EX-4.2 4 d240097dex42.htm EX-4.2 EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

June 27, 2019

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1.  Definitions

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2.  Registration Rights

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2.1   Request for Registration

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2.2   Company Registration

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2.3   Form S-3 Registration

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2.4   Obligations of the Company

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2.5   Information from Holder

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2.6   Expenses of Registration

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2.7   Delay of Registration

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2.8   Indemnification

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2.9   Reports Under the 1934 Act

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2.10  Assignment of Registration Rights

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2.11  Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights

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2.12  “Market Stand-Off” Agreement

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2.13  Termination of Registration Rights

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3.  Covenants of the Company

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3.1   Delivery of Financial Statements

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3.2   Inspection

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3.3   Termination of Information and Inspection Covenants

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3.4   Right of First Offer

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3.5   Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance

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3.6   Board Matters

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3.7   Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreements

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3.8   Employee Agreements

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3.9   Qualified Small Business Stock

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3.10  Right to Conduct Activities

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3.11  Termination of Certain Covenants

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4.  Miscellaneous

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4.1   Successors and Assigns

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4.2   Governing Law

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4.3   Counterparts; Electronic Signature

     19  

4.4   Titles and Subtitles

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4.5   Notices

     19  

4.6   Expenses

     20  

4.7   Entire Agreement; Amendments

     20  

4.8   Severability

     20  

4.9   Aggregation of Stock

     20  

4.10  Additional Investors

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4.11  Effect on Prior Agreement

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SCHEDULE A      Schedule of Investors


SCHEDULE B      Schedule of Common Holders

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as June 27, 2019, by and among Singular Genomics Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the investors listed on Schedule A hereto, each of which is herein referred to as an “Investor” and collectively as the “Investors”, and each of the stockholders listed on Schedule B hereto, each of whom is herein referred to as a “Common Holder” and collectively as the “Common Holders”.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, certain of the Investors (the “Existing Investors”) hold shares of the Company’s Series Seed Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series Seed Preferred Stock”) and/or Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and possess registration rights, information rights, rights of first offer and other rights pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of June 20, 2017, by and among the Company, such Existing Investors and the Common Holders (the “Prior Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Prior Agreement may be amended, and any provision therein waived, as set forth herein with the consent of the Company and the holders of at least 65% of the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Prior Agreement);

WHEREAS, the requisite parties desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement and to accept the rights created pursuant hereto in lieu of the rights granted to them under the Prior Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Company and certain Investors (the “New Investors”) are parties to that certain Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “Purchase Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, in order to induce the New Investors to purchase Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series Seed Preferred Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), and invest funds in the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the New Investors, the undersigned Existing Investors, and the Company hereby agree that this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Investors to cause the Company to register shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), issued or issuable to them and certain other matters as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Company and the undersigned Existing Investors hereby agree that the Prior Agreement is superseded and replaced in its entirety by this Agreement, and the parties hereto further agree as follow:

1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:


(a) The term “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(b) The term “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person, including without limitation any stockholder, partner, officer, director, member or employee of such Person and any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by or under common control with one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company or advisory company with, such Person.

(c) The term “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time.

(d) The term “Form S-3” means such form under the Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under the Act subsequently adopted by the SEC that permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

(e) The term “Free Writing Prospectus” means a free-writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

(f) The term “Holder” means any Person owning or having the right to acquire Registrable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 2.10 of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Common Holders shall not be deemed to be Holders for purposes of Sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.11 and 4.7.

(g) The term “Initial Offering” means the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten public offering of its Common Stock under the Act.

(h) The term “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(i) The term “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.

(j) The terms “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(k) The term “Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, (ii) Common Stock held by the Investors, (iii) Common Stock held by the Common Holders; provided, however, that such shares of Common Stock held by the Common Holders shall not be deemed Registrable Securities for the purposes of Sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 4.7 and (iv) any Common Stock of the Company issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security that is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of, the shares referenced in (i), (ii) and (iii) above, excluding in all cases, however, any

 

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Registrable Securities sold by a Person in a transaction in which his rights under Section 2 of this Agreement are not assigned. In addition, the number of shares of Registrable Securities outstanding shall equal the aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding that are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities that are, Registrable Securities.

(l) The term “Restated Certificate” shall mean the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

(m) The term “Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 under the Act.

(n) The term “Rule 144(b)(1)(i)” shall mean subsection (b)(1)(i) of Rule 144 under the Act as it applies to Persons who have held shares for more than one (1) year.

(o) The term “Rule 405” shall mean Rule 405 under the Act.

