SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
ARADIGM CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
038505301
(CUSIP Number)
David A. Brown
Alston & Bird LLP
950 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-1404
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 20, 2013
(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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box x.
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 2 of 14 Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Boxer Capital, LLC | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
| |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
51,512,735 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
51,512,735 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
51,512,735 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) x
See Items 4 and 5. | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.8%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
* | Based on 585,661,992 shares, which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of common stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of common stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 3 of 14 Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Boxer Asset Management Inc. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
| |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bahamas | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
51,512,735 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
51,512,735 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
51,512,735 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) x
See Items 4 and 5. | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.8%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
* | Based on 585,661,992 shares, which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of common stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of common stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 4 of 14 Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
MVA Investors, LLC | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
| |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
2,890,625 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
| |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,890,625 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
| |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,890,625 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) x
See Items 4 and 5. | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO |
* | Based on 585,661,992 shares, which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of common stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of common stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 5 of 14 Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Aaron Davis | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
| |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
450,300 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
| |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
450,300 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
| |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
450,300 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) x
See Items 4 and 5. | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
* | Based on 585,661,992 shares, which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of common stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of common stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 6 of 14 Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ivan Lieberburg | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
| |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
2,664,254 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,664,254 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,664,254 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) x
See Items 4 and 5. | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
* | Based on 585,661,992 shares, which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of common stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of common stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 7 of 14 Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Joseph Lewis | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
| |||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY
| |||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
| |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
51,512,735 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
51,512,735 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
51,512,735 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) x
See Items 4 and 5. | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.8%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN |
* | Based on 585,661,992 shares which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of common stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of common stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 8 of 14 Pages |
Item 1. | Security and Issuer. |
This Schedule 13D (this Report or this Schedule 13D) relates to the shares of common stock, no par value (the Common Stock) of Aradigm Corporation, a California corporation (the Issuer). The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 3929 Point Eden Way, Hayward, California 94545.
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
This Schedule 13D is jointly filed by Boxer Capital, LLC (Boxer Capital), Boxer Asset Management Inc. (Boxer Management), MVA Investors, LLC (MVA), Aaron Davis, Ivan Lieberburg, and Joseph Lewis (together with Boxer Capital and Boxer Management, MVA, Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg, the Reporting Persons). Boxer Management, a corporation organized under the laws of the Bahamas, is the managing member and majority owner of Boxer Capital, a Limited Liability Company organized under the laws of Delaware. Joseph Lewis is the sole indirect owner of and controls Boxer Management. Each of Boxer Capital and Boxer Management is primarily engaged in the business of investing in securities. Joseph Lewis is a citizen of the United Kingdom and his present principal occupation or employment is engaging in business as a private investor including through the investments of Boxer Capital. MVA is the independent, personal investment vehicle of certain employees of Boxer Capital and Tavistock Life Sciences Company, which is a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Boxer Capital, and is controlled by employees of Tavistock Life Sciences Company that are members of MVA. As such, MVA is not controlled by Boxer Capital, Boxer Management or Joseph Lewis. MVA is primarily engaged in the business of investing in securities. Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg are citizens of the United States and are employed by Tavistock Life Sciences Company. Aaron Daviss and Ivan Lieberburgs present principal occupation or employment is with Tavistock Life Sciences Company. By virtue of these relationships and pursuant to the SECs beneficial ownership rules, Boxer Capital, Boxer Management, MVA, Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg may be deemed to be members of a group, consisting of the Reporting Persons.
The address of each of Boxer Capital, MVA Investors, Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg for purposes of this filing is: 440 Stevens Ave, Suite 100, Solana Beach, CA, 92075. The address of each of Boxer Asset Management and Joseph Lewis for purposes of this filing is: c/o Cay House P.O. Box N-7776 E.P. Taylor Drive Lyford Cay, New providence, Bahamas.
Set forth on Schedule A to this Schedule 13D, and incorporated herein by reference, is the (a) name, (b) residence or business address, (c) present principal occupation or employment, and (d) citizenship, of each executive officer and director of the Reporting Persons, and (e) name of any corporation or other organization in which such occupation or employment is conducted, together with the principal business and address of any such corporation or organization other than Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and MVA.
