UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2012

 

OR

 

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

 

Commission file number: 0-17085

 

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

  Delaware   95-3698422  
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  
         
  14282 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, California   92780-7017  
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)  

 

(714) 508-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

  Large Accelerated Filer   £ Accelerated Filer   S
         
  Non- Accelerated Filer   £ Smaller reporting company    £

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o     No  ý

 

As of December 7, 2012, there were 132,539,783 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 
 

 

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  Page No.
   
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
     
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements. 1
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations. 15
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 24
     
Item 4. Controls And Procedures. 24
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 25
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings. 25
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 25
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 40
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 40
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 40
     
Item 5. Other Information. 40
     
Item 6. Exhibits. 41
   
SIGNATURES 42

 

The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” and “Peregrine,” as used in this Report on Form 10-Q refers to Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Avid Bioservices, Inc.

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   OCTOBER 31,
2012
   APRIL 30,
2012
 
   Unaudited     
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $24,443,000   $18,033,000 
Trade and other receivables, net   2,320,000    2,353,000 
Inventories, net   5,426,000    3,611,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net   885,000    795,000 
Total current assets   33,074,000    24,792,000 
Property, net   2,683,000    2,900,000 
Other assets   771,000    570,000 
TOTAL ASSETS  $36,528,000   $28,262,000 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Accounts payable  $3,176,000   $3,492,000 
Accrued clinical trial and related fees   1,558,000    2,111,000 
Accrued payroll and related costs   2,394,000    2,468,000 
Deferred revenue   6,221,000    3,651,000 
Customer deposits   8,500,000    4,865,000 
Other current liabilities   1,083,000    1,052,000 
Total current liabilities   22,932,000    17,639,000 
Deferred revenue   205,000    361,000 
Other long-term liabilities   721,000    779,000 
Commitments and contingencies          
           
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:          
Preferred stock-$0.001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; non-voting; nil shares outstanding        
Common stock-$0.001 par value; authorized 325,000,000 shares; outstanding  – 123,310,188 and 101,421,365, respectively   123,000    101,000 
Additional paid-in capital   367,088,000    347,506,000 
Accumulated deficit   (354,541,000)   (338,124,000)
Total stockholders’ equity   12,670,000    9,483,000 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  $36,528,000   $28,262,000 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

   THREE MONTHS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
   SIX MONTHS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
REVENUES:                    
Contract manufacturing revenue  $6,061,000   $4,154,000   $10,196,000   $9,593,000 
License revenue   78,000    78,000    194,000    294,000 
    Total revenues   6,139,000    4,232,000    10,390,000    9,887,000 
                     
COSTS AND EXPENSES:                    
Cost of contract manufacturing   3,703,000    3,718,000    5,727,000    6,735,000 
Research and development   6,053,000    9,818,000    13,034,000    17,578,000 
Selling, general and administrative   3,440,000    2,732,000    6,357,000    5,661,000 
    Total costs and expenses   13,196,000    16,268,000    25,118,000    29,974,000 
                     
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS   (7,057,000)   (12,036,000)   (14,728,000)   (20,087,000)
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                    
Interest and other income   44,000    9,000    52,000    22,000 
Interest and other expense   (44,000)   (28,000)   (45,000)   (82,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   (1,696,000)       (1,696,000)    
                     
NET LOSS  $(8,753,000)  $(12,055,000)  $(16,417,000)  $(20,147,000)
                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
Basic and Diluted   109,405,778    77,523,005    106,344,857    74,089,786 
                     
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE  $(0.08)  $(0.16)  $(0.15)  $(0.27)
                     
comprehensive loss  $(8,753,000)  $(12,055,000)  $(16,417,000)  $(20,147,000)

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   SIX MONTHS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
 
   2012   2011 
   Unaudited   Unaudited 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net loss  $(16,417,000)  $(20,147,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Share-based compensation   1,291,000    1,679,000 
Depreciation and amortization   526,000    426,000 
Amortization of discount on notes payable and debt issuance costs       32,000 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   1,696,000     
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Trade and other receivables, net   33,000    291,000 
Inventories, net   (1,815,000)   2,106,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net   (90,000)   (171,000)
Other non-current assets       747,000 
Accounts payable   (316,000)   307,000 
Accrued clinical trial and related fees   (553,000)   (70,000)
Accrued payroll and related expenses   (74,000)   68,000 
Deferred revenue   2,414,000    (3,636,000)
Customer deposits   3,635,000    (56,000)
Other current liabilities   70,000    (35,000)
Other long-term liabilities   (58,000)   (193,000)
           
Net cash used in operating activities   (9,658,000)   (18,652,000)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Property acquisitions   (309,000)   (685,000)
Increase in other assets   (201,000)   (192,000)
           
Net cash used in investing activities   (510,000)   (877,000)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs of $620,000 and $785,000, respectively   17,595,000    15,450,000 
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs of $251,000   14,749,000     
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and under Employee Stock Purchase Plan   248,000    96,000 
Principal payments on notes payable   (15,000,000)   (1,000,000)
Payment of final fee on notes payable   (975,000)    
Principal payments on capital leases   (39,000)   (37,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities   16,578,000    14,509,000 
           
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   6,410,000    (5,020,000)
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period   18,033,000    23,075,000 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period  $24,443,000   $18,055,000 
           
SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Accounts payable for purchase of property  $   $72,000 
Fair market value of warrants issued in connection with notes payable  $470,000   $ 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited)

 

1.ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

 

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Peregrine” or “Company”) is a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class monoclonal antibodies focused on the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. The Company is advancing two oncology programs with our lead product candidates, bavituximab and Cotara, for the treatment of various cancers. In addition, we are advancing our lead molecular imaging agent, 124I-PGN650, in an exploratory clinical trial for the imaging of multiple solid tumor types. Peregrine also has in-house manufacturing capabilities through its wholly-owned subsidiary Avid Bioservices, Inc. (“Avid”), a contract manufacturing organization that provides development and biomanufacturing services for Peregrine and its third-party clients.

 

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for a complete set of financial statements. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2012. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at April 30, 2012 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date. The unaudited financial information for the interim periods presented herein reflects all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented, with such adjustments consisting only of normal recurring adjustments. Results of operations for interim periods covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations for the full fiscal year.

 

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avid Bioservices, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts, as well as disclosures of commitments and contingencies in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Going Concern

 

Our interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of the recorded assets or the classification of liabilities that may be necessary should it be determined that we are unable to continue as a going concern.

 

At October 31, 2012, we had $24,443,000 in cash and cash equivalents. We have expended substantial funds on the research, development and clinical trials of our product candidates, and funding the operations of Avid. As a result, we have historically experienced negative cash flows from operations since our inception and we expect the negative cash flows from operations to continue for the foreseeable future. Our net loss incurred during the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 amounted to $16,417,000 and our net losses incurred during the past three fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $42,119,000, $34,151,000, and $14,494,000, respectively. Therefore, unless and until we are able to generate sufficient revenues from Avid’s contract manufacturing services and/or from the sale and/or licensing of our products under development, we expect such losses to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

Therefore, our ability to continue to fund our clinical trials and development efforts is highly dependent on the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand combined with our ability to raise additional capital to support our future operations through one or more methods, including but not limited to, issuing additional equity or debt.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Historically, we have funded a significant portion of our operations through the issuance of equity. During the six months ended October 31, 2012, we raised $18,215,000 in gross proceeds under an At Market Sales Issuance Agreement (Note 8), of which $16,719,000 was raised from September 27, 2012 to October 31, 2012 to replace the $15,000,000 of initial funding we repaid on September 25, 2012 under an earlier loan facility we entered into on August 30, 2012 (Note 7) . Subsequent to October 31, 2012 and through November 30, 2012, we raised an additional $7,296,000 in gross proceeds under the At Market Sales Issuance Agreement (Note 8).

 

With respect to our ability to raise additional capital from the issuance of equity, as of November 30, 2012, we have two effective shelf registration statements on Form S-3, under which we may issue, from time to time, in one or more offerings, shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $151,871,000. However, our ability to raise additional capital in the equity markets is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for our common stock. The market demand or liquidity of our common stock is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, negative economic conditions, adverse market conditions, adverse clinical trials results, significant delays in one or more clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer. If our ability to access the capital markets becomes severely restricted, it could have a negative impact on our business plans, including our clinical trial programs and other research and development activities. In addition, even if we are able to raise additional capital, it may not be at a price or on terms that are favorable to us.

 

In addition to financing our operations through the issuance of equity, we may also secure additional funding through the issuance of debt, licensing or partnering our products in development, or increasing revenue from our wholly-owned subsidiary, Avid. While we will continue to explore these potential opportunities, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in securing debt financing, licensing or partnering our products in development, or generate additional revenue from Avid to complete the research, development, and clinical testing of our product candidates.

 

3.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Effective May 1, 2012, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income and ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU No. 2011-5. In these updates, an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. ASU No. 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in ASU No. 2011-05 do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The adoption of ASU Nos. 2011-05 and 2011-12 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We have presented comprehensive loss in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We currently derive revenue from two sources: (i) contract manufacturing services provided by Avid, and (ii) licensing revenue related to agreements associated with Peregrine’s technologies under development.

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition. We recognize revenue when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery (or passage of title) has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. We also comply with the authoritative guidance for revenue recognition regarding arrangements with multiple deliverables.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Contract Manufacturing Revenue

 

Revenue associated with contract manufacturing services provided by Avid is recognized once the service has been rendered and/or upon shipment (or passage of title) of the product to the customer. On occasion, we recognize revenue on a “bill-and-hold” basis in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Under “bill-and-hold” arrangements, revenue is recognized once the product is complete and ready for shipment, title and risk of loss has passed to the customer, management receives a written request from the customer for “bill-and-hold” treatment, the product is segregated from other inventory, and no further performance obligations exist. There were no “bill-and-hold” arrangements outstanding as of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012.

 

In addition, we also follow the authoritative guidance when reporting revenue as gross when we act as a principal versus reporting revenue as net when we act as an agent. For transactions in which we act as a principal, have discretion to choose suppliers, bear credit risk and perform a substantive part of the services, revenue is recorded at the gross amount billed to a customer and costs associated with these reimbursements are reflected as a component of cost of sales for contract manufacturing services.

 

Any amounts received prior to satisfying our revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We also record a provision for estimated contract losses, if any, in the period in which they are determined.

 

License Revenue

 

Revenue associated with licensing agreements primarily consists of non-refundable upfront license fees, non-refundable annual license fees and milestone payments. Non-refundable upfront license fees received under license agreements, whereby continued performance or future obligations are considered inconsequential to the relevant license technology, are recognized as revenue upon delivery of the technology. If a licensing agreement has multiple elements, we analyze each element of our licensing agreements and consider a variety of factors in determining the appropriate method of revenue recognition of each element.

 

Multiple Element Arrangements. Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2009-13 on May 1, 2011, if a license agreement has multiple element arrangements, we analyze and determine whether the deliverables, which often include performance obligations, can be separated or whether they must be accounted for as a single unit of accounting in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Under multiple element arrangements, we recognize revenue for delivered elements only when the delivered element has stand-alone value and we have objective and reliable evidence of fair value for each undelivered element. If the fair value of any undelivered element included in a multiple element arrangement cannot be objectively determined, the arrangement would then be accounted for as a single unit of accounting, and revenue is recognized over the estimated period of when the performance obligation(s) are performed.

 

In addition, under certain circumstances, when there is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered items in an arrangement, but no such evidence for the delivered items, we utilize the residual method to allocate the consideration received under the arrangement. Under the residual method, the amount of consideration allocated to delivered items equals the total arrangement consideration less the aggregate fair value of the undelivered items, and revenue is recognized upon delivery of the undelivered items based on the relative fair value of the undelivered items.

 

For new licensing agreements or material modifications of existing licensing agreements entered into after May 1, 2011, we follow the provisions of ASU No. 2009-13. If a licensing agreement includes multiple elements, we identify which deliverables represent separate units of accounting, and then determine how the arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units of accounting, which may require the use of significant judgment.

 

If a licensing agreement includes multiple elements, a delivered item is considered a separate unit of accounting if both of the following criteria are met:

 

1.The delivered item has value to the licensing partner on a standalone basis based on the consideration of the relevant facts and circumstances for each agreement;

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

2.If the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to the delivered item, delivery or performance of the undelivered item is considered probable and substantially in the Company’s control.

 

Arrangement consideration is allocated at the inception of the agreement to all identified units of accounting based on their relative selling price. The relative selling price for each deliverable is determined using vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), of selling price or third-party evidence of selling price if VSOE does not exist. If neither VSOE nor third-party evidence of selling price exists, we use our best estimate of the selling price for the deliverable. The amount of allocable arrangement consideration is limited to amounts that are fixed or determinable. The consideration received is allocated among the separate units of accounting, and the applicable revenue recognition criteria are applied to each of the separate units. Changes in the allocation of the sales price between delivered and undelivered elements can impact revenue recognition but do not change the total revenue recognized under any agreement.

 

Milestone Payments. Prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2010-17 on May 1, 2011, milestone payments were recognized as revenue upon the achievement of the specified milestone, provided that (i) the milestone event was substantive in nature and the achievement of the milestone was not reasonably assured at the inception of the agreement, (ii) the fees were non-refundable, and (iii) there was no continuing performance obligations associated with the milestone payment.

 

Effective May 1, 2011, we adopted on a prospective basis the Milestone Method under ASU No. 2010-17 for new licensing agreements or material modifications of existing licensing agreements entered into after May 1, 2011. Under the Milestone Method, we recognize consideration that is contingent upon the achievement of a milestone in its entirety as revenue in the period in which the milestone is achieved only if the milestone is substantive in its entirety. A milestone is considered substantive when it meets all of the following criteria:

 

1.The consideration is commensurate with either the entity’s performance to achieve the milestone or the enhancement of the value of the delivered item(s) as a result of a specific outcome resulting from the entity’s performance to achieve the milestone;

 

2.The consideration relates solely to past performance; and

 

3.The consideration is reasonable relative to all of the deliverables and payment terms within the arrangement.

 

A milestone is defined as an event (i) that can only be achieved based in whole or in part on either the entity’s performance or on the occurrence of a specific outcome resulting from the entity’s performance, (ii) for which there is substantive uncertainty at the date the arrangement is entered into that the event will be achieved and (iii) that would result in additional payments being due to the Company.

 

The provisions of ASU No. 2010-17 do not apply to contingent consideration for which payment is either contingent solely upon the passage of time or the result of a counterparty’s performance. We will assess the nature of, and appropriate accounting for, these payments on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the applicable authoritative guidance for revenue recognition.

 

Any amounts received prior to satisfying our revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

We determine fair value measurements in accordance with the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures for all assets and liabilities within the scope of this guidance. This guidance, which among other things, defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following hierarchy:

 

·Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

·Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as assets or liabilities whose values are based on quoted market prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or whose values are based on quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets.

 

·Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

As of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012, we do not have any Level 2 or Level 3 financial assets or liabilities and our cash and cash equivalents are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices for identical securities (Level 1 input).

 

Customer Deposits

 

Customer deposits primarily represent advance billings and/or payments received from Avid’s third-party customers prior to the initiation of contract manufacturing services.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred in accordance with the authoritative guidance for research and development costs. Research and development expenses primarily include (i) payroll and related costs associated with research and development personnel, (ii) costs related to clinical and preclinical testing of our technologies under development, (iii) costs to develop and manufacture the product candidates, including raw materials and supplies, product testing, depreciation, and facility related expenses, (iv) expenses for research services provided by universities and contract laboratories, including sponsored research funding, and (v) other research and development expenses.

 

Accrued Clinical Trial and Related Fees

 

We accrue clinical trial and related fees based on work performed in connection with advancing our clinical trials, which relies on estimates and/or representations from clinical research organizations (“CRO”), hospitals, consultants, and other clinical trial related vendors. We maintain regular communication with our vendors, including our CRO vendors, and gauge the reasonableness of estimates provided. However, actual clinical trial costs may differ from estimated clinical trial costs and are adjusted for in the period in which they become known. There were no material adjustments for a change in estimate to research and development expenses in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

We account for stock options and other share-based awards granted under our equity compensation plans in accordance with the authoritative guidance for share-based compensation. The estimated fair value of share-based payments to employees in exchange for services is measured at the grant date, using a fair value based method, and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods. Share-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of the share-based payment that is ultimately expected to vest during the period.

 

In addition, we periodically grant stock options and other share-based awards to non-employee consultants, which we account for in accordance with the authoritative guidance for share-based compensation. The cost of non-employee services received in exchange for share-based awards are measured based on either the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the share-based award issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. In addition, guidance requires share-based compensation related to unvested options and awards issued to non-employees to be recalculated at the end of each reporting period based upon the fair market value on that date until the share-based award has vested, and any adjustment to share-based compensation resulting from the remeasurement is recognized in the current period. See Note 9 for further discussion regarding share-based compensation.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Basic and Dilutive Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing our net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period excluding the dilutive effects of stock options, common shares expected to be issued under our employee stock purchase plan, and warrants in accordance with the authoritative guidance. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the potential dilutive effects of stock options, common shares expected to be issued under our employee stock purchase plan, and warrants outstanding during the period calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, but are excluded if their effect is anti-dilutive. Because the impact of options, awards and warrants are anti-dilutive during periods of net loss, there was no difference between basic and diluted loss per share amounts for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

The calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding excludes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, common shares expected to be issued under our employee stock purchase plan, and warrants, to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,824,231 and 3,472,288 shares of common stock for the three months and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, and 19,929 and 48,867 shares of common stock for the three and six months ended October 31, 2011, respectively, since their impact are anti-dilutive during periods of net loss.

 

The calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding also excludes weighted average outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,884,707 and 5,728,569 shares of common stock for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, and 6,146,976 and 5,789,399 shares of common stock for the three and six months ended October 31, 2011, respectively, as their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of our common stock during the respective periods, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect.

 

Subsequent to October 31, 2012 and through November 30, 2012, we issued an aggregate of 9,220,313 shares of our common stock (Note 8), which are not included in the calculation of basic and dilutive net loss per common share for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

4.TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

Trade and other receivables are recorded at the invoiced amount net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, if necessary. Trade and other receivables, net, consist of the following at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012:

 

   October 31,
2012
   April 30,
2012
 
Trade receivables(1)  $2,312,000   $2,264,000 
Other receivables, net   8,000    89,000 
Trade and other receivables, net  $2,320,000   $2,353,000 

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(1)Represents amounts billed for contract manufacturing services provided by Avid.

 

We continually monitor our allowance for doubtful accounts for all receivables. We apply judgment in assessing the ultimate realization of our receivables and we estimate an allowance for doubtful accounts based on various factors, such as, the aging of accounts receivable balances, historical experience, and the financial condition of our customers. Based on our analysis, an allowance for doubtful accounts amounted to $19,000 as of October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012.

 

5.PROPERTY

 

Property, net consists of the following at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012:

 

   October 31,
2012
   April 30,
2012
 
Leasehold improvements  $1,383,000   $1,383,000 
Laboratory equipment   5,044,000    4,967,000 
Furniture, fixtures, office equipment and software   2,519,000    2,287,000 
    8,946,000    8,637,000 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization   (6,263,000)   (5,737,000)
Property, net  $2,683,000   $2,900,000 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Depreciation and amortization expense for three and six months ended October 31, 2012 was $266,000 and $526,000, respectively, and $223,000 and $426,000 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2011, respectively.

 

6.INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and primarily include raw materials, direct labor and overhead costs (work-in-process) associated with our wholly-owned subsidiary, Avid. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out method. Inventories consist of the following at October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2012:

 

   October 31,
2012
   April 30,
2012
 
Raw materials, net  $2,043,000   $1,966,000 
Work-in-process   3,383,000    1,645,000 
Total inventories, net  $5,426,000   $3,611,000 

 

7.NOTE PAYABLE

 

On August 30, 2012, we entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Oxford Finance LLC, MidCap Financial SBIC LP, and Silicon Valley Bank (collectively, the “Lenders”) for up to $30,000,000 in total funding available in two $15,000,000 tranches. The Loan Agreement was secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of our assets, excluding our intellectual property and our rights under license agreements granting us rights to intellectual property. On August 30, 2012, we received initial funding of $15,000,000 under the Loan Agreement, excluding debt issuance costs of $251,000.

 

Subsequently, on September 24, 2012, we received a written notice of default (“Notice of Default”) from the Lenders, with respect to the Loan Agreement. The Notice of Default was triggered by a material adverse change under the Loan Agreement due to our discovery of major discrepancies in treatment group coding by an independent third-party vendor responsible for distribution of blinded investigational product used in our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer clinical trial. Pursuant to the terms of the Notice of Default, all amounts due under the Loan Agreement were declared immediately due and payable by the Lenders. On September 25, 2012, we paid the Lenders all obligations declared due and payable under the Loan Agreement, including outstanding principal of $15,000,000, accrued interest thereon at the Loan Agreement’s applicable fixed rate of 7.95% per annum, plus a final payment fee equal to 6.5% of the principal amount funded (or $975,000), upon which, the Loan Agreement was terminated.

 

In addition, under the Loan Agreement, we issued to the Lenders six-year warrants to purchase shares of our common stock upon the funding of each tranche in an amount equal to 4.50% of the amount of such tranche divided by the exercise price, which is the lower of the average closing price of our common stock for the 10 business days immediately prior to the funding date for such tranche or the closing price on the day prior to such funding date. Therefore, upon the initial funding under the Loan Agreement, we issued the Lenders warrants to purchase an aggregate of 273,280 shares of our common stock at a per share price of $2.47, which are exercisable on a cash or cashless basis, and will expire on August 30, 2018. The fair value of the warrants issued was $470,000 and was calculated using a Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 0.87%; expected volatility of 80.20%; expected term of six years; and a dividend yield of 0%. The fair value of the warrants issued was initially recorded as a debt discount with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. As of October 31, 2012, the warrants issued under the Loan Agreement were outstanding and exercisable (Note 10).

 

Upon the termination of the Loan Agreement, we recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $1,696,000, which consisted of the final payment fee of $975,000, the unamortized debt discount associated with the fair value of the warrants issued to the Lenders of $470,000, and the unamortized aggregate debt issuance costs of $251,000. The loss on the early extinguishment of debt is included in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

8.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

On December 29, 2010, we entered into an At Market Sales Issuance Agreement (the “December 2010 AMI Agreement”) with McNicoll, Lewis & Vlak LLC (“MLV”), pursuant to which we may sell shares of our common stock at market prices through MLV, as agent, in registered transactions from the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-171252) filed with the SEC on December 29, 2010, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $75,000,000.

 

During the six months ended October 31, 2012, we sold 21,310,619 shares of common stock at varying market prices under the December 2010 AMI Agreement for aggregate gross proceeds of $18,215,000 before deducting commissions and other issuance costs of $620,000. As of October 31, 2012, aggregate gross proceeds of up to $9,167,000 remained available under the December 2010 AMI Agreement.

 

As of October 31, 2012, aggregate gross proceeds of up to $159,167,000 remained available under two effective shelf registration statements.

 

Subsequent to October 31, 2012 and through November 30, 2012, we sold 9,220,313 shares of common stock at market prices under the December 2010 AMI Agreement for aggregate gross proceeds of $7,296,000. As of November 30, 2012, aggregate gross proceeds of up to $1,871,000 remained available under the December 2010 AMI Agreement.

 

As of November 30, 2012, aggregate gross proceeds of $151,871,000 remained available under two effective shelf registration statements.

 

In addition, as of October 31, 2012, we had reserved 24,600,142 additional shares of our common stock which may be issued under our equity compensation plans and outstanding warrant agreements, excluding shares of common stock that could potentially be issued under our current effective shelf registration statements, as further described in the following table:

 

   Number of Shares
Reserved
 
Common shares reserved for issuance under outstanding option grants and available for issuance under our stock incentive plans   20,217,891 
Common shares reserved for and available for issuance under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan   3,889,004 
Common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants   493,247 
             Total shares of common stock reserved for issuance   24,600,142 

 

9.equity compensation plans

 

Stock Incentive Plans

 

We currently maintain seven stock incentive plans referred to as the 2011 Plan, the 2010 Plan, the 2009 Plan, the 2005 Plan, the 2003 Plan, the 2002 Plan, and the 1996 Plan (collectively referred to as the “Stock Plans”). On October 18, 2012, our stockholders approved an amendment to our 2011 Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance from 3,500,000 to 11,500,000 shares.

 

As of October 31, 2012, we had an aggregate of 20,217,891 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Plans, of which, 11,631,587 shares were subject to outstanding options and 8,586,304 shares were available for future grants of share-based awards.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

The following summarizes our stock option transaction activity for the six months ended October 31, 2012:

 

Stock Options  Shares   Weighted Average
Exercisable Price
Outstanding, May 1, 2012   7,531,651   $2.90
Granted   4,431,477   $0.58
Exercised   (30,093)  $1.16
Canceled or expired   (301,448)  $1.60
Outstanding, October 31, 2012   11,631,587   $2.06

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

We have reserved a total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock to be purchased under our 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2010 ESPP”), of which 3,889,004 shares of common stock remain available for purchase as of October 31, 2012. Under the 2010 ESPP, we will sell shares to participants at a price equal to the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of stock at the (i) beginning of a six-month offering period or (ii) at the end of the six-month offering period. The 2010 ESPP provides for two six-month offering periods each year; the first offering period will begin on the first trading day on or after each November 1; the second offering period will begin on the first trading day on or after each May 1. During the six months ended October 31, 2012, 548,111 shares of common stock were purchased under the 2010 ESPP at a purchase price per share of $0.39.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

Total share-based compensation expense for the three and six-month periods ended October 31, 2012 and 2011 are included in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
Cost of contract manufacturing  $9,000   $2,000   $18,000   $5,000 
Research and development   289,000    302,000    612,000    621,000 
Selling, general and administrative   331,000    491,000    661,000    1,053,000 
Total  $629,000   $795,000   $1,291,000   $1,679,000 
                     
Share-based compensation from:                    
Stock options  $584,000   $783,000   $1,199,000   $1,636,000 
Employee stock purchase plan   45,000    12,000    92,000    43,000 
   $629,000   $795,000   $1,291,000   $1,679,000 

 

As of October 31, 2012, the total estimated unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was $3,204,000. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.66 years based on current assumptions.

 

10.WARRANTS

 

As of October 31, 2012, the following warrants to purchase an aggregate of 493,247 shares of our common stock were outstanding:

 

Date Issued  Warrants Outstanding   Exercise Price
Per Share
  Expiration Date
December 19, 2009   219,967   $1.48  December 19, 2013
August 30, 2012 (Note 7)   273,280   $2.47  August 30, 2018
Total Warrants Outstanding   493,247       

 

There were no warrants exercised during the six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

11.SEGMENT REPORTING

 

Our business is organized into two reportable operating segments and both operate in the U.S. Peregrine is engaged in the research and development of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. Avid is engaged in providing contract manufacturing services for Peregrine, and third-party customers on a fee-for-service basis.

 

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 3. We evaluate the performance of our contract manufacturing services segment based on gross profit or loss from third-party customers. However, our products in the research and development segment are not evaluated based on gross profit or loss, but rather based on scientific progress of the technologies. As such, gross profit or loss is only provided for our contract manufacturing services segment in the below table. All revenues shown below are derived from transactions with third-party customers.

 

Segment information for the three and six-month periods is summarized as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
Contract manufacturing services revenue  $6,061,000   $4,154,000   $10,196,000   $9,593,000 
Cost of contract manufacturing services   3,703,000    3,718,000    5,727,000    6,735,000 
                     
Gross profit   2,358,000    436,000    4,469,000    2,858,000 
                     
Revenue from products in research and development   78,000    78,000    194,000    294,000 
Research and development expense   (6,053,000)   (9,818,000)   (13,034,000)   (17,578,000)
Selling, general and administrative expense   (3,440,000)   (2,732,000)   (6,357,000)   (5,661,000)
Other income (expense), net       (19,000)   7,000    (60,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   (1,696,000)       (1,696,000)    
Net loss  $(8,753,000)  $(12,055,000)  $(16,417,000)  $(20,147,000)

 

Revenues generated from our contract manufacturing services segment were derived from a limited number of customers. The percentages below represent revenue derived from each customer as a percentage of total contract manufacturing services revenue:

 

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
United States (customer A)   97%    15%    90%    29% 
United States (customer B)   0%    23%    0%    10% 
Germany (one customer)   0%    56%    0%    24% 
Denmark (one customer)   0%    5%    1%    36% 
Other customers   3%    1%    9%    1% 
Total   100%    100%    100%    100% 

 

Revenue generated from our products in our research and development segment during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011 is directly related to license revenue recognized under licensing agreements with unrelated entities.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE six MONTHS ENDED October 31, 2012 (unaudited) (continued)

 

12.commitments and contingencies

 

In the ordinary course of business, we are at times subject to various legal proceedings and disputes. Except as set forth below, we currently are not aware of any material litigation or other dispute nor, to management’s knowledge, is any litigation or other proceeding threatened against us that collectively is expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated cash flows, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Securities Related Class Action Lawsuits

 

On September 28, 2012, three complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”) against us and certain of our executive officers and one consultant (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”) on behalf of certain purchasers of our common stock. The complaints have been brought as purported stockholder class actions, and, in general, include allegations that we and the Individual Defendants violated (i) Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and (ii) Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, by making materially false and misleading statements regarding the interim median overall survival results of our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial, thereby artificially inflating the price of our common stock. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages and other relief. On November 27, 2012, four prospective lead plaintiffs filed motions to consolidate, appoint a lead plaintiff, and appoint lead counsel. The Court is scheduled to rule on the motions, consolidate the actions and appoint a lead plaintiff and lead counsel on January 28, 2013. Following entry of the Court’s order, the lead plaintiff will have forty-five (45) days within which to file a consolidated amended complaint. We believe that the various shareholder lawsuits are without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend the various actions and to seek dismissal of these complaints. Due to the early stage of these proceedings, we believe that the probability of an unfavorable outcome or loss related to these proceedings and an estimate of the amount or range of loss related to these claims, if any, from an unfavorable outcome are not determinable at this time.