(p) The term “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Registration Rights. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

2.1 Request for Registration.

(a) Subject to the conditions of this Section 2.1, if the Company shall receive at any time after the earlier of (i) three (3) years following the date hereof or (ii) the six (6) month anniversary of the effective date of the Initial Offering, a written request from the Holders of at least thirty five percent (35%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding (for purposes of this Section 2.1, the “Initiating Holders”) that the Company file a registration statement under the Act covering the registration of Registrable Securities with an anticipated aggregate offering price of at least $10,000,000, then the Company shall, within twenty (20) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request to all Holders, and subject to the limitations of this Section 2.1, use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect, as soon as practicable but in any event within sixty (60) days, the registration under the Act of all Registrable Securities that the Holders request to be registered in a written request received by the Company within twenty (20) days of the mailing of the Company’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.1(a).

(b) If the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 2.1, and the Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in Section 2.1(a). In such event the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company (which underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to those Initiating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all Initiating

 

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Holders). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.1, if the underwriter advises the Company that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of securities underwritten (including Registrable Securities), then the Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated to the Holders of such Registrable Securities pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by all such Holders (including the Initiating Holders). In no event shall any Registrable Securities be excluded from such underwriting unless all other securities are first excluded. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this Section 2.1:

(i) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required under the Act; or

(ii) after the Company has effected two (2) registrations pursuant to this Section 2.1, and such registrations have been declared or ordered effective; or

(iii) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of and ending on a date one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of a Company-initiated registration subject to Section 2.2 below, provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or

(iv) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of Registrable Securities that may be registered on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof; or

(v) if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.1 a certificate signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders; provided that such right shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided further that the Company shall not register any securities for the account of itself or any other stockholder during such ninety (90) day period (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities of participants in a Company stock plan, a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Act, a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, or a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered).

 

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(d) For purposes of Subsection 2.1(c)(ii), a registration shall be counted as “effected” only if (i) all Registrable Securities requested to be included pursuant to Subsection 2.1(a) are registered or (ii) such registration request is withdrawn at the request of the Holders or a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (other than as a result of a material adverse change in the condition, business or prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their request of the registration).

2.2 Company Registration.

(a) If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Holders) any of its stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such securities (other than (i) a registration relating to a demand pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement or (ii) a registration relating solely to the sale of securities of participants in a Company stock plan, a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Act, a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, or a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder written notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each Holder given within twenty (20) days after mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder requests to be registered.

(b) Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration. The expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.

(c) Underwriting Requirements. In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock, the Company shall not be required under this Section 2.2 to include any of the Holders’ securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by the Company (or by other Persons entitled to select the underwriters) and enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with such underwriters, and then only in such quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total amount of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Company that the underwriters determine in their sole discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, that the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering. In the event that the underwriters determine that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included

 

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in such offering shall be apportioned pro rata among the selling Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities held by all selling Holders or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall (i) any Registrable Securities be excluded from such offering unless all other stockholders’ securities have been first excluded from the offering, (ii) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below thirty percent (30%) of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the Initial Offering, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other stockholder’s securities are included in such offering or (iii) any securities held by a Common Holder be included in such offering if any Registrable Securities held by any Holder other than a Common Holder (and that such Holder has requested to be registered) are excluded from such offering. For purposes of the preceding sentence concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder that is a Holder of Registrable Securities and that is a venture capital fund, partnership or corporation, the affiliated venture capital funds, partners, members, retired partners and stockholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners, members and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons shall be deemed to be a single “selling Holder,” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “selling Holder” shall be based upon the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities owned by all such related entities and individuals.

2.3 Form S-3 Registration. In case the Company shall receive from the Holders of at least twenty percent (20%) of the Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.3, the “S-3 Initiating Holders”) a written request or requests that the Company effect a registration on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, the Company shall:

(a) promptly give written notice of the proposed registration, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders; and

(b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect, as soon as practicable, such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance, pursuant to this Section 2.3:

(i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders;

(ii) if the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public of less than $1,000,000;

 

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(iii) if the Company shall furnish to all Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.3 a certificate signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the S-3 Initiating Holders; provided that such right shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided further that the Company shall not register any securities for the account of itself or any other stockholder during such ninety (90) day period (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities of participants in a Company stock plan, a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Act, a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, or a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered);

(iv) if the Company has, within the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of such request, already effected two (2) registrations on Form S-3 pursuant to this Section 2.3;

(v) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance;

(vi) if the Company, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request of such S-3 Initiating Holders, gives notice of its bona fide intention to effect the filing of a registration statement with the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of such request (other than a registration effected solely to qualify an employee benefit plan or to effect a business combination pursuant to Rule 145), provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or

(vii) during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of and ending on a date ninety (90) days following the effective date of a Company-initiated registration subject to Section 2.2 of this Agreement, provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective.

