0001193125-16-420130.txt : 20160104 0001193125-16-420130.hdr.sgml : 20160104 20160104172658 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-420130 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160104 GROUP MEMBERS: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEOGENOMICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001077183 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-TESTING LABORATORIES [8734] IRS NUMBER: 742897368 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-82969 FILM NUMBER: 161319265 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12701 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 9 CITY: FORT MYERS STATE: FL ZIP: 33913 BUSINESS PHONE: 9419231949 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12701 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 9 CITY: FORT MYERS STATE: FL ZIP: 33913 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990120 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040545 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NO COMPUTER EQUIP) [3600] IRS NUMBER: 140689340 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3135 EASTON TURNPIKE STREET 2: W3F CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06828 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-373-2211 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3135 EASTON TURNPIKE STREET 2: W3F CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06828 SC 13D 1 d69633dsc13d.htm SC 13D SC 13D

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

NeoGenomics, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

64049M209

(CUSIP Number)

Stephen Kanovsky

General Counsel, GE Healthcare Life Sciences

General Electric Company

350 Campus Drive

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082

(414) 721-2200

With a copy to:

Stephen D. Cooke

Paul Hastings LLP

695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92926

(714) 668-6264

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 30, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

 

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No.: 64049M209  

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

General Electric Company

  2.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

OO (See Item 3)

  5.  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

 

¨

  6.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

State of New York

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING PERSON

WITH

 

     7.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

29,666,667(1)

     9.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

29,666,667(1)

11.  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

29,666,667(1)

12.  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

¨

13.  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

32.9%(2)

14.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

CO

 

(1) Represents (i) 15,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”), of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“NeoGenomics”), and (ii) 14,666,667 Common Shares underlying 14,666,667 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Shares”), of NeoGenomics, which assumes the conversion of the Preferred Shares into Common Shares at the liquidation preference and the conversion price in effect on the date of this filing. At any time from and after December 30, 2018, to the extent the volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares equals or exceeds $8.00 per share, as adjusted for standard anti-dilution adjustments, for 30 consecutive trading days, the Preferred Shares will become convertible by the holder into Common Shares. To the extent any Preferred Shares remain outstanding on December 30, 2025, such Preferred Shares will automatically convert into Common Shares pursuant to their terms. Each holder of Preferred Shares is entitled to vote its Preferred Shares, on an as-converted (into Common Shares) basis, on each matter upon which the holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote and will vote with the holders of Common Shares (and any other class or series which may be similarly entitled to vote) as one class on all such matters. In addition, the Preferred Shares vote as a separate class on certain matters that affect the Preferred Shares.
(2) Based on 60,618,252 Common Shares outstanding as of November 6, 2015, as reported in NeoGenomics’ Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015, plus the 15,000,000 Common Shares and 14,666,667 Common Shares underlying 14,666,667 Preferred Shares described in footnote (1).


CUSIP No.: 64049M209  

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.

  2.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

OO (See Item 3)

  5.  

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

 

¨

  6.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

State of Wisconsin

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING PERSON

WITH

 

     7.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

29,666,667(1)

     9.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

29,666,667(1)

11.  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

29,666,667(1)

12.  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

¨

13.  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

32.9%(2)

14.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

CO

 

(1) Represents (i) 15,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”), of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“NeoGenomics”), and (ii) 14,666,667 Common Shares underlying 14,666,667 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Shares”), of NeoGenomics, which assumes the conversion of the Preferred Shares into Common Shares at the liquidation preference and the conversion price in effect on the date of this filing. At any time from and after December 30, 2018, to the extent the volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares equals or exceeds $8.00 per share, as adjusted for standard anti-dilution adjustments, for 30 consecutive trading days, the Preferred Shares will become convertible by the holder into Common Shares. To the extent any Preferred Shares remain outstanding on December 30, 2025, such Preferred Shares will automatically convert into Common Shares pursuant to their terms. Each holder of Preferred Shares is entitled to vote its Preferred Shares on an as-converted (into Common Shares) basis, on each matter upon which the holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote and will vote with the holders of Common Shares (and any other class or series which may be similarly entitled to vote) as one class on all such matters. In addition, the Preferred Shares vote as a separate class on certain matters that affect the Preferred Shares.
(2) Based on 60,618,252 Common Shares outstanding as of November 6, 2015, as reported in NeoGenomics’ Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015, plus the 15,000,000 Common Shares and 14,666,667 Common Shares underlying 14,666,667 Preferred Shares described in footnote (1).


EXPLANATORY NOTE

As previously described in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on October 20, 2015, GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (Reg. No. 556648-9315) (“GE Medical”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), which is referenced hereto as Exhibit 99.1, with NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“NeoGenomics”), and NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of NeoGenomics (“NeoGenomics Laboratories”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, NeoGenomics (through NeoGenomics Laboratories) acquired from GE Medical all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Clarient, Inc. (“Clarient”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Medical, in exchange for (i) cash consideration of approximately $74.0 million, which includes approximately $6.7 million estimated working capital adjustment and adjustments for estimated cash on hand and estimated indebtedness of Clarient on the closing date, (ii) 15,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”), of NeoGenomics, and (iii) 14,666,667 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Shares”), of NeoGenomics (collectively, the “Transaction”). The Transaction closed on December 30, 2015. As permitted by the Purchase Agreement, GE Medical transferred its right to receive the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares issued in the Transaction to its parent company, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“GE InfoTech”).

 

ITEM 1. Security and Issuer.

This Schedule 13D (this “Schedule 13D”) relates to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”), of NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“NeoGenomics”). The address of the principal executive offices of NeoGenomics is 12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers, Florida 33913.

 

ITEM 2. Identity and Background.

(a)-(c), (f) This Schedule 13D is being jointly filed by (i) General Electric Company, a New York corporation (“General Electric”) and (ii) GE InfoTech. GE InfoTech is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric. GE InfoTech directly holds the Common Shares and Preferred Shares acquired pursuant to the Transaction.

General Electric is one of the largest and most diversified infrastructure and financial services corporations in the world. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, oil and gas production equipment, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing and industrial products, General Electric serves customers in approximately 175 countries and employs approximately 305,000 people worldwide. The address of the principal executive offices of General Electric is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06828-0001.

GE InfoTech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric managed within its GE Healthcare division, provides healthcare technologies products and services. GE Healthcare is a division of General Electric that also comprises controlled subsidiaries of General Electric, including GE InfoTech. The address of the principal executive offices of GE InfoTech is 8200 West Tower Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223.

The name, citizenship, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each director and executive officer of General Electric and GE InfoTech are listed on Schedule A attached hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Each of General Electric and GE InfoTech has not, and, to the best of each of General Electric’s and GE InfoTech’s knowledge, during the last five years, each of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto has not, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) Each of General Electric and GE InfoTech has not, and, to the best of each of General Electric’s and GE InfoTech’s knowledge, during the last five years, each of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto has not, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction resulting in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activity subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect to such laws.


ITEM 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

To the extent required by Item 3 of Schedule 13D, the information contained in (or incorporated by reference into) Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction.

