-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KeC0H6E8r1nD5dB+VjNXqqj9hnii8GEH5Y2bq8w/HvL6kLrvYpBoNjyfMwxTBd9W XuLnLhc+H9xIJG+XIEk9XQ== 0000941655-06-000024.txt : 20060724 0000941655-06-000024.hdr.sgml : 20060724 20060724171113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000941655-06-000024 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060724 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060724 GROUP MEMBERS: DRAKENSBERG, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: HABIB KAIROUZ GROUP MEMBERS: JOSHUA RUCH GROUP MEMBERS: KARIBA LLC GROUP MEMBERS: MARK LESCHLY GROUP MEMBERS: RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS VERWALTUNGS GMBH GROUP MEMBERS: RHO MANAGEMENT TRUST I GROUP MEMBERS: RHO MANAGEMENT VENTURES IV, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: RHO VENTURES IV (QP), L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: RHO VENTURES IV GMBH & CO. BETEILIGUNGS KG GROUP MEMBERS: RHO VENTURES IV, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TERCICA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001262175 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 260042539 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79780 FILM NUMBER: 06977110 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 SIERRA POINT PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: BRISBANE STATE: CA ZIP: 94005 BUSINESS PHONE: 6506244900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 SIERRA POINT PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: BRISBANE STATE: CA ZIP: 94005 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001020455 IRS NUMBER: 133087622 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 23RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127516677 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 23RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RHO MANAGEMENT CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960806 SC 13D/A 1 r_ter13dam4.txt AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13D UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)* Tercica, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.001 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 88078L105 (CUSIP Number) Jeffrey I. Martin Rho Capital Partners, Inc. 152 West 57th Street, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10019 212-751-6677 (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 18, 2006 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box [ ]. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. - ----------------------- 1/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D for Tercica, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Tercica" or the "Company"), amends a statement on Schedule 13D originally dated March 22, 2004, as amended as of January 31, 2005 and January 23, 2006, with respect to shares ("Shares") of Tercica Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, beneficially owned by Rho Capital Partners, Inc., a New York corporation ("Rho"), its controlling shareholders Joshua Ruch, Habib Kairouz and Mark Leschly, and the following affiliated investment vehicles: Rho Ventures IV, L.P.; Rho Ventures IV (QP), L.P.; Rho Ventures IV GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG; Rho Management Trust I; Rho Management Ventures IV, LLC; Rho Capital Partners Verwaltungs GmbH; Drakensberg, L.P.; and Kariba LLC (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). On July 18, 2006, Tercica and Ipsen, S.A., a French societe anonyme ("Ipsen"), announced a strategic collaboration (the "Transaction") as part of which it is expected that Ipsen will acquire newly issued shares of Tercica Common Stock, representing 25% of its outstanding stock, together with convertible notes and warrants which could permit Ipsen to increase its ownership in the Company to 40%. In connection with the Transaction, the Reporting Persons have entered into various agreements with the Company, its other stockholders, and Ipsen and its affiliates (collectively, the "Transaction Documents"), which affect the rights of the Reporting Persons to vote and/or to dispose of the shares of Tercica Common Stock owned by them. This Amendment accordingly is filed in order to amend items 6 and 7, and item 1, in the Schedule 13D as previously filed, as follows: Item 1. Security and Issuer. This statement relates to shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share of Tercica, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The principal executive offices of Tercica are located at 2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400, Brisbane, California 94005. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer In connection with the Transaction, certain of the Reporting Persons have entered into a Voting Agreement, dated July 18, 2006 (the "Voting Agreement"), with Ipsen and Suraypharm, a French subsidiary of Ipsen ("Suraypharm"), by which such Reporting Persons have agreed (1) to vote their Shares for approval of the Transaction, and against actions which would interfere with consummation of the Transaction, until the date of the first closing of the Transaction (or termination thereof), (2) to vote their Shares in favor of each Director that Ipsen is entitled to nominate pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Affiliation Agreement (as defined in the Transaction Documents), and to vote their Shares in favor of any transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, for so long as Ipsen remains entitled to appoint a director to the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, that the Reporting Persons are not thereby obligated with respect to any matter set forth in Section 2.7 of the Affiliation Agreement, (3) until the first closing of the Transaction, not to (A) sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit to be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, any of the Shares of such Reporting Person (except as Ipsen may agree); or (B) grant any proxy, or create a voting trust, voting agreement or similar arrangement with respect to its Shares, other than the Voting Agreement; provided, that if the first closing has not occurred by the dates specified in the Transaction Documents, certain transfers of Shares shall be permitted (the "Lock-Up Agreement"); and (4) until the first closing