(c) If the S-3 Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 2.3 and the Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in Section 2.3(a). The provisions of Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement shall be applicable to such request (with the substitution of Section 2.3 for references to Section 2.1).

(d) Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of the S-3 Initiating Holders. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as requests for registration effected pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

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2.4 Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under this Section 2 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the Registration Statement has been completed;

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;

(c) furnish to the Holders such number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them;

(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions;

(e) in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering;

(f) notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent prepared by or on behalf of the Company) relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, 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 any such Holder, the Company will, as soon as reasonably practicable, file and furnish to all such Holders a supplement or amendment to such prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent prepared by or on behalf of the Company) so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made;

 

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(g) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 2 to be listed on a national exchange or trading system and on each securities exchange and trading system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed; and

(h) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration.

In the event of the suspension of effectiveness of any registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.4, the applicable time period during which such registration statement is to remain effective shall be extended by that number of days equal to the number of days the effectiveness of such registration statement was suspended.

2.5 Information from Holder. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 2 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities.

2.6 Expenses of Registration. All expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, filing and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.3 of this Agreement if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities that were to be included in the withdrawn registration) unless, in the case of a registration requested under Section 2.1 of this Agreement, the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one demand registration pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement and; provided, however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business or prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their request and have withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness following disclosure by the Company of such material adverse change, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall retain their rights pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.3 of this Agreement.

2.7 Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.

 

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2.8 Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 2:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the partners, members, officers, directors and stockholders of each Holder, legal counsel and accountants for each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Act or the 1934 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities laws, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively, a “Violation”): (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or Free Writing Prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, any issuer information (as defined in Rule 433 of the Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act or any other document incident to such registration prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company, (ii) the omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated in such registration statement, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities laws, and the Company will reimburse each such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person or other aforementioned Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation that occurs in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person or other aforementioned Person.

(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act, legal counsel and accountants for the Company, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling Person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing Persons may become subject, under the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities laws, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will reimburse any Person

 

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intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.8(b) for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), and provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2.8(b), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(d), exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.8 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) for which a party may be entitled to indemnification, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.8, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one (1) separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action or proceeding, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.8 to the extent of such prejudice, but the omission to so deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.8.

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.8 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that (i) no contribution by any Holder, when combined with any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(b), shall exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder and (ii) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and provided further that in no event shall a Holder’s liability pursuant to this Section 2.8(d), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(b), exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any expenses paid by such Holder). The relative fault of the

 

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indemnifying party and the 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 the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

(f) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 2.8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement under this Section 2 unless superseded by an underwriting agreement.

2.9 Reports Under the 1934 Act. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the effective date of the Initial Offering;

(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Act and the 1934 Act; and

(c) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company), the Act and the 1934 Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after it so qualifies), (ii) 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 (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to avail any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

2.10 Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2 may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of such securities that (a) is another Holder, (b) is an Affiliate, subsidiary, parent, partner, limited partner, retired partner, member or stockholder of a Holder, (c) is a Holder’s family member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or any of such Holder’s family members, or (d) acquires at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities originally held by the transferring Holder, provided: (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 2.12 of this Agreement; and (iii) such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Act.

 

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2.11 Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all Holders including the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such holder or prospective holder (a) to include any of such securities in any registration filed under Section 2.1, Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 of this Agreement, unless under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such securities will not reduce the amount of the Registrable Securities of the Holders that are included or (b) to demand registration of their securities.

2.12 Market Stand-Off Agreement.

(a) Each Holder hereby agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter, during the period commencing on the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Offering and ending on the date specified by the Company and the managing underwriter (such period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) (i) lend, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock held immediately prior to the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Offering, or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 shall apply only to the Initial Offering, shall not apply to the sale of any shares to an underwriter pursuant to an underwriting agreement, and shall only be applicable to the Holders if all officers, directors and greater than one percent (1%) stockholders of the Company enter into similar agreements. The underwriters in connection with the Initial Offering are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 2.12 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto. Each Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the underwriters in the Initial Offering that are consistent with this Section 2.12 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of such agreements by the Company or the underwriters shall apply to all Holders subject to such agreements pro rata based on the number of shares subject to such agreements.

