2023 Purchase Agreement” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023, by and among the Company, certain of the Investors and the other purchasers party thereto.”


(b) The definition of “Registrable Shares” in Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

““Registrable Shares” means (i) any shares of Common Stock held by an Investor or other Stockholder, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any other securities, in each case that were acquired by such Investor or other Stockholder prior to May 25, 2023, (ii) the shares of Common Stock purchased by an Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iii) the shares of Common Stock purchased by an Investor pursuant to the 2023 Purchase Agreement, (iv) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants (as defined in the 2023 Purchase Agreement) purchased by an Investor pursuant to the 2023 Purchase Agreement and (v) any other shares of Common Stock issued in respect of the shares described in clauses (i) through (iv) above (because of stock dividends, splits or combinations of securities, reclassifications, recapitalizations, or similar events occurring after the date of this Agreement); provided, however, that shares of Common Stock which are Registrable Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares upon (i) any sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (ii) any sale in any manner to a person or entity which, by virtue of Section 4 of this Agreement, is not entitled to the rights provided by this Agreement or (iii) the termination with respect to such shares of registration rights pursuant to Section 2.11 of this Agreement.”

 

  2.

General.

(a) Effectiveness of Amendment; Continuing Force and Effect. The Rights Agreement is hereby amended as described herein. Such amendment is effective upon execution of this Amendment by the Company and the Investors constituting the requisite votes necessary to amend the Rights Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(b) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to the conflicts of law provisions thereof).

(c) Complete Agreement. The Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.

(d) Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Amendment may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

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

 

COMPANY:
LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:   /s/ Maria Palasis
Name: Maria Palasis, Ph.D.
Title: Chief Executive Officer


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

 

INVESTORS:
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS V-A, L.P.
By: North Bridge Venture Management V, L.P., its General Partner
By: NBVM GP, LLC, its General Partner
By:   /s/ Edward T. Anderson
Name: Edward T. Anderson
Title: Manager
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS V-B, L.P.
By: North Bridge Venture Management V, L.P., its General Partner
By: NBVM GP, LLC its General Partner
By:   /s/ Edward T. Anderson
Name: Edward T. Anderson
Title: Manager
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS VI, L.P.
By: North Bridge Venture Management VI, L.P., its General Partner
By: NBVM GP, LLC, its General Partner
By:   /s/ Edward T. Anderson
Name: Edward T. Anderson
Title: Manager


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

 

INVESTORS:
PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND, LTD.
By:   /s/ James Mannix
Name: James H. Mannix
Title: Chief Operating Officer
PERCEPTIVE LS (A), LLC
By: Perceptive LS GP, LLC, its Manager
By:   /s/ Joseph Edelman
Name: Joseph Edelman
Title: Investment Manager
EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Schedule of Holders of Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

Holder

   Warrant
No.
   Number of
Shares
 

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P., or its registered assigns

   PFCS-6      1,711,738  

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P., or its registered assigns

   PFCS-7      633,114  

VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC, or its registered assigns

   PFCS-8      63,336  


FORM OF PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK WARRANT

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED UPON ITS

EXERCISE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON

TRANSFER SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THIS WARRANT

 

Warrant No. PFCS-[•]    Number of Shares: [•]
   (subject to adjustment)
Date of Issuance: May 31, 2023   
Original Issue Date (as defined in subsection 2(a)): May 31, 2023   

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

Common Stock Purchase Warrant

(Void after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 31, 2028)

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that [•], or its registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at any time or from time to time on or after the date of issuance and on or before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 31, 2028, shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $0.001 per share. The shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, and the purchase price per share, each as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares” and the “Purchase Price,” respectively. This Warrant is one of the Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023, by and among the Company and each of the investors party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

1. Exercise.

(a) Exercise for Cash. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1(e), the Registered Holder may elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part and at any time or from time to time, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as Exhibit I duly executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment in full, in lawful money of the United States, of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise.

(b) Cashless Exercise. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1(e), the Registered Holder may also elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, on a cashless basis, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as Exhibit I duly executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, by canceling a portion of this Warrant in payment of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such


exercise. In the event of an exercise pursuant to this subsection 1(b), the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder shall be determined according to the following formula:

 

[(A-B)*(X)]
(A)

 

Where:

 

A =

  the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such election;

B =

  the Purchase Price then in effect; and

X =

  the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised (which shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).

The “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Capital Market or the New York Stock Exchange (such market, the “Trading Market”), the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a “Trading Day” from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (ii) the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed on a Trading Market or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by a good faith determination of the Company’s Board of Directors.

(c) Exercise Date. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in subsection 1(a) or 1(b) above (the “Exercise Date”). At such time, the person or persons in whose name or names any certificates for Warrant Shares shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in subsection 1(d) below shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Shares represented by such certificates.

 

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(d) Issuance Upon Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, and in any event within 5 days thereafter, the Company, at its expense, will cause to be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder, or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct:

(i) a certificate or certificates for the number of full Warrant Shares to which the Registered Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Registered Holder in electronic book entry form to the account of such Registered Holder or, upon request of the Registered Holder, by physical delivery to the address specified by the Registered Holder, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which the Registered Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash in an amount determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and

(ii) in case such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date hereof) of like tenor, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Warrant Shares equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant was so exercised (which, in the case of an exercise pursuant to subsection 1(b), shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder pursuant to such partial exercise and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).

(e) Limitations on Exercise. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 1(e), the Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Registered Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Registered Holder (together with such Registered Holder’s Affiliates and any other Persons acting as a group together) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Registered Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Proxy Statement, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Registered Holder, where such request indicates that it is being made pursuant to this Warrant, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Registered Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Warrants, by the Registered Holder and its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. Upon delivery of a written notice

 

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to the Company, the Registered Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage as specified in such notice; provided that in no event shall such Maximum Percentage be increased to more than 19.99%; provided, further, that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Registered Holder and not to any other holder of Warrants. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Registered Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(e) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(e) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations set forth in this Section 1(e) shall not apply to exercises of this Warrant that occur prior to and expressly in connection with the Company’s consummation of a Fundamental Transaction. Unless earlier exercised, this Warrant shall automatically be deemed exercised in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(b) hereof immediately prior to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction. “Fundamental Transaction” means that (A) the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) execute a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination) or (B) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.

2. Adjustments.

(a) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date on which this Warrant was first issued (or, if this Warrant was issued upon partial exercise of, or in replacement of, another warrant of like tenor, then the date on which such original warrant was first issued) (either such date being referred to as the “Original Issue Date”) effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

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(b) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at any time, or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before such event by a fraction:

(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and

(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution;

provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Purchase Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Purchase Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.

(c) Adjustment in Number of Warrant Shares. When any adjustment is required to be made in the Purchase Price pursuant to subsections 2(a) or 2(b), the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be changed to the number determined by dividing (i) an amount equal to the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, by (ii) the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment.

(d) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than shares of Common Stock) or in cash or other property (other than regular cash dividends paid out of earnings or earned surplus, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised on the date of such event and had the Registered Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained any such securities receivable during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 2 with respect to the rights of the Registered Holder.

 

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(e) Adjustment for Reorganization. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by subsections 2(a), 2(b) or 2(d)) (collectively, a “Reorganization”), then, following such Reorganization, the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such Reorganization if such exercise had taken place immediately prior to such Reorganization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Registered Holder, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 2 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Purchase Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities, cash or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(f) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 2, the Company at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable and the Purchase Price). The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of the Registered Holder (but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Purchase Price then in effect and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(g) All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.

3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of this Warrant to issue any fractional shares, but shall pay the value thereof to the Registered Holder in cash on the basis of the VWAP used in connection with the calculation set forth in subsection 1(b) above upon the applicable exercise.

4. Investment Representations. The initial Registered Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) Investment. The Registered Holder is acquiring this Warrant, and (if and when the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant) the Registered Holder will acquire the Warrant Shares, for the Registered Holder’s own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of distributing or selling the same; and the Registered Holder has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for the disposition thereof.

 

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(b) Accredited Investor. The Registered Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act.

(c) Experience. The Registered Holder has made such inquiry concerning the Company and its business and personnel the Registered Holder he has deemed appropriate; and the Registered Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance and business that the Registered Holder is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the Registered Holder’s investment in the Company.

5. Transfers, etc.

(a) This Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall not be sold or transferred unless either (i) such transfer shall first have been registered under the Act, or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with an opinion of legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.

(b) The Registered Holder acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant Shares shall be subject to the restrictive legend requirements set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

(c) The Company will maintain a register containing the name and address of the Registered Holder of this Warrant. The Registered Holder may change the Registered Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed assignment (in the form of Exhibit II hereto) at the principal office of the Company (or, if another office or agency has been designated by the Company for such purpose, then at such other office or agency).

6. Notices of Record Date, etc. In the event:

(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right; or

(b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving entity and its Common Stock is not converted into or exchanged for any other securities or property), or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,

 

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then, and in each such case, the Company will send or cause to be sent to the Registered Holder a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be sent at least 3 days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice, and the Registered Holder shall keep any such notice confidential.

7. Reservation of Stock. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such number of Warrant Shares and other securities, cash and/or property, as from time to time shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. Such reservation shall comply without regard to the provisions of Section 1(e).

8. Exchange or Replacement of Warrants.

(a) Upon the surrender by the Registered Holder, properly endorsed, to the Company at the principal office of the Company, the Company will, subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Registered Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Registered Holder or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash and/or property) then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

(b) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably required) in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

9. Notices. All notices and other communications from the Company to the Registered Holder in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, or sent by electronic mail, to the address or electronic mail address last furnished to the Company in writing by the Registered Holder. All notices and other communications from the Registered Holder to the Company in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, to the Company at its principal office set forth below:

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

480 Arsenal Way

Watertown, MA 02472

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: mpalasis@lyratx.com

With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

 

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Latham & Watkins LLP

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Facsimile: (617) 948-6001

Attention: Wesley C. Holmes

E-mail: wesley.holmes@lw.com

If the Company should at any time change the location of its principal office to a place other than as set forth above, it shall give prompt written notice to the Registered Holder and thereafter all references in this Warrant to the location of its principal office at the particular time shall be as so specified in such notice. All such notices and communications shall be deemed delivered (i) two business days after being sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (ii) one business day after being sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, or (iii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the first business day following such transmission.

10. No Rights as Stockholder. Until the exercise of this Warrant, the Registered Holder shall not have or exercise any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the Purchase Price of and the number of Warrant Shares are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), and (ii) the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend, the Registered Holder shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.

11. Amendment or Waiver. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change or waiver is sought. No waivers of any term, condition or provision of this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.

12. Section Headings. The section headings in this Warrant are for the convenience of the parties and in no way alter, modify, amend, limit or restrict the contractual obligations of the parties.

13. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

14. Facsimile Signatures. This Warrant may be executed by facsimile signature.

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EXECUTED as of the Date of Issuance indicated above.

 

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:    
Name: Maria Palasis, Ph.D.
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT I

PURCHASE FORM

 

To:_________________    Dated:____________

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No. ___), hereby elects to purchase (check applicable box):

☐ ____ shares of the Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. covered by such Warrant; or

☐ the maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b).

The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant. Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or boxes):

 

 

$______ in lawful money of the United States; and/or

 

 

the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 1(b), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b).

 

Signature:

   

Address:

   
   

 

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EXHIBIT II

ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ________________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant (No. PFCS- ____) with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. covered thereby set forth below, unto:

 

Name of Assignee   

Address and

Electronic Mail Address

   No. of Shares

 

Dated:         Signature:    
Signature Guaranteed:      
By:          

 

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EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Schedule of Holders of Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

Holder

   Warrant
No.
   Number of
Shares
     Maximum
Percentage
Beneficial
Ownership
Blocker
 

Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., or its registered assigns

   CS-01      2,006,018        4.99

Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd., or its registered assigns

   CS-02      1,805,416        9.99

Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd., or its registered assigns

   CS-03      1,424,272        9.99

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-04      855,869        9.99

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-05      316,557        9.99

VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC, or its registered assigns

   CS-06      31,668        9.99

North Bridge Venture Partners V-A, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-07      201,929        9.99

North Bridge Venture Partners V-B, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-08      98,973        9.99

North Bridge Venture Partners VI, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-09      601,806        9.99

NCP RFM LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-10      123,125        9.99

Pinehurst Partners, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-11      74,033        4.99

Nantahala Capital Partners Limited Partnership, or its registered assigns

   CS-12      61,042        9.99

Corbin Hedged Equity Fund, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-13      21,716        9.99

Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A, or its registered assigns

   CS-14      422,190        9.99

Samsara BioCapital, LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-15      501,505        9.99

Woodline Master Fund LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-16      320,963        4.99

Parkman HP Master Fund LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-17      81,756        4.99

Schonfeld EXT Master Fund LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-18      218,244        4.99

Alyeska Master Fund, L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-19      240,723        9.99

Investor Company ITF Rosalind Master Fund LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-20      241,626        4.99

Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust, or its registered assigns

   CS-21      128,956        9.99

Pura Vida X Fund LP, or its registered assigns

   CS-22      71,646        9.99

DAFNA Lifescience L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-23      135,407        4.99

DAFNA Lifescience Select L.P., or its registered assigns

   CS-24      45,135        4.99


FORM OF COMMON STOCK WARRANT

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED UPON ITS

EXERCISE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN

SECTION 5 OF THIS WARRANT

 

Warrant No. CS-[•]    Number of Shares: [•]
   (subject to adjustment)
Date of Issuance: May 31, 2023   
Original Issue Date (as defined in subsection 2(a)): May 31, 2023   

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

Common Stock Purchase Warrant

(Void after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on November 30, 2028)

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that [•], or its registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at any time or from time to time on or after November 30, 2023 (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on November 30, 2028 (the “Termination Date”), [•] shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $2.673 per share. The shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, and the purchase price per share, each as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares” and the “Purchase Price,” respectively. This Warrant is one of the Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2023, by and among the Company and each of the investors party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

1. Exercise.

(a) Exercise for Cash. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1(e), the Registered Holder may elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part and at any time or from time to time on or after the Initial Exercise Date, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as Exhibit I duly executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment in full, in lawful money of the United States, of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise.