As more fully described in Item 4 below, by virtue of separate Voting Agreements (as defined below) entered into by certain members of the Reporting Persons and Grifols, S.A. (Grifols), a shareholder and affiliate of the Issuer, each of the members of the Reporting Persons, pursuant to the SEC beneficial ownership rules, may also be deemed to be a member of a separate group, with the following parties, each of which has entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) and a separate Voting Agreement with Grifols: (i) First Eagle Value Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd (and certain of its affiliates) and (ii) Laurence Lytton (the Investors Group and together with the Reporting Persons the Investors-Boxer Group). To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, the group formed by the Reporting Persons and the Investors Group may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 451,648,904 shares of Common Stock, which represents 77.1% of the Common Stock based on 585,661,992 shares, which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of Common Stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013. However, the Reporting Persons disclaim any beneficial ownership in any securities held, or which may be acquired, by the Investors Group. The Reporting Persons believe that the respective entities of the Investors Group intend to file separate beneficial ownership reports on Schedule 13D with the SEC reflecting the information reported herein. Also, each of the members of the Investors Group disclaims any beneficial ownership in any securities held or which may be acquired by the Reporting Persons.
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 9 of 14 Pages |
The Reporting Persons have not, during the past five years, (a) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (b) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting, or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
The Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons was acquired by the Reporting Persons for an aggregate purchase price of $8,712,171 which includes funds used to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement. The source of the funding for the purchase of the Common Stock by Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and Joe Lewis is the working capital of Boxer Capital. The source of funding for the purchase of the Common Stock by MVA is the working capital of MVA. The source of the funding for the purchase of the Common Stock by Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg was the personal funds of Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
The Reporting Persons acquired their positions in the Common Stock for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons acquired the shares of Common Stock through a combination of open market purchases for fair market value consideration and in certain private placements from the Issuer. The Reporting Persons, from time to time, and subject to Voting Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement, depending upon market conditions and other investment considerations, may purchase additional shares of Common Stock for investment or dispose of shares of Common Stock.
Stock Purchase Agreement
On May 20, 2013, the Issuer entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement among the Issuer, Boxer Capital, MVA, members of the Investors Group (the Stock Purchase Agreement) and other purchasers, pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, members of the Investors Group and Boxer Capital and MVA will purchase shares of Common Stock of the Issuer at a purchase price of $0.124 per share.
Voting Agreements
Concurrent with Boxer Capital and MVA entering into the Stock Purchase Agreement, shareholders of the Issuer holding more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, including Boxer Capital, MVA, Aaron Davis and Ivan Lieberburg (the Voting Agreement Parties), entered into separate voting agreements with Grifols (each a Voting Agreement), with respect to all of the shares of the Issuers Common Stock that are currently or will be beneficially owned by such Voting Agreement Parties (Voting Agreement Shares). During the term of the Voting Agreement, the Voting Agreement Parties have agreed, among other things, at a special meeting of shareholders of the Issuer to: (i) approve certain amendments to the Issuers charter, including amendments necessary to increase the total number of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued by the Issuer to at least 706,830,627 shares, including the 333,968,104 shares to be sold in the stock sale contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement (the Charter Amendment) and (ii) to approve the Stock Purchase Agreement and the transactions and related agreements contemplated thereby.
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 10 of 14 Pages |
Investor Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with and concurrently with the closing of the purchase of shares of Common Stock, the Issuer, the Investors Group (other than Grifols) and certain of the Reporting Persons also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the Investors Registration Rights Agreement). Pursuant to the Investors Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer is required to file a registration statement to cover the resale of the shares of Common Stock acquired by the Reporting Persons and certain of the Investors Group (other than Grifols) in the purchase of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.
The Stock Purchase Agreement, a form of Voting Agreement and the Investors Registration Rights Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and are exhibits to this Report. Any descriptions in this Schedule 13D of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Voting Agreements and the Investor Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual text of such documents.
Except as otherwise disclosed herein, the Reporting Persons do not currently have and, during the time in which the Reporting Persons have owned over 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, did not have any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any actions or series of actions that would result in any of the actions enumerated in Item 4 (a)-(j) of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
The description of the agreements in Items 2 and 4 is incorporated herein by reference.
All percentages are based on 585,661,992 shares which is the sum of (i) 251,693,888 shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding as of May 9, 2013 by the Issuer on its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2013 and (ii) 333,968,104 shares of Common Stock that will be issued upon consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement (defined below) as disclosed by the Issuer in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2013.
The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 57,517,914 shares of Common Stock, representing 9.8% of the Issuers outstanding Common Stock.