In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

 

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(b) Each Holder agrees that a legend reading substantially as follows shall be placed on all certificates or electronic certificates representing all Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the restriction contained in this Section 2.12):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A LOCK-UP PERIOD AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ISSUER’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE ACT, AS AMENDED, AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL OFFICE. SUCH LOCK-UP PERIOD IS BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

2.13 Termination of Registration Rights. No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Section 2: (a) after five (5) years following the consummation of the Qualified Public Offering (as defined in the Restated Certificate), (b) as to any Holder, such earlier time after the Initial Offering at which such Holder (x) can sell all shares held by it in compliance with Rule 144(b)(1)(i) or (y) holds one percent (1%) or less of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock and all Registrable Securities held by such Holder (together with any Affiliate of the Holder with whom such Holder must aggregate its sales under Rule 144) can be sold in any three (3) month period without registration in compliance with Rule 144 or (c) after the consummation of a Liquidation Event (other than an Asset Sale), as such terms are defined in the Restated Certificate.

3. Covenants of the Company.

3.1 Delivery of Financial Statements.

(a) The Company shall, upon request, deliver to each Investor (or transferee of an Investor) that holds at least 161,656 shares of Registrable Securities (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, combination, or other recapitalization or reclassification effected after the date hereof) (a “Major Investor”):

(i) as soon as practicable, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an income statement for such fiscal year, a balance sheet of the Company and statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such year, and a statement of cash flows for such year, such year-end financial reports to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and, unless such requirement is waived by the Board including both Preferred Directors (as defined in the Restated Charter), audited and certified by independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the Company;

(ii) as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year of the Company, an unaudited income statement and statement of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and an unaudited balance sheet (and, on request, a statement of stockholders’ equity) as of the end of such fiscal quarter, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP);

 

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(iii) as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year of the Company, a statement showing the number of shares of each class and series of capital stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock outstanding at the end of the period (including, in the case of convertible debt securities, the face amount, issue date, maturity date, interest rate, conversion discount and valuation cap to the extent applicable), the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding securities convertible or exercisable for Common Stock and the exchange ratio or exercise price applicable thereto, and the number of shares of issued stock options and stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance, if any, all in sufficient detail as to permit the Major Investors to calculate their respective percentage equity ownership in the Company;

(iv) within thirty (30) days of the end of each month, an unaudited income statement and statement of cash flows for such month, and an unaudited balance sheet (and, on request, statement of stockholder’s equity) as of the end of such month, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP);

(v) as soon as practicable, but in any event at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of each fiscal year, a budget for the next fiscal year; and

(vi) such other information relating to the financial condition, business or corporate affairs of the Company as the Major Investor may from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated under this subsection (v) to provide information that (A) is non-financial information that it deems in good faith to be a trade secret or similar confidential information or (B) the disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel.

(b) Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 3.1 to the contrary, the Company may cease providing the information set forth in this Section 3.1 during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days before the Company’s good-faith estimate of the date of filing of a registration statement if it reasonably concludes it must do so to comply with the SEC rules applicable to such registration statement and related offering; provided that the Company’s covenants under this Section 3.1 shall be reinstated at such time as the Company is no longer actively employing its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective.

3.2 Inspection. The Company shall permit each Major Investor, at such Major Investor’s expense, to visit and inspect the Company’s properties, to examine its books of account and records and to discuss the Company’s affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, all at such reasonable times as may be requested by the Major Investor; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this Section 3.2 to provide access to any information that (A) is non-financial information that it deems in good faith to be a trade secret or similar confidential information or (B) the disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel.

 

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3.3 Termination of Information and Inspection Covenants. The covenants set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier to occur of (a) the consummation of the Company’s first sale of its Common Stock or other securities pursuant to a registration statement under the Act (other than a registration statement relating either to sale of securities to employees of the Company pursuant to its stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or a SEC Rule 145 transaction), (b) when the Company first becomes subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Sections 12(g) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, whichever event shall first occur and (c) the consummation of a Liquidation Event (other than an Asset Sale), as such terms are defined in the Restated Certificate.

3.4 Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 3.4, the Company hereby grants to each Major Investor (a “ROFO Investor”) a right of first offer with respect to future sales by the Company of its Shares (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Section 3.4, the term “ROFO Investor” includes any general partners and Affiliates of a ROFO Investor. The rights provided in this Section 3.4 may not be assigned or transferred by any ROFO Investor, except that a ROFO Investor shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted it among itself and its partners and Affiliates in such proportions as it deems appropriate.

Each time the Company proposes to offer any shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of, its capital stock (including, without limitation, any such shares or securities issued in connection with debt securities) (“Shares”), the Company shall first make an offering of such Shares to each ROFO Investor in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) The Company shall deliver a notice in accordance with Section 4.5 (“Notice”) to the ROFO Investors stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such Shares, (ii) the number of such Shares to be offered and (iii) the price and terms upon which it proposes to offer such Shares.