(b) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Registered Holder, then, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1(e), the Registered Holder may also elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, on a


cashless basis, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as Exhibit I duly executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, by canceling a portion of this Warrant in payment of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise. In the event of an exercise pursuant to this subsection 1(b), the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder shall be determined according to the following formula:

 

[(A-B)*(X)]
(A)

 

Where:

  
A=    the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such election;
B=    the Purchase Price then in effect; and
X=    the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised (which shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).

The “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Capital Market or the New York Stock Exchange (such market, the “Trading Market”), the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a “Trading Day” from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (ii) the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed on a Trading Market or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by a good faith determination of the Company’s Board of Directors.

(c) Exercise Date. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in subsection 1(a) or 1(b) above (the “Exercise Date”). At such time, the person or persons in whose name or names any certificates for Warrant Shares shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in subsection 1(d) below shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Shares represented by such certificates.

 

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(d) Issuance Upon Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, and in any event within 5 days thereafter, the Company, at its expense, will cause to be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder, or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct:

(i) a certificate or certificates for the number of full Warrant Shares to which the Registered Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Registered Holder in electronic book entry form to the account of such Registered Holder or, upon request of the Registered Holder, by physical delivery to the address specified by the Registered Holder, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which the Registered Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash in an amount determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and

(ii) in case such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date hereof) of like tenor, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Warrant Shares equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant was so exercised (which, in the case of an exercise pursuant to subsection 1(b), shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder pursuant to such partial exercise and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).

(e) Limitations on Exercise. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 1(e), the Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Registered Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Registered Holder (together with such Registered Holder’s Affiliates and any other Persons acting as a group together) would beneficially own in excess of [4.99][9.99]% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Registered Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Proxy Statement, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Registered Holder, where such request indicates that it is being made pursuant to this Warrant, the Company shall within one (1)

 

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Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Registered Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Warrants, by the Registered Holder and its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Registered Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage as specified in such notice; provided that in no event shall such Maximum Percentage be increased to more than 19.99%; provided, further, that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Registered Holder and not to any other holder of Warrants. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Registered Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(e) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(e) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations set forth in this Section 1(e) shall not apply to exercises of this Warrant that occur prior to and expressly in connection with the Company’s consummation of a Fundamental Transaction.

(f) Fundamental Transaction.

(i) If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, a Fundamental Transaction (as defined below) with respect to the Company is consummated, then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Registered Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Registered Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 1(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), such cash, property and/or securities of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation (collectively, the “Alternate Consideration”), receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 1(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Purchase Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Purchase Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the cash, property or securities to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. “Fundamental Transaction” means that (A) the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation)

 

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another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) execute a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination) or (B) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the 1934 Act, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction in which the successor or acquiring corporation has no equity securities traded on a national securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market, at the time of such Fundamental Transaction, then the Registered Holder shall, at the option of the Registered Holder, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, be entitled to receive from the Company or any successor or acquiring corporation the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365-day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction, (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow.

 

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2. Adjustments.

(a) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date on which this Warrant was first issued (or, if this Warrant was issued upon partial exercise of, or in replacement of, another warrant of like tenor, then the date on which such original warrant was first issued) (either such date being referred to as the “Original Issue Date”) effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

(b) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at any time, or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before such event by a fraction:

(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and

(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution;

provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Purchase Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Purchase Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.

(c) Adjustment in Number of Warrant Shares. When any adjustment is required to be made in the Purchase Price pursuant to subsections 2(a) or 2(b), the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be changed to the number determined by dividing (i) an amount equal to the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, by (ii) the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment.

 

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(d) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than shares of Common Stock) or in cash or other property (other than regular cash dividends paid out of earnings or earned surplus, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised on the date of such event and had the Registered Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained any such securities receivable during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 2 with respect to the rights of the Registered Holder.

(e) Adjustment for Reorganization. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by subsections 2(a), 2(b) or 2(d)) (collectively, a “Reorganization”), then, following such Reorganization, the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such Reorganization if such exercise had taken place immediately prior to such Reorganization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Registered Holder, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 2 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Purchase Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities, cash or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(f) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 2, the Company at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable and the Purchase Price). The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of the Registered Holder (but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Purchase Price then in effect and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the exercise of this Warrant.

(g) All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.

3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of this Warrant to issue any fractional shares, but shall pay the value thereof to the Registered Holder in cash on the basis of the VWAP used in connection with the calculation set forth in subsection 1(b) above upon the applicable exercise.

 

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4. Investment Representations. The initial Registered Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) Investment. The Registered Holder is acquiring this Warrant, and (if and when the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant) the Registered Holder will acquire the Warrant Shares, for the Registered Holder’s own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of distributing or selling the same; and the Registered Holder has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for the disposition thereof.

(b) Accredited Investor. The Registered Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act.

(c) Experience. The Registered Holder has made such inquiry concerning the Company and its business and personnel the Registered Holder he has deemed appropriate; and the Registered Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance and business that the Registered Holder is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the Registered Holder’s investment in the Company.

5. Transfers, etc.

(a) This Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall not be sold or transferred unless either (i) such transfer shall first have been registered under the Act, or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with an opinion of legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.

(b) The Registered Holder acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant Shares shall be subject to the restrictive legend requirements set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

(c) The Company will maintain a register containing the name and address of the Registered Holder of this Warrant. The Registered Holder may change the Registered Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed assignment (in the form of Exhibit II hereto) at the principal office of the Company (or, if another office or agency has been designated by the Company for such purpose, then at such other office or agency).

6. Notices of Record Date, etc. In the event:

(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right; or

(b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving entity and its Common Stock is not converted into or exchanged for any other securities or property), or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

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(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,

then, and in each such case, the Company will send or cause to be sent to the Registered Holder a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be sent at least 3 days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice, and the Registered Holder shall keep any such notice confidential.

7. Reservation of Stock. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such number of Warrant Shares and other securities, cash and/or property, as from time to time shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. Such reservation shall comply without regard to the provisions of Section 1(e).

8. Exchange or Replacement of Warrants.

(a) Upon the surrender by the Registered Holder, properly endorsed, to the Company at the principal office of the Company, the Company will, subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Registered Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Registered Holder or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash and/or property) then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

(b) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably required) in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

9. Notices. All notices and other communications from the Company to the Registered Holder in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, or sent by electronic mail, to the address or electronic mail address last furnished to the Company in writing by the Registered Holder. All notices and other communications from the Registered Holder to the Company in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, to the Company at its principal office set forth below:

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

480 Arsenal Way

Watertown, MA 02472

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: mpalasis@lyratx.com

 

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With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Facsimile: (617) 948-6001

Attention: Wesley C. Holmes

E-mail: wesley.holmes@lw.com

If the Company should at any time change the location of its principal office to a place other than as set forth above, it shall give prompt written notice to the Registered Holder and thereafter all references in this Warrant to the location of its principal office at the particular time shall be as so specified in such notice. All such notices and communications shall be deemed delivered (i) two business days after being sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (ii) one business day after being sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, or (iii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the first business day following such transmission.

10. No Rights as Stockholder. Until the exercise of this Warrant, the Registered Holder shall not have or exercise any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the Purchase Price of and the number of Warrant Shares are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), and (ii) the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend, the Registered Holder shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.

11. Amendment or Waiver. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change or waiver is sought. No waivers of any term, condition or provision of this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.

12. Section Headings. The section headings in this Warrant are for the convenience of the parties and in no way alter, modify, amend, limit or restrict the contractual obligations of the parties.

 

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13. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

14. Facsimile Signatures. This Warrant may be executed by facsimile signature.

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EXECUTED as of the Date of Issuance indicated above.

 

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:    
Name:   Maria Palasis, Ph.D.
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT I

PURCHASE FORM

 

To:   Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.    Dated:                    

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No. CS-            ), hereby elects to purchase (check applicable box):

☐ ____ shares of the Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. covered by such Warrant; or

☐ the maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b).

The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant. Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or boxes):

 

 

$______ in lawful money of the United States; and/or

 

 

the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 1(b), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b).

 

Signature:    
Address:    
   

 

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EXHIBIT II

ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ________________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant (No. CS- ____) with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. covered thereby set forth below, unto:

 

Name of Assignee   

Address and

Electronic Mail Address

   No. of Shares

 

Dated:_____________________    Signature:________________________________
Signature Guaranteed:   
By: _______________________   

 

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 25, 2023 by and among Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Investors identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”).

RECITALS

A. The Company and each Investor is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the “1933 Act”), and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.

B. Each Investor wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell and issue to such Investor, upon the terms and subject to the conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) specified opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto under the heading “Number of Shares” (the “Share Number”) and/or a pre-funded warrant to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock specified opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto under the heading “Number of Shares Underlying Pre-Funded Warrants” (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Share Number”, and the sum of the Pre-Funded Warrant Share Number and the Share Number, the “Specified Base Share Number”), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each, a “Pre-Funded Warrant”)), and (ii) a Common Stock purchase warrant to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of such Investor’s Specified Base Share Number, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (each, a “Purchase Warrant”), all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The shares of Common Stock purchased by Investors pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof are referred to herein as the “Shares”; the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants are referred to herein as the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”; the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Purchase Warrants are referred to herein as the “Purchase Warrant Shares”; the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares and the Purchase Warrant Shares are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Warrant Shares”; the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Purchase Warrants are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Warrants”; and the Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Purchase Warrants, collectively, are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Securities”.

C. Contemporaneously with the sale of the Securities, (A) the parties hereto (other than North Bridge (as defined below) and Perceptive (as defined below)) will execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights in respect of the Shares and the Warrant Shares to be acquired by such parties pursuant hereto (the “RRA Covered Shares”) under the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws, and (B) the Company, North Bridge and Perceptive shall enter into (i) that certain Amendment No. 1 to Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (“Amendment No. 1”), pursuant to which that certain Ninth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2022,


by and between the Company and the investors party thereto (as amended by Amendment No. 1 and as may be further amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Investor Rights Agreement”), shall be amended to provide that the Shares and the Warrant Shares to be acquired by each of North Bridge and Perceptive pursuant hereto (the “IRA Covered Shares”) shall be deemed to be “Registrable Shares” under the Investor Rights Agreement and (ii) a registration rights waiver (the “Investor Rights Agreement Waiver”), pursuant to which each of North Bridge and Perceptive shall waive certain registration rights under the Investor Rights Agreement relating to any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement covering the RRA Covered Shares.

In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.

Amendment No. 1” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of any executive officer (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company after due inquiry of all employees in the direct reporting line of such officer.

Company Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the 1933 Act, any Person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).

Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

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EDGAR System” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder, and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations), and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

FDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.28.

GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.

Intellectual Property” means all patents, patent applications, registered and unregistered trademarks, trademark applications, registered and unregistered service marks, service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, information and proprietary rights and processes, and all other intellectual property rights in any jurisdiction.

Investor Questionnaire” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Investor Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Investor Rights Agreement Waiver” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

IRA Covered Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Material Adverse Effect” means a circumstance that could reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business, prospects or properties of the Company and its Subsidiary taken as a whole, (ii) the legality or enforceability of any of the

 

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Transaction Documents or (iii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the following occurring after the date hereof, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (1) any adverse effect resulting directly or indirectly from general business or economic conditions, except to the extent such general business or economic conditions have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company as compared to companies in the Company’s industry, (2) any change in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, or (3) any effect caused by the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or the identity of any Investor or any of its Affiliates as the purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement.

Material Contract” means any contract, instrument or other agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound which is material to the business of the Company and has been or was required to have been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Filings pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Global Market.

North Bridge” means, collectively, North Bridge Venture Partners V-A, L.P., North Bridge Venture Partners V-B, L.P. and North Bridge Venture Partners IV, L.P.

Perceptive” means, collectively, Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd. and Perceptive LS (A), LLC.

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

Placement Agents” means Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC.

Pre-Funded Warrants” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Pre-Funded Warrant Investor” means any Investor purchasing Pre-Funded Warrants (whether or not purchasing any Shares) hereunder.

Pre-Funded Warrant Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Pre-Funded Warrant Subscription Amount” means, as to a Pre-Funded Warrant Investor, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Pre-Funded Warrants purchased hereunder as specified opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto, under the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price of Pre-Funded Warrants,” in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds.

Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.

Purchase Warrants” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Required Investors” means the holders of a majority of the RRA Covered Shares and IRA Covered Shares, voting together as a single class, for so long as such shares remain “Registrable Securities” under the Registration Rights Agreement or “Registrable Shares” under the Investor Rights Agreement, respectively.

RRA Covered Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

SEC” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

SEC Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

Securities” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Share Investor” means any Investor purchasing Shares (whether or not purchasing any Pre-Funded Warrants) hereunder.

Shares Subscription Amount” means as to a Share Investor, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Shares purchased hereunder as specified opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto, under the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price of Shares,” in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds.

Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

Subscription Amount” means, as to any Investor, the sum of the Shares Subscription Amount and the Pre-Funded Warrants Subscription Amount, which Subscription Amount shall be set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto under the heading “Aggregate Total Purchase Price of Securities”.

Subsidiaries” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

Trading Day” means a day on which Nasdaq is open for trading.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

Transfer Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.

Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or

 

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quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price; provided, however, that in no circumstance shall any “at-the-market offering” (as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act Regulations) be deemed to be a “Variable Rate Transaction” hereunder.

Warrant Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

1933 Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2. Purchase and Sale of the Securities. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company will issue and sell to each Investor, and such Investor will purchase, severally with each other Investor and not jointly, (i) the number of Shares set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Shares” on Exhibit A attached hereto, (ii) if applicable, a Pre-Funded Warrant to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Shares Underlying Pre-Funded Warrants” on Exhibit A attached hereto and (iii) a Purchase Warrant to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Shares Underlying Purchase Warrants” on Exhibit A attached hereto, in exchange for aggregate total consideration equal to the Subscription Amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Aggregate Total Purchase Price of Securities” on Exhibit A attached hereto.