To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, the Investors-Boxer Group, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and Voting Agreements, as more fully described in Item 4, may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 451,648,904 shares of Common Stock, which represents 77.1% of the Issuers outstanding Common Stock that will be outstanding following the issuance of shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and Joseph Lewis beneficially own 51,512,735 shares of Common Stock which represents 8.8 % of the Issuers outstanding Common Stock. MVA beneficially owns 2,890,625 shares of Common Stock which represents 0.5% of the Issuers outstanding Common Stock. Aaron Davis beneficially owns 450,300 shares of Common Stock which represents 0.0% of the Issuers outstanding Common Stock, and Ivan Lieberburg beneficially owns 2,664,254 shares of Common Stock which represents 0.5% of the Issuers outstanding Common Stock.
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 11 of 14 Pages |
With respect to any rights or powers to vote, or to direct the vote of, or to dispose of, or direct the disposition of, the Common Stock owned by the Reporting Persons:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
MVA has the sole power to vote the 2,890,625 shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns. Aaron Davis has the sole power to vote the 450,300 shares of Common Stock he beneficially owns. Ivan Lieberburg has the sole power to vote the 2,664,254 shares of Common Stock he beneficially owns. Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and Joseph Lewis do not have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of any shares of Common Stock.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and Joseph Lewis have shared voting power with respect to the 51,512,735 shares of Common Stock they beneficially own. None of MVA, Aaron Davis or Ivan Lieberburg has shared power to vote or direct the vote of any shares of Common Stock.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
MVA has the sole power to dispose of the 2,890,625 shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns. Aaron Davis has the sole power to dispose of the 450,300 shares of Common Stock he beneficially owns. Ivan Lieberburg has the sole power to dispose of the 2,664,254 shares of Common Stock he beneficially owns. Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and Joseph Lewis do not have the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of any shares of Common Stock.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
The Boxer Capital, Boxer Management and Joseph Lewis have shared dispositive power with respect to the 51,512,735 shares of Common Stock they beneficially own. None of MVA, Aaron Davis or Ivan Lieberburg has shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of any shares of Common Stock.
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Boxer Capital has agreed to purchase 35,806,451 newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and MVA has agreed to purchase 2,096,774 newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, each at a price of $0.124 per share upon consummation of transactions contemplated in the Stock Purchase Agreement. Other than as described herein, the Reporting Persons have not engaged in any transaction in the Common Stock in the past 60 days.
No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends, or proceeds of sale of such securities outlined in this Report.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finders fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 12 of 14 Pages |
Item 7. | Material to Be Filed as Exhibits. |
Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of May 30 , 2013, by and among Boxer Capital, Boxer Management, MVA, Aaron Davis, Ivan Lieberburg and Joseph Lewis | |
Exhibit 2 | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 20, 2013, by and among the Issuer, Boxer Capital, MVA and members of the Investors Group, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2013 | |
Exhibit 3 | Form of Voting Agreement, dated May 20, 2013, entered into by Grifols, S.A. and each of Boxer Capital, MVA, Aaron Davis, and Ivan Lieberburg | |
Exhibit 4 | Investors Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 20, 2013, by and among the Issuer and Boxer Capital, MVA, First Eagle Value in Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd (and certain of its affiliates) and Laurence Lytton, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2013 |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 13 of 14 Pages |
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: May 30, 2013
BOXER CAPITAL, LLC |
By: /s/ Aaron Davis |
Name: Aaron Davis |
Title: Authorized Signatory |
BOXER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. |
By: /s/ Jefferson R. Voss |
Name: Jefferson R. Voss |
Title: Director |
MVA Investors, LLC |
By: /s/ Christopher Fuglesang |
Name: Christopher Fuglesang |
Title: Authorized Signatory |
AARON DAVIS |
By: /s/ Aaron Davis |
Aaron Davis, Individually |
IVAN LIEBERBURG |
By: /s/ Ivan Lieberburg |
Ivan Lieberburg, Individually |
JOSEPH LEWIS |
By: /s/ Joseph Lewis |
Joseph Lewis, Individually |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 14 of 14 Pages |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of May 30 , 2013, by and among Boxer Capital, Boxer Management, MVA, Aaron Davis, Ivan Lieberburg and Joseph Lewis | |
Exhibit 2 | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 20, 2013, by and among the Issuer, Boxer Capital, MVA and members of the Investors Group, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2013 | |
Exhibit 3 | Form of Voting Agreement, dated May 20, 2013, entered into by Grifols, S.A. and each of Boxer Capital, MVA, Aaron Davis, and Ivan Lieberburg | |
Exhibit 4 | Investors Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 20, 2013, by and among the Issuer and Boxer Capital, MVA, First Eagle Value in Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd (and certain of its affiliates) and Laurence Lytton, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2013 |
CUSIP No. 038505301 | SCHEDULE 13D |
SCHEDULE A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE REPORTING PERSONS
BOXER CAPITAL, LLC
The executive officers and directors of Boxer Capital, LLC are set forth below. The individuals business addresses are 440 Stevens Ave, Suite 100, Solana Beach, CA, 92075. Except as otherwise stated, the present principal occupation or employment set forth below opposite the name refers to employment with Boxer Capital, LLC.