(b) By written notification received by the Company within twenty (20) calendar days after the giving of Notice, each ROFO Investor may elect to purchase, at the price and on the terms specified in the Notice, up to that portion of such Shares that equals the proportion that the number of shares of Registrable Securities issued and held by such ROFO Investor (assuming full conversion and exercise of all convertible and exercisable securities then outstanding) bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company then outstanding (assuming full conversion and exercise of all convertible and exercisable securities then outstanding and excluding all shares reserved and/or available for issuance under any and all equity incentive plans to the extent such shares are not then subject to outstanding awards under such plan(s)). At the expiration of such twenty (20) calendar day period, the Company shall promptly, in writing, notify each ROFO Investor that elects to purchase all the shares available to it (a “Fully Exercising Investor”) of any other ROFO Investor’s failure to do likewise. During the ten (10) calendar day period commencing after the Company has given such

 

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notice to the Fully Exercising Investors, each Fully Exercising Investor may elect to purchase that portion of the Shares for which ROFO Investors were entitled to subscribe, but which were not subscribed for by the ROFO Investors, that is equal to the proportion that the number of shares of Registrable Securities issued and held by such Fully Exercising Investor bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock then held, by all Fully Exercising Investors who wish to purchase some of the unsubscribed shares.

(c) If all Shares that ROFO Investors are entitled to obtain pursuant to Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement are not elected to be obtained as provided in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement, the Company may, during the ninety (90) day period following the expiration of the period provided in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement, offer the remaining unsubscribed portion of such Shares to any Person or Persons at a price not less than that, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than those, specified in the Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the Shares within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within sixty (60) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such Shares shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the ROFO Investors in accordance herewith.

(d) The right of first offer in this Section 3.4 shall not be applicable to Excluded Issuances (as defined in the Restated Certificate) or the sale of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms. In addition to the foregoing, the right of first offer in this Section 3.4 shall not be applicable with respect to any ROFO Investor in any subsequent offering of Shares if (A) at the time of such offering, the ROFO Investor is not an “accredited investor,” as that term is then defined in Rule 501(a) of the Act and (B) such offering of Shares is otherwise being offered only to accredited investors.

(e) The covenants set forth in this Section 3.4 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the consummation of (i) the Company’s Qualified Public Offering or (ii) a Liquidation Event (other than an Asset Sale), in each case, as such term is defined in the Restated Certificate.

3.5 Directors and Officers Insurance. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, from financially sound and reputable insurers, directors and officers liability insurance in an amount and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Board, including each Preferred Director, until such time as the Board (including each Preferred Director) determines that such insurance should be discontinued.

3.6 Board Matters. The Board shall meet at least quarterly in accordance with an agreed-upon schedule. The Company shall reimburse non-employee directors for all reasonable documented expenses incurred in attending each meeting of the Board or any committee thereof. All non-employee directors shall be compensated uniformly for service on the Board.

3.7 Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreements. The Company shall require all employees and consultants to execute and deliver a Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement in substantially the form approved by the Board or a consulting agreement containing substantially similar proprietary rights assignment and confidentiality provisions.

 

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3.8 Employee Agreements. Unless approved by the Board including at least one (1) Preferred Director, all future employees of the Company who shall purchase, or receive options to purchase, shares of Common Stock following the date hereof shall be required to execute stock purchase or option agreements providing for (a) vesting of shares over a four (4) year period with the first twenty five percent (25%) of such shares vesting following twelve (12) months of continued employment or services, and the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the following thirty six (36) months thereafter and (b) a one hundred and eighty (180)-day lockup period (plus an additional period of up to eighteen (18) days) in connection with the Initial Public Offering. The Company shall retain a right of first refusal on transfers until the Initial Public Offering and the right to repurchase unvested shares at cost.

3.9 Qualified Small Business Stock. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of Preferred Stock, as well as any shares into which such shares are converted, within the meaning of Section 1202(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), to constitute “qualified small business stock” as defined in Section 1202(c) of the Code; provided, however, that such requirement shall not be applicable if the Board determines, in its good-faith business judgment, that such qualification is inconsistent with the best interests of the Company. The Company shall submit to its stockholders (including the Investors) and to the Internal Revenue Service any reports that may be required under Section 1202(d)(1)(C) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, within twenty (20) business days after any Investor’s written request therefor, the Company shall, at its option, either (i) deliver to such Investor a written statement indicating whether (and what portion of) such Investor’s interest in the Company constitutes “qualified small business stock” as defined in Section 1202(c) of the Code or (ii) deliver to such Investor such factual information in the Company’s possession as is reasonably necessary to enable such Investor to determine whether (and what portion of) such Investor’s interest in the Company constitutes “qualified small business stock” as defined in Section 1202(c) of the Code.