3. Closing.

3.1. Upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 6, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall be held no later than 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) on May 31, 2023 at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, or on such other date and place as may be agreed to by the Company and each of the Investors (the “Closing Date”). At or prior to the Closing, each Investor shall execute any related agreements or other documents required to be executed hereunder, dated on or before the Closing Date, including but not limited to the Investor Questionnaire and (solely for the holders of RRA Covered Shares) the Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire, in the forms attached hereto as Appendix I and Appendix II (the “Investor Questionnaire” and the “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire,” respectively) (or similar forms reasonably satisfactory to the Company and sufficient in substance for the Company to obtain the information necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents). If the Closing has not occurred for any reason on or prior to three Business Days after the Closing Date, the Company shall promptly (but not later than one Business Day thereafter) return the Subscription Amount to each Investor by wire transfer of

 

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United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Investor, and any book entries for the Securities shall be deemed cancelled; provided that, unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, such return of funds shall not terminate this Agreement or relieve such Investor of its obligation to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

3.2. On the Closing Date, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the Subscription Amount as to such Investor via wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions delivered to such Investor by the Company reasonably in advance of the Closing Date.

3.3. At or before the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor:

(a) if such Investor is a Share Investor, a number of Shares, registered in the name of the Investor (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions), in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Shares” on Exhibit A attached hereto, with such Shares to be issued in book entry form or, upon request of an Investor, certificated form;

(b) if such Investor is a Pre-Funded Warrant Investor, a Pre-Funded Warrant, registered in the name of the Investor, to purchase a number of Pre-Funded Warrant Shares in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Shares Underlying Pre-Funded Warrants” on Exhibit A attached hereto, with such Pre-Funded Warrants to be issued in definitive form;

(c) a Purchase Warrant, registered in the name of the Investor, to purchase a number of Warrant Shares in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Shares Underlying Purchase Warrants” on Exhibit A attached hereto, with such Purchase Warrants to be issued in definitive form;

(d) a legal opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by such counsel and delivered to the Investors;

(e) for each Investor purchasing RRA Covered Shares hereunder, the Registration Rights Agreement, in the form of Exhibit D, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company; and

(f) for each Investor purchasing IRA Covered Shares hereunder, Amendment No. 1 and the Investor Rights Agreement Waiver, in each case, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

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4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors that, except as otherwise described in the Company’s filings pursuant to the 1934 Act (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), which qualify these representations and warranties in their entirety, as of the date hereof:

4.1. Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and use its properties and assets, to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, to carry out the provisions of the Transaction Documents, to issue and sell the Securities and to carry on its business as presently conducted as described in the SEC Filings. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K in an exhibit to its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2022 (each, a “Subsidiary”) is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business to own and use its properties. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in violation or default in any material respect of any of the provisions of its respective articles of association, charter, certificate of incorporation, bylaws, limited partnership agreement or other organizational or constitutive documents. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent any failure to so qualify has not had and would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.2. Authorization. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all requisite corporate action necessary for, and no further action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders is necessary for, (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Investors, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights, (b) general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies and (c) to the extent that the enforceability of indemnification provisions may be limited by applicable laws.

4.3. Capitalization. As of December 31, 2022, the capitalization of the Company was in all material respects as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2022. Since December 31, 2022, the Company has not issued any capital stock, other than pursuant to the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date or the exercise of employee stock options or settlement of restricted stock units under the Company’s equity incentive plans. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and none of such shares were issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights and such shares were issued in compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to the issuance by the Company of any securities of the Company, including without limitation, the Shares. There are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company is or may be obligated to

 

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issue any equity securities of any kind, except as contemplated by this Agreement. Except for the Registration Rights Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the security holders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement, no Person has the right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other Person. Neither the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder nor the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants will obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) or will result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security. The Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.

4.4. Valid Issuance. The Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued. The Warrant Shares have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms, including the payment of any exercise price therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws.

4.5. Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws, which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods, and other than the registration statement required to be filed by the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Shares and (ii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties is subject that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Shares and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Shares by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

4.6. Delivery of SEC Filings. True and complete copies of the SEC Filings have been made available by the Company to the Investors through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (the “EDGAR System”) (other than any information for which the Company has received confidential treatment from the SEC).

 

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4.7. No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2022, except as specifically set forth in a subsequent SEC Filing, there has not been:

(i) any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) any declaration or payment by the Company of any dividend, or any authorization or payment by the Company of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption or repurchase by the Company of any securities of the Company;

(iii) any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to any assets or properties of the Company;

(iv) any waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;

(v) any satisfaction or discharge of a material lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company, except in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) any change or amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or termination of or material amendment to any contract of the Company that the Company is or was required to file with the SEC pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K;

(vii) any material labor difficulties or, to the Company’s Knowledge, labor union organizing activities with respect to employees of the Company;

(viii) any material transaction entered into by the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;

(ix) the loss of the services of any executive officer (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company; or

(x) any other event or condition that has had or would have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.8. SEC Filings. The Company has filed or furnished all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Company under 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the three-year period preceding the date hereof (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein and including all registration statements and prospectuses filed with the SEC, the “SEC Filings”). At the time of filing or

 

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furnishing thereof, such SEC Filings (including any audited or unaudited financial statements and any notes thereto or schedules included therein) complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act or 1934 Act, as applicable, and, as of their respective dates, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Filings as of the date hereof. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act.

4.9. No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Securities in accordance with the provisions thereof and the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors through the EDGAR System), or (b) any applicable statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or its Subsidiary, or any of their assets or properties, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or its Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract except, in the case of clauses (i)(b) and (ii) only, for such conflicts, breaches, violations and defaults as have not and would not have a Material Adverse Effect. This Section 4.9 does not relate to matters with respect to tax status, which are the subject of Section 4.11, intellectual property, which are the subject of Section 4.15, and environmental laws, which are the subject of Section 4.16.

4.10. Compliance. The Company is not (i) in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company under), nor has the Company received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any Material Contract (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as would not have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

4.11. Tax Matters. The Company and its Subsidiary have timely filed all tax returns required to have been filed by the Company or its Subsidiary with all appropriate governmental agencies and have paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by them (whether or not shown on any tax returns). The Company and its Subsidiary have collected or withheld all material taxes required to be collected or withheld by applicable laws from employee, shareholders or other third parties and have timely paid and have timely paid over such withheld amount to the appropriate government agency. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves

 

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in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 4.18 below in respect of all federal, state and local and non-United States income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or its Subsidiary has not been finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material tax liens on any assets or property of the Company or its Subsidiary, and there are no material tax claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or its Subsidiary or any of their respective material assets or property. The Company is classified as a Subchapter C corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes.

4.12. Title to Properties. The Company and its Subsidiary have good and marketable title to all real properties and all other tangible properties and assets owned by them, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects, except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company and its Subsidiary hold any leased real or personal property under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company are in compliance and with no exceptions, except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.13. Certificates, Authorities and Permits. The Company and its Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where failure to so possess would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or its Subsidiary, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.14. Labor Matters.

(a) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with any labor union or other labor organization, and no employees of the Company or its Subsidiary are represented by any labor union or other labor organization with respect to their employment.

(b) There are, and for the past three (3) years there have been, no actual or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened union organizing activities, unfair labor practice charges, material labor grievances, material labor arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, hand billing or other material labor disputes against or affecting the Company or its Subsidiary.

(c) The Company and its Subsidiary are, and for the last three (3) years have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices.

(d) The Company and its Subsidiary have promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated all sexual harassment, or other discrimination, retaliation or policy violation allegations of which any of them is aware. With respect to each such allegation with potential merit, the Company or its Subsidiary has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further improper action.

 

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4.15. Intellectual Property. The Company and its Subsidiary own, possess, license or have other rights to use the Intellectual Property necessary or material for use in connection with its businesses as currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted, in each case, as described in the SEC Filings (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). There is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by any Person that the Company’s business or the business of its Subsidiary as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of another or that challenges the validity or scope of any of the Intellectual Property Rights, including interferences, oppositions, reexaminations or government proceedings. To the Company’s Knowledge, there is no material infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiary have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of its Intellectual Property Rights. Each employee and consultant that has developed, conceived or reduced to practice any material Intellectual Property Rights has assigned to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries all such Intellectual Property Rights. All licenses or other material agreements under which the Company is granted rights to Intellectual Property are in full force and effect and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no material default by any other party thereto. The Company has no reason to believe that the licensors under such licenses and other agreements do not have and did not have all requisite power and authority to grant the rights to the Intellectual Property purported to be granted thereby. None of the Intellectual Property Rights have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. There are no liens, security interests or other encumbrances on the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s Knowledge, each founder and key employee of the Company and each Company employee involved with the development of Intellectual Property Rights has entered into an invention assignment agreement with the Company. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s ownership or right to use any Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of the Company’s business as currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted.

4.16. Environmental Matters. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor its Subsidiary is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), has released any hazardous substances regulated by Environmental Law on to any real property that it owns or operates, or has received any written notice or claim it is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws; and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no pending or threatened investigation that would reasonably be expected to lead to such a claim.

4.17. Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits, charges, claims, complaints, audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to which the Company or its Subsidiary is or may reasonably be expected to become a party or to which any property of the Company is or may reasonably be expected to become the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or its Subsidiary, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or its Subsidiary under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act.

 

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4.18. Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each SEC Filing comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, subject in the case of unaudited financial statements to normal, immaterial year-end audit adjustments, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof, the Company has not incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.19. Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements. The Company is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements. There are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq and the Company has not received any notice of, nor to the Company’s Knowledge is there any reasonable basis for, the delisting of the Common Stock from Nasdaq.

4.20. Brokers and Finders. Other than the Placement Agents, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.

4.21. No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.

4.22. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary nor any Person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any Company security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(a)(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act.

 

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4.23. Private Placement. The offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants to be issued hereunder, is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. The issuance and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants to be issued hereunder, do not contravene the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

4.24. Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of the current or former directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, has on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets which is in violation of law; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company; (e) made any unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback, bribe or other unlawful payment of any nature; or (f) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

4.25. Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of the current or former directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

4.26. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or its Subsidiary (other than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

4.27. Internal Controls. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. The Company and its Subsidiary maintain a system of internal accounting controls (a) designed to ensure that (i) material information relating to the Company, including its subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities and (ii) that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files, furnishes or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (b) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or

 

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specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiary, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company has established internal control over financial reporting (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (collectively, “internal controls”) as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of such internal controls based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or, to the Company’s Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, there have been no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated). The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.

4.28. Investment Company. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

4.29. Preclinical Studies and Clinical Trials. The preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by, on behalf of, or sponsored by the Company or its Subsidiary that are described in, or the results of which are referred to in, the SEC Filings were and, if still pending, are being, conducted in all material respects in accordance with the protocols submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) or any foreign governmental body exercising comparable authority (together with the FDA, the “Regulatory Authorities”), any conditions of approval and policies imposed by any institutional review board, ethics review board or committee responsible for the oversight of such preclinical studies and clinical trials, standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations enforced by the FDA or other Regulatory Authorities and applicable Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; the descriptions of the preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by or, to the Company’s Knowledge, on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, contained in the SEC Filings are accurate and not misleading in all material respects; the Company has no Knowledge of any other preclinical studies and clinical trials, the results of which are inconsistent with or would call into question the results described in the SEC Filings; and neither the Company nor its Subsidiary have received any written notices or correspondence from any Regulatory Authorities or any Institutional Review Board requiring or threatening the termination, suspension, material modification or clinical hold of any preclinical studies or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same.

 

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4.30. Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person acting on its behalf has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities.

4.31. Bad Actor Disqualification. None of the Company, any predecessor or affiliated issuer of the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director or executive officer of the Company or any promoter connected with the Company in any capacity, is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the 1933 Act, except for a disqualification event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).

4.32. Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1).

4.33. Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Investors with any information that it believes constitutes material, non-public information that will not otherwise be disclosed in the SEC Filings on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

4.34. Insurance Coverage. The Company maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company, and the Company reasonably believes such insurance coverage to be adequate against all liabilities, claims and risks against which it is customary for comparably situated companies to insure.

4.35. Anti-Bribery and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Company, its Subsidiary and any of their respective officers, directors, supervisors, managers, agents, or employees are and have at all times been in compliance with and its participation in the offering will not violate: (A) anti-bribery laws, including but not limited to, any applicable law, rule, or regulation of any locality, including but not limited to any law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed December 17, 1997, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, or any other law, rule or regulation of similar purposes and scope or (B) anti-money laundering laws, including, but not limited to, applicable federal, state, international, foreign or other laws, regulations or government guidance regarding anti-money laundering, including, without limitation, Title 18 US. Code sections 1956 and 1957, the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur, all as amended, and any Executive order, directive, or regulation pursuant to the authority of any of the foregoing, or any orders or licenses issued thereunder.

 

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4.36. No Additional Agreements. The Company has no other agreements or understandings (including, without limitation, side letters) with any Investor to purchase Securities on terms more favorable to such Investor than as set forth herein.

5. Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each of the Investors hereby, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that, as of the date hereof:

5.1. Organization and Existence. Such Investor is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to invest in the Shares or the Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement.

5.2. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and each has been duly executed and when delivered will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

5.3. Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, as applicable, to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, as applicable, in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by Investor to hold the Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, for any period of time. Such Investor is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.

5.4. Investment Experience. Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, as applicable, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.

 

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5.5. Disclosure of Information. Such Investor or its advisor has had an opportunity to receive, review and understand all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities, and has conducted and completed its own independent due diligence. Such Investor acknowledges that copies of the SEC Filings are available on the Edgar System. Based on the information such Investor or its advisor has deemed appropriate, and without reliance on the Placement Agents, it or its advisor has independently made its own analysis and decision to enter into the Transaction Documents. Such Investor or its advisor is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice it deems appropriate) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, as applicable, and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Company, including all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor or its advisor shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.

