-----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, QYoXNUCQIyfxB31t8LzI3T757MYWUO5FWy2ohUZ/qpmwFDq/tKwoxj3BBi/nIIVS UxEivd2buaV8K/yGqmsYug== 0001070876-06-000068.txt : 20060403 0001070876-06-000068.hdr.sgml : 20060403 20060331175816 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001070876-06-000068 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10KSB PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060403 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060331 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEOGENOMICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001077183 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 742897368 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10KSB SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-72097 FILM NUMBER: 06730589 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1726 MEDICAL BOULEVARD, SUITE 201 STREET 2: SUITE 201 CITY: NAPLES STATE: FL ZIP: 34108 BUSINESS PHONE: 9419231949 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1726 MEDICAL BOULEVARD, SUITE 201 STREET 2: SUITE 201 CITY: NAPLES STATE: FL ZIP: 34108 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990120 10KSB 1 neo10k123105.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20459

 

FORM 10-KSB

 

( X ) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2005

 

( ) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

 

Commission File Number: 333-72097

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

NEVADA

74-2897368

 

(State or other jurisdiction of

(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, FL 33913

Address of Principal Executive Offices:

 

(239) 768-0600

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

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

NONE

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

 

Check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such other shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. XYes No

 

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by referencing Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. X

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). _ Yes X No

 

The issuer's revenues for the most recent fiscal year were approximately $1,885,000.

 

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at March 29, 2006 was approximately $6,685,332 (Based on 11,526,434 shares held by non-affiliates and a closing share price of $0.58/share on March 15, 2006). Shares of common stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns more than 10% of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

 

As of March 29, 2006, 26,218,843 shares of common stock were outstanding.

 

Transitional small business disclosure format. _ Yes X No

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Form 10-KSB contains “forward-looking statements” relating to NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (referred to individually as the “Parent Company” or collectively with all of its subsidiaries as the “Company” in this Form 10-KSB), which represent the Company’s current expectations or beliefs including, but not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s operations, performance, financial condition and growth. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-KSB that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may”, “anticipation”, “intend”, “could”, “estimate”, or “continue” or the negative or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, such as credit losses, dependence on management and key personnel, variability of quarterly results, and the ability of the Company to continue its growth strategy and competition, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes and results could differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

 

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

 

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ITEM 1.    DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (referred to individually as the “Parent Company” or collectively with all of its subsidiaries as “NeoGenomics” or the “Company” in this Form 10-KSB) is the registrant for SEC reporting purposes.

 

NeoGenomics operates a cancer genetics laboratory based in Fort Myers, Florida that is targeting the rapidly growing genetic and molecular testing segment of the medical laboratory market. The Company currently offers the following types of testing services to oncologists, pathologists, urologists, hospitals, and other laboratories throughout the United States: a) cytogenetics testing, which analyzes human chromosomes, b) Flourescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH) testing which analyzes abnormalities at the gene level, c) flow cytometry testing services, which analyzes clusters of differentiation on cell surfaces and d) molecular testing which involves testing DNA and other molecular structures to screen for and diagnose single gene disorders. All of these testing services are widely used in the diagnosis of various types of cancer. Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Over-the Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”) under the symbol “NGNM.”

 

The genetic and molecular testing segment of the medical laboratory industry is the most rapidly growing segment of the market. Approximately five years ago, the World Health Organization reclassified cancers as being genetic anomalies. This growing awareness of the genetic root behind most cancers combined with advances in technology and genetic research, including the complete sequencing of the human genome, have made possible a whole new set of tools to diagnose and treat diseases. This has opened up a vast opportunity for laboratory companies that are positioned to address this growing market segment.

 

The medical testing laboratory market can be broken down into three primary segments:

 

 

clinical lab testing,

 

 

anatomic pathology testing, and

 

genetic/molecular testing.

 

 

Clinical labs typically are engaged in high volume, high automation tests on blood and urine. Clinical lab tests often involve testing of a less urgent nature, for example, cholesterol testing and testing associated with routine physical exams. This type of testing yields relatively low average revenue per test. Anatomic pathology (“AP”) testing involves evaluation of tissue, as in surgical pathology, or cells as in cytopathology. The most widely known AP tests are Pap smears, skin biopsies, and tissue biopsies. AP tests are typically more labor and technology intensive than clinical lab tests and thus typically have higher average revenue per test than clinical lab tests.

 

Genetic/molecular testing typically involves analyzing chromosomes, genes or base pairs of DNA for disorders. Both genetic and molecular testing have become important and highly-accurate diagnostic tools over the last five years. New tests are being developed rapidly, thus this market segment is expanding rapidly. Genetic/molecular testing requires very specialized equipment and credentialed individuals (typically MD or PhD level) to certify the results and typically yields the highest average revenue per test of the three market segments. The following chart shows the differences between the genetic/molecular segment and other segments of the medical laboratory industry. Up until about five years ago, the genetic/molecular segment was considered to be part of the Anatomic Pathology segment, but given its rapid growth, many industry veterans now break genetic/molecular testing out into its own segment.

 

 

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COMPARISON OF THE MEDICAL LABORATORY MARKET SEGMENTS (1)

Attributes

Clinical

Anatomic Pathology

Genetic/Molecular

Testing Performed On

Testing Volume

Physician Involvement
Malpractice Ins. Required

Other Professionals Req.

 

Level of Automation

Diagnostic in Nature

Types of Diseases Tested

 

Typical per Price/Test

Estimated Size of Market

Estimated Growth Rate

 

Blood, Urine
High

Low

Low

None

 

High

Usually Not

Many Possible

 

$5 - $35/Test

$25 - $30 Billion
4.0 -5.0%

Tissue/Cells

Low
High - Pathologist

High

None

 

Low-Moderate

Yes

Primarily to Rule out Cancer
$25 - $500/Test

$10.0 - $12.0 Billion

6.0 – 7.0% Annually

Chromosomes/Genes/DNA

Low

Low - Medium

Low

Cyto/Molecular geneticist

 

Moderate

Yes

Rapidly Growing

 

$200 - $1,000/Test

$3.0 - $4.0 Billion (2)

25.0+% Annually

Established Competitors

Quest Diagnostics

LabCorp

Bio Reference Labs

DSI Laboratories

Hospital Labs

Regional Labs

Quest Diagnostics

LabCorp

Genzyme Genetics

Ameripath

Local Pathologists

Genzyme Genetics

Quest Diagnostics

LabCorp

Major Universities

(1) Derived from industry analyst reports

(2) Includes flow cytometry testing, which historically been classified under anatomic pathology.

 

Our primary focus is on the oncology market. We target oncologists that perform bone marrow sampling and treat patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other forms of cancer as well as urologists that treat patients with bladder cancer. Historically, our clients have been predominantly located in Florida. Beginning in January 2005, based on the experience of our new President, we began targeting large institutional clients throughout the United States. This was successful and we landed several clients outside of the State of Florida. During the third quarter of 2005 we began testing for cervical, breast and bladder cancer. Our bladder cancer program focused around the UroVysion test has grown significantly since it started in the third quarter of 2005. As we grow, we anticipate offering additional tests that broaden our focus from genetic and molecular testing to more traditional types of anatomic pathology testing that are complementary to our current test offerings.

 

We compete in the marketplace based on the quality and accuracy of our test results, our turn-around times and our ability to provide after-test support to those physicians requesting consultation. We believe our average 3-5 day turn-around time on oncology-related cytogenetics tests is helping to increase the usage patterns of cytogenetics tests by our referring oncologists and hematopathologists. Based on anecdotal information, we believe that cyotgenetics labs typically have 7-14 day turn-around times on average with some labs running as high as 21 days. Traditionally, longer turn-around times for cytogenetics tests have resulted in fewer tests being ordered since there is an increased chance that the test results will not be returned within an acceptable diagnostic window when other adjunctive diagnostic test results are available. We believe our turn-around times result in our referring physicians requesting more of our testing services in order to augment or confirm other diagnostic tests, thereby giving us a significant competitive advantage in marketing our services against those of other competing laboratories.

 

 

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We have an opportunity to add additional types of tests to our product offering. We believe that by doing so we may be able to capture increases in our testing volumes through our existing customer base as well as more easily attract new customers via the ability to bundle our testing services more appropriately to the needs of the market. Until December 2004, we only performed one type of test, cytogenetics, in-house, which resulted in only one test being performed per customer requisition for most of FY 2004 and an average revenue per requisition of approximately $490 in FY 2004. In December 2004, we added FISH testing to our product offering, and in February 2005, we began offering flow cytometry testing services. With the addition of these two new testing platforms, our average revenue/requisition increased by 35.6% in FY 2005 to approximately $632/requisition. We believe that with the addition of additional testing platforms and more focused marketing, we can continue to increase our average revenue per customer requisition.

 

 

FY 2004

FY 2005

% Inc (Dec)

 

 

 

 

Customer Requisitions Rec’d (Cases)

1,139

2,982

161.8%

Number of Tests Performed

1,152

4,082

254.3%

Average Number of Tests/Requisition

1.01

1.37

35.6%

 

 

 

 

Total Testing Revenue

$ 558,074

$ 1,885,324

237.8%

Avg Revenue/Requisition

$ 489.97

$ 632.23

29.0%

Avg Revenue/Test

$ 484.44

$ 461.86

(4.7%)

 

 

We believe this bundled offering approach could drive large increases in our revenue and afford the Company significant synergies and efficiencies in our operations and sales and marketing activities. For instance, initial testing for most hematological cancers may yield total revenue ranging from approximately $1,700 - $2,800/case and is generally comprised of one or more of the following tests: cytogenetics, flouresence in-situ hybridization (FISH), flow cytometry, and morphology testing. Whereas in FY 2004, we only addressed approximately $500 of this potential revenue per case, we now address approximately $1,200 - $1,900 of this potential revenue per case.

 

 

Avg. Rev/Test

 

 

Cytogenetics

$400-$600

 

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)

$400-$600

Flow cytometry

 

- Technical component

$400-$700

 

 

- Professional component

$100-$200

 

 

Morphology

$400-$700

 

 

Total

$1,700-$2,800

 

In January 2005, we hired Mr. Robert Gasparini as our President. Mr. Gasparini has considerable experience in building genetic and molecular laboratory companies. Prior to NeoGenomics, Mr. Gasparini was the Director of the Genetics Division for US Pathology Labs, Inc (“US Labs”). While at US Labs, Mr. Gasparini grew the annual revenues of the Genetics Division from zero to approximately $30 million over a 30 month period. By the time, Mr. Gasparini left US Labs, the Genetics Division accounted for approximately half of the Company’s revenue.

 

Business of NeoGenomics

 

 

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Services

We currently offer four types of testing services: cytogenetics testing, flow cytometry testing, FISH testing, and molecular testing:

Cytogenetics Testing. Cytogenetics testing involves analyzing chromosomes taken from the nucleus of cells and looking for abnormalities in a process called karyotyping. A karyotype evaluates the entire 46 human chromosomes by number and banding patterns to identify abnormalities associated with disease. In cytogenetics testing, we typically analyze the chromosomes of 20 different cells. Examples of cytogenetic testing include bone marrow testing to diagnose various types of leukemia and lymphoma, and amniocentesis testing of pregnant women to diagnose genetic anomalies such as Down syndrome in a fetus. Currently, we offer the following types of cytogenetics tests, each of which is performed on different types of biological samples: bone marrow tests to assist in the diagnosis of leukemia and lymphoma, peripheral blood tests and various other specialty tests.

 

Analogy: Cytogenetics provides the equivalent of a detailed picture of a neighborhood with 46 houses from 1000 feet up. Each house is analogous to a human chromosome.

 

We believe that historically cytogenetics testing by large national laboratories and other competitors has taken anywhere from 10-14 days on average to obtain a complete diagnostic report. We believe that as a result of this, many practitioners have refrained from ordering such tests because the results traditionally were not returned within an acceptable diagnostic window. We have designed our business operations in order to complete our cytogenetics tests for most types of biological samples and produce a complete diagnostic report and make it available electronically within 3-5 days. We believe these turnaround times are among the best in the industry. Furthermore, we believe that as we continue to demonstrate these turnaround times to customers and the awareness of the benefits of cytogenetics testing continues to increase, more and more practitioners will incorporate cytogenetics testing into their diagnostic regimes and thus drive incremental growth in our business.

 

Flow Cytometry Testing. Flow cytometry testing analyzes clusters of differentiation on cell surfaces. Most cancers have by-products which create clusters of differentiation on the cell surfaces that can then be traced back to a specific type of cancer. Flow cytometry is a method of separating blood into its different cell types. This methodology is used to determine what cell types within the blood of leukemia and cancer patients is abnormal. Flow cytometry is important in developing an accurate diagnosis and defining what treatment options are best for specific patients. Flow cytometry testing is performed using sophisticated lasers and will typically analyze over 100,000 individual cells in an automated fashion. Flow cytometry testing is highly complementary with cytogenetics and the combination of these two testing methodologies allows the findings from one test to complement the findings of the other test, which leads to an even more accurate diagnosis.

 

Analogy: Flow cytometry provides a snapshot of the shrubbery, walkways and trim around a single house from 500 feet up. The trim around the house is analogous to the cell surface markers.

 

FISH Testing. As an adjunct to traditional chromosome analysis, we offer Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) testing to expand the capabilities of routine chromosome analysis in cancer. FISH testing permits preliminary identification of the most frequently occurring numerical chromosomal abnormalities in a relatively rapid manner by looking at specific genes that are implicated in cancer. There are approximately 25,000 genes spread across the 46

 

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chromosomes in the nucleus of each cell. FISH testing allows us to look more closely at the functioning of approximately 2-10 of the specific genes associated with various types of cancers. FISH testing is typically performed on 100-200 cells. FISH was originally used as an additional staining method (the colorization of genes to highlight markers and abnormalities) for metaphase analysis (cells in a divided state after they are cultured), but is now being applied to interphase analysis (non, single cells). During the past 5 years, FISH testing has begun to demonstrate its considerable diagnostic potential. The development of molecular probes by using DNA sequences of differing sizes, complexity, and specificity, coupled with technological enhancements (direct labeling, multicolor probes, computerized signal amplification, and image analysis) make FISH a powerful investigative and diagnostic tool.

 

Analogy: FISH provides a close-up view of the doors and windows from one house on one street in that neighborhood. The doors and windows are analogous to a gene located on a chromosome. FISH allows us to see if a door is open (i.e., the gene is up-regulated) and it should be closed (i.e., the gene should be down-regulated).

 

Molecular Testing. Molecular testing involves testing DNA and other molecular structures to screen for and diagnose single gene disorders such as cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease as well as hematological cancers. There are approximately 1.0 – 2.0 million base pairs of DNA in each of the 25,000 genes located across the 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of every cell. Molecular testing allows us to look for variations in this DNA that are associated with specific types of diseases. Today there are molecular tests for about 500 genetic diseases. However, the majority of these tests remain available only to research laboratories and are only offered on a limited basis to family members of someone who has been diagnosed with a genetic condition. About 50 molecular tests are more widely available for clinical use. We currently provide these tests on an outsourced basis. We anticipate in the near future performing some of these tests within our facility as the number of requests we receive for these types of tests continues to increase and we expand our clinical staff. Molecular testing is a growing market with many new diagnostic tests being developed every year. The Company is committed to providing the latest and most accurate testing to its clients, where demand warrants it.

 

Analogy: Molecular testing provides the equivalent of a close-up view of the serial number on the lock of the front door of one house in the neighborhood as viewed under a magnifying glass. The serial number is analogous to a DNA sequence.

 

Target Markets and Customers

 

We initially targeted oncologists, pathologists and hospitals in southern and central Florida that perform bone marrow sampling. During 2005 we took steps to establish a national presence and also began marketing our services to urologists and other laboratories that did not offer our types of testing services. These strategies have allowed us to gain customers from around the country. We intend to continue to increase our testing volumes from customers around the U.S. in addition to continuing to grow our volumes from within the State of Florida. We market our services primarily through our direct salesforce. We plan to continue to increase the numbers of salespeople and the geographies in which we cover. We estimate our current and total potential market for Florida, the Southeastern United States and the entire United States as follows:

 

 

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Distribution Methods  

 

The Company currently performs all of its genetic testing at its clinical laboratory facility located in Fort Myers, Florida, and then produces a report for the requesting practitioner. The Company currently out sources all of its molecular testing to third parties, but expects to begin bringing some of this testing in-house during the next few years.

 

Competition

 

We are engaged in segments of the medical testing laboratory industry that are competitive. Competitive factors in the genetic and molecular testing business generally include reputation of the laboratory, range of services offered, pricing, convenience of sample collection and pick-up, quality of analysis and reporting and timeliness of delivery of completed reports.

 

Our competitors in the United States are numerous and include major medical testing laboratories and biotechnology research companies. Many of these competitors have greater financial resources and production capabilities. These companies may succeed in developing service offerings that are more effective than any that we have or may develop and may also prove to be more successful than we are in marketing such services. In addition, technological advances or different approaches developed by one or more of our competitors may render our products obsolete, less effective or uneconomical.

 

We estimate that the United States market for genetics and molecular testing is divided among approximately 300 laboratories, many of which offer both types of testing. Of this total group, less than 20 laboratories market their services nationally. We believe that the industry as a whole is still quite fragmented, with the top 20 laboratories accounting for approximately 50% of market revenues.

 

We intend to continue to gain market share by offering faster turnaround times and high-quality test reports and post test consultation services. In addition, we have a fully integrated and interactive virtual Lab Information System (“LIS”) that enables us to report real time results to customers in a secure environment.

 

Suppliers

 

The Company orders its laboratory and research supplies from large national laboratory supply companies such as Fisher Scientific, Inc., Invitrogen and Beckman Coulter and does not believe any disruption from any one of these supplier would have a material effect on its business. The Company orders the majority of its FISH probes from Abbott/Vysis and as a result of their dominance of that marketplace and the absence of any competitive alternatives if

 

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they were to have a disruption and not have inventory available it could have a material effect on our business. This risk cannot be completely offset due to the fact that Abbott/Vysis patent protection limits other vendors from supplying these probes.

 

Dependence on Major Customers

 

We currently market our services to other laboratories, major hospitals and doctor’s practices nationwide. During 2005, we performed 4,082 individual tests. Four customers represented approximately 65% of our volume with each party representing greater than 10% of our volume. In the event that we lost one of these customers we would potentially lose a significant percentage of our revenues. In 2004, one customer made up approximately 16% of our total volume.

 

Trademarks

 

Our NeoGenomics logo has been trademarked with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

Number of Employees

 

As of February 28, 2006, we had twenty-six employees, all of which were full-time employees. In addition, our principal financial officer and our pathologist serve as consultants to the Company on a part-time basis. Unions represent none of our employees and we believe our employee relations are good.

 

Government Regulation

 

Our business is subject to government regulation at the federal, state and local levels, some of which regulations are described under "Laboratory Operations," "Anti-Fraud and Abuse," "Confidentiality of Health Information," "Food and Drug Administration" and "Other" below.

 

Laboratory Operations

 

Cytogenetics and, Molecular Testing. The Company's laboratory is located in the state of Florida. Our laboratory has obtained certification under the federal Medicare program, the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967, as amended by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (collectively, "CLIA `88"), and the respective clinical laboratory licensure laws of the state of Florida, where such licensure is required. The Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act provides for the regulation of clinical laboratories by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Regulations promulgated under the federal Medicare guidelines, the CLIA and the clinical laboratory licensure laws of the state of Florida affect our genetics laboratory.

 

The federal and state certification and licensure programs establish standards for the operation of medical laboratories, including, but not limited to, personnel and quality control. Compliance with such standards is verified by periodic inspections by inspectors employed by federal or state regulatory agencies. In addition, federal regulatory authorities require participation in a proficiency testing program approved by HHS for many of the specialties and subspecialties for which a laboratory seeks approval from Medicare or Medicaid and certification under CLIA `88. Proficiency testing programs involve actual testing of specimens that have been prepared by an entity running an approved program for testing by a laboratory.

 

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A final rule implementing CLIA `88, published by HHS on February 28, 1992, became effective September 1, 1992. This rule has been revised on several occasions and further revision is expected. The CLIA `88 rule applies to virtually all clinical laboratories in the United States, including our laboratory. We have reviewed our operations as they relate to CLIA `88, including, among other things, the CLIA `88 rule's requirements regarding laboratory administration, participation in proficiency testing, patient test management, quality control, quality assurance and personnel for the types of testing we undertake, and believe we are in compliance with these requirements. Our laboratory may not pass inspections conducted to ensure compliance with CLIA `88 or with any other applicable licensure or certification laws. The sanctions for failure to comply with CLIA `88 or state licensure requirements might include the inability to perform services for compensation or the suspension, revocation or limitation of the labs' CLIA `88 certificate or state license, as well as civil and/or criminal penalties.

 

Regulation of Genetic Testing. In 2000, the Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing published recommendations for increased oversight by the Centers for Disease Control and the FDA for all genetic testing. This committee continues to meet and discuss potential regulatory changes, but no additional formal recommendations have been issued.

 

With respect to genetic therapies, which may become part of our business in the future, in addition to FDA requirements, the National Institutes of Health has established guidelines providing that transfers of recombinant DNA into human subjects at NIH laboratories or with NIH funds must be approved by the NIH Director. The NIH has established the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee to review gene therapy protocols. Although we do not currently offer any gene therapy services, if we decide to enter this business in the future, we would expect that all of our gene therapy protocols will be subject to review by the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee.

 

Anti-Fraud and Abuse Laws

 

Existing federal laws governing Medicare and Medicaid, as well as some other state and federal laws, also regulate certain aspects of the relationship between healthcare providers, including clinical and anatomic laboratories, and their referral sources, including physicians, hospitals and other laboratories. One provision of these laws, known as the "anti-kickback law," contains extremely broad proscriptions. Violation of this provision may result in criminal penalties, exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid, and significant civil monetary penalties.

 

In January 1990, following a study of pricing practices in the clinical laboratory industry, the Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") of HHS issued a report addressing how these pricing practices relate to Medicare and Medicaid. The OIG reviewed the industry's use of one fee schedule for physicians and other professional accounts and another fee schedule for patients/third-party payers, including Medicare, in billing for testing services, and focused specifically on the pricing differential when profiles (or established groups of tests) are ordered.

 

Existing federal law authorizes the Secretary of HHS to exclude providers from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs if they charge state Medicaid programs or Medicare fees "substantially in excess" of their "usual charges." On September 2, 1998, the OIG issued a final rule in which it indicated that this provision has limited applicability to services for which Medicare pays under a Prospective Payment System or a fee schedule, such as anatomic pathology services and clinical laboratory services. In several Advisory Opinions, the OIG has provided additional guidance regarding the possible application of this law, as well as

 

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the applicability of the anti-kickback laws to pricing arrangements. The OIG concluded in a 1999 Advisory Opinion that an arrangement under which a laboratory offered substantial discounts to physicians for laboratory tests billed directly to the physicians could potentially trigger the "substantially in excess" provision and might violate the anti-kickback law, because the discounts could be viewed as being provided to the physician in exchange for the physician's referral to the laboratory of non-discounted Medicare business, unless the discounts could otherwise be justified. The Medicaid laws in some states also have prohibitions related to discriminatory pricing.

 

Under another federal law, known as the "Stark" law or "self-referral prohibition," physicians who have an investment or compensation relationship with an entity furnishing clinical laboratory services (including anatomic pathology and clinical chemistry services) may not, subject to certain exceptions, refer clinical laboratory testing for Medicare patients to that entity. Similarly, laboratories may not bill Medicare or Medicaid or any other party for services furnished pursuant to a prohibited referral. Violation of these provisions may result in disallowance of Medicare and Medicaid claims for the affected testing services, as well as the imposition of civil monetary penalties. Some states also have laws similar to the Stark law.

 

We will seek to structure our arrangements with physicians and other customers to be in compliance with the anti-kickback, Stark and state laws, and to keep up-to-date on developments concerning their application by various means, including consultation with legal counsel. However, we are unable to predict how these laws will be applied in the future, and the arrangements into which we enter could become subject to scrutiny thereunder.

 

In February 1997 (as revised in August 1998), the OIG released a model compliance plan for laboratories that is based largely on corporate integrity agreements negotiated with laboratories that had settled enforcement action brought by the federal government related to allegations of submitting false claims. We have adopted aspects of the model plan that we deem appropriate to the conduct of our business. This adoption may have an impact on the utilization of our services.

 

Confidentiality

 

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") contains provisions that affect the handling of claims and other patient information that are, or have been, transmitted electronically. These provisions, which address security and confidentiality of patient information as well as the administrative aspects of claims handling, have very broad applicability and they specifically apply to healthcare providers, which include physicians and clinical laboratories. Rules implementing various aspects of HIPAA are continuing to be developed. National standards for electronic healthcare transactions were published by HHS on August 17, 2000. The regulations establish standard data content and formats for submitting electronic claims and other administrative health transactions. All healthcare providers will be able to use the electronic format to bill for their services and all health plans and providers will be required to accept standard electronic claims, referrals, authorizations, and other transactions. Under the regulation, all electronic claims transactions must follow a single standardized format. All health plans, providers and clearinghouses had to comply with the standards by October 2003. Failure to comply with this rule could result in significant civil and/or criminal penalties. Despite the initial costs, the use of uniform standards for all electronic transactions is leading to greater efficiency in processing claims and in handling health care information.

 

 

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On December 28, 2000, HHS published rules governing the use of individually identifiable health information. The regulation protects certain health information ("protected health information" or "PHI") transmitted or maintained in any form or medium, and requires specific patient consent for the use of PHI for purposes of treatment, payment or health care operations. For most other uses or disclosures of PHI, the rule requires that covered entities (healthcare plans, providers and clearinghouses) obtain a valid patient authorization. For purposes of the criminal and civil penalties imposed under Title XI of the Social Security Act, the current date for compliance is 2003. Complying with the Standards, Security and Privacy rules under HIPAA requires significant effort and expense for virtually all entities that conduct healthcare transactions electronically and handle patient health information. We believe we are in compliance with applicable HIPAA regulations regarding the confidentiality of protected health information.

 

In addition to the HIPAA rules described above, we are subject to state laws regarding the handling and disclosure of patient records and patient health information. These laws vary widely, and many states are passing new laws in this area. Penalties for violation include sanctions against a laboratory's licensure as well as civil or criminal penalties. We believe we are in compliance with applicable state law regarding the confidentiality of health information.

 

Food and Drug Administration

 

The FDA does not currently regulate laboratory testing services, which is our principal business. However, we plan to perform some testing services using test kits purchased from manufacturers for which FDA premarket clearance or approval for commercial distribution in the United States has not been obtained by the manufacturers ("investigational test kits"). Under current FDA regulations and policies, such investigational test kits may be sold by manufacturers for investigational use only if certain requirements are met to prevent commercial distribution. The manufacturers of these investigational test kits are responsible for marketing them under conditions meeting applicable FDA requirements. In January 1998, the FDA issued a revised draft Compliance Policy Guide ("CPG") that sets forth FDA's intent to undertake a heightened enforcement effort with respect to investigational test kits improperly commercialized prior to receipt of FDA premarket clearance or approval. That draft CPG is not presently in effect but, if implemented as written, would place greater restrictions on the distribution of investigational test kits. If we were to be substantially limited in or prevented from purchasing investigational test kits by reason of the FDA finalizing the new draft CPG, there could be an adverse effect on our ability to access new technology, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

We also may perform some testing services using reagents, known as analyte specific reagents ("ASRs"), purchased from companies in bulk rather than as part of a test kit. In November 1997, the FDA issued a new regulation placing restrictions on the sale, distribution, labeling and use of ASRs. Most ASRs are treated by the FDA as low risk devices, requiring the manufacturer to register with the agency, list it’s ASRs (and any other devices), conform to good manufacturing practice requirements, and comply with medical device reporting of adverse events.

 

A smaller group of ASRs, primarily those used in blood banking and/or screening for fatal contagious diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS), are treated as higher risk devices requiring premarket clearance or approval from the FDA before commercial distribution is permitted. The imposition of this regulatory framework on ASR sellers may reduce the availability or raise the price of ASRs purchased by laboratories like ours. In addition, when we perform a test developed in-house, using reagents rather than a test kit cleared or approved by the FDA, we

 

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are required to disclose those facts in the test report. However, by clearly declining to impose any requirement for FDA premarket approval or clearance for most ASRs, the rule removes one barrier to reimbursement for tests performed using these ASRs. We have no plans to perform testing in these high risk areas.

 

Other

 

Our operations currently are, or may be in the future, subject to various federal, state and local laws, regulations and recommendations relating to data protection, safe working conditions, laboratory and manufacturing practices and the purchase, storage, movement, use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances used in connection with our research work and manufacturing operations, including radioactive compounds and infectious disease agents. Although we believe that our safety procedures comply with the standards prescribed by federal, state and local regulations, the risk of contamination, injury or other accidental harm cannot be eliminated completely. In the event of an accident, we could be held liable for any damages that result and any liabilities could exceed our resources. Failure to comply with such laws could subject an entity covered by these laws to fines, criminal penalties and/or other enforcement actions.

 

Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, laboratories have a general duty to provide a work place to their employees that is safe from hazard. Over the past few years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") has issued rules relevant to certain hazards that are found in the laboratory. In addition, OSHA has promulgated regulations containing requirements healthcare providers must follow to protect workers from blood borne pathogens. Failure to comply with these regulations, other applicable OSHA rules or with the general duty to provide a safe work place could subject employers, including a laboratory employer such as the Company, to substantial fines and penalties.

 

Risk Factors

 

We are subject to various risks that may materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. An investor should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and the other information in this filing before deciding to purchase our common stock. If any of these risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline or we may be forced to cease operations.

 

We Have A Limited Operating History Upon Which You Can Evaluate Our Business

 

The Company commenced revenue operations in 2002 and is just beginning to generate meaningful revenue. Accordingly, the Company has a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of the Company and its prospects can be based. The Company and its prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in the rapidly evolving market for healthcare and medical laboratory services. To address these risks, the Company must, among other things, respond to competitive developments, attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, implement and successfully execute its sales strategy, develop and market additional services, and upgrade its technological and physical infrastructure in order to scale its revenues. The Company may not be successful in addressing such risks. The limited operating history of the Company makes the prediction of future results of operations difficult or impossible.

 

We May Not Be Able To Implement The Company’s Business Strategies Which Could

 

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Impair Our Ability to Continue Operations

 

Implementation of the Company’s business strategies will depend in large part on the Company’s ability to (i) attract a significant number of customers; (ii) effectively introduce acceptable products and services to the Company’s customers; (iii) obtain adequate financing on favorable terms to fund the Company’s business strategies; (iv) maintain appropriate procedures, policies, and systems; (v) hire, train, and retain skilled employees; (vi) continue to operate with increasing competition in the medical laboratory industry; (vii) establish, develop and maintain name recognition; and (viii) establish and maintain beneficial relationships with third-party insurance providers and other third party payers. The Company’s inability to obtain or maintain any or all these factors could impair its ability to implement its business strategies successfully, which could have material adverse effect on its results of operations and financial condition.

 

We May Be Unsuccessful In Managing Our Growth Which Could Prevent the Company From Becoming Profitable

 

The Company’s recent growth has placed, and is expected to continue to place, a significant strain on its managerial, operational and financial resources. To manage its potential growth, the Company must continue to implement and improve its operational and financial systems and to expand, train and manage its employee base. The Company may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of its operations and the Company’s systems, procedures or controls may not be adequate to support the Company’s operations. The Company’s management may not be able to achieve the rapid execution necessary to fully exploit the market opportunity for the Company’s products and services. Any inability to manage growth could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations potential profitability and financial condition.

 

Part of the Company’s business strategy may be to acquire assets or other companies that will complement the Company’s existing business. The Company is unable to predict whether or when any material transaction will be completed should negotiations commence. If the Company proceeds with any such transaction, the Company may not effectively integrate the acquired operations with the Company’s own operations. The Company may also seek to finance any such acquisition by debt financings or issuances of equity securities and such financing may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

 

We May Incur Greater Costs Than Anticipated, Which Could Result in Sustained Losses

 

The Company used reasonable efforts to assess and predict the expenses necessary to pursue its business plan. However, implementing the Company’s business plan may require more employees, capital equipment, supplies or other expenditure items than management has predicted. Similarly, the cost of compensating additional management, employees and consultants or other operating costs may be more than Company estimates, which could result in sustained losses.