3.10 Right to Conduct Activities. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that certain of the investors, together with their Affiliates constituting private equity or venture capital funds, including, but not limited to Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P. and its Affiliates, (collectively, the “Investor Funds”), directly or indirectly, from time to time may (a) make or hold investments in, or trade in securities of, companies that are or may become engaged in activities that are competitive with the Company’s business, as it is currently conducted or as it may be conducted in the future, and (b) engage in other activities which may be deemed competitive with the Company’s business, as it is currently conducted or as it may be conducted in the future. The Company hereby agrees that the Investor Funds shall not be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon any such activities, including, without limitation (A) an investment by any of the Investor Funds, directly or indirectly, in any entity competitive with the Company or (B) any other actions taken by any of the Investor Funds, or any partner, officer or other representative thereof, to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve any director or officer of the Company from any liability associated with his or her fiduciary duties to the Company. The Company

 

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acknowledges that the Investor Funds are in the business of private equity investing and therefore review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, including enterprises which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude, create an obligation or duty, or in any way restrict any of the Investor Funds from evaluating or purchasing securities, including publicly traded securities, of a particular enterprise, or investing or participating in any particular enterprise, whether or not such enterprise has products or services which compete with those of the Company.

3.11 Termination of Certain Covenants. The covenants set forth in Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the consummation of (a) the Company’s Qualified Public Offering or (b) a Liquidation Event (other than an Asset Sale), in each case, as such terms are defined in the Restated Certificate.

4. Miscellaneous.

4.1 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any shares of Registrable Securities). Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

4.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California.

4.3 Counterparts; Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be executed by electronic signature and in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one (1) and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

4.4 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

4.5 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier to occur of actual receipt or: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All notices and other communications shall be sent to the Company and to the other parties at the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto, as applicable (or at such other addresses as shall be specified by notice given in accordance with this Section 4.5).

 

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4.6 Expenses. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

4.7 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto, if any) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof. Any term of this Agreement (other than Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3 and Section 3.4) may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, including a majority of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then held by the Investors; provided, however, that in the event that such amendment or waiver adversely affects the obligations or rights of the Common Holders in a different manner than the other Holders, such amendment or waiver shall also require the written consent of the Common Holders holding a majority of the shares of Common Stock then held by all Common Holders. The provisions of Section 3.1, Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Major Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all of the Major Investors. The provisions of Section 3.4 may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the ROFO Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all of the ROFO Investors including holders of a majority of the Series B Preferred Stock held by the ROFO Investors; provided, however, that in the event of any such amendment or waiver of the provisions of Section 3.4, a ROFO Investor who has, as of the date of any applicable offering, previously invested at least $12,000,000 in the Company’s Preferred Stock, shall continue to be entitled to its right of first offer under Section 3.4 to the extent, and in the same relative percentage of such ROFO Investor’s pro rata rights (but for such amendment or waiver), that any other ROFO Investor or holder of Preferred Stock or any of their respective affiliates is permitted to participate in such offering. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Registrable Securities, each future holder of all such Registrable Securities and the Company.

4.8 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

4.9 Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by affiliated entities (including affiliated venture capital funds or venture capital funds under common investment management) or Persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

 

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4.10 Additional Investors. Notwithstanding Section 4.7, no consent shall be necessary to add additional Investors as signatories to this Agreement and to update Schedule A accordingly, provided that such Investors have (a) purchased Series B Preferred Stock, whether pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or otherwise and (b) executed and delivered an additional counterpart signature page to this Agreement.

4.11 Effect on Prior Agreement. The Prior Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and shall be of no further force or effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
By:   /s/ Andrew Spaventa
  Andrew Spaventa, Chief Executive Officer
Address:

 

 

 

Signature Page to Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.

Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMMON HOLDERS:

/s/ Andrew Spaventa

Andrew Spaventa

Address:

Email:

/s/ Eli Glezer

Eli Glezer

Address:

Email:

/s/ David Barker

David Barker

Address:

Email:

 

 

 

Signature Page to Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.

Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
DEERFIELD PRIVATE DESIGN FUND IV, L.P.
By:   Deerfield Mgmt IV, L.P. General Partner
By:   J.E. Flynn Capital IV, LLC General Partner
By:   /s/ David J. Clark
Name:   David J. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory

c/o Deerfield Management Company, L.P.

 

and

 

c/o Deerfield Management Company, L.P.