5.6. Restricted Securities. Such Investor understands that the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, as applicable, are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances.

5.7. Legends. It is understood that, except as provided below, book entries or certificates evidencing the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares may bear the following or any similar legend:

“THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) THE RESALE OF SUCH SECURITIES HAS BEEN REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN AGREEMENT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

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If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, the legend required by such state authority.

5.8. Accredited Investor. At the time such Investor was offered the Securities it was and, as of the date hereof, such Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the 1933 Act and has executed and delivered to the Company its Investor Questionnaire, which such Investor represents and warrants is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Such Investor is a sophisticated institutional investor with sufficient knowledge, sophistication and experience in business, including transactions involving private placements in public equity, to properly evaluate the risks and merits of its purchase of the Shares or the Warrants, as applicable. Such Investor has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as it deems appropriate that its purchase of the Shares or the Warrants, as applicable, and participation in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (i) are fully consistent with its financial needs, objectives and condition, and (ii) are a fit, proper and suitable investment for such Investor, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Shares or the Warrants, as applicable.

5.9. Placement Agents. Such Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase the Shares or the Warrants, as applicable, and that (a) each of the Placement Agents is acting solely as placement agent in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and is not acting as an underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for such Investor, the Company or any other person or entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, (b) neither of the Placement Agents has made nor will make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character and neither of the Placement Agents has provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, (c) neither of the Placement Agents will have any responsibility with respect to (i) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) thereof, or (ii) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company and (d) Investor hereby waives any claims that it otherwise might assert against any of the Placement Agents in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

5.10. No General Solicitation. Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Shares or the Warrants, as applicable, as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising.

5.11. Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.

 

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5.12. Short Sales and Confidentiality Prior to the Date Hereof. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Investor has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company, any of the Placement Agents or any other Person regarding the transactions contemplated hereby and ending immediately prior to the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. The Investor, its Affiliates and authorized representatives and advisors who are aware of the transactions contemplated hereby, maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

5.13. No Government Recommendation or Approval. Such Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency, or similar agency of any other country, has reviewed, approved, passed upon, or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Company or the purchase of the Securities.

5.14. No Intent to Effect a Change of Control; Ownership. Such Investor has no present intent to effect a “change of control” of the Company as such term is understood under the rules promulgated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and under the rules of Nasdaq. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. As to each Investor purchasing RRA Covered Shares, except as set forth in its Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, as of the date hereof, such Investor is not the owner of record or the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.

5.15. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Investor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.

5.16. No Rule 506 Disqualifying Activities. If such Investor is a Company Covered Person, such Investor has not taken any of the actions set forth in, and is not subject to, the disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d)(1) of the 1933 Act.

 

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5.17. Residency. Such Investor is a resident of or an entity organized under the jurisdiction specified below its address on the Schedule of Investors, except as otherwise communicated to the Company by the Investor prior to the Closing Date.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations and warranties contained in this Section 5 shall not modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

6. Conditions to Closing; Termination.

6.1. Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations. The obligation of each Investor to purchase Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor (as to itself only):

(a) The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date (other than any representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date), except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

(b) The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the waiver of any applicable registration rights that could affect the rights of the Investors under the Registration Rights Agreement, all of which shall be in full force and effect.

(c) The Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

(d) Each of the Company, North Bridge and Perceptive shall have executed and delivered Amendment No. 1 and the Investor Rights Agreement Waiver.

(e) The Company shall have filed with Nasdaq a Listing of Additional Shares notification form for the listing of the Shares and the Warrant Shares, a copy of which shall have been made available to the Investors upon request and the listing of the Shares and the Warrant Shares shall have been approved for listing, subject to official notice of issuance.

(f) No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

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(g) The Investors shall have received a legal opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by such counsel and delivered to the Investors;

(h) There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof.

(i) No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.

6.2. Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue Securities at the Closing as to any Investor is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

(a) The representations and warranties made by such Investor in Section 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. Such Investor shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

(b) Such Investor shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement (other than North Bridge and Perceptive), an Investor Questionnaire and a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire (other than North Bridge and Perceptive).

(c) Each of North Bridge and Perceptive shall have executed Amendment No. 1 and the Investor Rights Agreement Waiver.

(d) Such Investor shall have paid in full its Subscription Amount to the Company.

6.3. Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.

(a) The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:

(i) Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and Investors that agreed to purchase a majority of the Securities to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement (which majority must include Perceptive);

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(iii) By an Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Investor;

provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing.

(b) In the event of termination by the Company or any Investor of its obligations to effect the Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall be given to the other Investors by the Company and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate their obligations to effect the Closing upon written notice to the Company and the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

7. Covenants and Agreements of the Company.

7.1. Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, the Company will make reasonably available to the Investors and their respective representatives, consultants and counsels for inspection, such information and documents as the Investor reasonably requests, and will make available at reasonable times and to a reasonable extent officers and employees of the Company to discuss the business and affairs of the Company; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors.

7.2. Nasdaq Listing. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on Nasdaq and, in accordance therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.

7.3. Termination of Covenants. The provisions of Sections 7.1 and 7.2 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect (x) as to any Investor holding RRA Covered Shares, on the date on which the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of any registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate and (y) as to any Investor holding IRA Covered Shares, on the date when such IRA Covered Shares no longer constitute “Registrable Shares” under the Investor Rights Agreement.

7.4. Form D. The Company agrees, if applicable, to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of an Investor.

 

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7.5. Removal of Legends. In connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Shares or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, by an Investor pursuant to Rule 144, pursuant to any other exemption under the 1933 Act or pursuant to sale under an effective registration statement such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Investor with the requirements of this Section 7.5, if requested by the Investor, the Company shall cause the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”) to timely remove any restrictive legends related to the book entry account holding such Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, and make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, sold or disposed of without restrictive legends within two (2) Trading Days of any such request therefor from the Investor, provided that the Company has received customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection therewith. Subject to receipt by the Company of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection therewith, upon the earlier of such time as the Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, (i) have been sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) have been sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) are eligible for resale under Rule 144(b)(1) or any successor provision (without the requirement for the Company to comply with the current public information obligations of Rule 144(c)), the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days of any request therefor from an Investor accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable documentation referred to above (A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, and (B) use reasonably best efforts to cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the 1933 Act. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written request, the Company shall promptly cause certificates or book entries evidencing the Investor’s Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, to be replaced with certificates or book entries, as the case may be, which do not bear such restrictive legends, provided the provisions of either clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect to such Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its Transfer Agent associated with such issuance.

7.6. Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that an Investor’s Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Shares or the Warrant Shares, as applicable. The pledge of Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, including Section 7.5 hereof, in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, to such pledgee.

7.7. Short Sales and Confidentiality After the Date Hereof. Each Investor covenants that neither it nor any Affiliates acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of such time as (i) after the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced or (ii) this Agreement is terminated in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor

 

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that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares. Each Investor covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company, such Investor will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

7.8. Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be deemed to be amended to appropriately account for such event.

7.9. Fees. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Investor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions payable to the Placement Agents.

7.10. Subsequent Equity Sales.

(a) From the date hereof until 45 days after the date on which the registration statement required to be filed by the Registration Rights Agreement is declared effective, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

(b) From the date hereof until the nine months after the date hereof, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.10 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

8. Survival and Indemnification.

8.1. Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of three years after the date hereof and thereafter shall have no further force and effect; provided that the terms of Section 7.5 shall survive beyond such period until such time as no Investor holds any Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

8.2. Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Investors, the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, trustees, employees and agents and other representatives, successors and assigns of each Investor, each Person who controls any such Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, trustees and

 

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employees of each such controlling Person (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, or any other federal or state statutory law or regulation (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, provided that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based in whole or in part on the inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or the failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for legal and other expenses reasonably incurred as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (i) the failure of such Indemnified Party (or its related parties) to comply with the covenants and agreements contained herein, or (ii) the inaccuracy of any representations made by such Indemnified Party (or its related parties) herein.

8.3. Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after any Indemnified Party has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third Person, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Company written notice of such claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such claim to the extent then known. The Company shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Company pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Company undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Company and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Company with any books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Company and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Company. After the Company has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Company diligently pursues such defense, the Company shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (a) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (b) if (i) the Company has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Company and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company or if the interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the Company, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such

 

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separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Company as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not settle any indemnified claim without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete release from liability of, and does not include any admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party.

9. Miscellaneous.

9.1. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by an Investor party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or by the Company without the prior written consent of all of the Investors, as applicable; provided, however, that an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Company, provided such assignee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions hereof that apply to Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Shares”, “Pre-Funded Warrants”, “Purchase Warrants”, “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares” and/or “Purchase Warrant Shares” shall be deemed to refer to the securities received by the Investors in exchange therefor in connection with such transaction. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective permitted successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

9.2. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

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

9.4. Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and are deemed duly delivered when (a) delivered if delivered personally or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent, if sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the first Business Day following such transmission (provided, in the case of this clause (b), that notice shall not be deemed duly delivered if the sender receives an automatic system-generated response that such electronic mail was undeliverable) or (c) received or rejected by the addressee,

 

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if sent by United States of America certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; in each case to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

If to the Company:

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

480 Arsenal Way

Watertown, MA 02472

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: mpalasis@lyratx.com

With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Facsimile: (617) 948-6001

Attention: Wesley C. Holmes

E-mail: wesley.holmes@lw.com

If to the Investors:

to the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.

9.5. Expenses. Other than as set forth in Section 7.9, the parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith, regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; it being understood that each of the Company and each Investor has relied on the advice of its own respective counsel.

9.6. Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and (a) prior to the Closing, Investors that agreed to purchase a majority of the Securities to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement (which majority must include Perceptive) and (b) following the Closing, the Investors against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver is sought. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor unless such amendment or waiver applies to all Investors in the same fashion. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon (i) prior to Closing, each Investor and (ii) following the Closing, each holder of any Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, and in each case, each future holder of all such Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, any provision herein requiring the calculation of the number of Securities as of any date, or the computation of a percentage of Securities, shall be deemed to refer to the number of Shares and Warrant Shares constituting Securities as of such date, including Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of Warrants constituting Securities, without regard to any limitation on the exercise of the Warrants.

 

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9.7. Publicity. Except as set forth below, no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Company or any of the Investors without the prior written consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors) or the Required Investors and Perceptive (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Investor may identify the Company and the value of such Investor’s security holdings in the Company in accordance with applicable investment reporting and disclosure regulations or internal policies without prior notice to or consent from the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, filings pursuant to Sections 13 and 16 of the 1934 Act). By 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date of this Agreement (the “Cleansing Deadline”), the Company shall issue a press release disclosing all material terms of transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Press Release”). No later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fourth Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “8-K”) attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Transaction Documents. Upon the earlier of the issuance or filing, as applicable, of the Press Release or 8-K, the Investor shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, including the Placement Agents. From and after the earlier of the issuance or filing, as applicable, of the Press Release or 8-K, the Company shall not provide any material, nonpublic information to the Investor, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Investor, except in the case of material, nonpublic information provided to an Investor that is affiliated with an observer of the Company’s board of directors or member of the Company’s board of directors. Upon the earlier of the (i) the Cleansing Deadline and (ii) the earlier of the issuance or filing, as applicable, of the Press Release or 8-K, the Investor shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral, with the Company or any of its officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, including the Placement Agents. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor and its Affiliates will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or anything contained to the contrary in Section 9.7, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor or any Affiliate or investment advisor of the Investor, or include the name of the Investor or any Affiliate or investment advisor of the Investor in any press release or in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent (including by e-mail) of the Investor, except as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the SEC or regulatory agency or under Nasdaq regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Investor with reasonable prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure (it being understood and agreed that each Investor has been so notified that this Agreement may be filed (and accordingly, such Investor may be identified as a party hereto) as an exhibit to the 8-K describing this Agreement and any subsequent filings with the SEC relating to the same subject matter). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained to the contrary in Section 9.7, the Company may make disclosures to an auditor or governmental or regulatory authority pursuant to any routine investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry without providing the Investor with any notification thereof, unless the Investor is the subject of any such investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry.

 

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9.8. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Each of the Company and each Investor acknowledges and agrees that each of the Placement Agents is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4 and 5, respectively.

9.9. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the signature pages and Exhibits, and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and representations, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

9.11. Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

9.12. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement (including all matters concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation hereof) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in each case sitting in New York County, for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

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9.13. Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group (including a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act) with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple investors and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor. It is expressly understood that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and an Investor, solely, and not between the Company and the Investors collectively and not between and among the Investors.

9.14. Interpretation. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex, letter and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes, letters and schedules to this Agreement. In addition, the word “or” is not exclusive; the words “including,” “includes,” “included” and “include” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and the terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision.

9.15. Payments. All payments made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates to any Investor or its assigns, successors or designees pursuant to this Agreement shall be without withholding, set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

 

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9.16. Arm’s Length Transaction. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the transactions described in this Agreement are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the parties, (ii) the Investors have not assumed nor will they assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in the Company’s favor with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto, and the Investors have no obligation to the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except those obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which they are a party, (iii) any advice given by any of the Investors or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement is merely incidental to such Investor’s purchase of its Securities, and (iv) the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents, Amendment No. 1 and the Investor Rights Agreement Waiver has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

9.17. Currency. All references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:     LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Maria Palasis

      Name:  Maria Palasis, Ph.D.
      Title:    Chief Executive Officer


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   _____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.
    Signature:  

/s/ Steven Boyd

    Name:   Steven Boyd
    Title:   Chief Investment Officer of Armistice Capital, LLC, its investment manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

c/o Armistice Capital, LLC

510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Address for Notice:   

c/o Armistice Capital, LLC

510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    4,012,036 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    2,006,018 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:   


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND, LTD.
    By:  

/s/ James H. Mannix

      Name:  James H. Mannix
      Title:    Chief Operating Officer

 

Investor Information
Entity Name:    Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

51 Astor Place, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10003

Address for Notice:   

51 Astor Place, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10003

[* * * ]

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    3,610,832 common shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    1,805,416 warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd.