 

We May Face Fluctuations in Results of Operations Which Could Negatively Affect Our Business Operations and We are Subject to Seasonality in our Business

 

As a result of the Company’s limited operating history and the relatively limited information available on the Company’s competitors, the Company may not have sufficient internal or industry-based historical financial data upon which to calculate anticipated operating expenses. Management expects that the Company’s results of operations may also fluctuate

 

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significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, (i) the continued rate of growth, usage and acceptance of the Company’s products and services; (ii) demand for the Company’s products and services; (iii) the introduction and acceptance of new or enhanced products or services by us or by competitors; (iv) the Company’s ability to anticipate and effectively adapt to developing markets and to rapidly changing technologies; (v) the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; (vi) the initiation, renewal or expiration of significant contracts with the Company’s major clients; (vii) pricing changes by us, our suppliers or our competitors; (viii) seasonality; and (ix) general economic conditions and other factors. Accordingly, future sales and operating results are difficult to forecast. The Company’s expenses are based in part on the Company’s expectations as to future revenues and to a significant extent are relatively fixed, at least in the short-term. The Company may not be able to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall. Accordingly, any significant shortfall in relation to the Company’s expectations would have an immediate adverse impact on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, the Company may determine from time to time to make certain pricing or marketing decisions or acquisitions that could have a short-term material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition and may not result in the long-term benefits intended. Furthermore, in Florida, currently a primary referral market for our lab testing services, a meaningful percentage of the population returns to homes in the Northern U.S. to avoid the hot summer months. This may result in seasonality in our business. Because of all of the foregoing factors, the Company’s operating results could be less than the expectations of investors in future periods.

 

We Substantially Depend Upon Third Parties for Payment of Services, Which Could Have A Material Adverse Affect On Our Cash Flows And Results Of Operations

 

The Company is a clinical medical laboratory that provides medical testing services to doctors, hospitals, and other laboratories on patient specimens that are sent to the Company. In the case of most specimen referrals that are received for patients that are not in-patients at a hospital or institution or otherwise sent by another reference laboratory, the Company generally has to bill the patient’s insurance company or a government program for its services. As such it relies on the cooperation of numerous third party payers, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid and various insurance companies, in order to get paid for performing services on behalf of the Company’s clients. Wherever possible, the amount of such third party payments is governed by contractual relationships in cases where the Company is a participating provider for a specified insurance company or by established government reimbursement rates in cases where the Company is an approved provider for a government program such as Medicare. However, the Company does not have a contractual relationship with many of the insurance companies with whom it deals, nor is it necessarily able to become an approved provider for all government programs. In such cases, the Company is deemed to be a non-participating provider and there is no contractual assurance that the Company is able to collect the amounts billed to such insurance companies or government programs. Currently, the Company is not a participating provider with the majority of the insurance companies it bills for its services. Until such time as the Company becomes a participating provider with such insurance companies, there can be no contractual assurance that the Company will be paid for the services it bills to such insurance companies, and such third parties may change their reimbursement policies for non-participating providers in a manner that may have a material adverse affect on the Company’s cash flow or results of operations.

 

 

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Our Business Is Subject To Rapid Scientific Change, Which Could Have A Material Adverse Affect On Our Operations

 

The market for genetic and molecular testing services is characterized by rapid scientific developments, evolving industry standards and customer demands, and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. The Company’s future success will depend in significant part on its ability to continually improve its offerings in response to both evolving demands of the marketplace and competitive service offerings, and the Company may be unsuccessful in doing so.

 

The Market For Our Services Is Highly Competitive, Which Could Have A Material Adverse Affect On Our Business, Results Of Operations And Financial Condition

 

The market for genetic and molecular testing services is highly competitive and competition is expected to continue to increase. The Company competes with other commercial medical laboratories in addition to the in-house laboratories of many major hospitals. Many of the Company’s existing competitors have significantly greater financial, human, technical and marketing resources than the Company. The Company’s competitors may develop products and services that are superior to those of the Company or that achieve greater market acceptance than the Company’s offerings. The Company may not be able to compete successfully against current and future sources of competition or that the competitive pressures faced by the Company will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We Face The Risk of Capacity Constraints, Which Could Have A Material Adverse Affect On Our Business, Results Of Operations And Financial Condition

 

We compete in the market place primarily on three factors: a) the quality and accuracy of our test results; b) the speed or turn-around times of our testing services; and c) our ability to provide after-test support to those physicians requesting consultation. Any unforeseen increase in the volume of customers could strain the capacity of our personnel and systems, which could lead to inaccurate test results, unacceptable turn-around times, or customer service failures. In addition, as the number of customers and cases increases, the Company’s products, services, and infrastructure may not be able to scale accordingly. Any failure to handle higher volume of requests for the Company’s products and services could lead to the loss of established customers and have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

If we produce inaccurate test results, our customers may choose not to use us in the future. This could severely harm our operations. In addition, based on the importance of the subject matter of our tests, inaccurate results could result in improper treatment of patients, and potential liability for the Company.

 

We May Fail to Protect Our Facilities, Which Could Have A Material Adverse Affect On Our Business, Results Of Operations And Financial Condition

 

The Company’s operations are dependent in part upon its ability to protect its laboratory operations against physical damage from fire, floods, hurricanes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins and similar events. The Company does not presently have redundant, multiple site capacity in the event of any such occurrence, but it does have an emergency back-up generator in place at its main laboratory location that can mitigate to some

 

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extent the effects of a prolonged power outage. The occurrence of any of these events could result in interruptions, delays or cessations in service to Customers, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The Steps Taken By The Company To Protect Its Proprietary Rights May Not Be Adequate

 

The Company regards its copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and similar intellectual property as critical to its success, and the Company relies upon trademark and copyright law, trade secret protection and confidentiality and/or license agreements with its employees, customers, partners and others to protect its proprietary rights. The steps taken by the Company to protect its proprietary rights may not be adequate or that third parties will not infringe or misappropriate the Company’s copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and similar proprietary rights. In addition, other parties may assert infringement claims against the Company.

 

We are Dependent on Key Personnel and Need to Hire Additional Qualified Personnel

 

The Company’s performance is substantially dependent on the performance of its senior management and key technical personnel. In particular, the Company’s success depends substantially on the continued efforts of its senior management team, which currently is composed of a small number of individuals who only recently joined the Company. The Company does not carry key person life insurance on any of its senior management personnel. The loss of the services of any of its executive officers, its laboratory director or other key employees could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

 

The Company’s future success also depends on its continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical and managerial personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense and the Company may not be able to retain its key managerial and technical employees or that it will be able to attract and retain additional highly qualified technical and managerial personnel in the future. The inability to attract and retain the necessary technical and managerial personnel could have a material and adverse effect upon the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The Failure to Obtain Necessary Additional Capital to Finance Growth and Capital Requirements, Could Adversely Affect The Company’s Business, Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The Company may seek to exploit business opportunities that require more capital than what is currently planned. The Company may not be able to raise such capital on favorable terms or at all. If the Company is unable to obtain such additional capital, the Company may be required to reduce the scope of its anticipated expansion, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Failure to Comply With Significant Government Regulation and Laboratory Operations May Subject the Company to Liability, Penalties or Limitation of Operations

 

As discussed in the Government Regulation section of our business description, the Company is subject to extensive state and federal regulatory oversight. Our laboratory may not pass inspections conducted to ensure compliance with CLIA `88 or with any other applicable licensure or certification laws. The sanctions for failure to comply with CLIA `88 or state

 

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licensure requirements might include the inability to perform services for compensation or the suspension, revocation or limitation of the labs' CLIA `88 certificate or state license, as well as civil and/or criminal penalties. In addition, any new legislation or regulation or the application of existing laws and regulations in ways that we don’t anticipate could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

In addition, existing federal laws governing Medicare and Medicaid, as well as some other state and federal laws, also regulate certain aspects of the relationship between healthcare providers, including clinical and anatomic laboratories, and their referral sources, including physicians, hospitals and other laboratories. Certain provision of these laws, known as the "anti-kickback law" and the “Stark Laws”, contain extremely broad proscriptions. Violation of these laws may result in criminal penalties, exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid, and significant civil monetary penalties. We will seek to structure our arrangements with physicians and other customers to be in compliance with the anti-kickback, Stark and state laws, and to keep up-to-date on developments concerning their application by various means, including consultation with legal counsel. However, we are unable to predict how these laws will be applied in the future and the arrangements into which we enter may become subject to scrutiny thereunder.

 

Furthermore, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") and other state laws contains provisions that affect the handling of claims and other patient information that are, or have been, transmitted electronically and regulate the general disclosure of patient records and patient health information. These provisions, which address security and confidentiality of patient information as well as the administrative aspects of claims handling, have very broad applicability and they specifically apply to healthcare providers, which include physicians and clinical laboratories. While we believe we have complied with the Standards, Security and Privacy rules under HIPAA and state laws, an audit of our procedures and systems could find deficiencies. Such deficiencies, if found, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition and subject us to liability.

 

We Are Subject to Security Risks Which Could Harm Our Operations

 

Despite the implementation of various security measures by the Company, the Company’s infrastructure is vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins and similar disruptive problems caused by its customers or others. Computer viruses, break-ins or other security problems could lead to interruption, delays or cessation in service to the Company’s customers. Further, such break-ins whether electronic or physical could also potentially jeopardize the security of confidential information stored in the computer systems of the Company’s customers and other parties connected through the Company, which may deter potential customers and give rise to uncertain liability to parties whose security or privacy has been infringed. A significant security breach could result in loss of customers, damage to the Company’s reputation, direct damages, costs of repair and detection, and other expenses. The occurrence of any of the foregoing events could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The Company Is Controlled by Existing Shareholders And Therefore Other Shareholders Will Not Be Able to Direct The Company

 

The majority of the Company’s shares and thus voting control of the Company is held by a relatively small group of shareholders. Because of such ownership, those shareholders will effectively retain control of the Company’s Board of Directors and determine all of the Company’s corporate actions. In addition, the Company and shareholders owning 15,341,181

 

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shares, or approximately 61% of the Company’s shares outstanding as of February 28, 2006 have executed a Shareholders’ Agreement that, among other provisions, gives Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, our largest shareholder, the right to elect three out of the seven directors authorized for our Board, and nominate one mutually acceptable independent director. Accordingly, it is anticipated that Aspen Select Healthcare, LP and other parties to the Shareholders’ Agreement will continue to have the ability to elect a controlling number of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors and the minority shareholders of the Company may not be able to elect a representative to the Company’s Board of Directors. Such concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.

 

No Foreseeable Dividends

 

The Company does not anticipate paying dividends on its common shares in the foreseeable future. Rather, the Company plans to retain earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of Company business.

 

There Is No Guarantee of Registration Exemption for Recently Completed Sales of Unregistered Stock, Which Could Result in the Liquidation of the Company

 

In 2004, The Company sold approximately 3.0 million shares of unregistered stock in various private placements to accredited investors. These sales were made in reliance upon the "private placement" exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated pursuant thereto. Reliance on this exemption does not, however, constitute a representation or guarantee that such exemption is indeed available.

 

If for any reason these sales are deemed to be a public offering of the Company’s shares (and if no other exemption from registration is available), the sale of the offered shares would be deemed to have been made in violation of the applicable laws requiring registration of the offered shares and the delivery of a prospectus. As a remedy in the event of such violation, each purchaser of the offered shares would have the right to rescind his or her purchase of the offered shares and to have his or her purchase price returned. If such a purchaser requests a return of his or her purchase price, funds might not be available for that purpose. In that event, liquidation of the Company might be required. Any refunds made would reduce funds available for the Company’s working capital needs. A significant number of requests for rescission would probably cause the Company to be without funds sufficient to respond to such requests or to proceed with the Company’s activities successfully.

 

The Company Does Not Have Any Specific Plans to Use Proceeds of Recently Sold Securities And Therefore The Funds May Not Improve The Company’s Operations

 

The Company has not designated any specific use for the net proceeds from the recent sales by the Company of restricted equity securities. Rather, the Company intends to use the net proceeds primarily for general corporate purposes, including working capital and potential investments in new revenue producing activities. Accordingly, management will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds of such equity sales or advances under the revolving credit facility and this application may not increase revenue or otherwise lead to profitability.

 

 

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ITEM 2.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

Our laboratory and executive offices are located in a 5,200 square foot facility at 12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, FL 33913. We lease this space from an unaffiliated third party under a three year lease agreement on a month to month basis at a cost of approximately $6,300/month.

 

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is currently a defendant in one lawsuit from a former employee relating to compensation related claims. The Company does not believe this lawsuit is material to its operations or financial results and intends to vigorously pursue its defense of the matter.

 

 

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. Set forth below is a table summarizing the high and low bid quotations for our common stock during its last two fiscal years.

 

QUARTER

 

HIGH BID

 

LOW BID

 

1st Quarter 2005

$0.70

$0.25

2nd Quarter 2005

$0.60

$0.26

3rd Quarter 2005

$0.59

$0.24

4th Quarter 2005

$0.35

$0.18

 

 

 

1st Quarter 2004

$1.22

$0.05

2nd Quarter 2004

$0.74

$0.30

3rd Quarter 2004

$0.45

$0.20

4th Quarter 2004

$0.70

$0.18

 

The above table is based on over-the-counter quotations. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions, and may not represent actual transaction. All historical data was obtained from the www.BigCharts.com web site.

 

As of March 15, 2006 there were 375 stockholders of record of our common stock, excluding shareholders who hold their shares in brokerage accounts in “street name”. We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain all future earnings to finance future growth and therefore, do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Except as otherwise noted, all of the following shares were issued and options and warrants granted pursuant to the exemption provided for under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a "transaction not involving a public offering." No commissions were paid, and no underwriter participated, in connection with any of these transactions. Each such issuance was made pursuant to individual contracts which are discrete from one another and are made only with persons who were sophisticated in such transactions and who had knowledge of and access to sufficient information about the Company to make an informed investment decision. Among this information was the fact that the securities were restricted securities.

 

During 2004, we sold 3,040,000 shares of our common stock in a series of private placements at $0.25/share to unaffiliated third party investors. These transactions generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $740,000 after deducting certain transaction expenses. These transactions involved the issuance of unregistered stock to accredited investors in transactions that we believed were exempt from registration under Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. All of these shares were subsequently registered on a SB-2 Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 1, 2005.

 

During the period January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005, we sold 450,953 shares of our common stock in a series of private placements at $0.30 - $0.35/share to unaffiliated third party

 

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investors. These transactions generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $146,000. These transactions involved the issuance of unregistered stock to accredited investors in transactions that we believed were exempt from registration under Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. All of these shares were subsequently registered on a SB-2 Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 1, 2005.

 

On March 23, 2005, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP (“Aspen”) to provide up to $1.5 million of indebtedness pursuant to a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). As part of the Credit Facility transaction, the Company also issued to Aspen a five year Warrant to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at an original exercise price of $0.50/share. Steven C. Jones our Acting Principal Financial Officer and Director is the general partner of Aspen.

 

On June 6, 2005, we entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (“SEDA”) with Cornell Capital Partners, LP (“Cornell”). Pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may, at its discretion, periodically sell to Cornell shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $5.0 million.  Upon execution of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, Cornell received 381,888 shares of the Company’s common stock as a commitment fee under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement. The Company also issued 27,278 shares of the Company’s common stock to Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. under a placement agent agreement relating to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement.

 

On January 18, 2006, the Company entered into a binding letter agreement (the "Aspen Agreement") with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, which provides, among other things, that (a) Aspen has waived certain pre-emptive rights in connection with the sale of $400,000 of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share and the granting of 900,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.26/share to a SKL Limited Partnership, LP ("SKL" as more fully described below) in exchange for five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26/share; (b) Aspen shall have the right, up to April 30, 2006, to purchase up to $200,000 of restricted shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price per share of $0.20/share (1.0 million shares) and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share in connection with such purchase (the "Equity Purchase Rights"); (c) in the event that Aspen does not exercise its Equity Purchase Rights in total, the Company shall have the right to sell the difference to SKL at terms no more favorable than Aspen's Equity Purchase Rights; (d) Aspen and the Company will amend that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Loan Agreement") between the parties to extend the maturity date until September 30, 2007 and modify certain covenants (such Loan Agreement as amended, the "Credit Facility Amendment"); (e) Aspen shall have the right, until April 30, 2006, to provide up to $200,000 of additional secured indebtedness to the Company under the Credit Facility Amendment and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of $0.26/share (the "New Debt Rights"); (f) the Company has agreed to amend and restate that certain warrant agreement, dated March 23, 2005 to provide that all 2,500,000 warrant shares (the "Existing Warrants") shall be vested and the exercise price per share shall be reset to $0.31 per share; and (g) the Company has agreed to amend that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), between the parties to incorporate the Existing Warrants and any new shares or warrants issued to Aspen in connection with the Equity Purchase Rights or the New Debt Rights.

 

During the period from January 18 - 21, 2006, the Company entered into agreements with four other shareholders who are parties to that certain Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, to exchange five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of

 

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stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share for such shareholders’ waiver of their pre-emptive rights under the Shareholders’ Agreement.

 

On January 21, 2006 the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the "Subscription") with SKL Family Limited Partnership, LP, a New Jersey limited partnership, whereby SKL purchased 2.0 million shares (the "Subscription Shares") of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $400,000. Under the terms of the Subscription, the Subscription Shares are restricted for a period of 24 months and then carry piggyback registration rights to the extent that exemptions under Rule 144 are not available to SKL. In connection with the Subscription, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 900,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share. SKL has no previous affiliation with the Company.

 

On March 14, 2006, Aspen exercised its Equity Purchase Rights and we issued to Aspen 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $200,000. In connection with this transaction, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

Also on March 30, 2006, Aspen exercised its New Debt Rights and entered into the definitive transaction documentation for the Credit Facility Amendment and other such documents required under the Aspen Agreement, dated January 18, 2006. As part of the Credit Facility Amendment, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to borrow an additional $200,000 from Aspen. In connection with Aspen making such debt capital available to the Company, we issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (a)

 

Plan Category

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights

Weighted average exercise price of options, warrants and rights

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance

 

 

 

 

Equity Compensation plans approved by security holders

1,800,000

$0.27

483,675

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

NA

NA

NA

Total

1,800,000

$0.27

483,675

 

(a) As of December 31, 2005. Currently, the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan is the only equity compensation plan in effect.

 

 

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ITEM 6.

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

 

Introduction

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the Notes thereto included herein. The information contained below includes statements of Company’s or management’s beliefs, expectations, hopes, goals and plans that, if not historical, are forward-looking statements subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion on forward-looking statements, see the information set forth in the Introductory Note to this Annual Report under the caption “Forward Looking Statements”, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Overview

 

NeoGenomics operates a cancer genetics laboratory based in Fort Myers, Florida that is targeting the rapidly growing genetic and molecular testing segment of the medical laboratory market. The Company currently offers the following types of testing services to oncologists, pathologists, urologists, hospitals, and other laboratories throughout the United States: a) cytogenetics testing, which analyzes human chromosomes, b) Flourescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH) testing which analyzes abnormalities at the gene level, c) flow cytometry testing services, which analyzes clusters of differentiation on cell surfaces and d) molecular testing which involves testing DNA and other molecular structures to screen for and diagnose single gene disorders. All of these testing services are widely used in the diagnosis of various types of cancer. Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Over-the Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”) under the symbol “NGNM.”

 

The genetic and molecular testing segment of the medical laboratory industry is the most rapidly growing segment of the medical laboratory market. Approximately five years ago, the World Health Organization reclassified cancers as being genetic anomalies. This growing awareness of the genetic root behind most cancers combined with advances in technology and genetic research, including the complete sequencing of the human genome, have made possible a whole new set of tools to diagnose and treat diseases. This has opened up a vast opportunity for laboratory companies that are positioned to address this growing market segment.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

Our critical accounting policies are those where we have made difficult, subjective or complex judgments in making estimates, and/or where these estimates can significantly impact our financial results under different assumptions and conditions. Our critical accounting policies are:

 

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Net revenues are recognized in the period when tests are performed and consist primarily of net patient revenues that are recorded based on established billing rates less estimated discounts for contractual allowances principally for patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and managed care and other health plans. These revenues also are subject to review and possible audit by the payers. We believe that adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from final determination of amounts earned under all the above arrangements. There are no known material claims, disputes or unsettled matters with any payers that are not adequately provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

We record accounts receivable net of estimated and contractual discounts. We provide for accounts receivable that could become uncollectible in the future by establishing an allowance to reduce the carrying value of such receivables to their estimated net realizable value. We estimate this allowance based on the aging of our accounts receivable and our historical collection experience for each type of payer. Receivables are charged off to the allowance account at the time they are deemed uncollectible.

 

Results of Operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2004

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, our revenues increased approximately 238% to $1,885,000 from $558,000 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, primarily as a result of attracting new customers to our services and increasing the volume of services sold to existing customers. During 2005, our cost of revenue increased approximately 106% to $1,188,000 from $577,000 in 2004, primarily as a result of additional costs associated with hiring more laboratory personnel to support our increased testing volumes as well as increased costs from opening new lines of business. This resulted in a gross margin of approximately $697,000 in 2005 versus a gross margin (deficit) of approximately $19,000 for 2004. In percentage terms, our gross margin deficit increased from negative 3% of revenue in 2004 to 37% of revenue in 2005. This increase in gross margin was largely a result of higher testing volumes in 2005 and the economies of scales related to such higher volumes.

 

During 2005, our general and administrative expenses increased by approximately 110% to $1,497,000 from approximately $711,000 in 2004, primarily as a result of higher personnel related expenses associated with increased levels of staffing including the hiring of our senior management team. The increase for 2005 also included one-time expenses of $50,000 for an impairment of asset charge related to a write down of a mass spectrometer, approximately $47,000 for the recruiting fees associated with hiring our senior management team, and approximately $26,000 for the implementation of our Laboratory Information System. General and administrative expenses include all of our overhead and technology expenses as well as the cost of our management and sales personnel.

 

Interest expense increased approximately 121% during 2005 to $197,000 from $89,000 in 2004. Interest expense is mainly comprised of interest payable on advances from our credit facility from Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, which increased in 2005 to fund our operating losses

 

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and working capital needs. During 2005 approximately $40,500 of such interest expense was non-cash as it resulted from the amortization of the Credit Facility discount, which arose from booking the value of the warrants issued in conjunction with our Credit Facility.

 

As a result of the foregoing, our net loss increased by approximately 22% or $178,000 to $997,000 in 2005 from $819,000 in 2004.

 

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2005, our average revenue per customer requisition increased by approximately 29% to $632.23 from $489.97 in 2004, primarily as a result of performing more tests per customer requisition in 2005 than we did in 2004. Our average revenue per test decreased by approximately 5% to $461.86 from $484.44 in 2004 primarily as a result of an increase in the percentage of lower priced tests into our overall testing mix. Revenues per test are a function of both the nature of the test and the payer (Medicare, Medicaid, third party insurer, institutional client etc.). Our policy is to record as revenue the amounts that we expect to collect based on published or contracted amounts and/or prior experience with the payer. We have established a reserve for uncollectible amounts based on estimates of what we will collect from a) third-party payers with whom we do not have a contractual arrangement or sufficient experience to accurately estimate the amount of reimbursement we will receive, b) co-payments directly from patients, and c) those procedures that are not covered by insurance or other third party payers. On December 31, 2005, our Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was approximately $37,800.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, our operating activities used approximately $902,000 in cash compared to $658,000 used in 2004. This amount primarily represented cash used to pay the expenses associated with our operations as well as fund our working capital needs. We also spent approximately $118,000 and $86,000 on new equipment in 2005 and 2004, respectively. We were able to finance operations and equipment purchases primarily through net advances on our Credit Facility and through sales of our common stock. This resulted in net cash from financing activities of approximately $918,000 and $832,000 in 2005 and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2005 and March 28, 2005, we had cash or cash equivalents of approximately $11,000, and $270,000 respectively.

 

On January 3, 2005, we issued 27,288 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to two employees of the Company in satisfaction of $6,822 of accrued, but unpaid vacation.

 

During the period from January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005, we sold 522,382 shares of our common stock in a series of private placements at $0.30 per share and $0.35 per share to unaffiliated third party investors. These transactions generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $171,000.

 

On March 23, 2005, we entered into an agreement with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP (formerly known as MVP 3, LP) to refinance our existing indebtedness of $740,000 and provide for additional liquidity of up to $760,000 to the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Naples, Florida-based private investment fund, made available up to $1.5 million of debt financing in the form of a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with an initial maturity of March 31, 2007. Aspen is managed by its General Partner, Medical Venture Partners, LLC, which is controlled by a director of NeoGenomics. As part of this transaction, we issued a five year warrant to Aspen to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.50/share, all of which are currently vested.

 

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Steven C. Jones our Acting Principal Financial Officer and Director is the general partner of Aspen.

 

On June 6, 2005, we entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (“SEDA”) with Cornell Capital Partners, LP (“Cornell”). Pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may, at its discretion, periodically sell to Cornell shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $5.0 million.  For each share of common stock purchased under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, Cornell will pay the Company 98% of the lowest volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock as quoted by Bloomberg, LP on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or other principal market on which the Company’s common stock is traded for the 5 days immediately following the notice date (the “Purchase Price”). The total number of shares issued to Cornell under each advance request will be equal to the total dollar amount of the advance request divided by the Purchase Price determined during the five day pricing period. Cornell will also retain 5% of each advance under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement as a transaction fee. Cornell’s obligation to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement is subject to certain conditions, including the Company maintaining an effective registration statement for shares of common stock sold under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement and is limited to $750,000 per weekly advance. The amount and timing of all advances under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement are at the discretion of the Company and the Company is not obligated to issue and sell any securities to Cornell, unless and until it decides to do so. Upon execution of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, Cornell received 381,888 shares of the Company’s common stock as a commitment fee under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement. The Company also issued 27,278 shares of the Company’s common stock to Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. under a placement agent agreement relating to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement.

 

On July 1, 2005, we issued 14,947 shares of our common stock under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to two employees of the Company in satisfaction of $4,933 of accrued, but unpaid vacation.

 

On August 29, 2005, we requested a $25,000 advance on our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell. The advance was completed on September 8, 2005 and resulted in the sale of 63,776 shares of common stock. Our net proceeds were $23,250 after deducting $1,250 in fees to Cornell and a $500 escrow agent fee to Yorkville Advisors Management, LLC.

 

On December 10, 2005, we requested a $50,000 advance on our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell. The advance was completed on December 18, 2005 and resulted in the sale of 241,779 shares of common stock. Our net proceeds were $47,000 after deducting $2,500 in fees to Cornell and a $500 escrow agent fee to Yorkville Advisors Management, LLC.

 

On January 18, 2006, the Company entered into a binding letter agreement (the "Aspen Agreement") with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, which provides, among other things, that (a) Aspen has waived certain pre-emptive rights in connection with the sale of $400,000 of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share and the granting of 900,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.26/share to a SKL Limited Partnership, LP ("SKL" as more fully described below) in exchange for five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26/share; (b) Aspen shall have the right, up to April 30, 2006, to purchase up to $200,000 of restricted shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price per share of $0.20/share (1.0 million shares) and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the

 

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Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share in connection with such purchase (the "Equity Purchase Rights"); (c) in the event that Aspen does not exercise its Equity Purchase Rights in total, the Company shall have the right to sell the difference to SKL at terms no more favorable than Aspen's Equity Purchase Rights; (d) Aspen and the Company will amend that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Loan Agreement") between the parties to extend the maturity date until September 30, 2007 and modify certain covenants (such Loan Agreement as amended, the "Credit Facility Amendment"); (e) Aspen shall have the right, until April 30, 2006, to provide up to $200,000 of additional secured indebtedness to the Company under the Credit Facility Amendment and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of $0.26/share (the "New Debt Rights"); (f) the Company has agreed to amend and restate that certain warrant agreement, dated March 23, 2005 to provide that all 2,500,000 warrant shares (the "Existing Warrants") shall be vested and the exercise price per share shall be reset to $0.31 per share; and (g) the Company has agreed to amend that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), between the parties to incorporate the Existing Warrants and any new shares or warrants issued to Aspen in connection with the Equity Purchase Rights or the New Debt Rights.

 

During the period from January 18 - 21, 2006, the Company entered into agreements with four other shareholders who are parties to that certain Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, to exchange five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of stock in the aggregate at an exercise price of $0.26/share for such shareholders’ waiver of their pre-emptive rights under the Shareholders’ Agreement.

 

On January 21, 2006 the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the "Subscription") with SKL Family Limited Partnership, LP, a New Jersey limited partnership, whereby SKL purchased 2.0 million shares (the "Subscription Shares") of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $400,000. Under the terms of the Subscription, the Subscription Shares are restricted for a period of 24 months and then carry piggyback registration rights to the extent that exemptions under Rule 144 are not available to SKL. In connection with the Subscription, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 900,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share. SKL has no previous affiliation with the Company.

 

On March 14, 2006, Aspen exercised its Equity Purchase Rights and we issued to Aspen 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $200,000. In connection with this transaction, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

Also on March 30, 2006, Aspen exercised its New Debt Rights and entered into the definitive transaction documentation for the Credit Facility Amendment and other such documents required under the Aspen Agreement, dated January 18, 2006. As part of the Credit Facility Amendment, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to borrow an additional $200,000 from Aspen. In connection with Aspen making such debt capital available to the Company, we issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

At the present time, we anticipate that based on our current business plan, operations and the financing package we announced in January 2006 that we have sufficient cash to become profitable and further manage our business for at least the next 12 months. This estimate of our cash needs does not include any additional funding which may be required for growth in our business beyond that which is planned, strategic transactions or acquisitions. To

 

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the extent we need additional capital beyond our current cash resources, the amended Credit Facility with Aspen allows us to draw an additional $200,000 and we still have $4,925,000 of availability under our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell Capital. In the event that the Company grows faster than we currently anticipate or we engage in strategic transactions or acquisitions and our cash on hand and availability under our Credit Facility and Standby Equity Distribution Agreements is not sufficient to meet our financing needs, we may need to raise additional capital from other resources. In such event, the Company may not be able to obtain such funding on attractive terms or at all and the Company may be required to curtail its operations.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

We currently forecast capital expenditures for the coming year in order to execute on our business plan. The amount and timing of such capital expenditures will be determined by the volume of business, but we currently anticipate that we will need to purchase approximately $300,000 to $400,000 of additional capital equipment during the next twelve months. We plan to fund these expenditures with cash, through equipment financing arrangements with third parties, through our Credit Facility with Aspen or through our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell. We may not be eligible to obtain all of our capital equipment without additional financing. If we are unable to obtain such funding, we will be required to curtail our equipment purchases, which may have an impact on our ability to continue to grow our revenues.

 

Commitments

 

We currently lease approximately 5,200 square feet in Fort Myers, Florida from an unaffiliated third party under a three year lease agreement at a cost of approximately $6,300/month. That lease ends on August 31, 2006. We are currently in negotiations on a new lease for our facility including the lease of an additional 4,000 square feet adjacent to our current facility. This space will allow for future expansion of our business in 2006.

 

On December 14, 2004, we entered into an employment agreement with Robert P. Gasparini to serve as our President and Chief Science Officer. The employment agreement has an initial term of three years, effective January 3, 2005; provided, however that either party may terminate the agreement by giving the other party sixty days written notice. The employment agreement specifies an initial base salary of $150,000/year, with specified salary increases to $185,000/year over the first 18 months of the contract. Mr. Gasparini is also entitled to receive cash bonuses for any given fiscal year in an amount equal to 15% of his base salary if he meets certain targets established by the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Gasparini was granted 1,000,000 Incentive Stock Options that have a ten year term so long as Mr. Gasparini remains an employee of the Company (these options, which vest according to the passage of time and other performance-based milestones, will result in us recording stock based compensation expense beginning in 2005). Mr. Gasparini's employment agreement also specifies that he is entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per year and other health insurance and relocation benefits. In the event that Mr. Gasparini is terminated without cause by the Company, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Gasparini's base salary and maintain his employee benefits for a period of six months.

 

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements  

 

SFAS 155 – ‘Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140’

 

This Statement, issued in February 2006, amends FASB Statements No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This Statement resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, “Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.”

 

This Statement:

 

a.

Permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation

 

b.

Clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of Statement 133

 

c.

Establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation

 

d.

Clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives

 

e.

Amends Statement 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument.

 

This Statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of our first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.

 

The fair value election provided for in paragraph 4(c) of this Statement may also be applied upon adoption of this Statement for hybrid financial instruments that had been bifurcated under paragraph 12 of Statement 133 prior to the adoption of this Statement. Earlier adoption is permitted as of the beginning of our fiscal year, provided we have not yet issued financial statements, including financial statements for any interim period, for that fiscal year. Provisions of this Statement may be applied to instruments that we hold at the date of adoption on an instrument-by-instrument basis.

 

We are currently reviewing the effects of adoption of this statement but it is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

SFAS 154 'Accounting Changes and Error Corrections--a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3

 

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement No. 154. This Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and FASB Statement No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements, and changes the requirements for the accounting for, and reporting of, a change in accounting principle. This Statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. When a pronouncement includes specific transition provisions, those provisions should be followed.

 

 

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SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. It will only affect our financial statements if we change any of our accounting principles. At this time, no such changes are contemplated or anticipated.

 

SFAS 153 'Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets an Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29'

 

In December 2004, FASB Statement No. 153 was issued amending APB Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception allowing nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets to be measured based on the carrying value of the assets exchanged as opposed to being measured at their fair values. This exception was replaced with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. The provisions of this statement are effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

SFAS 151 'Inventory Costs--an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4'

 

Issued by the FASB in November 2004, this Statement amends the guidance in ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, "Inventory Pricing," to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Paragraph 5 of ARB 43, Chapter 4, previously stated that ". . . under some circumstances, items such as idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, double freight, and rehandling costs may be so abnormal as to require treatment as current period charges. . . ." This Statement requires that those items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of "so abnormal." In addition, this Statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities.