With a required copy to:
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
DOMAIN PARTNERS IX, L.P.
By:   One Palmer Square Associates IX, L.L.C.,
its General Partner
By:   /s/ Lisa A. Kraeutler
  Lisa A. Kraeutler
  Attorney-in-Fact
Address:

Email:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
ARCH VENTURE FUND IX, L.P.
By:   ARCH Venture Partners IX, L.P.
Its:   General Partner
By:   ARCH Venture Partners IX, LLC
Its:   General Partner
By:   /s/ Mark McDonnell
Name:   Mark McDonnell
Its:   Managing Director
Address:

Email:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
LC HealthCare Fund I, L.P.
By:   /s/ Authorized Signatory
Name:  

 Authorized Signatory

Title:  

 Authorized Signatory

Address:

Email:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Axon Ventures X, LLC
By:  

Axon Managers, LLC

its Manager

By:   /s/ Afif Khoury
  Afif Khoury, Manager
Address:
Email:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Athena Ventures I LLC
By:   /s/ David Mayhew
Name:   David Mayhew
Title:   Authorized Signatory
Address:  

Copy:

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Giant Plan Limited
By:   /s/ Authorized Signatory
Name:  

Authorized Signatory

Title:  

Authorized Signatory

Address:  

Email:

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Hui Veggie LLC
By:   /s/ Graham Monroe
Name:   Graham Monroe
Title:   Member
Address:  

Email:

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Mitchell and Elizabeth Siegler 1998 Family Trust
By:   /s/ Mitchell Siegler
Name:   Mitchell Siegler
Title:   Trustee
Address:  

Email:

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Section 32 Fund 2, LP
By:   Section 32 GP 2, LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Jennifer L. Kercher
Name:   Jennifer L. Kercher
Title:   Chief Operating Officer

Address:

Email:

Attn:

  Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.
By:   /s/ Nick Giovanni
Name:   Nick Giovanni
Title:   Vice President

Address:

 

Email:

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
COATUE EARLY STAGE FUND LP
By: Coatue Early Stage GP LLC, its General Partner
Signature:   /s/ Zachary Feingold
Print Name:   Zachary Feingold
Title:   Authorized Signatory

Address:

Email:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
COATUE CT 50 LLC
Signature:   /s/ Zachary Feingold
Print Name:   Zachary Feingold
Title:   Authorized Signatory

Address:

Email:

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
F-PRIME CAPITAL PARTNERS LIFE SCIENCES FUND VI LP
By: F-Prime Capital Partners Life Sciences Advisors Fund VI LP, its general partner
By: Impresa Holdings LLC, its general partner
By: Impresa Management LLC, its managing member
By:   /s/ Mary Bevelock Pendergast
Name:   Mary Bevelock Pendergast
Title:   Vice President

Address:

Attn:

  Mary Bevelock Pendergast

Email:

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS

Domain Partners IX, L.P.

ARCH Venture Fund IX, L.P.

LC Healthcare Fund I, L.P.

Mitchell and Elizabeth Siegler 1998 Family Trust

Mark V. Bowles and Kathleen A. Bowles Living Trust Dated July 9, 2004

Kevin Quinn

Tao Jiang

Hui Veggie LLC

Marc Lipschitz Profit Sharing Plan

Axon Ventures X, LLC

Athena Ventures I LLC

GV 2017, L.P.

Alexandria Venture Investments, LLC

Sea Lane Ventures, LLC

Giant Plan Limited

G&H Partners

The Pellini Family Trust

Jiang Zhao Family Trust

The Brian Ahern Separate Property Trust

Thomas and Judith Tullie Family Trust

Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P.

Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.

Section 32 Fund 2, LP

Coatue Early Stage Fund LP

Coatue CT 50 LLC

F-Prime Capital Partners Life Sciences Fund VI LP


SCHEDULE B

SCHEDULE OF COMMON HOLDERS

Andrew Spaventa

Eli Glezer

Jingyue Ju

David Barker


AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amendment To Amended And Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as of August 27, 2019, by and among Singular Genomics Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Investors and Common Holders.

WHEREAS, the Company and the undersigned Investors and the Common Holders are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated June 27, 2019 (the “Investors’ Rights Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Investors’ Rights Agreement may be amended, and any provision therein waived, as set forth herein with the consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Investors’ Rights Agreement), including a majority of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then held by the Investors and the undersigned parties constitute the requisite majority to amend the Investors’ Rights Agreement;

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Investors’ Rights Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated herein, words and terms which are defined in the Investors’ Rights Agreement shall have the same meaning where used herein.