Name |
Present Principal Occupation |
Citizenship | ||
Shehan Dissanayake |
Member, Chief Executive Officer, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States | ||
Aaron Davis |
Member, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States | ||
Christopher Fuglesang |
Member, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States | ||
Boxer Management |
Manager | Bahamas |
BOXER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
The executive officers and directors of Boxer Asset Management Inc. are set forth below. Each individuals business address is c/o Cay House P.O. Box N-7776 E.P. Taylor Drive Lyford Cay, New Providence, Bahamas. Except as otherwise stated, the present principal occupation or employment set forth below opposite the name of each person refers to employment with Boxer Asset Management Inc.
Name |
Present Principal Occupation |
Citizenship | ||
Joseph Lewis |
Director, President | United Kingdom | ||
Jefferson R. Voss |
Director, Vice President | United States |
MVA INVESTORS, LLC
The executive officers and directors of MVA Investors, LLC are set forth below. Each individuals business address is 440 Stevens Ave, Suite 100, Solana Beach, CA, 92075. Except as otherwise stated, the present principal occupation or employment set forth below opposite the name refers to employment with MVA Investors, LLC.
Name |
Present Principal Occupation |
Citizenship | ||
Aaron Davis |
Member, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States | ||
Christopher Fuglesang |
Member, President, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States | ||
Neil Reisman |
Member, Chief Executive Officer, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States | ||
Ivan Lieberburg |
Member, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences | United States | ||
Shehan Dissanayake |
Member, Manager, Employee of Tavistock Life Sciences Company | United States |
Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D and any amendments to it with respect to Common Stock, no par value per share, of Aradigm Corporation and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to those joint filings. Each of the undersigned agrees to be responsible for the timely filing of the Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning itself contained therein. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated: May 30, 2013 | BOXER CAPITAL, LLC | |||||
By: /s/ Aaron Davis | ||||||
Name: Aaron Davis | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
BOXER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||||
By: /s/ Jefferson R. Voss | ||||||
Name: Jefferson R. Voss | ||||||
Title: Director | ||||||
MVA Investors, LLC | ||||||
By: /s/ Christopher Fuglesang | ||||||
Name: Christopher Fuglesang | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
AARON DAVIS | ||||||
By: /s/ Aaron Davis | ||||||
Aaron Davis, Individually | ||||||
IVAN LIEBERBURG | ||||||
By: /s/ Ivan Lieberburg | ||||||
Ivan Lieberburg, Individually | ||||||
JOSEPH LEWIS | ||||||
By: /s/ Joseph Lewis | ||||||
Joseph Lewis, Individually |
Exhibit 3
FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
GRIFOLS, S.A.