 

The provisions of this statement are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement Number 123 (“FAS 123 (R)”), Share-Based Payments, which is effective for the reporting period beginning on January 1, 2006. The statement will require the Company to recognize compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments such as stock options granted to employees. The Company has the option to either apply FAS 123 (R) on a modified prospective method or to restate previously issued financial statements, and chose to utilize the modified prospective method. Under this method, the Company is required to record compensation expense (as previous awards continue to vest) for the unvested portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of adoption. The impact of adopting this statement is $30,156 in 2006.

 

Recently adopted accounting standards

 

FIN 47 "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143"

 

FASB Interpretation No. 47, issued in March 2005, clarifies that the term conditional asset retirement obligation as used in FASB Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a legal condition to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and (or) method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within

 

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the control of the entity. The obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional even though uncertainty exists about the timing and (or) method of settlement. Thus, the timing and (or) method of settlement may be conditional on a future event. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated.

 

This Interpretation is effective no later than the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005 (our fiscal year ended December 31, 2005). Adoption of this Interpretation did not have any material impact on our financial statements.

 

FIN 46(R) "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities--an interpretation of ARB

No. 51"

 

In December 2003, FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) was issued. This Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, which replaces FIN 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities, which have one or more of the following characteristics:

 

1.

The equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, including the equity holders.

2.

The equity investors lack one or more of the following essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest:

 

a.

The direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity's activities through voting rights or similar rights

 

b.

The obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity

 

c.

The right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity.

 

3.

The equity investors have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests, and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately small voting interest.

 

The adoption of FIN 46(R) had no effect on our financial statements.

 

FIN 45 'Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others, an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57 and 107 and a rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34'

 

In November 2002, FASB Interpretation No. 45 was issued which enhances the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under guarantees issued. The Interpretation also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken.

 

The adoption of FIN 45 had no effect on our financial statements.

 

SFAS 132 'Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits'

 

In December 2003, SFAS 132 (revised) was issued which prescribes the required employers' disclosures about pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans; but it does not change the measurement or recognition of those plans.

 

The application of Statement 132 had no effect on our financial statements.

 

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ITEM 7.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

Consolidated Financial Statements as of

December 31, 2005 and for the years ended

December 31, 2005 and 2004 and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

                

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2005.

 

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Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

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Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31,

2005 and 2004.

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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[Letterhead of Kingery & Crouse, P.A.]

 

 

 

REPORT INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and stockholders of NeoGenomics, Inc. and subsidiary:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of NeoGenomics, Inc. and subsidiary (collectively the “Company”), as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Kingery & Crouse, P.A.

 

March 30, 2006

Tampa, FL

 

 

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

Cash

$

10,944

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $37,807)

 

551,099

Inventories

 

60,000

Other current assets

 

58,509

Total current assets

 

680,552

 

 

 

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT (net of accumulated depreciation of $261,311)

 

381,556

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

17,996

 

 

 

TOTAL

$

1,080,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

Accounts payable

$

463,637

Accrued compensation

 

42,547

Accrued and other liabilities

 

59,665

Deferred revenue

 

100,000

Total current liabilities

 

665,849

 

 

 

LONG TERM LIABILITY – Due to Affiliates (net of discount of $90,806)

 

1,409,194

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

2,075,043

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:

 

 

Common stock, $.001 par value, (100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,836,754

 

 

shares issued and outstanding)

 

22,836

Additional paid-in capital

 

10,005,308

Deferred stock compensation

 

(2,685)

Accumulated deficit

 

(11,020,398)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(994,939)

 

 

 

TOTAL

$

1,080,104

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET REVENUE

 

$

1,885,324

$

558,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF REVENUE

 

 

1,188,402

 

576,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROSS MARGIN (DEFICIT)

 

 

696,922

 

(18,793)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,497,286

 

710,771

Interest expense

 

 

196,796

 

89,421

Total other operating expenses

 

 

1,694,082

 

800,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

$

(997,160)

$

(818,985)

NET LOSS PER SHARE - Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.04)

$

(0.04)

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER

OF SHARES OUTSTANDING – Basic and Diluted

 

 

22,264,435

 

19,901,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Common

 

Additional

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Stock

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Compensation

 

Deficit

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 2003

18,449,416

$

18,449

$

8,818,002

$

-

$

(9,204,253)

$

(367,802)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issuances

3,040,000

 

3,040

 

756,960

 

-

 

-

 

760,000

Options exercised and warrants issued for services

50,000

 

50

 

9,674

 

-

 

-

 

9,724

Transaction fees and expenses

-

 

-

 

(23,272)

 

-

 

-

 

(23,272)

Deferred stock compensation related to warrants issued for services

-

 

-

 

42,300

 

(42,300)

 

-

 

-

Amortization of deferred stock compensation

-

 

-

 

-

 

13,680

 

-

 

13,680

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(818,985)

 

(818,985)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 2004

21,539,416

 

21,539

 

9,603,664

 

(28,620)

 

(10,023,238)

 

(426,655)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issuances

1,237,103

 

1,237

 

394,763

 

-

 

-

 

396,000

Transaction fees and expenses

 

 

 

 

(191,160)

 

-

 

-

 

(191,160)

Options issued to Scientific Advisory Board members

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,953

 

-

 

2,953

Value of non-qualified stock options

-

 

-

 

5,638

 

(5,638)

 

-

 

-

Warrants issued for services

-

 

-

 

187,722

 

-

 

-

 

187,722

Stock issued for services

60,235

 

60

 

15,475

 

-

 

-

 

15,535

Deferred stock compensation related to warrants issued for services

-

 

-

 

(10,794)

 

10,794

 

-

 

-

Amortization of deferred stock compensation

-

 

-

 

-

 

17,826

 

-

 

17,826

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(997,160)

 

(997,160)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 2005

22,836,754

$

22,836

$

10,005,308

$

(2,685)

$

(11,020,398)

$

(994,939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004

     

 

 

 

2005

 

 

2004

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(997,160)

$

(818,985)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

123,998

 

90,583

Impairment of fixed assets

 

50,000

 

-

Amortization of credit facility warrants and debt issue costs

 

57,068

 

-

Stock based compensation and consulting

 

85,877

 

19,904

Provision for bad debts

 

132,633

 

28,959

Other non-cash expenses

 

29,576

 

-

Changes in assets and liabilities, net:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(627,241)

 

(21,589)

Inventory

 

(44,878)

 

(4,529)

Other current assets

 

(54,529)

 

(9,495)

Deposits

 

300

 

4,540

Deferred revenues

 

(10,000)

 

-

Accounts payable and accrued

and other liabilities

 

 

352,305

 

 

52,479

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

(902,051)

 

(658,133)

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment, net

 

(117,628)

 

(85,932)

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

(117,628)

 

(85,932)

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Advances from affiliates, net

 

760,000

 

91,334

Debt issue costs

 

(53,587)

 

-

Issuances of common stock for cash, net of transaction expenses

 

211,662

 

740,228

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

918,075

 

831,562

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(101, 604)

 

87,497

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

112,548

 

25,051

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

$

10,944

$

112,548

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

136,936

$

119,777

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE A – FORMATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY

 

NeoGenomics, Inc. (“NEO” or the “Subsidiary”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Florida on June 1, 2001 and on November 14, 2001 agreed to be acquired by American Communications Enterprises, Inc. (“ACE”, or the “Parent”). ACE was formed in 1998 and succeeded to NEO’s name on January 3, 2002 (NEO and ACE are collectively referred to as “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”).

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Parent and the Subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Net revenues are recognized in the period when tests are performed and consist primarily of net patient revenues that are recorded based on established billing rates less estimated discounts for contractual allowances principally for patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and managed care and other health plans. These revenues also are subject to review and possible audit by the payers. We believe that adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from final determination of amounts earned under all the above arrangements. There are no known material claims, disputes or unsettled matters with any payers that are not adequately provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

We record accounts receivable net of contractual discounts. We provide for accounts receivable that could become uncollectible in the future by establishing an allowance to reduce the carrying value of such receivables to their estimated net realizable value. We estimate this allowance based on the aging of our accounts receivable and our historical collection experience for each type of payer. Receivables are charged off to the allowance account at the time they are deemed uncollectible.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

We grant credit without collateral to our customers, most of who are either covered by Medicare or insured under third-party payer agreements, or are other laboratories or hospitals whom we direct bill for services. As of December 31, 2005, approximately 36% and 40% of our receivables were from Medicare and other direct bill clients, respectively, and during the year ended December 31, 2005, four customers represented approximately 65% of revenue with each party representing greater than 10% of such revenues. In the event that we lost one of these customers we would potentially lose a significant percentage of our revenues. In 2004, one customer made up approximately 16% of our total volume.

 

 

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Inventories

 

Inventories, which consist principally of supplies, are valued at the lower of cost (first in, first out method) or market.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. The reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period may be affected by the estimates and assumptions we are required to make. Estimates that are critical to the accompanying consolidated financial statements include estimates related to the allowances discussed under Accounts Receivable above as well as estimating depreciation periods of tangible assets, and long-lived impairments, among others. The markets for our services are characterized by intense price competition, evolving standards and changes in healthcare regulations, all of which could impact the future realizability of our assets. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. It is at least reasonably possible that our estimates could change in the near term with respect to these matters.

 

Financial Instruments  

 

We believe the book value of our financial instruments included in our current assets and liabilities approximates their fair values due to their short-term nature.

 

We also believe the book value of our long-term liability approximates its fair value as the consideration (i.e. interest and warrants) on such obligation approximates the consideration at which similar types of borrowing arrangements could be currently obtained.

 

Furniture and equipment

 

Furniture and equipment are stated at cost. Major additions are capitalized, while minor additions and maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the useful life of an asset, are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives, which range from 3 to 5 years.

 

Long-Lived Assets  

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” requires that long-lived assets, including certain identifiable intangibles, be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets in question may not be recoverable. Because of our losses from operations, we evaluated our long-lived assets during 2005 and determined that a piece of equipment had a remaining net book value in excess of its fair value (as determined by our management). Accordingly, we recorded an impairment loss of $50,000 during the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

Income Taxes

 

 

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We compute income taxes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Statement No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("SFAS 109"). Under SFAS 109, deferred taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Also, the effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Temporary differences between financial and tax reporting arise primarily from the use of different depreciation methods for furniture and equipment as well as impairment losses and the timing of recognition of bad debts.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Prior to December 31, 2005, the Company used Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure" (SFAS No. 148) to account for its stock based compensation arrangements. This statement amended the disclosure provision of FASB statement No. 123 to require prominent disclosure about the effects on reported net income of an entity's accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation. As permitted by SFAS No. 123 and amended by SFAS No. 148, the Company continued to apply the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," to account for its stock-based employee compensation arrangements.

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement Number 123 (“FAS 123 (R)”), Share-Based Payments, which is effective for the reporting period beginning on January 1, 2006. The statement will require the Company to recognize compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments such as stock options granted to employees. The Company has the option to either apply FAS 123 (R) on a modified prospective method or to restate previously issued financial statements, and chose to utilize the modified prospective method. Under this method, the Company is required to record compensation expense (as previous awards continue to vest) for the unvested portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of adoption. The impact of adopting this statement is expected to increase our expense by approximately $30,000 in 2006.

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, we consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Unamortized Discount

 

Unamortized discount resulting from transaction expenses incurred with the establishment of the Credit Facility (see Note G) is being amortized to interest expense over the contractual life of the Credit Facility (24 months) using the straight line method.  

 

Net Loss Per Common Share

 

We compute loss per share in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Statement No. 128 “Earnings per Share” (“SFAS 128”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 (“SAB 98”). Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128 and SAB 98, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of common and common

 

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equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares outstanding as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, which consisted of employee stock options and certain warrants issued to consultants and other providers of financing to the Company, were excluded from diluted net loss per common share calculations as of such dates because they were anti-dilutive.

 

Other Recent Pronouncements

 

SFAS 155 – ‘Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140’

 

This Statement, issued in February 2006, amends FASB Statements No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This Statement resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, “Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.”

 

This Statement:

 

a.

Permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation

 

b.

Clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of Statement 133

 

c.

Establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation

 

d.

Clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives

 

e.

Amends Statement 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument.

 

This Statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of our first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.

 

The fair value election provided for in paragraph 4(c) of this Statement may also be applied upon adoption of this Statement for hybrid financial instruments that had been bifurcated under paragraph 12 of Statement 133 prior to the adoption of this Statement. Earlier adoption is permitted as of the beginning of our fiscal year, provided we have not yet issued financial statements, including financial statements for any interim period, for that fiscal year. Provisions of this Statement may be applied to instruments that we hold at the date of adoption on an instrument-by-instrument basis.

 

We are currently reviewing the effects of adoption of this statement but it is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

SFAS 154 'Accounting Changes and Error Corrections--a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3

 

In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement No. 154. This Statement replaces APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and FASB Statement No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements, and changes the requirements for the accounting for, and reporting of, a change in accounting principle. This

 

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Statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. When a pronouncement includes specific transition provisions, those provisions should be followed.

 

SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. It will only affect our financial statements if we change any of our accounting principles. At this time, other than SFAS 123® which has specific transaction provisions, no such changes are contemplated or anticipated.

 

SFAS 153 'Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets an Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29'

 

In December 2004, FASB Statement No. 153 was issued amending APB Opinion No. 29 to eliminate the exception allowing nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets to be measured based on the carrying value of the assets exchanged as opposed to being measured at their fair values. This exception was replaced with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. The provisions of this statement are effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

SFAS 151 'Inventory Costs--an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4'

 

Issued by the FASB in November 2004, this Statement amends the guidance in ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, "Inventory Pricing," to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Paragraph 5 of ARB 43, Chapter 4, previously stated that ". . . under some circumstances, items such as idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, double freight, and rehandling costs may be so abnormal as to require treatment as current period charges. . . ." This Statement requires that those items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of "so abnormal." In addition, this Statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities.

 

The provisions of this statement are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

Recently adopted accounting standards

 

FIN 47 "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143"

 

FASB Interpretation No. 47, issued in March 2005, clarifies that the term conditional asset retirement obligation as used in FASB Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a legal condition to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and (or) method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. The obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional even though uncertainty exists about the timing and (or) method of settlement. Thus, the timing and (or) method of settlement may be conditional on a future event. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated.

 

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This Interpretation is effective no later than the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005 (our fiscal year ended December 31, 2005). Adoption of this Interpretation did not have any material impact on our financial statements.

 

FIN 46(R) "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities--an interpretation of ARB

No. 51"

 

In December 2003, FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) was issued. This Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, which replaces FIN 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities, which have one or more of the following characteristics:

 

1.

The equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, including the equity holders.

2.

The equity investors lack one or more of the following essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest:

 

a.

The direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity's activities through voting rights or similar rights

 

b.

The obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity

 

c.

The right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity.

 

3.

The equity investors have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests, and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately small voting interest.

 

The adoption of FIN 46(R) had no effect on our financial statements.

 

NOTE B – LIQUIDITY

 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplate the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. At December 31, 2005, we had a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $995,000. However, subsequent to December 31, 2005, we enhanced our working capital by issuing 3,000,000 shares of common for $600,000. We also have the ability to draw $200,000 of debt capital through unused availability on our Credit Facility with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP and draw on up to $4,925,000 of availability under our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell Capital. As such, we believe we have adequate cash resources to meet our operating commitments for the next twelve months and accordingly our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE C – FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Furniture and equipment consists of the following at December 31, 2005:

 

Equipment

$595,579

Furniture & Fixtures

47,278

 

Subtotal

642,867

 

 

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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

(261,311)

Furniture and Equipment, net

$381,556

 

 

NOTE D - INCOME TAXES

 

We recognized losses for both financial and tax reporting purposes during each of the years in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes and/or deferred income taxes payable have been provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

At December 31, 2005, we have net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $2,150,000 (the significant difference between this amount, and our accumulated deficit of $11 million arises primarily from certain stock based compensation that is considered to be a permanent difference). Assuming our net operating loss carryforwards are not disallowed because of certain “change in control” provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, these net operating loss carryforwards expire in various years through the year ended December 31, 2025. However, we have established a valuation allowance to fully reserve our deferred income tax assets as such assets did not meet the required asset recognition standard established by SFAS 109. Our valuation allowance increased by $16,000 during the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

At December 31, 2005 our current and non-current deferred income tax assets (assuming an effective income tax rate of approximately 40%) consisted of the following:

 

Net current deferred income tax asset:

 

Amounts

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$

14,500

Less valuation allowance

 

(14,500)

 

Total

 

$

-

 

 

Net non-current deferred income tax asset:

 

Amounts

 

 

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

$

836,500

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

 

(70,000)

Subtotal

 

766,500

Less valuation allowance

 

(766,500)

 

Total

 

$

-

 

NOTE E - INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS AND AWARDS

 

Our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan provides for the granting of stock options and awards to officers, directors, employees and consultants. We are authorized to grant awards for up to 10% of our issued and outstanding common stock, which equated to 2,283,675 shares of our common stock as of December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, option and stock awards totaling 1,800,000 shares were outstanding. Vesting and exercise price provisions are determined by the board of directors at the time the awards are granted.

 

 

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The status of our stock options and stock awards are summarized as follows:

 

 

Number

 

Weighted Average

 

Of

Shares

 

Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2003

1,100,000

$

0.07

 

 

 

 

Granted

810,000

 

0.17

Exercised

(50,000)

 

0.07

Canceled

(977,671)

 

0.07

Outstanding at December 31, 2004

882,329

 

0.16

 

 

 

 

Granted

1,442,235

 

0.27

Exercised

(42,235)

 

0.00

Canceled

(482,329)

 

0.09

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

1,800,000

$

0.27

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2005

525,000

$

0.26

 

The following table summarizes information about our options outstanding at December 31, 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Number

Outstanding

 

Remaining Contractual

Life (in years)

 

Options Exercisable

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

$

0.00-0.30

 

1,485,000

 

8.9

469,000

$

0.25

$

0.31-0.40

 

305,000

 

8.1

51,000

$

0.35

$

0.41-0.50

 

10,000

 

9.4

5,000

$

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

525,000

 

 

 

 

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We account for our stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. Had our compensation expense for stock-based compensation plans been determined based upon fair values at the grant dates for awards under this plan in accordance with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” our net loss and pro forma net loss per share amounts would have been reflected as follows:

                

 

 

2005

 

2004

Net loss:

 

 

 

 

As reported

$

(997,160)

$

(818,985)

Pro forma

$

(1,018,632)

$

(848,777)

 

Loss per share:

 

 

 

 

As reported

$

(0.04)

$

(0.04)

Pro forma

$

(0.05)

$

(0.04)

 

The weighted average fair value of incentive stock options granted during 2005, which were not expensed, estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, was approximately $21,472 or $0.05 per option share. The fair value of options granted was estimated on the date of the grants using the following approximate assumptions: dividend yield of 0 %, expected volatility of 12.0 - 20.0% (depending on the date of issue), risk-free interest rate of 4.0 – 4.5% (depending on the date of issue), and an expected life of 3 years.

 

NOTE F – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Lease

 

In August 2003, we entered into a three year lease for 5,200 square feet at our laboratory facility in Fort Myers, Florida. The lease, which commenced on August 8, 2003, currently requires average monthly rental payments of approximately $6,300 during the lease term. Such amount includes estimated operating and maintenance expenses and sales tax and is subject to annual increases. Rent expense for 2005 and 2004 was $76,303 and $73,103, respectively.

 

The lease is due to expire on August 31, 2006. The lease contains a provision that allows us to extend the lease for two terms of three years each. We are currently in negotiations on a new lease for our facility including the lease of an additional 4,000 square feet adjacent to our current facility. This space will allow for future expansion of our business in 2006.

 

Capital Lease  

 

During March 2006 we entered into a 5 year capital lease with Beckman Coulter for a flow cytometer. The lease is for the useful life of the equipment and title to the equipment will remain with Beckman Coulter. The agreement contains no purchase option at the end of the lease term. The equipment cost is $125,064.30 and the monthly lease payment will be $2,538.81. This is an effective interest rate of 8% per annum.

 

Employment Contract

 

On December 14, 2004, we entered into an employment agreement with Robert P. Gasparini to serve as our President and Chief Science Officer. The employment agreement has an initial term of three years, effective January 3, 2005; provided, however that either party may

 

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terminate the agreement by giving the other party sixty days written notice. The employment agreement specifies an initial base salary of $150,000/year, with specified salary increases to $185,000/year over the first 18 months of the contract. Mr. Gasparini is also entitled to receive cash bonuses for any given fiscal year in an amount equal to 15% of his base salary if he meets certain targets established by the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Gasparini was granted 1,000,000 Incentive Stock Options that have a ten year term so long as Mr. Gasparini remains an employee of the Company (these options, which vest according to the passage of time and other performance-based milestones, have and will continue to result in us recording stock based compensation expense). Mr. Gasparini's employment agreement also specifies that he is entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per year and other health insurance and relocation benefits. In the event that Mr. Gasparini is terminated without cause by the Company, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Gasparini's base salary and maintain his employee benefits for a period of six months.

 

Litigation

 

We are potentially subject to various claims and litigation arising out of the ordinary course and conduct of our business including product liability, intellectual property, labour and employment, environmental and tax matters. We do not consider our exposure to such claims and litigation to be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE G- OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

During 2005 and 2004, Steven C. Jones, a director of the Company, earned $51,000 and $72,500, respectively, in cash for various consulting work performed in connection with his duties as Acting Principal Financial Officer.

 

On April 15, 2003, we entered into a revolving credit facility with MVP 3, LP (“MVP 3”), a partnership controlled by certain of our shareholders. Under the terms of the agreement MVP 3, LP agreed to make available to us up to $1.5 million of debt financing with a stated interest rate of prime + 8% and such credit facility had an initial maturity of March 31, 2005. At December 31, 2004, we owed MVP 3, approximately $740,000 under this loan agreement. This obligation was repaid in full through a refinancing on March 23, 2005.

 

On March 23, 2005, we entered into an agreement with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP (formerly known as MVP 3, LP) (“Aspen”) to refinance our existing indebtedness of $740,000 and provide for additional liquidity of up to $760,000 to the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Aspen, a Naples, Florida-based private investment fund made available to us up to $1.5 million of debt financing in the form of a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with an initial maturity of March 31, 2007. Aspen is managed by its General Partner, Medical Venture Partners, LLC, which is controlled by a director of NeoGenomics. We incurred $53,587 of transaction expenses in connection with establishing the Credit Facility, which have been capitalized and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the agreement. As part of this transaction, we issued a five year warrant to Aspen to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.50/share, all of which are currently vested. We accrued $131,337 for the value of such Warrant as of the original commitment date as a discount to the face amount of the Credit Facility. The Company is amortizing such discount to interest expense over the 24 months of the Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2005, $1,500,000 was available for use and $1,500,000 had been drawn.

 

In addition, as a condition to these transactions, the Company, Aspen and certain individual shareholders agreed to amend and restate their shareholders’ agreement to provide that Aspen

 

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will have the right to appoint up to three of seven of our directors and one mutually acceptable independent director. We also amended and restated a Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 with Aspen and certain individual shareholders, which grants to Aspen certain demand registration rights (with no provision for liquidated damages) and which grants to all parties to the agreement, piggyback registration rights.

 

On March 11, 2005, we entered into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc. to provide eTelenext, Inc’s Accessioning Application, AP Anywhere Application and CMQ Application. HCSS, LLC is a holding company created to build a small laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics laboratories in the United States. HCSS, LLC is owned 66.7% by Dr. Michael T. Dent, our Chairman. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid $22,500 over three months to customize this software and will pay an annual membership fee of $6,000 per year and monthly transaction fees of between $2.50 - $10.00 per completed test, depending on the volume of tests performed. The eTelenext system is an elaborate laboratory information system (LIS) that is in use at many larger labs. By assisting in the formation of the small laboratory network, the Company will be able to increase the productivity of its technologists and have on-line links to other small labs in the network in order to better manage its workflow.

 

On January 18, 2006, the Company entered into a binding letter agreement (the "Aspen Agreement") with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, which provides, among other things, that Aspen waived certain pre-emptive rights in connection with the sale of $400,000 of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share and the granting of 900,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.26/share to a SKL Limited Partnership, LP ("SKL" as more fully described below) in exchange for five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26/share. Aspen was also given the right, and as mentioned below, exercised such right, to purchase up to $200,000 of restricted shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price per share of $0.20/share (1.0 million shares) and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share in connection with such purchase (the "Equity Purchase Rights"). Aspen and the Company will amend that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Loan Agreement") between the parties to extend the maturity date until September 30, 2007 and modify certain covenants (such Loan Agreement as amended, the "Credit Facility Amendment"); (e) Aspen shall have the right, until April 30, 2006, to provide up to $200,000 of additional secured indebtedness to the Company under the Credit Facility Amendment and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of $0.26/share (the "New Debt Rights"); (f) the Company has agreed to amend and restate that certain warrant agreement, dated March 23, 2005 to provide that all 2,500,000 warrant shares (the "Existing Warrants") shall be vested and the exercise price per share shall be reset to $0.31 per share; and (g) the Company has agreed to amend that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), between the parties to incorporate the Existing Warrants and any new shares or warrants issued to Aspen in connection with the Equity Purchase Rights or the New Debt Rights.

 

On March 14, 2006, Aspen exercised its Equity Purchase Rights and we issued to Aspen 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $200,000. In connection with this transaction, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

Also on March 30, 2006, Aspen exercised its New Debt Rights and entered into the definitive transaction documentation for the Credit Facility Amendment and other such documents required under the Aspen Agreement, dated January 18, 2006. As part of the Credit Facility

 

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Amendment, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to borrow an additional $200,000 from Aspen. In connection with Aspen making such debt capital available to the Company, we issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

During the period from January 18 - 21, 2006, the Company entered into agreements with four other shareholders who are parties to that certain Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, to exchange five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of stock in the aggregate at an exercise price of $0.26/share for such shareholders’ waiver of their pre-emptive rights under the Shareholders’ Agreement.

 

NOTE H – EQUITY FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

During 2004, we sold 3,040,000 shares of our common stock in a series of private placements at $0.25/share to unaffiliated third party investors. These transactions generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $740,000 after deducting certain transaction expenses. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreements used in these transactions, the Company agreed to file with the SEC, and to cause to be declared effective thereafter, a SB-2 resale registration statement which includes the shares purchased by such third party investors. The company filed a resale registration statement on July 28, 2005, which was declared effective by the SEC on August 1, 2005.

 

On January 3, 2005, we issued 27,288 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to two employees of the Company in satisfaction of $6,822 of accrued, but unpaid vacation.

 

During the period from January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005, we sold 522,382 shares of our common stock in a series of private placements at $0.30 per share and $0.35 per share to unaffiliated third party investors. These transactions generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $171,000.

 

On June 6, 2005, we entered into a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP (“Cornell”). Pursuant to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may, at its discretion, periodically sell to Cornell shares of common stock for a total purchase price of up to $5.0 million. For each share of common stock purchased under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, Cornell will pay the Company 98% of the lowest volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock as quoted by Bloomberg, LP on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or other principal market on which the Company’s common stock is traded for the 5 days immediately following the notice date (the “Purchase Price”). The total number of shares issued to Cornell under each advance request will be equal to the total dollar amount of the advance request divided by the Purchase Price determined during the five day pricing period. Cornell will also retain 5% of each advance under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement. Cornell’s obligation to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement is subject to certain conditions, including the Company maintaining an effective registration statement for shares of common stock sold under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement and is limited to $750,000 per weekly advance. The amount and timing of all advances under the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement are at the discretion of the Company and the Company is not obligated to issue and sell any securities to Cornell, unless and until it decides to do so. Upon execution of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, Cornell received 381,888 shares of the Company’s common stock as a commitment fee under the Standby Equity Distribution

 

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Agreement. The Company also issued 27,278 shares of the Company’s common stock to Spartan Securities Group, Ltd. under a placement agent agreement relating to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement.

 

On July 1, 2005, we issued 14,947 shares of our common stock under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to two employees of the Company in satisfaction of $4,933 of accrued, but unpaid vacation.

 

On July 28, 2005, we filed an amended SB-2 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register 10,000,000 shares of our common stock related to the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement. Such registration statement became effective as of August 1, 2005.

 

On August 29, 2005, we requested a $25,000 advance on our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell. The advance was completed to provide funding for general corporate purposes. The advance was completed on September 8, 2005 and resulted in the sale of 63,776 shares of common stock. Our net proceeds were $23,250 after deducting $1,250 in fees to Cornell and a $500 escrow agent fee to Yorkville Advisors Management, LLC.

 

On December 10, 2005, we requested a $50,000 advance on our Standby Equity Distribution Agreement with Cornell. The advance was completed to provide funding for general corporate purposes. The advance was completed on December 18, 2005 and resulted in the sale of 241,779 shares of common stock. Our net proceeds were $47,000 after deducting $2,500 in fees to Cornell and a $500 escrow agent fee to Yorkville Advisors Management, LLC.

 

On December 15, 2005, we issued 18,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to employees of the Company as part of a year-end bonus program. The shares were issued at a price of $0.21/share and resulted in an expense to the Company of $3,780.

 

NOTE I - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On January 18, 2006, the Company entered into a binding letter agreement (the "Aspen Agreement") with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, which provides, among other things, that (a) Aspen has waived certain pre-emptive rights in connection with the sale of $400,000 of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share and the granting of 900,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.26/share to a SKL Limited Partnership, LP ("SKL" as more fully described below) in exchange for five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26/share; (b) Aspen shall have the right, up to April 30, 2006, to purchase up to $200,000 of restricted shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price per share of $0.20/share (1.0 million shares) and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share in connection with such purchase (the "Equity Purchase Rights"); (c) in the event that Aspen does not exercise its Equity Purchase Rights in total, the Company shall have the right to sell the difference to SKL at terms no more favorable than Aspen's Equity Purchase Rights; (d) Aspen and the Company will amend that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Loan Agreement") between the parties to extend the maturity date until September 30, 2007 and modify certain covenants (such Loan Agreement as amended, the "Credit Facility Amendment"); (e) Aspen shall have the right, until April 30, 2006, to provide up to $200,000 of additional secured indebtedness to the Company under the Credit Facility Amendment and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of $0.26/share (the "New Debt Rights"); (f) the Company has agreed to amend and restate that certain warrant

 

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agreement, dated March 23, 2005 to provide that all 2,500,000 warrant shares (the "Existing Warrants") shall be vested and the exercise price per share shall be reset to $0.31 per share; and (g) the Company has agreed to amend that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), between the parties to incorporate the Existing Warrants and any new shares or warrants issued to Aspen in connection with the Equity Purchase Rights or the New Debt Rights.

 

Under the terms of the contemplated Credit Facility Amendment, Aspen and the Company have agreed as follow:

 

 

(1) The maturity date of the Credit Facility shall be extended to September 30, 2007.

 

(2) Paragraph 11 of the existing Loan Agreement (Borrower's Negative Covenants) shall be amended to allow for Permitted Indebtedness of up to a total of $500,000 of vendor and lease financing on capital equipment, including straight vendor financing and both operating and capital lease financing, in the aggregate at any given time during the term of the Credit Facility (the "Capital Equipment Financing Basket") and allow for Permitted Liens on such equipment.

 

(3) The Permitted Indebtedness section of paragraph 11 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended to allow for an aggregate of up to $400,000 of convertible draw notes from Cornell Capital Partners LP during the life of the Credit Facility (unless the proceeds of such Cornell convertible draw notes are used to repay the Company's indebtedness to Aspen); provided that such convertible draw notes contain an option for a fixed price conversion at any time and have a term of no longer than six months unless the proceeds of such convertible draw notes are used to pay-off the Credit Facility.

 

(4) The definition of Permitted Indebtedness in paragraph 11 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended to allow for real estate leases entered into by the Company, provided that such real estate leases have been approved by the Board of Directors and contain no more than $100,000 of leasehold improvements embedded within the lease stream.

 

(5) The structure of the Credit Facility shall be amended so that it is a draw facility whereby once principal payments have been made to Aspen by the Company, the Company can no longer draw such amounts and that portion of the availability will expire. The parties agree that all principal payments from the Company will retire the unsecured portion of the Credit Facility first.

 

(6) The Company and Aspen agree to such other amendments to the Credit Facility documents as may be mutually agreed upon, including, but not limited to a clarification of Paragraph 16 of the Loan Agreement to include a provision that if the Company does not properly notify Aspen of an event of default, that is in and of itself a default and that the date of such default will be deemed to be the first date which circumstances gave rise to the event of default for purposes of calculating the 30 day cure period, and further that Aspen may so notify the Company of this type of default or any other type of default that may have occurred.