 

Other Legal Matters

 

On September 24, 2012, we filed a lawsuit against Clinical Supplies Management, Inc. (“CSM”), in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. We had contracted with CSM in 2010 as our third-party vendor responsible for distribution of the blinded investigational product used in our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial. As part of the routine collection of data in advance of an end-of-Phase II meeting with regulatory authorities, we discovered major discrepancies between some patient sample test results and patient treatment code assignments. Consequently, we filed this lawsuit against CSM alleging breach of contract, negligence and negligence per se arising from CSM’s performance of its contracted services. We are seeking monetary damages in an amount to be established at the trial.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which represent our projections, estimates, expectations or beliefs concerning among other things, financial items that relate to management’s future plans or objectives or to our future economic and financial performance.  In some cases, you can identify these statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “plans”, “believe”, “will”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect” “project”, or “intend”, including their opposites or similar phrases or expressions. You should be aware that these statements are projections or estimates as to future events and are subject to a number of factors that may tend to influence the accuracy of the statements. These forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the events or plans of the Company will be achieved. You should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Quarterly Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should, however, review the factors and risks we describe in the reports we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) after the date of this Quarterly Report. Actual results may differ materially from any forward looking statement.

 

Overview

 

We are a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class monoclonal antibodies focused on the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. The Company is advancing two oncology programs with our lead product candidates, bavituximab and Cotara, for the treatment of various cancers. In addition, we are advancing our lead imaging agent, 124I-PGN650, in an exploratory clinical trial for the imaging of multiple solid tumor types.

 

The following product pipeline reflects our current ongoing clinical trials focused on oncology, as further discussed below:

 

 

 

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Bavituximab for the Treatment of Solid Tumors

 

Bavituximab is our lead phosphatidylserine (“PS”)-targeting antibody that has demonstrated broad therapeutic potential in combination with chemotherapy across multiple oncology indications and represents a new approach to treating cancer. PS is a highly immunosuppressive molecule usually located inside the membrane surface of healthy cells, but “flips” and becomes exposed on the outside of cells that line tumor blood vessels, creating a specific target for anti-cancer treatments. PS-targeting antibodies target and bind to PS and block this immunosuppressive signal, thereby enabling the immune system to recognize and fight the tumor.

 

As reflected in the above product pipeline, bavituximab’s therapeutic potential is currently being evaluated in eight clinical trials including three company-sponsored Phase II randomized trials in second-line non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”), front-line NSCLC, and front-line pancreatic cancer, as well as in five investigator-sponsored trials (“IST”) in additional oncology indications. The following represents the current status of each of these clinical trials:

 

Phase IIb Trial – Bavituximab Plus Docetaxel in Second-Line NSCLC

 

We conducted a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase IIb second-line NSCLC study evaluating two dose levels of bavituximab plus docetaxel (“bavituximab-containing arms”) versus docetaxel plus placebo (“control arm”) as second-line treatment in 121 patients with Stage IIIb or Stage IV NSCLC.

 

On September 24, 2012, we announced that during the course of preparing for an end-of-Phase II meeting with regulatory authorities and following the recent data announcement on September 7, 2012 from this Phase IIb trial, we discovered major discrepancies between some patient sample test results and patient treatment code assignments. Due to the double-blind nature of the trial, we were not permitted to have access to either patient group assignments or related product coding information. In addition, in accordance with the trial's execution, we contracted with independent third-party contractors to execute treatment group assignments and to oversee clinical trial material coding and distribution according to established procedures. Based on our initial review of information, it appears that the source of these discrepancies was associated with the independent third-party contracted to code and distribute investigational drug product. We are continuing our detailed internal review of the trial. The goal of this review is to gain a thorough understanding of the events leading up to, including and following the patient treatment group assignments and investigational drug coding and distribution. This review includes the testing of investigational product, patient samples, reviewing the operations of multiple vendors, among other activities. Shareholders are reminded not to rely on clinical data that we disclosed on or before September 7, 2012 regarding this trial.

 

Phase IIb Trial – Bavituximab Plus Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in Front-Line NSCLC

 

Our randomized Phase II trial is designed to evaluate bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclictaxel versus carboplatin and paclitaxel alone as front-line therapy in 86 patients with Stage IIIb or Stage IV NSCLC. In March 2012, we announced top-line overall response rate (“ORR”), a primary endpoint, and current median progression-free survival (“PFS”), a secondary endpoint, from this trial from 83 evaluable patients. Initial ORR and median PFS data from this study were deemed inconclusive and therefore, we believe median overall survival (“OS”), another secondary endpoint, will be an important data point from this study and instrumental in determining our next steps in advancing bavituximab in front-line NSCLC in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel. We anticipate announcing median OS from this trial in the first quarter of calendar year 2013.

 

Phase II Trial – Bavituximab Plus Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer

 

In June 2012, we announced the completion of patient enrollment in our Phase II randomized trial evaluating bavituximab in combination with gemcitabine versus gemcitabine alone in 70 patients with previously untreated pancreatic cancer patients. The primary endpoint from this trial is median OS and the secondary endpoints are ORR and median PFS. Interim data from this trial is expected in the first quarter of calendar year 2013.

 

Investigator-Sponsored Trials (“IST”)

 

With respect to our ISTs, our clinical collaborators are evaluating bavituximab with additional drug combinations and additional oncology indications. Enrollment is ongoing in each of the following ISTs:

 

(i)a Phase I/II trial evaluating bavituximab combined with sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”), or liver cancer;
(ii)a Phase I/II trial evaluating bavituximab combined with cabazitaxel in second-line castration resistant prostate cancer (“CRPC”);

 

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(iii)a Phase Ib trial evaluating bavituximab combined with pemetrexed and carboplatin in front-line NSCLC;
(iv)a Phase I trial evaluating bavituximab combined with paclitaxel in patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer; and
(v)a Phase I trial evaluating bavituximab combined with capecitabine and radiation in patients with stage II or III rectal adenocarcinoma.

 

PS-Targeting Molecular Imaging Program (PGN650)

 

In addition to bavituximab’s therapeutic potential to treat multiple solid tumors, we believe these PS-targeting antibodies may have broad potential for the imaging and diagnosis of multiple diseases, including cancer. In April 2012, we filed an exploratory Investigational New Drug Application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to advance our lead molecular imaging agent PGN650 into clinical development for the imaging of multiple solid tumor types. Our initial goal for the PGN650 program is to further validate the broad nature of the PS-targeting platform. The current trial will enroll up to 12 patients and results from this study may provide new insight into new indications and potential applications, including development of antibody drug conjugates, the ability of PGN650 to monitor the effectiveness of current standard cancer treatments, and the ability to potentially select patients that may benefit from bavituximab-based treatment.

 

Cotara for the Treatment of Brain Cancer

 

Cotara is our lead DNA/histone targeting antibody based on our Tumor Necrosis Therapy (“TNT”) technology platform. Cotara is a monoclonal antibody linked to a radioisotope that is administered as a single one-time infusion, directly into the tumor, destroying the tumor from the inside out, with minimal exposure to healthy tissue. In calendar year 2011, we reported what we believe to be promising median OS of 9.3 months in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”) at first relapse following a single dose of Cotara in a Phase II clinical trial. Based on these data and data from earlier clinical studies, we have reached an agreement with the FDA on the design of a single pivotal trial to potentially support product registration for Cotara in the treatment of recurrent GBM and are advancing partnering discussions in order to conduct the trial. Cotara has been granted orphan drug status and fast track designation for the treatment of GBM and anaplastic astrocytoma by the FDA.

 

Integrated Biomanufacturing Subsidiary

 

In addition to our clinical research and development efforts, we operate a wholly-owned cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) contract manufacturing subsidiary, Avid Bioservices, Inc. (“Avid”). Avid is a Contract Manufacturing Organization that provides fully integrated services from cell line development to commercial cGMP biomanufacturing for Peregrine and Avid’s third-party clients. In addition to generating revenue from providing a broad range of biomanufacturing services to third-party clients, Avid is strategically integrated with Peregrine to manufacture all clinical products to support our clinical trials while also preparing for Phase III and potential commercial launch.

 

Going Concern

 

Our interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of the recorded assets or the classification of liabilities that may be necessary should it be determined that we are unable to continue as a going concern.

 

At October 31, 2012, we had $24,443,000 in cash and cash equivalents. We have expended substantial funds on the research, development and clinical trials of our product candidates, and funding the operations of Avid. As a result, we have historically experienced negative cash flows from operations since our inception and we expect the negative cash flows from operations to continue for the foreseeable future. Our net loss incurred during the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 amounted to $16,417,000 and our net losses incurred during the past three fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $42,119,000, $34,151,000, and $14,494,000, respectively. Therefore, unless and until we are able to generate sufficient revenues from Avid’s contract manufacturing services and/or from the sale and/or licensing of our products under development, we expect such losses to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

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Therefore, our ability to continue to fund our clinical trials and development efforts is highly dependent on the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand combined with our ability to raise additional capital to support our future operations through one or more methods, including but not limited to, issuing additional equity or debt.

 

Historically, we have funded a significant portion of our operations through the issuance of equity. During the six months ended October 31, 2012, we raised $18,215,000 in gross proceeds under an At Market Sales Issuance Agreement, of which $16,719,000 was raised from September 27, 2012 to October 31, 2012 to replace the $15,000,000 of initial funding we repaid on September 25, 2012 under an earlier loan facility we entered into on August 30, 2012. Subsequent to October 31, 2012 and through November 30, 2012, we raised an additional $7,296,000 in gross proceeds under the At Market Sales Issuance Agreement.

 

With respect to our ability to raise additional capital from the issuance of equity, as of November 30, 2012, we have two effective shelf registration statements on Form S-3, under which we may issue, from time to time, in one or more offerings, shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $151,871,000. However, our ability to raise additional capital in the equity markets is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for our common stock. The market demand or liquidity of our common stock is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, negative economic conditions, adverse market conditions, adverse clinical trial results, significant delays in one or more clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer. If our ability to access the capital markets becomes severely restricted, it could have a negative impact on our business plans, including our clinical trial programs and other research and development activities. In addition, even if we are able to raise additional capital, it may not be at a price or on terms that are favorable to us.

 

In addition to financing our operations through the issuance of equity, we may also secure additional funding through the issuance of debt, licensing or partnering our products in development, or increasing revenue from our wholly-owned subsidiary, Avid. While we will continue to explore these potential opportunities, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in securing debt financing, licensing or partnering our products in development, or generate additional revenue from Avid to complete the research, development, and clinical testing of our product candidates.

 

Based on our current projections, which include projected cash inflows under signed contracts with existing customers of Avid, and assumes we raise no additional capital from the capital markets or other potential sources, we believe we have sufficient cash on hand combined with amounts expected to be received from Avid customers to meet our obligations as they become due through at least the next twelve months. There are a number of uncertainties associated with our financial projections, including but not limited to, termination of third party contracts, technical challenges, the rate at which patients are enrolled into any current or future clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer, any of which could reduce, delay or accelerate our future projected cash inflows and outflows. In addition, in the event our projected cash-inflows are reduced or delayed we might not have sufficient capital to operate our business beyond the next twelve months. The uncertainties surrounding our future cash inflows have raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table compares the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six-month periods ended October 31, 2012 and 2011. This table provides you with an overview of the changes in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the comparative periods, which are further discussed below.

 

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Six Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2012   2011   $ Change   2012   2011   $ Change 
REVENUES:                              
Contract manufacturing revenue  $6,061,000   $4,154,000   $1,907,000   $10,196,000   $9,593,000   $603,000 
License revenue   78,000    78,000        194,000    294,000    (100,000)
Total revenues   6,139,000    4,232,000    1,907,000   10,390,000    9,887,000    503,000 
                               
COSTS AND EXPENSES:                              
Cost of contract manufacturing   3,703,000    3,718,000    (15,000)   5,727,000    6,735,000    (1,008,000)
Research and development   6,053,000    9,818,000    (3,765,000)   13,034,000    17,578,000    (4,544,000)
Selling, general & administrative   3,440,000    2,732,000    708,000    6,357,000    5,661,000    696,000 
                               
Total costs and expenses   13,196,000    16,268,000    (3,072,000)   25,118,000    29,974,000    (4,856,000)
                               
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS   (7,057,000)   (12,036,000)   4,979,000    (14,728,000)   (20,087,000)   5,359,000 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                              
Interest and other income   44,000    9,000    35,000    52,000    22,000    30,000 
Interest and other expense   (44,000)   (28,000)   (16,000)   (45,000)   (82,000)   37,000 
Loss on the early extinguishment of debt   (1,696,000)       (1,696,000)   (1,696,000)       (1,696,000)
                               
NET LOSS  $(8,753,000)  $(12,055,000)  $3,302,000   $(16,417,000)  $(20,147,000)  $3,730,000 

 

Results of operations for interim periods covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations for the full fiscal year.

 

Total Revenues

 

Three and Six Months: The increases in total revenues of $1,907,000 (45%) and $503,000 (5%) during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year were due to current year three and six-month period increases in contract manufacturing revenue of $1,907,000 and $603,000, respectively, offset by a current year six-month period decrease in license revenue of $100,000. The increases in contract manufacturing revenue were primarily due to a greater number of completed manufacturing runs released and shipped in the current year periods compared to the same prior year periods, which can primarily be attributed to an increase in the demand for Avid’s manufacturing services from a third-party customer.

 

Based on the current commitments for manufacturing services from Avid’s third-party customers and the anticipated completion of in-process third-party customer manufacturing runs, we expect total revenues for the current fiscal year to exceed total revenues reported in fiscal year 2012. In addition, although we expect to continue to recognize license revenue during the remainder of fiscal year 2013, we do not expect license revenue to be significant based on current agreements.

 

Cost of Contract Manufacturing

 

Three and Six Months: The decreases in cost of contract manufacturing of $15,000 and $1,008,000 (15%) during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year were primarily due to current year improvements in the cost of contract manufacturing as a percentage of contract manufacturing revenue. During the current year three and six-month periods, the cost of contract manufacturing as a percentage of contract manufacturing revenue improved to 61% and 56%, respectively, compared to 90% and 70%, for the prior year three and six-month periods, respectively. The current year three and six-month period improvements in cost of contract manufacturing as a percentage of revenue were primarily the result of the mix of services provided and the gross margins associated with these services provided during the current year periods.

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses primarily include (i) payroll and related costs associated with research and development personnel, (ii) costs related to clinical and preclinical testing of our technologies under development, (iii) costs to develop and manufacture the product candidates, including raw materials and supplies, product testing, depreciation, and facility related expenses, (iv) expenses for research services provided by universities and contract laboratories, including sponsored research funding, and (v) other research and development expenses.

 

Three and Six Months: The decreases in research and development (“R&D”) expenses of $3,765,000 (38%) and $4,544,000 (26%) during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year were due to the following changes associated with each of our following technologies under development:

 

Technology Platform  R&D Expenses –
Three Months
Ended October 31,
   R&D Expenses –
Six Months
Ended October 31,
 
   2012   2011   $ Change   2012   2011   $ Change 
                         
PS-Targeting (bavituximab)  $5,820,000   $9,066,000   $(3,246,000)  $12,521,000   $15,845,000   $(3,324,000)
TNT (Cotara®)   232,000    751,000    (519,000)   505,000    1,727,000    (1,222,000)
Other   1,000    1,000        8,000    6,000    2,000 
Total R&D Expenses  $6,053,000   $9,818,000   $(3,765,000)  $13,034,000   $17,578,000   $(4,544,000)

 

oPS-Targeting (bavituximab) – The decreases in PS-targeting program expenses of $3,246,000 and $3,324,000 during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same prior year periods were primarily due to decreases in third-party vendor costs regarding our ongoing three separate company-sponsored Phase II trials using bavituximab in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with (i) front-line non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”), (ii) second-line NSCLC, and (iii) pancreatic cancer, as the majority of patients in these trials were enrolled prior to May 1, 2012. In addition, the current year three and six-month period decreases were supplemented with decreases in third-party vendor costs associated with a prior completed company-sponsored Phase II trial using bavituximab for the treatment of patients with previously untreated genotype-1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, as patient enrollment for this trial was completed in September 2011. These decreases in clinical trial expenses were offset by increases in payroll and related expenses associated with bavituximab and our lead PS-targeting molecular imaging agent, PGN650.

 

oTNT (Cotara) – The decreases in TNT program expenses of $519,000 and $1,222,000 during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same prior year periods was primarily related to development costs incurred in the prior year period associated with preparing Cotara for potential later-stage clinical trials for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”). This current period decrease was further supplemented by decreases in third-party vendor costs associated with our Phase II trial for GBM (or brain cancer), which completed patient enrollment in December 2010.

 

During the remainder of the current fiscal year, we expect to continue to direct the majority of our research and development expenses towards our PS-targeting technology platform although it is extremely difficult for us to reasonably estimate all future research and development costs associated with each of our technologies due to the number of unknowns and uncertainties associated with preclinical and clinical trial development. These unknown variables and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

·the uncertainty of future clinical trial results;
·the uncertainty of the ultimate number of patients to be treated in any current or future clinical trial;
·the uncertainty of the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line NSCLC;

 

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·the uncertainty of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowing our studies to move forward from Phase II clinical studies to Phase III clinical studies;
·the uncertainty of the rate at which patients are enrolled into any current or future study. Any delays in clinical trials could significantly increase the cost of the study and would extend the estimated completion dates;
·the uncertainty of terms related to potential future partnering or licensing arrangements;
·the uncertainty of protocol changes and modifications in the design of our clinical trial studies, which may increase or decrease our future costs; and
·the uncertainty of our ability to raise additional capital to support our future research and development efforts.

 

We or our potential partners will need to do additional development and clinical testing prior to seeking any regulatory approval for commercialization of our product candidates as all of our products are in discovery, preclinical or clinical development. Testing, manufacturing, commercialization, advertising, promotion, exporting, and marketing, among other things, of our proposed products are subject to extensive regulation by governmental authorities in the United States and other countries. The testing and approval process requires substantial time, effort, and financial resources, and we cannot guarantee that any approval will be granted on a timely basis, if at all. Companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have suffered significant setbacks in conducting advanced human clinical trials, even after obtaining promising results in earlier trials. Furthermore, the United States Food and Drug Administration may suspend clinical trials at any time on various grounds, including a finding that the subjects or patients are being exposed to an unacceptable health risk. Even if regulatory approval of a product is granted, such approval may entail limitations on the indicated uses for which it may be marketed. Accordingly, we or our potential partners may experience difficulties and delays in obtaining necessary governmental clearances and approvals to market our products.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses, share-based compensation expense, director fees, legal fees, audit and accounting fees, patent fees, investor and public relation fees, insurance, and other expenses relating to the general management, administration, and business development activities of the Company.

 

Three and Six Months: The increases in selling, general and administrative expenses of $708,000 (26%) and $696,000 (12%) during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year were primarily due to increases in payroll and related expenses attributed to increases in compensation and other employee-related benefits. In addition, during the current year three and six-month periods, we incurred incremental increases associated with legal fees primarily due to an increase in corporate legal fees associated with the lawsuits described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings”, audit and accounting fees, market research fees, annual shareholder meeting expenses, travel and related expenses, and other corporate related expenses. These increases in selling, general and administrative expenses were offset with current year three and six-month period decreases in share-based compensation expense (non-cash) associated with the amortization of the fair value of options granted.

 

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt

 

Three and Six Months: The increases in loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1,696,000 during the three and six months ended October 31, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year were directly related to the term loan we entered into during the quarter ended October 31, 2012 that was subsequently repaid in full and terminated in the same quarter under an event of default (as described in Note 7 to the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). Upon the termination of the term loan, we recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $1,696,000, which consisted of a final payment fee of $975,000, the unamortized debt discount associated with the fair value of the warrants issued to the lenders under the term loan of $470,000, and unamortized aggregate debt issuance costs of $251,000. The loss on the early extinguishment of debt is included in the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial position and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. We review our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may vary from what we anticipate and different assumptions or estimates about the future could change our reported results. During the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies as previously disclosed by us in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At October 31, 2012, we had $24,443,000 in cash and cash equivalents. We have expended substantial funds on the research, development and clinical trials of our product candidates, and funding the operations of Avid. As a result, we have historically experienced negative cash flows from operations since our inception and we expect the negative cash flows from operations to continue for the foreseeable future. Our net loss incurred during the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 amounted to $16,417,000 and our net losses incurred during the past three fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $42,119,000, $34,151,000, and $14,494,000, respectively. Therefore, unless and until we are able to generate sufficient revenues from Avid’s contract manufacturing services and/or from the sale and/or licensing of our products under development, we expect such losses to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

Therefore, our ability to continue to fund our clinical trials and development efforts is highly dependent on the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand combined with our ability to raise additional capital to support our future operations through one or more methods, including but not limited to, issuing additional equity or debt.

 

Historically, we have funded a significant portion of our operations through the issuance of equity. During the six months ended October 31, 2012, we raised $18,215,000 in gross proceeds under an At Market Sales Issuance Agreement, of which $16,719,000 was raised from September 27, 2012 to October 31, 2012 to replace the $15,000,000 of initial funding we repaid on September 25, 2012 under an earlier loan facility we entered into on August 30, 2012. Subsequent to October 31, 2012 and through November 30, 2012, we raised an additional $7,296,000 in gross proceeds under the At Market Sales Issuance Agreement.

 

With respect to our ability to raise additional capital from the issuance of equity, as of November 30, 2012, we have two effective shelf registration statements on Form S-3, under which we may issue, from time to time, in one or more offerings, shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $151,871,000. However, our ability to raise additional capital in the equity markets is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for our common stock. The market demand or liquidity of our common stock is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, negative economic conditions, adverse market conditions, adverse clinical trial results, significant delays in one or more clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer. If our ability to access the capital markets becomes severely restricted, it could have a negative impact on our business plans, including our clinical trial programs and other research and development activities. In addition, even if we are able to raise additional capital, it may not be at a price or on terms that are favorable to us.

 

In addition to financing our operations through the issuance of equity, we may also secure additional funding through the issuance of debt, licensing or partnering our products in development, or increasing revenue from our wholly-owned subsidiary, Avid. While we will continue to explore these potential opportunities, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in securing debt financing, licensing or partnering our products in development, or generate additional revenue from Avid to complete the research, development, and clinical testing of our product candidates.

 

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Based on our current projections, which include projected cash inflows under signed contracts with existing customers of Avid, and assumes we raise no additional capital from the capital markets or other potential sources, we believe we have sufficient cash on hand combined with amounts expected to be received from Avid customers to meet our obligations as they become due through at least the next twelve months. There are a number of uncertainties associated with our financial projections, including but not limited to, termination of third party contracts, technical challenges, the rate at which patients are enrolled into any current or future clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer, any of which could reduce, delay or accelerate our future projected cash inflows and outflows. In addition, in the event our projected cash-inflows are reduced or delayed we might not have sufficient capital to operate our business beyond the next twelve months. The uncertainties surrounding our future cash inflows have raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Significant components of the changes in cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the six months ended October 31, 2012 compared to the same prior year period are as follows:

 

Cash Used In Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities decreased $8,994,000 to $9,658,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2012 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $18,652,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2011. This decrease in net cash used in operating activities was due to a decrease of $5,106,000 in net loss reported during the current six-month period after taking into consideration non-cash operating expenses combined with a net change in operating assets and liabilities of $3,888,000. The net change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to current period increases in customer deposits and deferred revenue associated with payments received from Avid’s third-party customers, offset by an increase in inventories. The decrease in our current six-month net loss was primarily due to a current period increase in total revenues combined with current period decreases in cost of contract manufacturing and research and development expenses, offset by current period increases in selling, general and administrative expenses and loss on early extinguishment of debt.

 

The changes in operating activities as a result of non-cash operating expenses or differences in the timing of cash flows as reflected by the changes in operating assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

   SIX MONTHS ENDED 
   October 31,
2012
   October 31,
2011
 
Net loss, as reported  $(16,417,000)  $(20,147,000)
Less non-cash expenses and adjustments to net loss:          
Share-based compensation   1,291,000    1,679,000 
Depreciation and amortization   526,000    426,000 
Amortization of discount on notes payable and debt issuance costs       32,000 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   1,696,000     
Net cash used in operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities  $(12,904,000)  $(18,010,000)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities  $3,246,000   $(642,000)
Net cash used in operating activities  $(9,658,000)  $(18,652,000)

 

Cash Used In Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $367,000 to $510,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2012 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $877,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2011. This net decrease was due to a decrease in property acquisitions of $376,000 offset by an increase in other assets of $9,000.

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Cash Provided By Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities increased $2,069,000 to $16,578,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2012 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $14,509,000 for the six months ended October 31, 2011. Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended October 31, 2012 consisted of $17,595,000 in net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock under an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement combined with $248,000 in aggregate net proceeds received from stock option exercises and from the purchase of shares under our 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which were offset with principal payments on capital leases of $39,000. In addition, during the current year six-month period, we received gross proceeds of $15,000,000 under a term loan, excluding debt issuance costs of $251,000, which principal amount was repaid in full during the current year six-month period upon the termination of the term loan agreement on September 25, 2012 (as described in Note 7 to the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). In addition, we paid a final payment fee of $975,000 upon the termination of the term loan.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended October 31, 2011, consisted of $15,450,000 in aggregate net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock under an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement and a registered direct public offering. In addition, we received net proceeds of $96,000 from the purchase of shares under our 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These prior year net proceeds were offset with aggregate principal payments on notes payable and capital leases of $1,037,000.

 

Commitments

 

At October 31, 2012, we had no material capital commitments.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Changes in United States interest rates would affect the interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, however, they would not have an effect on our capital leases, which have fixed interest rates and terms.

 

Based on our overall cash and cash equivalents interest rate exposure at October 31, 2012, a near-term change in interest rates, based on historical movements, would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 4. Controls And Procedures.

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of October 31, 2012, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of October 31, 2012.

 

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, during the quarter ended October 31, 2012, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

In the ordinary course of business, we are at times subject to various legal proceedings and disputes. Except as set forth below, we currently are not aware of any such legal proceedings or claim that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or cash flows.

 

Securities Related Class Action Lawsuits

 

On September 28, 2012, three complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the, “Court”) against us and certain of our executive officers and one consultant (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”) on behalf of certain purchasers of our common stock. The complaints have been brought as purported stockholder class actions, and, in general, include allegations that we and the Individual Defendants violated (i) Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and (ii) Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, by making materially false and misleading statements regarding the interim median overall survival results of our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial, thereby artificially inflating the price of our common stock. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages and other relief. On November 27, 2012, four prospective lead plaintiffs filed motions to consolidate, appoint a lead plaintiff, and appoint lead counsel. The Court is scheduled to rule on the motions, consolidate the actions and appoint a lead plaintiff and lead counsel on January 28, 2013. Following entry of the Court’s order, the lead plaintiff will have forty-five (45) days within which to file a consolidated amended complaint. We believe that the various shareholder lawsuits are without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend the various actions and to seek dismissal of these complaints. Due to the early stage of these proceedings, we believe that the probability of an unfavorable outcome or loss related to these proceedings and an estimate of the amount or range of loss related to these claims, if any, from an unfavorable outcome are not determinable at this time.

 

Other Legal Matters

 

On September 24, 2012, we filed a lawsuit against Clinical Supplies Management, Inc. (“CSM”), in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. We had contracted with CSM in 2010 as our third-party vendor responsible for distribution of the blinded investigational product used in our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial. As part of the routine collection of data in advance of an end-of-Phase II meeting with regulatory authorities, we discovered major discrepancies between some patient sample test results and patient treatment code assignments. Consequently, we filed this lawsuit against CSM alleging breach of contract, negligence and negligence per se arising from CSM’s performance of its contracted services. We are seeking monetary damages in an amount to be established at the trial.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

The following risk factors below update, and should be considered in addition to, the risk factors previously disclosed by us in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.

 

If we cannot obtain additional funding, our product development and commercialization efforts may be reduced or discontinued and we may not be able to continue operations.

 

At October 31, 2012, we had $24,443,000 in cash and cash equivalents. We have expended substantial funds on the research, development and clinical trials of our product candidates, and funding the operations of Avid. As a result, we have historically experienced negative cash flows from operations since our inception and we expect the negative cash flows from operations to continue for the foreseeable future. Our net loss incurred during the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 amounted to $16,417,000 and our net losses incurred during the past three fiscal years ended April 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $42,119,000, $34,151,000, and $14,494,000, respectively. Therefore, unless and until we are able to generate sufficient revenues from Avid’s contract manufacturing services and/or from the sale and/or licensing of our products under development, we expect such losses to continue for the foreseeable future.