 

By: Citadel Advisors LLC

Its: Portfolio Manager

    By:  

/s/ Michael Weiner

   

Name:

  Michael Weiner
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    Same as notice address
Address for Notice:   

c/o Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
Southeast Financial Center

200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3300
Miami, Florida 33131

[* * * ]

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    2,848,544
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    1,424,272
Name in which Securities should be issued:    Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS EG, L.P.

By: VHCP Management EG, LLC, its general partner

    Signature:  

/s/ Sherman Souther

    Name:   Sherman Souther
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Address for Notice:    7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    0
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    1,711,738 Pre-Funded Warrants
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    855,869 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.

By: VHCP Management III, LLC, its general partner

By: VR Adviser, LLC, its manager

    Signature:  

/s/ Sherman Souther

    Name:   Sherman Souther
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Address for Notice:    7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    0
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    633,114 Pre-Funded Warrants
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    316,557 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

VHCP CO-INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III, LLC

By: VHCP Management III, LLC, its manager

By: VR Adviser, LLC, its manager

    Signature:  

/s/ Sherman Souther

    Name:   Sherman Souther
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Address for Notice:    7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    0
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    63,336 Pre-Funded Warrants
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    31,668 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS V-A, L.P.

 

By: North Bridge Venture Management V, L.P.

Its: General Partner

 

By: NBVM GP, LLC

Its: General Partner

    Signature:  

/s/ Edward T. Anderson

   

Name:

  Edward T. Anderson
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    North Bridge Venture Partners V-A, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

Address for Notice:   

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

[* * * ]

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    403,858 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    201,929 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    North Bridge Venture Partners V-A, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS V-B, L.P.

 

By: North Bridge Venture Management V, L.P.

Its: General Partner

 

By: NBVM GP, LLC

Its: General Partner

    Signature:  

/s/ Edward T. Anderson

    Name:   Edward T. Anderson
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    North Bridge Venture Partners V-B, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

Address for Notice:   

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

[* * * ]

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    197,946 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    98,973 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    North Bridge Venture Partners V-B, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS VI, L.P.

 

By: North Bridge Venture Management VI, L.P.

Its: General Partner

 

By: NBVM GP, LLC

Its: General Partner

    Signature:  

/s/ Edward T. Anderson

    Name:   Edward T. Anderson
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    North Bridge Venture Partners VI, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

Address for Notice:   

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

[* * * ]

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    1,203,612 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    601,806 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    North Bridge Venture Partners VI, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   _____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: NCP RFM LP

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

Its Investment Manager

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    NCP RFM LP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

NCP RFM LP

130 Main St. 2nd Floor
New Canaan, CT 06840

Address for Notice:    See above
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    246,250
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    123,125
Name in which Securities should be issued:    NCP RFM LP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   ______________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: Pinehurst Partners, L.P.,

solely with respect to the portion of its assets for which Nantahala Capital Management, LLC acts as its Sub-Advisor

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

Its Subadvisor

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    PINEHURST PARTNERS, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

Pinehurst Partners, L.P.

c/o Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801


Address for Notice:   

Copy to legal address above and investment manager below for physical

 

c/o Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
130 Main Street 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

With a copy to Pinehurst Partners, L.P

590 Madison A venue

31st Floor
New York, NY 10022

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    148,066
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    74,033
Name in which Securities should be issued:    PINEHURST PARTNERS, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   _____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

Its General Partner

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

Nantahala Capital Partners Limited Partnership

130 Main St. 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

Address for Notice:    See above
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    122,084
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    61,042
Name in which Securities should be issued:    NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   ____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: Corbin Hedged Equity Fund, L.P.,

 

solely with respect to the portion of its assets for which Nantahala Capital Management, LLC acts as its Sub-Advisor

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

Its Subadvisor

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    CORBIN HEDGED EQUITY FUND, L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

Corbin Hedged Equity Fund, L.P.

c/o Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801


Address for Notice:   

Copy to legal address above and investment manager below for physical

 

c/o Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

130 Main Street 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

With a copy to

Corbin Hedged Equity Fund, L.P.

590 Madison Avenue
31st Floor

New York, NY 10022

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    43,432
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    21,716
Name in which Securities should be issued:    CORBIN HEDGED EQUITY FUND, L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   _____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC - SERIES A

 

SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO THE PORTION OF ITS ASSETS FOR WHICH NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ACTS AS ITS INVESTMENT MANAGER

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

Its Investment Manager

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC- SERIES A
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC - SERIES A
280 South Mangum Street, Suite 210

Durham, NC 27701

Address for Notice:   

Copy to legal address above and investment manager below for physical

 

c/o Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
130 Main Street 2nd Floor
New Canaan, CT 06840

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    844,380


Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    422,190
Name in which Securities should be issued:    BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC- SERIES A


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   _____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Samsara BioCapital, LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Srinivas Akkaraju

    Name:   Srinivas Akkaraju, MD, PhD
    Title:   Managing Member of the General Partner, Samsara BioCapital GP, LLC

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Samsara BioCapital, LP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    628 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Address for Notice:    628 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    1,003,010 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    NA
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    501,505 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    Samsara BioCapital, LP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:   _____________________________
    Name: __________________________________
    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Woodline Master Fund LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Eric Mullin

    Name:   Erin Mullen
    Title:   GC & CCO

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Woodline Master Fund LP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3450
San Francisco, CA 94111
Address for Notice:    same
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    641,926
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:   
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    320,963
Name in which Securities should be issued:    Woodline Master Fund LP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: PARKMAN HP MASTER FUND LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Gregory Martinez

   

Name:

Title:

 

Gregory Martinez

Managing Member, GP

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    PARKMAN HP MASTER FUND LP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

700 CANAL STREET, 2ND FLOOR

STAMFORD, CT 06902

Address for Notice:   

700 CANAL STREET, 2ND FLOOR

STAMFORD, CT 06902

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    163,512 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:   
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    81,756 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    PARKMAN HP MASTER FUND LP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: SCHONFELD EXT MASTER FUND LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Trina Geatz

   

Name:

Title:

 

Trina Geatz

Deputy Chief Operating Officer

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    SCHONFELD EXT MASTER FUND LP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    700 CANAL STREET, 2ND FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06902
Address for Notice:    700 CANAL STREET, 2ND FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06902
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    436,488 Common Shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:   
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    218,244 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:    SCHONFELD EXT MASTER FUND LP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Alyeska Master Fund, LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Jason Bragg

   

Name:

Title:

 

Jason Bragg

CFO, Alyeska Investment Group, LP

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:   

Alyeska Master Fund, L.P.

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

P.O. Box 309

Ugland House

South Church Street

George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands, British West Indies

 

Mailing:

Alyeska Master Fund, L.P.

ATTN: Jason Bragg

77 W. Wacker, Suite 700

Chicago, IL 60601

 

[* * * ]

Contact Person:   
Email Address:   
Telephone:   
Registered Address:   
Address for Notice:   
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]


Number of Shares to be Purchased:    481,446 common shares
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    240,723 warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:       


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: Rosalind Master Fund L.P. ______

 

By: Rosalind Advisors, Inc., its investment adviser

    Signature:  

/s/ Steven Salamon

   

Name:

Title:

 

Steven Salamon

President, Rosalind Advisors, Inc.

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Rosalind Master Fund L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

c/o Maples Corporate Services

PO Box 309 Ugland House, South Church Street
Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

Address for Notice:   

Rosalind Advisors, Inc.

15 Wellesley Street West, Suite 326

Toronto, ON

M4Y 0G7

[* * * ]

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    483,252 Common Shares


Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    0
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    241,626 Purchase Warrants
Name in which Securities should be issued:   

Rosalind Master Fund LP (Shares)

Investor Company ITF Rosalind Master Fund LP (Purchase Warrants)

 

Please deliver physical Purchase Warrants (only) to:

c/o TD Waterhouse

77 Bloor Street West, 3rd Floor

Toronto, ON, M5S 1M2

[* * * ]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:

   
   

Entity: Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust

   

Signature:

 

/s/ Efrem Kamen

   

Name:

Title:

 

Efrem Kamen

Managing Member of Pura Vida Investments, LLC in its capacity as investment manager to Investor

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

Trust organized under the laws of the State of New York and registered with the US Department of Labor, having its business address at:

 

c/o Lockheed Martin Investment Management Company

6801 Rockledge Drive, MP 150

Bethesda, MD 20817

Address for Notice:   

c/o Pura Vida Investments, LLC

[* * * ]

512 W 22nd St., 7th Floor

New York, NY 10011

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    257,912
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    None
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    128,956 (9.99% beneficial ownership blocker)
Name in which Securities should be issued:        Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:

   
   

Entity: Pura Vida X Fund LP

   

Signature:

 

/s/ Efrem Kamen

   

Name:

Title:

 

Efrem Kamen

Managing Member of Pura Vida Investments, LLC in its capacity as investment manager to Investor

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    Pura Vida X Fund LP
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:   

251 Little Falls Drive

Wilmington, DE 19808

Address for Notice:   

c/o Pura Vida Investments, LLC

[* * * ]

512 W 22nd St., 7th Floor

New York, NY 10011

Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    143,292
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:   
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    71,646 (9.99% beneficial ownership blocker limitation)
Name in which Securities should be issued:        Pura Vida X Fund LP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:

   
   

Entity: DAFNA LIFESCIENCE SELECT L.P.

 

By: DAFNA CAPITAL MGMT LLC

its General Partner

   

Signature:

 

/s/ Nathan Fischel

   

Name:

Title:

 

Nathan Fischel

C.E.O.

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    DAFNA LIFESCIENCE SELECT L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Address for Notice:    Same as above
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    90,270
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    —  
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    45,135
Name in which Securities should be issued:    DAFNA LIFESCIENCE SELECT L.P.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    
   

Entity: DAFNA LIFESCIENCE L.P.

 

By: DAFNA CAPITAL MGMT LLC

its General Partner

    Signature:  

/s/ Nathan Fischel

   

Name:

Title:

 

Nathan Fischel

C.E.O.

 

Investor Information
Investor Name:    DAFNA LIFESCIENCE L.P.
Contact Person:    [* * * ]
Email Address:    [* * * ]
Telephone:    [* * * ]
Registered Address:    10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Address for Notice:    Same as above
Tax ID # or Social Security #:    [* * * ]
Number of Shares to be Purchased:    270,814
Number of Pre-Funded Warrants to be Purchased:    None
Number of Purchase Warrants to be Purchased:    135,407
Name in which Securities should be issued:    DAFNA LIFESCIENCE L.P.


EXHIBIT A

Schedule of Investors

 

Name and Address

   Number of Shares      Aggregate Purchase
Price of Shares
     Number of Shares
Underlying Pre-

Funded Warrants
     Aggregate Purchase
Price of Pre-Funded
Warrants
     Number of Shares
Underlying Purchase
Warrants
     Aggregate Total
Purchase Price of
Securities
 

Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.

c/o Armistice Capital, LLC

510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     4,012,036      $ 9,999,999.73        N/A        N/A        2,006,018      $ 9,999,999.73  

Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd.

51 Astor Place, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10003

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     3,610,832      $ 8,999,998.76        N/A        N/A        1,805,416      $ 8,999,998.76  

Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd.

c/o Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC

Southeast Financial Center

200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3300

Miami, FL 33131

[* * * ]

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     2,848,544      $ 7,099,995.92        N/A        N/A        1,424,272      $ 7,099,995.92  


Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P.

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor

New York, NY 10018

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     N/A        N/A        1,711,738      $ 4,264,795.23        855,869      $ 4,264,795.23  

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P.

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor

New York, NY 10018

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     N/A        N/A        633,114      $ 1,577,403.54        316,557      $ 1,577,403.54  

VHCP Co-Investment Holdings III, LLC

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor

New York, NY 10018

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     N/A        N/A        63,336      $ 157,801.65        31,668      $ 157,801.65  

North Bridge Venture Partners V-A, L.P.

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     403,858      $ 1,006,616.07        N/A        N/A        201,929      $ 1,006,616.07  


North Bridge Venture Partners V-B, L.P.

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     197,946      $ 493,380.41        N/A        N/A        98,973      $ 493,380.41  

North Bridge Venture Partners VI, L.P.

150 A Street, Suite 102

Needham, MA 02494

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     1,203,612      $ 3,000,002.91        N/A        N/A        601,806      $ 3,000,002.91  

NCP RFM LP

130 Main St. 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     246,250      $ 613,778.13        N/A        N/A        123,125      $ 613,778.13  

Pinehurst Partners, L.P.

c/o Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

130 Main Street 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

Residence: Delaware

 

With a copy to Pinehurst Partners, L.P.

590 Madison Avenue

31st Floor

New York, NY 10022

     148,066      $ 369,054.51        N/A        N/A        74,033      $ 369,054.51  


Nantahala Capital Partners Limited Partnership

130 Main St. 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Massachusetts

     122,084      $ 304,294.37        N/A        N/A        61,042      $ 304,294.37  

Corbin Hedged Equity Fund, L.P.

c/o Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

130 Main Street 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

Residence: Delaware

 

With a copy to Corbin Hedged Equity Fund, L.P.

590 Madison Avenue

31st Floor

New York, NY 10022

     43,432      $ 108,254.26        N/A        N/A        21,716      $ 108,254.26  

Blackwell Partners LLC - Series A

c/o Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

130 Main Street 2nd Floor

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

Residence: Georgia

 

With a copy to Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A

280 South Mangum Street, Suite 210

Durham, NC 27701

Email: [* * * ]

     844,380      $ 2,104,617.15        N/A        N/A        422,190      $ 2,104,617.15  


Samsara BioCapital, LP

628 Middlefield Road

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     1,003,010      $ 2,500,002.43        N/A        N/A        501,505      $ 2,500,002.43  

Woodline Master Fund LP

4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3450

San Francisco, CA 94111

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     641,926      $ 1,600,000.56        N/A        N/A        320,963      $ 1,600,000.56  

Parkman HP Master Fund LP

700 Canal Street, 2nd Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     163,512      $ 407,553.66        N/A        N/A        81,756      $ 407,553.66  

Schonfeld EXT Master Fund LP

700 Canal Street, 2nd Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     436,488      $ 1,087,946.34        N/A        N/A        218,244      $ 1,087,946.34  


Alyeska Master Fund, L.P.