To the extent required by Item 4 of Schedule 13D, the information contained in (or incorporated by reference into) Item 5 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)-(b)

Purchase Agreement

As described in the Explanatory Note of this Schedule 13D, the Transaction closed on December 30, 2015. In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, NeoGenomics (through NeoGenomics Laboratories) acquired from GE Medical all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Clarient for (i) cash consideration of $80.0 million, (ii) 15,000,000 Common Shares and (iii) 14,666,667 Preferred Shares. As a result of the closing of the Transaction, Clarient became a wholly owned subsidiary of NeoGenomics. On December 28, 2015, GE Medical, NeoGenomics and NeoGenomics Laboratories entered into Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the parties addressed certain ancillary issues associated with the closing of the Transaction and provided for the issuance by NeoGenomics at the closing of the Transaction of the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares to GE InfoTech.

Following the closing of the Transaction, GE Medical, on one hand, and NeoGenomics and NeoGenomics Laboratories, on the other hand, remain obligated, subject to certain exceptions, survival periods and other provisions, to indemnify each other for breaches of representations and warranties, breaches of covenants and certain other matters.

Investor Board Rights, Lockup and Standstill Agreement

On December 30, 2015, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and concurrent with the closing of the Transaction, NeoGenomics entered into an Investor Board Rights, Lockup and Standstill Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) with GE InfoTech and General Electric.

GE InfoTech Representation on the NeoGenomics Board

Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint, within 30 days of the closing of the Transaction, one director designated by GE InfoTech to the board of directors of NeoGenomics (the “Board”), provided that such designee meets the director qualification requirements set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement. Thereafter, for so long as GE InfoTech, General Electric and the subsidiaries of General Electric (collectively, the “GE Parties”) continue to beneficially own in the aggregate at least 10% of NeoGenomics’ then-outstanding voting stock, GE InfoTech is entitled to designate for nomination one director for election at each annual or special meeting of NeoGenomics’ stockholders at which directors of the Board are to be elected and at which the seat held by GE InfoTech’s designee is subject to election. Subject to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics is required to support the election of such nominee and GE InfoTech is required to vote all shares of NeoGenomics voting stock beneficially owned by it in favor of the director slate nominated by management.

Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement, GE InfoTech intends to designate Kieran Murphy, chief executive officer of the GE Healthcare Life Sciences business, to serve as its nominee to the Board. The parties have agreed to have such designee meet with members of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as part of the process to approve such designee.


Board Observer Rights

For so long as the GE Parties continue to beneficially own at least 20% of NeoGenomics’ then-outstanding voting stock, General Electric is entitled to have one representative of the GE Parties acceptable to NeoGenomics attend all meetings of the Board (and any committees upon which GE InfoTech’s designee sits that are held incident with such Board meeting), in a non-voting observer capacity, and such representative is to receive copies of relevant materials provided by NeoGenomics to its directors. NeoGenomics may exclude such representative from access to any of such materials or meetings or portions thereof if it believes that any such material or portion thereof is a trade secret or similar confidential information or such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege.

General Standstill Provisions

For a period of 48 months following the closing of the Transaction, unless specifically approved by NeoGenomics or earlier terminated in accordance with the Investor Rights Agreement, none of the GE Parties may, directly or indirectly, acquire or agree to acquire ownership of any Common Shares (other than the Common Shares and Common Shares underlying the Preferred Shares acquired in the Transaction, any shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or as a result of the terms of the Preferred Shares, any shares issued or issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, right, warrant, or other distribution, recapitalization or offering made available by NeoGenomics to holders of its voting stock or shares acquired pursuant to the participation rights provided in the Investor Rights Agreement). The standstill provisions are also subject to various additional exceptions as provided for in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Transfer Restrictions

Subject to certain exceptions, none of the GE Parties may, without NeoGenomics’ prior written consent, sell or transfer any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares acquired in the Transaction, or engage in any hedging or other transaction designed to, or that reasonably could be expected to, result in the disposition of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares acquired in the Transaction, until the earlier of (i) two years from the closing of the Transaction and (ii) the date which is 6 months after NeoGenomics has redeemed all of the Preferred Shares.

Anti-Takeover Provisions; Participation Rights

NeoGenomics may not implement a stockholder rights plan of a type commonly known as a “poison pill” unless such plan specifically permits the GE Parties to beneficially own the percentage of NeoGenomics’ outstanding voting stock they own as of the date of adoption of such plan, plus any increase in such percentage resulting from shares of voting stock acquired or that may be acquired pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Shares, or as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or other recapitalization of NeoGenomics, or pursuant to the participation rights described directly below.

In addition, if NeoGenomics grants or issues rights to purchase shares of its capital stock pro rata to the record holders of Common Shares, then GE InfoTech and its affiliates will have the right to acquire from NeoGenomics, on the same terms applicable to the holders of Common Shares, the aggregate number of shares of capital stock that GE InfoTech and its affiliates could have acquired if all of the Preferred Shares held by them had been converted to Common Shares.

Listing

NeoGenomics will use reasonable best efforts to maintain the authorization for quotation of the Common Shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market or certain other national securities exchanges.

Recusal of GE InfoTech Board Designee

The director designated by GE InfoTech to serve on the Board will recuse himself from, and not participate in, deliberations or votes with respect to the redemption of Preferred Shares. In addition, the representative of General Electric entitled to attend meetings of the Board in a non-voting observer capacity will not observe any deliberations with respect to the redemption of Preferred Shares.


Termination

The Investor Rights Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the mutual written agreement of NeoGenomics, GE InfoTech and General Electric and (ii) the GE Parties ceasing to beneficially own in the aggregate 10% or more of NeoGenomics’ voting stock. In addition GE InfoTech and General Electric may terminate the Investor Rights Agreement, or only the standstill and transfer restrictions provisions of the agreement, if NeoGenomics materially breaches any of its obligations in the Investor Rights Agreement and such breach is incurable, or if curable, NeoGenomics does not cure such breach or failure within 10 business days of notice thereof from GE InfoTech. In addition, NeoGenomics may terminate the Investor Rights Agreement, or only GE InfoTech’s Board representation rights under such agreement, if the GE Parties materially breach any of their obligations under the Investor Rights Agreement and such breach is incurable, or if curable, is not cured within 10 business days of notice thereof from NeoGenomics.

Registration Rights Agreement

On December 30, 2015, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and concurrent with the closing of the Transaction, GE InfoTech and NeoGenomics entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, NeoGenomics is required to file on or before the earlier of (i) 21 months following the closing of the Transaction and (ii) 6 months after NeoGenomics redeems all of the Preferred Shares, a shelf registration statement for the offer and sale of the Common Shares acquired in the Transaction and any Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides GE InfoTech with customary demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to such shares.

NeoGenomics is required to pay all registration expenses relating to any shelf, demand or piggyback registration, including the fees and expenses of one counsel for the GE Parties, but not including underwriting fees, discounts or commissions. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains customary cross-indemnification provisions.