of the Transaction, not to (A) negotiate, authorize, recommend, enter into ,or propose to enter into, any investment transaction, merger, strategic alliance, joint venture or any similar transaction involving the Company (a "Competing Transaction") with any person other than Ipsen, (B) continue any pending discussions or negotiations with any other third party concerning any previously proposed Competing Transaction, (C) knowingly encourage, solicit or initiate discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals, indications of interest or offers in respect of a Competing Transaction, or (D) knowingly furnish or cause to be furnished to any person any information in furtherance of a Competing Transaction. The foregoing summary of the terms of the Voting Agreement is qualified by reference to the full text of section 3 of the Voting Agreement, which is included as Exhibit A to this Amendment No. 4, and is incorporated herein by reference. Also in connection with the Transaction, the Company issued to Rho on behalf of the Reporting Persons a letter agreement, dated July 18, 2006, by which the Company agreed not to extend the date of the first closing for the Transaction beyond certain dates specified in the Transaction Documents, without the consent of Rho or the release of each of the Reporting Persons from their respective obligations under the Lockup Agreement. The foregoing summary of such letter agreement is qualified by reference to the full text of such letter agreement, which is included as Exhibit B to this Amendment No. 4, and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits The following document is filed as an exhibit in substitution of previously filed Exhibit A, which is no longer effective: A. Voting Agreement, dated July 18, 2006, among Tercica, Ipsen, Suraypharm, and certain of the Reporting Persons. The following document is filed as Exhibit B: B. Letter Agreement, dated July 18, 2006, from Tercica to Rho. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: July 24, 2006. RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer for Joshua Ruch /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer for Habib Kairouz /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer for Mark Leschly RHO VENTURES IV, L.P. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer RHO MANAGEMENT VENTURES IV, LLC By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer RHO VENTURES IV (QP), L.P. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer RHO VENTURES IV GmbH & CO. BETEILIGUNGS KG By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS VERWALTUNGS GmbH By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer RHO MANAGEMENT TRUST I By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer DRAKENSBERG, L.P. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer KARIBA LLC By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer EX-99 2 r_ter13dam4-exa.txt VOTING AGREEMENT VOTING AGREEMENT THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement), is dated as of July 18, 2006, by and between the undersigned stockholder (the Stockholder) of Tercica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), Ipsen, S.A., a French societe anonyme (Ipsen) and Suraypharm, a French societe par actions simplifiees, a subsidiary of Ipsen (Suraypharm). WHEREAS, Ipsen, Suraypharm and/or one or more of their Affiliates (collectively, the Investor, which for the purposes of this Agreement shall include the Investor's successors and permitted assigns) and the Company have entered into certain investment documents relating to the acquisition by Investor of shares of the Company Common Stock, a warrant to purchase shares of the Company Common Stock, and approximately $76 million aggregate face amount of notes of the Company convertible into Company Common Stock, including a Stock Purchase and Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and Ipsen (the Purchase Agreement); WHEREAS, the Stockholder is the legal and beneficial owner of and has the sole power to vote the Subject Shares set forth on the signature page hereto; and WHEREAS, in order to induce Investor to enter into the Investment Documents (as defined below) and proceed with the transactions contemplated thereby (the Investment Transactions), the Stockholder is entering into this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions and Interpretation. (a) Each of the following terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meaning set below: Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person (and, for the purposes hereof, the term control means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person (directly or indirectly), whether through ownership of securities, by Contract or otherwise (and the terms controlling and controlled have the meanings correlative to the foregoing)). Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. Applicable Law means any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, Order, notice or other requirement or rule of law or legal process (including common law), or any other order of, or agreement issued, promulgated or entered into by, any Governmental Entity. Authorized Party has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c). Board has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b). Company has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. Company Common Stock means the Company's common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. Contract means any contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, sales or purchase order, undertaking or other obligation or commitment, whether or not in writing. DGCL means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Director Meeting has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b). Governance Expiration Date means the date on which Investor shall no longer be entitled to designate at least one Investor Director to the Board pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Affiliation Agreement. Governance Voting Period means the period commencing on the First Closing Date and ending on the Governance Expiration Date. Governing Documents means the charter documents by which any Person (other than an individual) establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal affairs, and shall include: (a) in respect of a corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or association and its bylaws, (b) in respect of a partnership, its certificate of partnership and its partnership agreement and (c) in respect of a limited liability company, its certificate of formation and operating or limited liability company agreement. Governmental Entity means any U.S., non-U.S. or other supra-national, national, federal, state, county, local, municipal or any other governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, commission or other instrumentality, or any court, tribunal or arbitral body with competent jurisdiction. Investment Documents means this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Increlex License, the Somatuline Autogel License, the Warrant, the Convertible Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Affiliation Agreement and any other document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby. Investment Transactions has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. Investor has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. Investor Directors has the meaning ascribed to it in the Affiliation Agreement. Ipsen has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. Lien means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, attachment, easement or other similar encumbrance of any kind. Order means writ, judgment, decree, injunction or similar order of any Governmental Entity, whether preliminary or final and whether executive, legislative, judicial or otherwise. Person means any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, other business organization, trust, union, association or Governmental Entity. Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. Stockholder has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. Subject Shares shall mean all of the shares of Company Common Stock and all other shares of capital stock and other equity securities of the Company, that on the date hereof, the Stockholder is the legal and beneficial owner of and over which the Stockholder has the sole power to vote, and all other shares of Company Common Stock and any other securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any such shares of Company Common Stock or other shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company, the legal or beneficial ownership of which is acquired by the Stockholder after the date hereof. Suraypharm has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. Termination Date means the date on which the Purchase Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Purchase Agreement. Transaction Expiration Date means the earlier to occur of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) the First Closing Date. Transaction Meeting has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a). Transaction Voting Period means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Transaction Expiration Date. (b) Any capitalized term used in this Agreement without definition shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Purchase Agreement. (c) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. (d) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. (e) The words "include", "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation." (f) The word "will" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word "shall." (g) Any definition of or reference to any Contract, document, instrument or other record herein shall be construed as referring to such Contract, document, instrument or other record as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified. (h) Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and permitted assigns. (i) The words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder ", and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof. (j) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to Sections, shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement. (k) The headings and captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement. Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder. The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Investor as follows: (a) To the extent that the Stockholder is not an individual, the Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has full power and authority necessary to enable it to own the Subject Shares and to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (b) The Stockholder has full power and authority to execute this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by the Stockholder of this Agreement and the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no such further action is required in connection therewith. The Stockholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and by principles of equity regarding the availability of remedies (whether in a proceeding at law or in equity). (c) The execution and delivery by the Stockholder of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance by the Stockholder with the terms hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon the Subject Shares under, any provision of (i) the Governing Documents of the Stockholder, (ii) any Contract to which the Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound or (iii) any Applicable Law applicable to the Stockholder, except for any of the foregoing as would not reasonably be expected to impair the Stockholder's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. (d) No consent, approval, license, Order or other authorization of, or registration with any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to such Stockholder in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of transactions contemplated hereby. (e) The Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Subject Shares and has the sole and exclusive voting power and power of disposition with respect to the Subject Shares. Except as provided for in this Agreement: (i) the Stockholder owns the Subject Shares free and clear of all Liens and (ii) none of the Subject Shares are subject to any voting agreement, voting trust or any other similar arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares. (f) The Subject Shares constitute all of the securities of the Company owned of record or beneficially by the Stockholder. (g) Any and all proxies heretofore given in respect of such Stockholder's Subject Shares are revocable upon