 

During the period from January 18 - 21, 2006, the Company entered into agreements with four other shareholders who are parties to that certain Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, to exchange five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of stock in the aggregate at an exercise price of $0.26/share for such shareholders’ waiver of their pre-emptive rights under the Shareholders’ Agreement.

 

On January 21, 2006 the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the "Subscription")

 

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with SKL Family Limited Partnership, LP, a New Jersey limited partnership, whereby SKL purchased 2.0 million shares (the "Subscription Shares") of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $400,000. Under the terms of the Subscription, the Subscription Shares are restricted for a period of 24 months and then carry piggyback registration rights to the extent that exemptions under Rule 144 are not available to SKL. In connection with the Subscription, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 900,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share. SKL has no previous affiliation with the Company.

 

On March 14, 2006, Aspen exercised its Equity Purchase Rights and we issued to Aspen 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $200,000. In connection with this transaction, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

Also on March 30, 2006, Aspen exercised its New Debt Rights and entered into the definitive transaction documentation for the Credit Facility Amendment and other such documents required under the Aspen Agreement, dated January 18, 2006. As part of the Credit Facility Amendment, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to borrow an additional $200,000 from Aspen. In connection with Aspen making such debt capital available to the Company, we issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

End of Financial Statements

 

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ITEM 8.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

(A)

Evaluation Of Disclosure Controls And Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance of achieving the Company’s disclosure control objectives. The Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are, in fact, effective at this reasonable assurance level as of the period covered. In addition, the Company reviewed its internal controls, and there have been no significant changes in its internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of their last evaluation or from the end of the reporting period to the date of this Form 10-KSB.

 

 

(B)

Changes In Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

In connection with the evaluation of the Company’s internal controls during the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer have determined that there are no changes to the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially effect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 9.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTORS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our members of the Board of Directors and other executives as of February 28, 2006:

 

 

Name

Age

Position

 

Board of Directors:

 

 

Robert P. Gasparini

51

President and Chief Science Officer,

Board Member

Steven C. Jones

42

Acting Principal Financial Officer,

Board Member

Michael T. Dent

41

Chairman of the Board

Thomas D. Conrad

75

Board Member

George G. O’Leary

43

Board Member

Peter M. Peterson

49

Board Member

 

 

 

Other Executives:

 

 

Jimmy W. Bryan

36

Director of Sales

Jerome J. Dvonch

37

Director of Finance

Thomas J. Schofield

27

Diretor of Operations

 

 

There are no family relationships between or among the members of the Board of Directors or other executives. With the exception of Mr. Peterson, the directors and other executives of the Company are not directors or executive officers of any company that files reports with the SEC. Mr. Peterson also serves as Chairman of the Board of Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: INIV). None of the members of the Board of Directors or other executives has been involved in any bankruptcy proceedings, criminal proceedings, any proceeding involving any possibility of enjoining or suspending members of the Company’s Board of Directors or other executives from engaging in any business, securities or banking activities, and have not been found to have violated, nor been accused of having violated, any federal or state securities or commodities laws.

 

Members of the Company’s Board of Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until their successors are elected. The Company’s officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of the Board and are subject to employment agreements, if any, approved and ratified by the Board.

 

Robert P. Gasparini, M.S. – President and Chief Science Officer, Board Member

 

Mr. Gasparini is the President and Chief Science Officer of NeoGenomics. Prior to assuming the role of President and Chief Science Officer, Mr. Gasparini was a consultant to the Company since May 2004. Prior to NeoGenomics, Mr. Gasparini was the Director of the Genetics Division for US Pathology Labs, Inc. (“US Labs”) from January 2001 to December 2004. During this period, Mr. Gasparini started the Genetics Division for US Labs and grew annual revenues of this division to $30 million over a 30 month period. Prior to US Labs, Mr. Gasparini was the Molecular Marketing Manager for Ventana Medical Systems from 1999 to

 

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2001. Prior to Ventana, Mr. Gasparini was the Assistant Director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory for the Prenatal Diagnostic Center from 1993 to 1998 an affiliate of Mass General Hospital and part of Harvard University. While at the Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Mr. Gasparini was also an Adjunct Professor at Harvard University. Mr. Gasparini is a licensed Clinical Laboratory Director and an accomplished author in the field of Cytogenetics. He received his BS degree from The University of Connecticut in Biological Sciences and his Master of Health Science degree from Quinnipiac University in Laboratory Administration.

 

Steven C. Jones – Acting Principal Financial Officer, Board Member

 

Mr. Jones has served as a director since October 2003. He is a Managing Director in Medical Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm established in 2003 for the purpose of making investments in the healthcare industry. Mr. Jones is also the co-founder and Chairman of the Aspen Capital Group and has been President and Managing Director of Aspen Capital Advisors since January 2001. Prior to that Mr. Jones was a chief financial officer at various public and private companies and was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Jones received his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1985 and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He is also Chairman of the Board of Quantum Health Systems, LLC and T3 Communications, LLC.

 

Michael T. Dent M.D. – Chairman of the Board

 

Dr. Dent is our founder and Chairman of the Board. Dr. Dent was our President and Chief Executive Officer from June 2001, when he founded NeoGenomics, to April 2004. From April 2004 until April 2005, Dr. Dent served as our President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Dent founded the Naples Women's Center in 1996 and continues his practice to this day. He received his training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas in Galveston. He received his M.D. degree from the University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. in 1992 and a B.S. degree from Davidson College in Davidson, N.C. in 1986. He is a member of the American Association of Cancer Researchers and a Diplomat and fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He sits on the Board of the Florida Life science Biotech Initiative.

 

Thomas D. Conrad, PhD. – Board Member

 

Dr. Conrad is a Director of NeoGenomics. During his 50-year professional career, he has been involved in starting and operating numerous businesses. He is currently and for the last five years has been the President of Financial Management Corporation, which acts as the General Partner for Competitive Capital Partners, LP, a Naples, Florida-based hedge fund. Prior to his involvement in the fund management business, Dr. Conrad was involved with, among others The Military Benefit Association and The Government Employees Association, both large life insurance companies. Dr. Conrad has taught at five universities, been a cattleman, an Army pilot and a restaurateur. Before coming to Florida he was a member of the Reagan Administration as an Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force. Dr. Conrad has a BS and an MBA from the University of Maryland and received his PhD. in Business from the American University.

 

 

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George G. O’Leary – Board Member

 

Mr. O’Leary is a Director of NeoGenomics and is currently the President of US Medical Consultants, LLC. Prior to assuming his duties with US Medical, he was a consultant to the company and acting Chief Operating Officer. Prior to NeoGenomics, Mr. O’Leary was the President and CFO of Jet Partners, LLC from 2002 to 2004. During that time he grew annual revenues from $12 million to $17.5 million. Prior to Jet Partners, Mr. O’Leary was CEO and President of Communication Resources Incorporated (CRI) from 1996 to 2000. During that time he grew annual revenues from $5 million to $40 million. Prior to CRI, Mr. O’Leary held various positions including VP of Operations for Cablevision Industries from 1987 to 1996. Mr. O’Leary was a CPA with Peat Marwick Mitchell from 1984 to 1987. He received his BBA in Accounting from Siena College in Albany, New York.

 

Peter M. Peterson – Board Member

 

Mr. Peterson is a Director of NeoGenomics and is the founder of Aspen Capital Partners, LLC which specializes in capital formation, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, and new business start-ups. Mr. Peterson is also the Chairman and Founder of CleanFuel USA and the Chairman of Innovative Software Technologies (OTCBB: INIV). Prior to forming Aspen Capital Partners, Mr. Peterson was Managing Director of Investment Banking with H. C. Wainwright & Co. Prior to Wainwright, Mr. Peterson was president of First American Holdings and Managing Director of Investment Banking. Previous to First American, he served in various investment banking roles and was the co-founder of ARM Financial Corporation. Mr. Peterson was one of the key individuals responsible for taking ARM Financial public on the OTC market and the American Stock Exchange. Under Mr. Peterson’s financial leadership, ARM Financial Corporation was transformed from a diversified holding company into a national clinical laboratory company with more than 14 clinical laboratories and ancillary services with over $100 million in assets. He has also served as an officer or director for a variety of other companies, both public and private. Mr. Peterson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida.

 

Jimmy W. Bryan – Director of Sales

 

Mr. Bryan has served as director of sales since August 2005. Prior to joining NeoGenomics, Mr. Bryan was National Director of Sales with American Esoteric Laboratories, a nationwide reference laboratory from March 2005 to May 2005. From January 1997 to March 2005, Mr. Bryan was employed with Dianon / Labcorp, where he held various positions including Divisional Manager for Anatomic Pathology Sales, Senior Regional Sales Manager, National Sales Trainer & Recruiter and Senior Sales Representative Mr. Bryan has managed a sales force of 32 people, has had responsibility for approximately $38 million in annual revenue and has been a strategic team member of with 6 laboratory acquisitions. Mr. Bryan has over 13 years of sales and marketing experience with 9 years in the medical industry. Mr. Bryan received his bachelor degree from Union University in Tennessee.

 

Jerome J. Dvonch – Director of Finance

 

Mr. Dvonch has served as director of finance since August 2005. From June 2004 through July 2005, Mr. Dvonch was Associate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis with Protein Design Labs, a bio-pharmaceutical company. From September 2000 through June 2004, Mr. Dvonch held positions of increasing responsibility including Associate Director of Financial Analysis and Reporting with Exelixis, Inc., a biotechnology company. He also was

 

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Manager of Business Analysis for Pharmchem Laboratories, a drug testing laboratory. Mr. Dvonch has extensive experience in strategic planning, SEC reporting and accounting in the life science industry. He also has experience in mergers and acquisitions and with debt/equity financing transactions. Mr. Dvonch is a Certified Public Accountant and received his M.B.A. from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. He received his B.B.A. in accounting from Niagara University.

 

Thomas J. Schofield – Director of Operations

 

Mr. Schofield has served as the Director of Operations since June 2005. Prior to NeoGenomics, Mr. Schofield was the Distribution Manager for Specialty Laboratories where he was responsible for the movement of more than 10,000 specimens daily. From June 2001 to August 2004, Mr. Schofield held several operational positions at US Pathology Labs, Inc. He was primarily responsible for establishing laboratory support teams by hiring, training and implementing new processes. During this period, US Labs grew revenue from $7 million to $70 million over a three year period. Mr. Schofield received an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps after eight total years of service.

 

Audit Committee

 

Currently, the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised of Steven C. Jones and George O’Leary. The Board of Directors believes that both Mr. Jones and Mr. O’Leary are “financial experts” (as defined in Regulation 228.401(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-B). Mr. Jones is a Managing Member of Medical Venture Partners, LLC, which serves as the general partner of Aspen Select Healthcare LP, a partnership which controls approximately 41.8% of the voting stock of the Company. Thus Mr. Jones would not be considered an “independent” director under Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”). However, Mr. O’Leary would be considered an “independent” director under Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A of the Act.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Currently, the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised of the Board Members except for Mr. Gasparini.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The Company adopted a Code of Ethics for its senior financial officers and the principal executive officer during 2004 as published in our 10KSB dated April 15, 2005.

 

ITEM 10.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table provides certain summary information concerning compensation paid by the Company to or on behalf of our most highly compensated executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003:

 

 

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Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Capacity

Year

Salary

 

Other Compensation

Robert P. Gasparini

President & Chief Science Officer

2005

2004

2003

$162,897

$ 22,500 (2)

 

$28,128 (1)

--

Steven Jones

Acting Principal Financial Officer and Director

2005

2004

2003

$ 51,000 (3)

$ 72,500 (3)

$ 52,000 (3)

-

-

-

Dr. Michael T. Dent

Chairman, President and

Chief Medical Officer (4)

2005

2004

2003

-

$ 37,334 (5)

-

 

-

-

-

(1)

Mr. Gasparini moved to Florida from California during 2005 and these represent his relocation expenses paid by the Company.

(2)

Mr. Gasparini was appointed as President and Chief Science Officer on January 3, 2005. During 2004, he acted as a consultant to the Company and the amounts indicated represent his consulting income.

(3)

Mr. Jones has acted as a consultant to the Company and the amounts indicated represent his consulting income.

(4)

Dr. Dent served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from June 2001 until April 2004. From April 2003 until April 2004, Dr. Dent served as the President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Dent has been Chairman of the Board since October 2003.

(5)

During 2004, Dr. Dent acted as a consultant to the Company. The amounts indicated, represent his consulting income.

 

 

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ITEM 11.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth information as of March 30, 2006, with respect to each person known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, each director and officer of the Company and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. The Company has no other class of equity securities outstanding other than common stock.

 

Title of

Class

Name And Address Of Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature Of Beneficial Ownership

 

Percent Of Class(1)

 

Common

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP (2)

1740 Persimmon Drive

Naples, Florida 34109

 

14,453,279

48.55%

 

Common

Steven C. Jones (3)

1740 Persimmon Drive

Naples, Florida 34109

 

15,655,172

52.54%

 

Common

Michael T. Dent M.D. (4)

1726 Medical Blvd.

Naples, Florida 34110

 

2,793,527

10.52%

 

Common

Thomas D. Conrad (5)

81 Seagate Avenue, #1501

Naples, Florida 34103

 

800,000

3.05%

 

Common

George O’Leary (6)

6506 Contempo Lane

Boca Raton, Florida 33433

294,000

1.11%

 

Common

Robert P. Gasparini (7)

20205 Wildcat Run

Estero, FL 33928

 

200,000

0.76%

 

Common

Peter M. Peterson (8)

2402 S. Ardson Place

Tampa, FL 33629

 

14,453,279

48.55%

 

Common

SKL Family Limited Partnership (9)

984 Oyster Court

Sanibel, FL 33957

 

2,900,000

10.75%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Directors and Officers as a Group (2 persons)

19,742,699

64.80%

 

(1)    Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance within the rules of the Commission and generally includes voting of investment power with respect to securities. Shares of

 

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common stock subject to securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 15, 2006 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such options for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such persons, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

(2)    Aspen Select Healthcare, LP (“Aspen”) has direct ownership of 10,903,279 shares and has certain warrants with 3,550,000 shares currently exercisable. The general partner of Aspen is Medical Venture Partners, LLC, an entity controlled by Steven C. Jones.

 

(3)    Steven C. Jones, director of the Company, has direct ownership of 1,174,595 shares and currently exercisable warrants to purchase an additional 27,298 shares, but as a member of the general partner of Aspen, he has the right to vote all shares held by Aspen, thus 10,903,279 shares and 3,550,000 currently exercisable warrant shares have been added to his total.

 

(4)    Michael T. Dent, a director of the Company, has direct ownership of 2,470,535 shares, currently exercisable warrants to purchase 72,992 shares, and currently exercisable options to purchase 250,000 shares.

 

(5)    Thomas D. Conrad, a director of the Company, is President of the General Partner of Competitive Capital Partners, LP, which owns 800,000 shares. Since Mr. Conrad has the right to vote all shares held by Competitive Capital Partners, LP, these shares have been added to his total.

 

(6)    George O’Leary, a director of the Company, has direct ownership of 244,000 warrants, all of which are currently exercisable. On March 23, 2006 George O’Leary exercised 144,000 warrants in return for freely tradable shares.

 

(7)   Robert Gasparini, President of the Company, has 1,000,000 options to purchase shares, of which 200,000 are currently exercisable.

 

(8)    Peter M. Peterson is a member of the general partner of Aspen and has the right to vote all shares held by Aspen. Thus 10,903,279 shares and 3,550,000 currently exercisable warrant shares have been added to his total. Mr. Peterson does not own any other stock of the Company except through his affiliation with Aspen.

 

(8)    SKL Family Limited Partnership has direct ownership of 2,000,000 shares and currently exercisable warrants to purchase 900,000 shares.

 

ITEM 12.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

During 2005 and 2004, Steven C. Jones, a director of the Company, earned $51,000 and $72,500, respectively, in cash for various consulting work performed connection with his duties as Acting Principle Financial Officer.

 

On April 15, 2003, we entered into a revolving credit facility with MVP 3, LP (“MVP 3”), a partnership controlled by certain of our shareholders. Under the terms of the agreement MVP 3, LP agreed to make available up to $1.5 million of debt financing with a stated interest rate of prime + 8% and such credit facility had an initial maturity of March 31, 2005. At December 31, 2004, we owed MVP 3, approximately $740,000 under this loan agreement, which is classified as “Due to affiliates” under the current liabilities section of our balance sheet for FY 2004. This obligation was repaid in full through a refinancing on March 23, 2005.

 

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On January 18, 2006, George O’Leary, a director received from the Company 50,000 incentive stock options at $0.26 per share in compensation for services related to the Equity and Debt Financing the company completed in January 2006.

 

On March 11, 2005, we entered into an agreement with HCSS, LLC and eTelenext, Inc. to provide eTelenext, Inc’s Accessioning Application, AP Anywhere Application and CMQ Application. HCSS, LLC is a holding company created to build a small laboratory network for the 50 small commercial genetics laboratories in the United States. HCSS, LLC is owned 66.7% by Dr. Michael T. Dent, our Chairman. By becoming the first customer of HCSS in the small laboratory network, the Company saved approximately $152,000 in up front licensing fees. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid $22,500 over three months to customize this software and will pay an annual membership fee of $6,000 per year and monthly transaction fees of between $2.50 - $10.00 per completed test, depending on the volume of tests performed. The eTelenext system is an elaborate laboratory information system (LIS) that is in use at many larger labs. By assisting in the formation of the small laboratory network, the Company will be able to increase the productivity of its technologists and have on-line links to other small labs in the network in order to better manage its workflow.

 

On March 23, 2005, we entered into an agreement with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP (formerly known as MVP 3, LP) (“Aspen”) to refinance our existing indebtedness of $740,000 and provide for additional liquidity of up to $760,000 to the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, Aspen, a Naples, Florida-based private investment fund made available up to $1.5 million of debt financing in the form of a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with an initial maturity of March 31, 2007. Aspen is managed by its General Partner, Medical Venture Partners, LLC, which is controlled by a director of NeoGenomics. We incurred $53,587 of transaction expenses in connection with establishing the Credit Facility, which have been capitalized and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the agreement. As part of this transaction, we issued a five year warrant to Aspen to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.50/share, all of which are currently vested. We accrued $131,337 for the value of such Warrant as of the original commitment date as a discount to the face amount of the Credit Facility. The Company is amortizing such discount to interest expense over the 24 month of the Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2005, $1,500,000 was available for use and $1,500,000 had been drawn.

 

In addition, as a condition to these transactions, the Company, Aspen and certain individual shareholders agreed to amend and restate their shareholders’ agreement to provide that Aspen will have the right to appoint up to three of seven of our directors and one mutually acceptable independent director. We also amended and restated a Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 with Aspen and certain individual shareholders, which grants to Aspen certain demand registration rights and which grants to all parties to the agreement, piggyback registration rights.

 

On January 18, 2006, the Company entered into a binding letter agreement (the "Aspen Agreement") with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, which provides, among other things, that (a) Aspen has waived certain pre-emptive rights in connection with the sale of $400,000 of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share and the granting of 900,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.26/share to a SKL Limited Partnership, LP ("SKL" as more fully described below) in exchange for five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.26/share; (b) Aspen shall have the right, up to April 30, 2006, to purchase up to $200,000 of restricted shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price per share of $0.20/share (1.0 million shares) and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the

 

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Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share in connection with such purchase (the "Equity Purchase Rights"); (c) in the event that Aspen does not exercise its Equity Purchase Rights in total, the Company shall have the right to sell the difference to SKL at terms no more favorable than Aspen's Equity Purchase Rights; (d) Aspen and the Company will amend that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Loan Agreement") between the parties to extend the maturity date until September 30, 2007 and modify certain covenants (such Loan Agreement as amended, the "Credit Facility Amendment"); (e) Aspen shall have the right, until April 30, 2006, to provide up to $200,000 of additional secured indebtedness to the Company under the Credit Facility Amendment and receive a five year warrant to purchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company's common stock with an exercise price of $0.26/share (the "New Debt Rights"); (f) the Company has agreed to amend and restate that certain warrant agreement, dated March 23, 2005 to provide that all 2,500,000 warrant shares (the "Existing Warrants") shall be vested and the exercise price per share shall be reset to $0.31 per share; and (g) the Company has agreed to amend that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 23, 2005 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), between the parties to incorporate the Existing Warrants and any new shares or warrants issued to Aspen in connection with the Equity Purchase Rights or the New Debt Rights.

 

During the period from January 18 - 21, 2006, the Company entered into agreements with four other shareholders who are parties to that certain Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, to exchange five year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of stock in the aggregate at an exercise price of $0.26/share for such shareholders’ waiver of their pre-emptive rights under the Shareholders’ Agreement.

 

On March 14, 2006, Aspen exercised its Equity Purchase Rights and we issued to Aspen 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20/share for $200,000. In connection with this transaction, the Company also issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

Also on March 30, 2006, Aspen exercised its New Debt Rights and entered into the definitive transaction documentation for the Credit Facility Amendment and other such documents required under the Aspen Agreement, dated January 18, 2006. As part of the Credit Facility Amendment, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to borrow an additional $200,000 from Aspen. In connection with Aspen making such debt capital available to the Company, we issued a five year warrant to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.26/share.

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed (or incorporated by reference herein) as part of this Form 10-KSB.

 

 

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EXHIBIT NO.

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

3.1

Articles of Incorporation, as amended

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 1999

3.2

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on January 3, 2003.

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 10-KSB as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2003

3.3

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on April 11, 2003.

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 10-KSB as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2003

3.4

Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated April 15, 2003.

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 10-KSB as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2003

10.1

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P., dated March 30, 2006

Provided herewith

10.2

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P. and individuals dated March 23, 2005

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 8-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005

10.3

Guaranty of NeoGenomics, Inc., dated March 23, 2005

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 8-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005

 

10.4

Stock Pledge Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P., dated March 23, 2005

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 8-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005

10.5

Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P., dated January 21, 2006

Provided herewith

10.6

Amended and Restated Security Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P., dated March 30, 2006

Provided herewith

 

 

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10.7

Employment Agreement, dated December 14, 2005, between Mr. Robert P. Gasparini and the Company

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 10-KSB as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2005

10.8

Registration Rights Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P., dated March 30, 2006

Provided herewith

10.9

Warrant Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and SKL Family Limited Partnership, L.P. issued January 23, 2006

Provided herewith

10.10

Warrant Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P. issued March 14, 2006

Provided herewith

10.11

Warrant Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Aspen Select Healthcare, L.P. issued March 30, 2006

Provided herewith

14.1

NeoGenomics, Inc. Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers and the Principal Executive Officer

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s on Form 10-KSB as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2005

31.1

Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Provided herewith

31.2

Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Provided herewith

32.1

Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Provided herewith

 

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K.

 

On January 24, 2006, we filed a report on Form 8-K announcing that the Company had obtained a $400,000 of new equity financing and that it had entered into a binding agreement with respect to amending its existing Credit Facility with Aspen Select Healthcare, LP.

 

 

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Summarized below is the aggregate amount of various professional fees billed by our principal accountants with respect to our last two fiscal years:

 

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2005

 

2004

 


 


Audit fees

$

28,000

      

$

13,620

Audit-related fees

$

 

$

Tax fees

$

2,000

 

$

4,460

All other fees, including tax consultation

and preparation

$

 

$

                All audit fees are approved by our audit committee and board of directors.  Other than income tax preparation services, Kingery & Crouse, P.A. does not provide any non-audit services to the Company.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized March 31, 2006.

 

NeoGenomics, Inc.

 

By: _/s/ Robert P. Gasparini__________

Robert P. Gasparini

President and

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

March 31, 2006

 

By: _/s/ Steven C. Jones__________

Steven C. Jones

Acting Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

March 31, 2006

 

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

SIGNATURE

TITLE

DATE

 

 

 

/s/ Michael T. Dent

  

Chairman of the Board

March 31, 2006

Michael T. Dent, M.D.

 

 

/s/ Robert P. Gasparini

President and Director

March 31, 2006

Robert P. Gasparini

 

/s/ Steven C. Jones     

Director

March 31, 2006

Steven C. Jones

 

/s/ Thomas Conrad     

Director

March 31, 2006

Thomas D. Conrad

 

/s/ George O’Leary      

Director

March 31, 2006

George O’Leary

 

/s/ Peter M. Petersen    

Director

March 31, 2006

Peter Petersen

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Robert P. Gasparini, Principal Executive Officer, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of NeoGenomics, Inc.;

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.      The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the small business issuer and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

(b)

Omitted;

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.      The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:    March 31, 2006

By:        /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Name:  Robert P. Gasparini

 

Title:     President and Principal Executive Officer

 

*The introductory portion of paragraph 4 of the Section 302 certification that refers to the certifying officers’ responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting for the company, as well as paragraph 4(b), have been omitted in accordance with Release No. 33-8545 (March 2, 2005) because the compliance period has been extended for small business issuers until the first fiscal year ending on or after July 15, 2006.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Steven C. Jones, Principal Financial Officer, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of NeoGenomics, Inc.;

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.      The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the small business issuer and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

(b)

Omitted;

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.      The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:    March 31, 2006

By:        /s/ Steven C. Jones

 

Name:  Steven C. Jones

 

Title:     Acting Principal Financial Officer

*The introductory portion of paragraph 4 of the Section 302 certification that refers to the certifying officers’ responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting for the company, as well as paragraph 4(b), have been omitted in accordance with Release No. 33-8545 (March 2, 2005) because the compliance period has been extended for small business issuers until the first fiscal year ending on or after July 15, 2006.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of NeoGenomics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

 

1.        The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.        The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

 

 

 

Date:

March 31, 2006

______/s/ Robert P. Gasparini_____

Robert P. Gasparini

 

President and

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date:

March 31, 2006

______/s/ Steven C. Jones__

Steven C. Jones

 

Acting Principal Financial Officer

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authentications, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), made and entered into as of March 30, 2006, by and between NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida corporation ("Borrower"), ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE LP, a Delaware limited partnership (formerly known as MVP 3, LP and hereinafter referred to as "ASPEN"), and NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Nevada corporation and the parent of Borrower (the “Parent” or the “Guarantor”). This Agreement replaces and supersedes the original Loan Agreement between the parties, executed on March 23, 2005.

RECITALS

 

A.         ASPEN desires to lend up to $1.7 million to the Borrower to be used by the Borrower for general working capital purposes.

 

B.           As of the date of this Agreement, $1.5 million has been advanced to the Borrower by ASPEN, and there remains $200,000 of availability under this Agreement to provide additional working capital to the Borrower, if requested by the Borrower (such $200,000 hereinafter referred to as the “Remaining Availability”).

 

 

C.

Borrower is a wholly owned subsidiary of Guarantor.

 

D.           Guarantor will receive a direct benefit from the loans made to Borrower, inasmuch as it is the parent of Borrower.

 

E.           ASPEN is willing to make the loans to Borrower described in this Agreement upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

PROVISIONS

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

l.             Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals portion of this Agreement is hereby incorporated by this reference as though it were fully set forth and rewritten herein, and the affirmative statements therein contained shall be deemed to be representations of Borrower, and Guarantor to ASPEN which are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

2.            Loan Facilities. ASPEN hereby agrees to lend to Borrower up to the maximum sum of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00) (hereinafter referred to as the “Loan”), on and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. As used in this Agreement, the term "Liabilities" or "Liability" shall mean the Loan and any and all other indebtedness, advances, obligations, covenants, undertakings and liabilities of Borrower and Guarantor (including amendments, restatements, modifications, extensions and renewals thereof) to ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN under all documents now or hereafter executed by Borrower and/or Guarantor in favor of (or acquired by) ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN (the “Loan Documents”) or however created, direct or indirect, now existing or hereafter arising, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, participated in whole or in part, whether evidenced or created by promissory notes, agreements or otherwise, in any manner acquired by or accruing to ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN, whether by agreement, assignment or otherwise, as well as any and all obligations of Borrower or Guarantors to ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN, whether absolute, contingent or otherwise and howsoever and whensoever (whether now or hereafter) created, including, without limitation, (a) obligations of another or others guaranteed or endorsed by Borrower, and (b) whether or not presently contemplated by the parties on the date hereof, including all costs and expenses incurred in the collection of such indebtedness or the loan referred to herein, taxes levied, insurance and repairs to or for the maintenance of the Collateral hereinafter described. As used in

 

 

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this Agreement, an “Advance” shall mean a sum advanced by ASPEN from time to time under the Loan, and “Advances” shall mean all such sums collectively.

 

3.            Term of Loan. The specific provisions of the Loan, including, but not limited to, the rate of interest, term, late charge, prepayment rights, conditions for draws and default rate of interest, are contained in that certain Amended and Restated Note of even date herewith from Borrower to ASPEN (the “Note”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, extended and/or replaced from time to time.

 

4.            Evidence of Indebtedness and Security Interest. The Loan described in paragraph 2 hereof shall be evidenced by the Note, as described in paragraph 3 hereof, executed by Borrower in favor of ASPEN. The Note shall be secured by:

 

(a)        Amended and Restated Security Agreement executed by Borrower in favor of ASPEN dated of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”), as the same may be amended, modified, restated, replaced and extended from time to time, encumbering all business assets of Borrower, to be delivered to ASPEN concurrent with this Agreement;

 

(b)        Guaranty executed by the Guarantor in favor of ASPEN dated March 23, 2005, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, replaced and extended from time to time, which was delivered to ASPEN concurrent with the original Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005;

 

(c)         Stock Pledge Agreement executed by Guarantor in favor of ASPEN dated March 23, 2005, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, replaced and extended from time to time, which was delivered to ASPEN concurrent with the original Loan Agreement, dated March 23, 2005; and

 

(d)        such other and additional instruments as may now or hereafter be granted by Borrower or the Guarantor to ASPEN.

 

To secure the performance of this Agreement, and subject to Permitted Liens, Borrower hereby grants in favor of ASPEN a continuing security interest in all accounts, equipment, inventory, goods, equipment, trademarks and tangible and intangible personal property of Borrower (as such terms are defined under the Uniform Commercial Code enacted in the State of Florida, as amended from time to time (“UCC”)) listed in the Security Agreement executed on even date herewith, regardless of whether the foregoing is now owned or existing or is owned, acquired or arises hereafter and the proceeds and products of all of the foregoing including, without limitation, proceeds from all eminent domain or condemnation awards or insurance covering the described property. Borrower hereby authorizes ASPEN to file any and all UCC financing statements, amendments, continuations and/or modifications which ASPEN deems necessary or desirable to create, maintain and/or perfect a valid second security interest created herein in such property.

 

As used herein, the term "Collateral" shall include all documents, instruments and property described in (a) through (d) above (sometimes referred to as the “Loan Documents”), and all of Borrower's and/or Guarantor’s right, title and interest in any sums, documents or instruments at any time credited by or due from ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN to Borrower or Guarantor or in the possession of ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN, including, without limitation, deposits. Upon the occurrence of any default by Borrower, Borrower and Guarantor hereby authorize ASPEN to appropriate and use any of the Collateral or proceeds of the Collateral referred to in this paragraph 4 in which ASPEN has a security interest or of which ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN has possession and any of the sums, documents or instruments referred to in this sentence or the proceeds thereof for application against the Liabilities. Borrower shall not sell, assign, transfer or grant a security interest to any other person in, or otherwise encumber, the Collateral and sums covered by this paragraph 4 except in favor of ASPEN, or except to other lenders under “Permitted Liens” (as defined below), , or such other lender or lenders subject to an inter-creditor agreement acceptable to ASPEN, in its sole discretion, or as otherwise permitted under any of the Loan Documents.. Guarantor shall not sell, assign, transfer or grant a security interest to any other person in, or otherwise encumber, the Collateral and sums

 

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covered by this paragraph 4 except in favor of ASPEN or in favor of Borrower as collaterally assigned to ASPEN, or except to other lenders under “Permitted Liens”, or to such other lender or lenders subject to an inter-creditor agreement acceptable to ASPEN, in its sole discretion, or as otherwise permitted under any of the Loan Documents. As used herein the term "Person" includes natural persons, corporations (which shall be deemed to include business trusts), limited liability companies, associations and partnerships. As used herein the phrase “Permitted Liens" means the following: (a) liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings with appropriate reserves for full payment of the same; (b) liens (i) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by Borrower or Guarantor to secure the purchase price of such equipment or indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such equipment, but not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the aggregate, or (ii) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, and provided, further, that the same has been disclosed to ASPEN in writing prior to the execution of this Agreement; (c) leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of Borrower’s or Guarantor's business not interfering in any material respect with the business or financial condition of the Borrower or Guarantor and which do not, in the aggregate, require payments by Borrower or Guarantor in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), and any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or under any lease or license provided that such leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit the grant of the security interest granted hereunder; (d) liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of indebtedness secured by liens of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing lien and provided that the principal amount of the indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase; and (e) liens subordinate to the liens of ASPEN in an amount not to exceed $400,000 to Cornell Capital Partners, LP or one of its affiliates in connection with certain contemplated debt financing.

 

 

5.

Financial Statements, Books and Records.

