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STOCK OFFERING
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
STOCK OFFERING  
STOCK OFFERING
STOCK OFFERING
 
On August 9, 2013, the Company entered into a sales agreement (the “Agreement”) with an independent sales agent (“Agent”), under which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $25.0 million through the Agent. Under the Agreement, the Agent may sell the Shares by methods deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on any other existing trading market for the common stock or to or through a market maker. In addition, with the prior consent of the Company, the Agent may sell the common stock by any other method permitted by law, including in privately negotiated transactions.
 
The Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) sale of the Shares under the Agreement having an aggregate offering price of $25.0 million and (ii) the termination of the Agreement as permitted therein. The Agreement may be terminated by the Agent or the Company at any time upon 10 days notice to the other party, or by the Agent at any time in certain circumstances, including the occurrence of a material adverse change in the Company. The Company's Board of Directors authorized this program for a period of one year ending August 8, 2014. This authorization has not been renewed as of September 30, 2014.
 
As of September 30, 2014, 1,014,252 Shares have been sold under the Agreement for aggregated net proceeds of $14.6 million, of which 663,276 of the shares sold were issued from treasury. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 403,863 Shares of common stock have been sold under the “at-the-market” stock offering program for aggregate net proceeds of $5.7 million, of which 52,887 of the shares sold were issued from treasury.