The Registration Rights Agreement will terminate (i) at any time upon the mutual written agreement of NeoGenomics and the GE Parties holding a majority of the Common Shares and Preferred Shares obtained in the Transaction and (ii) as to any particular GE Party, at such time as such party ceases to beneficially own any Common Shares and Preferred Shares obtained in the Transaction.

Lock-up Agreements

On October 20, 2015, concurrently and in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, Douglas VanOort, NeoGenomics’ Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Steven Jones, NeoGenomics’ Executive Vice President—Finance and a member of the Board, entered into lock-up agreements (the “Lock-up Agreements”) pursuant to which they agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell or transfer any Common Shares or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or that represent the right to receive Common Shares, owned by such individual and set forth on a schedule to the applicable Lock-up Agreement, for six months after the closing of the Transaction.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Act, each of General Electric and GE InfoTech expressly declares that neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by General Electric or GE InfoTech, as applicable, that it is the beneficial owner of any of the Common Shares or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or that represent the right to receive Common Shares, held by Douglas VanOort or Steven Jones and subject to the Lockup Agreements, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.


Additional Disclosure

General Electric and GE InfoTech have had, or may in the future have, discussions with management, members of the Board and other stockholders of NeoGenomics and may make suggestions and give advice to NeoGenomics regarding various matters and issues that they deem relevant for purposes of their investment in NeoGenomics. Such discussions and advice may concern NeoGenomics’ operations, business strategy, assets, financial performance, capital structure, strategic and extraordinary transactions, management, governance and other matters.

Subject to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement and the Certificate of Designation for the Preferred Shares, General Electric and GE InfoTech may at any time acquire additional securities of NeoGenomics or dispose of securities of NeoGenomics in the open market or otherwise engage in hedging or similar transactions with respect to the securities of NeoGenomics, depending upon their ongoing evaluation of their investment in such securities, prevailing market conditions, other investment opportunities and/or other investment considerations.

References to, and descriptions of, the Purchase Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Lock-up Agreements throughout this Schedule 13D are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement referenced as Exhibit 99.1 to this Schedule 13D, the Investor Rights Agreement attached as Exhibit 99.4 to this Schedule 13D, the Registration Rights Agreement attached as Exhibit 99.5 to this Schedule 13D and the form of Lock-up Agreements referenced as Exhibit 99.6 to this Schedule 13D. These agreements are incorporated into this Schedule 13D where such references and descriptions appear.

 

(c) Not applicable.

 

(d) Other than as a described in Item 4(a)-(b), not applicable.

 

(e) Other than as described in Item 4(a)-(b) and Item 5, not applicable.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) Other than as a described in Item 4(a)-(b), not applicable.

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Other than as described above, none of General Electric and GE InfoTech currently has plans or proposals which relate to, or may result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a) – (i) of this Schedule 13D.

 

ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) Beneficial ownership of the securities of NeoGenomics referred to herein is being reported hereunder because the reporting persons beneficially own 15,000,000 Common Shares and 14,666,667 Preferred Shares. Assuming the conversion of the Preferred Shares into Common Shares at the liquidation preference and the conversion price in effect on the date of this Schedule 13D, the Preferred Shares beneficially owned by the reporting persons would be convertible into 14,666,667 Common Shares. Assuming such conversion of the Preferred Shares into Common Shares as described in the preceding sentence and based on the number of Common Shares reported as outstanding by NeoGenomics as of November 6, 2015, the securities beneficially owned by the reporting persons would represent approximately 32.9% of the outstanding Common Shares.

In addition, the terms of the Preferred Shares contain certain provisions that could impact the number of Preferred Shares and the underlying Common Shares beneficially owned by reporting persons, including:

 

   

PIK Dividends: Commencing on December 31, 2016 and ending on the date all of the Preferred Shares have converted into Common Shares, paid-in-kind dividends (“PIK Dividends”) on each Preferred Share will accrue quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, and in an


 

amount equal to (i) the product of a specified PIK Dividend rate, multiplied by the then-effective liquidation preference ($7.50, plus all declared and unpaid dividends thereon, including all accrued and unpaid PIK Dividends, in each case, as adjusted for standard anti-dilution adjustments, with respect to such shares) per Preferred Share, divided by (ii) four.

 

    Optional Conversion and Automatic Conversion: At any time after December 30, 2018, to the extent that the volume weighted average price of the Common Share equals or exceeds $8.00 per share, as adjusted for standard anti-dilution adjustments, for 30 consecutive trading days, the GE Parties would be entitled to convert all or any of the Preferred Shares into Common Shares in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Shares. In addition, any Preferred Shares remaining issued and outstanding on December 30, 2025 will automatically convert into Common Shares pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Shares. Based on the initial conversion price and assuming all PIK Dividends are paid pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Shares, it is expected that 10,775,454 additional Common Shares would be issued if all of the Preferred Shares remain outstanding through December 30, 2025 and are converted in full on such date.

 

    Redemption. The Preferred Shares are subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to their terms.

Each holder of Preferred Shares is entitled to vote its Preferred Shares, on an as-converted (into Common Shares) basis, on each matter upon which the holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote and will vote with the holders of Common Shares (and any other class or series which may be similarly entitled to vote) as one class on all such matters. In addition, In addition, the Preferred Shares vote as a separate class on certain matters that affect the Preferred Shares.

(b) As of December 30, 2015, General Electric and GE InfoTech hold shared voting and dispositive power to vote or dispose of the securities reported in this Schedule 13D. For additional information regarding the voting rights of the Preferred Shares, see the last paragraph of Item 5(a).

Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, each of General Electric and GE InfoTech does not, and, to the best of each of General Electric’s and GE InfoTech’s knowledge, each of its executive officers and directors does not, beneficially own any Common Shares.

(c) As previously disclosed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, GE Medical entered into individual Voting Agreements, dated as of October 20, 2015 (collectively, the “Voting Agreements”), with certain executive officers and directors of NeoGenomics (the “Supporting Stockholders”). Such Voting Agreements terminated in accordance with their terms on December 21, 2015 when the stockholders of NeoGenomics approved various proposals related to the Transaction. Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, each of General Electric and GE InfoTech has not, and, to the best of each of General Electric’s and GE InfoTech’s knowledge, each of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto has not, effected any transaction in Common Shares during the past 60 days.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Except as set forth in Item 4 and Item 5 to this Schedule 13D, to the knowledge of General Electric and GE InfoTech, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the persons named in Item 2 of this Schedule 13D and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of NeoGenomics, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.


ITEM 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

Exhibit 99.1    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and among GE Medical Holding AB, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and NeoGenomics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.2    Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among GE Medical Holding AB, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and NeoGenomics, Inc. dated as of December 28, 2015.
Exhibit 99.3    Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and between GE Medical Holding AB and each Supporting Stockholder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.4    Investor Board Rights, Lock-up and Standstill Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. and General Electric Company.
Exhibit 99.5    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
Exhibit 99.6    Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and among, NeoGenomics, Inc., GE Medical Holding AB and each of Douglas M. VanOort and Steven C. Jones (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.7    Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2016, by and among General Electric Corporation and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
Exhibit 99.8    Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.9    Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to the Schedule 13D/A (Amendment No. 1) filed by General Electric Company on December 23, 2015).