 

(a)         Borrower shall furnish to ASPEN its opening balance sheet reflecting the net worth of Borrower as of February 28, 2006, which shall be certified by Borrower or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to ASPEN. Borrower shall also furnish ASPEN with copies of all of its federal tax returns (with all schedules) and all reports filed by it with any governmental entity or agency within ten (10) days of filing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ASPEN may, at its option, upon the occurrence of any default by Borrower or Guarantor, require Borrower to furnish updated financial statements during the term of the loan on a periodic basis together with such other financial information as may from time to time be reasonably required by ASPEN, all in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to ASPEN.

 

(b)    As soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year Guarantor shall furnish to ASPEN, either (i) a copy of a report on Form 10-QSB, or any successor form, and any amendments thereto, filed by Guarantor with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal quarter or (ii) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Guarantor as of the close of such fiscal quarter and unaudited consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter then ended and that portion of the fiscal year then ended, including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the preceding fiscal year and prepared in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the period, and certified by a the President or Chief Financial Officer of Guarantor to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Guarantor and Borrower as of the respective date and the results of operations of Guarantor and Borrower for the respective periods then ended, subject to normal year end adjustments.

 

(c) As soon as practicable and in any event within one hundred five (105) days after the end of each fiscal year Guarantor shall furnish to ASPEN, either (i) a copy of a report on Form 10-KSB, or any successor form, and any amendments thereto, filed by Guarantor with the Securities and Exchange

 

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Commission with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal year or (ii) an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and Guarantor as of the close of such fiscal year and audited consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal year and prepared by an independent certified public accounting firm in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operation of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the year.

 

(e)         In addition to the foregoing, Borrower and Guarantor shall make or cause to be made available to ASPEN or its representative(s) such books, records and reports (including, but not limited to, income tax returns) that in any way may reasonably pertain to said party’s financial condition or the loan herein made by ASPEN upon reasonable request therefor from time to time made by ASPEN.

 

6.            Fees. Borrower shall also pay at Closing, or such other time as mutually agreed upon, but in no event later than 30 days from the date hereof, all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by ASPEN in connection with the origination of the Loan and the preparation and execution of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all accounting fees and expenses, attorneys’ fees and expenses, documentary stamp taxes and recording fees; provided that in no event shall such expenses in connection with the origination of this Loan and any other transactions with the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates, or the preparation and execution of the Loan Documents, entered into on even date herewith, exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000).

 

7.            Borrower’s Representations, Warranties and Undertakings. Borrower hereby (i) agrees that all of the following representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and that all of such representations and warranties shall continue to be so until all liabilities are paid in full and ASPEN has no obligation to make further Advances, and (ii) agrees that all of the following covenants shall be adhered to until all liabilities are paid in full and ASPEN has no obligation to make further Advances:

 

(a)         Borrower is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Florida. Borrower is duly qualified and is authorized to do business in all other states and jurisdictions where the character of its property or the nature of its activities make such qualification necessary;

 

(b)        Borrower has the right and power and is duly authorized and empowered to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not and will not, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, contravene, violate, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of Borrower’s governing documents, any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, or decree, or any indenture or loan or credit agreement of Borrower;

 

(c)         This Agreement is, and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party when delivered under this Agreement will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, and no notice to or consent of any governmental body or any Person is needed in connection with this Agreement or any Advance under the Loans;

 

(d)        To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, Borrower has, and is in good standing with respect to, all governmental consents, approvals, authorizations, permits, certificates, inspections and franchises necessary to continue to conduct its business as heretofore and/or proposed to be conducted by it;

 

(e)         Borrower is not a party or subject to any contract, agreement, charter or other restriction, which materially adversely affects its business. Borrower is not a party or subject to any contract or agreement which restricts its right or ability to incur any indebtedness which would prohibit the execution of or compliance with this Agreement by Borrower. Borrower has not agreed or consented to

 

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cause, nor will Borrower permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) the Collateral to be subject to a lien that is not permitted under this Agreement;

 

(f)         Except as set forth in Schedule 7(f) hereto, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened, against or affecting Borrower, or the business, operations, properties, prospects, profits or condition of Borrower, in any court or before any governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal. Borrower is not in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or rule of any court, governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal;

 

(g)         Neither the financial statements of Borrower, this Agreement nor any other written statement of Borrower to ASPEN, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading. There is no material fact which Borrower has failed to disclose to ASPEN in writing which adversely affects or, so far as Borrower can now foresee, will adversely affect the business, prospects, profits or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or Guarantor or the ability of Borrower or Guarantor to perform this Agreement;

 

(h)        To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower and Guarantor have duly complied with, and their respective property and business operations are in compliance in all material respects with, and will maintain compliance in all material respects with, the provisions of all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to Borrower and/or Guarantor and their respective property or the conduct of their respective business, including, without limitation, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations relating or pertaining to data protection, confidentiality, safe working conditions, billing and collections, referrals and laboratory practices, and the purchase, storage, movement, use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances used in connection with research work and laboratory operations (including radioactive compounds and infectious disease agents). There have been no citations, notices or orders of noncompliance issued to Borrower or Guarantor under any such law, rule or regulation, including, without limitation, any demand for reimbursement, recoupment and/or setoff from any governmental entity or Private Third Party Payor rendering payment to Borrower or Guarantor. As used herein, “Private Third Party Payor” includes any insurance product, self-insured employer, or other source of payment for health care services which is not paid directly by a governmental entity under a governmental program covering the provision of health care and/or laboratory services;

 

(i)         Borrower shall use the loan proceeds solely for the purposes described herein and as represented in Borrower’s loan request;

 

(j)         Borrower has not employed or engaged any broker, finder or agent who may claim a commission or fee on the loan transaction described in this Agreement and Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold ASPEN harmless from any such claim or demand and litigation resulting therefrom;

 

(k)        Borrower shall, from time to time, upon request of ASPEN, furnish ASPEN with such information and documents reasonably necessary to protect ASPEN's interest in the Collateral and to effectuate the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(l)          No event has occurred and no condition exists which would, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement or Borrower's performance hereunder, constitute an event of default as hereinafter described. Borrower is not in default, and no event has occurred and no conditions exist which constitute, or which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute, a default in the payment of any indebtedness of Borrower to any person for money borrowed which could have a material adverse effect on Borrower;

 

 

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(m)       Borrower has and will maintain good and marketable title in the items of property described herein as Collateral owned by Borrower free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims, whether legal or equitable, except for Permitted Liens or as agreed in writing by ASPEN. Borrower shall at all times maintain such insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including, fire, theft, workmen's compensation claims, errors and omissions, general liability and property damage, as is customary with companies in the same or similar business or as required by ASPEN, providing a schedule of same to ASPEN;

 

(n)        Borrower will not incur, create, assume or permit to exist any indebtedness or liability for borrowed money which could constitute a lien upon or create a security interest in its assets except (i) in favor of ASPEN, or (ii) Permitted Liens;

 

(o)        Borrower will not directly or indirectly guarantee or otherwise be responsible for payment or performance of the obligations of any other Person except in favor of ASPEN;

 

(p)        Borrower will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets to any Person; will not consolidate or merge with any other Person, or acquire all or substantially all of the properties or assets of any other Person; will not enter into any arrangement with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer and then lease back any kind of property used in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired;

 

(q)        The financial statements and other information supplied by Borrower, and/or Guarantor for the Loans were in all material respects correct on the date supplied (subject to normal year end audit adjustments), and since their dates no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower, and/or Guarantor has occurred;

 

(r)         Borrower will not sell or offer to sell or otherwise transfer or encumber all or a part of the Collateral owned by Borrower without written consent of ASPEN, except if the same is replaced by substitute Collateral of at least equal value, or the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement; Borrower will keep the Collateral owned by Borrower in good order and repair and will not destroy the Collateral. ASPEN, at its option, may discharge taxes, liens or other encumbrances placed on the Collateral and may pay for the preservation of the Collateral. Borrower agrees to reimburse ASPEN, upon demand, for any such expenditures;

 

(s)         Borrower has not received notice from any governmental entity (including federal, state or local) that Borrower has received a material overpayment on receivables, which material overpayment (in excess of any related provision for the same on that person’s financial statements and records) would decrease the overall value of the accounts receivable of the Borrower by in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00);

 

(t)      Borrower will promptly and immediately notify ASPEN upon receipt of any notice of overpayment of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or more in excess of the related provision on the books of the affected person (“Extraordinary Overpayment”) and of any attempt by any governmental entity or any Private Third Party Payor to recoup such Extraordinary Overpayment. As used herein, “Private Third Party Payor” includes any insurance product, self-insured employer, or other source of payment for health care services which is not paid directly by a governmental entity under a governmental program covering the provision of health care and/or laboratory services.

 

(u)          Borrower shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

 

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Each request for an Advance made by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall constitute: (i) an automatic representation and warranty by Borrower to ASPEN that there does not then exist any event of default; and (ii) a reaffirmation as of the date of said request that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects. The representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery and acceptance thereof by ASPEN and the parties thereof and the Closing of the transactions described therein or related thereto.

 

8.            Guarantor’s Representations, Warranties and Undertakings. Guarantor hereby (i) agrees that all of the following representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and that all of such representations and warranties shall continue to be so until all liabilities are paid in full and ASPEN has no obligation to make further Advances, and (ii) agrees that all of the following covenants shall be adhered to until all liabilities are paid in full and ASPEN has no obligation to make further Advances:

 

(a)         Guarantor is duly organized and shall be validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada within twenty (20) days of the date hereof. Guarantor is duly qualified and is authorized to do business in all other states and jurisdictions where the character of its property or the nature of its activities make such qualification necessary;

 

(b)        Guarantor has the right and power and is duly authorized and empowered to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not and will not, to the best of Guarantor’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, contravene, violate, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of Guarantor’s governing documents, any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, or decree, or any indenture or loan or credit agreement of Guarantor;

 

(c)          Since January 1, 2003, Guarantor has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). Guarantor has delivered to ASPEN or its representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of Guarantor disclosed in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”) complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Guarantor as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of Guarantor to ASPEN which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the date such information was written.

 

(d)          The authorized capital stock of Guarantor consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). As of the date hereof, Guarantor has 25,836,754 shares of Common Stock issued

 

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and outstanding and no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and the Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement of even date herewith, no shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by Guarantor. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or as set forth on Schedule 8(d), as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act, (iv) there are no outstanding registration statements and there are no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency, and there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note as described in this Agreement. The Company has furnished to ASPEN true and correct copies of Guarantor’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and Guarantor’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock options issued to employees and consultants.

 

(e)          Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by Guarantor and the consummation by Guarantor of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of Guarantor or the By-laws or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is quoted) applicable to Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither Guarantor nor its subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to Guarantor or its subsidiaries. The business of Guarantor and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity which would have a material adverse effect on Guarantor. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, Guarantor is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which Guarantor is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

(f)         This Agreement is, and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party when delivered under this Agreement will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, and no notice to or consent of any governmental body or any Person is needed in connection with this Agreement or any Advance under the Loans;

 

 

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(g)        To the best of Guarantor’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, Guarantor has, and is in good standing with respect to, all governmental consents, approvals, authorizations, permits, certificates, inspections and franchises necessary to continue to conduct its business as heretofore and/or proposed to be conducted by it;

 

(h)        Guarantor is not a party or subject to any contract, agreement, charter or other restriction, which materially adversely affects its business. Guarantor is not a party or subject to any contract or agreement which restricts its right or ability to incur any indebtedness which would prohibit the execution of or compliance with this Agreement by Guarantor. Guarantor has not agreed or consented to cause, nor will Guarantor permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) the Collateral to be subject to a lien that is not permitted under this Agreement;

 

(i)         Except as set forth in Schedule 8(i) hereto, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened, against or affecting Guarantor, or the business, operations, properties, prospects, profits or condition of Guarantor, in any court or before any governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal. Guarantor is not in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or rule of any court, governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal;

 

(j)          Neither the financial statements of Guarantor, this Agreement, the SEC Documents, nor any other written statement of Guarantor to ASPEN, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading. There is no material fact which Guarantor has failed to disclose to ASPEN in writing which adversely affects or, so far as Guarantor can now foresee, will adversely affect the business, prospects, profits or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower or Guarantor or the ability of Borrower or Guarantor to perform this Agreement;

 

(k)        To the best of Guarantor’s knowledge, Guarantor has duly complied with, and its property and business operations are in compliance in all material respects with, and will maintain compliance in all material respects with, the provisions of all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to Guarantor and its property or the conduct of its business, including, without limitation, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations relating or pertaining to data protection, confidentiality, safe working conditions, billing and collections, referrals and laboratory practices, and the purchase, storage, movement, use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances used in connection with research work and laboratory operations (including radioactive compounds and infectious disease agents). There have been no citations, notices or orders of noncompliance issued to Guarantor under any such law, rule or regulation, including, without limitation, any demand for reimbursement, recoupment and/or setoff from any governmental entity or Private Third Party Payor rendering payment to Guarantor. As used herein, “Private Third Party Payor” includes any insurance product, self-insured employer, or other source of payment for health care services which is not paid directly by a governmental entity under a governmental program covering the provision of health care and/or laboratory services;

 

(l)         Guarantor shall use the loan proceeds solely for the purposes described herein and as represented in Borrower’s loan request;

 

(m)       Guarantor has not employed or engaged any broker, finder or agent who may claim a commission or fee on the loan transaction described in this Agreement and Guarantor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold ASPEN harmless from any such claim or demand and litigation resulting therefrom;

 

(n)          Guarantor and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights,

 

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copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(n), Guarantor and its subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by Guarantor or its subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of Guarantor there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to Guarantor’s knowledge, being threatened against, Guarantor or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and Guarantor and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

(o)          Guarantor and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

(p)          Any real property and facilities held under lease by Guarantor and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by Guarantor and its subsidiaries.

(q)          Guarantor and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of Guarantor believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which Guarantor and its subsidiaries are engaged. Neither Guarantor nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither Guarantor nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(r)           Guarantor and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(s)          Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither Guarantor nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of Guarantor’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of Guarantor or its subsidiaries. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither Guarantor nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of Guarantor’s officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of Guarantor or its subsidiaries.

(t)           Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, Guarantor and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that Guarantor and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of

 

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all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of Guarantor know of no basis for any such claim.

(u)          Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, and except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which Guarantor makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than Guarantor could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of Guarantor is presently a party to any transaction with Guarantor (other than for services as consultants, employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

(v)        Guarantor shall, from time to time, upon request of ASPEN, furnish ASPEN with such information and documents reasonably necessary to protect ASPEN’s interest in the Collateral and to effectuate the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(w)       No event has occurred and no condition exists which would, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement or Guarantor's performance hereunder, constitute an event of default as hereinafter described. Guarantor is not in default, and no event has occurred and no conditions exist which constitute, or which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute, a default in the payment of any indebtedness of Guarantor to any person for money borrowed which could have a material adverse effect on Guarantor;

 

(x)        Guarantor has and will maintain good and marketable title in the items of property described herein as Collateral free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims, whether legal or equitable, except for Permitted Liens or as agreed in writing by ASPEN.

 

(y)        Guarantor will not incur, create, assume or permit to exist any indebtedness or liability for borrowed money which could constitute a lien upon or create a security interest in its assets except (i) in favor of ASPEN or Borrower, (ii) Permitted Liens or (iii) for taxes and assessments which may be a lien but are not due and payable;

 

(z)         Guarantor will not directly or indirectly guarantee or otherwise be responsible for payment or performance of the obligations of any other Person except in favor of ASPEN;

 

(aa)       Guarantor will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial part of its assets to any Person; will not consolidate or merge with any other Person, or acquire all or substantially all of the properties or assets of any other Person unless, with respect to any merger, (i) such Person is organized under the law of the United States or one of its states, (ii) the Guarantor is the corporation surviving such merger, and (iii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such merger, no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist; will not enter into any arrangement with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer and then lease back any kind of property used in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; and will not, without the prior written consent of ASPEN;

 

(bb)      The financial statements and other information supplied by Borrower and/or Guarantor for the Loans were in all material respects correct on the date supplied (subject to normal year end audit adjustments), and since their dates no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower and/or Guarantor has occurred;

 

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Agreement, except if the same is replaced by substitute Collateral of at least equal value or is sold in the ordinary course of business; Guarantor will keep the Collateral owned by Guarantor in good order and repair and will not destroy the Collateral. ASPEN, at its option, may discharge taxes, liens or other encumbrances placed on the Collateral and may pay for the preservation of the Collateral. Guarantor agrees to reimburse ASPEN, upon demand, for any such expenditures;

 

(dd)      Guarantor has not received notice from any governmental entity (including federal, state or local) that Guarantor has received a material overpayment on receivables, which material overpayment (in excess of any related provision for the same on that person’s financial statements and records) would decrease the overall value of the accounts receivable of the Guarantor by in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00);

 

(ee)        Guarantor will promptly and immediately notify ASPEN upon receipt of any notice of overpayment of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or more in excess of the related provision on the books of the affected person (“Extraordinary Overpayment”) and of any attempt by any governmental entity or any Private Third Party Payor to recoup such Extraordinary Overpayment. As used herein, “Private Third Party Payor” includes any insurance product, self-insured employer, or other source of payment for health care services which is not paid directly by a governmental entity under a governmental program covering the provision of health care and/or laboratory services.

 

(ff)         Guarantor shall continue to file on a timely basis all periodic reports and other documents with the SEC required to be filed by it and shall continue to qualify to have, and continue to actually have, its common stock quoted upon the OTC Bulletin Board..

 

(gg)        Guarantor shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

Each request for an Advance made by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall constitute: (i) an automatic representation and warranty by Guarantor to ASPEN that there does not then exist any event of default; and (ii) a reaffirmation by Guarantor as of the date of said request that all of the representations and warranties of Guarantor contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects. The representations and warranties of Guarantor contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery and acceptance thereof by ASPEN and the parties thereof and the Closing of the transactions described therein or related thereto.

 

9.            Existence and Authority; Other Documents. At or prior to Closing or such other date as mutually agreed upon, Borrower shall furnish to ASPEN:

 

(a)         A true, correct and complete copy of all governing documents of Borrower and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of its jurisdiction of formation, or by the secretary of Borrower for unfiled documents;

 

(b)        A true, correct and complete copy of all governing documents of Guarantor and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of its jurisdiction of incorporation, or by the secretary of Guarantor for unfiled documents;

 

(c)         Certified copy of resolutions and incumbency certificates from Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other documents or instruments to be executed and delivered in conjunction herewith;

 

 

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(d)         Certified copy of resolutions and incumbency certificates from Guarantor authorizing the execution, delivery and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other documents or instruments to be executed and delivered in conjunction herewith;

 

(e)         A certificate issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of Guarantor’s jurisdiction of incorporation evidencing Guarantor’s good standing and authority to do business;

 

(f)           A certificate issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of Borrower’s jurisdiction of incorporation evidencing Borrower’s good standing and authority to do business; and

 

(g)         Such other documents, instruments, certificates, agreements or information as ASPEN shall reasonably request in connection with the matters and transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

 

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Additional Conditions to Closing and/or Advances.

 

(a)          No Advances will be made under the Note if such amount, together with all outstanding and unpaid advances under the Note, would exceed the Borrowing Base, as defined in the Note.

 

(b)          Lockbox. At Closing and thereafter at all times until the Liabilities are paid in full and ASPEN has no obligation to make any Advances, Borrower shall maintain an agreement pursuant to which all accounts receivable payable to Borrower are deposited into a lockbox maintained by Fifth Third Bank, Florida or such other banking institution as may be reasonably acceptable to ASPEN. Such agreement shall be irrevocable as to all accounts receivable debtors other than governmental agencies and/or payors until the Liabilities are paid in full.

 

11.        Borrower’s Affirmative Agreements. In addition to any other covenants and agreements of Borrower hereunder and in the Security Agreement, Borrower agrees that from the date hereof and until payment in full of all Liabilities and termination of ASPEN’s obligation to make Advances, unless ASPEN shall otherwise consent in writing, it shall (a) cause to be done all things reasonably needed to preserve its rights and franchises and make good faith efforts to comply with all laws applicable to it; continue to conduct its business substantially as it has during the present year or as it has represented same to ASPEN; and, at all times, maintain such insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including, fire, theft, workmen's compensation claims, errors and omissions, general liability and property damage, as is customary with companies in the same or similar business, providing a schedule of same to ASPEN; (b) promptly pay all of its obligations, and all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it and its business operations before they are in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might become a lien upon its properties; (c) promptly notify ASPEN of any default by Borrower or Guarantor relating to any material indebtedness of Borrower or Guarantor or any material, contractual obligation of Borrower or Guarantor; (d) protect, indemnify, defend and save harmless, ASPEN, any affiliate of ASPEN, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all liability, expense or damage of any kind or nature and from any suits, claims or demands, including reasonable legal fees and expenses on account of any matter or thing or action or failure to act of Borrower or Guarantor, whether in suit or not, arising out of this Agreement or any Loan Documents or Security Instrument (as defined in the Note) or in connection herewith or therewith unless said suit, claim or damage is caused by the negligence or willful malfeasance of ASPEN or such affiliate of ASPEN; and (e) at ASPEN's request, promptly execute or cause to be executed and deliver to ASPEN any and all documents, instruments, agreements and information deemed necessary by ASPEN, in ASPEN's reasonable discretion, to perfect or to continue the perfection of ASPEN's liens created hereunder, to facilitate the collection of the Collateral or otherwise to give effect to or carry out the terms or intent of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, specifically excluding, however, any patient records. The indemnification set forth herein shall survive the Closing of the transaction and the repayment of all Liabilities incurred under the Loan Documents.

 

 

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12.          Guarantor’s Affirmative Agreements. In addition to any other covenants and agreements of Guarantor hereunder and in the Security Agreement, Guarantor agrees that from the date hereof and until payment in full of all Liabilities and termination of ASPEN’s obligation to make Advances, unless ASPEN shall otherwise consent in writing, it shall (a) cause to be done all things reasonably needed to preserve its rights and franchises and make good faith efforts to comply with all laws applicable to it; continue to conduct its business substantially as it has during the present year or as it has represented same to ASPEN; and, at all times, maintain such insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including, fire, theft, workmen's compensation claims, errors and omissions, general liability and property damage, as is customary with companies in the same or similar business, providing a schedule of same to ASPEN; (b) promptly pay all of its obligations, and all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it and its business operations before they are in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might become a lien upon its properties; (c) promptly notify ASPEN of any default by Borrower or Guarantor relating to any material indebtedness of Borrower or Guarantor or any material, contractual obligation of Borrower or Guarantor; (d) protect, indemnify, defend and save harmless, ASPEN, any affiliate of ASPEN, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all liability, expense or damage of any kind or nature and from any suits, claims or demands, including reasonable legal fees and expenses on account of any matter or thing or action or failure to act of ASPEN or such affiliate of ASPEN, whether in suit or not, arising out of this Agreement or any Loan Documents or Security Instrument (as defined in the Note) or in connection herewith or therewith unless said suit, claim or damage is caused by the negligence or willful malfeasance of ASPEN or such affiliate of ASPEN; and (e) at ASPEN's request, promptly execute or cause to be executed and deliver to ASPEN any and all documents, instruments, agreements and information deemed necessary by ASPEN, in ASPEN's reasonable discretion, to perfect or to continue the perfection of ASPEN's liens created hereunder, to facilitate the collection of the Collateral or otherwise to give effect to or carry out the terms or intent of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, specifically excluding, however, any patient records. The indemnification set forth herein shall survive the Closing of the transaction and the repayment of all Liabilities incurred under the Loan Documents.

 

13.          Borrower’s Negative Covenants. In addition to any other covenants and agreements of Borrower hereunder and in the Security Agreement, Borrower agrees that from the date hereof and until payment in full of all Liabilities and termination of ASPEN’s obligation to make Advances, unless ASPEN shall otherwise consent in writing, it shall not: (a) incur or permit to exist any indebtedness or liability for borrowed money in excess of “Permitted Indebtedness” (as defined below) except for the Liabilities or other indebtedness as approved by ASPEN; (b) incur or permit to exist any lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral other than in favor of ASPEN or as permitted hereunder as a Permitted Lien; (c) guarantee or otherwise be responsible for obligations of any other Person except in favor of ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN; (d) permit the declaration, or payment of any dividend in respect of, its capital stock other than stock dividends; (e) to the extent the following would cause a material adverse effect on Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, make any substantial change in its present business or engage in any activities apart from its present business; dissolve, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, or otherwise change its identity or corporate structure, or sell or transfer all or a substantial part of its assets (except for inventory in the ordinary course of business) whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, change its corporate or trade name, or change its chief executive, President and/or operating offices; and (f) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lease obligation in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), other than in connection with Permitted Liens, make any investment in, or make any loan or advance to, any Person, or purchase or acquire obligations owned by others. For the purposes of this Loan Agreement, “Permitted Indebtedness” shall include the following: (i) up to a total of $500,000 of vendor and lease financing on capital equipment as purchased or leased by the Borrower or Guarantor from any vendor or lessor, including straight vendor financing, as evidenced by any form of note payable by the Borrower or Guarantor, and both operating and capital lease financing from any provider of such lease financing; (ii) up to a total of $400,000 of convertible draw notes from Cornell Capital Partners, LP in connection with that certain Standby Equity Distribution Agreement entered into by the Borrower and Guarantor with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, dated June 6, 2005; provided that any such convertible draw notes contain an option for a fixed price conversion at any time and have a term of no longer than six months unless the proceeds of such convertible draw notes are used to pay of the Loan in its entirety, in which case the aggregate amount and final maturity of such convertible draw notes shall not be

 

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limited by this Agreement; and (iii) any real estate leases entered into by the Borrower or the Guarantor, provided that such real estate leases have been approved by the Guarantor’s Board of Directors and contain no more than $100,000 of leasehold improvements embedded within the lease stream.

 

14.          Guarantor’s Negative Covenants. In addition to any other covenants and agreements of Guarantor hereunder and in the Security Agreement, Guarantor agrees that from the date hereof and until payment in full of all Liabilities and termination of ASPEN’s obligation to make Advances, unless ASPEN shall otherwise consent in writing, it shall not: (a) incur or permit to exist any indebtedness or liability for borrowed money in excess of Permitted Indebtedness except for liabilities or other indebtedness as approved by ASPEN; (b) incur or permit to exist any lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral other than in favor of ASPEN or as permitted hereunder as a Permitted Lien; (c) guarantee or otherwise be responsible for obligations of any other Person except in favor of ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN; (d) permit the declaration of, or payment of any dividend in respect of, its capital stock other than stock dividends; (e) to the extent the following would cause a material adverse effect on Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, make any substantial change in its present business or engage in any activities apart from its present business; dissolve, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, or otherwise change its identity or corporate structure, or sell or transfer all or a substantial part of its assets (except for inventory in the ordinary course of business) whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, change its corporate or trade name, or change its chief executive, President and/or operating offices; and (f) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lease obligation in excess of Fiive Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), other than in connection with Permitted Liens, make any investment in, or make any loan or advance to, any Person, or purchase or acquire obligations owned by others.

 

 

15.

Events of Default by Borrower and ASPEN. The following are Events of Default:

 

(a)         Payment. Default in the payment of any Liability within ten (10) days of when due; provided however, no Event of Default shall occur for normally recurring interest payments if the Event of Default results from ASPEN not having sufficient capital to make Advances that are otherwise permitted or required hereunder;

 

(b)        Breach of Representations or Warranties. The breach of any of Borrower's or any of Guarantor’s representations, covenants, agreements or warranties contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, those set forth in Sections 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Agreement) or under the Loan Documents or any Security Instrument (as defined in either of the Notes) in any material respect;

 

(c)         Payment of Over-Advance. Refusal or failure to pay amounts in excess of the Borrowing Base (“Over-Advance”) within ten (10) days after the occurrence of such Over-Advance;

 

(d)                 Other Terms, Covenants or Agreements. Default in the performance of any other term, covenant, condition, obligation or agreement of this Agreement, any Guaranty, any Security Instrument (as defined in the Note) or any Loan Document which continues unremedied for thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period”) after (i) receipt by ASPEN of a Borrower Notice of Default (as defined in Section 16 hereof); (ii) receipt by Borrower or Guarantor of an Aspen Notice of Default (as defined in Section 16 hereof); provided that the Borrower or Guarantor have not sent a Dispute Notice (as defined in Section 16 hereof); (iii) the Adjusted Default Date (as defined in Section 16 hereof) has been reached in the event that the Borrower or Guarantor have sent a Dispute Notice; or (iv) the receipt by Borrower or Guarantor of written notice by ASPEN to Borrower or Guarantor of non-payment of any amount required to be paid under the Note, and after which, in either case, such Event of Default remains uncured, or any material event of default on the part of Borrower or any Guarantor due to non-performance under any loan, agreement, document or instrument to which Borrower or any Guarantor is now or hereafter a party, or by which any of Borrower’s or Guarantor’s property is bound, which default or event of default is not cured within the period of grace, if any, provided therein and results in remedies being pursued against Borrower or Guarantor;

 

 

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(e)          Liens, Sales, Conveyances, etc. Any sale, conveyance or transfer of any rights in the Collateral securing the Liabilities, or any destruction, loss or damage of or to the Collateral in any material respect other than a Permitted Lien or as expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement, or the creation of any lien on the Collateral (except a Permitted Lien, a lien to ASPEN or as expressly agreed by ASPEN in writing;)

 

(f)         Maintenance of Insurance. Failure of Borrower to maintain any insurance required under the terms of this Agreement or any Security Instrument;

 

(g)        Voluntary Actions. Borrower shall apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator for itself or for any of its properties or assets, admit in writing the inability to pay debts, make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or file a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy law, or a petition or answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, or liquidation law, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law, or any of the foregoing shall occur with respect to any Guarantor; and

 

(h)        Involuntary Actions. An order shall be entered, without the application or consent of Borrower, by any court approving a petition seeking reorganization of Borrower or of all or a substantial part of the properties or assets of Borrower or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of Borrower and such order shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) days or more, or the institution of any garnishment proceedings by attachment, levy or otherwise, against any deposit balance maintained or any property deposited with ASPEN by Borrower and such proceeding is not discharged within ten (10) days of its commencement, or any of the foregoing shall occur with respect to the Guarantor.

 

(i)         Event of Default by ASPEN. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that Aspen has placed on deposit with Fifth Third Bank an amount equal to the Remaining Availability under this Loan Agreement as of the date hereof, and that such amount is reserved by ASPEN to make additional advances to the Borrower. Aspen further represents and warrants that it will at all times maintain the dollar amount of such Remaining Availability in a segregated account, which shall be available to the Company upon three business days written notice to Aspen. If for any reason the Borrower requests an Advance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Documents and ASPEN is unable to fund such Advance, then Aspen shall be in default of its obligations hereunder. If such default is not cured within seven (7) days of the occurrence of this default, Borrower and Guarantor shall be permitted to obtain alternative financing up to the then amount of Remaining Availability under this Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents and incur additional indebtedness for such then amount of Remaining Availability over and beyond the limitations on Permitted Indebtedness imposed by Section 13a) at Borrower’s and/or Guarantor’s discretion without need for approval from ASPEN. Further, in the event of such default by ASPEN, the Borrower and or Guarantor will be able to grant a security interest that is subordinate to that of ASPEN’s on any of the Collateral, provided that the amount of such second security interest granted is not in excess of the amounts so lent to the Borrower or Guarantor by the provider of such alternative financing and that such provider of alternative financing enters into an intercreditor agreement with ASPEN that is acceptable to ASPEN. In addition, in the case of such a default by ASPEN, the definition of Permitted Liens as defined in Section 4 hereof shall be automatically expanded to include the amount of any funding shortfall by ASPEN for liens granted to such third party providers of alternative financing.

 

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written notice to the Company of such Event of Default (an “ASPEN Notice of Default”); provided, however, that if the Borrower disputes the findings in any such Aspen Notice of Default that was given for a reason other than non-payment of the Note, the Borrower and Guarantor shall have the right to dispute such findings during the first 15 days of the Grace Period by written notice to Aspen (a “Dispute Notice”). In the event the Borrower and Guarantor send a Dispute Notice to ASPEN, the parties agree to work in good faith to try to resolve the dispute within 15 days of the date of such Dispute Notice (the “Dispute Resolution Period”) and the effective date of the Event of Default in such Aspen Notice of Default shall be extended to that date that is 15 days from the date of the Dispute Notice (such date hereinafter referred to as the “Adjusted Default Date”), and the Grace Period (as defined in Section 15) will start from such Adjusted Default Date. In the event that the parties are unable to reach an agreement about whether or not an Event of Default exists during the Dispute Resolution Period, each party shall be entitled to reserve all their rights under this Agreement. If at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred, and after (i) the expiration of a thirty (30) day cure period following either (i) the dispatch by Borrower of a Borrower Notice of Default, (ii) the dispatch by ASPEN of a ASPEN Notice of Default, or (iii) the receipt by Borrower of written notice by ASPEN to Borrower of non-payment of any amount required to be paid under the Note, and after which, in either case, such Event of Default remains uncured, then, in addition to all rights and remedies available to it at law or in equity (which rights and remedies are expressly reserved by ASPEN) ASPEN may, upon notice to Borrower, at its election (but without any obligation to do so), without further demand or notice of any kind or any appraisal or evaluation, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower:

 

 

(a)

Cease making any Advances under the Note;

 

(b)         Pay any taxes, discharge any lien, procure any insurance, pay any contractor, subcontractor, materialman or supplier or cure any default by Borrower or Guarantor and the costs thereof shall be deemed Liabilities bearing interest at the highest Default Rate under the Notes and secured by the Security Instruments (as defined in the Note), and/or the Collateral;

 

(c)         Declare the Note and any or all Liabilities due and payable forthwith in full, both as to principal and interest, anything contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding (which shall be automatic and not subject to the 30 day cure period upon the occurrence of any event described in 15(g) or 15(h) above).