 

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Therefore, our ability to continue to fund our clinical trials and development efforts is highly dependent on the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand combined with our ability to raise additional capital to support our future operations through one or more methods, including but not limited to, issuing additional equity or debt.

 

Historically, we have funded a significant portion of our operations through the issuance of equity. During the six months ended October 31, 2012, we raised $18,215,000 in gross proceeds under an At Market Sales Issuance Agreement, of which $16,719,000 was raised from September 27, 2012 to October 31, 2012 to replace the $15,000,000 of initial funding we repaid on September 25, 2012 under an earlier loan facility we entered into on August 30, 2012. Subsequent to October 31, 2012 and through November 30, 2012, we raised an additional $7,296,000 in gross proceeds under the At Market Sales Issuance Agreement.

 

With respect to our ability to raise additional capital from the issuance of equity, as of November 30, 2012, we have two effective shelf registration statements on Form S-3, under which we may issue, from time to time, in one or more offerings, shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $151,871,000. However, our ability to raise additional capital in the equity markets is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for our common stock. The market demand or liquidity of our common stock is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, negative economic conditions, adverse market conditions, adverse clinical trial results, significant delays in one or more clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer. If our ability to access the capital markets becomes severely restricted, it could have a negative impact on our business plans, including our clinical trial programs and other research and development activities. In addition, even if we are able to raise additional capital, it may not be at a price or on terms that are favorable to us.

 

In addition to financing our operations through the issuance of equity, we may also secure additional funding through the issuance of debt, licensing or partnering our products in development, or increasing revenue from our wholly-owned subsidiary, Avid. While we will continue to explore these potential opportunities, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in securing debt financing, licensing or partnering our products in development, or generate additional revenue from Avid to complete the research, development, and clinical testing of our product candidates.

 

Based on our current projections, which include projected cash inflows under signed contracts with existing customers of Avid, and assumes we raise no additional capital from the capital markets or other potential sources, we believe we have sufficient cash on hand combined with amounts expected to be received from Avid customers to meet our obligations as they become due through at least the next twelve months. There are a number of uncertainties associated with our financial projections, including but not limited to, termination of third party contracts, technical challenges, the rate at which patients are enrolled into any current or future clinical trials, and the outcome of our ongoing internal review into the discrepancies tied to our Phase II trial of bavituximab in second-line non-small cell lung cancer, any of which could reduce, delay or accelerate our future projected cash inflows and outflows. In addition, in the event our projected cash-inflows are reduced or delayed we might not have sufficient capital to operate our business beyond the next twelve months. The uncertainties surrounding our future cash inflows have raised substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

We have had significant losses and we anticipate future losses.

 

We have incurred net losses in most fiscal years since we began operations in 1981. The following table represents net losses incurred for the six months ended October 31, 2012 and for each of the past three fiscal years:

 

   Net Loss 
Six months ended October 31, 2012 (unaudited)  $16,417,000 
Fiscal Year 2012  $42,119,000 
Fiscal Year 2011  $34,151,000 
Fiscal Year 2010  $14,494,000 

 

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As of October 31, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of $354,541,000. While we expect to continue to generate revenues from Avid’s contract manufacturing services, in order to achieve and sustain profitable operations, we must successfully develop and obtain regulatory approval for our products, either alone or with others, and must also manufacture, introduce, market and sell our products. The costs associated with clinical trials and product manufacturing is very expensive and the time frame necessary to achieve market success for our products is long and uncertain. Furthermore, as evidenced by the increase in our net loss over the past two fiscal years, the costs associated with advanced stage clinical trials can significantly increase due, in part, to expanded patient populations and the cost to prepare for potential commercialization. We do not expect to generate product or royalty revenues for at least the next two years, and we may never generate product and/or royalty revenues sufficient to become profitable or to sustain profitability.

 

The sale of substantial shares of our common stock may depress our stock price.

 

As of October 31, 2012, there were 123,310,188 shares of our common stock outstanding. Substantially all of these shares are eligible for trading in the public market, subject in some cases to volume and other limitations. The market price of our common stock may decline if our common stockholders sell a large number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the market perceives that such sales may occur.

 

We could also issue up to 24,600,142 additional shares of our common stock that are reserved for future issuance under our stock incentive plans, employee stock purchase plan, and for outstanding warrants, as further described in the following table:

 

   Number of Shares Reserved 
Common shares reserved for issuance under outstanding option grants and available for issuance under our stock incentive plans   20,217,891 
Common shares reserved for and available for issuance under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan   3,889,004 
Common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants   493,247 
               Total shares of common stock reserved for issuance   24,600,142 

 

In addition, the above table does not include shares of common stock we could potentially issue from time to time, in one or more offerings, under our current effective shelf registration statements in exchange for remaining aggregate gross proceeds of up to $159,167,000 as of October 31, 2012.

 

Of the total options and warrants outstanding as of October 31, 2012, 4,100,615 would be considered dilutive to stockholders because we would receive an amount per share which is less than the market price of our common stock at October 31, 2012.

 

In addition, we will need to raise substantial additional capital in the future to fund our operations. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the market price of our securities may decline and our existing stockholders may experience significant dilution.

 

Current economic conditions and capital markets are in a period of disruption and instability which could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets, and thus adversely affect our business and liquidity.

 

The current economic conditions and financial crisis have had, and will continue to have, a negative impact on our ability to access the capital markets, and thus have a negative impact on our business and liquidity. The shortage of liquidity and credit combined with the substantial losses in worldwide equity markets could lead to an extended worldwide recession. We may face significant challenges if conditions in the capital markets do not improve. Our ability to access the capital markets has been and continues to be severely restricted at a time when we need to access such markets, which could have a negative impact on our business plans, including our clinical trial programs and other research and development activities. Even if we are able to raise additional capital, it may not be at a price or on terms that are favorable to us. We cannot predict the occurrence of future disruptions or how long the current conditions may continue.

 

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We and certain of our executive officers and one consultant have been named as defendants in litigation that could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention.

 

On September 28, 2012, three complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against us and certain of our executive officers and one consultant (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”) on behalf of certain purchasers of our common stock. The complaints have been brought as purported stockholder class actions, and, in general, include allegations that we and the Individual Defendants violated (i) Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and (ii) Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, by making materially false and misleading statements regarding the interim median overall survival results of our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial, thereby artificially inflating the price of our common stock. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages and other relief.

 

 There is no guarantee that we will be successful in defending these lawsuits. Also, our insurance coverage may be insufficient, our assets may be insufficient to cover any amounts that exceed our insurance coverage, and we may have to pay damage awards or otherwise may enter into settlement arrangements in connection with such claims. A settlement of any of these lawsuits could involve the issuance of common stock or other equity, which may dilute your ownership interest. Any payments or settlement arrangements could have material adverse effects on our business, operating results, financial condition or your ownership interest. Even if the plaintiffs’ claims are not successful, this litigation could result in substantial costs and significantly and adversely impact our reputation and divert management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition. In addition, such lawsuits may make it more difficult to finance our operations, obtain certain types of insurance (including directors’ and officers’ liability insurance), and attract and retain qualified executive officers, other employees and directors.

 

Our highly volatile stock price and trading volume may adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock.

 

The market price of our common stock and the market prices of securities of companies in the biotechnology sector have generally been highly volatile and are likely to continue to be highly volatile.

 

The following table shows the high and low sales price and trading volume of our common stock for each of the last twelve (12) fiscal quarters ended October 31, 2012:

 

   Common Stock
Sales Price
  Common Stock Daily Trading Volume
(000’s omitted)
 
   High  Low   High    Low 
Quarter Ended October 31, 2012  $5.50  $0.67   68,511    563 
Quarter Ended July 31, 2012  $1.89  $0.42   11,875    276 
Quarter Ended April 30, 2012  $1.14  $0.39   7,397    282 
Quarter Ended January 31, 2012  $1.53  $0.85   7,162    138 
Quarter Ended October 31, 2011  $1.88  $0.95   2,450    110 
Quarter Ended July 31, 2011  $2.48  $1.56   1,012    144 
Quarter Ended April 30, 2011  $2.74  $2.05   929    152 
Quarter Ended January 31, 2011  $3.10  $1.46   3,434    105 
Quarter Ended October 31, 2010  $2.08  $1.25   4,997    118 
Quarter Ended July 31, 2010  $4.14  $1.51   9,520    140 
Quarter Ended April 30, 2010  $4.30  $2.86   1,278    66 
Quarter Ended January 31, 2010  $3.46  $2.51   1,384    49 

 

The market price of our common stock may be significantly impacted by many factors, including, but not limited to:

 

  · announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by us or our competitors;

  · publicity regarding actual or potential company-sponsored clinical trial and investigator-sponsored clinical trial results relating to products under development by us or our competitors;

  · significant changes in our financial results or that of our competitors, including our abilities to continue as a going concern;

  · the offering and sale of shares of our common stock, either sold at market prices or at a discount under an equity transaction;

  · significant changes in our capital structure;

 

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  · published reports by securities analysts;

  · announcements of licensing agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and any other transaction that involves the development, sale or use of our technologies or competitive technologies;

  · developments and/or disputes concerning our patent or other proprietary rights;

  · regulatory developments and product safety concerns;

  · results of litigation, disputes and other proceedings;

  · general stock trends in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry sectors;

  · public concerns as to the safety and effectiveness of our products;

  · economic trends and other external factors, including but not limited to, interest rate fluctuations, economic recession, inflation, foreign market trends, national crisis, and disasters; and

  · healthcare reimbursement reform and cost-containment measures implemented by government agencies.

 

These and other external factors have caused and may continue to cause the market price and demand for our common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their shares of common stock, and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our common stock.

 

The liquidity of our common stock will be adversely affected if our common stock is delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Capital Market. To maintain inclusion on The NASDAQ Capital Market, we must continue to meet the following six listing requirements:

 

1.Net tangible assets of at least $2,500,000 or market capitalization of at least $35,000,000 or net income of at least $500,000 in either our latest fiscal year or in two of our last three fiscal years;
2.Public float of at least 500,000 shares;
3.Market value of our public float of at least $1,000,000;
4.A minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share of common stock, without falling below this minimum bid price for a period of thirty consecutive trading days;
5.At least two market makers; and
6.At least 300 stockholders, each holding at least 100 shares of common stock.

 

On November 14, 2012, we received a deficiency notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that the Company's minimum bid price had fallen below $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days, and therefore, was not in compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2). According to the NASDAQ notice, we have been provided 180 calendar days, or until May 13, 2013, to regain compliance with this minimum bid price requirement. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of our common stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. If we do not regain compliance within the initial 180-day period, but otherwise meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The NASDAQ Capital Market, except for the bid price requirement, we may be granted an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance, provided that we commit to effect a reverse stock split prior to the expiration of the second 180-day period if such is necessary in order to regain compliance. If we are not eligible for an additional compliance period, NASDAQ will notify us that our securities will be subject to delisting. At that time, we may appeal this determination to delist our securities to a Listing Qualification Panel. In addition, if we fail to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement or fail to comply with any other NASDAQ Capital Market listing requirements, the market value of our common stock could fall and holders of our common stock would likely find it more difficult to dispose of the common stock.

 

If our common stock is ever delisted, we would apply to have our common stock quoted on the OTCQX, the world’s largest interdealer quotation system, which is operated by OTC Market Groups, Inc. Upon any such delisting, our common stock would become subject to the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the market for penny stocks. A penny stock, as defined by the Penny Stock Reform Act, is any equity security not traded on a national securities exchange that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. The penny stock regulations generally require that a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated therewith be delivered to purchasers of penny stocks and impose various sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The broker-dealer must make a suitability determination for each purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement prior to the sale. In addition, the broker-dealer must make certain mandated disclosures, including the actual sale or purchase price and actual bid offer quotations, as well as the compensation to be received by the broker-dealer and certain associated persons. The regulations applicable to penny stocks may severely affect the market liquidity for our common stock and could limit your ability to sell your securities in the secondary market.

 

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Successful development of our products is uncertain. To date, no revenues have been generated from the commercial sale of our products and our products may not generate revenues in the future.

 

Our development of current and future product candidates is subject to the risks of failure inherent in the development of new pharmaceutical products and products based on new technologies. These risks include:

 

·delays in product development, clinical testing or manufacturing;
·unplanned expenditures in product development, clinical testing or manufacturing;
·failure in clinical trials or failure to receive regulatory approvals;
·emergence of superior or equivalent products;
·inability to manufacture on our own, or through others, product candidates on a commercial scale;
·inability to market products due to third party proprietary rights; and
·failure to achieve market acceptance.

 

Because of these risks, our research and development efforts or those of our partners may not result in any commercially viable products. If significant portions of these development efforts are not successfully completed, required regulatory approvals are not obtained, or any approved products are not commercially successful, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially harmed.

 

Because we have not begun the commercial sale of any of our products, our revenue and profit potential is unproven and our operating history makes it difficult for an investor to evaluate our business and prospects. Our technology may not result in any meaningful benefits to our current or potential partners. No revenues have been generated from the commercial sale of our products, and our products may not generate revenues in the future. Our business and prospects should be considered in light of the heightened risks and unexpected expenses and problems we may face as a company in an early stage of product development in an extremely competitive and rapidly evolving industry.

 

The major discrepancies we discovered with respect to our bavituximab phase ii second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial have adversely affected our ability to pursue partnering discussions.

 

On September 24, 2012, we announced that we had discovered, as part of the routine collection of data in advance of an end-of-Phase II meeting with regulatory authorities, major discrepancies in treatment group coding by an independent third-party vendor responsible for distribution of blinded investigational product used in our bavituximab Phase II second-line non-small cell lung cancer trial. We continue to be in the process of conducting a detailed internal review, which includes the testing of investigational product and patient samples, reviewing the operations of multiple vendors, among other activities. While the goal of the review is to gain a thorough understanding of the events leading up to, including and following the patient treatment group assignments and investigational drug coding and distribution, the pendency of the review, and the uncertainty created thereby, may adversely affect our ability to continue the pursuit of then existing partnering discussions and may have an adverse effect on our ability to pursue future partnering discussions until this investigation is complete.

 

We are primarily focusing our activities and resources on the development of bavituximab and depend on its success.

 

We are focusing most of our near-term research and development activities and resources on bavituximab, and we believe a significant portion of the value of our Company relates to our ability to develop this drug candidate. The development of bavituximab is subject to many risks, including the risks discussed in other risk factors. If the results of clinical trials of bavituximab, the regulatory decisions affecting bavituximab, the anticipated or actual timing and plan for commercializing bavituximab, or, ultimately, the market acceptance of bavituximab do not meet our, your, analysts’ or others’ expectations, the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected.

 

As a result of the above discussed major discrepancies we discovered with respect to our bavituximab Phase II non-small cell lung cancer trial as part of the routine collection of data in advance of an end-of-Phase II meeting with regulatory authorities and the pending outcome of our ongoing internal review, our ability to advance bavituximab into a planned Phase III trial is currently uncertain, which may have an adverse effect on or operations and product development strategy.

 

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Our product development efforts may not be successful.

 

Our product candidates have not received regulatory approval and are generally in research, preclinical and various clinical stages of development. If the results from any of the clinical trials are not positive, those results may adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital or obtain regulatory approval to conduct additional clinical trials, which will affect our ability to continue full-scale research and development for our antibody technologies. In addition, our product candidates may take longer than anticipated to progress through clinical trials, or patient enrollment in the clinical trials may be delayed or prolonged significantly, thus delaying the clinical trials. Patient enrollment is a function of many factors, including the size of the patient population, the nature of the protocol, the proximity of patients to the clinical sites, competing studies of other investigational products, and the inclusion and exclusion eligibility criteria for the study. In addition, because our Cotara product candidate represents a departure from more commonly used methods for cancer treatment, potential patients and their doctors may be inclined to use conventional therapies, such as chemotherapy, rather than enroll patients in any future clinical study.

 

Clinical trials required for our product candidates are expensive and time consuming, and their outcome is uncertain.

 

In order to obtain FDA approval to market a new drug product, we or our potential partners must demonstrate proof of safety and efficacy in humans. To meet these requirements, we or our potential partners will have to conduct extensive preclinical testing and “adequate and well-controlled” clinical trials. Conducting clinical trials is a lengthy, time-consuming and expensive process. The length of time may vary substantially according to the type, complexity, novelty and intended use of the product candidate, and often can be several years or more per trial. Delays associated with products for which we are directly conducting preclinical or clinical trials may cause us to incur additional operating expenses. Moreover, we may continue to be affected by delays associated with the preclinical testing and clinical trials of certain product candidates conducted by our partners over which we have no control. The commencement and rate of completion of clinical trials may be delayed by many factors, including, for example:

 

·obtaining regulatory approval to commence a clinical trial;
·reaching agreement on acceptable terms with prospective contract research organizations, or CROs, and trial sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among different CROs and trial sites;
·slower than expected rates of patient recruitment due to narrow screening requirements;
·the inability of patients to meet FDA or other regulatory authorities imposed protocol requirements;
·the inability to retain patients who have initiated a clinical trial but may be prone to withdraw due to various clinical or personal reasons, or who are lost to further follow-up;
·the inability to manufacture sufficient quantities of qualified materials under current good manufacturing practices, or cGMPs, for use in clinical trials;
·shortages of chemotherapy or other drugs used in clinical trials in combination with bavituximab;
·the need or desire to modify our manufacturing processes;
·the inability to adequately observe patients after treatment;
·changes in regulatory requirements for clinical trials;
·the lack of effectiveness during the clinical trials;
·unforeseen safety issues;
·delays, suspension, or termination of the clinical trials due to the institutional review board responsible for overseeing the study at a particular study site; and
·government or regulatory delays or “clinical holds” requiring suspension or termination of the trials.

 

Even if we obtain positive results from preclinical or initial clinical trials, we may not achieve the same success in future trials. Clinical trials may not demonstrate statistically sufficient safety and effectiveness to obtain the requisite regulatory approvals for product candidates employing our technology.

 

Clinical trials that we conduct or that third-parties conduct on our behalf may not demonstrate sufficient safety and efficacy to obtain the requisite regulatory approvals for any of our product candidates. We expect to commence new clinical trials from time to time in the course of our business as our product development work continues. The failure of clinical trials to demonstrate safety and effectiveness for our desired indications could harm the development of that product candidate as well as other product candidates. Any change in, or termination of, our clinical trials could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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We rely on third parties to conduct our clinical trials and many of our preclinical studies. If those parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or meet expected deadlines, our drug candidates may not advance in a timely manner or at all.

 

In the course of our discovery, preclinical testing and clinical trials, we rely on third parties, including universities, investigators and clinical research organizations, to perform critical services for us. For example, we rely on third parties to conduct our clinical trials and many of our preclinical studies. Clinical research organizations and investigators are responsible for many aspects of the trials, including finding and enrolling patients for testing and administering the trials. Certain of our clinical trials are blind or double-blind. If the trial is blind, management does not have access to information regarding the trials’ administration and progress. We therefore must rely on third parties to conduct our clinical trials, but their failure to comply with all regulatory and contractual requirements, or to perform their services in a timely and acceptable manner, may compromise our clinical trials in particular or our business in general.  Although we rely on these third parties to conduct our clinical trials, we are responsible for ensuring that each of our clinical trials is conducted in accordance with its investigational plan and protocol. Moreover, the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities require us to comply with regulations and standards, commonly referred to as good clinical practices, or GCPs, for conducting, monitoring, recording and reporting the results of clinical trials to ensure that the data and results are scientifically credible and accurate and that the trial subjects are adequately informed of the potential risks of participating in clinical trials. Our reliance on third parties does not relieve us of these responsibilities and requirements. These third parties may not be available when we need them or, if they are available, may not comply with all regulatory and contractual requirements or may not otherwise perform their services in a timely or acceptable manner. Any failings by these third parties may compromise our clinical trials in particular or our business in general. Similarly, we and we may need to enter into new arrangements with alternative third parties and our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated. These independent third parties may also have relationships with other commercial entities, some of which may compete with us. For example, if such third parties fail to perform their obligations in compliance with our clinical trial protocols, our clinical trials may not meet regulatory requirements or may need to be repeated. As a result of our dependence on third parties, we may face delays or failures outside of our direct control, as evidenced by the major discrepancies in treatment group coding by an independent third-party vendor responsible for distribution of blinded investigational product used in our bavituximab Phase II non-small cell lung cancer trial. These risks also apply to the development activities of our collaborators, and we do not control our collaborators’ research and development, clinical trials or regulatory activities. We do not expect any drugs resulting from our collaborators’ research and development efforts to be commercially available for many years, if ever.

 

In addition, we have prepaid research and development expenses to third parties that have been deferred and capitalized as pre-payments to secure the receipt of future preclinical and clinical research and development services. These pre-payments are recognized as an expense in the period that the services are performed. We assess our prepaid research and development expenses for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the prepaid expense may not be recoverable or provide a future economic benefit, including the risk of third party nonperformance. If there are indicators that the third parties are unable to perform the research and development services, we may be required to take an impairment charge.

 

We do not have experience as a company conducting large-scale clinical trials, or in other areas required for the successful commercialization and marketing of our product candidates.

 

Results from early stage clinical trials of bavituximab and Cotara may not be indicative of successful outcomes in later stage trials. Negative or limited results from any current or future clinical trial could delay or prevent further development of our product candidates which would adversely affect our business.

 

We have no experience as a Company in conducting large-scale, late-stage clinical trials, and our experience with early-stage clinical trials with small numbers of patients is limited. In part because of this limited experience, we cannot be certain that planned clinical trials will begin or be completed on time, if at all. Large-scale trials would require significant additional financial and management resources, and reliance on third-party clinical investigators, contract research organizations (“CROs”) or consultants. Relying on third-party clinical investigators or CROs may force us to encounter delays that are outside of our control. Any such delays could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

We also do not currently have marketing, sales and distribution capabilities for our product candidates. Developing an internal sales and distribution capability would be an expensive and time-consuming process. We may enter into agreements with third parties that would be responsible for marketing and distribution. However, these third parties may not be capable of successfully selling any of our product candidates. The inability to commercialize and market our product candidates could materially affect our business.

 

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Failure to recruit, enroll, and retain patients for clinical trials may cause the development of our product candidates to be delayed or development costs to increase substantially.

 

We have experienced, and expect to experience in the future, delays in patient enrollment in our clinical trials for a variety of reasons. The timely completion of clinical trials in accordance with their protocols depends, among other things, on our ability to enroll a sufficient number of patients who remain in the study until its conclusion. The enrollment of subjects depends on many factors, including:

 

·the patient eligibility criteria defined in the protocol;
·the size of the patient population required for analysis of the trial’s primary endpoints;
·the proximity of patients to study sites;
·the design of the trial;
·our ability to recruit clinical trial investigators with the appropriate competencies and experience;
·our ability to obtain and maintain patient consents;
·the risk that patients enrolled in clinical trials will drop out of the trials before completion; and
·competition for patients by clinical trial programs for other treatments.

 

Our clinical trials compete with other clinical trials for product candidates that are in the same therapeutic areas as our product candidates, and this competition reduces the number and types of subjects available to us, because some patients who might have opted to enroll in our trials opt to enroll in a trial being conducted by one of our competitors. Since the number of qualified clinical investigators is limited, we conduct some of our clinical trials at the same clinical trial sites that some of our competitors use, which reduces the number of subjects who are available for our clinical trials in such clinical trial site. Delays in patient enrollment in the future as a result of these and other factors may result in increased costs or may affect the timing or outcome of our clinical trials, which could prevent us from completing these trials and adversely affect our ability to advance the development of our product candidates.

 

Patient enrollment and patient care provided at our international clinical sites may be delayed or otherwise adversely impacted by social, political and economic factors affecting the particular foreign country.

 

We have in the past conducted, are currently conducting and intend in the future to conduct, clinical trials globally including clinical sites in India and other countries. Our ability to successfully initiate, enroll and complete a clinical trial in any foreign country is subject to numerous risks unique to conducting business in foreign countries, including:

 

·difficulty in establishing or managing relationships with clinical research organizations and physicians;
·different standards for the conduct of clinical trials and/or health care reimbursement;
·our inability to locate qualified local consultants, physicians, and partners;
·the potential burden of complying with a variety of foreign laws, medical standards and regulatory requirements, including the regulation of pharmaceutical products and treatment; and
·general geopolitical risks, such as political and economic instability, and changes in diplomatic and trade relations.

 

Because some of the trial sites for our Phase II cancer trials are in foreign countries, any disruption to our international clinical trial sites could significantly delay or jeopardize our product development efforts in those areas.

 

Success in early clinical trials may not be indicative of results obtained in later trials.

 

A number of new drugs and biologics have shown promising results in initial clinical trials, but subsequently failed to establish sufficient safety and effectiveness data to obtain necessary regulatory approvals. Data obtained from preclinical and clinical activities are subject to varying interpretations, which may delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval.

 

Data from our preclinical studies and Phase I and Phase II clinical trials should not be relied upon as evidence that later or larger-scale clinical trials will succeed. The Phase I studies we have completed to date have been designed to primarily assess safety in a small number of patients. In addition, the results we have obtained in the Phase II trials may not predict results for any future studies and also may not predict future therapeutic benefit of our drug candidates. We will be required to demonstrate through larger-scale clinical trials that bavituximab and Cotara are safe and effective for use in a diverse population before we can seek regulatory approval for their commercial sale. There is typically an extremely high rate of attrition from the failure of drug candidates proceeding through clinical trials.

 

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In addition, regulatory delays or rejections may be encountered as a result of many factors, including changes in regulatory policy during the period of product development.

 

If we successfully develop products but those products do not achieve and maintain market acceptance, our business will not be profitable.

 

Even if bavituximab, Cotara, or any future product candidate is approved for commercial sale by the FDA or other regulatory authorities, the degree of market acceptance of any approved product candidate by physicians, healthcare professionals and third-party payors and our profitability and growth will depend on a number of factors, including:

 

·our ability to provide acceptable evidence of safety and efficacy;
·changes in the standard of care for the targeted indication;
·relative convenience and ease of administration;
·the prevalence and severity of any adverse side effects;
·availability, cost and potential advantages of alternative treatments;
·pricing and cost effectiveness, which may be subject to regulatory control;
·effectiveness of our or our partners’ sales and marketing strategy;
·the product labeling or product insert required by the FDA or regulatory authority in other countries; and
·our ability to obtain sufficient third-party insurance coverage or reimbursement.

 

In addition, if bavituximab, Cotara, or any future product candidate that we discover and develop does not provide a treatment regimen that is more beneficial than the current standard of care or otherwise provide patient benefit, that product likely will not be accepted favorably by the market. If any products we may develop do not achieve market acceptance, then we may not generate sufficient revenue to achieve or maintain profitability.

 

In addition, even if our products achieve market acceptance, we may not be able to maintain that market acceptance over time if new products or technologies are introduced that are more favorably received than our products, are more cost effective or render our products obsolete.

 

If we do not establish additional collaborations, we may have to alter our development plans.

 

Our drug development programs and potential commercialization of our drug candidates will require substantial additional cash to fund expenses. We either own or in-licensed all rights to our two lead drug candidates, bavituximab and Cotara, and are fully responsible for the associated development costs. Our strategy continues to include the potential of selectively collaborating with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to assist us in furthering development and potential commercialization of some of our drug candidates and research programs. We may enter into one or more of such collaborations in the future, especially for target indications in which the potential collaborator has particular therapeutic expertise or that involve a large, primary care market that must be served by large sales and marketing organizations or for markets outside of North America. We face significant competition in seeking appropriate collaborators and these collaborations are complex and time-consuming to negotiate and document. We may not be able to negotiate collaborations on acceptable terms, or at all. Even if we successfully enter into a collaboration, we cannot provide assurance that our partner will perform its contractual obligations or will not terminate the agreement. If that were to occur, we may have to curtail the development of a particular drug candidate, reduce or delay its development program or one or more of our other development programs, delay its potential commercialization or reduce the scope of our sales or marketing activities, or increase our expenditures and undertake development or commercialization activities at our own expense. If we elect to increase our expenditures to fund development or commercialization activities on our own, we may need to obtain additional capital, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. If we do not have sufficient funds, we will not be able to bring our drug candidates to market and generate product revenue.

 

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Healthcare reform measures and other statutory or regulatory changes could adversely affect our business.

 

In both the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory proposals to change the healthcare system in ways that could impact our business. For example, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “Affordable Care Act” or “ACA”), enacted in March 2010, substantially changes the way healthcare is financed by both governmental and private insurers, and significantly impacts the pharmaceutical industry. With regard to pharmaceutical products, among other things, ACA is expected to expand and increase industry rebates for drugs covered under Medicaid programs and make changes to the coverage requirements under the Medicare D program.  

 

The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are subject to extensive regulation, and from time to time legislative bodies and governmental agencies consider changes to such regulations that could have significant impact on industry participants. For example, in light of certain highly-publicized safety issues regarding certain drugs that had received marketing approval, the U.S. Congress has considered various proposals regarding drug safety, including some which would require additional safety studies and monitoring and could make drug development more costly. We are unable to predict what additional legislation or regulation, if any, relating to safety or other aspects of drug development may be enacted in the future or what effect such legislation or regulation would have on our business.

 

The coverage and reimbursement status of newly approved drugs is uncertain, and failure to obtain adequate coverage and reimbursement could limit our ability to market bavituximab and cotara and may decrease our ability to generate revenue.