AND
[ ]
DATED AS OF May 20, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I GENERAL |
2 | |||||
1.1. |
Defined Terms | 2 | ||||
ARTICLE II VOTING |
3 | |||||
2.1. |
Agreement to Vote and Support | 3 | ||||
2.2. |
No Inconsistent Agreements | 4 | ||||
2.3. |
Proxy | 5 | ||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
5 | |||||
3.1. |
Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder | 5 | ||||
3.2. |
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. | 6 | ||||
ARTICLE IV OTHER COVENANTS |
7 | |||||
4.1. |
Prohibition on Transfers; Other Actions. | 7 | ||||
4.2. |
Adjustments. | 7 | ||||
4.3. |
No Solicitation; Support of Acquisition Proposals. | 7 | ||||
4.4. |
Further Assurances. | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS |
8 | |||||
5.1. |
Termination. | 8 | ||||
5.2. |
No Ownership Interest. | 8 | ||||
5.3. |
Expenses | 8 | ||||
5.4. |
Public Announcements | 8 | ||||
5.5. |
Interpretation. | 9 | ||||
5.6. |
Binding Effect; Assignment | 10 | ||||
5.7. |
Notices | 10 | ||||
5.8. |
GOVERNING LAW. | 11 | ||||
5.9. |
Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers | 11 | ||||
5.10. |
Amendments and Waivers. | 11 | ||||
5.11. |
Counterparts | 12 | ||||
5.12. |
Severability. | 12 | ||||
5.13. |
Schedules. | 12 | ||||
5.14. |
No Third Party Beneficiaries. | 12 | ||||
5.15. |
No Strict Construction. | 12 | ||||
5.16. |
Jurisdiction; Venue. | 12 | ||||
5.17. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 12 | ||||
5.18. |
Injunctive Relief; Specific Performance. | 13 | ||||
5.19. |
Action by Stockholder Capacity Only | 13 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Continued)
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Schedule 1: |
Stockholder Information |
VOTING AGREEMENT
VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of May 20, 2013 (this Agreement), by and among GRIFOLS, S.A., a company (sociedad anónima) organized under the laws of Spain (Purchaser) and [ ] (the Stockholder). Purchaser and the Stockholder are sometimes referred to as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Purchaser and Aradigm Corporation, a California corporation (the Company) are entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the Stock Purchase Agreement), which provides, among other things, that the Company shall issue and sell, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and accept from the Company, a certain number of newly-issued shares of the Companys common stock, no par value (the Company Common Stock, and such issuance and sale, the Company Stock Sale);
WHEREAS, as a condition of the closing of the transactions contemplated in the Stock Purchase Agreement, (i) the amendment of the Companys articles of incorporation in the form attached as Exhibit G to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the Charter Amendment) by affirmative vote of holders of (A) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) the approval of the Company Stock Sale and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (defined herein) by a majority of the votes cast by all of the Companys stockholders entitled to vote are required;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Charter Amendment, the other Transaction Documents, the Company Stock Sale, and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Companys stockholders, (ii) approved the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Charter Amendment, the other Transaction Documents, the Company Stock Sale and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and (iii) resolved to submit the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Charter Amendment and the other Transaction Documents to a vote of the Companys stockholders and to recommend approval by the Companys stockholders of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Charter Amendment and the other Transaction Documents;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the beneficial owner of the Existing Shares (as defined herein); and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Purchaser entering into the Stock Purchase Agreement, Purchaser has required that the Stockholder agree, and the Stockholder has agreed, to (i) enter into this Agreement, (ii) abide by the covenants and obligations with respect to the Covered Shares (as defined herein) set forth herein, and (iii) vote in favor of and support the Charter Amendment, the Stock Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Company Stock Sale, and the other transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
1.1. Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized and other defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to a Person, any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such first Person. For purposes of this definition only, control means (a) to possess, directly or indirectly, the power to direct the management or policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract relating to voting rights or corporate governance or otherwise, or (b) to own, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding securities or other ownership interest of such Person.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Beneficial Ownership has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The terms Beneficially Own, Beneficially Owned and Beneficial Owner shall each have a correlative meaning.
Closing means the Closing as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Closing Date means the date on which the Closing occurs.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Company Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Company Stock Options means shares of Company Common Stock subject to outstanding options to purchase Company Common Stock.
Covered Shares means a Stockholders Existing Shares, together with any shares of Company Common Stock or other voting capital stock of the Company and any shares of Company Common Stock or other voting capital stock of the Company issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of securities that are as of the relevant date securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock or other voting capital stock of the Company (including Company Stock Options) and any shares of Company Common Stock, in all cases that the Stockholder has Beneficial Ownership of on the date hereof.
Encumbrance means any claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, easement, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, conditional sales agreement, encumbrance, preemptive right, right of first refusal, restriction or other right of third parties, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and includes any agreement to give any of the foregoing in the future.
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Existing Shares means an aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof, as set forth opposite the Stockholders name on Schedule 1.
Grantees has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Permitted Transfer means a (a) Transfer of Covered Shares by a Stockholder to an Affiliate of such Stockholder, provided that, such Affiliate shall remain an Affiliate of the Stockholder at all times following such Transfer or (b) a Transfer by the Stockholder to (i) a descendant, heir, executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, lifetime trustee or legatee of the Stockholder, or (ii) any trust, the trustees of which include only the Stockholder or the Persons named in clause (i) and the beneficiaries of which include only the Stockholder or the Persons named in clause (i).