 

(d)          Proceed to the enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents with its rights and remedies as provided by law or equity against any Collateral in any combination or order as ASPEN shall choose.

 

(e)         Sell or deliver the Collateral or any part thereof, in good faith at any broker's board, or at public or private sale, in whole at any time or in part from time to time within Florida or elsewhere, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery and at such place or prices as it shall deem satisfactory exercising commercially reasonable discretion. In case of any sale by ASPEN of any of the Collateral on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral sold may be retained by ASPEN until the selling price is paid by the purchaser, but ASPEN shall incur no liability in case of a failure of the purchaser to take up or pay for the Collateral so sold. In case of any such failure, such Collateral so sold may be again similarly sold. In lieu of exercising a power of sale hereunder conferred upon it, ASPEN may, in its sole discretion, proceed by suit or suits at law or in equity to enforce the security interest and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction. Borrower and Guarantors each authorize ASPEN, in connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or delivery for the purpose of enforcing this Agreement, to execute and deliver such bills of sale, assignments and other instruments that the ASPEN shall consider necessary. Nevertheless, Borrower and Guarantors each agree, if requested by ASPEN, to ratify and confirm any such sale, assignment, transfer or delivery by executing and delivering to ASPEN or any purchaser all bills of sale, assignments, releases and other proper instruments or documents to effect such ratification and confirmation as may be designated at any such request. The proceeds of such sales may be applied to the Liabilities in any manner or order

 

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ASPEN desires. ASPEN shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in Florida and under any other applicable law.

 

17.          No Waiver. The failure of ASPEN to insist upon strict compliance with and performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any such term or condition. Any waiver granted hereunder shall be in writing signed by ASPEN and shall apply only to the specific instance referenced therein and only for that specific time. Any waiver granted for one event shall not constitute a waiver of any same or similar condition or event occurring at a subsequent date. No waiver by ASPEN of any Event of Default shall be held or construed to be a waiver of any other Event of Default whether or not subsequently occurring. No Advances under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions of ASPEN's obligation to make further Advances, nor, in the event Borrower is unable to satisfy any such condition, shall any such failure to insist upon strict compliance have the effect of precluding ASPEN from thereafter declaring such inability to be an Event of Default as herein provided. The remedies set forth herein are cumulative and are in addition to any other remedies available to ASPEN by law or equity or by any other documents executed by Borrower or any Guarantor in connection with this Loan, and ASPEN may pursue any one, several or all of said remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

 

18.

General Conditions.

 

(a)          Indemnity. Each of Borrower and Guarantor hereby indemnifies and agrees to defend and hold harmless each of ASPEN and any affiliate of ASPEN and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees, from and against any and all liabilities, claims, charges, losses, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements) or damages of any kind or nature, or otherwise which may arise in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, except to the extent any such liabilities, claims, charges, losses, expenses or damages arise out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN or their respective directors, officers, agents or employees.

 

(b)         Submission of Evidence. Any condition of this Agreement which requires the submission of evidence of the existence or non-existence of a specified fact or facts implies as a condition the existence or non-existence, as the case may be, of such fact or facts, and ASPEN shall, at all times, be free to independently establish to its satisfaction such existence or non-existence.

 

(c)         ASPEN Sole Beneficiary. All terms, provisions, covenants and other conditions of the obligations of ASPEN to make Advances hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of ASPEN and its successors and assigns, and no other person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such terms, covenants and other conditions in accordance with their terms or be deemed to be a beneficiary of such terms, covenants and other conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived, in whole or in part, by ASPEN at any time if, in ASPEN's sole discretion, ASPEN deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

 

(d)         Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in the State of Florida or in any jurisdiction in the United States shall, as to the State of Florida or such jurisdiction in the United States, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

(e)         Headings. The headings and captions of various paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be construed as defining or limiting, in any way, the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

 

(f)         No Joint Venture. Neither Borrower nor Guarantor are and shall not be deemed to be a joint venturer with, or an agent of, ASPEN for any purpose.

 

 

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(g)        Incorporation By Reference. Borrower and Guarantors agree that until this Agreement is terminated by the repayment to ASPEN and any affiliate of ASPEN of all principal and interest due and owing on the Note, any of the Liabilities, and other sums due and owing pursuant to the other Loan Documents, the Note, the Security Instruments (as defined in the Note), and the other Loan Documents shall be made subject to all the terms, covenants, conditions, obligations, stipulations and agreements contained in this Agreement to the same extent and effect as if fully set forth in and made a part of the Note, such Security Instruments, and the other Loan Documents. In the event of a direct conflict between any of the Loan Documents and the provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be controlling.

 

(h)         Further Assurances. Borrower and Guarantors hereby agree promptly to execute and deliver such additional documents, agreements and instruments and promptly to take such additional action as ASPEN may at any time and from time to time reasonably request in writing in order for ASPEN to obtain the full benefits and rights granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement, including, but not limited to a finalization of the Schedules to this Loan Agreement, if necessary, within five (5) business days of the date hereof.

 

19.          Inspections. ASPEN, through its officers, agents, employees or designees, shall have the right at all reasonable times to examine the books, records, accounting data and other documents of Borrower and/or Guarantor and to make extracts therefrom or copies thereof. Said books, records and documents shall be made available to ASPEN, its officers, agents and employees promptly (and in any event within three (3) business days) upon written demand therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, ASPEN acknowledges that at no time will it be permitted, or have a right to, access to any private patient records.

 

20.          Costs and Expenses. Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket third party expenses incidental to the making and administration of this loan, including, but not limited to, pre-Closing, Closing and post-Closing expenses, commitment fees, recording and filing fees, appraisal fees, accountants’ fees, attorneys' fees and any and all other out-of-pocket expenses or fees incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, review, amendment or modification of the documents relating to the Loans, the administration of the Loans, or the enforcement of any of ASPEN's rights, subject to Borrower’s receipt of an itemization of such expenses and receipt of third party invoices where practical. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount of Borrower’s liability for the total costs and expenses in conjunction with the origination of this Loan and the preparation and execution of this Agreement and the Loan Documents shall not exceed $3,000. The parties agree that such limitation shall not apply to the amendment or modification of the documents, the ongoing administration of the Loans or the enforcement of any of ASPEN’s rights, subject to the Borrower’s receipt of an itemization of such third party expenses and receipt of third party invoices where practical. Furthermore, the parties agree that all compensation for services rendered by Steve Jones or any of his affiliated companies to the Borrower or Guarantor that are outside of the scope of this Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents must be pre-approved by the Board of Directors.

 

21.          Notices. Any notices required to be given herein by any party to the other shall be in writing and either personally delivered or sent registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to:

 

 

Borrower:

Neogenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

Attention: Robert P. Gasparini

 

 

Guarantor:

Neogenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

Attention: Robert P. Gasparini

 

 

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ASPEN:

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP

 

1740 Persimmon Drive

 

Naples, FL  34109

 

Attention:

Steven Jones

 

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

M.M. Membrado & Associates, PLLC

115 E. 57th Street, Suite 1006

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Michael Membrado, Esq.

 

Facsimile: (646) 486-9771

 

or such other address as either party hereafter designates to the other in writing as aforesaid.

 

22.          Miscellaneous. No right, interest or benefit of Borrower hereunder shall be assigned or otherwise transferred by it. This Agreement, the Note, the Loan Documents and any other documents required to be executed and delivered by Borrower or Guarantor in accordance with this Agreement, constitute the entire and complete agreement by and between ASPEN, the Borrower and the Guarantor concerning the Loans described in this Agreement. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall govern. No change, amendment or modification of or to this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Documents and/or any of the other documents executed and delivered by Borrower or the Guarantor shall be binding unless in writing and signed by ASPEN. All representations, warranties and agreements herein contained shall survive the Closing. This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of ASPEN, affiliates of ASPEN, Borrower, Guarantor and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have any right of action hereon. Time is of the essence hereof. Whenever used, the singular number shall include the plural, the plural the singular, and the use of any gender shall include all genders. Upon Borrower’s payment in full of any loans now or hereafter issued by ASPEN or any affiliate of ASPEN for the benefit of or at the request of Borrower or Guarantor, under this Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement related to this Agreement, ASPEN shall release all liens on the Collateral.

 

23.          Governing Law; Consent to Forum. This Agreement and all other Loan Documents have been negotiated, executed and delivered at and shall be deemed to have been made in the State of Florida. This Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida; provided, however, that if any of the Collateral shall be located in any jurisdiction other than Florida, the laws of such jurisdiction shall govern the method, manner and procedure for foreclosure of ASPEN's lien upon such Collateral and the enforcement of ASPEN's other remedies with respect to such Collateral to the extent that the laws of such jurisdiction are different from or inconsistent with the laws of Florida. As part of the consideration for new value this day received, Borrower and Guarantors each hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Collier County, Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and waive personal service of any and all process upon it and consent that all such service of process be made by certified or registered mail directed to such party at the address stated in paragraph 21, with service so made deemed to be completed upon actual receipt thereof. Borrower and Guarantor waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against it as provided herein and agree not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue.

 

24.         Waiver of Right to Trial By Jury. Borrower, Guarantor, and ASPEN each hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive any and all right to trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or cross-claim arising in connection with, out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Liabilities, any Collateral or any transaction arising therefrom or related thereto.

 

 

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25.          Closing. All references herein to the “Closing” shall be deemed to refer to the actual date on which this Agreement is executed and delivered to ASPEN, which is March 23, 2006 or such other date as is mutually agreed upon.

 

26.      Assignment. No party may assign either this Agreement or any of his or its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that ASPEN may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to any affiliate of ASPEN.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the duly authorized officers ofBorrower, Guarantor and ASPEN as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

Signed In the Presence of:

ASPEN:

 

ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

By MEDICAL VENTURES PARTNERS

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

its general partner,

 

                                                                           

 

Print Name                                                       

By:                                                         

 

Name:                                                   

 

 

Its:                                                         

 

 

Borrower:

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida corporation

 

                                                                           

By:                                                                     

Print Name:                                                       

Name:                                                               

 

 

Its:                                                                     

 

Guarantor:

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Nevada corporation

 

 

                                                                           

By:                                                                     

Print Name:                                                       

Name:                                                               

 

 

Its:                                                                     

 

 

 

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SCHEDULES 7(f) AND 8(i)

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On January 12, 2005, the Borrower received a complaint filed in the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida by its former Laboratory Director, Dr. Peter Kohn. The complaint alleges that the Borrower owes Dr. Kohn approximately $22,000 is back vacation pay and other unspecified damages. The Borrower believes that it owes Dr. Kohn no more than approximately $12,000. The Borrower has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. Should such motion fail, the Borrower and the Guarantor intend to vigorously pursue their defense of this matter.

 

SCHEDULE 8(d)

 

Options, Warrants, and Registration Rights

 

 

As of the date hereof, the Guarantor has outstanding:

 

 

a)

1,833,375 stock options issued to employees under the Guarantor’s 2003 Equity Plan;

 

 

b)

5,036,189 warrants issued to various parties in connection with services to the Borrower or financing provider to the Guarantor or Borrower.

 

In addition, the Guarantor has made commitments to issue:

 

 

c)

35,000 warrants with a strike price of $0.30/share to Hawk & Associates, Inc in connection with providing investor relations services to the Guarantor and Borrower.

 

Effective as of the date of this Agreement, the Guarantor entered into Registration Rights Agreements, which provides for the following:

 

 

d)

Up to three (3) demand registration rights issued to ASPEN, covering 9,903,279 shares of Common Stock.

 

 

e)

Unlimited piggyback registration rights in favor of ASPEN, Dr. Michael T. Dent, Mr. John E. Elliott, Mr. Steven C. Jones and Mr. Lawrence R. Kuhnert, covering 15,651,030 shares of Common Stock.

 

 

f)

Up to three (3) demand registration rights issued to ASPEN, covering 3,550,000 warrants.

 

 

SCHEDULE 8(n)

 

Trademarks

 

 

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In March 2003, the Company received a certified letter from the law firm of McLeod, Moyne & Reilly, P.C., dated March 18, 2003, which stated that they represented NeoGen Corporation, a Lansing, MI manufacturer of products dedicated to food and animal safety, on intellectual Property Matters. This letter claimed that the Company’s use of the name NeoGenomics, Inc infringed upon their clients rights in its trademark name, “Neogen” and demanded that the Company cease using the name, “NeoGenomics”. The Company believes that NeoGen’s claims are too broad reaching and that since NeoGen operates in a different industry, it is unlikely that a court of competent jurisdiction would find that NeoGenomics has in anyway damaged NeoGen Corporation. Thus the Company has not complied with the demands of this letter and has heard nothing further on the matter since receiving the initial letter. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company does not expect there to be any legal action taken against the Company, but there can be no assurance the NeoGen Corporation will take such action in the future.

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

AMENDED AND RESTATED  

NOTE

 

$1,700,000.00

As of March 30, 2006

Fort Myers, Florida

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida corporation, having its principal office at 12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, FL 33913 (hereinafter referred to as “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, with an office at 1740 Persimmon Drive, Naples, FL  34109 (hereinafter referred to as “ASPEN”), or holder, the principal sum of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00), or so much thereof as may be advanced by ASPEN to Borrower from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and of that certain Loan Agreement by and between Borrower and ASPEN dated of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, modified, restated, extended and/or replaced from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), together with any additional payments or sums provided for in this Note, the Loan Agreement, and the Security Instruments (as hereinafter defined), with interest from the date of advance, at the rate and in the manner hereinafter specified. The principal amount of each loan made by ASPEN under this Note and the amount of each prepayment made by Borrower under this Note will be recorded by ASPEN in the regularly maintained financial records of ASPEN. The aggregate unpaid principal amount of all loans set forth in such schedule or in such records will be presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on this Note. However, failure by ASPEN to make any such entry will not limit or otherwise affect Borrower’s obligations under this Note, the Loan Agreement, or the Security Instruments. Borrower may not prepay and then reborrow any principal sums hereunder. At no time will the total of all Advances (as hereafter defined) exceed the lesser of the face amount of this Note or the Borrowing Base (as hereinafter defined). If the total principal amount of all Advances made hereunder at any time exceeds the face amount of this Note or exceeds the Borrowing Base (as hereinafter defined), Borrower will pay the amount of such excess to ASPEN within ten days from the date of notice. This Note replaces and supersedes the original Note between the parties, executed on March 23, 2005.

 

Interest

 

Interest shall be at the rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate (as hereinafter defined) plus six percent (6%). Interest shall be charged on the outstanding principal balance of this Note from time to time owing from the date such principal is advanced. During the term of this Note, the rate of interest shall be based on the hereinafter defined Prime Rate from time to time in effect. Said rate of interest shall increase and decrease automatically and without notice in the same amount and on the same day that said Prime Rate increases or decreases. Any reference herein to the “prime rate of interest” or Prime Rate is hereby defined to mean the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal as the base rate posted by 75% of the nation’s largest banks from time to time. All Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for actual days elapsed. Interest after maturity (whether as stated, by acceleration or otherwise) on any and all portions of the principal amount and any unpaid interest shall be at a rate per annum equal to six percent (6%) above the rate otherwise then payable (hereinafter referred to as the “Default Rate of Interest”). Interest shall be payable monthly, in arrears, and shall accrue as of the date of the first Advance hereunder.

 

 

Payments

 

Interest only on the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable monthly, in arrears, within 15 days of the end of any given calendar month, commencing with the month ending March 31, 2005

 

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(which shall be a partial month’s interest), with successive payments due on the last day of each succeeding and consecutive month thereafter, and continuing until maturity (as stated, by acceleration or otherwise), at which time the then outstanding principal amount hereof, which is acknowledged by Borrower to be a balloon payment, together with interest and any and all other amounts due hereunder or under the hereinafter described Security Instruments shall be due and payable. All payments under this Note shall be applied, at ASPEN’s discretion, to payment of accrued interest, late fees and any other amounts due and payable by Borrower hereunder or under the Security Instruments with the balance to be applied towards the principal amount owed hereunder.

 

Prepayments; Required Payments

 

Borrower may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty. No prepayment or required payment made pursuant to this section shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligation to make other payments hereunder, including, without limitation any scheduled and still owing interest payment.

 

Term of Note

 

The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note, together with accrued interest thereon, shall be due and payable unless earlier accelerated as provided herein, on September 30, 2007, subject to extension by ASPEN in its sole discretion (“Maturity Date”).

 

Place of Payments

 

Payments shall be payable in lawful money of the United States to ASPEN at its office at 1740 Persimmon Drive, Naples, FL  34109, or at such place as shall hereafter be designated by written notice from the holder to the Borrower.

 

Monetary Default

 

Upon the failure to make any payment required hereunder or under any of the other Security Instruments or under any other obligation of Borrower to ASPEN when due, the entire unpaid principal of this Note, together with accrued interest thereon and any other sums due to ASPEN by Borrower, shall become at once due and collectible at the option of ASPEN or holder, upon thirty (30) days written notice or demand and ASPEN or holder may proceed to foreclose all liens and security interests securing this Note. Failure of ASPEN or holder to exercise this option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the same in the event of any subsequent default. No monetary default will exist based upon the exception as documented in section 15.a of the loan agreement.

 

“Security Instruments”

 

The payment of this Note is secured by valid and subsisting (a) Loan Agreement of even dated herewith, (b) Security Agreement of even date herewith executed by Borrower in favor of ASPEN, as the same may be amended, modified, extended, replaced or restated from time to time (“Borrower Security Agreement”), and (c) Stock Pledge Agreement, dated March 23, 2005, executed by the Borrower’s parent company, NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Guarantor”), as the same may be amended, modified, extended, replaced, or restated from time to time (the “Stock Pledge Agreement”). The Loan Agreement, the Borrower Security Agreement, the Stock Pledge Agreement, and all other instruments now or hereafter executed in connection

 

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with or as security for this Note or any other obligations of Borrower to ASPEN have heretofore and shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as the “Security Instruments.”

 

Security and Non-Monetary Default

 

All of the agreements, conditions, covenants, warranties, representations, provisions and stipulations made by or imposed upon Borrower in the Security Instruments are hereby made a part of this Note to the same extent, and with the same force and effect, as if they were fully recited herein. Should there be an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement), then ASPEN, or holder, shall have (after the expiration of any applicable grace period and notice expressly set forth in the Loan Agreement which provides for at least a thirty (30) day cure period), in addition to any and all other rights, remedies and recourses available to it, the right and option to declare the entire unpaid principal balance and accrued interest on this Note and any other sums due to ASPEN by Borrower at once due and payable without further demand or presentment for payment to Borrower, and proceed to foreclose all liens and security interests securing the payment of same and to invoke all rights, remedies and recourses relating thereto. The notice of the exercise of the option to accelerate contained in this paragraph is hereby expressly waived by Borrower. Failure of ASPEN or holder to exercise the option contained in this paragraph shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the same in the event of any subsequent default.

 

Late Charge

 

In the event that any payment herein provided for shall become overdue for a period in excess of ten (10) days, a late charge of five percent (5%) of such amount so overdue shall become immediately due to ASPEN or holder, not as a penalty, but as agreed compensation to ASPEN or holder for the additional costs and expenses incident to such default in making a payment or payments. Borrower acknowledges that the exact amount of such costs and expenses may be difficult, if not impossible, to determine with certainty, and further acknowledges and confesses the amount of such charge to be a consciously considered, good faith estimate of the actual damage to ASPEN or holder by reason of such default. Said charge shall be payable in any event no later than the due date of the next subsequent payment hereunder. Assessment of the late charge shall not in any event be deemed to extend the date upon which such installment is due. The assessment and/or collection of any late charge shall in no way impair ASPEN's right to pursue any other remedies upon default hereunder, nor shall the acceptance by ASPEN of any late payment or other performance which does not strictly comply with the terms of this Note or any of the Security Instruments, be deemed to be a waiver of any rights of ASPEN arising as a result of any other failure to comply.

 

Default Rate

 

In the event of any default hereunder or under any of the Security Instruments, after the expiration of all applicable cure periods and such event of default remains uncured, the unpaid principal balance of this Note and accrued interest thereon and all other sums due to ASPEN or holder by Borrower, shall bear interest at the Default Rate of Interest until all sums are paid in full.

 

 

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Right of Set-Off

 

Borrower grants to ASPEN a contractual possessory security interest in, and hereby assigns, conveys, delivers, pledges and transfers to ASPEN all Borrower's right, title and interest in and to, the accounts of Borrower with ASPEN (whether checking, savings, or some other account), including without limitation all accounts held jointly with someone else and all accounts Borrower may open in the future, excluding, however, all IRA and Keogh accounts. Borrower authorizes ASPEN, to the extent permitted by applicable law and upon the occurrence of any default hereunder or under any of the Security Instruments, to charge or set-off all sums owing on this Note against any and all such accounts, provided, however, without impairing or limiting ASPEN’s security interest, that ASPEN shall not set-off against any IRA or Keogh accounts.

 

Conditions for Advance

 

No Advance shall be made hereunder if ASPEN in its sole reasonable discretion determines that the total amount of all outstanding and unpaid Advances plus the requested Advance would exceed the Borrowing Base. No Advance shall be made hereunder if Borrower is in default hereunder or under any of the Security Instruments. No Advance shall be made hereunder without submission of a current Borrowing Base Certificate evidencing that the total of such requested Advance plus all outstanding and unpaid Advances will not exceed the Borrowing Base.

 

Borrowing Base Covenant

 

At all times hereafter, and so long as any principal is outstanding hereunder or ASPEN has any obligation to advance funds hereunder, Borrower shall not permit the total of all unpaid Advances hereunder to exceed the Borrowing Base.

 

Definitions

 

 

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

 

Accounts” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Florida from time to time, as the same may be amended and/or modified.

 

 

Advance” shall mean each principal amount advanced hereunder.

 

 

 

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Borrowing Base” shall mean the total of eighty percent (80%) of Eligible Accounts plus fifty percent (50%) of the Book Value (determined pursuant to GAAP) of all Equipment owned by Borrower plus One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), provided; however, that such Borrowing Base shall be reduced by the cumulative amount of any prepayments of principal made by the Borrower on this Note before the Maturity Date with such prepayments first being applied to reduce the One Million Dollar ($1,000,000) unsecured portion of this Note;

 

“Borrowing Base Certificate” shall mean a collateral report substantially in the form of Schedule A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, identifying the calculation of and basis for the Borrowing Base.

 

“Eligible Accounts” shall mean all of Borrower’s Accounts minus (a) any of Borrower’s Accounts which are unpaid more than ninety (90) days from the earlier of the date of invoice or billing, (b) Accounts for which Borrower has received notice that the Account debtor is the subject of an action in bankruptcy court or for receivership, or shall otherwise fail to meet the criteria for Eligible Accounts, (c) contra accounts, i.e., Accounts owed by an Account Debtor to whom Borrower is also a vendor, (d) Accounts owed by a foreign Account Debtor, and (e) Accounts owed to Borrower by Parent or any other entity related to either Borrower or Parent by common ownership.

 

Equipment” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Florida from time to time, as the same may be amended and/or modified.

 

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

“Person” means any individual, entity or governmental agency, and shall be construed in its broadest sense.

 

Additional Requirements

 

 

Borrower shall submit to ASPEN the following:

 

 

(a)

upon (i) 10 days from the execution of this Note, (ii) with every request for an Advance, and (iii) on or before the twentieth (20th) day of every month starting in April 2005, a Borrowing Base Certificate evidencing that the total of all outstanding Advances as of the execution of this Note (for a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted pursuant to (i) above), upon making of such additional Advance taking into account the Advance requested (for a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted pursuant to (ii) above) or as of the end of the preceding month (for a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted pursuant to (iii) above) does not exceed the Borrowing Base and, for a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted pursuant to (i) or (iii) above, also containing a complete aging of NeoGenomics’ Accounts and accounts payable;

 

 

(b)

within three (3) days of filing, complete copies of its federal tax returns, with all schedules;

 

 

(c)

such additional documents regarding Borrower’s financial condition, assets or ability to repay Advances as ASPEN may deem necessary or desirable.

 

 

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Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.

 

Borrower and ASPEN each hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waive any and all right to trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or cross-claim arising in connection with, out of or otherwise relating to this Note, the Security Instruments, the obligations evidenced hereby, and/or any collateral or any transaction arising therefrom or related hereto.

 

Non-Waiver

 

The remedies of this Note and the aforementioned Security Instruments securing the same, providing for the enforcement of the payment of the principal sum thereby secured, together with the interest thereon, and for the performance of the covenants, conditions and agreements, matters and things herein and therein contained, are cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued singly or successively or together, at the sole discretion of ASPEN or holder, and may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall occur. The waiver by ASPEN or any holder hereof of, or failure to enforce any covenant or condition of this Note or the Security Instruments, or to declare any default thereunder or hereunder, shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or affect the right of the ASPEN or holder to exercise any right or remedy not expressly waived in writing by ASPEN or holder.

 

Costs of Collection

 

Borrower hereby unconditionally agrees to pay the costs of collection of this Note, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees incurred by ASPEN or holder, if collectible in the jurisdiction in which a judgment is rendered or sought to be enforced.

 

Acknowledgment of Type of Debt and Use of Proceeds

 

Borrower hereby acknowledges, warrants and represents that this is not a consumer transaction and that the principal sum evidenced hereby was not used for any consumer purpose but was used solely in connection with a commercial, business transaction. Borrower hereby acknowledges, warrants and represents that it will use all Advances solely as and for its working capital purposes and to repay existing indebtedness.

 

Binding Effect

 

This obligation shall bind Borrower and Borrower's successors and permitted assigns, as the case may be, and the benefits hereof shall inure to any holder hereof and its successors and assigns.

 

 

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Waiver of Presentment, Etc.

 

Borrower, and all sureties, endorsers and guarantors of this Note, if any, hereby: (a) agree to any substitution, exchange, addition or release of any such property or the addition or release of any party or Person primarily or secondarily liable herein; (b) agree that ASPEN or holder shall not be required first to institute any suit, or to exhaust its remedies against the Borrower or any other Person or party in order to enforce payment of this Note; (c) consent to any extension, rearrangement, renewal or postponement of time of payment of this Note and to any other indulgence with respect hereto without notice, consent or consideration to any of them; and (d) agree that, notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the foregoing, except as to any such Person expressly released in writing by ASPEN or holder, they shall be and remain jointly and severally, directly and primarily, liable for all sums due hereunder and under any and all of the Security Instruments.

 

Governing Law

 

This Note and the Security Instruments shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and of the United States.

 

Severability - Usury

 

The unenforceability or invalidity of any one or more provisions, clauses, sentences and/or paragraphs of this Note shall not render any other provision, clause, sentence and/or paragraph herein contained unenforceable or invalid.

 

It is the intention of ASPEN or holder, which is signified by acceptance of this Note, that this Note shall comply with all applicable usury laws now or hereafter in effect. Accordingly, to the extent that any rate of interest stated in this Note exceeds the maximum rate of interest which may be charged on loans of the type and nature evidenced by this Note, then said interest shall be abated and reduced to the extent necessary to conform with the maximum permissible rate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has executed this Note as of the date and year first above written in Fort Myers, Florida.

 

ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

By MEDICAL VENTURES PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner,

 

 

By:

____________________________

 

Name:

Steven Jones, Managing Member

 

 

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida corporation

 

By:                                                                     

 

Name:

Robert P. Gasparini

 

 

Its:

President and Chief Science Officer

 

 

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Schedule A

MVP 3, LP

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida corporation (“Company”)

 

The undersigned, in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreements dated March 30, 2006 between NeoGenomics, Inc, a Florida Corporation (“Borrower”) and Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership “(ASPEN”) (as the same may be hereafter amended, restated, extended, revised, and/or modified from time to time, hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”), and the Note as defined therein (“Note”), hereby certifies that as of the date indicated below that the following computations have been made in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and the Note and without duplication or overlap:

 

As of ____________________:

 

1.

Calculation of Eligible Accounts

 

 

A.

Accounts

$______________

 

 

B.

Less

 

 

(a)

Accounts that arose in the ordinary course of Company’s business

 

 

from the performance (fully completed) of services or bona fide lease,

 

 

sale, manufacture, repair, processing or fabrication of personal property

 

 

which have been delivered to the Account Debtor, and more than

 

 

ninety (90) days have elapsed since the date on which the Account,

 

 

by its original terms, was invoiced

$______________

 

 

(b)

Accounts for which Company or Borrower has received notice that

 

 

the Account Debtor is the subject of an action in bankruptcy court

 

 

or for receivership, or otherwise fail to meet the criteria for Eligible

 

 

Accounts

$______________

 

 

(c)

Accounts owed by an Account Debtor to whom Company is also a vendor

$______________

 

 

(d)

Accounts that are an Account arising out of contracts with or orders

 

 

from an Account Debtor which does not have its principal place of

 

 

business located in the United States of America

$______________

 

 

(e)

Accounts that are an Account due from Borrower or any Affiliate,

 

 

subsidiary, shareholder or employee of Borrower or Company

$______________

 

 

Total Non-Eligible (sum of (a) through (e))

$______________

 

 

C.

Total Eligible Accounts (A minus B)

$______________

 

 

D.

Advance Rate (80%)

x .80

 

 

E

Accounts and Inventory Availability per Formula

$______________

 

2.

Calculation of Eligible Equipment

 

 

A.

Book Value of Equipment

$_____________

 

 

B.

Advance Rate (50%)

x .50

 

C.

Equipment Availability per Formula

$_____________

 

 

 

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3.

Total Amount of Availability not Subject to Specific Collateral Pursuant to the Note

$_____________

 

 

 

4.

Total Credit Availability per Formula (1E + 2C+3)

$_____________

 

 

5.

Less Outstanding collateralized debt under Note (amounts outstanding pursuant to A+B above)

$_____________

 

6.

Less Outstanding non-collateralized debt under Note (amounts outstanding pursuant to C above)

$_____________

 

7.

Total Amounts Outstanding prior to the current draw request

$_____________

 

8.

Excess (Deficit) Availability

$_____________

 

9.

Amount of Advance Requested with This Borrowing Base Certificate

$_____________

 

For the purposes of inducing ASPEN to grant Loans pursuant to the Note and Agreement, we hereby certify that the foregoing Borrowing Base Certificate is true and correct in all particulars and that there is no Event of Default or event which, but for the passage of time or notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default under the Agreement or the Note.

 

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida corporation (“Company”)

 

By:__________________________________________

 

Title:_________________________________________

Dated:________________________________________

 

Borrowing Base Certificate No.:____________

 

 

 

 

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE SECURITIES WHICH MAY BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NO SALE OR DISTRIBUTION HEREOF OR THEREOF MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED WARRANT AGREEMENT

THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 21, 2006, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Warrant Holder”) amends and restates in its entirety the original warrant agreement, dated March 23, 2005 between the parties (the “Original Warrant Agreement”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the parties entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Florida company (the “Operating Subsidiary”) and the Warrant Holder dated as of March 23, 2005 (the “Original Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Warrant Holder agreed to provide loans in an amount up to $1,500,000 (the “Loan”) to the Operating Subsidiary; and

WHEREAS, the parties entered into an agreement on January 18, 2006 (the “Amendment Agreement”), whereby they agreed to amend the terms of the Loan Agreement to modify certain covenants and extend the maturity date of the Loan; and

WHEREAS, The Company is the parent of the Operating Subsidiary, and has a direct economic interest in the Operating Subsidiary; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company is gaining considerable economic value by virtue of the Warrant Holder extending the Loan to the Operating Subsidiary; and

WHEREAS, as part of the Original Loan Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Warrant Holder a warrant (the “Original Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) as an inducement to the Warrant Holder to enter into the Original Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as part of the Amendment Agreement, the Company agreed to amend and restate the Original Warrant Agreement to provide that (i) all 2,500,000 shares underlying the Original Warrant were vested (ii) that the exercise price per share of such Original Warrant was reduced to $0.31/share and (iii) the expiration date of the Original Warrant Agreement would be reset to be five years from the date of such amended and restated warrant agreement (such Original Warrant, as amended and restated, hereinafter, the “Warrant”).