 

There is significant uncertainty related to the third party coverage and reimbursement of newly approved drugs both nationally and internationally. The commercial success of bavituximab, Cotara, and any other of our future products, if any, in both domestic and international markets depends on whether third-party coverage and reimbursement is available for the ordering of our future products by the medical profession for use by their patients. Medicare, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations and other third-party payors are increasingly attempting to manage healthcare costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement of new drugs and, as a result, they may not cover or provide adequate payment for our future products. These payors may not view our future products as cost-effective, and reimbursement may not be available to consumers or may not be sufficient to allow our future products to be marketed on a competitive basis. Likewise, legislative or regulatory efforts to control or reduce healthcare costs or reform government healthcare programs could result in lower prices or rejection of our future products. Changes in coverage and reimbursement policies or healthcare cost containment initiatives that limit or restrict reimbursement for our future products may reduce any future product revenue.

 

Failure to obtain regulatory approval in foreign jurisdictions will prevent us from marketing bavituximab abroad.

 

We intend to market bavituximab in international markets either directly or through a potential future collaboration partner, if any. In order to market bavituximab in the European Union, Canada, Japan and many other foreign jurisdictions, we or a potential future collaboration partner must obtain separate regulatory approvals. We have, and potential future collaboration partners may have, had limited interactions with foreign regulatory authorities, and the approval procedures vary among countries and can involve additional testing at significant cost. The time required to obtain approval may differ from that required to obtain FDA approval. Approval by the FDA does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other countries, and approval by one foreign regulatory authority does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other foreign countries or by the FDA. The foreign regulatory approval processes may include all of the risks associated with obtaining FDA approval. We or a potential future collaboration partner may not obtain foreign regulatory approvals on a timely basis, if at all. We or a potential future collaboration partner may not be able to file for regulatory approvals and may not receive necessary approvals to commercialize bavituximab or any other future products in any market.

 

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Foreign governments often impose strict price controls, which may adversely affect our future profitability.

 

We intend to seek approval to market bavituximab in both the United States and foreign jurisdictions either directly or through a potential future collaboration partner. If we or a potential future collaboration partner obtain approval in one or more foreign jurisdictions, we or a potential future collaboration partner will be subject to rules and regulations in those jurisdictions relating to bavituximab. In some foreign countries, particularly in the European Union, prescription drug pricing is subject to governmental control. In these countries, pricing negotiations with governmental authorities can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a drug candidate. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we or a potential future collaboration partner may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost-effectiveness of bavituximab to other available therapies. If reimbursement of bavituximab is unavailable or limited in scope or amount, or if pricing is set at unsatisfactory levels, we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability.

 

If we cannot license or sell Cotara, it may be delayed or never be further developed in the U.S.

 

We have completed a single-arm Phase II study with Cotara for the treatment of brain cancer. In our most recent Phase II open-label, multicenter trial, 41 patients with glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”) at first relapse were enrolled and received a single-treatment with Cotara. Median overall survival for patients treated with Cotara was 9.3 months. Based on these data and data from earlier clinical studies, we have reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) on the design of a single pivotal trial to potentially support product registration for Cotara. With this clear clinical path forward, we are actively pursuing a licensing or funding partner to further advance the program. In the event we are not able to secure a partnership for the program in the U.S., we may not be able to advance the project past its current stage of development. Because there are a limited number of companies which have the financial resources, the internal infrastructure, the technical capability and the marketing infrastructure to develop and market a radiopharmaceutical-based oncology drug, we may not secure a suitable partner for Cotara. Furthermore, we cannot ensure that if we do secure a suitable licensing partner for the program, the financial terms that they propose will be acceptable to us.

 

Our manufacturing facilities may not continue to meet regulatory requirements and have limited capacity.

 

Before approving a new drug or biologic product, the FDA requires that the facilities at which the product will be manufactured be in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMP, requirements. To be successful, our therapeutic products must be manufactured for development and, following approval, in commercial quantities, in compliance with regulatory requirements and at acceptable costs. Currently, we manufacture all preclinical and clinical material through Avid Bioservices, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary. While we believe our current facilities are adequate for the manufacturing of product candidates for clinical trials, our facilities may not be adequate to produce sufficient quantities of any products for commercial sale.

 

If we are unable to establish and maintain a manufacturing facility or secure third-party manufacturing capacity within our planned time frame and cost parameters, the development and sales of our products, if approved, may be materially harmed.

 

We may also encounter problems with the following:

 

·production yields;
·possible facility contamination;
·quality control and quality assurance programs;
·shortages of qualified personnel;
·compliance with FDA or other regulatory authorities regulations, including the demonstration of purity and potency;
·changes in FDA or other regulatory authorities requirements;
·production costs; and/or
·development of advanced manufacturing techniques and process controls.

 

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In addition, we or any third-party manufacturer will be required to register the manufacturing facilities with the FDA and other regulatory authorities, provided it had not already registered. The facilities will be subject to inspections confirming compliance with cGMP or other regulations. If any of our third-party manufacturers or we fail to maintain regulatory compliance, the FDA can impose regulatory sanctions including, among other things, refusal to approve a pending application for a new drug product or biologic product, or revocation of a pre-existing approval. As a result, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially harmed.

 

We may have significant product liability exposure because we maintain only limited product liability insurance.

 

We face an inherent business risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the administration of one of our drugs during a clinical trial adversely affects or causes the death of a patient. Although we maintain product liability insurance for clinical studies in the amount of $5,000,000 per occurrence or $5,000,000 in the aggregate on a claims-made basis, this coverage may not be adequate. Product liability insurance is expensive, difficult to obtain and may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, if at all. Our inability to obtain sufficient insurance coverage on reasonable terms or to otherwise protect against potential product liability claims in excess of our insurance coverage, if any, or a product recall, could negatively impact our financial position and results of operations.

 

In addition, the contract manufacturing services that we offer through Avid expose us to an inherent risk of liability as the antibodies or other substances manufactured by Avid, at the request and to the specifications of our customers, could possibly cause adverse effects or have product defects. We obtain agreements from our customers indemnifying and defending us from any potential liability arising from such risk. There can be no assurance that such indemnification agreements will adequately protect us against potential claims relating to such contract manufacturing services or protect us from being named in a possible lawsuit. Although Avid has procured insurance coverage, there is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain our existing coverage or obtain additional coverage on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or that such insurance will provide adequate coverage against all potential claims to which we might be exposed. A partially successful or completely uninsured claim against Avid would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated operations.

 

If we are unable to obtain, protect and enforce our patent rights, we may be unable to effectively protect or exploit our proprietary technology, inventions and improvements.

 

Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain, protect and enforce commercially valuable patents. We try to protect our proprietary positions by filing U.S. and foreign patent applications related to our proprietary technology, inventions and improvements that are important to developing our business. However, if we fail to obtain and maintain patent protection for our proprietary technology, inventions and improvements, our competitors could develop and commercialize products that would otherwise infringe upon our patents.

 

Our patent position is generally uncertain and involves complex legal and factual questions. Legal standards relating to the validity and scope of claims in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical fields are still evolving. Accordingly, the degree of future protection for our patent rights is uncertain. The risks and uncertainties that we face with respect to our patents include the following:

 

·the pending patent applications we have filed or to which we have exclusive rights may not result in issued patents or may take longer than we expect to result in issued patents;
·the claims of any patents that issue may not provide meaningful protection;
·we may be unable to develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable;
·the patents licensed or issued to us may not provide a competitive advantage;
·other parties may challenge patents licensed or issued to us;
·disputes may arise regarding the invention and corresponding ownership rights in inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by us, our licensors, corporate partners and other scientific collaborators; and
·other parties may design around our patented technologies.

 

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We may become involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents that would be expensive and time consuming.

 

In order to protect or enforce our patent rights, we may initiate patent litigation against third parties. In addition, we may become subject to interference or opposition proceedings conducted in patent and trademark offices to determine the priority and patentability of inventions. The defense of intellectual property rights, including patent rights through lawsuits, interference or opposition proceedings, and other legal and administrative proceedings, would be costly and divert our technical and management personnel from their normal responsibilities. An adverse determination of any litigation or defense proceedings could put our pending patent applications at risk of not being issued.

 

Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. For example, during the course of this kind of litigation, confidential information may be inadvertently disclosed in the form of documents or testimony in connection with discovery requests, depositions or trial testimony. This disclosure could have a material adverse effect on our business and our financial results.

 

We may not be able to compete with our competitors in the Biotechnology Industry because many of them have greater resources than we do and they are further along in their development efforts.

 

The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry is intensely competitive and subject to rapid and significant technological change. Many of the drugs that we are attempting to discover or develop will be competing with existing therapies. In addition, we are aware of several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies actively engaged in research and development of antibody-based products that have commenced clinical trials with, or have successfully commercialized, antibody products. Some or all of these companies may have greater financial resources, larger technical staffs, and larger research budgets than we have, as well as greater experience in developing products and running clinical trials. We expect to continue to experience significant and increasing levels of competition in the future. In addition, there may be other companies which are currently developing competitive technologies and products or which may in the future develop technologies and products that are comparable or superior to our technologies and products.

 

Bavituximab is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of advanced solid tumors, including NSCLC and pancreatic cancer. Although we are not aware of any other monoclonal antibodies in clinical development targeting PS as a potential therapy for advanced solid tumors, there are a number of possible competitors with approved or developmental targeted agents used alone or in combination with standard chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer, including but not limited to, Avastin® (bevacizumab) by Roche/Genentech, Gleevec® (imatinib) by Novartis, Tarceva® (erlotinib) by OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Roche/Genentech, Erbitux® (Cetuximab) by Eli Lilly and Company and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Rituxan® (rituximab) and Herceptin® (trastuzumab) by Roche/Genentech, Vectibix® (panitumumab) by Amgen, afatinib by Boehringer Ingelheim, Xalkori® (crizotinib) by Pfizer, iniparib by Sanofi-Aventis and Bipar Sciences, ganetespib by Synta Pharmaceuticals, and Yervoy® (ipilimumab) by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Additional possible competitors also exist with approved or developmental immunotherapies including but not limited to Provenge® (sipuleucel-T) and other Active Cellular Immunotherapy candidates by Dendreon, Emepepimut-S by Biomira and EMD Serono, and Astuprotimut-r by GlaxoSmithKline. There are a significant number of companies developing cancer therapeutics using a variety of targeted and non-targeted approaches. A direct comparison of these potential competitors will not be possible until bavituximab advances to later-stage clinical trials.

 

We are developing Cotara for the treatment of recurrent GBM, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Approved treatments for brain cancer include the Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) from Eisai, Inc., Temodar® (temozolomide) from Merck, Avastin® (bevacizumab) from Roche/Genentech, and the NovoTTF-100A System by Novocure. Gliadel Wafers are inserted in the tumor cavity following surgical resection and releases a chemotherapeutic agent over time. Temodar is administered orally to patients with brain cancer. Avastin is a monoclonal antibody that targets vascular endothelial growth factor (“VEGF”) to prevent the formation of new tumor blood vessels. The NovoTTF-100A system is a portable, wearable device that delivers an anti-mitotic, anti-cancer therapy.

 

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Since Cotara is a single-treatment approach that targets brain tumors from the inside out, it is a novel treatment dissimilar from other drugs in development for this disease. Some products in development may compete with Cotara should they become approved for marketing. These products include, but are not limited to: 131I-TM601, a radiolabeled chlorotoxin peptide being developed by TransMolecular, Inc., CDX-110, a peptide vaccine under development by Celldex, cilengitide, an integrin-targeting peptide being evaluated by Merck KGaA, cediranib, a VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor being developed by AstraZeneca, and DCVax® a dendritic cell-based vaccine being developed by Northwest Biotherapeutics. In addition, oncology products marketed for other indications such as Gleevec® (Novartis), Tarceva® (Genentech/OSI), Nexavar® (Bayer/Onyx), and afatinib by Boehringer Ingelheim are being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of brain cancer.

 

Avid Bioservices, Inc., our subsidiary, is exposed to risks resulting from its small customer base.

 

A significant portion of Avid Bioservices’ revenues have historically been derived from a small customer base. These customers typically do not enter into long-term contracts because their need for drug supply depends on a variety of factors, including the drug’s stage of development, their financial resources, and, with respect to commercial drugs, demand for the drug in the market. Our results of operations could be adversely affected if revenue from any one of our primary customers is significantly reduced or eliminated.

 

If we lose qualified management and scientific personnel or are unable to attract and retain such personnel, we may be unable to successfully develop our products or we may be significantly delayed in developing our products.

 

Our success is dependent, in part, upon a limited number of key executive officers, each of whom is an at-will employee, and also upon our scientific researchers. For example, because of his extensive understanding of our technologies and product development programs, the loss of Mr. Steven W. King, our President & Chief Executive Officer and Director, would adversely affect our development efforts and clinical trial programs during the six to twelve month period that we estimate it would take to find and train a qualified replacement.

 

We also believe that our future success will depend largely upon our ability to attract and retain highly-skilled research and development and technical personnel. We face intense competition in our recruiting activities, including competition from larger companies with greater resources. We do not know if we will be successful in attracting or retaining skilled personnel. The loss of certain key employees or our inability to attract and retain other qualified employees could negatively affect our operations and financial performance.

 

Our Governance Documents and State Law provide certain anti-takeover measures which will discourage a third party from seeking to acquire us unless approved by the Board of Directors.

 

We adopted a shareholder rights plan, commonly referred to as a “poison pill,” on March 16, 2006. The purpose of the shareholder rights plan is to protect stockholders against unsolicited attempts to acquire control of us that do not offer a fair price to our stockholders as determined by our Board of Directors. Under the plan, the acquisition of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock by any person or group, unless approved by our board of directors, will trigger the right of our stockholders (other than the acquiror of 15% or more of our common stock) to acquire additional shares of our common stock, and, in certain cases, the stock of the potential acquiror, at a 50% discount to market price, thus significantly increasing the acquisition cost to a potential acquiror. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain certain additional anti-takeover protective devices. For example,

 

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·no stockholder action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote; solicitations by consent are thus prohibited;
·special meetings of stockholders may be called only by our Board of Directors; and
·our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to fix the rights and preferences, and issue shares, of preferred stock. An issuance of preferred stock with dividend and liquidation rights senior to the common stock and convertible into a large number of shares of common stock could prevent a potential acquiror from gaining effective economic or voting control.

 

Further, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which, subject to certain exceptions, restricts certain transactions and business combinations between a corporation and a stockholder owning 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock for a period of three years from the date the stockholder becomes a 15% stockholder.

 

Although we believe these provisions and our rights plan collectively provide for an opportunity to receive higher bids by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors, they would apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders. In addition, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our Board of Directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

In connection with the loan and security agreement with Oxford Finance LLC, MidCap Financial SBIC LP, and Silicon Valley Bank (collectively, the “Lenders”) and the initial funding of $15,000,000, on August 30, 2012, we issued the Lenders warrants to purchase an aggregate of 273,280 shares of our common stock (equal to 4.5% of the amount funded) at a per share price of $2.47, which are exercisable on a cash or cashless basis, and will expire on August 30, 2018 (as described in Note 7 to the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements).

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

(a)Exhibits:

 

  10.28 Loan and Security Agreement among Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Oxford Finance LLC, Midcap Financial SBIC LP, and Silicon Valley Bank, dated as of August 30, 2012. (*) (**)
     
  10.29 Warrant to Purchase Stock issued to Oxford Finance LLC, dated August 30, 2012. *
     
  10.30 Warrant to Purchase Stock issued to Midcap Financial SBIC LP, dated August 30, 2012. *
     
  10.31 Warrant to Purchase Stock issued to Silicon Valley Bank, dated August 30, 2012. *
     
  31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
     
  31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
     
  32 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

 

101.INSXBRL Instance Document. (*) (#)

 

101.SCHXBRL Schema Document. (*) (#)

 

101.CALXBRL Calculation Linkbase Document. (*) (#)

 

101.DEFXBRL Definition Linkbase Document. (*) (#)

 

101.LABXBRL Label Linkbase Document. (*) (#)

 

101.PREXBRL Presentation Linkbase Document. (*) (#)

 

 

  * Filed herewith
     
  ** Portions of this exhibit omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
  # Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
         
         
Date: December 10, 2012   By: /s/ STEVEN W. KING  
      Steven W. King  
      President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director  
         

 

         
Date: December 10, 2012   By: /s/ PAUL J. LYTLE  
      Paul J. Lytle  
     

Chief Financial Officer

(signed both as an officer duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant and principal financial officer and chief accounting officer)

 
         

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.28

 

CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[**]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, this “Agreement”) dated as of August 30, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) among OXFORD FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with an office located at 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (“Oxford”), as collateral agent (in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”), the Lenders listed on Schedule 1.1 hereof or otherwise a party hereto from time to time including Oxford in its capacity as a Lender, SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation with an office located at 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (“Bank” or “SVB”) and MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, with an office located at 7255 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (“MidCap”) (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and AVID BIOSERVICES, INC., Delaware corporation, each with offices located at 14282 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, California 92780 (individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”), provides the terms on which the Lenders shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay the Lenders. The parties agree as follows:

 

1.                ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

 

1.1 Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made in accordance with GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein. All references to “Dollars” or “$” are United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

2.                LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

 

2.1 Promise to Pay. Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay each Lender, the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans advanced to Borrower by such Lender and accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other amounts due hereunder as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.

 

2.2 Term Loans.

 

(a) Availability. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders agree, severally and not jointly, to make term loans to Borrower on the Effective Date in an aggregate amount of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) according to each Lender’s Term A Loan Commitment as set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto (such term loans are hereinafter referred to singly as a “Term A Loan”, and collectively as the “Term A Loans”). After repayment, no Term A Loan may be re-borrowed.

 

(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders agree, severally and not jointly, during the Second Draw Period, to make term loans to Borrower in an aggregate amount up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) according to each Lender’s Term B Loan Commitment as set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto (such term loans are hereinafter referred to singly as a “Term B Loan”, and collectively as the “Term B Loans”; each Term A Loan or Term B Loan is hereinafter referred to singly as a “Term Loan” and the Term A Loans and the Term B Loans are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Term Loans”). After repayment, no Term B Loan may be re-borrowed.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(b) Repayment. Borrower shall make monthly payments of interest only commencing on the first (1st) Payment Date following the Funding Date of each Term Loan, and continuing on the Payment Date of each successive month thereafter through and including the Payment Date immediately preceding the Amortization Date. Borrower agrees to pay, on the Funding Date of each Term Loan, any initial partial monthly interest payment otherwise due for the period between the Funding Date of such Term Loan and the first Payment Date thereof. Commencing on the Amortization Date, and continuing on the Payment Date of each month thereafter, Borrower shall make consecutive equal monthly payments of principal and interest, in arrears, to each Lender, as calculated by Collateral Agent (which calculations shall be deemed correct absent manifest error) based upon: (1) the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan, (2) the effective rate of interest, as determined in Section 2.3(a), and (3) a repayment schedule equal to thirty (30) months. All unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest with respect to each Term Loan is due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. Each Term Loan may only be prepaid in accordance with Sections 2.2(c) and 2.2(d).

 

(c) Mandatory Prepayments. If the Term Loans are accelerated following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall immediately pay to Lenders, payable to each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata Share, an amount equal to the sum of: (i) all outstanding principal of the Term Loans plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the prepayment date, (ii) the Final Payment, (iii) the Prepayment Fee, plus (iv) all other Obligations that are due and payable, including Lenders’ Expenses and interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts. Notwithstanding (but without duplication with) the foregoing, on the Maturity Date, if the Final Payment had not previously been paid in full in connection with the prepayment of the Term Loans in full, Borrower shall pay to Collateral Agent, for payment to each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata Share, the Final Payment in respect of the Term Loans.

 

(d) Permitted Prepayment of Term Loans. Borrower shall have the option to prepay all or a portion of the Term Loans advanced by the Lenders under this Agreement, provided Borrower (i) provides written notice to Collateral Agent of its election to prepay the Term Loans or a portion thereof at least thirty (30) days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) (x) in the case of a prepayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans, pays to the Lenders on the date of such prepayment, payable to each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata Share, an amount equal to the sum of (A) all outstanding principal of the Term Loans plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the prepayment date, plus (B) the Final Payment, plus (C) the Prepayment Fee, plus (D) all other Obligations that are due and payable, including Lenders’ Expenses and interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts, and (y) in the case of prepayment of a portion of the Term Loans, pays to the Lenders on the date of such prepayment, payable to each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata Share, an amount equal to the sum of (A) all outstanding principal of the portion of the Term Loans being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the prepayment date, plus (B) the Final Payment allocable to the portion of the Term Loans being prepaid, plus (C) the Prepayment Fee in respect of the Terms Loans being prepaid, plus (D) all other Obligations that are then due and payable, including Lender’s Expenses and interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts in accordance with Section 2.3 (b). Partial prepayments of the Term Loans and the Final Payment payable in connection therewith shall be allocated and applied pro rata among the outstanding Term Loans.

 

2.3 Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.

 

(a) Interest Rate. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the Term Loans shall accrue interest at a fixed per annum rate (which rate shall be fixed for the duration of the applicable Term Loan) equal to the Basic Rate, determined by Collateral Agent on the Funding Date of the applicable Term Loan, which interest shall be payable monthly in arrears in accordance with Sections 2.2(b) and 2.3(e). Interest shall accrue on each Term Loan commencing on, and including, the Funding Date of such Term Loan, and shall accrue on the principal amount outstanding under such Term Loan through and including the day on which such Term Loan is paid in full.

 

(b) Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall accrue interest at a fixed per annum rate equal to the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto plus five percentage points (5.00%) (the “Default Rate”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Collateral Agent.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(c) 360-Day Year. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) months of thirty (30) days.

 

(d) Debit of Accounts. Collateral Agent and each Lender may debit (or ACH) any deposit accounts, maintained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts Borrower owes the Lenders under the Loan Documents when due. Any such debits (or ACH activity) shall not constitute a set-off.

 

(e) Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower under the Loan Documents shall be made to the respective Lender to which such payments are owed, at such Lender’s office in immediately available funds on the date specified herein. Unless otherwise provided, interest is payable monthly on the Payment Date of each month. Payments of principal and/or interest received after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment is due the next Business Day and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue until paid. All payments to be made by Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document, including payments of principal and interest, and all fees, expenses, indemnities and reimbursements, shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim, in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds.

 

2.4 Secured Promissory Notes. The Term Loans shall be evidenced by a Secured Promissory Note or Notes in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto (each a “Secured Promissory Note”), and shall be repayable as set forth in this Agreement. Borrower irrevocably authorizes each Lender to make or cause to be made, on or about the Funding Date of any Term Loan or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal on such Lender’s Secured Promissory Note, an appropriate notation on such Lender’s Secured Promissory Note Record reflecting the making of such Term Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of each Term Loan set forth on such Lender’s Secured Promissory Note Record shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on such Lender’s Secured Promissory Note Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of Borrower under any Secured Promissory Note or any other Loan Document to make payments of principal of or interest on any Secured Promissory Note when due. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of a Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of its Secured Promissory Note, Borrower shall issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Secured Promissory Note in the same principal amount thereof and of like tenor.

 

2.5 Fees. Borrower shall pay to Collateral Agent:

 

(a) Facility Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable facility fee of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) to be shared between the Lenders pursuant to their respective Commitment Percentages payable as follows: (i) One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of the facility fee was paid on July 23, 2012 (receipt of which the Lenders hereby acknowledge), and (ii) the remaining One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of the facility fee shall be due and payable on the earliest of (x) the Funding Date of the Term B Loan, (y) March 31, 2013 or (z) acceleration of the Obligations following an Event of Default;

 

(b) Final Payment. The Final Payment, when due hereunder, to be shared between the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares;

 

(c) Prepayment Fee. The Prepayment Fee, when due hereunder, to be shared between the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares;

 

(d) Non-Utilization Fee. The Non-Utilization Fee, when due hereunder, to be shared between the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares; and

 

(e) Lenders’ Expenses. All Lenders’ Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due (and in the absence of any other due date specified herein, such Lenders’ Expenses shall be due within five (5) days of demand therefor).

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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2.6 Withholding. Payments received by the Lenders from Borrower hereunder will be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any governmental authority (including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto). Specifically, however, if at any time any Governmental Authority, applicable law, regulation or international agreement requires Borrower to make any withholding or deduction from any such payment or other sum payable hereunder to the Lenders, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that the amount due from Borrower with respect to such payment or other sum payable hereunder will be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such required withholding or deduction, each Lender receives a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no withholding or deduction been required and Borrower shall pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority. Borrower will, upon request, furnish the Lenders with proof reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders indicating that Borrower has made such withholding payment; provided, however, that Borrower need not make any withholding payment if the amount or validity of such withholding payment is contested in good faith by appropriate and timely proceedings and as to which payment in full is bonded or reserved against by Borrower. The agreements and obligations of Borrower contained in this Section 2.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

2.7 SBIC Acknowledgement. Borrower acknowledges that MidCap is a Federal licensee under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended.

 

3. CONDITIONS OF LOANS

 

3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension. Each Lender’s obligation to make a Term A Loan is subject to the condition precedent that Collateral Agent and each Lender shall consent to or shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral Agent and each Lender, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Collateral Agent and each Lender may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:

 

(a) original Loan Documents, and Warrants in respect of the Term A Loan, each duly executed by Borrower and each Subsidiary, as applicable;

 

(b) duly executed original Control Agreements with respect to any Collateral Accounts maintained by Borrower or any of its domestic Subsidiaries;

 

(c) duly executed original Secured Promissory Notes in favor of each Lender according to its Term A Loan Commitment Percentage;

 

(d) the original certificate(s) for the Shares, together with Assignment(s) Separate from Certificate, duly executed in blank;

 

(e) the Operating Documents and good standing certificates of Borrower and its domestic Subsidiaries certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of Borrower’s and such Subsidiaries’ jurisdiction of organization or formation and each jurisdiction in which Borrower and each Subsidiary is qualified to conduct business, each as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

 

(f) a completed Perfection Certificate for Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries;

 

(g) the Annual Projections, for the current calendar year;

 

(h) duly executed original officer’s certificate for Borrower and each Subsidiary that is a party to the Loan Documents, in a form acceptable to Collateral Agent and the Lenders;

 

(i) certified copies, dated as of date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date, of financing statement searches, as Collateral Agent shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(j) a landlord’s consent executed in favor of Collateral Agent in respect of all of Borrower’s and each Subsidiaries’ leased locations in California;

 

(k) a bailee waiver executed in favor of Collateral Agent in respect of each third party bailee where Borrower or any Subsidiary maintains Collateral having a book value in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00);

 

(l) an executed legal opinion of counsel to Borrower dated as of the Effective Date;

 

(m) evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent and the Lenders that the insurance policies required by Section 6.5 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;

 

(n) payment of the fees and Lenders’ Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.5 hereof; and

 

(o) completed SBA Forms 480, 652 and 1031 and the SBIC Side Letter.

 

3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) receipt by (i) the Lenders of an executed Disbursement Letter in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto; and (ii) SVB of an executed Loan Payment/Advance Request Form in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto;

 

(b) the representations and warranties in Section 5 hereof shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects on the date of the Disbursement Letter (and the Loan Payment/Advance Request Form) and on the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in Section 5 hereof are true, accurate and complete in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date;

 

(c) in such Lender’s sole discretion, there has not been any Material Adverse Change or any material adverse deviation by Borrower from the Annual Projections of Borrower presented to and accepted by Collateral Agent and each Lender;

 

(d) to the extent not delivered at the Effective Date, duly executed original Secured Promissory Notes and Warrants, in number, form and content acceptable to each Lender, and in favor of each Lender according to its Commitment Percentage, with respect to each Credit Extension made by such Lender after the Effective Date, it being acknowledged and agreed by Borrower that Borrower shall deliver to each Lender, in connection with the making of the Term B Loans, Secured Promissory Notes and Warrants, in number, form and content acceptable to each Lender, and in favor of each Lender according to its Commitment Percentage of the Term B Loans; and

 

(e) payment of the fees and Lenders’ Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.5 hereof.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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3.3 Covenant to Deliver. Borrower agrees to deliver to Collateral Agent and the Lenders each item required to be delivered to Collateral Agent under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension. Borrower expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Collateral Agent or any Lender of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Collateral Agent or any Lender of Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and any such Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be made in each Lender’s sole discretion.

 

3.4 Procedures for Borrowing. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of a Term Loan set forth in this Agreement, to obtain a Term Loan, Borrower shall notify the Lenders (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone by 2:00 p.m. Eastern time (x) three (3) Business Days prior to the date the Term A Loan is to be made; and (y) fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date the Term B Loan is to be made. Together with any such electronic, facsimile or telephonic notification, Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders by electronic mail or facsimile a completed Disbursement Letter (and the Loan Payment/Advance Request Form, with respect to SVB and MidCap) executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. The Lenders may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom a Lender reasonably believes is a Responsible Officer or designee. On the Funding Date, each Lender shall credit and/or transfer (as applicable) to the Designated Deposit Account, an amount equal to its Term Loan Commitment.

 

4. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

4.1 Grant of Security Interest. Borrower hereby grants Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof. Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens that are permitted by the terms of this Agreement to have priority to Collateral Agent’s Lien. If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim (as defined in the Code), Borrower shall promptly notify Collateral Agent in a writing signed by Borrower, as the case may be, of the general details thereof (and further details as may be required by Collateral Agent) and grant to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent.