Permitted Transferee means any Person that Beneficially Owns Covered Shares pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.
Purchaser has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Stockholder has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Stock Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Stock Purchase Agreement Termination Date shall mean the date that the Stock Purchase Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.
Transaction Documents means the Transaction Documents as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Transfer means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, gift, or dispose of (by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any Contract, derivative arrangement, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the voting of or sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, Encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of (by merger, by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law or otherwise).
ARTICLE II
VOTING
2.1. Agreement to Vote and Support. The Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that during the term of this Agreement, at Stockholders Meeting and at any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection with any written consent of the stockholders of the Company proposed to be taken during the term of this Agreement, the Stockholder shall, in each case to the fullest extent that the Covered Shares are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto:
(a) appear at each such meeting in person or by proxy or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and
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(b) vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent covering, all of the Covered Shares (i) in favor of the adoption of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Charter Amendment, the other Transaction Documents, the Company Stock Sale and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and any other action reasonably requested by Purchaser in furtherance thereof; (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Stock Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, or of the Stockholder contained in this Agreement; and (iii) unless expressly permitted by the Stock Purchase Agreement, against any Acquisition Proposal and against any other action, agreement or transaction that is intended, or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate the purposes of or adversely affect the Company Stock Sale or the other transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, or this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or by the Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (A) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (B) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
2.2. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Stockholder hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, the Stockholder (a) has not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Covered Shares, (b) has not granted, and shall not grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy (except pursuant to Section 2.3), consent or power of attorney with respect to the Covered Shares and (c) has not taken and shall not knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Stockholder from performing any of their obligations under this Agreement. The Stockholder hereby represents that all proxies, powers of attorney, instructions or other requests given by the Stockholder prior to the execution of this Agreement in respect of the voting of such Stockholders Covered Shares, if any, are not irrevocable and the Stockholder hereby revokes (or cause to be revoked) any all previous proxies, powers of attorney, instructions or other requests with respect to the Stockholders Covered Shares, in each case except for the proxy in respect of the Companys Annual Meeting for 2013 to be held on May 22, 2013 (and any adjournment or postponement thereof).
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2.3. Proxy. The Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints as its proxy and attorney-in-fact, Tomás Dagá and David Bell, in their respective capacities as officers of Purchaser, and any individual who shall hereafter succeed any such officer of Purchaser, and any other Person designated in writing by Purchaser (collectively, the Grantees), each of them individually, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote or execute written consents with respect to the Covered Shares in accordance with Sections 2.1 and, in the discretion of the Grantees, with respect to any proposed postponements or adjournments of any annual or special meetings of the stockholders of the Company at which any of the matters described in Section 2.1 is to be considered. This proxy is coupled with an interest, was given to secure the obligations of the Stockholder under Section 2.1(a), was given as an additional inducement for Purchaser to enter into the Stock Purchase Agreement and shall be irrevocable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 705 of the California Corporations Code, and the Stockholder shall take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by the Stockholder with respect to the Covered Shares. The power of attorney granted by the Stockholder herein is a durable power of attorney and shall survive the dissolution, bankruptcy, death or incapacity of the Stockholder. Purchaser may terminate this proxy with respect to the Stockholder at any time at its sole election by written notice provided to the Stockholder.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder . The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
(a) Authorization. The Stockholder has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have been or, when executed and delivered, will be duly approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Stockholder and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Stockholder are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been or, when executed and delivered, will be duly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors rights generally and except insofar as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by Applicable Law.
(b) Beneficial Ownership. As of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the beneficial owner of the Existing Shares, which constitute all the shares of the Company beneficially owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof.
(c) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval or authorization of any Person is required to be made, obtained or given by the Stockholder in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Stockholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d) No Violation. Stockholder has full power and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by the Stockholder of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate any provision of the Stockholders organizational documents.
(e) Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration, audit of Governmental Entity, criminal prosecution, unfair labor practice charge or complaint, examination or investigation (Proceeding) pending (or, to the Stockholders Knowledge, threatened) against the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, or relating to their activities, properties or assets or any Person whose Liability the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has retained or assumed, either by contract or by operation of Applicable Law or, against any officer, director or employee of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates in connection with such officers, directors or employees relationship with, or actions taken on behalf of, the Stockholder or the relevant Affiliate, which Proceeding could reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis. There is no factual or legal basis that would be reasonably expected to result in any such Proceeding. Neither the Stockholder nor any of its Affiliates is a party to or subject to the provisions of any Order that could reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis, and there is no material Proceeding by the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates currently pending or which the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates intends to initiate, which Proceeding could reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
(f) No Brokers. Neither the Stockholder nor any of its Representatives or Affiliates has entered into or will enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any broker, finder or similar agent or any Person which will result in an obligation of Purchaser, the Company, any of the Companys Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates to pay any finders fee, brokerage fees or commission or similar payment in respect of this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the Stockholder.