notice by such Stockholder, all such proxies have been revoked prior to the date hereof and the proxy contained in this Agreement is the only proxy in effect with respect to such Stockholder's Subject Shares. Section 3. Covenants of the Stockholder. The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows: (a) During the Transaction Voting Period, the Stockholder will: (i) attend and participate in, either in person or by proxy (and cause all of its Subject Shares to be counted as present at), all meetings of the stockholders of the Company called in connection with the Investment Transactions, the Investment Documents (including the Purchase Agreement) and/or any other transactions contemplated thereby (including any postponements or adjournments thereof, a Transaction Meeting), and, at any Transaction Meeting, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the foregoing is sought without a Transaction Meeting having been called (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL), vote its Subject Shares (or provide a written consent), or cause its Subject Shares to be voted (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered), for the approval of the Investment Transactions and any other transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents (including the Purchase Agreement) and any other matters relating thereto presented for approval of the stockholders of the Company; and (ii) vote its Subject Shares at any such Transaction Meeting (or provide a written consent in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of the Company with respect thereto is sought without a Transaction Meeting having been called), or cause its Subject Shares to be voted (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered), against the approval of (A) any action set forth in Section 5.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement for which the written consent of Ipsen has not been obtained, (B) or any other action or Contract that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay or discourage the Investment Transactions or any other transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents and (C) except as otherwise contemplated by the Investment Documents, change the voting rights of any class of capital stock of the Company. (b) During the Governance Voting Period, the Stockholder will attend and participate in, either in person or by proxy (and cause all of its Subject Shares to be counted as present at), all meetings of the stockholders of the Company called (i) at which members of the Company's board of directors (the Board) are elected or any other matters relating to the size or composition of the Board are proposed (including any postponements or adjournments thereof, a Director Meeting), and, at any Director Meeting, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the foregoing is sought without a Director Meeting having been called (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL), vote its Subject Shares (or provide a written consent), or cause its Subject Shares to be voted (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered): (A) in favor of each Investor Director that Investor is then entitled to designate to the Board pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Affiliation Agreement and, insofar as any necessary to cause any such Investor Director to be elected to the Board, withhold its vote for all other individuals nominated for election to the Board, (B) in favor of the number of authorized directors on the Board to be set and remain at nine, and against any change in the number of authorized directors on the Board from nine, except as agreed between Ipsen and the Company, and (C) against any proposal to remove any Investor Director from the Board that Investor is then entitled to designate to the Board pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Affiliation Agreement; and (ii) in connection with the Investment Transactions, the Investment Documents (including the Purchase Agreement) and/or any other transactions contemplated thereby (including any postponements or adjournments thereof, a Subsequent Transaction Meeting), and, at any Subsequent Transaction Meeting, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the foregoing is sought without a Subsequent Transaction Meeting having been called (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL), vote its Subject Shares (or provide a written consent), or cause its Subject Shares to be voted (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered), (A) for the approval of any transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents (including the Purchase Agreement) and any other matters relating thereto presented for approval of the stockholders of the Company, and (B) against the approval of any other action or Contract that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay or discourage the transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3(b)(ii) shall obligate the Stockholder with respect to any matter set forth in Section 2.7 of the Affiliation Agreement. (c) The Stockholder hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints Claire Giraut or Willy Mathot in either of their respective capacities as officers and/or directors of Investor, and any individual who shall hereafter succeed to either such individual (individually, an Authorized Party and, collectively, the Authorized Parties), and each of them individually, as the Stockholder's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution), for and in the name, place and stead of the Stockholder, to vote the Subject Shares, or execute one or more written consents or approvals in respect of the Subject Shares in accordance with the agreements set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) above. (d) The Stockholder hereby confirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in Section 3(c) is given in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement. The Stockholder hereby further affirms that the irrevocable proxy granted hereby is coupled with an interest and may under no circumstances be revoked during the Transaction Voting Period or the Governance Voting Period. The Stockholder hereby ratifies and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. (e) Until the consummation of the First Closing, the Stockholder