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

 

MI-175075 v2 0437575-0201

 

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1.            Incorporation of Recitals.      The Recitals portion of this Agreement is hereby incorporated by this reference as though it were fully set forth and rewritten herein, and the affirmative statements therein contained shall be deemed to be representations of the Company and the Warrant Holder, which are hereby confirmed.

 

2.            Warrant. The Company hereby grants to the Warrant Holder, subject to the terms set forth herein, the right to purchase at any time during the term (the “Warrant Exercise Term”) commencing on the date hereof and ending at 5:30 p.m., New York time on the fifth anniversary of the date hereof (the “Expiration Date”) 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), at an exercise price of $0.31 per share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

3.

Exercise of Warrant.

3.1         Exercise. The Warrant may be exercised by the Warrant Holder, in whole or in part, by delivering the Notice of Exercise purchase form, attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”), duly executed by the Warrant Holder to the Company at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment, in cash or by wire transfer or check payable to the order of the Company, of the amount obtained by multiplying the number of Shares designated in the Notice of Exercise by the Exercise Price (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price may also be paid, in whole or in part, by delivery of such purchase form and of shares of Common Stock owned by the Warrant Holder having a Market Price (as defined in Section 3.3 hereof) on the last business day ending the day immediately prior to the Exercise Date (as defined below) equal to the portion of the aggregate Exercise Price being paid in such shares. In addition, the Warrant may be exercised, pursuant to a cashless exercise by providing irrevocable instructions to the Company, through delivery of the Notice of Exercise with an appropriate reference to this Section 3.1 to issue the number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the product of (a) the number of shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Market Price of a share of the Common Stock on the last business day preceding the Exercise Date less the Exercise Price therefor and the denominator of which is such Market Price. For purposes hereof, “Exercise Date” shall mean the date on which all deliveries required to be made to the Company upon exercise of the Warrant pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall have been made.

3.2          Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise of the Warrant (in whole or in part) in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, the Company, at its expense, shall cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Warrant Holder (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of fully-paid and non-assessable Shares to which the Warrant Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise and (if applicable) (ii) a new warrant agreement of like tenor to purchase all of the Shares that may be purchased pursuant to the portion, if any, of the Warrant not exercised by the Warrant Holder. The Warrant Holder shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares on the date on which the Notice of Exercise and payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof were delivered and made, respectively, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that if the date of such delivery, notice and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

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3.3          Market Price. The “Market Price” of a share of Common Stock means: the average of the daily volume weighted average price of shares of Common Stock on the principal market on which shares of the Common Stock are traded for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the determination of the Market Price. If shares of Common Stock are not traded on any public market (e.g. NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, OTCBB or Pink Sheets), the Market Price of the Common Stock shall be determined, in good faith, by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

4.

Adjustments.

4.1          Stock Splits, Stock Dividends and Combinations. If the Company at any time subdivides the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or issues a stock dividend (in Common Stock) on the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or the issuance of such stock dividend shall be proportionately decreased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be proportionately increased, and if the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be proportionately decreased, effective at the close of business on the date of such subdivision, stock dividend or combination, as the case may be.

4.2          Merger or Consolidation. In the case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with or into another entity (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding capital stock of the Company), the entity formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver to the Warrant Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the Warrant Holder of the Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of capital stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of Shares for which such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation or merger. Such supplemental warrant agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in Section 4.1 hereof and to the provisions of Section 11 hereof. This Section 4.2 shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.

 

5.

Transfers.

5.1          Unregistered Securities. Warrant Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering, and the Warrant Holder agrees not to sell, pledge, distribute, offer for sale, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Warrant or any Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant in the absence of (a) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act as to the Warrant or such Shares and registration and/or qualification of the Warrant or such Shares under any applicable Federal or state securities law then in effect or (b) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration and qualification are not required.

 

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5.2         Transferability. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1 hereof, the rights under this Agreement are freely transferable, in whole or in part, by the Warrant Holder, and such transferee shall have the same rights hereunder as the Warrant Holder.

5.3          Warrant Register. The Company will maintain a register containing the names and addresses of the Warrant Holders of the Warrant. Until any transfer of Warrant in accordance with this Agreement is reflected in the warrant register, the Company may treat the Warrant Holder as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes. Any Warrant Holder may change such Warrant Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

6.            No Fractional Shares. Any adjustment in the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

7.            Investment Representations. The Warrant Holder agrees and acknowledges that it is acquiring the Warrant and will be acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a view to any resale or distribution other than in accordance with Federal and state securities laws. The Warrant Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

8.            Covenants as to the Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully-paid and non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof imposed by or through the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificates in respect of such shares in a name other than that of the Warrant Holder and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person(s) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented under this Agreement.

9.            Legend. Any certificate evidencing the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof will bear a legend indicating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws and may not be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to the securities under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required.

10.         Rights Applicable to the Warrant Shares. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be entitled to all of the same rights and privileges provided to the Company’s Common Stock.

11.          Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that the Company shall, at any time prior to the exercise of all Warrants, declare a dividend (other than a dividend consisting solely of shares of Common Stock) or otherwise distribute to its stockholders any assets, properties, rights, evidence of indebtedness, securities (other than shares of Common Stock),

 

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whether issued by the Company or by another, or any other thing of value, the Warrant Holder shall thereafter be entitled, in addition to the shares of Common Stock or other securities and property receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the exercise of such Warrant, the same assets, property, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that the Warrant Holder would have been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution as if the Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to such dividend or distribution. At the time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company shall make (and maintain) appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this Section 11.

12.          Vesting. The Warrants subject to this Agreement are deemed vested in their entirety upon the date of this Agreement.

 

13.

Miscellaneous.

13.1       Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement or any provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by a statement in writing signed by the Company and by the Warrant Holder.

13.2       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

13.3       Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by hand or by facsimile transmission, when telexed, or upon receipt when mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(i)

If to Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

Attention:

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

Phone:

(239) 768-0600

 

 

Facsimile:

(239) 768-0711

 

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

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2000

Miami, Florida 33131

 

Attention:

Clayton Parker

 

 

Phone :

(305) 539-3306

 

Facsimile:

(305) 358-7095

 

 

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If to Warrant Holder:

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP

c/o Medical Venture Partners, LLC

1740 Persimmon Drive

Naples, FL 34109

 

Attention:

Steven C. Jones

 

 

Phone:

(239) 598-0964

 

Facsimile:

(239) 594-5964

 

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

M.M. Membrado & Associates, PLLC

115 E. 57th Street, Suite 1006

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Michael Membrado, Esq.

 

Phone:

(646) 486-9772

 

Facsimile:

(646) 486-9771

 

13.4       Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the terms hereof.

13.5       Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of any Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant in a manner that interferes with the timely exercise of the Warrant.

13.6       No Rights or Liabilities as a Stockholder. This Agreement shall not entitle the Warrant Holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares prior to the exercise of the Warrant. No provision of this Agreement, in the absence of affirmative action by the Warrant Holder to purchase the Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Warrant Holder, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

13.7       Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and transferees.

13.8       Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid and unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

 

ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

By: MEDICAL VENTURES PARTNERS, LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company,

 

its general partner,

 

 

By: /s/ Steven C. Jones

 

Steven C. Jones, Managing Member

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(To be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

Dated:________________________

 

To:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant Agreement, hereby irrevocably elects to:

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith makes a cash payment of $_____________, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith delivers _____ shares of Common Stock having a Market Price as of the last trading day preceding the date hereof of $______, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per shares provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          acquire in a cashless exercise _____ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of Section 3.1 of such Warrant Agreement.

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.

Signature:___________________________

Name (print):________________________

Title (if applicable):____________________

Company (if applicable):_________________

 

 

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

SECURITY AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is entered into and made effective as of March 30, 2006, by and between NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Florida Corporation (the “Company”), and ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, LP, Delaware Limited Partnership (the “Secured Party”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces the original Security Agreement between the parties, executed on March 23, 2005 (the “Original Security Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Company and Secured Party have entered into a certain loan agreement as of the date hereof pursuant to which Secured Party has agreed to make available to the Company a certain credit facility secured by a first priority senior security interest in and to all of the assets of the Company (the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Loan Agreement contemplates the inclusion of a separate promissory note (the “Note”) and security agreement between the Company and Secured Party, in each case dated the date hereof.

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

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

 

Section 0.1.

Recitals.

The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

 

Section 0.1.

Interpretations.

Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by reason hereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Obligations Secured.

The obligations secured hereby are any and all obligations of the Company now existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party, whether oral or written and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof including, without limitation, those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party under each of the Note, dated the date hereof, and the original Stock Pledge Agreement dated March 23, 2005 (the “Pledge Agreement”) and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the “Obligations”). This Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Note, and the Pledge Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents”.

 

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ARTICLE 1.

PLEDGED PROPERTY, ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL

AND TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

Section 0.1.

Pledged Property.

(a)          Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its benefit, a security interest in and to all of the property of the Company as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and the products thereof and the proceeds of all such items (collectively, the “Pledged Property”) for such time until the Obligations are paid in full.

(a)          Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall, to the extent not already completed, make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged Property. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Secured Party such documents and instruments, including, without limitation, financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

Section 0.1.

Rights; Interests; Etc.

(a)          So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be continuing:

(i)           the Company shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the Pledged Property or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and

(i)           the Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged Property.

(a)          Upon the discovery by the Company or the Secured Party of any Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, the Company shall have an affirmative duty to provide written notice to Secured Party of such Event of Default (a “Company Notice of Default”) within forty-eight (48) hours of any such discovery. In the absence of a Company Notice of Default, to the extent the Secured Party determines that an Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, has occurred and continues to occur, the Secured Party may provide written notice to the Company of such Event of Default (a “Secured Party Notice of Default”). If at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred, and after (i) the expiration of a thirty (30) day cure period following either (i) the dispatch by the Company of a Company Notice of Default, (ii) the dispatch by the Secured Party to the Company of a Secured Party Notice of Default or (iii) the receipt by the Company of written notice by Secured Party to Company of

 

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non-payment of any amount required to be paid under the Note, and after which, in either case, such Event of Default remains uncured, then:

(i)           All rights of the Company to exercise the rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof and to receive payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such rights and to receive and hold as Pledged Property such payments; provided, however, that if the Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged Property pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the Secured Party, or held by Company for the benefit of the Secured Party and paid over pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied against any outstanding Obligations; and

(i)           All interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions which are received by the Company contrary to the provisions of Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other property of the Company and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party; or

(i)           The Secured Party in its sole reasonable discretion shall be authorized to sell any or all of the Pledged Property at public or private sale in order to recoup all of the outstanding principal plus accrued interest owed pursuant to the Note as described herein

(a)          Each of the following events shall constitute a default under this Agreement (each an “Event of Default”):

(i)           any default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the payment to the Secured Party of principal, interest or other item comprising the Obligations as and when due, subject to applicable cure periods in the Transaction Documents, or with respect to any other debt or obligation of the Company to a party other than the Secured Party and such party is pursuing remedies against the Company;

(i)           any default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the due observance or performance of any obligations or other covenants, terms or provisions to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, subject to applicable cure periods in the Transaction Documents;

(i)           the Company shall: (1) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (2) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or similar official for itself or any of its assets and properties; (3) commence a voluntary case for relief as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code; (4) file with or otherwise submit to any governmental authority any petition, answer or other document seeking: (A) reorganization, (B) an arrangement with creditors or (C) to take advantage of any other present or future applicable law respecting bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution or liquidation; (5) file or otherwise submit any answer or other document admitting or failing to contest the material

 

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allegations of a petition or other document filed or otherwise submitted against it in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under any such applicable law, or (6) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(i)           any case, proceeding or other action shall be commenced against the Company for the purpose of effecting, or an order, judgment or decree shall be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction approving (in whole or in part) anything specified in Section 2.2(c)(iii) hereof, or any receiver, trustee, assignee, custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or other official shall be appointed with respect to the Company, or shall be appointed to take or shall otherwise acquire possession or control of all or a substantial part of the assets and properties of the Company, and any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of thirty (30) days.

ARTICLE 1.

SECURED PARTY; PERFORMANCE

 

Section 0.1.

Secured Party Performance.

Upon the discovery by the Company or the Secured Party of any Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, the Company shall have an affirmative duty to provide written notice to Secured Party of such Event of Default (a “Company Notice of Default”) within forty-eight (48) hours of any such discovery. In the absence of a Company Notice of Default, to the extent the Secured Party determines that an Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, has occurred and continues to occur, the Secured Party may provide written notice to the Company of such Event of Default (a “Secured Party Notice of Default”). If at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred, and after (i) the expiration of a thirty (30) day cure period following either (i) the dispatch by the Company of a Company Notice of Default, (ii) the dispatch by the Secured Party to the Company of a Secured Party Notice of Default, provided that the Company has not sent a Dispute Notice (as defined in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement); (iii) the Adjusted Default Date (as defined in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement) has been reached in the event that the Company has sent a Dispute Notice, or (iv) the receipt by the Company of written notice by Secured Party to Company of non-payment of any amount required to be paid under the Note, and after which, in either case, such Event of Default remains uncured, then, the Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine and may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments directly to Secured Party.

 

Section 0.1.

Secured Party May Perform.

Upon the discovery by the Company or the Secured Party of any Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, the Company shall have an affirmative duty to provide written notice to Secured Party of such Event of Default (a “Company Notice of Default”) within forty-eight (48) hours of any such discovery. In the absence of a Company Notice of Default, to the extent the Secured Party determines that an Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, has occurred and continues to occur, the Secured Party may provide written notice to the

 

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Company of such Event of Default (a “Secured Party Notice of Default”). If at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred, and after (i) the expiration of a thirty (30) day cure period following either (i) the dispatch by the Company of a Company Notice of Default, (ii) the dispatch by the Secured Party to the Company of a Secured Party Notice of Default, provided that the Company has not sent a Dispute Notice (as defined in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement); (iii) the Adjusted Default Date (as defined in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement) has been reached in the event that the Company has sent a Dispute Notice, or (iv) the receipt by the Company of written notice by Secured Party to Company of non-payment of any amount required to be paid under the Note, and after which, in either case, such Event of Default remains uncured, then, if the Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under Section 10.3.

ARTICLE 1.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Company represents and warrants to the Secured Party that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein), the following representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Ownership of Pledged Property.

The Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance except for (i) the security interest created by this Agreement and (ii) the rights and liens of lenders as may be allowed from time to time in the “Permitted Liens” section of the Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE 1.

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

 

Section 0.1.

Default and Remedies.

(a)          If an Event of Default described in Section 2.2(c)(i) and (ii) occurs, then in each such case after the expiration of all applicable cure periods, the Secured Party may declare the Obligations to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company, and upon any such declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable and the Secured Party can immediately exercise any of its rights and remedies pursuant to the Transaction Documents or under any applicable law. If an Event of Default described in Sections 2.2(c)(iii) or (iv) occurs and is continuing for the period set forth therein, then the Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable without declaration or other act on the part of the Secured Party and the Secured Party can immediately exercise any of its rights and remedies pursuant to the Transaction Documents and under any applicable law.

 

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(a)          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, after the expiration of all applicable cure periods, the Secured Party shall: (i) be entitled to receive all distributions with respect to the Pledged Property, (ii) to cause the Pledged Property to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Property, (iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured Party, and (v) exercise any of its rights and remedies pursuant to the Transaction Documents and any applicable law.

 

Section 0.1.

Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.

Upon the discovery by the Company or the Secured Party of any Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, the Company shall have an affirmative duty to provide written notice to Secured Party of such Event of Default (a “Company Notice of Default”) within forty-eight (48) hours of any such discovery. In the absence of a Company Notice of Default, to the extent the Secured Party determines that an Event of Default other than non-payment of the Note, has occurred and continues to occur, the Secured Party may provide written notice to the Company of such Event of Default (a “Secured Party Notice of Default”). If at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred, and after (i) the expiration of a thirty (30) day cure period following either (i) the dispatch by the Company of a Company Notice of Default, (ii) the dispatch by the Secured Party to the Company of a Secured Party Notice of Default, provided that the Company has not sent a Dispute Notice (as defined in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement); (iii) the Adjusted Default Date (as defined in Section 16 of the Loan Agreement) has been reached in the event that the Company has sent a Dispute Notice, or (iv) the receipt by the Company of written notice by Secured Party to Company of non-payment of any amount required to be paid under the Note, and after which, in either case, such Event of Default remains uncured, then, in addition to any rights and remedies available at law or in equity, the following provisions shall govern the Secured Party’s right to realize upon the Pledged Property:

(a)          Any item of the Pledged Property may be sold for cash or other value in any number of lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale and may be sold without demand, advertisement or notice (except that the Secured Party shall give the Company an additional ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the time and place or of the time after which a private sale may be made (the “Sale Notice”)), which notice period is hereby agreed to be commercially reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Property and, upon compliance with the terms of such sale, may hold, exploit and dispose of the same without further accountability to the Secured Party. The Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers, certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied such further information and take such further action as the Secured Party reasonably shall require in connection with any such sale.

(a)          Any cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Property shall be applied as follows:

(i)           to the payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses reimbursable to it hereunder or owed to it pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof;

 

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the balance, if any, the Company.

(a)          In addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party may have pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all of the rights and remedies provided by law, including, without limitation, those under the Uniform Commercial Code.

(i)           If the Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing after any applicable cure periods, then the Secured Party may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of Company, wherever situated.

(i)           The Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees, expenses and costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with enforcement, collection and preservation of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included as Obligations secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 10.3 hereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Proofs of Claim.

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relating to the Company or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether the Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured Party shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of the Obligations), shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i)           to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Party (including any claim for the reasonable legal fees and expenses and other expenses paid or incurred by the Secured Party permitted hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such judicial proceeding), and

(i)           to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by the Secured Party to make such payments to the Secured Party and, in the event that the Secured Party shall consent to the making of such payments directed to the Secured Party, to pay to the Secured Party any amounts for expenses due it hereunder.

 

Section 0.1.

Duties Regarding Pledged Property.

The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.

 

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ARTICLE 1.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):

 

Section 0.1.

Existence, Properties, Etc.

(a)          The Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary (i) to maintain Company’s due organization, valid existence and good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or authority (i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, and (ii) to execute or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required by the Secured Party to which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the Company’s assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or otherwise; (b) the Company’s ability to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.

 

Section 0.1.

Contracts and Other Collateral.

The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this Agreement.

 

Section 0.1.

Defense of Collateral, Etc.

The Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss could have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company shall defend the Secured Party’s right, title and interest in and to each and every part of the Pledged Property, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

 

Section 0.1.

Payment of Debts, Taxes, Etc.

The Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all of its indebtedness and other liabilities and perform, or cause to be performed, all of its obligations in accordance with the respective terms thereof, and pay and discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges and levies imposed upon it, upon any of its assets and properties

 

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on or before the last day on which the same may be paid without penalty, as well as pay all other lawful claims (whether for services, labor, materials, supplies or otherwise) as and when due

 

Section 0.1.

Taxes and Assessments; Tax Indemnity.

The Company shall (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its properties; provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect thereto.

 

Section 0.1.

Compliance with Law and Other Agreements.

The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements, licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Notice of Default.

Upon knowledge thereof, the Company or the Secured Party shall give written notice to the other party of the occurrence of any default or Event of Default under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other agreement of Company, promptly upon the occurrence thereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Notice of Litigation.

The Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of $50,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any of the assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen (15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand and any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Company.

 

Section 0.1.

Costs and Expenses.

As set forth in the Transaction Documents, the costs and expenses of the Secured Party in connection with the origination and execution of the Transaction Documents, up to a maximum of $3,000 shall be paid by the Company in accordance with Paragraphs 6 and 20 of the Loan Agreement.

 

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Section 0.1.

Use of Proceeds.

The Company shall use the proceeds from the Note for general corporate and working capital purposes and for the repayment of existing debt.

 

Section 0.1.

Best Efforts.

Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement

ARTICLE 1.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing:

 

Section 0.1.

Indebtedness.

So long as the Secured Party is not in default of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, except for “Permitted Indebtedness” as allowed in the Loan Agreement, the Company shall not directly or indirectly permit, create, incur, assume, permit to exist, increase, renew or extend on or after the date hereof any indebtedness on its part, including commitments, contingencies and credit availabilities, or apply for or offer or agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 0.1.

Liens and Encumbrances.

Except “Permitted Liens” as allowed in the Loan Agreement, the Company shall not directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage, security interest or other lien or encumbrance of any nature in, to or against any part of the Pledged Property or of the Company’s capital stock, or offer or agree to do so, or own or acquire or agree to acquire any asset or property of any character subject to any of the foregoing encumbrances (including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement), or assign, pledge or in any way transfer or encumber its right to receive any income or other distribution or proceeds from any part of the Pledged Property or the Company’s capital stock; or enter into any sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged Property as lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of the foregoing, provided, however, the Company shall be permitted to incur purchase money indebtedness which creates liens on the specific purchased assets for up to $500,000 in accordance with Paragraph 13 of the Loan Agreement.

 

Section 0.1.

Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and Asset Sales.

Without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party, the Company shall not: (a) Amend its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; (b) sell, transfer, convey, grant a security interest in or lease all or any substantial part of its assets except for the transaction contemplated with Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. or purchase money security indebtedness up to $500,000, nor (c) create any subsidiaries nor convey any of its assets to any subsidiary.

 

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Section 0.1.

Dividends, Etc.

The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or in property, on any class of its capital stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares of such stock, nor make any distribution of any kind in respect thereof, nor make any return of capital to shareholders, nor make any payments in respect of any pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock option, stock bonus, incentive compensation or similar plan (except as required or permitted hereunder), without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.

 

Section 0.1.

Guaranties; Loans.

The Company shall not guarantee nor be liable in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, or become contingently liable after the date of this Agreement in connection with the obligations or indebtedness of any person or persons, except for (i) the indebtedness currently secured by the liens identified on the Pledged Property identified on Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the endorsement of negotiable instruments payable to the Company for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The Company shall not make any loan, advance or extension of credit to any person other than in the normal course of its business, except for dividends of shares of Common Stock of the Company.

 

Section 0.1.

Debt.

So long as the Secured Party is not in default of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, except for “Permitted Indebtedness” as allowed in the Loan Agreement, the Company shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any additional indebtedness of any description whatsoever (excluding any indebtedness of the Company to the Secured Party, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and the endorsement of negotiable instruments payable to the Company, respectively for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business).

 

Section 0.1.

Conduct of Business.

The Company will continue to engage in a business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this Agreement, unless written consent is obtained from the Secured Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

Section 0.1.

Places of Business.

The location of the Company’s chief place of business is 12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Ft. Myers, FL 33913. The Company shall not change the location of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place of business disclosed to the Secured Party or move any of the Pledged Property from its current location without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Secured Party in each instance.

 

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ARTICLE 1.

CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANIES OBLIGATIONS

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue the Note to the Secured Party on the date of this Agreement (the “First Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing, of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

Section 1.           The Secured Party shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the Company.

ARTICLE 1.

CONDITIONS TO THE SECURED PARTY’S OBLIGATIONS

Section 0.1.       The obligation of the Secured Party hereunder to fund the Note at the First Closing or at any subsequent date on which advances are made under the Note (each a “Closing” and collectively the “Closings”) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)          With respect to the First Closing, the Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Secured Party on or before the date of the First Closing; and

(b)          Within 20 days of the First Closing, to the extent that ASPEN’s counsel determines that it is necessary to refile the form UCC-1 that was filed pursuant to the Original Security Agreement or such other forms as may be required to perfect the Secured Party’s interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in this Agreement, the Company shall have filed a form UCC-1 or such other forms as may be required to perfect the Secured Party’s interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in this Agreement and provided proof of such filing to the Secured Party or given written authorization to the Secured Party to file such form UCC-1 on the Company’s behalf.

(c)         With respect to any subsequent Closings, the representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of any such Closing as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to a Closing. If requested by the Secured Party, the Secured Party shall have received a certificate, executed by the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of any such Closing, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Secured Party.

 

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ARTICLE 1.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 0.1.

Notices.

All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on: (a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:

 

If to the Secured Party:

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP

 

 

174 Persimmon Drive

 

 

Naples, FL 34109

 

 

Attention:         Steven Jones

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone:       (239) 598-0964

 

 

Facsimile:        (239) 594-5964

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

M.M. Membrado, PLLC

 

 

115 East 57th Street, Suite 1006

 

 

New York, New York 10022

 

 

Telephone:       (646) 486-9770

 

 

Facsimile:        (646) 486-9771

 

 

 

 

And if to the Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

 

 

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

 

 

Fort Myers, Florida 33913

 

 

Attention:         Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

 

Telephone:       (239) 768-0600

 

 

Facsimile:        (239) 768-0711

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

 

 

201 South Biscayne Boulevard – Suite 2000

 

 

Miami, Florida 33131-2399

 

 

Attention:         Clayton E. Parker, Esq.

 

 

Telephone:       (305) 539-3300

 

 

 

 

Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Section 0.1.

Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

 

Section 0.1.

Expenses.

In the event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or (iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Waivers, Amendments, Etc.

The Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants shall not waiver, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver, amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the Secured Party.

 

Section 0.1.

Continuing Security Interest.

This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations; and (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and heirs and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of such of the Pledged Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Section 0.1.

Independent Representation.

Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard to the substance of this Agreement.

 

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Section 0.1.

Applicable Law: Jurisdiction.

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Collier County, Florida, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Circuit Court of Florida, sitting in Collier County and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida sitting in Fort Myers, Florida for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.

 

Section 0.1.

Waiver of Jury Trial.

AS A FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY AND ASPEN HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.

 

 

Section 0.1.

Entire Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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

 

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Name: Robert P. Gasparini

 

Title:   President

 

 

 

 

 

SECURED PARTY:

 

ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, LP

 

 

 

By:       Medical Venture Partners, LLC

 

Its:       General Partner

 

 

 

 

By: /s/ Steven C. Jones

 

Name: Steven C. Jones

 

Title:   Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

DEFINITION OF PLEDGED PROPERTY

For the purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and lien upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:

(a)          all goods of the Company, including, without limitation, machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools, parts, supplies and motor vehicles of every kind and description, now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company may have or may hereafter acquire any interest, and all replacements, additions, accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof, arising from the sale or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds of insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;

(a)          all inventory of the Company, including, but not limited to, all goods, wares, merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other tangible personal property, including such inventory as is temporarily out of Company’s custody or possession and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing;

(a)          all contract rights and general intangibles of the Company, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade styles, trade names, leasehold interests, partnership or joint venture interests, patents and patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now owned or hereafter created;

(a)          all documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of the Company whether now owned or hereafter created;

(a)          all accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of obligations and rights to payment of the Company (herein collectively referred to as “Accounts”), together with the proceeds thereof, all goods represented by such Accounts and all such goods that may be returned by the Company’s customers, and all proceeds of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the Company may hold for the payment of any such Accounts including, without limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit, replevin and reclamation and as an unpaid vendor and/or lienor, all of which the Company represents and warrants will be bona fide and existing obligations of its respective customers, arising out of the sale of goods by the Company in the ordinary course of business;

(a)          to the extent assignable, all of the Company’s rights under all present and future authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises issued or granted in connection with the operations of any of its facilities;

(a)          all products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) from the above-described Pledged Property.

 

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made this 30th day of March 2006, by NEOGENOMICS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") for the benefit of Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, its assignees and its transferees, a Delaware limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as “ASPEN”) and Steven C. Jones, an individual (“Jones”, with each of ASPEN and Jones hereinafter referred to as a “Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”). This Agreement is in addition to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement between the parties, executed on March 23, 2005.

 

BACKGROUND

 

Pursuant to certain other agreements between the Company and the Shareholders, the Company has agreed to grant to the Shareholders certain registration rights, as more fully set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

 

1.Registration Rights.

 

1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

(a) "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

(b) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

 

(c) "Form S-1, Form SB-1, Form S-2, Form SB-2 and Form S-3" shall mean Form S-1, Form SB-1, Form S-2, Form SB-2 or Form S-3, respectively, promulgated by the Commission or any substantially similar form then in effect.

 

(d) The terms "Register", "Registered" and "Registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.

 

(e) "Registrable Securities" shall mean the Shares so long as such shares are ineligible for sale under subparagraph (k) of Rule 144.

 

(f) "Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 2, including, without limitation, all federal and state registration, qualification and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such Registration and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Selling Shareholders, as selling shareholders.

 

 

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(g) "Registration Statement" shall mean Form S-1, Form SB-1, Form S-2, Form SB-2 or Form S-3, whichever is applicable.

 

(h) "Restriction Termination Date" shall mean, with respect to any Registrable Securities, the earliest of (i) the date that such Registrable Securities shall have been Registered and sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the intended method of distribution by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in the Registration Statement covering such securities or transferred in compliance with Rule 144, and (ii) the date that an opinion of counsel to the Company containing reasonable assumptions (which opinion shall be subject to the reasonable approval of counsel to any affected Shareholder) shall have been rendered to the effect that the restrictive legend on the Shares can be properly removed and such legend shall have been removed.

 

(i) "Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

(j) "Shareholders" shall mean collectively the Shareholders, their assignees and transferees, and individually, a Shareholder and any transferee or assignee of such Shareholder.

 

 

(k) "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(l) "Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(m) "Selling Shareholders" shall mean a holder or holders of Registrable Securities who requests Registration under Section 2 herein.

 

 

(n) "Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock as set forth of Schedule A.

 

1.2 Required Registration. If the Company shall be requested by ASPEN or Shareholders holding at least 33.3% of the then Registrable Securities that the Company register all or part of the Registrable Securities, then the Company shall promptly, use its best efforts to effect the Registration of the Registrable Securities that the Company has been requested to Register for disposition as described in the request of Selling Shareholders’ Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any Registration except in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(a) The Company shall not be obligated to file and cause to become effective more than three (3) registration statements in which Registrable Securities are Registered pursuant to this Section 1.2; provided, however, that the registration of Registrable Securities on a Form S-3 or any successor form where the gross proceeds from the sale of such securities are anticipated to be at least $250,000 shall not be counted towards such three (3) registration statements limit.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may include in each such Registration requested pursuant to this Section 1.2 any authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (or authorized treasury shares) for sale by the Company or any issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock for sale by others, provided, however, that, if the number of shares of Common Stock so included pursuant to this clause (b) exceeds the number of Registrable Securities requested by the holders of Shares requesting such Registration, then such Registration shall be deemed to be a Registration in accordance, with and pursuant to Section 1.3; and provided further, however, that the inclusion of such previously authorized but unissued

 

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shares of Common Stock by the Company or issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock by others in such Registration shall not prevent the holders of Shares requesting such Registration from registering the entire number of Registrable Securities requested by them.

 

(c) The Company shall not be required to file a registration statement pursuant to this Section 1: (i) within six (6) months after any other registration by the Company (other than under "Excluded Forms," as defined in Section 1.3 (a) below) or (ii) for six (6) months after the request for registration under this Section 1.2 if the Company is then engaged in negotiations regarding a material transaction which has not otherwise been publicly disclosed, or such shorter period ending on the date, whichever first occurs, that such transaction is publicly disclosed, abandoned or consummated.

 

 

1.3 Piggyback Registration.

 

(a) Each time that the Company proposes to Register a public offering solely of its Common Stock, other than pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or similar or successor forms (collectively, "Excluded Forms"), the Company shall promptly give written notice of such proposed Registration to all holders of Shares, which shall offer such holders the right to request inclusion of any Registrable Securities in the proposed Registration.

 

(b) Each holder of Shares shall have ten (10) days or such longer period as shall be set forth in the notice from the receipt of such notice to deliver to the Company a written request specifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities such holder intends to sell and the holder's intended plan of disposition.

 

(c) In the event that the proposed Registration by the Company is, in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of securities of the Company, any request under Section 1.3(b) may specify that the Registrable Securities be included in the underwriting on the same terms and conditions as the shares of Common Stock, if any, otherwise being sold through underwriters under such Registration.

 

(d) Upon receipt of a written request pursuant to Section 1.3(b), the Company shall promptly use its best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be Registered, to the extent required to permit sale or disposition as set forth in the written request.

 

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter of an underwritten public offering, determines and advises in writing that the inclusion of all Registrable Securities proposed to be included in the underwritten public offering, together with any other issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock proposed to be included therein by holders other than the holders of Registrable Securities (such other shares hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Other Shares"), would interfere with the successful marketing of the securities proposed to be included in the underwritten public offering, then the number of such shares to be included in such underwritten public offering shall be reduced, and shares shall be excluded from such underwritten public offering in a number deemed necessary by such managing underwriter, first by excluding shares held by the directors, officers, employees and founders of the Company, and then, to the extent necessary, by excluding Registrable Securities participating in such underwritten public offering, pro rata, based on the number of shares of Registrable Securities each such holder proposed to include.

 

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public offering, that the managing underwriter reasonably determines as necessary in order to effect the underwritten public offering. The holders of such Shares shall execute such documentation as the managing underwriter reasonably requests to evidence this lock-up.