ATTN: Jason Bragg

77 W. Wacker, Suite 700

Chicago, IL 60601

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     481,446      $ 1,200,004.16        N/A        N/A        240,723      $ 1,200,004.16  

Rosalind Master Fund L.P.

Rosalind Advisors, Inc.

15 Wellesley Street West, Suite 326

Toronto, ON M4Y 0G7

[* * * ]

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Cayman

     483,252      $ 1,204,505.61        N/A        N/A        241,626      $ 1,204,505.61  

Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust

c/o Lockheed Martin Investment Management Company

6801 Rockledge Drive, MP 150

Bethesda, MD 20817

 

Residence: New York

 

Correspondence Address:

c/o Pura Vida Investments, LLC

Attn: Cara Bradfield

512 W 22nd St., 7th Floor

New York, NY 10011

Email: [* * * ]

     257,912      $ 642,845.66        N/A        N/A        128,956      $ 642,845.66  


Pura Vida X Fund LP

c/o Pura Vida Investments, LLC

Attn: Cara Bradfield

512 W 22nd St., 7th Floor

New York, NY 10011

Email: [* * * ]

Residence: Delaware

     143,292      $ 357,155.31        N/A        N/A        71,646      $ 357,155.31  

DAFNA Lifescience L.P.

10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     270,814      $ 675,003.90        N/A        N/A        135,407      $ 675,003.90  

DAFNA Lifescience Select L.P.

10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Email: [* * * ]

 

Residence: Delaware

     90,270      $ 224,997.98        N/A        N/A        45,135      $ 224,997.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals:

     17,652,962      $ 44,000,007.83        2,408,188      $ 6,000,000.42        10,030,575      $ 50,000,008.25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


EXHIBIT B

Form of Pre-Funded Warrant


EXHIBIT C

Form of Purchase Warrant


EXHIBIT D

Form of Registration Rights Agreement


APPENDIX I

Form of Investor Questionnaire


APPENDIX I

INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

To: Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

This Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”) must be completed by each potential investor in connection with the offer and sale of the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) (and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock), and Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Securities”), of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”). The Securities are being offered and sold by the Corporation without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The Corporation must determine that a potential investor meets certain suitability requirements before offering or selling the Securities to such investor. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to assure the Corporation that each investor will meet the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by you will be used in determining whether you meet such criteria, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.

This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. By signing this Questionnaire, you will be authorizing the Corporation to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Corporation deems appropriate in order to ensure that the offer and sale of the Securities will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and that you otherwise satisfy the suitability standards applicable to purchasers of the Securities. All potential investors must answer all applicable questions and complete, date and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type your responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete your answers to any item.

 

PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Name of Beneficial Owner of the Securities:
Business Address:                                                                                                                                                                                             
(Number and Street)
City:                                State:                Zip Code:                    
Telephone Number:                                 
If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:
Type of entity:                                         
State of formation:                                    Approximate Date of formation:                                 
Were you formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?     Yes  ☐             No  ☐
If an individual:
Residence Address:                                                                                                                                                                                         
(Number and Street)
City:                                State:                Zip Code:                    


Telephone Number:                                     

Age:                                Citizenship:                    Where registered to vote:                 

Set forth in the space provided below the state(s), if any, in the United States in which you maintained your residence during the past two years and the dates during which you resided in each state:

Are you a director or executive officer of the Corporation?     Yes  ☐            No  ☐

Social Security or Taxpayer Identification No.:                                 

PART B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

In order for the Corporation to offer and sell the Securities in conformance with state and federal securities laws, the following information must be obtained regarding your investor status. Please initial each category applicable to you as a purchaser of Securities of the Corporation.

 

   (1)    A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;
   (2)    A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);
   (3)    An insurance company as defined in Section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act;
   (4)    An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that act;
   (5)    A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;
   (6)    A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
   (7)    An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;
   (8)    A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
   (9)    An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;


   (10)    A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Corporation;
   (11)    A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000 (exclusive of the value of that person’s primary residence);
   (12)    A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000, in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
   (13)    An executive officer or director of the Corporation;
   (14)    An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify under any of the above subparagraphs. If the undersigned belongs to this investor category only, list the equity owners of the undersigned, and the investor category which each such equity owner satisfies.

PART C. BAD ACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1.

During the past ten years, have you been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor that is related to any securities matter?

 

Yes       (If yes, please continue to Question 1.a)
No       (If no, please continue to Question 2)

 

  a)

If your answer to Question 1 was “yes”, was the conviction related to: (i) the purchase or sale of any security; (ii) the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); or (iii) the conduct of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐

 

2.

Are you subject to any court injunction or restraining order entered during the past five years that is related to any securities matter?

 

Yes       (If yes, please continue to Question 2.a)
No       (If no, please continue to Question 3)

 

  a)

If your answer to Question 2 was “yes”, does the court injunction or restraining order currently restrain or enjoin you from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice related to: (i) the purchase or sale of any security; (ii) the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (iii) the conduct of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐


3.

Are you subject to any final order1 of any governmental commission, authority, agency or officer2(2) related to any securities, insurance or banking matter?

 

Yes       (If yes, please continue to Question 3.a)
No       (If no, please continue to Question 4)

 

  a)

If your answer to Question 3 was “yes”:

 

  i)

Does the order currently bar you from: (i) associating with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency or officer; (ii) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or (iii) engaging in savings association or credit union activities?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐

 

  ii)

Was the order (i) entered within the past ten years and (ii) based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative or deceptive conduct?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐

 

4.

Are you subject to any SEC disciplinary order?3(3)

 

Yes       (If yes, please continue to Question 4.a)
No       (If no, please continue to Question 5)

a) If your answer to Question 4 was “yes”, does the order currently: (i) suspend or revoke your registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser; (ii) place limitations on your activities, functions or operations; or (iii) bar you from being associated with any particular entity or class of entities or from participating in the offering of any penny stock?

 

5.

Are you subject to any SEC cease and desist order entered within the past five years?

 

Yes       (If yes, please continue to Question 5.a)
No       (If no, please continue to Question 6)

 

  a)

If your answer to Question 5 was “yes”, does the order currently require you to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of (i) any knowledge-based anti-fraud provision of the U.S. federal securities laws4 or (ii) Section 5 of the Securities Act?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐

 

 

1 

A “final order” is defined under Rule 501(g) as a written directive or declaratory statement issued by a federal or state agency described in Rule 506(d)(1)(iii) under applicable statutory authority that provides for notice and an opportunity for a hearing, and that constitutes a final disposition or action by such federal or state agency.

2 

You may limit your response to final orders of: (i) state securities commissions (or state agencies/officers that perform a similar function); (ii) state authorities that supervise or examine banks, savings associations or credit unions; (iii) state insurance commissions (or state agencies/officers that perform a similar function); (iv) federal banking agencies; (v) the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; or (vi) the U.S. National Credit Union Administration.

3 

You may limit your response to disciplinary orders issued pursuant to Sections 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Exchange Act or Section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”).

4 

Including (but not limited to) Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, Section 15(c)(1) of the Exchange Act, and Section 206(1) of the Advisers Act or any other rule or regulation thereunder.


6.

Have you been suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities association?

 

Yes       (If yes, please describe the basis of any such suspension or expulsion and any related details in the space provided under Question 10 below)5
No       (If no, please continue to Question 7)

 

7.

Have you registered a securities offering with the SEC, made an offering under Regulation A or been named as an underwriter in any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the SEC?

 

Yes       (If yes, please continue to Question 7.a)
No       (If no, please continue to Question 8)

 

  a)

If your answer to Question 7 was “yes”:

 

  i)

During the past five years, was any such registration statement or Regulation A offering statement the subject of a refusal order, stop order or order suspending the Regulation A exemption?

Yes  ☐            No  ☐

 

  ii)

Is any such registration statement or Regulation A offering statement currently the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued?

Yes  ☐            No  ☐

 

8.

Are you subject to a U.S. Postal Service false representation order entered within the past five years?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐

 

9.

Are you currently subject to a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the U.S. Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations?

Yes  ☐             No  ☐

 

10.

In the space provided below, describe any facts or circumstances that caused you to answer “yes” to any Question (indicating the corresponding Question number). Attach additional pages if necessary.

 

5 

In providing additional information, please explain whether or not the suspension or expulsion resulted from “any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade.”


A.

FOR EXECUTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL:

 

    By:    
    Print Name:    
       
Date      

 

B.

FOR EXECUTION BY AN ENTITY:

 

   

Entity Name:

   
    By:    
    Print Name:    
     
   

Title:

   
       
Date      

 

C.

ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES (if required by partnership, corporation or trust document):

 

   

Entity Name:

   
    By:    
    Print Name:    
     
   

Title:

   
       
Date      

 

   

Entity Name:

   
    By:    
    Print Name:    
     
   

Title:

   
       
Date      


APPENDIX II

Form of Selling Stockholder Questionnaire


APPENDIX II

SELLING STOCKHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE

 

 

 

Name of Selling Stockholder (please print)

LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

IMPORTANT: IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED

This Questionnaire is being furnished to all persons or entities (the “Investors”) electing to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (and/or pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock), and Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors (the “Purchase Agreement”) to which this Questionnaire is an Appendix. This Questionnaire relates to certain information required to be disclosed in the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) being prepared by the Company for filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement entered into by and among the Company and the Investors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in connection with the Purchase Agreement. The Company must receive a completed Questionnaire from each Investor in order to include such Investor’s shares of Common Stock in the Registration Statement.

The furnishing of accurate and complete responses to the questions posed in this Questionnaire is an extremely important part of the registration process. The inclusion of inaccurate or incomplete disclosures in the Registration Statement can result in potential liabilities, both civil and criminal, to the Company and to the individuals who furnish the information. Accordingly, Investors are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and related prospectus.

PLEASE GIVE A RESPONSE TO EVERY QUESTION, indicating “None” or “Not Applicable” where appropriate. Please complete, sign, and return one copy of this Questionnaire by facsimile, email or overnight courier as soon as possible.

Latham & Watkins LLP

200 Clarendon Street, 27th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

Attn: Gregory M. Drozdzal

Fax: (617) 880-4743

E-mail: greg.drozdzal@lw.com

Unless stated otherwise, answers should be given as of the date you complete this Questionnaire. However, it is your responsibility to inform us of any changes that may occur to your situation. If there is any situation about which you have any doubt, or if you are uncertain as to the meaning of any terms used in this Questionnaire, please contact Samuel P. Niles at (212) 906-1868 or samuel.niles@lw.com.


PART I - STOCK OWNERSHIP

Item 1. Beneficial Ownership.

a. Deemed Beneficial Ownership. Please state the amount of securities of the Company you own on the date you complete this Questionnaire. (If none, please so state in each case.)

 

   Number of Shares of     

Amount Beneficially Owned1

   Common Stock Owned   

 

Please state the number of shares owned by you or by family members, trusts and other organizations with which you have a relationship, and any other shares of which you may be deemed to be the “beneficial owner”1:

   

Total Shares:

     

Of such shares:

   

Shares as to which you have sole voting power:

     

Shares as to which you have shared voting power:

     

Shares as to which you have sole investment power:

     

Shares as to which you have shared investment power:

     

Shares which you will have a right to acquire before 60 days after the date you complete this questionnaire through the exercise of options, warrants or otherwise:

     

Do you have any present plans to exercise options or otherwise acquire, dispose of or to transfer shares of Common Stock of the Company between the date you complete this Questionnaire and the date which is 60 days after the date in which the Registration Statement is filed?

Answer:

If so, please describe.


b. Pledged Securities. If any of such securities have been pledged or otherwise deposited as collateral or are the subject matter of any voting trust or other similar agreement or of any contract providing for the sale or other disposition of such securities, please give the details thereof.

Answer:

c. Disclaimer of Beneficial Ownership. Do you wish to disclaim beneficial ownership1 of any of the shares reported in response to Item 1(a)?

Answer:

If the answer is “Yes”, please furnish the following information with respect to the person or persons who should be shown as the beneficial owner(s)1 of the shares in question.

 

Name and Address of    Relationship of    Number of Shares
Actual Beneficial Owner    Such Person To You    Beneficially Owned

d. Shared Voting or Investment Power over Securities. Will any person be deemed to have beneficial ownership over any of the Securities purchased by you pursuant to the Purchase Agreement?

Answer:

If the answer is “Yes”, please furnish the following information with respect to the person or persons who should be shown as the beneficial owner(s)1 of the Securities in question.

 

Name and Address of    Relationship of    Number of Shares
Beneficial Owner    Such Person To You    Beneficially Owned

Item 2. Major Shareholders. Please state below the names of persons or groups known by you to own beneficially1 more than 5% of the Company’s Common Stock.

Answer:

Item 3. Change of Control. Do you know of any contractual arrangements, including any pledge of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company?

Answer:


Item 4. Relationship with the Company. Please state the nature of any position, office or other material relationship you have, or have had within the past three years, with the Company or its affiliates.

 

    

  Nature of

 

Name

  

Relationship

Item 5. Broker-Dealer Status. Is the Investor a broker-dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)?

☐ Yes.

☐ No.

If so, please answer the remaining questions under this Item 5.

Note that the Company will be required to identify any registered broker-dealer as an underwriter in the Registration Statement and related prospectus.

a. If the Investor is a registered broker-dealer, please indicate whether the Investor purchased its Common Stock for investment or acquired them as transaction-based compensation for investment banking or similar services.

Answer:

Note that if the Investor is a registered broker-dealer and received its Common Stock other than as transaction-based compensation, the Company is required to identify the Investor as an underwriter in the Registration Statement and related prospectus.

b. Is the Investor an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer? For purposes of this Question, an “affiliate” of a specified person or entity means a person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person or entity specified.

☐ Yes.