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: January 4, 2016

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Raúl Grable

Name:   Raúl Grable
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact*

 

*  Duly authorized under Power of Attorney referenced as Exhibit 99.8

 

GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Raúl Grable

Name:   Raúl Grable
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact*

 

*  Duly authorized under Power of Attorney referenced as Exhibit 99.9


SCHEDULE A

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

The name, citizenship, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of General Electric Company are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06828-0001. All of the individuals listed below are citizens of the United States of America other than W. Geoffrey Beattie and Andrea Jung, who are citizens of Canada. Marijin E. Dekkers is also a citizen of the Netherlands.

 

Name    Present Principal Occupation or Employment
W. Geoffrey Beattie    Chief Executive Officer, Generation Capital, Toronto, Canada. Director of General Electric Company.
John J. Brennan    Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor, The Vanguard Group, Malvern, Pennsylvania. Director of General Electric Company.
James I. Cash, Jr.    Emeritus James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts. Director of General Electric Company.
Francisco D’Souza    Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Teaneck, New Jersey. Director of General Electric Company.
Marijin E. Dekkers    Chairman of the Board of Management, Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany. Director of General Electric Company.
Susan J. Hockfield    President Emerita and Professor of Neuroscience, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Director of General Electric Company.
Jeffrey R. Immelt    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut. Director of General Electric Company.
Andrea Jung    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Grameen America, New York, New York. Director of General Electric Company.
Robert W. Lane    Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois. Director of General Electric Company.
Rochelle B. Lazarus    Chairman Emeritus and former Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, New York, New York. Director of General Electric Company.
James J. Mulva    Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas. Director of General Electric Company.
James E. Rohr    Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Director of General Electric Company.
Mary L. Schapiro    Vice Chairman, Advisory Board of Promontory Financial Group and former Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington D.C. Director of General Electric Company.


Name    Present Principal Occupation or Employment
Robert J. Swieringa    Professor Emeritus of Accounting and former Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Director of General Electric Company.
James S. Tisch    President and Chief Executive Officer, Loews Corporation, New York, New York. Director of General Electric Company.
Douglas A. Warner III    Former Chairman of the Board, J.P. Morgan Chase, The Chase Manhattan Bank, and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, New York, New York. Director of General Electric Company.
Jeffrey S. Bornstein    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Electric Company.
Elizabeth J. Comstock    Vice Chairman, Business Innovations of General Electric Company.
Alex Dimitrief    Senior Vice President and General Counsel of General Electric Company.
Jan R. Hauser    Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, General Electric Company.
Daniel C. Heintzelman    Vice Chairman, Enterprise Risk and Operations of General Electric Company.
Susan P. Peters    Senior Vice President, Human Resources of General Electric Company.
John G. Rice    Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Growth Organization of General Electric Company.
Keith S. Sherin    Vice Chairman of General Electric Company and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital.


DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The name, citizenship, business address, and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. is 8200 West Tower Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223. Thierry Leclercq is a citizen of France and Peter Logan is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

Name    Present Principal Occupation or Employment
Thierry Leclercq    President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Healthcare Life Solutions. Sole Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
Peter Logan    Chief Financial Officer, GE Healthcare Life Solutions. Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.


INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 99.1    Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and between GE Medical Holding AB, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and NeoGenomics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.2    Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among GE Medical Holding AB, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and NeoGenomics, Inc. dated as of December 28, 2015.
Exhibit 99.3    Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and between GE Medical Holding AB and each Supporting Stockholder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.4    Investor Board Rights, Lock-up and Standstill Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2015, by and among NeoGenomics, Inc., GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. and General Electric Company.
Exhibit 99.5    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc. and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
Exhibit 99.6    Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and among, NeoGenomics, Inc., GE Medical Holding AB and each of Douglas M. VanOort and Steven C. Jones (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.7    Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2016, by and among General Electric Corporation and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
Exhibit 99.8    Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on October 30, 2015).
Exhibit 99.9    Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to the Schedule 13D/A (Amendment No. 1) filed by General Electric Company on December 23, 2015).
EX-99.2 2 d69633dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of December 28, 2015, by and among GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (Reg. No. 556648-9315) (“Seller”), NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Buyer”), and NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”, and together with Seller and Buyer, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement on October 20, 2015 (the “Purchase Agreement”), and all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.09 of the Purchase Agreement, the Parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement as set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Purchase Agreement, the Closing is to take place on, and the Closing Date shall be, the date that is three (3) Business Days after the satisfaction or written waiver of the Closing Conditions or on such other date as the Parties may agree; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to agree to have the Closing occur at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on December 30, 2015 (the “New Closing Date”) and that the Effective Time on the New Closing Date shall be 12:01 am, subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of the Closing Conditions and to all of the terms, conditions and obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Agreement. Pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Purchase Agreement, the Parties agree to have the Closing occur at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the New Closing Date and that the Effective Time on the New Closing Date shall be 12:01 am, subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of the Closing Conditions and to all of the terms, conditions and obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

2. The definition of “Effective Time” in Exhibit A (Definitions) to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. (Pacific time) on the Closing Date.”

2. Approval. In connection with Section 6.01(b) of the Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby consents to Parent pledging 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Buyer as required by the senior lenders in connection with the Financing.

3. Clarient Saudi Arabia. In connection with the transfer of the Company’s 5% ownership interest in Clarient Saudi Arabia, the Parties hereby agree to the provisions set forth on Annex A attached hereto.


4. Payment of Purchase Price. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Seller has assigned all rights to receive the Stock Consideration to GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., and, accordingly, (a) the Stock Consideration shall be issued to and in the name of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. and (b) GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. shall be the “Investor” under each of the Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. The applicable provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the Disclosure Schedules (i.e., the provisions that provide for the Stock Consideration to be issued to and in the name of Seller) shall be deemed automatically amended in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 4. For the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with Schedule 3.03(b)(1), the Closing Cash Payment shall be paid to and received by Seller or Seller’s designees by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Seller Account as directed by Seller.

5. Company Intellectual Property. The Company Intellectual Property set forth on Annex B attached hereto that is being assigned to Buyer pursuant to the Transactions will not be maintained and will be abandoned by Buyer and its Affiliates after the Closing. As a result, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, pursuant to that certain written direction of Buyer and Parent received on December 15, 2015, Seller and its Affiliates will not be required to transfer to Buyer or any of its Affiliates any files (physical, digital or otherwise) relating to such Company Intellectual Property or to make any payments or take any actions in order to maintain or keep active any such Company Intellectual Property.

6. Effectiveness. Pursuant to Section 13.09 of the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment shall be effective and binding upon the execution of this Amendment by the Parties. Any reference in the Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement” shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Purchase Agreement as hereby amended.

7. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, ..peg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”) shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute the original form of this Agreement and deliver such form to all other parties. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

8. Full Force and Effect. This Amendment is limited by its terms and does not and shall not serve to amend or waive any provision of the Purchase Agreement except as expressly provided for in this Amendment, and all other terms, conditions and obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement remain in full force and effect, are not amended or waived in any respect and are hereby reaffirmed by the Parties.