will not: (i) sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or permit to be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, any of the Subject Shares (except as Ipsen may otherwise consent in writing, in Ipsen's sole discretion); (ii) grant any proxy, deposit any Subject Shares in a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement, power of attorney, voting trust or similar Contract with respect to the Subject Shares (except for this Agreement); or (iii) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing the Stockholder from the strict compliance in performance with any of its covenants and other obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the First Closing has not occurred by October 15, 2006, then this Section 3(e) shall not prohibit a transfer of the Subject Shares held by Stockholder: (i) if Stockholder is an individual: (A) up to 10% of the Subject Shares held by Stockholder to any member of Stockholder's immediate family, or to a trust for the benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder's immediate family; or (B) upon the death of Stockholder; or (ii) if Stockholder is a partnership or limited liability company, to one or more current or former partners or members of Stockholder or to an affiliated corporation under common control with Stockholder; provided, however, that a transfer referred to in part (i) or (ii) of this sentence shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such transfer, the transferee agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Ipsen, to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation the irrevocable proxy contained herein). (f) Until the consummation of the First Closing, the Stockholder will not and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Affiliates or any of its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives not to, (i) negotiate, authorize, recommend, enter into or propose to enter into, with any person other than Investor or persons designated by Investor, any Competing Transaction, (ii) continue to engage in any pending discussions or negotiations with any third party concerning any previously proposed Competing Transaction, (iii) knowingly encourage, solicit or initiate discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals, indications of interest or offers in respect of a Competing Transaction, or (iv) knowingly furnish or cause to be furnished to any person any information in furtherance of a Competing Transaction. (g) The Stockholder shall from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents, agreements, proxies and other instruments as Ipsen shall reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (h) Until the consummation of the First Closing, the Stockholder shall not issue any press release or make any other public statement with respect to Investor, the Company, the Investment Documents, the Investment Transactions or any transactions contemplated thereby, except to the extent required by Applicable Law (and in such case, only following notice to Ipsen). Section 4 Stockholder Acknowledgements and Approval. (a) The Stockholder acknowledges that irreparable damage to Investor would occur if any of the provisions hereof were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Stockholder agrees that Investor shall be entitled to an injunction or other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of the provisions hereof and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which Investor may be entitled at law or in equity, and the Stockholder hereby waives and agrees that it will not raise any defense to any action for specific performance based on Investor having an obligation to mitigate damages or having an adequate remedy at law. (b) The Stockholder acknowledges that it has received or has had full access to all of the information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether or not to approve the Investment Transactions and the transactions contemplated by the Investment Documents, and to grant the proxy contemplated hereby, and further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and the other Investment Documents. (c) The Stockholder acknowledges that Investor is entering into the Investment Documents in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Stockholder set forth in this Agreement and would not enter into the Investment Documents if the Stockholder did not enter into this Agreement. Section 5. Scope of Agreement. (a) Stockholder in capacity as a stockholder of the Company. This Agreement shall apply to the Stockholder solely in the Stockholder's capacity as a stockholder of the Company and the Stockholder shall vote according to the terms of this Agreement; provided that the Stockholder may vote according to the Stockholder's sole discretion on any matter other than those matters contemplated by Sections 3(a) and 3(b). (b) Stockholder in capacity as a director or officer of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit, restrict or otherwise affect, or gives rise to any liability of Stockholder by virtue of, any actions taken by Stockholder in the Stockholder's capacity as a director or officer of the Company, including any actions taken in connection with the exercise or rights of the Company or the Board (or any committee thereof) under the Purchase Agreement. Section 6. Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended with the written consent of Ipsen, Suraypharm and the Stockholder. Section 7. Termination. This Agreement and the irrevocable proxy contained herein shall terminate in their entirety on the earliest to occur of (i) the Termination Date; (ii) the expiration of the Governance Voting Period; or (iii) the date on which the Stockholder shall no longer hold any Subject Shares; provided that if the irrevocable proxy is not terminated pursuant to (i), (ii), or (iii), the irrevocable proxy will terminate with respect to the agreements in Section 3(a) upon the expiration of the Transaction Voting Period. Section 8. Subject Shares. The Stockholder agrees that to the extent it acquires legal or beneficial ownership of any shares that fall within the definition of Subject Shares after the date hereof, such securities shall automatically be deemed Subject Shares hereunder and shall be subject in all respect to the terms hereof to the full extent as if they were Subject Shares on the date hereof. All of the Subject Shares as of the date hereof are listed on the signature page hereto. Section 9. Stockholder Information. The Stockholder hereby agrees to permit the Company to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement Stockholder's identity and ownership of shares of Company Common Stock and the nature of Stockholder's commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement. Section 10. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein expressed or implied shall give, or be construe to give, to any Person, other than the parties hereto and such successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedies or claims under or with respect to this Agreement or any provisions hereof. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other; provided that Investor may assign its rights hereunder to any Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Stockholder. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 10(a) shall be null and void and of no effect. (b) All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (i) delivered by hand to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by facsimile if sent during the normal business hours of the party to be notified, if not, then on the next Business Day or (iii) when received by the party to be notified, if sent by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service, specifying the soonest possible time and date of delivery, in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties from time to time). All such notices and other communications shall be sent: (A) if to Investor, to: Ipsen S.A 42, rue du Docteur Blanche 75016 Paris France Attention: General Counsel with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, LLP 520 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: Matthew L. Jacobson, Esq. Facsimile: (212) 277 4001 and (B) if to Stockholder to: ___________________________________ Attention: ___________________________ Facsimile: ___________________________ with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: ___________________________________ Attention: __________________________ Facsimile: __________________________ (c) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. Any such counterpart may be delivered to a party by facsimile. (d) If any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof (or the remaining portion thereof) or the application of such provision to any other persons or circumstances. Upon a final determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law in order that the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Purchase Agreement may be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible. (e) This Agreement and the irrevocable proxy contained herein and any other documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect thereto. (f) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and this Agreement and all matters arising out of or relating in any way whatsoever (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) to this Agreement shall be governed by, the law of the State of Delaware. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS; REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Stockholder and Investor have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. SURAYPHARM ______________________________ Name: Title: IPSEN S.A. ______________________________ Name: Title: NAME OF STOCKHOLDER Class and Number of Shares Owned RHO VENTURES IV, L.P. By: Rho Management Ventures IV, L.L.C. General Partner By: /s/Mark Leschly Name: Mark Leschly Title: Managing Member RHO VENTURES IV (QP), L.P. By: Rho Management Ventures IV, L.L.C. General Partner By: /s/Mark Leschly Name: Mark Leschly Title: Managing Member RHO VENTURES IV GmbH & CO. BETEILIGUNGS KG By: Rho Capital Partners Verwaltungs GmbH General Partner By: /s/Mark Leschly Name: Mark Leschly Title: Managing Member RHO MANAGEMENT TRUST I By: Rho Capital Partners, Inc. As Investment Advisor By: /s/Mark Leschly Name: Mark Leschly Title: Managing Member [SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT] EX-99 3 r_ter13dam4-exb.txt LETTER AGREEMENT July 18, 2006 Rho Capital Partners Carnegie Hall Tower 152 West 57th Street 23rd FLoor New York, New York 10019 Re: Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the entering into of that certain Stock Purchase and Master Transaction Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and Ipsen, S.A., a societe anonyme (Ipsen), and the execution and delivery of those certain Voting Agreements (the "Voting Agreements"), each dated as of the date hereof, by and between entities affiliated with Rho Capital Partners, Inc. (the "Rho Entities"), Ipsen and Suraypharm, a French societe par actions simplifiees a subsidiary of Ipsen ("Suraypharm"), the Company agrees that: (i) the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Rho Capital Partners, Inc. ("Rho"), take any action to amend, modify, waive or otherwise alter the provisions of Section 8.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement to extend the dates set forth in Section 8.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement unless in connection therewith, Ipsen and Surayphann release each of the Rho Entities from their obligations under Section 3(e) of the Voting Agreements; and (ii) upon the occurrence of any event specified under Section 8.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement that permits the Company to terminate the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d) thereof, the Company shall, upon the written request of Rho, take all necessary action to terminate the Purchase Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.1(d) thereof as soon as reasonably practicable following such written request of Rho unless Ipsen and Suraypharm agree to release each of the Rho Entities from their obligations under Section 3(e) of the Voting Agreements in connection with the delivery of such written request. The obligations of the Company under this letter agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of the termination of the Purchase Agreement or the First Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).. Very truly yours, Tercica, Inc. Name: Stephen N. Rosenfield, Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----