☐ No.

If so, please answer questions (i)-(iii) below under this Item 5(b).

i. Please describe the affiliation between the Investor and any registered broker-dealers:

ii. If the Common Stock was received by the Investor other than in the ordinary course of business, please describe the circumstances:


iii. If the Investor, at the time of its receipt of Common Stock, has had any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock, please describe such agreements or understandings:

Note that if the Investor is an affiliate of a broker-dealer and did not receive its Common Stock in the ordinary course of business or at the time of receipt had any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, to distribute the securities, the Company must identify the Investor as an underwriter in the Registration Statement and related prospectus.

Item 6. Nature of Beneficial Holding. The purpose of this question is to identify the ultimate natural person(s) or publicly held entity that exercise(s) sole or shared voting or dispositive power over the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

a. Is the Investor a natural person?

☐ Yes.

☐ No.

b. Is the Investor required to file, or is it a wholly owned subsidiary of a company that is required to file, periodic and other reports (for example, Form 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act?

☐ Yes.

☐ No.

c. Is the Investor an investment company, or a subsidiary of an investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended?

☐ Yes.

☐ No.

If a subsidiary, please identify the publicly held parent entity:

d. If you answered “no” to questions (a), (b) and (c) above, please identify the controlling person(s) of the Investor (the “Controlling Entity”). If the Controlling Entity is not a natural person or a publicly held entity, please identify each controlling person(s) of such Controlling Entity. This process should be repeated until you reach natural persons or a publicly held entity that exercises sole or shared voting or dispositive power over the Registrable Securities:

***PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SEC REQUIRES THAT THESE NATURAL PERSONS BE NAMED IN THE PROSPECTUS***


PART II - CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

Item 7. Transactions with the Company. If you, any of your associates2, or any member of your immediate family3 had or will have any direct or indirect material interest in any transactions4 or series of transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was a party at any time since January 1, 2020 or in any currently proposed transactions or series of transactions in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries will be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, please specify (a) the names of the parties to the transaction(s) and their relationship to you, (b) the nature of the interest in the transaction, (c) the amount involved in the transaction, and (d) the amount of the interest in the transaction. If the answer is “none”, please so state.

Answer:

Item 8. Third Party Payments. Please describe any compensation paid to you by a third party pursuant to any arrangement between the Company and any such third party.

Answer:


PART III – PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling securityholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees or other successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. The selling securityholders may use one or more of the following methods when disposing of the shares or interests therein:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

through brokers, dealers or underwriters that may act solely as agents;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of disposition; and

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The selling securityholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act, if available, or Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling securityholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling securityholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling securityholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.

The selling securityholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus, or under a supplement or amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling securityholders under this prospectus.

Upon being notified in writing by a selling securityholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such selling securityholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such shares of common stock were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or


incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition, upon being notified in writing by a selling securityholder that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of common stock, we will file a supplement to this prospectus if then required in accordance with applicable securities law.

The selling securityholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

In connection with the sale of the shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock, the selling securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling securityholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The selling securityholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any profits realized by such selling securityholders or compensation received by such broker-dealers or agents may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The maximum commission or discount to be received by any member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) or independent broker-dealer will not be greater than 8% of the initial gross proceeds from the sale of any security being sold.

We have advised the selling securityholders that they are required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during such time as they may be engaged in a distribution of the shares. The foregoing may affect the marketability of the common stock.

The aggregate proceeds to the selling securityholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling securityholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.

We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling securityholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or otherwise.

We have agreed with the selling securityholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (a) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement and (b) such time as none of the shares covered by this prospectus constitute “registrable securities”, as such term is defined in the registration rights agreement by and among us and the selling securityholders.

*         *         *

The undersigned has reviewed the Plan of Distribution set forth above and does not have a present intention of effecting a sale in a manner not described therein.

 

                    Agree                        Disagree
                                       (If left blank, response will be deemed to be “Agree”.)

The undersigned hereby represents that the undersigned is familiar with Interpretation A.65 in the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation Finance, Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations dated July 1997, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I, and that the undersigned will comply with all applicable laws in respect of its sales of the Common Stock.


SIGNATURE

The undersigned understands that the Company anticipates filing the Registration Statement within the time frame set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. If at any time any of the information set forth in my responses to this Questionnaire has materially changed due to passage of time (other than due to the receipt of the Common Stock set forth opposite the undersigned’s name in the Schedule of Investors in the Purchase Agreement), or any development occurs which requires a change in any of my answers, or has for any other reason become incorrect, the undersigned agrees to furnish as soon as practicable to the individual to whom a copy of this Questionnaire is to be sent, as indicated and at the address shown on the first page hereof, any necessary or appropriate correcting information. Otherwise, the Company is to understand that the above information continues to be, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, complete and correct.

Upon any sale of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, the undersigned hereby agrees to deliver to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent the Certificate of Subsequent Sale set forth in Exhibit II attached hereto.

The undersigned understands that the information that the undersigned is furnishing to the Company herein will be used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement.

 

   

Name of Investor:

   
Date: ______________, 2023    

Signature:

   
   

Print Name:

   
   

Title (if applicable):

   
   

Address:

 
       
     

Street

       
     

Street

       
     

City                                 State                Zip Code

       
     

Telephone Number

       
     

Email Address


FOOTNOTES

 

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Beneficial Ownership. You are the beneficial owner of a security, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), if you, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise have or share: (1) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security, and/or (2) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. You are also the beneficial owner of a security if you, directly or indirectly, create or use a trust, proxy, power of attorney, pooling arrangement or any other contract, arrangement or device with the purpose or effect of divesting yourself of beneficial ownership of a security or preventing the vesting of such beneficial ownership.

You are deemed to be the beneficial owner of a security if you have the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security at any time within 60 days including, but not limited to, any right to acquire such security (a) through the exercise of any option, warrant or right, (b) through the conversion of a security, or (c) pursuant to the automatic termination of, or the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account, or similar arrangement.

Ordinarily, shares held in the name of your spouse or minor child should be considered as beneficially owned by you absent special circumstances to indicate that you do not have, as a practical matter, voting power or investment power over such shares. Similarly, absent countervailing facts, securities held in the name of relatives who share your home are to be reported as being beneficially owned by you. In addition, securities held for your benefit in the name of others, such as nominees, trustees and other fiduciaries, securities held by a partnership of which you are a partner, and securities held by a corporation controlled by you should be regarded as beneficially owned by you.

This definition of beneficial ownership is very broad; therefore, even though you may not actually have or share voting or investment power with respect to securities owned by persons in your family or living in your home, you should include such shares in your beneficial ownership disclosure and may then disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities.

 

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Associate. The term “associate”, as defined in Rule 14a-1 under the Exchange Act, means (a) any corporation or organization (other than the Company or any of its majority owned subsidiaries) of which you are an officer or partner or are, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities, (b) any trust or other estate in which you have a substantial beneficial interest or as to which you serve as trustee or in a similar capacity, and (c) your spouse, or any relative of yours or relative of your spouse living in your home or who is a director or officer of the Company or of any subsidiary. The term “relative of yours” as used in this Questionnaire refers to any relative or spouse of yours, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same home as you or who is a director or officer of any subsidiary of the Company.

Please identify your associate referred to in your answer and indicate your relationship.

 

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Immediate Family. The members of your “immediate family” are deemed to include the following: your spouse; your parents; your children; your siblings; your mother-in-law or father-in-law; your sons- and daughters-in-law; and your brothers- and sisters-in-law.

 

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Transactions. The term “transaction” is to be understood in its broadest sense, and includes the direct or indirect receipt of anything of value. Please note that indirect as well as direct material interests in transactions are to be disclosed. Transactions in which you would have a direct interest would include your purchasing or leasing anything (stock in a business acquired by the Company, office space, plants, Company apartments, computers, raw materials, finished goods, etc.) from or selling or leasing anything to, or borrowing or lending cash or other property from or to, the Company, or any subsidiary.


Exhibit I

Securities Act Sections Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Section 239.10: “An issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling shareholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock “against the box” and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement becomes effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.”


Exhibit II

CERTIFICATE OF SUBSEQUENT SALE

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

 

  RE:

Sale of Shares of Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the Company’s Prospectus dated _____________, ____ (the “Prospectus”)

Dear Sir/Madam:

The undersigned hereby certifies, in connection with the sale of shares of Common Stock of the Company included in the table of Selling Stockholders in the Prospectus, that the undersigned has sold the shares pursuant to the Prospectus and in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus and that such sale complies with all securities laws applicable to the undersigned, including, without limitation, the Prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Selling Stockholder (the beneficial owner):                                                                               

Record Holder (e.g., if held in name of nominee):                                                                     

Book Entry Position or Restricted Stock Certificate No.(s):                                                       

Number of Shares Sold:                                                                                                                

Date of Sale:                                                                                                                                   

In the event that you receive a stock certificate(s) or evidence of a book entry position representing more shares of Common Stock than have been sold by the undersigned, then you should return to the undersigned a newly issued certificate or book entry position for such excess shares in the name of the Record Holder and BEARING A RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. Further, you should place a stop transfer on your records with regard to such certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the undersigned executes and delivers to you and to the Company the certification set forth on Annex I, upon instructions from the Company, you should return to the undersigned a newly issued certificate or book entry position for such excess shares of Common Stock in the name of the Record Holder without any restrictive legend. In addition, no subsequent certification will be required to be delivered to you by the undersigned provided that the representations and warranties set forth on Annex I have been delivered to you and continue to be accurate.

 

    Very truly yours,
Dated:                                                        By:    
    Print Name:    
    Title:    


cc:

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.

480 Arsenal Way

Watertown, MA 02472

Attn: General Counsel


Annex I

In connection with any excess shares to be returned to the Selling Stockholder upon a sale of shares of Common Stock of Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) included in the table of Selling Stockholders in the Prospectus, the undersigned hereby certifies to the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, that:

1. In connection with the sale by the undersigned stockholder of any of the shares of Common Stock, the undersigned stockholder will deliver a copy of the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement to the purchaser directly or through the undersigned stockholder’s broker-dealer in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. Any such sale will be made only in the manner described under “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus.

3. The undersigned stockholder will only sell the shares of Common Stock while the Registration Statement is effective, unless another exemption from registration is available.

4. The Company and its attorneys may rely on this letter to the same extent as if it were addressed to them.

5. The undersigned stockholder agrees to notify you immediately of any development or occurrence which to his, her or its knowledge would render any of the foregoing representations and agreements inaccurate.

All terms not defined herein are as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into in May [ • ], 2023 among the Company and the Investors.

 

    Very truly yours,

Dated:                                                                          

    By:    
    Print Name:    
    Title:    
EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 25, 2023 by and among Lyra Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the “Investors” named in the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the Investors identified on Exhibit A attached thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

The parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.

Closing Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.

Investors” means the Investors identified in the Purchase Agreement who are parties to this Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any such Investor who is a subsequent holder of Registrable Securities.

Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

Registrable Securities” means (i) the Shares and the Warrant Shares and (ii) any other shares of Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of the Shares or the Warrant Shares, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) upon the first to occur of (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities being declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act and such Registrable Securities having been disposed of by the holder thereof in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (B) such Registrable Securities having been sold in accordance with Rule 144 (or another exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act), (C) such Registrable Securities becoming eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144 and (D) the second anniversary of the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any provision herein requiring the calculation of the number of Registrable Securities as of any date, or the computation of a percentage of Registrable Securities, shall be deemed to refer to the number of Warrant Shares constituting Registrable Securities as of such date, without regard to any limitation on the exercise of the Warrants.


Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

Required Investors” means the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding from time to time.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly available written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the 1933 Act.

Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock purchased by the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, other than any IRA Covered Shares.

Warrant Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants purchased by the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, other than any IRA Covered Shares.

2. Registration.

(a) Registration Statements.

(i) Promptly following the Closing Date but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities which, for the avoidance of doubt, may also register the sale or issuance of primary securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution, substantially in the form and substance, set forth in Part III of each Investor’s Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire; provided, however, that no Investor shall be named as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without such Investor’s prior written consent (provided that, in the event an Investor withholds such consent, the Company shall have no obligation hereunder to include any Registrable Securities of such Investor in any Registration Statement covering the resale thereof until such time as the SEC no longer requires such Investor to be named as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement or such Investor otherwise consents in writing to being so named). Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of any other holder without the prior written consent of the Required Investors. Such

 

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Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate amount paid pursuant to the Purchase Agreement by such Investor for such Registrable Securities then held by such Investor for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than five (5) Business Days after the end of each such 30-day period (the “Payment Date”). Interest shall accrue at the rate of 1% per month on any such liquidated damages payments that shall not be paid by the Payment Date until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable for any liquidated damages under this Section 2(a)(i) with respect to any Warrant Shares prior to the issuance thereof.

(ii) The Company shall take reasonable efforts to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 if such form is available for use by the Company, provided that if at such time the Registration Statement is on Form S-1, the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.

(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with each Registration Statement, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws and listing fees, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold. Except as provided in Section 6 hereof, the Company shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by holders of Registrable Securities in connection with the performance of its rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(c) Effectiveness.