*  *  *  *  *  *


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the date first written above.

 

SELLER:
GE MEDICAL HOLDING AB
By  

/s/ Kieran Murphy

Name:   Kieran Murphy
Title:   CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences
PARENT:
NEOGENOMICS, INC.
By  

/s/ Steven C. Jones

Name:   Steven C. Jones
Title:   Executive Vice President, Finance
BUYER:
NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC.
By  

/s/ Steven C. Jones

Name:   Steven C. Jones
Title:   Executive Vice President, Finance

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement

EX-99.4 3 d69633dex994.htm EX-99.4 EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

INVESTOR BOARD RIGHTS, LOCKUP, AND STANDSTILL AGREEMENT

This Investor Board Rights, Lockup, and Standstill Agreement (this “Agreement” or “Investor Rights Agreement”) is made as of this 30th day of December, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), on the one hand, and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Investor”), and General Electric Company, a New York corporation (“GE”) acting for itself and each GE Subsidiary (as defined below), on the other hand.

WHEREAS, the Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation and subsidiary of the Company and GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the “Seller”), are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Investor (after the assignment by Seller to the Investor of all rights to receive the Shares (as defined below)) has received from the Company as of the date hereof, (i) 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Common Shares”), and (ii) 14,666,667 shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”, and together with the Common Shares, the “Shares”) which Preferred Shares are convertible into Common Stock in accordance with their terms (the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”), as a portion of the consideration for the sale to the Company of the Investor’s shares of capital stock in Clarient, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Shares to the Investor, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to establish certain rights and restrictions relating to the Shares.

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

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Action” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Applicable Exchange” means the Eligible Market on which the Company’s capital stock is listed.

Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficially Owned” shall refer to the concept of “beneficial ownership” in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.


Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Board Qualifications” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or public holidays in the United States of America.

Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.

Company Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02

Conversion Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Current Market” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

Election Meetings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Eligible Market” means The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Capital Market, or The Nasdaq Global Market.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

GE” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.

GE Subsidiary” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of GE.

Governmental Authority” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Holders” means each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary to the extent any such entity or entities Beneficially Own Shares or Conversion Shares.

Holder Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).

Initial Investor Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09.

Investor” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.

 

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Investor Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Investor Designee Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.

Law” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Liability” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Lockup Period” means, with respect to the Common Shares and Conversion Shares Beneficially Owned by Holders, the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the day that is the earlier of (i) two (2) years from the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date which is six (6) months after all of the Preferred Shares have been redeemed by the Company, subject to earlier termination as provided for in this Agreement.

NGC” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

Permitted Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).

Permitted Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c).

Permitted Transferee” means the recipient of a Permitted Transfer.

Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, any other business organization or entity, or Governmental Authority.

Preferred Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Purchase Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.

Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between the Company and the Investor.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Standstill Period” means the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the 48-month anniversary of the date hereof, subject to earlier termination as provided for in this Agreement.

Stock Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Third Party” shall mean any Person other than Investor, GE or a GE Subsidiary.

Transfer” means (i) sell, assign, give, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose, (ii) grant to any Person any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise receive, or (iii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences or other rights of ownership

Voting Stock” means the shares of Common Stock and the other securities of the Company or its successor that have the power to generally vote in the election of members of the Board or the equivalent of its successor.

Volume Limitation” means the volume limitations set forth in clause (e) of Rule 144 applicable during any three month period.

ARTICLE 2

BOARD REPRESENTATION

Section 2.01 Investor Designee Appointment and Nomination Right. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least ten percent (10%) of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock on any record date for a meeting of Company’s shareholders, Investor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate one nominee to serve as a director of the Company (the “Investor Designee”). The Company shall (a) appoint such Investor Designee to its Board of Directors, (b) include the Investor Designee in its slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors at each annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company following the Closing at which directors are to be elected and at which the seat held by the Investor Designee is subject to election (such annual or special meetings, the “Election Meetings”), and (c) recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the Investor Designee and support for election the Investor Designee in the same manner as the Company supports the other nominees nominated by the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors, and otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of the Investor Designee to the Board of Directors at each of the Election Meetings. The foregoing appointment and nomination rights will be subject to the Investor Designee satisfying the Company’s Board Qualifications; provided that, if a determination is made pursuant to Section 2.03 that the Investor Designee does not meet the Board Qualifications, (i) the Company will not nominate a replacement candidate in place of the rejected Investor Designee (unless the Investor does not nominate a replacement candidate pursuant to its rights in the following clause (ii)), and (ii) the Investor shall have the right to nominate a replacement candidate in place of the rejected Investor Designee and continue such process of nominating a replacement candidate until such time as an Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications; provided, that Company shall not be required to delay any meeting of shareholders beyond the earlier to occur of (1) forty (40) days

 

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prior to the deadline established in the Company’s By-laws for holding any annual meeting of shareholders or (2) the deadline established by the NASDAQ Stock Exchanges for holding an annual meeting of shareholders.

Section 2.02 Vacancies. If at any time prior to an Investor Designee Termination Event, an Investor Designee resigns from the Board, is removed (with or without cause) pursuant to applicable Law or the Company’s Bylaws, fails to satisfy the Board Qualifications, fails to be elected to the Board at an Election Meeting, dies or otherwise cannot or is not willing to stand for reelection or to continue to serve as a member of the Board, the Investor shall have the ability to select a substitute person to join the Board as a new Investor Designee, provided that such new Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications pursuant to Section 2.03. In the event such substitute person does not satisfy the Board Qualifications, Investor will have the right to recommend an additional substitute person as an Investor Designee and continue the process until such time as a substitute person meets the Board Qualifications, provided, that the Company shall not be required to delay any annual meeting of shareholders beyond the times listed in Section 2.01. Provided such substitute Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications, the Board will appoint such substitute person as an Investor Designee to the Board no later than ten (10) Business Days after the recommendation of that person to the Board by Investor and include such Investor Designee in the slate of the Company’s director nominees for election at Election Meetings pursuant to Section 2.01 above. So long as any Investor Designee is eligible to be so designated in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall (a) not take any action to remove such person as a director, without the prior written consent of Investor, and (b) unequivocally and actively support each Investor Designee without reservation for such Investor Designee’s election to the Board, including in the event the Investor Designee is the target of opposition by any stockholder of the Company, including any “just say no” campaign or any other attempt to unseat or defeat such Investor Designee.