2. Confidentiality. A new Section 3.11 is hereby added to the Investors’ Rights Agreement (with the former Section 3.11 being renumbered to Section 3.12), which new Section 3.11 reads as follows:

“Section 3.11 Confidentiality. Each Investor agrees, severally and not jointly, that such Investor (a) will keep confidential, (b) will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company, in connection with evaluating other investment opportunities in the ordinary course of business or as specifically permitted herein) and (c) will protect to the same degree as it protects its own similar confidential information any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, notice of the Company’s intention to file a registration statement), unless such confidential information (i) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 3.11 by such Investor), (ii) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Investor without use of the Company’s confidential information, or (iii) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Investor by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however, that an Investor may disclose confidential information (A) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professionals to the extent necessary or reasonably appropriate to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company or interpreting,


enforcing, or defending a claim against the Company, provided that such Persons are under a contractual or legal obligation to preserve the confidentiality of such information; (B) to any prospective purchaser of any Registrable Securities or other securities of the Company from such Investor (other than an operating company engaged in a business competitive with the Company), if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.11 or other substantially similar provisions; (C) to any existing or prospective Affiliate (other than an operating company engaged in a business competitive with the Company), partner, member, stockholder or wholly owned subsidiary of such Investor in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Investor informs such Person that such information is confidential and such Person is under a contractual or legal obligation to preserve the confidentiality of such information; or (D) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Investor promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure (if legally permitted) and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure (each Person contemplated by clause (A), (B) and (C), a “Permitted Disclosee”). Furthermore, nothing contained herein shall prevent any Investor or any Permitted Disclosee from (x) entering into any business, entering into any agreement with a third party, or investing in or engaging in investment discussions with any other company (whether or not competitive with the Company), provided that such Investor or Permitted Disclosee does not, except as permitted in accordance with this Section 3.11, disclose or otherwise make use of any proprietary or confidential information of the Company in connection with such activities, or (y) making any disclosures required by law, rule, regulation or court or other governmental order. Additionally, the Company understands and acknowledges that in the regular course of business each Investor and any of their respective representatives currently may be invested in, may invest in or may consider investments in companies that have issued securities that are publicly traded (each, a “Public Company”). Accordingly, the Company covenants and agrees that before providing material non-public information about a Public Company (“Public Company Information”) to any Investor, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide prior written notice to the compliance personnel at such Investor, as applicable, describing such information in reasonable detail. The Company shall not disclose Public Company Information to an Investor without written authorization from the applicable compliance personnel, provided, however, that, the Company will be permitted to disclose agreements entered into with Public Companies in the ordinary course of business, such as routine customer, supplier, advertising and publishing agreements without such written authorization.”

3. Continued Validity of the Investors’ Rights Agreement. Except as specifically modified hereby, the Investors’ Rights Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as originally constituted and is ratified and affirmed by the parties hereto.

4. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any shares of


Registrable Securities). Nothing in this Amendment, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Amendment, except as expressly provided in this Amendment.

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California.

6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by electronic signature and in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one (1) and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

7. Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Amendment are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Amendment.

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

 

COMPANY:
SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Andrew Spaventa

  Andrew Spaventa, Chief Executive Officer
Address:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

COMMON HOLDERS:

/s/ Andrew Spaventa

Andrew Spaventa
Address:
Email:

/s/ Eli Glezer

Eli Glezer

Address:
Email:

/s/ David Barker

David Barker

Address:
Email:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:

DEERFIELD PRIVATE DESIGN FUND IV, L.P.

By:  

Deerfield Mgmt IV, L.P.

 

General Partner

By:  

J.E. Flynn Capital IV, LLC

 

General Partner

By:  

/s/ David J. Clark

Name:

  David J. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory

C/O DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT

COMPANY, L.P.

EMAIL:

WITH A REQUIRED COPY TO:

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:

DOMAIN PARTNERS IX, L.P.

By: One Palmer Square Associates IX, L.L.C., its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Lisa Kraeutler

 

Lisa A. Kraeutler

  Attorney-in-Fact
Address:
Email:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:

LC HealthCare Fund I, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

Name:  

Authorized Signatory

Title:  

Authorized Signatory

Address:
Email:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:

Athena Ventures I LLC

By:  

/s/ David Mayhew

Name:  

David Mayhew

Title:  

Authorized Signatory

Address:
Copy:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:

ALEXANDRIA VENTURE INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By: ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC., a Maryland corporation, managing member

By:  

/s/ Aaron Jacobson

Name:  

        Aaron Jacobson

Title:  

        SVP – Venture Counsel

Address:

Email:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:

Section 32 Fund 2, LP

By: Section 32 GP 2, LLC, its general partner

By:  

/s/ Jennifer Kercher

Name: Jennifer L. Kercher

Title: Chief Operating Officer

Address:

Email:

Attn:        Chief Operating Officer

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:
COATUE EARLY STAGE FUND LP

By: Coatue Early Stage GP LLC, its General Partner

Signature:   /s/ Zachary Feingold

Print Name: Zachary Feingold

Title: Authorized Signatory
Address:
Email:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


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

 

INVESTOR:
COATUE CT 50 LLC
Signature:   /s/ Zachary Feingold

Print Name: Zachary Feingold

Title: Authorized Signatory
Address:
Email:

 

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT