EX-4.9.1 4 d358280dex491.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT Amendment No. 1 to Fifth Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement

Exhibit 4.9.1

GLOBEIMMUNE, INC.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of August 31, 2012 by and among GLOBEIMMUNE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and the securityholders of the Corporation listed on listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Securityholders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Corporation and certain of its stockholders are parties to a Fifth Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated as of January 14, 2010 (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given thereto in the Agreement.

WHEREAS, Article 13 of the Agreement provides, among other things, that the terms and provisions of the Agreement may be modified or amended pursuant to the written consent of (a) the Corporation and (b) the holders of the Requisite Majority of the combined voting power of the Convertible Preferred Shares then outstanding, calculated in accordance with Section A.6(a) of Article 3 of the Certificate (including, in such calculation, any outstanding Restricted Securities held by such holders); provided that (x) no right contained in the Agreement that is specific to the holders of the Senior Preferred, or to any particular holder thereof, and not to the holders of Preferred Stock generally, may be modified or amended without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of the Senior Preferred then outstanding voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, calculated in accordance with Section A.6(a) of Article 3 of the Certificate (including, in such calculation, any outstanding Restricted Securities held by such holders) and (y) the right of a party to designate a director or directors pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Agreement shall not be amended, waived or modified without the written consent of such party. Such stockholders of the Corporation are hereinafter referred to as the “Requisite Holders”.

WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Securityholders, which Securityholders constitute the Requisite Holders, desire to amend the Agreement as provided herein.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Section 2.21 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth below:

2.21 Termination of Covenants. The covenants contained in Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.5(a), 2.6, 2.7 (including without limitation, and notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 2.7 to the contrary, Section 2.7(e)(i)), 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19 and 2.20 shall terminate on the closing date of the Corporation’s Initial Offering.”

 

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2. Section 3.11 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following two sentences at the end of such section:

“The right of any holder of Restricted Securities to request registration or inclusion in any registration of any Restricted Shares or Registered Securities pursuant to Section 3.4, Section 3.5 or Section 3.6 hereof shall terminate on the date that is five (5) years following the closing date of the Corporation’s Initial Offering. Upon such termination, such shares and securities shall cease to be “Restricted Shares” and “Registered Securities” hereunder for all purposes.”

3. Article 4 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of such article:

“This Article 4 and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate on the closing of the Corporation’s Initial Offering.”

4. The first sentence of Section 5.9 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth below:

“This Article 5 and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate on the closing of the Corporation’s Initial Offering.”

5. Section 6.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth below:

6.2 Termination. The terms of this Article 6 shall terminate upon (and such termination shall be effective immediately prior to) (i) the closing of the Corporation’s Initial Offering or (ii) an Event of Sale.”

6. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.

7. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice of law rules thereof that would cause the laws of another jurisdiction to apply.

8. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. In the event of any inconsistencies between this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall govern.

 

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9. This Amendment shall become effective when executed and delivered by the Corporation and the Requisite Holders. Upon such effectiveness, the terms of this Amendment shall be binding on each of the parties to the Agreement. The Securityholders consent to a restatement of the Agreement to incorporate this Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

CORPORATION:

 

GLOBEIMMUNE, INC.

By:  

/s/ Timothy C. Rodell

Name:   Timothy C. Rodell, M.D.
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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SECURITYHOLDERS:
HEALTHCARE VENTURES VII, L.P.
By:   HealthCare Partners VII, L.P., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey B. Steinberg

Name:   Jeffrey B. Steinberg
Title:   Administrative Partner
MORGENTHALER PARTNERS VII, L.P.
  a Delaware limited partnership
By:   Morgenthaler Management Partners VII, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Scott D. Walters

  Scott D. Walters (Member)
SEQUEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP III
By:   Sequel Venture Partners III, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Dan Mitchell

Name:   Dan Mitchell
Title:   Manager
SEQUEL ENTREPRENEURS’ FUND III, LP
By:   Sequel Venture Partners III, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Dan Mitchell

Name:   Dan Mitchell
Title:   Manager

 

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KAPPA INVESTORS LLC
By:  

/s/ Arthur H. Amron

Name:   Arthur H. Amron
Title:   Vice President and Assistant
  Secretary
WEX SP LLC
By:  

/s/ Arthur H. Amron

Name:   Arthur H. Amron
Title:   Vice President and Assistant
  Secretary

MEDICA III INVESTMENTS

(INTERNATIONAL) L.P.

By:   Medica III Management L.P., its General Partner
By:   Medica III Management Co., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Ehud Geller

Name:   Ehud Geller
Title:   Director
MEDICA III INVESTMENTS (ISRAEL) L.P.
By:   Medica III Management L.P., its General Partner
By:   Medica III Management Co., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Ehud Geller

Name:   Ehud Geller
Title:   Director

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MEDICA III INVESTMENTS (S.F.) L.P.
By:   Medica III Management L.P., its General Partner
By:   Medica III Management Co., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Ehud Geller

Name:   Ehud Geller
Title:   Director
MEDICA III INVESTMENTS (P.F.) L.P.
By:   Medica III Management L.P., its General Partner
By:   Medica III Management Co., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Ehud Geller

Name:   Ehud Geller
Title:   Director
MEDICA III INVESTMENTS (ISRAEL) (B) L.P.
By:   Medica III Management L.P., its General Partner
By:   Medica III Management Co., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Ehud Geller

Name:   Ehud Geller
Title:   Director
POALIM MEDICA III INVESTMENTS L.P.
By:   Medica III Management L.P., its General Partner
By:   Medica III Management Co., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Ehud Geller

Name:   Ehud Geller
Title:   Director

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LILLY VENTURES FUND I, LLC
By:  

/s/ S. Edward Torres

Name:   S. Edward Torres
Title:   Managing Director

CELGENE INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Daniel A. Bazarko

Name:   Daniel A. Bazarko
Title:   VP, Corporate Controller

CELGENE INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Daniel A. Bazarko

Name:   Daniel A. Bazarko
Title:   VP, Corporate Controller

/s/ Richard C. Duke

Richard C. Duke, Ph.D.

/s/ Alex Franzusoff

Alex Franzusoff, Ph.D.

/s/ Donald Bellgrau

Donald Bellgrau, Ph.D.

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