3.2. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants that it has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and therein and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreement and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated thereby have been, or when executed and delivered, will be duly approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Purchaser are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. This Agreement has been or, when executed and delivered, will be duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors rights generally and except insofar as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by Applicable Law.
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ARTICLE IV
OTHER COVENANTS
4.1. Prohibition on Transfers; Other Actions. Until the earlier of the Closing Date and the Stock Purchase Agreement Termination Date, the Stockholder shall not (a) Transfer any of the Covered Shares, Beneficial Ownership thereof or any other interest therein unless (i) such Transfer is a Permitted Transfer, and (ii) such Permitted Transferee executes and delivers to Purchaser a written agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser, to assume all of the Stockholders obligations hereunder in respect of the securities subject to such Transfer and to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the securities subject to such Transfer, to the same extent as the Stockholder is bound hereunder and to make each of the representations and warranties hereunder in respect of the securities Transferred as the Stockholder shall have made hereunder, (b) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Person, or take any other action, that violates or conflicts with or would reasonably be expected to violate or conflict with, or result in or give rise to a violation of or conflict with, the Stockholders representations, warranties, covenants and obligations under this Agreement or (c) knowingly take any action or cause the taking of any other action that restricts the Stockholders legal power, authority and right to comply with and perform its covenants and obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this provision shall be void ab initio.
4.2. Adjustments. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), or any change in the Company Common Stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, reorganization, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, the terms Existing Shares and Covered Shares shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.
4.3. No Solicitation; Support of Acquisition Proposals.
(a) Subject to Section 4.3(b), at all times prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the Stock Purchase Agreement Termination Date, the Stockholder or its Representatives shall not directly or indirectly through another Person (i) solicit, initiate or encourage, or facilitate any Acquisition Proposal or the making or consummation thereof, (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information in connection with, enter into any agreement with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) make or participate in, directly or indirectly, a solicitation of proxies (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person, with respect to the voting of any shares of Company Common Stock in connection with any vote or other action on any matter, other than to recommend that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the adoption of the Charter Amendment, the Stock Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Company Stock Sale and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (iv) approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, or publicly propose to approve, adopt, recommend or enter into, or allow any of its Affiliates to enter into, a merger agreement, letter of intent, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement, share exchange agreement, option agreement, voting, profit capture, tender or other similar Contract providing for, with respect to, or in connection with, or that is intended to or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal or (v) resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.
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(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Stockholder, and any officer, director, employee, agent or advisor of the Company (in each case, in their capacities as such) shall be deemed not to be a Representative of the Stockholder.
4.4. Further Assurances. From time to time and upon reasonable request, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party in making all filings and obtaining all consents of Governmental Entities and third parties and execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further actions as may be necessary or desirable to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1. Termination. This Agreement shall remain in effect until the earlier of (a) the Closing Date and (b) the Stock Purchase Agreement Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.1, and Sections 5.2 through 5.16 shall survive any termination of this Agreement without regard to any temporal limitation. Neither the provisions of this Section 5.1 nor the termination of this Agreement shall relieve (i) any Party from any liability of such Party to any other party incurred prior to such termination or expiration, or (ii) any Party from any liability to any other party arising out of or in connection with a breach of this Agreement.
5.2. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Purchaser any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Covered Shares, and nothing herein shall, or shall be construed to, grant Purchaser any power, sole or shared, to direct or control the voting or disposition of any of the Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.
5.3. Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Company Stock Sale is consummated.
5.4. Public Announcements. Except as required by Applicable Law, and with respect to Purchaser, as permitted by the Stock Purchase Agreement, no public announcements by any party regarding this Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Company Stock Sale and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction Documents are permitted.
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5.5. Interpretation.
(a) In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, references:
(i) to the Preamble, Recitals, Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to the Preamble to or a Recital, Article or Section of, or Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement;
(ii) to any agreement (including this Agreement), contract, statute or regulation are to the agreement, contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, and to any section of any statute or regulation are to any successor to the section;
(iii) to any Person include any successor to that Person or permitted assigns of that Person; and
(iv) to this Agreement are to this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules to it, taken as a whole.