 

Borrower may in the future enter into Bank Services Agreements with Bank. Regardless of the terms of any Bank Services Agreement, Borrower agrees that any amounts Borrower owes Bank thereunder shall be deemed to be Obligations hereunder and that it is the intent of Borrower and Bank to have all such Obligations secured by the first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral granted herein (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Bank’s Lien in this Agreement).

 

If this Agreement is terminated, Collateral Agent’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash. Except as set forth in the succeeding sentence, upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and at such time as the Lenders’ obligation to make Credit Extensions has terminated, Collateral Agent shall, at the sole cost and expense of Borrower, release its Liens in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower. In the event (x) all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations), except for Bank Services, are satisfied in full, and (y) this Agreement is terminated, Bank shall terminate the security interest granted herein upon Borrower providing cash collateral acceptable to Bank in its good faith business judgment for Bank Services, if any; in the event such Bank Services consist of outstanding Letters of Credit, Borrower shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to (x) if such Letters of Credit are denominated in Dollars, then one hundred five percent (105%); and (y) if such Letters of Credit are denominated in a Foreign Currency, then one hundred ten percent (110%), of the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit.

 

4.2 Authorization to File Financing Statements. Borrower hereby authorizes Collateral Agent to file financing statements or take any other action required to perfect Collateral Agent’s security interests in the Collateral, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Collateral Agent’s interest or rights under the Loan Documents, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, except to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement, by Borrower, or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Collateral Agent under the Code.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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4.3 Pledge of Collateral. Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all the Shares, together with all proceeds and substitutions thereof, all cash, stock and other moneys and property paid thereon, all rights to subscribe for securities declared or granted in connection therewith, and all other cash and noncash proceeds of the foregoing, as security for the performance of the Obligations. On the Effective Date, or, to the extent not certificated as of the Effective Date, within ten (10) days of the certification of any Shares, the certificate or certificates for the Shares will be delivered to Collateral Agent, accompanied by an instrument of assignment duly executed in blank by Borrower. To the extent required by the terms and conditions governing the Shares, Borrower shall cause the books of each entity whose Shares are part of the Collateral and any transfer agent to reflect the pledge of the Shares. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder, Collateral Agent may effect the transfer of any securities included in the Collateral (including but not limited to the Shares) into the name of Collateral Agent and cause new (as applicable) certificates representing such securities to be issued in the name of Collateral Agent or its transferee. Borrower will execute and deliver such documents, and take or cause to be taken such actions, as Collateral Agent may reasonably request to perfect or continue the perfection of Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Shares. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall be entitled to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Shares and to give consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof, provided that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or ratification given or action taken which would be inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement or which would constitute or create any violation of any of such terms. All such rights to vote and give consents, waivers and ratifications shall terminate upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be deemed to pledge the Shares of Peregrine China; Collateral Agent and the Lenders reserve the right to require such pledge and to take such actions as reasonable deemed necessary to effect such pledge and perfect Collateral Agent’s Lien in the Shares of Peregrine China.

 

5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants to Collateral Agent and the Lenders as follows at all times:

 

5.1 Due Organization, Authorization: Power and Authority. Borrower and each of its domestic Subsidiaries is duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of organization or formation and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its businesses or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. In connection with this Agreement, Borrower and each of its domestic Subsidiaries has delivered to Collateral Agent a completed perfection certificate signed by an officer of Borrower or such Subsidiary (each a “Perfection Certificate” and collectively, the “Perfection Certificates”). Borrower represents and warrants that (a) Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries’ exact legal name is that which is indicated on its respective Perfection Certificate and on the signature page of each Loan Document to which it is a party; (b) Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth on its respective Perfection Certificate; (c) each Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth each of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ organizational identification number or accurately states that Borrower or such Subsidiary has none; (d) each Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (and each of its respective predecessors) have not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of organization, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificates pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, is accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificates (including the information set forth in clause (d) above) after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement); such updated Perfection Certificates subject to the review and approval of Collateral Agent. If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall notify Collateral Agent of such occurrence and provide Collateral Agent with such Person’s organizational identification number within five (5) Business Days of receiving such organizational identification number.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrower’s or such Subsidiaries’ organizational documents, including its respective Operating Documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law applicable thereto, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or such Subsidiary, or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect) or are being obtained pursuant to Section 6.1(b), or (v) constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower or any of such Subsidiaries, or their respective properties, is bound. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets is bound in which such default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

5.2 Collateral.

 

(a) Borrower and each its Subsidiaries have good title to, have rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien under the Loan Documents, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens, and neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries have any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Accounts or other investment accounts other than the Collateral Accounts or the other investment accounts, if any, described in the Perfection Certificates delivered to Collateral Agent in connection herewith with respect of which Borrower or such Subsidiary has given Collateral Agent notice and taken such actions as are necessary to give Collateral Agent a perfected security interest therein, subject to Collateral Agent having taken all required actions to perfect such security interest. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the Account Debtors.

 

(b) On the Effective Date, and except as disclosed on the Perfection Certificate (i) the Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse), and (ii)  no such third party bailee possesses components of the Collateral in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00). None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as disclosed in the Perfection Certificates on the Effective Date or as permitted pursuant to Section 6.11.

 

(c) All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

 

(d) A list of all of Borrower’s copyrights, copyright applications, trademarks, trademark applications, patents and patent applications (“Subject Intellectual Property”) and all license agreements (including all in-bound license agreements, but excluding over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public) is set forth on Schedule 5.2(d), which indicates, for each item of property: (i) the name of Borrower owning such Subject Intellectual Property or licensee to such license agreement; (ii) Borrower’s identifier for such property (i.e., name of patent, license, etc.), (iii) whether such property is Subject Intellectual Property (or application therefor) owned by Borrower or is property to which Borrower has rights pursuant to a license agreement, and (iv) the expiration date of such Subject Intellectual Property or license agreement. In the case of any license agreement, Schedule 5.2(d) further indicates, for each: (A) the name and address of the licensor, (B) the name and date of the license agreement pursuant to which Intellectual Property is licensed, (C) whether or not such license agreement grants an exclusive license to Borrower, and (D) whether there are any restrictions in such license agreement as to the ability of Borrower to grant a security interest in and/or to transfer any of its rights as a licensee under such license agreement. Except as noted on Schedule 5.2(d), Borrower is the sole owner of its Subject Intellectual Property, except for non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business. Each Patent is properly filed and maintained, no part of the Subject Intellectual Property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge no claim has been made that any part of the Subject Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party, except to the extent such claim could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take such commercially reasonable steps as Collateral Agent and any Lender requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any Person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (i) all licenses or agreements with respect to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is the licensee to be deemed “Collateral” and for Collateral Agent and each Lender to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such license or agreement, whether now existing or entered into in the future, and (ii) Collateral Agent and each Lender shall have the ability in the event of a liquidation of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with Collateral Agent’s and such Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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5.3 Litigation. Except as disclosed (i) on the Perfection Certificates, or (ii) in accordance with Section 6.9 hereof, there are no actions, suits, investigations, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

 

5.4 No Material Deterioration in Financial Condition; Financial Statements. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and its Subsidiaries, delivered to Collateral Agent fairly present, in conformity with GAAP, in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the consolidated results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries. There has not been any material deterioration in the consolidated financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to any Lender.

 

5.5 Solvency. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is Solvent.

 

5.6 Regulatory Compliance. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. Neither Borrower’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by Borrower or such Subsidiary or, to Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than in material compliance with applicable laws. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted.

 

None of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Affiliates or any of their respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is (i) in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (ii) engaging in or conspiring to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law, or (iii) is a Blocked Person. None of Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Borrower and any of their Affiliates or agents, acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (x) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (y) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, any similar executive order or other Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

5.7 Investments. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any stock, shares, partnership interests or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.

 

5.8 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely paid all foreign, federal, state, and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and such Subsidiaries, in all jurisdictions in which Borrower or any such Subsidiary is subject to taxes, including the United States, unless such taxes are being contested in accordance with the following sentence. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, may defer payment of any contested taxes, provided that Borrower or such Subsidiary, (a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Collateral Agent in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, and (c) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to prevent the Governmental Authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien.” Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower’s or such Subsidiaries’, prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower or its Subsidiaries. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries have, withdrawn from participation in, and have not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other Governmental Authority.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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5.9 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital and to fund its general business requirements in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

 

5.10 Shares. Borrower has full power and authority to create a first lien on the Shares and no disability or contractual obligation exists that would prohibit Borrower from pledging the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. There are no subscriptions, warrants, rights of first refusal or other restrictions on transfer relative to, or options exercisable with respect to the Shares. The Shares have been and will be duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable. The Shares are not the subject of any present or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened suit, action, arbitration, administrative or other proceeding, and Borrower knows of no reasonable grounds for the institution of any such proceedings.

 

5.11 Full Disclosure. No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any certificate or written statement given to Collateral Agent or any Lender, as of the date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken together with all such written certificates and written statements given to Collateral Agent or any Lender, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the certificates or statements not misleading (it being recognized that certain written statements are subject to safe harbor statements contained therein and that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results).

 

5.12 Definition of Knowledge.” For purposes of the Loan Documents, whenever a representation or warranty is made to Borrower’s knowledge or awareness, to the “best of” Borrower’s knowledge, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of the Responsible Officers.

 

6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do all of the following:

 

6.1 Government Compliance.

 

(a) Maintain its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing (as applicable) in their respective jurisdictions of organization and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. Comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, the noncompliance with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

(b) Obtain and keep in full force and effect, all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower and its Subsidiaries of their respective businesses and obligations under the Loan Documents and the grant of a security interest to Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, in all of the Collateral. Borrower shall promptly provide copies to Collateral Agent of any material Governmental Approvals obtained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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6.2 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates.

 

(a) Deliver to each Lender:

 

(i) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement covering the consolidated operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent;

 

(ii) as soon as available, but no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year or within five (5) days of filing with the SEC, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion (it being agreed that Ernst & Young LLP, the Borrower’s current independent certified public accounting firm, is acceptable to the Collateral Agent);

 

(iii) as soon as available after approval thereof by Borrower’s Board of Directors, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each of Borrower’s fiscal years, Borrower’s annual financial projections for the entire current fiscal year as approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors, which such annual financial projections shall be set forth in a month-by-month format (such annual financial projections as originally delivered to Collateral Agent and the Lenders are referred to herein as the “Annual Projections”; provided that, any revisions of the Annual Projections approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors shall be delivered to Collateral Agent and the Lenders no later than seven (7) days after such approval and, unless Collateral Agent notifies Borrower to the contrary in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof, the term “Annual Projections” shall include such revisions);

 

(iv) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made available by Borrower to its security holders or holders of Subordinated Debt;

 

(v) within five (5) days of filing, all reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,

 

(vi) prompt notice of any amendments of or other changes to the capitalization table of Borrower and to the Operating Documents of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, together with any copies reflecting such amendments or changes with respect thereto; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require Borrower to give prompt notice of the issuance of any shares of common stock from its existing shelf registration statements nor of the grant or exercise of any stock options.

 

(vii) prompt notice of (A) any material change in the composition of the Intellectual Property, (B) the registration of any copyright, including any subsequent ownership right of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in or to any copyright, patent or trademark, including a copy of any such registration, and (C) any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of the Intellectual Property;

 

(viii) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, copies of the month-end account statements for each Collateral Account maintained by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, which statements may be provided to Collateral Agent and each Lender by Borrower or directly from the applicable institution(s);

 

(ix) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, and at such other times as MidCap may reasonably request to the extent related to SBA regulations, Borrower shall provide to MidCap such forms and financial and other information with respect to any business or financial condition of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries required by the SBA, including, but not limited to (i) forms and information with respect to MidCap’s or any Lender’s reporting requirements under SBA Form 468 and (ii) information regarding the full-time equivalent jobs created or retained in connection with any Lender’s investment in Borrower, the impact of the financing on Borrower’s business in terms of revenues and profits and on taxes paid by Borrower and its employees;

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(x) upon request of MidCap, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly (and in any event within twenty (20) days of such request) furnish to MidCap all information reasonably requested, to the extent reasonably available to the Borrower in order for MidCap or any Lender to comply with the requirements of 13 C.F.R. Section 107.620 or to prepare or file SBA Form 468 and any other information requested or required by the SBA; and

 

(xi) other financial information as reasonably requested by Collateral Agent or any Lender.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on Borrower’s website on the internet at Borrower’s website address.

 

(b) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements specified in Section 6.2(a)(i) above but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, deliver to each Lender, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer.

 

(c) Keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP in all material respects, in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, allow, at the sole cost of Borrower, Collateral Agent or any Lender, during regular business hours upon reasonable prior notice (provided that no notice shall be required when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine and make abstracts or copies from any of its books and records, and to conduct a collateral audit and analysis of its operations and the Collateral. Such audits shall be conducted no more often than twice every year unless (and more frequently if) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

6.3 Inventory; Returns. Keep all Inventory in good and marketable condition, free from material defects. Returns and allowances between Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, and their respective Account Debtors shall follow Borrower’s, or such Subsidiary’s, customary practices as they exist at the Effective Date. Borrower must promptly notify Collateral Agent and the Lenders of all returns, recoveries, disputes and claims that involve more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) individually or in the aggregate in any calendar year.

 

6.4 Taxes; Pensions. Timely file and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all foreign, federal, state, and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8 hereof, and shall deliver to Lenders, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with the terms of such plans.

 

6.5 Insurance. Keep Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ industry and location and as Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and Lenders. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Collateral Agent as lender loss payee and waive subrogation against Collateral Agent, and all liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Collateral Agent, as additional insured. The Collateral Agent shall be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing coverage in respect of any Collateral, and each provider of any such insurance shall agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Collateral Agent, that it will give the Borrower (and Borrower hereby agrees that it will give Collateral Agent) thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be canceled or materially altered. At Collateral Agent’s request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable under any policy shall, at Collateral Agent’s option, be payable to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, on account of the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall have the option of applying the proceeds of any casualty policy up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) with respect to any loss, but not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), in the aggregate for all losses under all casualty policies in any one year, toward the replacement or repair of destroyed or damaged property; provided that any such replaced or repaired property (i) shall be of equal or like value as the replaced or repaired Collateral and (ii) shall be deemed Collateral in which Collateral Agent has been granted a first priority security interest, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all proceeds payable under such casualty policy shall, at the option of Collateral Agent, be payable to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, on account of the Obligations. If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.5 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons, Collateral Agent and/or any Lender may make, at Borrower’s expense, all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section 6.5, and take any action under the policies Collateral Agent or such Lender deems prudent.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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6.6 Operating Accounts.

 

(a) Maintain all of Borrower’s and its domestic Subsidiaries’ Collateral Accounts with financial instructions reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and in accounts which are subject to a Control Agreement in favor of Collateral Agent.

 

(b) Borrower shall provide Collateral Agent five (5) days’ prior written notice before Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries establishes any Collateral Account at or with any Person. In addition, subject to the terms of the Post Closing Letter for each Collateral Account that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, at any time maintains, Borrower or such Subsidiary shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution at or with which such Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Collateral Agent’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder prior to the establishment of such Collateral Account, which Control Agreement may not be terminated without prior written consent of Collateral Agent. The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to (i) deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Borrower’s, or any of its Subsidiaries’, employees and identified to Collateral Agent by Borrower as such in the Perfection Certificates; (ii) the brokerage account maintained at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (the “Sweep Account”), provided (x) the Sweep Account continues to be a sweep account from which all deposits are cleared to a Collateral Account (such Collateral Account subject to a control agreement in favor of (and in form and content reasonably acceptable to) Collateral Agent) within two (2) Business Days of being credited to such Sweep Account; (y) such Sweep Account is subject to standing instructions with respect thereto, in form and content reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent, and such instructions are not modified, amended or terminated without Collateral Agent’s prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in Collateral Agent’s sole discretion; and (z) no amounts are credited to the Sweep Account other than those amounts received in connection with sale of Borrower’s equity securities; and (iii) accounts maintained by Peregrine China outside of the United States provided that the aggregate amount in all such accounts does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) at any time.

 

(c) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall maintain any Collateral Accounts except Collateral Accounts maintained in accordance with Sections 6.6(a) and (b).

 

6.7 Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its Intellectual Property that is material to Borrower’s business; (b) promptly advise Collateral Agent in writing of any known material infringement by a third party of its Intellectual Property; and (c) not allow any Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Collateral Agent’s prior written consent.

 

6.8 Litigation Cooperation. Commencing on the Effective Date and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Collateral Agent and the Lenders, without expense to Collateral Agent or the Lenders, Borrower and each of Borrower’s officers, employees and agents and Borrower’s Books, to the extent that Collateral Agent or any Lender may reasonably deem them necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Collateral Agent or any Lender with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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6.9 Notices of Litigation and Default. Borrower will give prompt written notice to Collateral Agent and the Lenders of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened (in writing) against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which could reasonably be expected to result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or more or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. Without limiting or contradicting any other more specific provision of this Agreement, promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) upon Borrower becoming aware of the existence of any Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, Borrower shall give written notice to Collateral Agent and the Lenders of such occurrence, which such notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

6.10 Financial Covenant. From and after the Funding Date of the Term B Loan, Borrower shall at all times maintain unrestricted cash of at least Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,00.00) in Collateral Accounts subject to Control Agreements in favor of Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.

 

6.11 Landlord Waivers; Bailee Waivers. In the event that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, after the Effective Date, intends to add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses, or otherwise store any portion of the Collateral with, or deliver any portion of the Collateral to, a bailee, in each case pursuant to Section 7.2, then Borrower or such Subsidiary will first receive the written consent of Collateral Agent and, in the event that the Collateral at any new location is valued in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000.00) in the aggregate, such bailee or landlord, as applicable, must execute and deliver a bailee waiver or landlord waiver, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent prior to the addition of any new offices or business locations, or any such storage with or delivery to any such bailee, as the case may be.

 

6.12 Creation/Acquisition of Subsidiaries. In the event Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries creates or acquires any Subsidiary, Borrower shall provide prior written notice to Collateral Agent and each Lender of the creation or acquisition of such new Subsidiary and take all such action as may be reasonably required by Collateral Agent or any Lender to cause each such Subsidiary to become a co-Borrower hereunder or to guarantee the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents and, in each case, grant a continuing pledge and security interest in and to the assets of such Subsidiary (substantially as described on Exhibit A hereto); and Borrower (or its Subsidiary, as applicable) shall grant and pledge to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, a perfected security interest in the Shares of each such newly created Subsidiary.

 

6.13 Further Assurances.

 

(a) Execute any further instruments and take further action as Collateral Agent or any Lender reasonably requests to perfect or continue Collateral Agent’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b) Deliver to Collateral Agent and Lenders, within five (5) days after the same are sent or received, copies of all material correspondence, reports, documents and other filings with any Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the Governmental Approvals material to Borrower’s business or otherwise could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders:

 

7.1 Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, dispose of or otherwise make cash payments consisting of (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) consisting of cash payments to trade creditors in the ordinary course of business; (b) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (c) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; and (d) in connection with Permitted Liens, Permitted Investments and Permitted Licenses.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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7.2 Changes in Business, Management, Ownership, or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses engaged in by Borrower as of the Effective Date or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve (except in the case of Peregrine China and VTT); or (c) (i) any Key Person shall cease to be actively engaged in the management of Borrower unless a replacement for such Key Person is approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors and engaged by Borrower within one hundred twenty (120) days of such change, or (ii) enter into any transaction or series of related transactions in which the stockholders of Borrower who were not stockholders immediately prior to the first such transaction own more than forty nine percent (49%) of the voting stock of Borrower immediately after giving effect to such transaction or related series of such transactions (other than by the sale of Borrower’s equity or unsecured debt securities in a public offering, a private placement of public equity or to venture capital investors so long as Borrower identifies to Collateral Agent the venture capital investors prior to the closing of the transaction). Borrower shall not, without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Collateral Agent: (A) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in assets or property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries); (B) change its jurisdiction of organization, (C) change its organizational structure or type, (D) change its legal name, or (E) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization.

 

7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock, shares or property of another Person. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary (provided such surviving Subsidiary is a “co-Borrower” hereunder or has provided a secured Guaranty of Borrower’s Obligations hereunder) or with (or into) Borrower provided Borrower is the surviving legal entity, and as long as no Event of Default is occurring prior thereto or arises as a result therefrom. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower shall not, without prior written consent of the Required Lenders, enter into any binding contractual arrangement with any Person to attempt to facilitate a merger or acquisition of Borrower, unless (i) no Event of Default exists when such agreement is entered into by Borrower, (ii) such agreement does not give such Person the right to claim any fees, payments or damages from Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) Borrower notifies Collateral Agent in advance of entering into such an agreement.

 

7.4 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

7.5 Encumbrance. Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, or permit any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein (except for Permitted Liens that are permitted by the terms of this Agreement to have priority over Collateral Agent’s Lien), or enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement (except with or in favor of Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders) with any Person which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or encumbering any of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property, except as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and the definitions of “Permitted Liens” and “Permitted Licenses” herein and subject to the terms of Section 5.2(d).

 

7.6 Maintenance of Collateral Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 6.6 hereof.

 

7.7 Distributions; Investments. (a) Pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in capital stock) or make any distribution or payment in respect of or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock (other than repurchases pursuant to the terms of employee stock purchase plans, employee restricted stock agreements, stockholder rights plans, director or consultant stock option plans, or similar plans, provided such repurchases do not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the aggregate per fiscal year) or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for (a) transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person, and (b) Subordinated Debt or equity investments by Borrower’s investors in Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

 

7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to the Lenders.

 

7.10 Compliance. Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other Governmental Authority.

 

7.11 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. Collateral Agent hereby notifies Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries that pursuant to the requirements of Anti-Terrorism Laws, and Collateral Agent’s policies and practices, Collateral Agent is required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and their principals, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and their principals and such other information that will allow Collateral Agent to identify such party in accordance with Anti-Terrorism Laws. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries permit any Affiliate to, directly or indirectly, knowingly enter into any documents, instruments, agreements or contracts with any Person listed on the OFAC Lists. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall immediately notify Collateral Agent if Borrower or such Subsidiary has knowledge that Borrower, or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Borrower, is listed on the OFAC Lists or (a) is convicted on, (b) pleads nolo contendere to, (c) is indicted on, or (d) is arraigned and held over on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, permit any Affiliate to, directly or indirectly, (i) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with any Blocked Person, including, without limitation, the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, (ii) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224 or any similar executive order or other Anti-Terrorism Law, or (iii) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order No. 13224 or other Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

7.12 Peregrine China Assets. Permit the aggregate value of assets held by Peregrine China to exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) at any time.

 

7.13 VTT Assets. Permit the aggregate value of assets held by VTT to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) at any time.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

 

8.1 Payment Default. Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable (which three (3) Business Day grace period shall not apply to payments due on the Maturity Date or the date of acceleration pursuant to Section 9.1 (a) hereof). During the cure period, the failure to cure the payment default is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);

 

8.2 Covenant Default.

 

(a) Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2 (Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates), 6.4 (Taxes), 6.5 (Insurance), 6.6 (Operating Accounts), 6.7 (Protection of Intellectual Property Rights), 6.9 (Notice of Litigation and Default), 6.10 (Financial Covenant), 6.11 (Landlord Waivers; Bailee Waivers), 6.12 (Creation/Acquisition of Subsidiaries) or 6.13 (Further Assurances) or Borrower violates any covenant in Section 7; or

 

(b) Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period). Grace periods provided under this Section shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other covenants set forth in subsection (a) above;

 

8.3 Material Adverse Change. A Material Adverse Change occurs;

 

8.4 Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.

 

(a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or of any entity under control of Borrower or its Subsidiaries on deposit with any Lender or any Lender’s Affiliate or any bank or other institution at which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains a Collateral Account, or (ii) a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective assets by any government agency, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; and

 

(b) (i) any material portion of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from conducting any part of its business;

 

8.5 Insolvency. (a) Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or becomes Insolvent; (b) Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) days (but no Credit Extensions shall be made while Borrower or any Subsidiary is Insolvent and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed); provided, however, that this Section 8.5 shall not apply to Peregrine Beijing nor VTT;

 

8.6 Other Agreements. There is a default in any agreement to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with a third party or parties resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change;

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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8.7 Judgments. One or more judgments, orders, or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) (not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated, or unstayed for a period of ten (10) days after the entry thereof (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the satisfaction, vacation, or stay of such judgment, order or decree);

 

8.8 Misrepresentations. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person acting for Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to Collateral Agent and/or Lenders or to induce Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;

 

8.9 Subordinated Debt. A default or breach occurs under any agreement between Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any creditor of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that signed a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement with Collateral Agent or the Lenders, or any creditor that has signed such an agreement with Collateral Agent or the Lenders breaches any terms of such agreement;

 

8.10 Guaranty. (a) Any Guaranty terminates or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect; (b) any Guarantor does not perform any obligation or covenant under any Guaranty; (c) any circumstance described in Sections 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, or 8.8 occurs with respect to any Guarantor, or (d) the liquidation, winding up, or termination of existence of any Guarantor;

 

8.11 Governmental Approvals. Any Governmental Approval shall have been revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner, or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or

 

8.12 Lien Priority. Any Lien created hereunder or by any other Loan Document shall at any time, other than as a result of any action or inaction of Collateral Agent or any Lender, fail to constitute a valid and perfected Lien on any of the Collateral purported to be secured thereby, subject to no other Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

 

8.13 End of Phase II Meeting. Borrower shall fail to have the End of Phase II Meeting by June 30, 2013.

 

9. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

9.1 Rights and Remedies.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Collateral Agent may, and at the written direction of any Lender shall, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following: (i) deliver notice of the Event of Default to Borrower, (ii) by notice to Borrower declare all Obligations, including, without limitation, any unpaid portion of the Facility Fee, immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations shall be immediately due and payable without any action by Collateral Agent or the Lenders) or (iii) by notice to Borrower suspend or terminate the obligations, if any, of the Lenders to advance money or extend credit for Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all obligations, if any, of the Lenders to advance money or extend credit for Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders shall be immediately terminated without any action by Collateral Agent or the Lenders).

 

(b) Without limiting the rights of Collateral Agent and the Lenders set forth in Section 9.1(a) above, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Collateral Agent shall have the right, at the written direction of the Required Lenders, without notice or demand, to do any or all of the following:

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(i) foreclose upon and/or sell or otherwise liquidate, the Collateral;

 

(ii) apply to the Obligations any (a) balances and deposits of Borrower that Collateral Agent or any Lender holds or controls, or (b) any amount held or controlled by Collateral Agent or any Lender owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower; and/or

 

(iii) commence and prosecute an Insolvency Proceeding or consent to Borrower commencing any Insolvency Proceeding.

 

(c) Without limiting the rights of Collateral Agent and the Lenders set forth in Sections 9.1(a) and (b) above, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Collateral Agent shall have the right, without notice or demand, to do any or all of the following:

 

(i) settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms and in any order that Collateral Agent considers advisable, notify any Person owing Borrower money of Collateral Agent’s security interest in such funds, and verify the amount of such account;

 

(ii) make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower shall assemble the Collateral if Collateral Agent requests and make it available in a location as Collateral Agent reasonably designates. Collateral Agent may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Borrower grants Collateral Agent a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Collateral Agent’s rights or remedies;

 

(iii) ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, and/or advertise for sale, the Collateral. Collateral Agent is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ labels, patents, copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Collateral Agent’s exercise of its rights under this Section 9.1, Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders;

 

(iv) place a “hold” on any account maintained with Collateral Agent or the Lenders and/or deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;

 

(v) demand and receive possession of Borrower’s Books;

 

(vi) appoint a receiver to seize, manage and realize any of the Collateral, and such receiver shall have any right and authority as any competent court will grant or authorize in accordance with any applicable law, including any power or authority to manage the business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(vii) subject to clauses 9.1(a) and (b), exercise all rights and remedies available to Collateral Agent and each Lender under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof);

 

(viii) for any Letters of Credit, demand that Borrower (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to (x) if such Letters of Credit are denominated in Dollars, then one hundred five percent (105%); and (y) if such Letters of Credit are denominated in a Foreign Currency, then one hundred ten percent (110%), of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit remaining undrawn (plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment)), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and Borrower shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all letter of credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit; and

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(ix) terminate any FX Contracts.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 9.1 to the contrary, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Collateral Agent shall have the right to exercise any and all remedies referenced in this Section 9.1 without the written consent of Required Lenders following the occurrence of an Exigent Circumstance. As used in the immediately preceding sentence, “Exigent Circumstance” means any event or circumstance that, in the reasonable judgment of Collateral Agent, imminently threatens the ability of Collateral Agent to realize upon all or any material portion of the Collateral, such as, without limitation, fraudulent removal, concealment, or abscondment thereof, destruction or material waste thereof, or failure of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after reasonable demand to maintain or reinstate adequate casualty insurance coverage, or which, in the judgment of Collateral Agent, could reasonably be expected to result in a material diminution in value of the Collateral.

 

9.2 Power of Attorney. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Collateral Agent as its lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to: (a) endorse Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (c) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and on terms Collateral Agent determines reasonable; (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower’s insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, and adverse claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the Collateral into the name of Collateral Agent or a third party as the Code or any applicable law permits. Borrower hereby appoints Collateral Agent as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) have been satisfied in full and Collateral Agent and the Lenders are under no further obligation to make Credit Extensions hereunder. Collateral Agent’s foregoing appointment as Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ attorney in fact, and all of Collateral Agent’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) have been fully repaid and performed and Collateral Agent’s and the Lenders’ obligation to provide Credit Extensions terminates.