Section 2.03 Board Qualifications. Each Investor Designee shall, at the time of nomination (and at all times thereafter until such individual’s service on the Board of Directors ceases), (a) meet any applicable requirements under applicable Law, stock exchange rules or the Company’s corporate governance policies generally applicable to the non-executive directors on the Board, (b) complete the Company’s standard director questionnaire which is generally required of non-executive directors on the Board, (c) be approved of by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “NGC”) and thereafter by the Board and (d) comply with any minimum annual attendance requirements in effect for the entire Board and applied uniformly to all directors; provided, that the NGC and the Board may only fail to approve an Investor Designee if the NGC determines in good faith: (i) that the Investor Designee fails to satisfy the applicable requirements under applicable Law, the Applicable Exchange or such corporate governance policies; (ii) the recommendation of the Investor Designee would violate the fiduciary duties of the Board or the NGC; or (iii) the Investor Designee has failed to meet the minimum attendance requirements in effect for (and applied uniformly to) the entire Board in any preceding twelve (12) month period (the “Board Qualifications”). Investor agrees that, upon the request of the Company, it will consider any requests for a replacement Investor Designee if the NGC raises concerns about the suitability of any proposed Investor Designee. The Company shall not revise or amend the Board Qualifications or any applicable governance guidelines or other requirements in a manner that has the intent or effect of adversely affecting the nomination or election of an Investor Designee (by for instance, adding requirements that all directors meet citizenship or independence requirements that would disqualify Persons known by the Company to be the Investor’s probable designees).

 

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Section 2.04 Compensation, Indemnification and Insurance. Investor Designees shall be entitled to the same retainer, equity compensation, benefits and other fees or compensation, including travel and expense reimbursement, paid to the other non-executive directors of the Company for their services as a director, including for any service on any committee of the Board. For so long as an Investor Designee continues to serve as a director and for a period of six (6) years thereafter, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, indemnify such Investor Designees and shall maintain in full force and effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in reasonable amounts from established and reputable insurers to the same or greater extent it now indemnifies and provides insurance for the non-executive members of the Board of Directors. Without limiting the foregoing, the Investor Designee shall be provided indemnification which is no less favorable than provided to the other non-executive directors of the Company. In all directors’ and officers’ insurance policies, each Investor Designee shall be covered as an insured in such a manner as to provide the Investor Designee with rights and benefits under such insurance policies no less favorable than provided to the other non-executive directors of the Company. To the extent the Company has a policy in effect of entering into director indemnification agreements with its directors at any time, the Company shall enter into its standard director indemnification agreement provided to other members of the Board with each Investor Designee, effective as of the date such Investor Designee joins the Board or such director indemnification agreements are entered into with other directors.

Section 2.05 Committees. For so long as such membership does not conflict with any applicable Law or rule of the Applicable Exchange, the Investor Designee shall be entitled to serve as a member of or observer to certain committees of the Board that are mutually agreed upon between the Investor Designee and the Company and are based on the relative skills and experience of the Investor Designee. Investor understands and acknowledges that it is the policy of the Company that each non-executive Director sit on at least one committee of the Board. The Company shall take such actions as are necessary to appoint the Investor Designee to such committees as are mutually agreed by the Investor Designee and the Company within ten (10) Business Days of reaching such agreement.

Section 2.06 Termination of Investor Designee Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor’s rights under this ARTICLE 2 with respect to the Investor Designee shall terminate automatically on the earlier to occur of: (a) the date when the Holders and their Affiliates cease to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least ten percent (10%) of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock or (b) the Holders are in breach of any of their obligations in any material respect set forth in this Agreement and such breach has not been cured (or is incapable of being cured) by the Holders within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of written notice from Company specifying the details of such breach (such uncured breach, hereafter a “Holder Breach”). Either of the events described in this Section 2.06(a) or (b) is referred to as an “Investor Designee Termination Event”. Upon the occurrence of an Investor Designee Termination Event, the term of an incumbent Investor Designee impacted by the Investor Designee Termination Event shall continue until the earlier of (i) the Election Meeting that immediately follows the Investor Termination Event and (ii) the Investor Designee dies or resigns from the Board.

 

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Section 2.07 Subsequent Board Increases. So long as the Holders and their Permitted Transferees continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least ten percent (10%) of the Company’s outstanding Voting Stock, the Company shall not increase the authorized number of directors on the Board to more than ten without the prior written consent of the Investor.

Section 2.08 Transferability. The Investor may Transfer to GE or to any GE Subsidiary all or any portion of its rights under this ARTICLE 2 subject to the continuing rights of Company to approve any Investor Designees.

Section 2.09 Initial Investor Designee. The Investor agrees to propose an initial Investor Designee (the “Initial Investor Designee”) and have such proposed Initial Investor Designee meet with members of the Company’s NGC as part of the process to approve such Initial Investor Designee. So long as the Initial Investor Designee meets the Board Qualifications of Section 2.03, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint such Initial Investor Designee to the Board within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement and appoint the Initial Investor Designee to one or more mutually agreed upon committees of the Board not later than the first Board Meeting following the date of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3

ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS

Section 3.01 Standstill.

(a) Limitation. Subject to the remainder of this Section 3.01, during the Standstill Period and unless otherwise approved by the Company, Investor and GE will not, and GE will cause each of the GE Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, acquire or agree, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, to acquire ownership of any Common Stock of the Company, other than (A) the Shares delivered pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, (B) any Conversion Shares issued or issuable pursuant to a conversion of any Preferred Shares and any other Common Stock issued or issuable as a result of the terms of the Preferred Shares, (C) any Common Stock issued or issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends, rights, warrants, or other distributions, recapitalizations or offerings made available by the Company to holders of its Voting Stock, or (D) any Voting Stock acquired in accordance with Section 4.03 (each event listed in clauses (A) through (D), a “Permitted Acquisition”). In addition, nothing in this Section 3.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary from acquiring any Person that Beneficially Owns any Voting Stock or rights or options to acquire Voting Stock (including any shares acquired pursuant to any exercise of such rights and options).

(b) Termination of Standstill. The restrictions set forth in Section 3.01(a) shall cease and terminate and each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary will be released from (i) the obligations of Section 3.01(a) and (ii) the other obligations under this Agreement, in the

 

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case of such other obligations to the extent necessary to comply with any requirements of law in making a competing offer or to purchase any Voting Stock, if any of the following occurs:

(i) a Third Party or group commences or announces its intention to commence a tender or exchange offer for 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

(ii) a Third Party or group acquires (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or otherwise announces its intention to acquire (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

(iii) a Third Party or group enters into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announces its intention to acquire (in any manner) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

(iv) a Third Party or group enters into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announces its intention to acquire (in any manner) 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

(v) a Third Party or group has made, or has announced its intention to make an offer to acquire (in any manner) control of the Company or to elect two or more directors to the Board (including, without limitation, through a solicitation of proxies) or otherwise engage in a transaction that would require approval of the Company’s stockholders;

(vi) a Third Party or group is assisting or encouraging any other Person to engage in, or to announce its intention to engage in, any of the transactions contemplated in sub-clauses (i) through (v) above;

(vii) the Company enters into an agreement with respect to its consolidation, merger, amalgamation, reorganization or otherwise in which the Company would be merged into or combined with another Person, unless immediately following the consummation of such transaction the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would continue to hold (in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock) 60% or more of all of the outstanding common stock or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction or any direct or indirect parent thereof; or

(viii) the Company publicly announces its intention to do any of the actions set forth in clauses (i) – (vii) or otherwise publicly announces its intention to explore strategic alternatives, or makes any public announcement indicating that it is actively seeking a change in control of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and only if, (x) the restrictions set forth in Section 3.01(a) are terminated pursuant to any of clauses (i) – (vi) of this Section 3.01(b) as a result of a Third Party or group’s announcement of its intention to take any action, and (y) such Third Party

 

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or group (1) publicly retracts or withdraws its prior announcement of its intention to take such action, or fails to commence such action within sixty (60) days of such initial announcement, (2) in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv) above, terminates such definitive agreement or (3) otherwise finally and definitively fails to consummate such action, then three (3) Business Days following such public retraction, or in the case of (2) or (3) above, following written notice from the Company to Investor that such termination of a definitive agreement or final and definitive failure to consummate an action has taken place, the restrictions set forth in Section 3.01(a) shall be reinstated in full force and effect for the balance of the Standstill Period, subject to any subsequent termination event pursuant to this Section 3.01(b). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent Investor, GE and or any GE Subsidiary from consummating a transaction pursuant to a definitive agreement entered after the termination of the restrictions in Section 3.01(a) in accordance with this Section 3.01(b), but prior to the reinstatement of such restrictions in accordance with this paragraph.