(b) The table of contents and headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. The use of or is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.
(d) Whenever the words herein or hereunder are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any specific Section, unless otherwise indicated.
(e) The terms herein defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. The masculine, feminine and neuter genders used herein shall include each other gender.
(f) The terms dollars and $ shall mean dollars of the United States of America.
(g) It is understood and agreed that neither the specifications of any dollar amount in this Agreement nor the inclusion of any specific item in the Schedules or Exhibits is intended to imply that such amounts or higher or lower amounts, or the items so included or other items, are or are not material, and no Party shall use the fact of setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of such item in the Schedules or Exhibits in any dispute or controversy between or among the Parties as to whether any obligation, item or matter is or is not material for purposes hereof.
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5.6. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns, in accordance with the terms hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties, in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempt to make any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void, except that (a) an assignment may be made in connection with a Permitted Transfer in accordance with Section 4.1, provided, that the Stockholder shall remain liable for all of its obligations hereunder, (b) Purchaser may assign, in its sole discretion, any or all of its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to any assignee of Purchasers rights, interests and obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement as permitted thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or obligation hereunder.
5.7. Notices. All notices, deliveries and other communications pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and shall be delivered personally, telecopied or delivered by globally recognized express delivery service to the Parties at the addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below or to such other address or facsimile number as the Party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other Parties in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, delivery or communication will be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (b) in the case of telecopy, on the Business Day after the day that the Party giving notice receives electronic confirmation of sending from the sending telecopy machine, and (c) in the case of a globally recognized express delivery service, on the Business Day that receipt by the addressee is confirmed pursuant to the services systems.
If to Purchaser:
Grifols, S.A.
Avinguda de la Generalitat, 152-158
Parc de Negocis Can Sant Joan
Sant Cugat del Valles 08174
Barcelona, Spain
Facsimile: +34.93.571.0267
Attention: Victor Grifols
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Osborne Clarke S.L.P.
Avenida Diagonal, 477
Planta 20
08036 Barcelona
Spain
Facsimile: +34.93.410.2513
Attention: Tomás Dagá
Raimon Grifols
10
and
Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, New York 10036 U.S.A.
Facsimile: +1 (212) 969-2900
Attention: Peter G. Samuels
Rima R. Moawad
If to the Stockholder:
Tavistock Life Sciences
445 Marine View Ave, 100
Del Mar, California 92014
Attention: Christ Fuglesang
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Facsimile: [ ]
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5.8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE CHOICE OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS TO ALL MATTERS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, ENFORCEABILITY, PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES.
5.9. Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and, to the extent referenced herein, the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Charter Amendment and the other Transaction Documents, together with the other documents and instruments referred to herein and all exhibits and schedules hereto, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties.
5.10. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each Party. No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the Party so waiving. No waiver by any Party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
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5.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
5.12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed or held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this Agreement shall be considered divisible and inoperative as to such provision to the extent it is deemed to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, and in all other respects this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that if any provision of this Agreement is deemed or held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable the Parties agree to replace such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision with a provision that is legal, valid and enforceable that achieves the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible. Further, should any provision contained in this Agreement ever be reformed or rewritten by any judicial body of competent jurisdiction, such provision as so reformed or rewritten shall be binding upon all Parties.
5.13. Schedules. The Schedules and the Exhibits referenced in this Agreement are a material part hereof and shall be treated as if fully incorporated into the body of the Agreement.
5.14. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement
5.15. No Strict Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
5.16. Jurisdiction; Venue. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.18, the sole jurisdiction, venue and dispute resolution procedure for all disputes, controversies or claims (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, relating to or otherwise by virtue of, this Agreement, breach of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the Parties consent to the jurisdiction of such court and waive any objection to the venue of such proceeding. Each of the Parties agrees that process may be served upon it in the manner specified in Section 5.7 and irrevocably waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which it might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, or to such manner of service of process.
5.17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EXCEPT AS LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
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5.18. Injunctive Relief; Specific Performance. The Parties hereby acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.
5.19. Action by Stockholder Capacity Only. Purchaser acknowledges that the Stockholder has entered into this Agreement solely in its capacity as the record and/or beneficial owner of the Covered Shares (and not in any capacity as a director or officer of the Company).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Person thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Person thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.
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SCHEUDLE 1
STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION
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