 

9.3 Protective Payments. If Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fail to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.5 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Collateral Agent may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Collateral Agent are Lenders’ Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the Default Rate, and secured by the Collateral. Collateral Agent will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Collateral Agent obtaining such insurance or making such payment at the time it is obtained or paid or within a reasonable time thereafter. No such payments by Collateral Agent are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Collateral Agent’s waiver of any Event of Default.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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9.4 Application of Payments and Proceeds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (a) Borrower irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments at any time or times thereafter received by Collateral Agent from or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of all or any part of the Obligations, and, as between Borrower on the one hand and Collateral Agent and Lenders on the other, Collateral Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and to reapply any and all payments received against the Obligations in such manner as Collateral Agent may deem advisable notwithstanding any previous application by Collateral Agent, and (b) the proceeds of any sale of, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied: first, to the Lenders’ Expenses; second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts); third, to the principal amount of the Obligations outstanding; and fourth, to any other indebtedness or obligations of Borrower owing to Collateral Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents. Any balance remaining shall be delivered to Borrower or to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such balance or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. In carrying out the foregoing, (x) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to the application to the next succeeding category, and (y) each of the Persons entitled to receive a payment in any particular category shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant thereto for such category. Any reference in this Agreement to an allocation between or sharing by the Lenders of any right, interest or obligation “ratably,” “proportionally” or in similar terms shall refer to Pro Rata Share unless expressly provided otherwise. Collateral Agent, or if applicable, each Lender, shall promptly remit to the other Lenders such sums as may be necessary to ensure the ratable repayment of each Lender’s portion of any Term Loan and the ratable distribution of interest, fees and reimbursements paid or made by Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Lender receiving a scheduled payment shall not be responsible for determining whether the other Lenders also received their scheduled payment on such date; provided, however, if it is later determined that a Lender received more than its ratable share of scheduled payments made on any date or dates, then such Lender shall remit to Collateral Agent or other Lenders such sums as may be necessary to ensure the ratable payment of such scheduled payments, as instructed by Collateral Agent. If any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities, shall be received by a Lender in excess of its ratable share, then the portion of such payment or distribution in excess of such Lender’s ratable share shall be received by such Lender in trust for and shall be promptly paid over to the other Lender for application to the payments of amounts due on the other Lenders’ claims. To the extent any payment for the account of Borrower is required to be returned as a voidable transfer or otherwise, the Lenders shall contribute to one another as is necessary to ensure that such return of payment is on a pro rata basis. If any Lender shall obtain possession of any Collateral, it shall hold such Collateral for itself and as agent and bailee for Collateral Agent and other Lenders for purposes of perfecting Collateral Agent’s security interest therein.

 

9.5 Liability for Collateral. So long as Collateral Agent and the Lenders comply with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of Collateral Agent and the Lenders, Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Borrower bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral, provided Collateral Agent and Lenders have complied with such reasonable banking practices.

 

9.6 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Failure by Collateral Agent or any Lender, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Collateral Agent or any Lender thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given. The rights and remedies of Collateral Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Collateral Agent and the Lenders have all rights and remedies provided under the Code, any applicable law, by law, or in equity. The exercise by Collateral Agent or any Lender of one right or remedy is not an election, and Collateral Agent’s or any Lender’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Collateral Agent’s or any Lender’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.

 

9.7 Demand Waiver. Borrower waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Collateral Agent or any Lender on which Borrower or any Subsidiary is liable.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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10. NOTICES

 

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication (collectively, “Communication”) by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by facsimile transmission; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address, facsimile number, or email address indicated below. Any of Collateral Agent, Lender or Borrower may change its mailing address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.

 

  If to Borrower:

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

14282 Franklin Avenue

Tustin, California 92780

Attn: Mark R. Ziebell

Fax: (714) 838-9433

Email: mziebell@peregrineinc.com

     
  with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

14282 Franklin Avenue

Tustin, California 92780

Attn: Paul J. Lytle

Fax: (714) 838-9433

Email: plytle@peregrineinc.com

     
  If to Collateral Agent:

OXFORD FINANCE LLC

133 North Fairfax Street

Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Attention: Legal Department

Fax: (703) 519-5225

Email: LegalDepartment@oxfordfinance.com

     
  with a copy to

MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP

7255 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 200

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Attn: Portfolio Management- Life Sciences

Fax: (301) 941-1450

Email: lviera@midcapfinancial.com

     
  with a copy to

SILICON VALLEY BANK

38 Technology Drive West, Suite 150

Irvine, California 92618

Attn: Brian Maver

Fax: (949) 790-9020

Email: bmaver@svb.com

     
  with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)

4365 Executive Drive, Suite 1100

San Diego, California 92121-2133

Attn: Troy Zander

Fax: (858) 638-5086

Email: troy.zander@dlapiper.com

     

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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11. CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER

 

New York law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Borrower, Lenders and Collateral Agent each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHICH COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE LENDERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9.1) DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR TO OTHERWISE ENFORCE COLLATERAL AGENT’S AND THE LENDERS’ RIGHTS AGAINST BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY. Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, proper postage prepaid.

 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER, COLLATERAL AGENT, AND THE LENDERS EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

 

12. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

12.1 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not transfer, pledge or assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Collateral Agent’s and each Lender’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Collateral Agent’s and each Lender’s discretion, subject to Section 12.6). Each Lender shall have the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower or any other Lender (i) to pledge or grant security interests in all or any part of, or any interest in, such Lender’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in connection with financing transactions for such Lender or its Affiliates or securitization transactions in which such Lender is involved, and (ii) to grant participations in all or any part of, or any interest in, such Lender’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that no such pledge, grant of a security interest or participation shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. The Lenders have the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, assign or negotiate (any such sale, transfer, assignment or negotiation, a “Lender Transfer”) all or any part of, or any interest in, the Lenders’ obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that any such Lender Transfer (other than a transfer, pledge, sale or assignment to an Eligible Assignee) of its obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall require the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (such approved assignee, an “Approved Lender”). Borrower and Collateral Agent shall be entitled to continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interests so assigned until Collateral Agent shall have received and accepted an effective assignment agreement in form satisfactory to Collateral Agent executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto, and shall have received such other information regarding such Eligible Assignee or Approved Lender as Collateral Agent reasonably shall require. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender Transfer (other than a Lender Transfer (i) in respect of the Warrants or (ii) in connection with (x) assignments by a Lender due to a forced divestiture at the request of any regulatory agency; or (y) upon the occurrence of a default, event of default or similar occurrence with respect to a Lender’s own financing or securitization transactions) shall be permitted, without Borrower’s consent, to any Person which is an Affiliate or Subsidiary of Borrower, a direct competitor of Borrower or a vulture hedge fund, each as determined by Collateral Agent. Additionally, no Lender Transfer, and no pledge, security interest or grant of a participation interest in a Lender’s interests under the Loan Documents, may be made to Borrower or an Affiliate or Subsidiary of Borrower unless all Lenders shall have given their written consent thereto.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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12.2 Indemnification. Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Collateral Agent and the Lenders and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Collateral Agent or the Lenders (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless against: (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities (collectively, “Claims”) asserted by any other party in connection with; related to; following; or arising from, out of or under, the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or Lenders’ Expenses incurred, or paid by Indemnified Person in connection with; related to; following; or arising from, out of or under, the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents between Collateral Agent, and/or the Lenders and Borrower (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), except for Claims and/or losses directly caused by such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Borrower hereby further indemnifies, defends and holds each Indemnified Person harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the fees and disbursements of counsel for such Indemnified Person) in connection with any investigative, response, remedial, administrative or judicial matter or proceeding, whether or not such Indemnified Person shall be designated a party thereto and including any such proceeding initiated by or on behalf of Borrower, and the reasonable expenses of investigation by engineers, environmental consultants and similar technical personnel and any commission, fee or compensation claimed by any broker (other than any broker retained by Collateral Agent or Lenders) asserting any right to payment for the transactions contemplated hereby which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Person as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the use or intended use of the proceeds of the loan proceeds except for liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements directly caused by such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

12.3 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.

 

12.4 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

 

12.5 Correction of Loan Documents. Collateral Agent and the Lenders may correct patent errors and fill in any blanks in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the agreement of the parties.

 

12.6 Amendments in Writing; Integration. (a) No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no approval or consent thereunder, or any consent to any departure by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Borrower, Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders provided that:

 

(i) no such amendment, waiver or other modification that would have the effect of increasing or reducing a Lender’s Term Loan Commitment or Commitment Percentage shall be effective as to such Lender without such Lender’s written consent, and no such amendment, waiver, or other modification that would have the effect of increasing any Lender’s Term Loan Commitment shall be effective without the consent of the Required Lenders;

 

(ii) no such amendment, waiver or modification that would affect the rights and duties of Collateral Agent shall be effective without Collateral Agent’s written consent or signature;

 

(iii) no such amendment, waiver or other modification shall, unless signed by all the Lenders directly affected thereby, (A) reduce the principal of, rate of interest on or any fees with respect to any Term Loan or forgive any principal, interest (other than default interest) or fees (other than late charges) with respect to any Term Loan (B) postpone the date fixed for, or waive, any payment of principal of any Term Loan or of interest on any Term Loan (other than default interest) or any fees provided for hereunder (other than late charges or for any termination of any commitment); (C) change the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or the percentage of Lenders which shall be required for the Lenders to take any action hereunder; (D) release all or substantially all of any material portion of the Collateral or any Intellectual Property that is or becomes Collateral or any IP Proceeds, authorize Borrower to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all or any material portion of the Collateral or any Intellectual Property or IP Proceeds or release any Guarantor of all or any portion of the Obligations or its guaranty obligations with respect thereto, except, in each case with respect to this clause (D), as otherwise may be expressly permitted under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder); (E) amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 12.6 or the definitions of the terms used in this Section 12.6 insofar as the definitions affect the substance of this Section 12.6; (F) consent to the assignment, delegation or other transfer by Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Loan Document or release Borrower of its payment obligations under any Loan Document, except, in each case with respect to this clause (F), pursuant to a merger or consolidation permitted pursuant to this Agreement; (G) amend any of the provisions of Section 9.4 or amend any of the definitions of Pro Rata Share, Term Loan Commitment, Commitment Percentage or that provide for the Lenders to receive their Pro Rata Shares of any fees, payments, setoffs or proceeds of Collateral hereunder; (H) subordinate the Liens granted in favor of Collateral Agent securing the Obligations; or (I) amend any of the provisions of Section 12.10. It is hereby understood and agreed that all Lenders shall be deemed directly affected by an amendment, waiver or other modification of the type described in the preceding clauses (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H) and (I) of the preceding sentence;

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(iv) the provisions of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are subject to the provisions of any interlender or agency agreement among the Lenders and Collateral Agent pursuant to which any Lender may agree to give its consent in connection with any amendment, waiver or modification of the Loan Documents only in the event of the unanimous agreement of all Lenders.

 

(b) This Agreement and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Agreement and the Loan Documents merge into this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

12.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

 

12.8 Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue in full force and effect until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) have been satisfied. Without limiting the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.1, the grant of security interest by Borrower in Section 4.1 shall survive until the later to occur of (a) the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) having been repaid in full in cash and (b) the termination of, or the posting of cash collateral in respect of, all Bank Services Agreements. The obligation of Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify each Lender and Collateral Agent, as well as the confidentiality provisions in Section 12.9 below, shall survive until the statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.

 

12.9 Confidentiality. In handling any confidential information of Borrower, the Lenders and Collateral Agent shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for their own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to the Lenders’ and Collateral Agent’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or in connection with a Lender’s own financing or securitization transactions and upon the occurrence of a default, event of default or similar occurrence with respect to such financing or securitization transaction; (b) to prospective transferees (other than those identified in (a) above) or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, the Lenders and Collateral Agent shall, except upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, obtain such prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this provision or to similar confidentiality terms); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order, provided reasonable efforts are made to provide advance notice to Borrower in order to allow Borrower to seek an appropriate protective order; (d) to Lenders’ or Collateral Agent’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with an examination, report or audit; (e) as Collateral Agent reasonably considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third party service providers of the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with the Lenders and Collateral Agent with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential information does not include information that either: (i) is in the public domain or in the Lenders’ and/or Collateral Agent’s possession when disclosed to the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent; or (ii) is disclosed to the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent by a third party, if the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information. Collateral Agent and the Lenders may use confidential information for any purpose, including, without limitation, for the development of client databases, reporting purposes, and market analysis. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement. The agreements provided under this Section 12.9 supersede all prior agreements, understanding, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Section 12.9.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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12.10 Right of Set Off. Borrower hereby grants to Collateral Agent and to each Lender, a lien, security interest and right of set off as security for all Obligations to Collateral Agent and each Lender hereunder, whether now existing or hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Collateral Agent or the Lenders or any entity under the control of Collateral Agent or the Lenders (including a Collateral Agent affiliate) or in transit to any of them. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Collateral Agent or the Lenders may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Borrower even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE COLLATERAL AGENT TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.

 

12.11 Silicon Valley Bank as Agent. Collateral Agent hereby appoints SVB as its agent (and SVB hereby accepts such appointment) for the purpose of perfecting Collateral Agent’s Liens in assets which, in accordance with Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the Code can be perfected by possession or control, including without limitation, all Deposit Accounts, all to the extent maintained at or by SVB.

 

12.12 Cooperation of Borrower. If necessary, Borrower agrees to (i) execute any documents (including new Secured Promissory Notes) reasonably required to effectuate and acknowledge each assignment of a Term Loan Commitment or Loan to an assignee in accordance with Section 12.1, (ii) make Borrower’s management available to meet with Collateral Agent and prospective participants and assignees of Term Loan Commitments or Credit Extensions (which meetings shall be conducted no more often than twice every twelve months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), and (iii) assist Collateral Agent or the Lenders in the preparation of information relating to the financial affairs of Borrower as any prospective participant or assignee of a Term Loan Commitment or Term Loan reasonably may request. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.9, Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any prospective participant or assignee of a Term Loan Commitment, any and all information in such Lender’s possession concerning Borrower and its financial affairs which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, or which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of Borrower prior to entering into this Agreement.

 

12.13 Borrower Liability. Either Borrower may, acting singly, request Credit Extensions hereunder. Each Borrower hereby appoints the other as agent for the other for all purposes hereunder, including with respect to requesting Credit Extensions hereunder. Each Borrower hereunder shall be jointly and severally obligated to repay all Credit Extensions made hereunder, regardless of which Borrower actually receives said Credit Extension, as if each Borrower hereunder directly received all Credit Extensions. Each Borrower waives (a) any suretyship defenses available to it under the Code or any other applicable law, and (b) any right to require Collateral Agent or any Lender to: (i) proceed against any Borrower or any other person; (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security; or (iii) pursue any other remedy. Collateral Agent and or any Lender may exercise or not exercise any right or remedy it has against any Borrower or any security it holds (including the right to foreclose by judicial or non-judicial sale) without affecting any Borrower’s liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other related document, each Borrower irrevocably waives all rights that it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Borrower to the rights of Collateral Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement) to seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other Borrower, or any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, for any payment made by Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise and all rights that it might have to benefit from, or to participate in, any security for the Obligations as a result of any payment made by Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise. Any agreement providing for indemnification, reimbursement or any other arrangement prohibited under this Section shall be null and void. If any payment is made to a Borrower in contravention of this Section, such Borrower shall hold such payment in trust for Collateral Agent and the Lenders and such payment shall be promptly delivered to Collateral Agent for application to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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13. DEFINITIONS

 

13.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Account” is any “account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to Borrower.

 

Account Debtor” is any “account debtor” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Affiliate” of any Person is a Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.

 

Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Amortization Date” is, (x) with respect to the Term A Loan, April 1, 2013 and (y) with respect to the Term A Loan and the Term B Loan, if Borrower achieves both (i) the Phase II Milestone Event and (ii) either (a) the End of Phase II Meeting or (b) the Equity Event, and obtains the Term B Loan, October 1, 2013.

 

Annual Projections” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws” are any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224 (effective September 24, 2001), the USA PATRIOT Act, the laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the laws administered by OFAC.

 

Approved Fund” is any (i) investment company, fund, trust, securitization vehicle or conduit that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business or (ii) any Person (other than a natural person) which temporarily warehouses loans for any Lender or any entity described in the preceding clause (i) and that, with respect to each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) a Person (other than a natural person) or an Affiliate of a Person (other than a natural person) that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Approved Lender” is defined in Section 12.1.

 

Bank Services” are any products, credit services, and/or financial accommodations previously, now, or hereafter provided to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by Bank or any Bank Affiliate, including, without limitation, any letters of credit, cash management services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services), interest rate swap arrangements, and foreign exchange services as any such products or services may be identified in Bank’s various agreements related thereto (each, a “Bank Services Agreement”).

 

Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Basic Rate” is, with respect to a Term Loan, the per annum rate of interest (based on a year of three hundred sixty (360) days) equal to the greater of either (i) seven and ninety-five one hundredths percent (7.95%) or (ii) the sum of (a) the three (3) month U.S. LIBOR rate reported in the Wall Street Journal three (3) Business Days prior to the Funding Date of such Term Loan (which shall not be less than forty-five hundredths of one percent (0.45%), plus (b) seven and one half percent (7.50%).

 

Blocked Person is any Person: (a) listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224, (b) a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224, (c) a Person with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law, (d) a Person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224, or (e) a Person that is named a “specially designated national” or “blocked person” on the most current list published by OFAC or other similar list.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Borrower” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Borrower’s Books” are Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ books and records including ledgers, federal, and state tax returns, records regarding Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.

 

Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Collateral Agent is closed.

 

Cash Equivalents” are (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; (c) certificates of deposit maturing no more than one (1) year after issue provided that the account in which any such certificate of deposit is maintained is subject to a Control Agreement in favor of Collateral Agent; and (d) money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition. For the avoidance of doubt, the direct purchase by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Auction Rate Securities, or purchasing participations in, or entering into any type of swap or other derivative transaction, or otherwise holding or engaging in any ownership interest in any type of Auction Rate Security by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be conclusively determined by the Lenders as an ineligible Cash Equivalent, and any such transaction shall expressly violate each other provision of this Agreement governing Permitted Investments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents does not include and Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, are prohibited from purchasing, purchasing participations in, entering into any type of swap or other equivalent derivative transaction, or otherwise holding or engaging in any ownership interest in any type of debt instrument, including, without limitation, any corporate or municipal bonds with a long-term nominal maturity for which the interest rate is reset through a dutch auction and more commonly referred to as an auction rate security (each, an “Auction Rate Security”).

 

Claims” are defined in Section 12.2.

 

Codeis the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that, to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Collateral Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

 

Collateral” is any and all properties, rights and assets of Borrower described on Exhibit A.

 

Collateral Account” is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account, or any other bank account maintained by Borrower or any Subsidiary at any time.

 

Collateral Agent” is, Oxford, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Lenders.

 

Commitment Percentage” is set forth in Schedule 1.1, as amended from time to time.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Commodity Account” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Communication” is defined in Section 10.

 

Compliance Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Contingent Obligation” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.

 

Control Agreement” is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity Account, Borrower and such Subsidiary, and Collateral Agent pursuant to which Collateral Agent obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) for the benefit of the Lenders over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

 

Copyrights” are any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work or authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret.

 

Credit Extension” is any Term Loan or any other extension of credit by Collateral Agent or Lenders for Borrower’s benefit.

 

Default Rate” is defined in Section 2.3(b).

 

Deposit Account” is any “deposit account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Designated Deposit Account” is Borrower’s deposit account with Union Bank, as identified in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Collateral Agent as of the Effective Date (and as such deposit account information may be updated in writing from time to time).

 

Disbursement Letter” is that certain form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1.

 

Dollar Equivalent” is, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in a Foreign Currency, the equivalent amount therefor in Dollars as determined by Bank at such time on the basis of the then-prevailing rate of exchange in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to the country issuing such Foreign Currency.

 

Dollars, dollars” and “$” each mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Effective Date” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Eligible Assignee” is (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) an Approved Fund and (iv) any commercial bank, savings and loan association or savings bank or any other entity which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, including insurance companies, mutual funds, lease financing companies, small business investment companies, business development companies and commercial finance companies, in each case, which at as of the date that it becomes a Lender either (A) has a rating of BBB or higher from Standard & Poor’s Rating Group and a rating of Baa2 or higher from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or (B) together with its affiliated entities, has total assets in excess of Seven Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($750,000,000.00), and in each case of clauses (i) through (iv), which, through its applicable lending office, is capable of lending to Borrower without the imposition of any withholding or similar taxes; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include, Borrower or any of Borrower’s Affiliates or, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a direct competitor of Borrower or a vulture hedge fund, each as reasonably determined by Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in connection with assignments by a Lender due to a forced divestiture at the request of any regulatory agency, the restrictions set forth herein shall not apply and Eligible Assignee shall mean any Person or party and (y) in connection with a Lender’s own financing or securitization transactions, the restrictions set forth herein shall not apply and Eligible Assignee shall mean any Person or party providing such financing or formed to undertake such securitization transaction and any transferee of such Person or party upon the occurrence of a default, event of default or similar occurrence with respect to such financing or securitization transaction; provided that no such sale, transfer, pledge or assignment under this clause (y) shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such Person or party for such Lender as a party hereto until Collateral Agent shall have received and accepted an effective assignment agreement from such Person or party in form satisfactory to Collateral Agent executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto, and shall have received such other information regarding such Eligible Assignee as Collateral Agent reasonably shall require.

 

End of Phase II Meeting” is a positive End of Phase II meeting with the FDA on the bavituximab second-line NSCLC program (defined as moving into Phase III design); and evidence of the same in form and content reasonably acceptable to the Lenders.

 

Equipment” is all “equipment” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Event” is the receipt by Borrower after the Effective Date of unrestricted, non-recourse net cash proceeds of not less than [**] from a combination of (i) the issuance and sale by Borrower of its equity securities and (ii) an “up front” payment on Borrower’s bavituximab NSCLC program in connection with a joint venture, collaboration or other partnering transaction (any such transaction, a “Partnering Transaction”); provided that at least [**] of the Equity Event must come from a Partnering Transaction.

 

ERISA” is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and its regulations.

 

Event of Default” is defined in Section 8.

 

FDA” is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

 

Final Paymentis a payment (in addition to and not a substitution for the regular monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest) due on the earliest to occur of (a) the Maturity Date, or (b) the acceleration of any Term Loan, or (c) the prepayment of a Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(c) or (d), equal to the original principal amount of such Term Loan multiplied by the Final Payment Percentage, payable to Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

Final Payment Percentage” is six and one-half percent (6.50%).

 

Foreign Currency” means lawful money of a country other than the United States.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” is a Subsidiary that is not an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any territory thereof.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Funding Date” is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or on account of Borrower which shall be a Business Day.

 

FX Contract” is any foreign exchange contract by and between Borrower and Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Bank a specific amount of Foreign Currency on a specified date.

 

GAAP” is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

 

General Intangibles” are all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation, all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, trademarks, service marks and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor, whether registered or not, any trade secret rights, including any rights to unpatented inventions, payment intangibles, royalties, contract rights, goodwill, franchise agreements, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, telephone numbers, domain names, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

 

Governmental Approval” is any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority” is any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.

 

Guarantor” is any Person providing a Guaranty in favor of Collateral Agent.

 

Guaranty” is any guarantee of all or any part of the Obligations, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented.

 

Indebtedness” is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.

 

Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 12.2.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.

 

Insolvent” means not Solvent.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Intellectual Property” means all of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in and to the following:

 

(a) its Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;

 

(b) any and all trade secrets and trade secret rights, including, without limitation, any rights to unpatented inventions, know-how, operating manuals;

 

(c) any and all source code;

 

(d) any and all design rights which may be available to Borrower;

 

(e) any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the Intellectual Property rights identified above; and

 

(f) all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.

 

Inventory” is all “inventory” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products, including without limitation such inventory as is temporarily out of any Person’s custody or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the above.

 

Investment” is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership interest or other securities), and any loan, advance, payment or capital contribution to any Person.

 

Key Person” is each of Borrower’s (i) President and Chief Executive Officer, who is Steven W. King as of the Effective Date, (ii) Chief Financial Officer, who is Paul J. Lytle as of the Effective Date and (iii) V.P., General Counsel, who is Mark R. Ziebell as of the Effective Date.

 

Lender” is any one of the Lenders.

 

Lenders” are the Persons identified on Schedule 1.1 hereto and each assignee that becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.1.

 

Lenders’ Expenses” are all audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, as well as appraisal fees, fees incurred on account of lien searches, inspection fees, and filing fees) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred by Collateral Agent and/or the Lenders in connection with the Loan Documents; provided, that, if requested by Borrower in writing, all such fees, expenses and costs are supported by summary invoices or statements (and further provided that the failure to provide any such summary invoices or statements shall not render the Lender Expenses not due and payable).

 

Letter of Credit” is a standby or commercial letter of credit issued by Bank upon request of Borrower based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity, or similar agreement.

 

Lien” is a claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge, security interest, or other encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise against any property.

 

Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement, the Perfection Certificates, each Compliance Certificate, each Disbursement Letter, each Loan Payment/Advance Request Form and any Bank Services Agreement, the Post Closing Letter, any subordination agreements, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower or any other Person, and any other present or future agreement entered into by Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person for the benefit of the Lenders and Collateral Agent in connection with this Agreement (other than the Warrants); all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.

 

Loan Payment/Advance Request Form” is that certain form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Material Adverse Change” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Collateral Agent’s Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or any Subsidiary; or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations.

 

Maturity Date” is, (x) with respect to the Term A Loan, September 1, 2015 and (y) with respect to the Term A Loan and the Term B Loan, if Borrower achieves both (i) the Phase II Milestone Event and (ii) either (a) the End of Phase II Meeting or (b) the Equity Event, and obtains the Term B Loan, March 1, 2016.

 

Medibiotech” is Medibiotech Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

NSCLC” is non-small cell lung cancer.

 

Non-Utilization Fee” is an additional fee payable to the Lenders, in the event Borrower achieves (i) the Phase II Milestone Event and (ii)(a) the End of Phase II Meeting or (b) the Equity Event, but declines to request the Term B Loan, in amount equal to Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00); which fee shall be due and payable, if at all, no later than March 31, 2013.

 

Obligations” are all of Borrower’s obligations to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Lenders’ Expenses, the Prepayment Fee, the Final Payment, the Non-Utilization Fee and other amounts Borrower owes the Lenders now or later, in connection with, related to, following, or arising from, out of or under, this Agreement or, the other Loan Documents (other than the Warrants), or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit (including reimbursement obligations for drawn and undrawn letters of credit), Bank Services, if any, and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin (whether or not allowed) and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to the Lenders and/or Collateral Agent, and the performance of Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents (other than the Warrants).

 

OFAC” is the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

OFAC Lists” are, collectively, the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by OFAC pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) and/or any other list of terrorists or other restricted Persons maintained pursuant to any of the rules and regulations of OFAC or pursuant to any other applicable Executive Orders.

 

Operating Documents” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization on a date that is no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.

 

Patents” means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.

 

Payment Date” is the first (1st) calendar day of each calendar month, commencing on October 1, 2012.

 

Peregrine China” is Peregrine (Beijing) Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd., an entity organized under the laws of China and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent.

 

Perfection Certificate” and “Perfection Certificates” is defined in Section 5.1.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Permitted Indebtedness” is:

 

(a) Borrower’s Indebtedness to the Lenders and Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(b) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and disclosed on the Perfection Certificate(s);

 

(c) Subordinated Debt;

 

(d) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e) Indebtedness consisting of capitalized lease obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case incurred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to finance the acquisition, repair, improvement or construction of fixed or capital assets of such person, provided that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness does not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) at any time and (ii) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the lower of the cost or fair market value of the property so acquired or built or of such repairs or improvements financed with such Indebtedness (each measured at the time of such acquisition, repair, improvement or construction is made);

 

(f) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business; and

 

(g) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (e) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose materially more burdensome terms upon Borrower, or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

Permitted Investments” are:

 

(a) Investments disclosed on the Perfection Certificate(s) and existing on the Effective Date;

 

(b) (i) Investments consisting of cash and Cash Equivalents, and (ii) any Investments permitted by Borrower’s investment policy, as amended from time to time, provided that such investment policy (and any such amendment thereto) has been approved in writing by Collateral Agent;

 

(c) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrower;

 

(d) Investments consisting of Deposit Accounts in which Collateral Agent has a perfected security interest;

 

(e) Investments in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 7.1;

 

(f) Investments (i) by Borrower in Peregrine China following the Effective Date not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the aggregate in any fiscal year to cover rent and miscellaneous other expenses; and (ii) by Peregrine China and/or VTT in Borrower or any other Subsidiary (other than Peregrine China or VTT);

 

(g) Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors; not to exceed Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the aggregate for (i) and (ii) in any fiscal year;

 

(h) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(i) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business; provided that this paragraph (i) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any Subsidiary;

 

(j) Borrower’s ownership of 950,000 shares of common stock of Medibiotech; and

 

(k) non-cash Investments in joint ventures or strategic alliances in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business consisting of the non-exclusive licensing of technology, the development of technology or the providing of technical support.