(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statements declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. By 5:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on the second Business Day following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within forty-eight (48) hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investors with access to a copy of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. Subject to Section 2(d), if (A) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC

 

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prior to the earlier of (I) ten Business Days after the SEC informs the Company that no review of such Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC has no further comments on such Registration Statement and (II) the 60th day after the Closing Date (or the 90th day if the SEC reviews such Registration Statement) (the “Effectiveness Deadline”), or (B) after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update such Registration Statement), but excluding any Allowed Delay (as defined below) or, if the Registration Statement is on Form S-1, for a period of twenty (20) days following the date on which the Company files a post-effective amendment to incorporate the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (a “Maintenance Failure”), then the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor then holding Registrable Securities, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate amount paid pursuant to the Purchase Agreement by such Investor for such Registrable Securities then held by such Investor for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective (the “Blackout Period”). Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid in cash no later than five (5) Business Days after each such 30-day period following the commencement of the Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period (the “Blackout Period Payment Date”). Interest shall accrue at the rate of 1% per month on any such liquidated damages payments that shall not be paid by the Blackout Payment Date until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable for any liquidated damages under this Section 2(c)(i) with respect to any Warrant Shares prior to the issuance.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Company shall not be required to file a Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or, if a Registration Statement has been filed but not declared effective by the SEC, request effectiveness of such Registration Statement, for a period of up to forty-five (45) days, if (A) the Company determines in good faith that a postponement is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders generally due to a pending transaction involving the Company (including a pending securities offering by the Company, or any proposed financing, acquisition, merger, tender offer, business combination, corporate reorganization, consolidation or other significant transaction involving the Company), (B) the Company determines such registration would render the Company unable to comply with applicable securities laws, (C) the Company determines such registration would require disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential, or (D) audited financial statements as of a date other than the fiscal year end of the Company would be required to be prepared; and (ii) the Company may, upon written notice to any holder of Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement, suspend the use of any Registration Statement, including any Prospectus that forms a part of a Registration Statement, if the Company (X) determines that it would be required to make disclosure of material information in the Registration Statement that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential, (Y) the Company determines it must amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material

 

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fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (Z) the Company has experienced or is experiencing some other material non-public event, including a pending transaction involving the Company, the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Company, would adversely affect the Company; provided, however, in no event shall holders of Registrable Securities be suspended from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement for a period that exceeds 30 consecutive Trading Days or 60 total Trading Days in any 180-day period (any such suspension contemplated by this Section 2(c)(ii), an “Allowed Delay”). Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Company shall provide prompt notice to holders whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated hereby.

(d) Rule 415; Cutback. If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act (provided, however, the Company shall be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09) or requires any Investor to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall (i) promptly notify each holder of Registrable Securities thereof and (ii) make commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Investors is an “underwriter.” The Investors shall have the right to select one legal counsel designated by the Required Investors, at such Investors’ expense, to review and oversee any registration or matters pursuant to this Section 2(d), including participation in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position and to comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission with respect to this matter shall be made to the SEC to which the Investors’ counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Company shall not name any Investor as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Investor (provided that, in the event an Investor withholds such consent, the Company shall have no obligation hereunder to include any Registrable Securities of such Investor in any Registration Statement covering the resale thereof until such time as the SEC no longer requires such Investor to be named as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement or such Investor otherwise consents in writing to being so named). Any cut-back imposed on the Investors pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Investors on a pro rata basis and shall be applied first to any of the Registrable Securities of such Investor as such Investor shall designate, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Investors otherwise

 

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agree. No liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions applicable to such Cut Back Shares (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). In furtherance of the foregoing, each Investor shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of its sale of substantially all of the Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement such that the Company will be able to file one or more additional Registration Statements covering the Cut Back Shares. From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the Company’s obligations with respect to the filing of a Registration Statement and its obligations to use reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective within the time periods set forth herein and the liquidated damages provisions relating thereto) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Filing Deadline for such Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the date by which the Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such Cut Back Shares shall be the 60th day immediately after the Restriction Termination Date (or the 90th day if the SEC reviews such Registration Statement).

(e) Other Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement, (i) with respect to any Investor (as to such Investor only) the Filing Deadline and each Effectiveness Deadline for a Registration Statement shall be extended and any Maintenance Failure shall be automatically waived by no action of the Investors, in each case, without default by or liquidated damages payable by the Company to such Investor hereunder in the event that the Company’s failure to make such filing or obtain such effectiveness or a Maintenance Failure results from the failure of such Investor to timely provide the Company with information requested by the Company and necessary to complete a Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of the 1933 Act (in which case any such deadline would be extended, and a Maintenance Failure waived, with respect to all Registrable Securities until such time as the Investor provides such requested information), it being understood that the failure of such Investor to timely provide such information to the Company shall not affect the rights of other Investors herein, and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate amount of liquidated damages (or interest thereon) paid under this Agreement to any Investor exceed, in the aggregate, 5% of the aggregate purchase price of the Securities purchased by such Investor under the Purchase Agreement.

3. Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective until such time as there are no longer Registrable Securities held by the Investors (the “Effectiveness Period”) and advise the Investors promptly in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;

 

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(c) provide via email to the Investors who have supplied the Company with email addresses each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to their filing with the SEC and reflect in each such document when so filed with the SEC such comments regarding the Investors and the plan of distribution as the Investors may reasonably and promptly propose no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Investors have been so furnished with copies of such documents as aforesaid;

(d) furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, if requested by such Investor, one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor (it being understood and agreed that such documents, or access thereto, may be provided electronically);

(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use reasonable best efforts to assist or cooperate with the Investors and their counsel in connection with their registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for the offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Investors and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the public offering or distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market (or the primary securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which the Common Stock is then listed);

 

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(h) promptly notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing (provided that such notice shall not, without the prior written consent of an Investor, disclose any material non-public information regarding the Company), and as promptly as reasonably practicable, prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;

(i) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter); and

(j) with a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep adequate current public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as there are no longer Registrable Securities; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish electronically to each Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of or electronic access to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.

 

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4. Due Diligence Review; Information. If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a Registration Statement as an “underwriter,” the Company shall, upon reasonable prior notice, make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Investors, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company) (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”) as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Inspectors (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling such Investor and its accountants and attorneys to conduct such initial and ongoing due diligence solely for the purpose of establishing a due diligence defense to underwriter liability under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to such Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, except in the case such Records are sought in the course of an ordinary examination or inspection of the business or operations of such Holder or its Affiliates by such governmental body of competent jurisdiction, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

 

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5. Obligations of the Investors.

(a) Each Investor shall execute and deliver a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire prior to the Closing Date. Each Investor shall additionally furnish in writing to the Company such other information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least seven (7) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the additional information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (the “Registration Information Notice”). An Investor shall provide such information to the Company no later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of a Registration Information Notice if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It is agreed and understood that it shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that (i) such Investor furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities, and (ii) such Investor execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request, including, without limitation, a waiver of its registration rights hereunder to the extent an Investor elects not to have any of its Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement.

(b) Each Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

(d) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.

6. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members, managers, partners, trustees, employees and agents and other representatives, successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls such Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, trustees and employees of each such controlling Person, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,

 

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damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, (ii) the use by an Investor of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Investor in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective or (iii) an Investor’s failure to send or give a copy of the Prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented), if required (and not exempted) to the Persons asserting an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities.

(b) Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information regarding such Investor and furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Investor in connection with an claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (C) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further that the failure of any indemnified

 

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party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

7. Miscellaneous.

(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Investors.

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

(c) Assignments and Transfers by Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and permitted assigns. An Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights or delegate its obligations hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and delegate such obligations and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,

 

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furnished with written notice of (A) the name and address of such transferee or assignee and (B) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement and (vi) unless the transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of, and after such transfer or assignment continues to be an Affiliate of, such Investor, the amount of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned to such transferee or assignee represents at least $5.0 million of Registrable Securities (based on the then-current market price of the Common Stock).

(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Investors after giving effect to such transaction.

(e) Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

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

 

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(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement (including all matters concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation hereof) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in each case sitting in New York County, for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

(l) Interpretation. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex,

 

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letter and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes, letters and schedules to this Agreement. In addition, the word “or” is not exclusive; the words “including,” “includes,” “included” and “include” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and the terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision.

(m) Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor hereunder, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Investors are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Investor shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Investor, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and an Investor, solely, and not between the Company and the Investors collectively and not between and among Investors.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:     LYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Maria Palasis

      Name: Maria Palasis, Ph.D.
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.
                                                                   
    Signature:  

/s/ Steven Boyd

    Name:   Steven Boyd
    Title:   Chief Investment Officer of Armistice Capital, LLC, its investment manager


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

Citadel CEMF Investments Ltd.

 

By: Citadel Advisors LLC

Its: Portfolio Manager

    By:  

/s/ Michael Weiner

      Name: Michael Weiner
      Title:   Authorized Signatory


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS EG, L.P.

By: VHCP Management EG, LLC, its general partner

    By:  

/s/ Sherman Souther

      Authorized Signatory


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.

By: VHCP Management III, LLC, its general partner

By: VR Adviser, LLC, its manager

    By:  

/s/ Sherman Souther

      Authorized Signatory


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:    

VHCP CO-INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III, LLC

By: VHCP Management III, LLC, its manager

By: VR Adviser, LLC, its manager

    By:  

/s/ Sherman Souther

      Authorized Signatory


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: NCP RFM LP

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC Its Investment Manager

                                                                                    
    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
   

Title:

  Manager


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: PINEHURST PARTNERS, L.P.

solely with respect to the portion of its assets for which Nantahala Capital Management, LLC acts as its Sub-Advisor

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC Its Sub-Advisor                                                                                  

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC Its General Partner                                                                              

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
   

Title:

  Manager


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: CORBIN HEDGED EQUITY FUND, L.P.

solely with respect to the portion of its assets for which Nantahala Capital Management, LLC acts as its Sub-Advisor

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC Its Sub-Advisor                                                                                  

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

 

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC - SERIES A,

SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO THE PORTION OF ITS ASSETS FOR WHICH NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ACTS AS ITS INVESTMENT MANAGER

 

By: Nantahala Capital Management, LLC Its Investment Manager                                                                              

    Signature:  

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

    Name:   Wilmot Harkey
    Title:   Manager


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

                 

    Name:  

         

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Srinivas Akkaraju, MD, PhD
                                                                                 
    Signature:  

/s/ Srinivas Akkaraju

    Name:   Srinivas Akkaraju, MD, PhD
    Title:   Managing Member of the General Partner, Samsara BioCapital GP, LLC


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

             

    Name:  

                 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Woodline Master Fund LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Erin Mullen

   

Name:

  Erin Mullen
    Title:   GC & COO


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

                     

    Name:  

 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: PARKMAN HP MASTER FUND LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Gregory Martinez

   

Name:

  Gregory Martinez
    Title:   Managing Member, GP


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

                 

    Name:  

                 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: SCHONFELD EXT MASTER FUND LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Trina Geatz

   

Name:

  Trina Geatz
    Title:   Deputy Chief Operating Officer


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

                          

    Name:  

         

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: Alyeska Master Fund, LP
    Signature:  

/s/ Jason Bragg

   

Name:

  Jason Bragg
    Title:  


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

                 

    Name:  

             

    [if Investor is an entity]
   

Entity: Rosalind Master Fund L.P.

 

By: Rosalind Advisors, Inc., it investment adviser

                                                                                 
    Signature:  

/s/ Steven Salamon

   

Name:

  Steven Salamon
    Title:   President, Rosalind Advisors,


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust
    By:  

/s/ Efrem Kamen

     

Name:  Efrem Kamen

     

Title:   Managing Member of Pura Vida Investments, LLC in its capacity as investment manager to Investor


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     Pura Vida X Fund LP
    By:  

/s/ Efrem Kamen

     

Name:  Efrem Kamen

     

Title:   Managing Member of Pura Vida Investments, LLC in its capacity as investment manager to Investor


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

                 

    Name:  

                 

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: DAFNA LIFESCIENCE LP.
                                                                         
    Signature:  

/s/ Nathan Fischel

   

Name:

  Nathan Fischel
    Title:   C.E.O.
    By: DAFNA CAPITAL MGMT LLC ITS GENERAL PARTNER


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:     [if Investor is an individual]
    Signature:  

             

    Name:  

             

    [if Investor is an entity]
    Entity: DAFNA LIFESCIENCE SELECT LP.
                                                                             
    Signature:  

/s/ Nathan Fischel

   

Name:

  Nathan Fischel
    Title:   C.E.O.
    By: DAFNA CAPITAL MGMT LLC ITS GENERAL PARTNER
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Lyra Therapeutics Announces $50.0 Million Private Placement

May 26, 2023

WATERTOWN, Mass., May 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYRA) (“Lyra” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies for the localized treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell securities in a private placement that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $50.0 million, before deducting offering expenses.

The closing of the private placement is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to occur on or about May 31, 2023.

Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, Lyra has agreed to issue and sell (i) approximately 17.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase approximately 2.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock, with an exercise price of $0.001 per share, and (ii) accompanying common stock purchase warrants to purchase approximately 10.0 million shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $2.673 per share. The combined effective purchase price per share (or pre-funded warrant to purchase one share) and accompanying purchase warrant to purchase one-half of one share is $2.4925 (less the exercise price of the pre-funded warrant, if applicable). Each pre-funded warrant will be exercisable immediately and will expire on May 31, 2028. Each common stock purchase warrant will be exercisable at any time on or after November 30, 2023 and will expire on November 30, 2028.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and William Blair & Company, L.L.C. acted as joint lead placement agents for the financing. H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as co-placement agent for the financing.

The offer and sale of the foregoing securities are being made in a transaction not involving a public offering and the securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws, and will be sold in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act. The securities being issued in the private placement may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the foregoing securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Lyra Therapeutics

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for the localized treatment of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Lyra has two investigational product candidates, LYR-210 and LYR-220, in late-stage development for CRS, a highly prevalent inflammatory disease of the paranasal sinuses which leads to debilitating symptoms and significant morbidities. LYR-210 and LYR-220 are bioresorbable nasal implants designed to be administered in a brief, in-office procedure and are intended to deliver six months of continuous mometasone furoate drug therapy (7500µg MF) to the sinonasal passages. LYR-210 is designed for surgically naïve patients and is being evaluated in the ENLIGHTEN Phase 3 clinical program, while LYR-220, an enlarged implant, is being evaluated in the BEACON Phase 2 clinical trial in patients who have recurrent symptoms despite having had prior ethmoid sinus surgery. These two product candidates are designed to treat the estimated four million CRS patients in the United States who fail medical management each year.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the closing of the private placement. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023 and its other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While the Company may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.

Contact Information:

Ellen Cavaleri, Investor Relations

615.618.6228

ecavaleri@lyratx.com