(c) Most Favored Nation. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock, if the Company engages in a transaction with a Third Party or group pursuant to which such Third Party or group acquires, through open market purchases or purchases from the Company, or a combination thereof, Beneficial Ownership of shares of Voting Stock possessing voting rights equal to or in excess of the voting rights of 20% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Company either does not enter into a standstill agreement with respect to such Third Party’s or group’s ownership or enters into a standstill agreement with such Third Party or group which includes standstill provisions that are less favorable to the Company than those contained in this Section 3.01, then the definition of Standstill Period and the provisions of this Section 3.01 shall be automatically amended to the extent necessary to conform them to the corresponding provisions of the agreement with such Third Party or group and the Company shall promptly notify Investor in writing of such amendments; provided that Investor and GE may, by written notice to the Company, reject each such change individually (or group of changes as a whole) and elect to retain the standstill provisions in effect as of immediately prior to the date on which such provisions would have otherwise been amended in accordance with this Section 3.01(c). The Company represents that it has not entered into any transaction with a Third Party or group prior to the date hereof that would violate this Section 3.01(c) if entered into after the date hereof.

(d) Termination of Section. This Section 3.01 shall cease and terminate and each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary will be released from this Section 3.01 when GE and the GE Subsidiaries cease to Beneficially Own in the aggregate ten percent (10%) or more of the Company’s Voting Stock.

Section 3.02 Dispositions.

(a) Lockup Period.

(i) Subject to the remainder of this Section 3.02, during the Lockup Period the Investor and GE will not, and GE will cause each of the GE Subsidiaries or any Permitted Transferees not to, without the prior written consent of the Company, sell or Transfer any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares.

 

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(ii) In addition, subject to the remainder of this Section 3.02, during the Lockup Period, the Holders will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (a) establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or Preferred Shares, in cash or otherwise, or (b) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing. The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the Holders from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares even if the Common Shares or Preferred Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including any put or call option) with respect to any of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from the Common Shares or Preferred Shares.

(b) Permitted Dispositions. The restrictions set forth in Section 3.02(a) shall cease and terminate and each of Investor, GE and each GE Subsidiary will be released from the obligations of Section 3.02(a) in connection with dispositions of Common Shares pursuant to any of the following (each event listed in clauses (i) through (v), a “Permitted Disposition”):

(i) dispositions by a Holder to Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary, including subsequent dispositions by such Holder to Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary so long as each such transfer is a Permitted Transfer under this Agreement;

(ii) during any three (3) month period, dispositions by the Holders in the aggregate pursuant to the Rule 144 Volume Limitations;

(iii) dispositions resulting from the exercise of any rights under Section 2.03 of the Registration Rights Agreement;

(iv) dispositions to the Company or its any of its Affiliates;

(v) dispositions following a Third Party or group’s acquisition of (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or announcement of its intention to acquire (in any manner) Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

(vi) dispositions following a Third Party or group’s entrance into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announcement of its intention to acquire (in any manner) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

(vii) dispositions following a Third Party or group’s entrance into an agreement to acquire (in any manner), or announcement of its intention to acquire (in any manner) 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

 

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(viii) dispositions following a Third Party or group’s offer, or announcement of its intention to make an offer, to acquire (in any manner) control of the Company or to elect two or more directors to the Board (including, without limitation, through a solicitation of proxies) or otherwise engage in a transaction that would require approval of the Company’s stockholders;

(ix) dispositions following a Third Party or group’s assistance or encouragement of any other Person to engage in, or to announce its intention to engage in, any of the transactions contemplated in sub-clauses (v) through (viii) above;

(x) dispositions following the Company’s entrance into an agreement with respect to its consolidation, merger, amalgamation, reorganization or otherwise in which the Company would be merged into or combined with another Person, unless immediately following the consummation of such transaction the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would continue to hold (in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company’s Voting Stock) 60% or more of all of the outstanding common stock or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

(xi) dispositions following the Company’s public announcement of its intention to do any of the actions set forth in clauses (v) – (x) or other public announcement of its intention to explore strategic alternatives, or any public announcement indicating that it is actively seeking a change in control of the Company; and

(xii) dispositions to a Third Party pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other reorganization involving the Company or any of its Voting Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and only if, (x) Permitted Dispositions are made pursuant to any of clauses (v) – (ix) of this Section 3.02(b) as a result of a Third Party or group’s announcement of its intention to take any action, and (y) such Third Party or group (1) publicly retracts or withdraws its prior announcement of its intention to take such action, or fails to commence such action within sixty (60) days of such initial announcement, (2) in the case of clauses (vi) and (vii) above, terminates such definitive agreement or (3) otherwise finally and definitively fails to consummate such action, then three (3) Business Days following such public retraction, or in the case of (2) or (3) above, following written notice from the Company to Investor that such termination of a definitive agreement or final and definitive failure to consummate an action has taken place, no further Permitted Dispositions may be made pursuant to such clause of this Section 3.02(b) for the balance of the Lock-Up Period, subject to any subsequent events that would allow Permitted Dispositions under such clause. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent Investor, GE and or any GE Subsidiary from consummating a transaction pursuant to a definitive agreement entered after the inapplicability of the restrictions in Section 3.02(a) in accordance with this Section 3.02(b), but prior to the reinstatement of such restrictions in accordance with this paragraph.

 

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(c) Permitted Transfers. Each of Investor, GE and GE Subsidiary expressly agrees that during the Lockup Period they will not transfer any of the Shares owned by them to any other entity that would not be classified as a Holder under this Agreement other than transfers permitted under Sections 3.02(b)(ii) through (b)(v). In the event that any Holder makes a Transfer during the Lockup Period pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(i), such Holder will notify the Company in writing three (3) business days in advance of any such Transfers during the Lockup period and will obtain written acknowledgement from any such transferees that they are Holders under this Agreement and bound by the restrictions of this Agreement. Any such Transfer made in compliance with this Section 3.02(c) shall be deemed to be a “Permitted Transfer” under this Agreement. Investor, GE and GE Subsidiary expressly agree and acknowledge that any Transfer of Shares during the Lockup Period that is not a Permitted Transfer shall be void ab initio. For the sake of clarity, the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.02(c) shall not apply to any transfer permitted under Sections 3.02(b)(ii) through (b)(v).