 

1.4 Preparation and Filing. If and whenever the Company is under an obligation pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1 to use its best efforts to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as practicable:

 

(a) prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective in accordance with Section 1.4(b) hereof, keeping each Selling Shareholder advised as to the initiation, progress and completion of the Registration;

 

(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for nine months and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement;

 

(c) furnish to each Selling Shareholder such number of copies of any summary prospectus or other prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Selling Shareholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each Selling Shareholder shall reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things which may be necessary or advisable to enable such holder to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to consent to general service of process, qualify to do business as a foreign corporation where it would not be otherwise required to qualify or submit to liability for state or local taxes where it is not liable for such taxes; and

 

(e) at any time when a prospectus covered by such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act within the appropriate period mentioned in Section 1.4(b) hereof, notify each Selling Shareholder of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such Registration, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and, at the request of such seller, prepare, file and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the Shareholders of such shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing.

 

1.5 Expenses. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in complying with this Section 1; provided, however, that all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the Registrable Securities covered by registrations effected

 

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pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof shall be borne by the seller or sellers thereof, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities sold by such seller or sellers.

 

1.6 Information Furnished by Shareholder. It shall be a condition precedent to the Company's obligations under this Agreement as to any Selling Shareholder that each Selling Shareholder furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding such Selling Shareholder and the distribution proposed by such Selling Shareholder as the Company may reasonably request.

 

 

1.7 Indemnification.

 

1.7.1 Company's Indemnification of Shareholders. The Company shall indemnify each Selling Shareholder, each of its officers, directors and constituent partners, and each person controlling such Selling Shareholder, and each underwriter thereof, if any, and each of its officers, directors, constituent partners, and each person who controls such underwriter, against all claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) suffered or incurred by any of them, to the extent such claims, losses, damages or liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus or any related Registration Statement incident to any such Registration, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to the Company and relating to actions or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such Registration; and the Company will reimburse each such Selling Shareholder, each such underwriter, each of their officers, directors and constituent partners and each person who controls any such Selling Shareholder or underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses as reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity contained in this Section 1.7.1 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action if settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (such consent shall not unreasonably be withheld); and provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or omission based upon written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Shareholder, underwriter, controlling person or other indemnified person and stated to be for use in connection with the offering of securities of the Company.

 

1.7.2 Selling Shareholder's Indemnification of Company. Each Selling Shareholder shall indemnify the Company, each of its directors and officers, each underwriter, if any, of the Company's Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement each person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and each other Selling Shareholder, each of its officers, directors and constituent partners and each person controlling such other Selling Shareholder, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) suffered or incurred by any of them and arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in such Registration Statement or related prospectus, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by such Selling Shareholder of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to such Selling Shareholder and relating to actions or inaction required of such Selling Shareholder in connection with the Registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement; and will reimburse the Company, such other Selling Shareholders, such directors, officers, partners, persons, underwriters and

 

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controlling persons for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action; such indemnification and reimbursement shall be to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such Registration Statement or prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Shareholder and stated to be specifically for use in connection with the offering of Registrable Securities.

 

1.7.3 Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.7 of notice of the commencement of any action which may give rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 1.7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof and generally summarize such action. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and to assume the defense of such claim, and shall be entitled to select counsel for the defense of such claim with the approval of any parties entitled to indemnification, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties entitled to indemnification shall have the right to employ separate counsel (reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party) to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified parties unless the named parties to such action or proceedings 'include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified parties and the indemnifying party or such indemnified parties shall have been advised by counsel that there are one or more legal defenses available to the indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party (in which case, if the indemnified parties notify the indemnifying party in writing that they elect to employ separate counsel at the reasonable expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of the indemnified parties, it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any such action or proceeding or separate or substantially similar or related action or proceeding in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel at any time for all indemnified parties, which counsel shall be designated in writing by the Shareholders of a majority of the Registrable Securities).

 

1.7.4 Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.7 from an indemnifying party is unavailable to an indemnified party hereunder in respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying party and indemnified party in connection with the statements or omissions which result in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such indemnifying party or indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information supplied by such indemnifying party or indemnified party and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action, suit, proceeding or claim.

 

 

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2.

Covenants of the Company.

 

The Company agrees to:

 

(a) Notify the holders of Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible time.

 

(b) If the Common Stock is then listed on a national securities exchange, use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be listed on such exchange. If the Common Stock is not then listed on a national securities exchange, use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate the reporting of the Registrable Securities on NASDAQ.

 

(c) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition of the Registrable Securities by the holders thereof pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

(d) With a view to making available to the holders of Registrable Securities the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Shareholders to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, the Company, after it has become obligated to file periodic or other reports pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act agrees to:

 

(i) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"); and

 

(ii) furnish to each holder of Shares, so long as such holder of Shares owns any Shares, forthwith upon written request (a) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time after 90 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company), the Securities Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (b) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company and (c) such other information as may be reasonably requested and as is publicly available in availing the holders of Shares of any rule or regulation of the Commission which permits the selling of any such securities without registration.

 

(e) Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (whether pre-effective or post-effective), and prior to the filing of any prospectus or prospectus supplement related thereto, the Company will provide each Selling Shareholder with copies of all pages thereto, if any, which reference such Selling Shareholder.

 

 

3.

Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be sufficiently given when personally delivered or sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed (i) if to the Company, at 12701 Commonwealth Blvd, Suite 9, Ft. Myers, FL 33913 and (ii) if to a Shareholder, at the address set forth in the Company's records, or

 

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at such other address as each such party furnishes by notice given in accordance with this Section 3(a);

 

(b) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver will be effective unless and until it is in writing and signed by the party giving the waiver;

 

(c) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its Shareholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Florida. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Collier County, Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof,

 

(e) This Agreement may be assigned by the Shareholders to any transferee of the Shareholder's Shares;

 

(f) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; and

 

(g) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same Agreement.

 

 

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                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement for the benefit of the Shareholders by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

 

Name: Robert P. Gasparini

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

By: Medical Venture Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its General partner

 

 

 

By: /s/ Steven C. Jones

 

 

Name: Steven C. Jones

 

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

STEVEN C. JONES, Individually

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steven C. Jones

 

Steven C. Jones

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

AMENDED AND RESTATED

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

 

 

 

Number of Shares Included

Agreements under which Shares/Warrants Issued

Under this Reg. Rights Agmt

 

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated 3/14/06, between ASPEN

 

and the Company

1,000,000

 

Amended Warrant Agreement, dated 1/21/06 issued in connection

with that certain Loan Agreement, dated 3/23/05, between

 

ASPEN and the Company

2,500,000

 

Warrant Agreement, dated 1/21/06, issued in connection with that

 

certain waiver of pre-emptive rights, dated 1/18/06,

 

 

between ASPEN and the Company

150,000

 

Warrant Agreement, dated 1/21/06, issued in connection with that

 

certain waiver of pre-emptive rights letter agreement,

 

 

dated 1/20/06, between Jones and the Company

27,298

 

Warrant Agreement, dated 3/14/06, issued in connection with that

 

certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated 3/14/06, between

 

 

ASPEN and the Company

450,000

 

Warrant Agreement, dated 3/30/06, issued in connection with that

 

certain amended and restated Loan Agreement, dated 3/23/06,

 

 

between ASPEN and the Company

450,000

 

 

TOTAL

4,577,298

 

 

 

 

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE SECURITIES WHICH MAY BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NO SALE OR DISTRIBUTION HEREOF OR THEREOF MAY BE AFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 23, 2005, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and SKL Family Limited Partnership, a partnership whose principal address is ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________(“SKL” or the “Warrant Holder”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, SKL consummated the purchase of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) as of the date of this Agreement, pursuant to a Subscription Agreement executed with the Company, dated January 21, 2006 (such purchase hereinafter referred to as the “Subscription”); and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement for SKL to consummate the Subscription and close the transaction within 5 business days, the Company has agreed to issue to it a warrant to purchase a further 900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with such warrant shares having a strike price of $0.26/share.

 

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

1.            Incorporation of Recitals.      The Recitals portion of this Agreement is hereby incorporated by this reference as though it were fully set forth and rewritten herein, and the affirmative statements therein contained shall be deemed to be representations of the Company and the Warrant Holder, which are hereby confirmed.

 

2.            Warrant. The Company hereby grants to the Warrant Holder, subject to the terms set forth herein, the right to purchase at any time during the term (the “Warrant Exercise Term”) commencing on the date hereof and ending at 5:30 p.m., New York time on the fifth anniversary of the date hereof (the “Expiration Date”) 900,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), at an exercise price of $0.26 per share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

3.

Exercise of Warrant.

3.1         Exercise. The Warrant may be exercised by the Warrant Holder, in whole or in part, by delivering the Notice of Exercise purchase form, attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”), duly executed by the Warrant Holder to the Company at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment, in cash

 

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or by wire transfer or check payable to the order of the Company, of the amount obtained by multiplying the number of Shares designated in the Notice of Exercise by the Exercise Price (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price may also be paid, in whole or in part, by delivery of such purchase form and of shares of Common Stock owned by the Warrant Holder having a Market Price (as defined in Section 3.3 hereof) on the last business day ending the day immediately prior to the Exercise Date (as defined below) equal to the portion of the aggregate Exercise Price being paid in such shares. In addition, the Warrant may be exercised, pursuant to a cashless exercise by providing irrevocable instructions to the Company, through delivery of the Notice of Exercise with an appropriate reference to this Section 3.1 to issue the number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the product of (a) the number of shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Market Price of a share of the Common Stock on the last business day preceding the Exercise Date less the Exercise Price therefor and the denominator of which is such Market Price. For purposes hereof, “Exercise Date” shall mean the date on which all deliveries required to be made to the Company upon exercise of the Warrant pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall have been made.

3.2          Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise of the Warrant (in whole or in part) in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, the Company, at its expense, shall cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Warrant Holder (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of fully-paid and non-assessable Shares to which the Warrant Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise and (if applicable) (ii) a new warrant agreement of like tenor to purchase all of the Shares that may be purchased pursuant to the portion, if any, of the Warrant not exercised by the Warrant Holder. The Warrant Holder shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares on the date on which the Notice of Exercise and payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof were delivered and made, respectively, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that if the date of such delivery, notice and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

3.3          Market Price. The “Market Price” of a share of Common Stock means: the average of the daily volume weighted average price of shares of Common Stock on the principal market on which shares of the Common Stock are traded for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the determination of the Market Price. If shares of Common Stock are not traded on any public market (e.g. NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, OTCBB or Pink Sheets), the Market Price of the Common Stock shall be determined, in good faith, by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

4.

Adjustments.

4.1          Stock Splits, Stock Dividends and Combinations. If the Company at any time subdivides the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or issues a stock dividend (in Common Stock) on the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or the issuance of such stock dividend shall be proportionately decreased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be proportionately increased, and if the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be

 

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proportionately decreased, effective at the close of business on the date of such subdivision, stock dividend or combination, as the case may be.

4.2          Merger or Consolidation. In the case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with or into another entity (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding capital stock of the Company), the entity formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver to the Warrant Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the Warrant Holder of the Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of capital stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of Shares for which such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation or merger. Such supplemental warrant agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in Section 4.1 hereof and to the provisions of Section 11 hereof. This Section 4.2 shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.

 

5.

Transfers.

5.1          Unregistered Securities. Warrant Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering, and the Warrant Holder agrees not to sell, pledge, distribute, offer for sale, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Warrant or any Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant in the absence of (a) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act as to the Warrant or such Shares and registration and/or qualification of the Warrant or such Shares under any applicable Federal or state securities law then in effect or (b) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration and qualification are not required.

5.2         Transferability. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1 hereof, the rights under this Agreement are freely transferable, in whole or in part, by the Warrant Holder, and such transferee shall have the same rights hereunder as the Warrant Holder.

5.3          Warrant Register. The Company will maintain a register containing the names and addresses of the Warrant Holders of the Warrant. Until any transfer of Warrant in accordance with this Agreement is reflected in the warrant register, the Company may treat the Warrant Holder as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes. Any Warrant Holder may change such Warrant Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

6.            No Fractional Shares. Any adjustment in the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

7.            Investment Representations. The Warrant Holder agrees and acknowledges that it is acquiring the Warrant and will be acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a view to any resale or distribution other than in accordance with Federal and state securities laws. The Warrant Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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8.            Covenants as to the Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully-paid and non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof imposed by or through the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificates in respect of such shares in a name other than that of the Warrant Holder and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person(s) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented under this Agreement.

9.            Legend. Any certificate evidencing the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof will bear a legend indicating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws and may not be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to the securities under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required.

10.         Rights Applicable to the Warrant Shares. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be entitled to all of the same rights and privileges provided to the Company’s Common Stock.

11.          Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that the Company shall, at any time prior to the exercise of all Warrants, declare a dividend (other than a dividend consisting solely of shares of Common Stock) or otherwise distribute to its stockholders any assets, properties, rights, evidence of indebtedness, securities (other than shares of Common Stock), whether issued by the Company or by another, or any other thing of value, the Warrant Holder shall thereafter be entitled, in addition to the shares of Common Stock or other securities and property receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the exercise of such Warrant, the same assets, property, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that the Warrant Holder would have been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution as if the Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to such dividend or distribution. At the time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company shall make (and maintain) appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this Section 11.

22.          Vesting. The Warrants subject to this Agreement are deemed to be vested upon the issuance of this Warrant Agreement.

 

13.

Miscellaneous.

13.1       Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement or any provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by a statement in writing signed by the Company and by the Warrant Holder.

 

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13.2       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

13.3       Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by hand or by facsimile transmission, when telexed, or upon receipt when mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(i)

If to Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

 

Attention:

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

Phone:

(239) 768-0600

 

 

Facsimile:

(239) 768-0711

 

 

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

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2000

Miami, Florida 33131

 

 

Attention:

Mr. Clayton Parker

 

Phone :

(305) 539-3306

 

 

Facsimile:

(305) 358-7095

 

 

(ii)

If to Warrant Holder:

 

 

SKL Family Limited Partnership

__________________________

__________________________

 

 

Phone:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

 

13.4       Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the terms hereof.

13.5       Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of any Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant in a manner that interferes with the timely exercise of the Warrant.

13.6       No Rights or Liabilities as a Stockholder. This Agreement shall not entitle the Warrant Holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares prior to the exercise of the Warrant. No provision of this Agreement,

 

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in the absence of affirmative action by the Warrant Holder to purchase the Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Warrant Holder, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

13.7       Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and transferees.

13.8       Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid and unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

 

SKL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

 

By: /s/ Scott Logan

 

Scott Logan

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(To be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

Dated:________________________

 

To:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant Agreement, hereby irrevocably elects to:

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith makes a cash payment of $_____________, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith delivers _____ shares of Common Stock having a Market Price as of the last trading day preceding the date hereof of $______, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per shares provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          acquire in a cashless exercise _____ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of Section 3.1 of such Warrant Agreement.

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.

Signature:___________________________

Name (print):________________________

Title (if applicable):____________________

Company (if applicable):_________________

 

 

 

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE SECURITIES WHICH MAY BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NO SALE OR DISTRIBUTION HEREOF OR THEREOF MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated this 14th day of March 2006, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Warrant Holder”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain letter agreement between the parties, dated January 18, 2006 (the “Letter Agreement”), the Warrant Holder has exercised its Equity Purchase Rights (as defined in the Letter Agreement) and entered into a subscription agreement of even date herewith, for the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “New Equity”); and

WHEREAS, as part of the Letter Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Warrant Holder a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) as an inducement to the Warrant Holder to enter into the Letter Agreement and purchase the New Equity.

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

1.            Incorporation of Recitals.      The Recitals portion of this Agreement is hereby incorporated by this reference as though it were fully set forth and rewritten herein, and the affirmative statements therein contained shall be deemed to be representations of the Company and the Warrant Holder, which are hereby confirmed.

 

2.            Warrant. The Company hereby grants to the Warrant Holder, subject to the terms set forth herein, the right to purchase at any time during the term (the “Warrant Exercise Term”) commencing on the date hereof and ending at 5:30 p.m., New York time on the January 21, 2011 (the “Expiration Date”) 450,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), at an exercise price of $0.26 per share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

3.

Exercise of Warrant.

3.1         Exercise. The Warrant may be exercised by the Warrant Holder, in whole or in part, by delivering the Notice of Exercise purchase form, attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”), duly executed by the Warrant Holder to the Company at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment, in cash or by wire transfer or check payable to the order of the Company, of the amount obtained by

 

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multiplying the number of Shares designated in the Notice of Exercise by the Exercise Price (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price may also be paid, in whole or in part, by delivery of such purchase form and of shares of Common Stock owned by the Warrant Holder having a Market Price (as defined in Section 3.3 hereof) on the last business day ending the day immediately prior to the Exercise Date (as defined below) equal to the portion of the aggregate Exercise Price being paid in such shares. In addition, the Warrant may be exercised, pursuant to a cashless exercise by providing irrevocable instructions to the Company, through delivery of the Notice of Exercise with an appropriate reference to this Section 3.1 to issue the number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the product of (a) the number of shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Market Price of a share of the Common Stock on the last business day preceding the Exercise Date less the Exercise Price therefor and the denominator of which is such Market Price. For purposes hereof, “Exercise Date” shall mean the date on which all deliveries required to be made to the Company upon exercise of the Warrant pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall have been made.

3.2          Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise of the Warrant (in whole or in part) in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, the Company, at its expense, shall cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Warrant Holder (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of fully-paid and non-assessable Shares to which the Warrant Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise and (if applicable) (ii) a new warrant agreement of like tenor to purchase all of the Shares that may be purchased pursuant to the portion, if any, of the Warrant not exercised by the Warrant Holder. The Warrant Holder shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares on the date on which the Notice of Exercise and payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof were delivered and made, respectively, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that if the date of such delivery, notice and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

3.3          Market Price. The “Market Price” of a share of Common Stock means: the average of the daily volume weighted average price of shares of Common Stock on the principal market on which shares of the Common Stock are traded for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the determination of the Market Price. If shares of Common Stock are not traded on any public market (e.g. NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, OTCBB or Pink Sheets), the Market Price of the Common Stock shall be determined, in good faith, by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

4.

Adjustments.

4.1          Stock Splits, Stock Dividends and Combinations. If the Company at any time subdivides the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or issues a stock dividend (in Common Stock) on the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or the issuance of such stock dividend shall be proportionately decreased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be proportionately increased, and if the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be

 

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proportionately decreased, effective at the close of business on the date of such subdivision, stock dividend or combination, as the case may be.

4.2          Merger or Consolidation. In the case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with or into another entity (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding capital stock of the Company), the entity formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver to the Warrant Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the Warrant Holder of the Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of capital stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of Shares for which such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation or merger. Such supplemental warrant agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in Section 4.1 hereof and to the provisions of Section 11 hereof. This Section 4.2 shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.

 

 

5.

Transfers.

5.1          Unregistered Securities. Warrant Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, s amended (the “Securities Act”), and are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering, and the Warrant Holder agrees not to sell, pledge, distribute, offer for sale, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Warrant or any Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant in the absence of (a) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act as to the Warrant or such Shares and registration and/or qualification of the Warrant or such Shares under any applicable Federal or state securities law then in effect or (b) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration and qualification are not required.

5.2         Transferability. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1 hereof, the rights under this Agreement are freely transferable, in whole or in part, by the Warrant Holder, and such transferee shall have the same rights hereunder as the Warrant Holder.

5.3          Warrant Register. The Company will maintain a register containing the names and addresses of the Warrant Holders of the Warrant. Until any transfer of Warrant in accordance with this Agreement is reflected in the warrant register, the Company may treat the Warrant Holder as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes. Any Warrant Holder may change such Warrant Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

6.            No Fractional Shares. Any adjustment in the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

7.            Investment Representations. The Warrant Holder agrees and acknowledges that it is acquiring the Warrant and will be acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a view to any resale or distribution other than in accordance with Federal and state securities laws. The Warrant Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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8.            Covenants as to the Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully-paid and non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof imposed by or through the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificates in respect of such shares in a name other than that of the Warrant Holder and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person(s) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented under this Agreement.

9.            Legend. Any certificate evidencing the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof will bear a legend indicating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws and may not be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to the securities under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required.

10.         Rights Applicable to the Warrant Shares. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be entitled to all of the same rights and privileges provided to the Company’s Common Stock.

11.          Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that the Company shall, at any time prior to the exercise of all Warrants, declare a dividend (other than a dividend consisting solely of shares of Common Stock) or otherwise distribute to its stockholders any assets, properties, rights, evidence of indebtedness, securities (other than shares of Common Stock), whether issued by the Company or by another, or any other thing of value, the Warrant Holder shall thereafter be entitled, in addition to the shares of Common Stock or other securities and property receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the exercise of such Warrant, the same assets, property, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that the Warrant Holder would have been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution as if the Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to such dividend or distribution. At the time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company shall make (and maintain) appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this Section 11.

12.          Vesting. The Warrants subject to this Agreement are deemed vested in their entirety upon the date of this Agreement.

 

13.

Miscellaneous.

13.1       Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement or any provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by a statement in writing signed by the Company and by the Warrant Holder.

 

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13.2       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

13.3       Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by hand or by facsimile transmission, when telexed, or upon receipt when mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(i)

If to Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

Phone:

(239) 768-0600

 

 

Attention:

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

Facsimile:

(239) 768-0711

 

 

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

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2000

Miami, Florida 33131

 

Attention:

Clayton Parker

 

 

Phone :

(305) 539-3306

 

Facsimile:

(305) 358-7095

 

(ii)

If to Warrant Holder:

 

 

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP

1740 Persimmon Drive

Naples, FL 34109

 

Attention:

Steven C. Jones

 

 

Phone:

(239) 598-0964

 

Facsimile:

(239) 594-5964

 

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

M.M. Membrado & Associates, PLLC

115 E. 57th Street, Suite 1006

New York, NY 10022

 

 

Attention:

Michael Membrado, Esq.

 

Phone:

(646) 486-9772

 

 

Facsimile:

(646) 486-9771

 

 

 

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13.4       Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the terms hereof.

13.5       Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of any Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant in a manner that interferes with the timely exercise of the Warrant.

13.6       No Rights or Liabilities as a Stockholder. This Agreement shall not entitle the Warrant Holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares prior to the exercise of the Warrant. No provision of this Agreement, in the absence of affirmative action by the Warrant Holder to purchase the Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Warrant Holder, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

13.7       Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and transferees.

13.8       Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid and unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

 

ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

By: MEDICAL VENTURES PARTNERS, LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company,

 

its general partner,

 

 

By: /s/ Steven C. Jones

 

Steven C. Jones, Managing Member

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(To be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

Dated:________________________

 

To:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant Agreement, hereby irrevocably elects to:

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith makes a cash payment of $_____________, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith delivers _____ shares of Common Stock having a Market Price as of the last trading day preceding the date hereof of $______, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per shares provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          acquire in a cashless exercise _____ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of Section 3.1 of such Warrant Agreement.

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.

Signature:___________________________

Name (print):________________________

Title (if applicable):____________________

Company (if applicable):_________________

 

 

 

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE SECURITIES WHICH MAY BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NO SALE OR DISTRIBUTION HEREOF OR THEREOF MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated this 30th day of March 2006, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Warrant Holder”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain letter agreement between the parties, dated January 18, 2006 (the “Letter Agreement”), the Warrant Holder has exercised its New Debt Rights (as defined in the Letter Agreement) and entered into an amended and restated loan agreement, of even date herewith, which among other things provides the Company with an additional $200,000 of borrowing capacity under the Company’s loan agreement with the Warrant Holder (the “New Debt”); and

WHEREAS, as part of the Letter Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Warrant Holder a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) as an inducement to the Warrant Holder to enter into the Letter Agreement and make available the New Debt.

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

1.            Incorporation of Recitals.      The Recitals portion of this Agreement is hereby incorporated by this reference as though it were fully set forth and rewritten herein, and the affirmative statements therein contained shall be deemed to be representations of the Company and the Warrant Holder, which are hereby confirmed.

 

2.            Warrant. The Company hereby grants to the Warrant Holder, subject to the terms set forth herein, the right to purchase at any time during the term (the “Warrant Exercise Term”) commencing on the date hereof and ending at 5:30 p.m., New York time on the January 21, 2011 (the “Expiration Date”) 450,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), at an exercise price of $0.26 per share (the “Exercise Price”).

 

3.

Exercise of Warrant.

3.1         Exercise. The Warrant may be exercised by the Warrant Holder, in whole or in part, by delivering the Notice of Exercise purchase form, attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”), duly executed by the Warrant Holder to the Company at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment, in cash

 

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or by wire transfer or check payable to the order of the Company, of the amount obtained by multiplying the number of Shares designated in the Notice of Exercise by the Exercise Price (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price may also be paid, in whole or in part, by delivery of such purchase form and of shares of Common Stock owned by the Warrant Holder having a Market Price (as defined in Section 3.3 hereof) on the last business day ending the day immediately prior to the Exercise Date (as defined below) equal to the portion of the aggregate Exercise Price being paid in such shares. In addition, the Warrant may be exercised, pursuant to a cashless exercise by providing irrevocable instructions to the Company, through delivery of the Notice of Exercise with an appropriate reference to this Section 3.1 to issue the number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the product of (a) the number of shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Market Price of a share of the Common Stock on the last business day preceding the Exercise Date less the Exercise Price therefor and the denominator of which is such Market Price. For purposes hereof, “Exercise Date” shall mean the date on which all deliveries required to be made to the Company upon exercise of the Warrant pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall have been made.

3.2          Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise of the Warrant (in whole or in part) in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, the Company, at its expense, shall cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Warrant Holder (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of fully-paid and non-assessable Shares to which the Warrant Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise and (if applicable) (ii) a new warrant agreement of like tenor to purchase all of the Shares that may be purchased pursuant to the portion, if any, of the Warrant not exercised by the Warrant Holder. The Warrant Holder shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares on the date on which the Notice of Exercise and payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof were delivered and made, respectively, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that if the date of such delivery, notice and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

3.3          Market Price. The “Market Price” of a share of Common Stock means: the average of the daily volume weighted average price of shares of Common Stock on the principal market on which shares of the Common Stock are traded for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of the determination of the Market Price. If shares of Common Stock are not traded on any public market (e.g. NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, OTCBB or Pink Sheets), the Market Price of the Common Stock shall be determined, in good faith, by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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Adjustments.

4.1          Stock Splits, Stock Dividends and Combinations. If the Company at any time subdivides the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or issues a stock dividend (in Common Stock) on the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or the issuance of such stock dividend shall be proportionately decreased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be proportionately increased, and if the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased, and the number of Shares subject hereto shall be

 

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proportionately decreased, effective at the close of business on the date of such subdivision, stock dividend or combination, as the case may be.

4.2          Merger or Consolidation. In the case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with or into another entity (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding capital stock of the Company), the entity formed by such consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver to the Warrant Holder a supplemental warrant agreement providing that the Warrant Holder of the Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of capital stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of Shares for which such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation or merger. Such supplemental warrant agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in Section 4.1 hereof and to the provisions of Section 11 hereof. This Section 4.2 shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers.

 

5.

Transfers.

5.1          Unregistered Securities. Warrant Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering, and the Warrant Holder agrees not to sell, pledge, distribute, offer for sale, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Warrant or any Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant in the absence of (a) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act as to the Warrant or such Shares and registration and/or qualification of the Warrant or such Shares under any applicable Federal or state securities law then in effect or (b) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration and qualification are not required.

5.2         Transferability. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1 hereof, the rights under this Agreement are freely transferable, in whole or in part, by the Warrant Holder, and such transferee shall have the same rights hereunder as the Warrant Holder.

5.3          Warrant Register. The Company will maintain a register containing the names and addresses of the Warrant Holders of the Warrant. Until any transfer of Warrant in accordance with this Agreement is reflected in the warrant register, the Company may treat the Warrant Holder as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes. Any Warrant Holder may change such Warrant Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

6.            No Fractional Shares. Any adjustment in the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

7.            Investment Representations. The Warrant Holder agrees and acknowledges that it is acquiring the Warrant and will be acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a view to any resale or distribution other than in accordance with Federal and state securities laws. The Warrant Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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8.            Covenants as to the Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully-paid and non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof imposed by or through the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificates in respect of such shares in a name other than that of the Warrant Holder and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person(s) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented under this Agreement.

9.            Legend. Any certificate evidencing the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof will bear a legend indicating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws and may not be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to the securities under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required.

10.         Rights Applicable to the Warrant Shares. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be entitled to all of the same rights and privileges provided to the Company’s Common Stock.

11.          Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that the Company shall, at any time prior to the exercise of all Warrants, declare a dividend (other than a dividend consisting solely of shares of Common Stock) or otherwise distribute to its stockholders any assets, properties, rights, evidence of indebtedness, securities (other than shares of Common Stock), whether issued by the Company or by another, or any other thing of value, the Warrant Holder shall thereafter be entitled, in addition to the shares of Common Stock or other securities and property receivable upon the exercise thereof, to receive, upon the exercise of such Warrant, the same assets, property, rights, evidences of indebtedness, securities or any other thing of value that the Warrant Holder would have been entitled to receive at the time of such dividend or distribution as if the Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to such dividend or distribution. At the time of any such dividend or distribution, the Company shall make (and maintain) appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this Section 11.

12.          Vesting. The Warrants subject to this Agreement are deemed vested in their entirety upon the date of this Agreement.

 

13.

Miscellaneous.

13.1       Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement or any provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by a statement in writing signed by the Company and by the Warrant Holder.

 

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13.2       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

13.3       Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by hand or by facsimile transmission, when telexed, or upon receipt when mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(i)

If to Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

 

Phone:

(239) 768-0600

 

 

Attention:

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

Facsimile:

(239) 768-0711

 

 

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

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2000

Miami, Florida 33131

 

Attention:

Clayton Parker

 

 

Phone :

(305) 539-3306

 

Facsimile:

(305) 358-7095

 

(ii)

If to Warrant Holder:

 

 

Aspen Select Healthcare, LP

1740 Persimmon Drive

Naples, FL 34109

 

Attention:

Steven C. Jones

 

 

Phone:

(239) 598-0964

 

Facsimile:

(239) 594-5964

 

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

M.M. Membrado & Associates, PLLC

115 E. 57th Street, Suite 1006

New York, NY 10022

 

 

Attention:

Michael Membrado, Esq.

 

Phone:

(646) 486-9772

 

 

Facsimile:

(646) 486-9771

 

 

 

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13.4       Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the terms hereof.

13.5       Closing of Books. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against the transfer of any Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant in a manner that interferes with the timely exercise of the Warrant.

13.6       No Rights or Liabilities as a Stockholder. This Agreement shall not entitle the Warrant Holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares prior to the exercise of the Warrant. No provision of this Agreement, in the absence of affirmative action by the Warrant Holder to purchase the Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Warrant Holder, shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

13.7       Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and transferees.

13.8       Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid and unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Robert P. Gasparini, President

 

 

ASPEN SELECT HEALTHCARE, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

By: MEDICAL VENTURES PARTNERS, LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company,

 

its general partner,

 

 

By: /s/ Steven Jones

 

Steven C. Jones, Managing Member

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(To be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

Dated:________________________

 

To:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant Agreement, hereby irrevocably elects to:

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith makes a cash payment of $_____________, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          purchase _____ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant Agreement and herewith delivers _____ shares of Common Stock having a Market Price as of the last trading day preceding the date hereof of $______, representing the full purchase price for such shares at the price per shares provided for in such Warrant Agreement.

[ ]          acquire in a cashless exercise _____ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of Section 3.1 of such Warrant Agreement.

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.

Signature:___________________________

Name (print):________________________

Title (if applicable):____________________

Company (if applicable):_________________

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Robert P. Gasparini, Principal Executive Officer, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of NeoGenomics, Inc.;

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the small business issuer and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

Omitted;

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.           The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:    March 31, 2006

By:        /s/ Robert P. Gasparini

 

Name:  Robert P. Gasparini

 

Title:     President and Principal Executive Officer

 

*The introductory portion of paragraph 4 of the Section 302 certification that refers to the certifying officers’ responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting for the company, as well as paragraph 4(b), have been omitted in accordance with Release No. 33-8545 (March 2, 2005) because the compliance period has been extended for small business issuers until the first fiscal year ending on or after July 15, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Steven C. Jones, Principal Financial Officer, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of NeoGenomics, Inc.;

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the small business issuer and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

Omitted;

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.           The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record,

 

 

process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:    March 31, 2006

By:        /s/ Steven C. Jones

 

Name:  Steven C. Jones

 

Title:     Acting Principal Financial Officer

*The introductory portion of paragraph 4 of the Section 302 certification that refers to the certifying officers’ responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting for the company, as well as paragraph 4(b), have been omitted in accordance with Release No. 33-8545 (March 2, 2005) because the compliance period has been extended for small business issuers until the first fiscal year ending on or after July 15, 2006.

 

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EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of NeoGenomics, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

 

1.         The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.         The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

 

 

 

Date:

March 31, 2006

______/s/ Robert P. Gasparini_____

Robert P. Gasparini

 

President and

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date:

March 31, 2006

______/s/ Steven C. Jones__

Steven C. Jones

 

Acting Principal Financial Officer

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authentications, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

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