 

Permitted Licenses” are (A) licenses of over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public, and (B) non-exclusive and exclusive licenses for the use of the Intellectual Property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business, provided, that, with respect to each such license described in clause (B), (i) no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing at the time of such license; (ii) the license constitutes an arms-length transaction, the terms of which, on their face, do not provide for a sale or assignment of any Intellectual Property and do not restrict the ability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to pledge, grant a security interest in or lien on, or assign or otherwise Transfer any Intellectual Property; (iii) in the case of any exclusive license, (x) Borrower delivers twenty (20) days’ prior written notice and a brief summary of the terms of the proposed license to Collateral Agent and the Lenders and delivers to Collateral Agent and the Lenders copies of the final executed licensing documents in connection with the exclusive license promptly upon consummation thereof, (y) any such license is made in connection with a bona fide corporate collaboration or partnership, and is approved by Borrower’s (or the applicable Subsidiary’s) board of directors, and (z) any such license could not result in a legal transfer of title of the licensed property but may be exclusive in respects other than territory and may be exclusive as to territory only as to discrete geographical areas outside of the United States; and (iv) all upfront payments, royalties, milestone payments or other proceeds arising from the licensing agreement that are payable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are paid to a Deposit Account that is governed by a Control Agreement.

 

Permitted Liens” are:

 

(a) Liens existing on the Effective Date and disclosed on the Perfection Certificates or arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either (i) not due and payable or (ii) being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves on its Books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations adopted thereunder;

 

(c) liens securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (e) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” provided that (i) such liens exist prior to the acquisition of, or attach substantially simultaneous with, or within twenty (20) days after the, acquisition, lease, repair, improvement or construction of, such property financed or leased by such Indebtedness and (ii) such liens do not extend to any property of Borrower other than the property (and proceeds thereof) acquired, leased or built, or the improvements or repairs, financed by such Indebtedness;

 

(d) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;

 

(e) Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA);

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(f) Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;

 

(g) leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), and leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of personal property (other than Intellectual Property) granted in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), if the leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Collateral Agent or any Lender a security interest therein;

 

(h) banker’s liens, rights of setoff and Liens in favor of financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business arising in connection with Borrower’s deposit accounts or securities accounts held at such institutions solely to secure payment of fees and similar costs and expenses and provided such accounts are maintained in compliance with Section 6.6(b) hereof;

 

(i) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.4 or 8.7; and

 

(j) Liens consisting of Permitted Licenses.

 

Person” is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.

 

Phase II Milestone Event” is the receipt by Borrower, in form and content reasonably acceptable to the Lenders, of positive overall survivability data in Borrower’s bavituximab second-line Phase II non-small cell lung cancer program.

 

Post Closing Letter” is that certain Post Closing Letter dated as of the Effective Date by and between Collateral Agent and Borrower.

 

Prepayment Fee” is, with respect to any Term Loan subject to prepayment prior to the Maturity Date, whether by mandatory or voluntary prepayment, acceleration or otherwise, an additional fee payable to the Lenders in amount equal to:

 

(i) for a prepayment made on or after the Funding Date of such Term Loan through and including the first anniversary of the Funding Date of such Term Loan, three percent (3.00%) of the principal amount of such Term Loan prepaid;

 

(ii) for a prepayment made after the date which is after the first anniversary of the Funding Date of such Term Loan through and including the second anniversary of the Funding Date of such Term Loan, two percent (2.00%) of the principal amount of the Term Loans prepaid; and

 

(iii) for a prepayment made after the date which is after the second anniversary of the Funding Date of such Term Loan and prior to the Maturity Date, one percent (1.00%) of the principal amount of the Term Loans prepaid.

 

Pro Rata Share” is, as of any date of determination, with respect to each Lender, a percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) determined by dividing the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans held by such Lender by the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans.

 

Registered Organization” is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Required Lenders” means (i) for so long as all of the Persons that are Lenders on the Effective Date (each an “Original Lender”) have not assigned or transferred any of their interests in their respective Term Loans, Lenders holding one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, or (ii) at any time from and after any Original Lender has assigned or transferred any interest in its Term Loans, Lenders holding, sixty six percent (66%) or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, plus, in respect of this clause (ii), (A) each Original Lender that has not assigned or transferred any portion of its respective Term Loan, (B) each assignee of an Original Lender, (C) any Person or party providing financing to an Original Lender, and any transferee of such Person or party upon the occurrence of a default, event of default or similar occurrence with respect to such financing, and (D) any Person or party formed to undertake a securitization transaction with respect to an Original Lender and any transferee of such Person or party upon the occurrence of a default, event of default or similar occurrence with respect to such securitization transaction (in each case in respect of clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this clause (ii), whether or not such Lender is included within the Lenders holding sixty six percent (66%) of the Terms Loans); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Section 9.1(b) hereof, “Required Lenders” means (i) for so long as all Original Lenders retain one hundred percent (100%) of their interests in their respective Term Loans, Lenders holding one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, or (ii) at any time from and after any Original Lender has assigned or transferred any interest in its Term Loans, Lenders holding, sixty six percent (66%) or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, plus, in respect of this clause (ii), each Original Lender that has not assigned or transferred any portion of its respective Term Loan (in each case in respect of this clause (ii), whether or not such Original Lender is included within the Lenders holding sixty six percent (66%) of the Term Loans). For purposes of this definition only, a Lender and Original Lender shall be deemed to include itself, and any Lender that is an Affiliate or Approved Fund of such Lender or Original Lender.

 

Requirement of Law” is as to any Person, the organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

Responsible Officer” is any of the President, Chief Executive Officer, or Chief Financial Officer of Borrower acting alone.

 

Second Draw Period” is the period commencing on the date on which Borrower has achieved both (i) the Phase II Milestone Event and (ii) either (a) the End of Phase II Meeting or (b) the Equity Event, and ending on the earliest of (i) thirty (30) days after the commencement of such period; (ii) March 31, 2013; and (iii) the occurrence of an Event of Default; provided, however, that the Second Draw Period shall not commence if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SBA” is the United States Small Business Administration or any successor thereto, and any analogous Governmental Authority.

 

Secured Promissory Note” is defined in Section 2.4.

 

Secured Promissory Note Record” is a record maintained by each Lender with respect to the outstanding Obligations owed by Borrower to Lender and credits made thereto.

 

Securities Account” is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Shares” is one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock, membership units or other securities owned or held of record by Borrower or Borrower’s Subsidiary, in any Subsidiary, and by Borrower in Medibiotech; provided that, in the event Borrower, demonstrates to Collateral Agent’s reasonable satisfaction, that a pledge of more than sixty five percent (65%) of the Shares of a Subsidiary which is a Foreign Subsidiary, creates a present and existing adverse tax consequence to Borrower under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, “Shares” shall mean sixty-five percent (65%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock, membership units or other securities owned or held of record by Borrower or its Subsidiary in such Foreign Subsidiary.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Solvent” is, with respect to any Person: the fair salable value of such Person’s consolidated assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of such Person’s liabilities; such Person is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and such Person is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.

 

Subject Intellectual Property” is defined in Section 5.2(d).

 

Subordinated Debt” is indebtedness incurred by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries subordinated to all Indebtedness of Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries to the Lenders (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral Agent and the Lenders entered into between Collateral Agent, Borrower, and/or any of its Subsidiaries, and the other creditor), on terms acceptable to Collateral Agent and the Lenders.

 

Subsidiary” is, with respect to any Person, any Person of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations) is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of Affiliates of such Person; provided that Medibiotech shall not be deemed a Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Term A Loan” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof.

 

Term B Loan” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof.

 

Term Loan” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof.

 

Term Loan Commitment” is, for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term Loan, up to the principal amount shown on Schedule 1.1.Term Loan Commitments” means the aggregate amount of such commitments of all Lenders.

 

Trademarks” means any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.

 

Transfer” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

VTT” means Vascular Targeting Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned, dormant Subsidiary of Parent.

 

Warrants” are those certain Warrants to Purchase Stock dated as of the Effective Date, or any date thereafter, issued by Borrower in favor of each Lender or such Lender’s Affiliates.

 

 

[Balance of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

BORROWER:   BORROWER:  
       
PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.   AVID BIOSERVICES, INC.  
       
       
By /s/ Paul Lytle                              By /s/ Paul Lytle                       
Name: Paul Lytle                              Name: Paul Lytle                       
Title: Chief Financial Officer   Title: Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
COLLATERAL AGENT AND LENDER:      
       
OXFORD FINANCE LLC      
       
       
By /s/ Mark Davis                                 
Name: Mark Davis                                 
Title: Vice President – Finance, Secretary & Treasurer      
       
       
LENDER:   LENDER:  
       
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP   SILICON VALLEY BANK  
       
By:  Midcap Financial SBIC GP, LLC      
       
By /s/ Josh Groman                           By: /s/ Brett Mayer                       
Name: Josh Groman                         Name: Brett Maver                       
Title: Authorized Signatory   Title: Relationship Manager  

 

 

[Signature Page to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1

Lenders and Commitments

 

  Term A Loans  
Lender Term Loan Commitment Commitment Percentage
OXFORD FINANCE LLC $7,500,000.00 50.00000%
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP $5,000,000.00 33.33333%
SILICON VALLEY BANK $2,500,000.00 16.66667%
TOTAL $15,000,000.00 100.00%
     
  Term B Loans  
Lender Term Loan Commitment Commitment Percentage
OXFORD FINANCE LLC $7,500,000.00 50.00000%
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP $5,000,000.00 33.33333%
SILICON VALLEY BANK $2,500,000.00 16.66667%
TOTAL $15,000,000.00 100.00%
     
  Aggregate (all Term Loans)  
Lender Term Loan Commitment Commitment Percentage
OXFORD FINANCE LLC $15,000,000.00 50.00000%
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP $10,000,000.00 33.33333%
SILICON VALLEY BANK $5,000,000.00 16.66667%
TOTAL $30,000,000.00 100.00%

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.2

Subject Intellectual Property

 

Subject Intellectual Property

 

Patents and Patent Licenses

 

Peregrine has exclusive rights to market and sell world-wide the bavituximab family of antibodies for treatment of all solid tumors and viral infections, including non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, Hepatitis C and HIV through the following list of patents and license agreements:

 

Product Covered

Licensor Name Licensor Address Lic. Exp.
Date
IP Exp. Date Exclusive? Restriction
             
Unconjugated PS-targeting antibodies Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2019 Yes Transferable to successor
PS-targeting conjugates Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2021 Yes Transferable to successor
Bavituximab Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2025 Yes Transferable to successor
Bavituximab Avanir Pharmaceuticals 101 Enterprise, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 10 year from first commercial sale per country N/A Yes Transferable to successor
Anti-PS antibodies Genentech, Inc. 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080 Upon exp of Patents 2019 No Transferable to successor
Bavituximab Lonza Sales AG

Muenchensteinerstrasse 38, CH-4002, Basel,

Switzerland

Upon later of 15 years from first commercial sale or exp of Patents 2016 No Transferable to successor

 

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

Peregrine has exclusive rights to market and sell in the United States, Europe and certain other countries (except China and certain member nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC) the product known as Cotara® (a chimeric antibody labeled with radioactive iodine-131 that targets necrotic tumor cells) , and the Cotara® family of antibodies, for treatment of brain, colon, liver, lung, prostate, pancreatic and other cancers, through the following list of Patents and license agreements:

 

Description

Registration/

Patent/Application

Number

Registration/

Issue/Application

Date

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (AUSTRALIA)

2004253924

11/12/09

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (CANADA)

2,527,054

11/24/05

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (CHINA)

ZL200480017742.X

03/25/09

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (EPO - Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden)

1 638 989

07/30/09

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (HONG KONG)

1087417

10/24/08

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (INDIA)

419/DELNP/2006

01/23/06

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS (NEW ZEALAND)

543495

08/13/09

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING OF PROTEINS ( UNITED STATES)

7,591,953

09/22/09

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE RADIOLABELING ( UNITED STATES)

8,137,540

03/20/12
ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (EPO – Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, France , Great Britain, Italy, Russia) 0873139

01/06/97

ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (AUSTRALIA) 730388

01/06/97

ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (CANADA) 2242750

01/06/97

ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (JAPAN) 024825/2012

02/08/12

ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (KOREA) 485240

01/06/97

ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (MEXICO) 985565

01/06/97

ANTIBODIES WITH REDUCED NET POSITIVE CHARGE (UNITED STATES)

5,990,286

11/23/1999

SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (AUSTRALIA) 766564 07/02/1999
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (CANADA) 2336114 07/02/1999
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (JAPAN) 558212/2000 07/02/1999
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (EPO - Germany, France, Great Britain, Netherlands) 1092028 07/02/1999
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (EPO - Hong Kong) HK1086598 07/02/1999
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (UNITED STATES) 6,827,925 09/27/2001
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (UNITED STATES) 7,605,234 07/13/2004
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS INCLUDING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND TO THE NECROTIC CENTRE OF TUMOURS, AND USES THEREOF (EPO - Germany, France, Great Britain, Netherlands) 1621622 05/17/2005

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

Peregrine has the right to develop, market and sell other technologies (excluding those covering the bavituximab and Cotara families of antibodies) through the following list of patents and license agreements: 

 

Licensed Product Licensor Name Licensor Address Lic. Exp. Date IP Exp. Date Exclusive? Restrictions
Coaguligand Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2016 Yes Transferable to successor
Coaguligand SCRIPPS Research Inst. 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA  92037 Upon exp of Patents 2016 Yes Transferable to successor
VTA Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2017 Yes Transferable to successor
Tissue Factor Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2018 Yes Transferable to successor
Anti-VEGF Conjugates Univ. of Texas System 201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Upon exp of Patents 2020 Yes Transferable to successor
PS-peptide conjugate

Univ. of Texas System

201 W. 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701

Upon exp of Patents 2018 Yes Transferable to successor
1N11/PGN635 Affitech AS

Gaustadalleen 21, N-0349

Oslo, Norway

negotiation of license in process N/A Yes Transferable to successor

 

 

Trademarks

 

Peregrine owns the following trademarks.

 

 

Description

Registration/

Application

Number

Registration/

Application

Date

AVID BIOSERVICES, INC. w/ design (Registered) 3,362,424 01/01/2008
AVID BIOSERVICES (Registered) 3,348,388 12/04/2007
COTARA (Registered) 2,817,648 02/24/2004

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Description of Collateral

 

The Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal property:

 

All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles (except as noted below), commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts and other Collateral Accounts, all certificates of deposit, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and

 

All Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral does not include any Intellectual Property; provided, however, the Collateral shall include all Accounts and all IP Proceeds. If a judicial authority (including a U.S. Bankruptcy Court) would hold that a security interest in the underlying Intellectual Property is necessary to have a security interest in such Accounts and such IP Proceeds, then the Collateral shall automatically, and effective as of the Effective Date, include the Intellectual Property to the extent necessary to permit perfection of Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Accounts and such IP Proceeds. “IP Proceeds” means, collectively, all cash, Accounts, license and royalty fees, claims, products, awards, judgments, insurance claims, and other revenues, proceeds or income, arising out of, derived from or relating to any Intellectual Property of any Borrower, and any claims for damage by way of any past, present or future infringement of any Intellectual Property of any Borrower (including, without limitation, all cash, royalty fees, other proceeds, Accounts and General Intangibles that consist of rights of payment to or on behalf of a Borrower and the proceeds from the sale, licensing or other disposition of all or any part of, or rights in, any Intellectual Property by or on behalf of a Borrower).

 

Pursuant to the terms of a certain negative pledge arrangement with Collateral Agent and the Lenders, Borrower has agreed not to encumber any of its Intellectual Property.

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

Form of Disbursement Letter

[see attached]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

DISBURSEMENT LETTER

August 30, 2012

 

The undersigned, being the duly elected and acting Chief Financial Officer of PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation, for and on behalf of each Borrower under the Loan Agreement (as defined below), with offices located at 14282 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, California 92780 (collectively, “Borrower”), does hereby certify to OXFORD FINANCE LLC (“Oxford” and “Lender”), as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 30, 2012, by and among Borrower, Collateral Agent and the Lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Loan Agreement”; with other capitalized terms used below having the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement) that:

 

1. The representations and warranties made by Borrower in Section 5 of the Loan Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.

 

2. No event or condition has occurred that would constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

3. Borrower is in compliance with the covenants and requirements contained in Sections 4, 6 and 7 of the Loan Agreement.

 

4. All conditions referred to in Section 3 of the Loan Agreement to the making of the Loan to be made on or about the date hereof have been satisfied or waived by Collateral Agent.

 

5. No Material Adverse Change has occurred.

 

6. The undersigned is a Responsible Officer.

 

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[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

7. The proceeds of the Term A Loan shall be disbursed as follows:

 

Disbursement from Oxford:  
Loan Amount $7,500,000.00
Plus:  
--Deposit Received $150,000.00
   
Less:  
--Facility Fee ($75,000.00)
--Interim Interest ($1,656.25)
--Lender’s Legal Fees ($67,032.73)*
   
Net Proceeds due from Oxford: $7,506,311.02
   
Disbursement from MidCap:  
Loan Amount $5,000,000.00
   
Less:  
--Facility Fee ($50,000.00)
--Interim Interest ($1,104.17)
--MidCap Expenses ($8,639.44)
   
Net Proceeds due from MidCap: $4,940,256.39
   
Disbursement from SVB:  
Loan Amount $2,500,000.00
   
Less:  
--Facility Fee ($25,000.00)
--Interim Interest ($552.08)
   
Net Proceeds due from SVB: $2,474,447.92
   
TOTAL TERM A LOAN NET PROCEEDS FROM LENDERS $14,921,015.33

 

8. The Term A Loan shall amortize in accordance with the Amortization Table attached hereto.

 

9. The aggregate net proceeds of the Term Loans shall be transferred to the Designated Deposit Account as follows:

 

Account Name:  
Bank Name:  
Bank Address:

 
Account Number:  
ABA Number:  

 

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__________

* Legal fees and costs are through the Effective Date. Post-closing legal fees and costs, payable after the Effective Date, to be invoiced and paid post-closing. 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

Dated as of the date first set forth above.

 

BORROWER:  
   
PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., for
itself and on behalf of all Borrowers
 
   
   
By                                      
Name:                                
Title:                                
   
   
COLLATERAL AGENT AND LENDER:  
   
OXFORD FINANCE LLC  
   
   
By:                                
Name:                                
Title:                                
   
   
LENDER:  
   
SILICON VALLEY BANK  
   
By:                                
Name:                                
Title:                                
   
   
LENDER:  
   
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP  
   

By: Midcap Financial SBIC GP, LLC

 
   
By:                                
Name:                                
Title:                                

 

 

[Signature Pae to Disbursement Letter]

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

AMORTIZATION TABLE
(Term A Loan)

 

[see attached]

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B-2


Loan Payment/Advance Request Form

 

Deadline for same day processing is Noon Pacific Time*

 

 

 

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

Loan Payment/Advance Request Form

 

Deadline is Noon E.S.T.

 

Date: __________________, 201__

 

 

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

Compliance Certificate

 

TO: OXFORD FINANCE LLC, as Collateral Agent and Lender
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP, as Lender
SILICON VALLEY BANK, as Lender
FROM: PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., for itself and on behalf of all Borrowers

 

The undersigned authorized officer (“Officer”) of PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (for itself and on behalf of all Borrowers under and as defined in the Loan Agreement (as defined below), collectively, “Borrower”), hereby certifies that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement by and among Borrower, Collateral Agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Loan Agreement;” capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Loan Agreement),

 

(a) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below;

 

(b) There are no Events of Default, except as noted below;

 

(c) Except as noted below, all representations and warranties of Borrower stated in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on this date and for the period described in (a), above; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date.

 

(d) Borrower, and each of Borrower’s Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, Borrower, and each of Borrower’s Subsidiaries, has timely paid all foreign, federal, state, and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower, or Subsidiary, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8 of the Loan Agreement;

 

(e) No Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower has not previously provided written notification to Collateral Agent and the Lenders.

 

Attached are the required documents, if any, supporting our certification(s). The Officer, on behalf of Borrower, further certifies that the attached financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and are consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes and except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the absence of footnotes and subject to year-end audit adjustments as to the interim financial statements.

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

Please indicate compliance status since the last Compliance Certificate by circling Yes, No, or N/A under “Complies” column.

 

  Reporting Covenant Requirement Actual Complies
             
1) Financial statements Monthly within 30 days   Yes No N/A
2) Annual (CPA Audited) statements Within 120 days after FYE   Yes No N/A
3) Annual Financial Projections/Budget (prepared on a monthly basis) Annually (within 30 days of FYE), and when revised   Yes No N/A
4) A/R & A/P agings If applicable   Yes No N/A
5) 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q Filings within 5 days of filing   Yes No N/A
6) Compliance Certificate Monthly within 30 days   Yes No N/A
7) IP Report When required   Yes No N/A
8) Total amount of Borrower’s cash and cash equivalents at the last day of the measurement period   $________ Yes No N/A
9) Total amount of Borrower’s Subsidiaries’ cash and cash equivalents at the last day of the measurement period   $________ Yes No N/A

Deposit and Securities Accounts

(Please list all accounts; attach separate sheet if additional space needed)

 

  Institution Name Account Number New Account? Account Control Agreement in place?
1)     Yes No Yes No
2)     Yes No Yes No
3)     Yes No Yes No
4)     Yes No Yes No

 

Financial Covenants

 

  Covenant Requirement Actual Compliance
           
1) Minimum Cash from and after Funding Date of Term B Loan At least $10,000,000.00 $________ Yes No
           

 

Other Matters

 

1) Have there been any changes in management since the last Compliance Certificate? Yes No
       
2) Have there been any transfers/sales/disposals/retirement of Collateral or IP prohibited by the Loan Agreement? Yes No
       
3) Have there been any new or pending claims or causes of action against Borrower that involve more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00)? Yes No
       
4) Have there been any amendments of or other changes to the capitalization table of Borrower and to the Operating Documents of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries? If yes, provide copies of any such amendments or changes with this Compliance Certificate. Yes No

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
 

Exceptions

 

Please explain any exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state “No exceptions.” Attach separate sheet if additional space needed.)

 

 

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,

for itself and on behalf of all Borrowers

 

By:                                

Name:                           

Title:                            

 

Date:                          

 

LENDER USE ONLY
   
Received by:                      Date:                  
   
Verified by:                       Date:                  
   
Compliance Status:           Yes                       No         

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

Form of Secured Promissory Note

 

[see attached]

 

 

 

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
(Term A Loan)

 

 

$____________________ Dated:  August __, 2012

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation and AVID BIOSERVICES, INC., Delaware corporation, each with offices located at 14282 Franklin Avenue, Tustin, California 92780 (individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”) HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [OXFORD FINANCE LLC][MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP][SILICON VALLEY BANK] (“Lender”) the principal amount of [___________] MILLION DOLLARS ($______________) or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal balance of the Term A Loan made to Borrower by Lender, plus interest on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Term A Loan, at the rates and in accordance with the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement dated August __, 2012 by and among Borrower, Lender, Oxford Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”). If not sooner paid, the entire principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest hereunder shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date as set forth in the Loan Agreement. Any capitalized term not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning attributed to such term in the Loan Agreement.

 

Principal, interest and all other amounts due with respect to the Term A Loan, are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to Lender as set forth in the Loan Agreement and this Secured Promissory Note (this “Note”). The principal amount of this Note and the interest rate applicable thereto, and all payments made with respect thereto, shall be recorded by Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Note.

 

The Loan Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of a secured Term A Loan by Lender to Borrower, and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.

 

This Note may not be prepaid except as set forth in Section 2.2 (c) and Section 2.2(d) of the Loan Agreement.

 

This Note and the obligation of Borrower to repay the unpaid principal amount of the Term A Loan, interest on the Term A Loan and all other amounts due Lender under the Loan Agreement is secured under the Loan Agreement.

 

Presentment for payment, demand, notice of protest and all other demands and notices of any kind in connection with the execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of this Note are hereby waived.

 

Borrower shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by Lender in the enforcement or attempt to enforce any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder not performed when due.

 

This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

 

The ownership of an interest in this Note shall be registered on a record of ownership maintained by Lender or its agent. Notwithstanding anything else in this Note to the contrary, the right to the principal of, and stated interest on, this Note may be transferred only if the transfer is registered on such record of ownership and the transferee is identified as the owner of an interest in the obligation. Borrower shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of this Note (as recorded on such record of ownership) as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in this Note on the part of any other person or entity.

 

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[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized on the date hereof.

 

    BORROWER:
     
    PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
     
     
    By                              
    Name:                          
    Title:                           
     
     
    AVID BIOSERVICES, INC.
     
     
    By                              
    Name:                       
    Title:                         
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

[Oxford Finance LLC][Silicon Valley Bank][MidCap Financial SBIC, LP]

Term A Note

 

[**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request of confidentiality filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

Exhibit 10.29

 

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 5.3 AND 5.4 BELOW, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK

Company:  PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation
Number of Shares:  136,640
Type/Series of Stock: Common Stock
Warrant Price:  $2.47 per share
Issue Date:  August 30, 2012
Expiration Date:  August 30, 2018 See also Section 5.1(b).
Credit Facility:

This Warrant to Purchase Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith among Oxford Finance LLC, as Lender and Collateral Agent, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, including MidCap Financial SBIC, LP and Silicon Valley Bank and the Company (as modified, amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).

 

 

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for good and valuable consideration, OXFORD FINANCE LLC (“Oxford” and, together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this Warrant or of any shares issued upon exercise hereof, “Holder”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares (the “Shares”) of the above-stated Type/Series of Stock (the “Class”) of the above-named company (the “Company”) at the above-stated Warrant Price, all as set forth above and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2 of this Warrant, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.

SECTION 1.            EXERCISE.

1.1             Method of Exercise. Holder may at any time and from time to time exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company the original of this Warrant together with a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 and, unless Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to a cashless exercise set forth in Section 1.2, a check, wire transfer of same-day funds (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company for the aggregate Warrant Price for the Shares being purchased.

1.2             Cashless Exercise. On any exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of payment of the aggregate Warrant Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.1 above, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.1, Holder may elect to receive Shares equal to the value of this Warrant, or portion hereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as are computed using the following formula:

X=      Y(A-B)/A

where:

X =      the number of Shares to be issued to the Holder;

Y =      the number of Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the aggregate Warrant Price);
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A =      the Fair Market Value (as determined pursuant to Section 1.3 below) of one Share; and

 

B=      the Warrant Price.

 

1.3             Fair Market Value. If the Company’s common stock is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market (a “Trading Market”), the fair market value of a Share shall be the closing price or last sale price of a share of common stock reported for the Business Day immediately before the date on which Holder delivers this Warrant together with its Notice of Exercise to the Company. If the Company’s common stock is not traded in a Trading Market, the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine the fair market value of a Share in its reasonable good faith judgment.

1.4             Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant. Within a reasonable time after Holder exercises this Warrant in the manner set forth in Section 1.1 or 1.2 above, the Company shall deliver to Holder a certificate representing the Shares issued to Holder upon such exercise and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised and has not expired, a new warrant of like tenor representing the Shares not so acquired.

1.5             Replacement of Warrant. On 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, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender of this Warrant to the Company for cancellation, the Company shall, within a reasonable time, execute and deliver to Holder, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor and amount.

1.6             Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company.

(a)              Acquisition. For the purpose of this Warrant, “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization (or, if such Company stockholders beneficially own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or successor entity as of immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization, such surviving or successor entity is not the Company); or (iii) any sale or other transfer by the stockholders of the Company of shares representing at least a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power.

(b)             Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition. In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), either (i) Holder shall exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.1 and/or 1.2 and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of such Acquisition or (ii) if Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Acquisition.

(c)              The Company shall provide Holder with written notice of its request relating to the Cash/Public Acquisition (together with such reasonable information as Holder may reasonably require regarding the treatment of this Warrant in connection with such contemplated Cash/Public Acquisition giving rise to such notice), which is to be delivered to Holder not less than seven (7) Business Days prior to the closing of the proposed Cash/Public Acquisition. In the event the Company does not provide such notice, then if, immediately prior to the Cash/Public Acquisition, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of the number of Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to the Holder and Holder shall be deemed to have restated each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant as the date thereof.

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(d)             Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition defined above, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

(e)              As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by Holder in connection with the Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded in Trading Market, and (iii) Holder would be able to publicly re-sell, within six (6) months following the closing of such Acquisition, all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by Holder in such Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Acquisition.

SECTION 2.            ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES AND WARRANT PRICE.

2.1             Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc. If the Company declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of the Class payable in common stock or other securities or property (other than cash), then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without additional cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities and property which Holder would have received had Holder owned the Shares of record as of the date the dividend or distribution occurred. If the Company subdivides the outstanding shares of the Class by reclassification or otherwise into a greater number of shares, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be proportionately increased and the Warrant Price shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares of the Class are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares shall be proportionately decreased.

2.2             Reclassification, Exchange, Combinations or Substitution. Upon any event whereby all of the outstanding shares of the Class are reclassified, exchanged, combined, substituted, or replaced for, into, with or by Company securities of a different class and/or series, then from and after the consummation of such event, this Warrant will be exercisable for the number, class and series of Company securities that Holder would have received had the Shares been outstanding on and as of the consummation of such event, and subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, combinations substitutions, replacements or other similar events.

2.3             No Fractional Share. No fractional Share shall be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest arises upon any exercise of the Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional Share interest by paying Holder in cash the amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by (i) the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above) of a full Share, less (ii) the then-effective Warrant Price.

2.4             Notice/Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price, Class and/or number of Shares, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall notify Holder in writing within a reasonable time setting forth the adjustments to the Warrant Price, Class and/or number of Shares and facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall, upon written request from Holder, furnish Holder with a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer, including computations of such adjustment and the Warrant Price, Class and number of Shares in effect upon the date of such adjustment.

SECTION 3.            REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

3.1             Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Holder as follows: All Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company covenants that it shall at all times cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued capital stock such number of shares of the Class, common stock and other securities as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

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3.2             Notice of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time to:

(a)              declare any dividend or distribution upon the outstanding shares of the Class or common stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend;

(b)             offer for subscription or sale pro rata to the holders of the outstanding shares of the Class any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s stock (other than pursuant to contractual pre-emptive rights);

(c)              effect any reclassification, exchange, combination, substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of the Class; or

(d)             effect an Acquisition or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up.

then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder:

(1)             at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any, in respect of the matters referred to in (a) and (b) above; and

(2)             in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled to exchange their shares for the securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event).

Reference is made to Section 1.6(c) whereby this Warrant will be deemed to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof if the Company does not give written notice to Holder of a Cash/Public Acquisition as required by the terms hereof. Company will also provide information requested by Holder that is reasonably necessary to enable Holder to comply with Holder’s accounting or reporting requirements.

SECTION 4.            REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.

The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

4.1             Purchase for Own Account. This Warrant and the securities to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution within the meaning of the Act. Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.

4.2             Disclosure of Information. Holder is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant and its underlying securities. Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.

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4.3             Investment Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk. Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

4.4             Accredited Investor Status. Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

4.5             The Act. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issued upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available. Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

4.6             No Voting Rights. Holder, as a Holder of this Warrant, will not have any voting rights until the exercise of this Warrant.

SECTION 5.            MISCELLANEOUS.

5.1             Term; Automatic Cashless Exercise Upon Expiration.

(a)              Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 1.6 above, this Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or before 6:00 PM, Eastern time, on the Expiration Date and shall be void thereafter.

(b)             Automatic Cashless Exercise upon Expiration. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above is greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall, within a reasonable time, deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to Holder.

5.2             Legends. Each certificate evidencing Shares shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK ISSUED BY THE ISSUER TO OXFORD FINANCE LLC DATED AUGUST 30, 2012, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

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5.3             Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer. This Warrant and the Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee (including, without limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company). The Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the transfer is to an affiliate of Holder, provided that any such transferee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act. Additionally, the Company shall also not require an opinion of counsel if there is no material question as to the availability of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

5.4             Transfer Procedure. After receipt by Holder of the executed Warrant, Oxford may transfer all or part of this Warrant to one or more of Oxford’s affiliates (each, an “Oxford Affiliate”), by execution of an Assignment substantially in the form of Appendix 2. Subject to the provisions of Article 5.3 and upon providing the Company with written notice, Oxford, any such Oxford Affiliate and any subsequent Holder, may transfer all or part of this Warrant or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant to any transferee, provided, however, in connection with any such transfer, the Oxford Affiliate(s) or any subsequent Holder will give the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant being transferred with the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the transferee and Holder will surrender this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable).

5.5             Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder from the Company to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective (i) when given personally, (ii) on the third (3rd) Business Day after being mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) upon actual receipt if given by facsimile or electronic mail and such receipt is confirmed in writing by the recipient, or (iv) on the first Business Day following delivery to a reliable overnight courier service, courier fee prepaid, in any case at such address as may have been furnished to the Company or Holder, as the case may be, in writing by the Company or such Holder from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.5. All notices to Holder shall be addressed as follows until the Company receives notice of a change of address in connection with a transfer or otherwise:

Oxford Finance LLC

133 N. Fairfax Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Attn: Legal Department

Telephone: (703) 519-4900

Facsimile: (703) 519-5225
Email: LegalDepartment@oxfordfinance.com

Notice to the Company shall be addressed as follows until Holder receives notice of a change in address:

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

14282 Franklin Avenue

Tustin, California 92780

Attn: Mark R. Ziebell, Vice President, General Counsel

Telephone: (714) 508-6080

Facsimile: (714) 838-9433

Email: mziebell@peregrineinc.com

5.6             Waiver. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

5.7             Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

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5.8             Counterparts; Facsimile/Electronic Signatures. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature page delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page with regards to any agreement subject to the terms hereof or any amendment thereto.

5.9             Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

5.10          Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.

5.11          Business Days. “Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Silicon Valley Bank is closed.

 

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[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Warrant to Purchase Stock to be executed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the Issue Date written above.

“COMPANY”  
     
PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
     
     
By: /s/ Paul Lytle  
     
Name: Paul Lytle  

 

(Print)  
     
Title:  Chief Financial Officer  
     
     
“HOLDER”  
     
OXFORD FINANCE LLC  
     
   
By: /s/ Mark Davis  
   
Name: Mark Davis  

 

(Print)  
     
Title: Vice President – Finance, Secretary & Treasurer  

 

[Signature Page to Warrant to Purchase Stock]
 

 

APPENDIX 1

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

1.                The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right purchase ___________ shares of the Common Stock of PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “Company”) in accordance with the attached Warrant To Purchase Stock, and tenders payment of the aggregate Warrant Price for such shares as follows:

[ ]       check in the amount of $________ payable to order of the Company enclosed herewith

[ ]       Wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company’s account

[ ]       Cashless Exercise pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Warrant

[ ]       Other [Describe] __________________________________________

2.        Please issue a certificate or certificates representing the Shares in the name specified below:

                                          

Holder’s Name

 

                                          

                                          

(Address)

 

3.                By its execution below and for the benefit of the Company, Holder hereby restates each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant to Purchase Stock as of the date hereof.

    HOLDER:
     
                                                     
     
    By:                                           
     
    Name:                                       
     
    Title:                                        
     
    Date:                                        

 

Appendix 1
 

 

APPENDIX 2

ASSIGNMENT

For value received, Oxford Finance LLC hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

Name:        
   
Address:        
     
Tax ID:         

  

that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock issued by PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “Company”), on August 30, 2012 (the “Warrant”) together with all rights, title and interest therein.

  OXFORD FINANCE LLC  
       
       
  By:    
       
  Name:    
       
  Title:    
       
Date:                                         

 

By its execution below, and for the benefit of the Company, ____________________________ (“Oxford Transferee”) makes each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 of the Warrant and agrees to all other provisions of the Warrant as of the date hereof.

  OXFORD TRANSFEREE  
       
  By:    
       
  Name:    
       
  Title:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 2

 

Exhibit 10.30

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 5.3 AND 5.4 BELOW, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

Company:  PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation
Number of Shares:  91,093
Type/Series of Stock: Common Stock
Warrant Price:  $2.47 per share
Issue Date:  August 30, 2012
Expiration Date:  August 30, 2018 See also Section 5.1(b).
Credit Facility:

This Warrant to Purchase Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith among Oxford Finance LLC, as Lender and Collateral Agent, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, including MidCap Financial SBIC, LP and Silicon Valley Bank and the Company (as modified, amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).

 

 

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for good and valuable consideration, MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP (together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this Warrant or of any shares issued upon exercise hereof, “Holder”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares (the “Shares”) of the above-stated Type/Series of Stock (the “Class”) of the above-named company (the “Company”) at the above-stated Warrant Price, all as set forth above and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2 of this Warrant, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.

 

SECTION 1.            EXERCISE.

 

1.1             Method of Exercise. Holder may at any time and from time to time exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company the original of this Warrant together with a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 and, unless Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to a cashless exercise set forth in Section 1.2, a check, wire transfer of same-day funds (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company for the aggregate Warrant Price for the Shares being purchased.

 

1.2             Cashless Exercise. On any exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of payment of the aggregate Warrant Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.1 above, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.1, Holder may elect to receive Shares equal to the value of this Warrant, or portion hereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as are computed using the following formula:

 

X =      Y(A-B)/A

 

where:

 

X =      the number of Shares to be issued to the Holder;

 

Y =      the number of Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the aggregate Warrant Price);

 

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A =      the Fair Market Value (as determined pursuant to Section 1.3 below) of one Share; and

 

B =      the Warrant Price.

 

1.3             Fair Market Value. If the Company’s common stock is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market (a “Trading Market”), the fair market value of a Share shall be the closing price or last sale price of a share of common stock reported for the Business Day immediately before the date on which Holder delivers this Warrant together with its Notice of Exercise to the Company. If the Company’s common stock is not traded in a Trading Market, the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine the fair market value of a Share in its reasonable good faith judgment.

 

1.4             Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant. Within a reasonable time after Holder exercises this Warrant in the manner set forth in Section 1.1 or 1.2 above, the Company shall deliver to Holder a certificate representing the Shares issued to Holder upon such exercise and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised and has not expired, a new warrant of like tenor representing the Shares not so acquired.

 

1.5             Replacement of Warrant. On 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, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender of this Warrant to the Company for cancellation, the Company shall, within a reasonable time, execute and deliver to Holder, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor and amount.

 

1.6             Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company.

 

(a)              Acquisition. For the purpose of this Warrant, “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization (or, if such Company stockholders beneficially own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or successor entity as of immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization, such surviving or successor entity is not the Company); or (iii) any sale or other transfer by the stockholders of the Company of shares representing at least a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power.

 

(b)             Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition. In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), either (i) Holder shall exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.1 and/or 1.2 and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of such Acquisition or (ii) if Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Acquisition.

 

(c)              The Company shall provide Holder with written notice of its request relating to the Cash/Public Acquisition (together with such reasonable information as Holder may reasonably require regarding the treatment of this Warrant in connection with such contemplated Cash/Public Acquisition giving rise to such notice), which is to be delivered to Holder not less than seven (7) Business Days prior to the closing of the proposed Cash/Public Acquisition. In the event the Company does not provide such notice, then if, immediately prior to the Cash/Public Acquisition, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of the number of Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to the Holder and Holder shall be deemed to have restated each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant as the date thereof.

 

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(d)             Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition defined above, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

(e)              As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by Holder in connection with the Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded in Trading Market, and (iii) Holder would be able to publicly re-sell, within six (6) months following the closing of such Acquisition, all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by Holder in such Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Acquisition.

 

SECTION 2.            ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES AND WARRANT PRICE.

 

2.1             Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc. If the Company declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of the Class payable in common stock or other securities or property (other than cash), then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without additional cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities and property which Holder would have received had Holder owned the Shares of record as of the date the dividend or distribution occurred. If the Company subdivides the outstanding shares of the Class by reclassification or otherwise into a greater number of shares, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be proportionately increased and the Warrant Price shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares of the Class are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares shall be proportionately decreased.

 

2.2             Reclassification, Exchange, Combinations or Substitution. Upon any event whereby all of the outstanding shares of the Class are reclassified, exchanged, combined, substituted, or replaced for, into, with or by Company securities of a different class and/or series, then from and after the consummation of such event, this Warrant will be exercisable for the number, class and series of Company securities that Holder would have received had the Shares been outstanding on and as of the consummation of such event, and subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, combinations substitutions, replacements or other similar events.

 

2.3             No Fractional Share. No fractional Share shall be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest arises upon any exercise of the Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional Share interest by paying Holder in cash the amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by (i) the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above) of a full Share, less (ii) the then-effective Warrant Price.

 

2.4             Notice/Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price, Class and/or number of Shares, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall notify Holder in writing within a reasonable time setting forth the adjustments to the Warrant Price, Class and/or number of Shares and facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall, upon written request from Holder, furnish Holder with a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer, including computations of such adjustment and the Warrant Price, Class and number of Shares in effect upon the date of such adjustment.

 

SECTION 3.            REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

3.1             Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Holder as follows: All Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company covenants that it shall at all times cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued capital stock such number of shares of the Class, common stock and other securities as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

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3.2             Notice of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time to:

 

(a)              declare any dividend or distribution upon the outstanding shares of the Class or common stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend;

 

(b)             offer for subscription or sale pro rata to the holders of the outstanding shares of the Class any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s stock (other than pursuant to contractual pre-emptive rights);

 

(c)              effect any reclassification, exchange, combination, substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of the Class; or

 

(d)             effect an Acquisition or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up.

 

then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder:

 

(1)             at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any, in respect of the matters referred to in (a) and (b) above; and

 

(2)             in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled to exchange their shares for the securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event).

 

Reference is made to Section 1.6(c) whereby this Warrant will be deemed to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof if the Company does not give written notice to Holder of a Cash/Public Acquisition as required by the terms hereof. Company will also provide information requested by Holder that is reasonably necessary to enable Holder to comply with Holder’s accounting or reporting requirements.

 

SECTION 4.            REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.

 

The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

4.1             Purchase for Own Account. This Warrant and the securities to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution within the meaning of the Act. Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.

 

4.2             Disclosure of Information. Holder is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant and its underlying securities. Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.

 

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4.3             Investment Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk. Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

 

4.4             Accredited Investor Status. Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

 

4.5             The Act. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issued upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available. Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

 

4.6             No Voting Rights. Holder, as a Holder of this Warrant, will not have any voting rights until the exercise of this Warrant.

 

SECTION 5.            MISCELLANEOUS.

 

5.1             Term; Automatic Cashless Exercise Upon Expiration.

 

(a)              Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 1.6 above, this Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or before 6:00 PM, Eastern time, on the Expiration Date and shall be void thereafter.

 

(b)             Automatic Cashless Exercise upon Expiration. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above is greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall, within a reasonable time, deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to Holder.

 

5.2             Legends. Each certificate evidencing Shares shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK ISSUED BY THE ISSUER TO MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP DATED AUGUST 30, 2012, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

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5.3             Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer. This Warrant and the Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee (including, without limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company). The Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the transfer is to an affiliate of Holder, provided that any such transferee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act. Additionally, the Company shall also not require an opinion of counsel if there is no material question as to the availability of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

 

5.4            Transfer Procedure. After receipt by Holder of the executed Warrant, MidCap may transfer all or part of this Warrant to one or more of MidCap’s affiliates (each, an “MidCap Affiliate”), by execution of an Assignment substantially in the form of Appendix 2. Subject to the provisions of Article 5.3 and upon providing the Company with written notice, MidCap, any such MidCap Affiliate and any subsequent Holder, may transfer all or part of this Warrant or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant to any transferee, provided, however, in connection with any such transfer, the MidCap Affiliate(s) or any subsequent Holder will give the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant being transferred with the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the transferee and Holder will surrender this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable).

 

5.5             Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder from the Company to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective (i) when given personally, (ii) on the third (3rd) Business Day after being mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) upon actual receipt if given by facsimile or electronic mail and such receipt is confirmed in writing by the recipient, or (iv) on the first Business Day following delivery to a reliable overnight courier service, courier fee prepaid, in any case at such address as may have been furnished to the Company or Holder, as the case may be, in writing by the Company or such Holder from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.5. All notices to Holder shall be addressed as follows until the Company receives notice of a change of address in connection with a transfer or otherwise:

 

MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP

7255 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 200
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Attn: Portfolio Management- Life Sciences
Fax: (301) 941-1450
Email: lviera@midcapfinancial.com

 

Notice to the Company shall be addressed as follows until Holder receives notice of a change in address:

 

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

14282 Franklin Avenue

Tustin, California 92780

Attn: Mark R. Ziebell, Vice President, General Counsel

Telephone: (714) 508-6080

Facsimile: (714) 838-9433

Email: mziebell@peregrineinc.com

 

5.6             Waiver. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

 

5.7             Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

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5.8             Counterparts; Facsimile/Electronic Signatures. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature page delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page with regards to any agreement subject to the terms hereof or any amendment thereto.

 

5.9             Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

 

5.10          Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.

 

5.11          Business Days. “Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Silicon Valley Bank is closed.

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Warrant to Purchase Stock to be executed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the Issue Date written above.

 

“COMPANY”  
     
PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
     
     
By: /s/ Paul Lytle  
     
Name: Paul Lytle  

 

(Print)  
     
Title:  Chief Financial Officer  
     
     
“HOLDER”  
     
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP  
     
By: Midcap Financial SBIC GP, LLC  
     
By: /s/ Josh Groman  
   
Name: Josh Groman  

 

(Print)  
     
Title: Authorized Signatory  



[Signature Page to Warrant to Purchase Stock]
 

 

APPENDIX 1

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

1.                The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right purchase ___________ shares of the Common Stock of PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “Company”) in accordance with the attached Warrant To Purchase Stock, and tenders payment of the aggregate Warrant Price for such shares as follows:

 

[ ] check in the amount of $________ payable to order of the Company enclosed herewith

 

[ ] Wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company’s account

 

[ ] Cashless Exercise pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Warrant

 

[ ] Other [Describe] __________________________________________

 

2.                Please issue a certificate or certificates representing the Shares in the name specified below:

 

                                                        

Holder’s Name

 

_______________________

_______________________

(Address)

 

3.                By its execution below and for the benefit of the Company, Holder hereby restates each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant to Purchase Stock as of the date hereof.

 

    HOLDER:
     
    ____________________
     
    By:____________________
     
    Name:__________________
     
    Title:___________________
     
    Date:___________________

 

 

Appendix 1
 

 

 

APPENDIX 2

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

For value received, MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

 

Name:         
     
Address:         
     
Tax ID:         

 

that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock issued by PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “Company”), on August 30, 2012 (the “Warrant”) together with all rights, title and interest therein.

 

  MIDCAP FINANCIAL SBIC, LP  
       
  By: Midcap Financial SBIC GP, LLC  
     
  By:    
       
  Name:    
       
  Title:    
       
Date:                                         

 

 

By its execution below, and for the benefit of the Company, _____________________________ (“MidCap Transferee”) makes each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 of the Warrant and agrees to all other provisions of the Warrant as of the date hereof.

 

 

  MIDCAP TRANSFEREE  
       
  By:    
       
  Name:    
       
  Title:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 2

Exhibit 10.31

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 5.3 AND 5.4 BELOW, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK

 

Company:  PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation
Number of Shares:  45,547
Type/Series of Stock: Common Stock
Warrant Price:  $2.47 per share
Issue Date:  August 30, 2012
Expiration Date:  August 30, 2018 See also Section 5.1(b).
Credit Facility:

This Warrant to Purchase Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith among Oxford Finance LLC, as Lender and Collateral Agent, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, including MidCap Financial SBIC, LP and Silicon Valley Bank and the Company (as modified, amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).

 

 

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for good and valuable consideration, SILICON VALLEY BANK (together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this Warrant or of any shares issued upon exercise hereof, “Holder”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares (the “Shares”) of the above-stated Type/Series of Stock (the “Class”) of the above-named company (the “Company”) at the above-stated Warrant Price, all as set forth above and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2 of this Warrant, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant. Reference is made to Section 5.4 of this Warrant whereby Silicon Valley Bank shall transfer this Warrant to its parent company, SVB Financial Group.

 

SECTION 1.            EXERCISE.

 

1.1             Method of Exercise. Holder may at any time and from time to time exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company the original of this Warrant together with a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 and, unless Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to a cashless exercise set forth in Section 1.2, a check, wire transfer of same-day funds (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company for the aggregate Warrant Price for the Shares being purchased.

 

1.2             Cashless Exercise. On any exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of payment of the aggregate Warrant Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.1 above, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.1, Holder may elect to receive Shares equal to the value of this Warrant, or portion hereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as are computed using the following formula:

 

X =      Y(A-B)/A

 

where:

 

X =      the number of Shares to be issued to the Holder;

 

Y  =      the number of Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the aggregate Warrant Price);

 

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A =      the Fair Market Value (as determined pursuant to Section 1.3 below) of one Share; and

 

B =      the Warrant Price.

 

1.3             Fair Market Value. If the Company’s common stock is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market (a “Trading Market”), the fair market value of a Share shall be the closing price or last sale price of a share of common stock reported for the Business Day immediately before the date on which Holder delivers this Warrant together with its Notice of Exercise to the Company. If the Company’s common stock is not traded in a Trading Market, the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine the fair market value of a Share in its reasonable good faith judgment.

 

1.4             Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant. Within a reasonable time after Holder exercises this Warrant in the manner set forth in Section 1.1 or 1.2 above, the Company shall deliver to Holder a certificate representing the Shares issued to Holder upon such exercise and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised and has not expired, a new warrant of like tenor representing the Shares not so acquired.

 

1.5             Replacement of Warrant. On 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, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender of this Warrant to the Company for cancellation, the Company shall, within a reasonable time, execute and deliver to Holder, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor and amount.

 

1.6             Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company.

 

(a)              Acquisition. For the purpose of this Warrant, “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization (or, if such Company stockholders beneficially own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or successor entity as of immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization, such surviving or successor entity is not the Company); or (iii) any sale or other transfer by the stockholders of the Company of shares representing at least a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power.

 

(b)             Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition. In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), either (i) Holder shall exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.1 and/or 1.2 and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of such Acquisition or (ii) if Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Acquisition.

 

(c)              The Company shall provide Holder with written notice of its request relating to the Cash/Public Acquisition (together with such reasonable information as Holder may reasonably require regarding the treatment of this Warrant in connection with such contemplated Cash/Public Acquisition giving rise to such notice), which is to be delivered to Holder not less than seven (7) Business Days prior to the closing of the proposed Cash/Public Acquisition. In the event the Company does not provide such notice, then if, immediately prior to the Cash/Public Acquisition, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of the number of Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to the Holder and Holder shall be deemed to have restated each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant as the date thereof.

 

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(d)             Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition defined above, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

(e)              As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by Holder in connection with the Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded in Trading Market, and (iii) Holder would be able to publicly re-sell, within six (6) months following the closing of such Acquisition, all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by Holder in such Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Acquisition.

 

SECTION 2.            ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES AND WARRANT PRICE.

 

2.1             Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc. If the Company declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of the Class payable in common stock or other securities or property (other than cash), then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without additional cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities and property which Holder would have received had Holder owned the Shares of record as of the date the dividend or distribution occurred. If the Company subdivides the outstanding shares of the Class by reclassification or otherwise into a greater number of shares, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be proportionately increased and the Warrant Price shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares of the Class are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares shall be proportionately decreased.

 

2.2             Reclassification, Exchange, Combinations or Substitution. Upon any event whereby all of the outstanding shares of the Class are reclassified, exchanged, combined, substituted, or replaced for, into, with or by Company securities of a different class and/or series, then from and after the consummation of such event, this Warrant will be exercisable for the number, class and series of Company securities that Holder would have received had the Shares been outstanding on and as of the consummation of such event, and subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, combinations substitutions, replacements or other similar events.

 

2.3             No Fractional Share. No fractional Share shall be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest arises upon any exercise of the Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional Share interest by paying Holder in cash the amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by (i) the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above) of a full Share, less (ii) the then-effective Warrant Price.

 

2.4             Notice/Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price, Class and/or number of Shares, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall notify Holder in writing within a reasonable time setting forth the adjustments to the Warrant Price, Class and/or number of Shares and facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall, upon written request from Holder, furnish Holder with a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer, including computations of such adjustment and the Warrant Price, Class and number of Shares in effect upon the date of such adjustment.

 

SECTION 3.            REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

3.1             Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Holder as follows: All Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company covenants that it shall at all times cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued capital stock such number of shares of the Class, common stock and other securities as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

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3.2             Notice of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time to:

 

(a)              declare any dividend or distribution upon the outstanding shares of the Class or common stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend;

 

(b)             offer for subscription or sale pro rata to the holders of the outstanding shares of the Class any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s stock (other than pursuant to contractual pre-emptive rights);

 

(c)              effect any reclassification, exchange, combination, substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of the Class; or

 

(d)             effect an Acquisition or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up.

 

then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder:

 

(1)             at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any, in respect of the matters referred to in (a) and (b) above; and

 

(2)             in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled to exchange their shares for the securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event).

 

Reference is made to Section 1.6(c) whereby this Warrant will be deemed to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof if the Company does not give written notice to Holder of a Cash/Public Acquisition as required by the terms hereof. Company will also provide information requested by Holder that is reasonably necessary to enable Holder to comply with Holder’s accounting or reporting requirements.

 

SECTION 4.            REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.

 

The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

4.1             Purchase for Own Account. This Warrant and the securities to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution within the meaning of the Act. Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.

 

4.2             Disclosure of Information. Holder is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant and its underlying securities. Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.

 

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4.3             Investment Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk. Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

 

4.4             Accredited Investor Status. Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

 

4.5             The Act. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issued upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available. Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

 

4.6             No Voting Rights. Holder, as a Holder of this Warrant, will not have any voting rights until the exercise of this Warrant.

 

SECTION 5.            MISCELLANEOUS.

 

5.1             Term; Automatic Cashless Exercise Upon Expiration.

 

(a)              Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 1.6 above, this Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or before 6:00 PM, Pacific time, on the Expiration Date and shall be void thereafter.

 

(b)             Automatic Cashless Exercise upon Expiration. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above is greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall, within a reasonable time, deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to Holder.

 

5.2             Legends. Each certificate evidencing Shares shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK ISSUED BY THE ISSUER TO SILICON VALLEY BANK DATED August 30, 2012, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

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5.3             Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer. This Warrant and the Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee (including, without limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company). The Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the transfer is to SVB Financial Group (Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company) or any other affiliate of Holder, provided that any such transferee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act. Additionally, the Company shall also not require an opinion of counsel if there is no material question as to the availability of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

 

5.4             Transfer Procedure. After receipt by Silicon Valley Bank of the executed Warrant, Silicon Valley Bank will transfer all of this Warrant to its parent company, SVB Financial Group. By its acceptance of this Warrant, SVB Financial Group hereby makes to the Company each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Warrant as if the original Holder hereof. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.3 and upon providing the Company with written notice, SVB Financial Group and any subsequent Holder may transfer all or part of this Warrant or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant to any transferee, provided, however, in connection with any such transfer, SVB Financial Group or any subsequent Holder will give the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant being transferred with the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the transferee and Holder will surrender this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable); and provided further, that any subsequent transferee other than SVB Financial Group shall agree in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Warrant.

 

5.5             Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder from the Company to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective (i) when given personally, (ii) on the third (3rd) Business Day after being mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) upon actual receipt if given by facsimile or electronic mail and such receipt is confirmed in writing by the recipient, or (iv) on the first Business Day following delivery to a reliable overnight courier service, courier fee prepaid, in any case at such address as may have been furnished to the Company or Holder, as the case may be, in writing by the Company or such Holder from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.5. All notices to Holder shall be addressed as follows until the Company receives notice of a change of address in connection with a transfer or otherwise:

 

SVB Financial Group

Attn: Treasury Department

3003 Tasman Drive, HA 200

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Telephone: 408-654-7400

Facsimile: 408-496-2405

Email: warradmi@svb.com

 

Notice to the Company shall be addressed as follows until Holder receives notice of a change in address:

 

PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

14282 Franklin Avenue

Tustin, California 92780

Attn: Mark R. Ziebell, Vice President, General Counsel

Telephone: (714) 508-6080

Facsimile: (714) 838-9433

Email: mziebell@peregrineinc.com

 

5.6             Waiver. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

 

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5.7             Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

5.8             Counterparts; Facsimile/Electronic Signatures. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature page delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page with regards to any agreement subject to the terms hereof or any amendment thereto.

 

5.9             Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

 

5.10          Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.

 

5.11          Business Days. “Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Silicon Valley Bank is closed.

 

 

 

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[Signature page follows]

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Warrant to Purchase Stock to be executed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the Issue Date written above.

 

“COMPANY”    
     
PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.    
     
     
By: /s/ Paul Lytle              
     
Name: Paul Lytle              

            (Print)

 

   
Title: Chief Financial Officer    
     
     
“HOLDER”    
     
SILICON VALLEY BANK    
     
     
By: /s/ Brett Maver              
     
Name: Brett Maver              

           (Print)

 

   
Title: Relationship Manager    

 

 

[Signature Page Warrant to Purchase Stock]
 

 

APPENDIX 1

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

1.                The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right purchase ___________ shares of the Common Stock of PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the “Company”) in accordance with the attached Warrant To Purchase Stock, and tenders payment of the aggregate Warrant Price for such shares as follows:

 

[ ] check in the amount of $________ payable to order of the Company enclosed herewith

 

[ ] Wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company’s account

 

[ ] Cashless Exercise pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Warrant

 

[ ] Other [Describe] __________________________________________

 

2.                Please issue a certificate or certificates representing the Shares in the name specified below:

 

_________________________________________

Holder’s Name

 

_________________________________________

 

_________________________________________

(Address)

 

3.                By its execution below and for the benefit of the Company, Holder hereby restates each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant to Purchase Stock as of the date hereof.

 

    HOLDER:
     
    ____________________
     
    By:____________________
     
    Name:___________________
     
    Title:____________________
     
    Date:____________________

 

 

 

 

Appendix 1

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer 

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Steven W. King, certify that:

 

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

 

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: December 10, 2012                Signed: /s/ STEVEN W. KING
      Steven W. King
      President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
       

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Paul J. Lytle, certify that:

 

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

 

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: December 10, 2012                Signed: /s/ PAUL J. LYTLE
      Paul J. Lytle
      Chief Financial Officer 
       

 

 

Exhibit 32

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Steven W. King, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2012 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

  By: /s/ STEVEN W. KING  
  Name: Steven W. King  
  Title: President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director  
  Date: December 10, 2012  

 

 

I, Paul J. Lytle, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2012 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

  By: /s/ PAUL J. LYTLE  
  Name: Paul J. Lytle  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
  Date: December 10, 2012  

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and will be retained by Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

This Certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 15(d) and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This Certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.