(d) Most Favored Nation. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock, if the Company engages in a transaction with a Third Party or group pursuant to which such Third Party or group acquires, through open market purchases or purchases from the Company, or a combination thereof, Beneficial Ownership of shares of Voting Stock possessing voting rights equal to or in excess of the voting rights of 20% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Company either does not enter into a lock-up agreement with respect to such Third Party’s or group’s ownership or enters into a lock-up agreement with such Third Party or group which includes lock-up provisions that are less favorable to the Company than those contained in this Section 3.02, then the definition of Lock-Up Period herein and the provisions of this Section 3.02 shall be automatically amended to the extent necessary to conform them to the corresponding provisions of the agreement with such Third Party or group and the Company shall promptly notify Investor in writing of such amendments; provided that Investor may, by written notice to the Company, reject each such change (or group of changes as a whole) and elect to retain the lock-up provisions in effect as of immediately prior to the date on which such provisions would have otherwise been amended in accordance with this Section 3.02(d). The Company represents that it has not entered into any transaction with a Third Party or group prior to the date hereof that would violate this Section 3.02(d) if entered into after the date hereof.

ARTICLE 4

OTHER COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Application of Covenants. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the activities in the ordinary course of business of the financial services businesses of GE or any GE Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates (including any pension, retirement or employee benefit fund), including without limitation, brokerage, money management, financing, financial advisory, arbitrage, sales, trading and passive market making activities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement and the limitations contained herein shall not apply to General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Ventures Limited or any of their Subsidiaries or to any of the activities undertaken by General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Ventures Limited or any of their Subsidiaries. In addition, this Agreement and the limitations contained herein shall terminate as to any GE Subsidiary at such time as such Person is no longer a GE Subsidiary. The

 

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Holders agree not to disclose any confidential or material, non-public information regarding the Company to General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Ventures Limited or any of their Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Company.

Section 4.02 Voting at Election Meetings. From the date hereof until the earlier of (a) such date that the rights of Investor under Section 2.01 have terminated pursuant to this Agreement, or (b) the Company’s breach of any of its obligations in any material respect set forth in this Agreement and such breach has not been cured (or is incapable of being cured) by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of written notice from Investor specifying the details of such breach (such uncured breach, hereafter a “Company Breach”), Investor agrees to vote at any Election Meeting any shares of Voting Stock then Beneficially Owned by it at in favor of the election of the Company’s slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.03 Purchase Rights. If at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company grants or issues rights to purchase any shares of capital stock pro rata to the record holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Company shall offer the Investor and its Affiliates, the right to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate number of shares of capital stock which Investor and its Affiliates could have acquired if Investor and its Affiliates had held the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of all Preferred Shares Beneficially Owned by Investor and its Affiliates. Any such shares of capital stock acquired by Investor, GE and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 4.03 shall be exempt from any Takeover Statute (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement).

Section 4.04 Board Observer Rights. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock, GE shall be entitled to have one representative of Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary that is mutually agreed upon in advance by Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) attend all meetings of the Board of Directors (and any committees upon which the Investor Designee sits that are held incident with such Board Meeting), in a non-voting observer capacity (the “Board Observer”) and, in this respect, shall give such representative copies of all notices (in the same manner as provided to the members of Board of Directors), minutes, consents and other materials that it has provided to its directors in connection with such meeting; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to exclude such representative from access to any of such materials or meetings or portions thereof if the Company believes that (a) any such material or portion thereof to be a trade secret or similar confidential information, or (b) such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege. GE shall be entitled to select a substitute person to serve as Board Observer that is mutually agreed in advance by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that GE may not appoint a new Board Observer more than once in any twelve (12) month period.

Section 4.05 Confidentiality. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iii) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any

 

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other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

Section 4.06 Listing of Shares. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the authorization for quotation of the Company’s Common Stock on its Current Market or any other Eligible Market.

Section 4.07 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company covenants that it shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon any conversion of the Preferred Shares shall, upon such issuance, be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable

Section 4.08 Shareholder Rights Agreement. The Company agrees that it shall not adopt any shareholder rights agreement of a type commonly known as a “poison pill” unless the Company provides that the provisions of such shareholders rights agreement or rights plan specifically permit Holders to Beneficially Own the percentage of the Company’s outstanding Voting Stock which the Holders Beneficially Own as of the date of adoption of such shareholder rights agreement, increased by the percentage of Beneficial Ownership represented by any shares of Voting Stock which the Holders obtain or may in the future obtain pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock, or as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or other recapitalization of the Company, or pursuant to any exercise of their rights set forth in Section 4.03 of this Agreement. The intention of the Parties is that the Holders will be “grandfathered in” with respect to such Beneficial Ownership and the Holders will not be trigger any distribution of rights or otherwise be deemed to be an “acquiring person” under any shareholder rights agreement or rights plan as a result of the acquisition of any securities contemplated in the previous sentence or any increase in Holder’s Beneficial Ownership as contemplated by this Section 4.08.

ARTICLE 5

TERMINATION

Section 5.01 Termination. In addition to the termination provisions applicable to particular Sections of this Agreement that are specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate and the covenants set forth herein shall cease upon the earlier to occur of the following: (a) at any time upon the mutual written agreement of the Company, on the one hand, and GE and Investor, on the other hand; and (b) at such time as the Holders cease to Beneficially Own ten percent (10%) or more the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company. In addition, Investor and GE shall have the right to (i) terminate this Agreement and covenants set forth herein or (ii) terminate the restrictions set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement, upon a Company Breach, and the Company shall have the right to (i) terminate this Agreement and the covenants set forth herein or (ii) terminate the Board representation rights set forth in Article 2 of this Agreement, upon a Holder Breach.

 

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Section 5.02 Survivability of Company Obligations. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Company’s obligations in the second sentence of Section 2.04, Section 4.03, and Article 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 6

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.01 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended, restated supplemented or otherwise modified, and any provision hereof may be waived, only by written agreement making specific reference to this Agreement or provision to be waived, in each case duly executed by the Company and holders of a majority in interest of the Shares determined on an as converted basis.

Section 6.02 Titles and Subtitles; Interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated herein, with respect to any reference made in this Agreement to a Section (or Article, Subsection, Paragraph, Subparagraph or Clause), such reference shall be to a section (or article, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause) of, or an exhibit or schedule to, this Agreement. The table of contents and any article, section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference made in this Agreement to a statute or statutory provision shall mean such statute or statutory provision as it has been amended through the date as of which the particular portion of the Agreement is to take effect, or to any successor statute or statutory provision relating to the same subject as the statutory provision so referred to in this Agreement, and to any then applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed, as the context indicates, to be followed by the words “but (is/are) not limited to.” The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is appropriate. Where specific language is used to clarify or illustrate by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict the construction of the general statement which is being clarified or illustrated.

Section 6.03 Waiver. No failure on the part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any agreement on the part of a party to any waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by such party. No failure to exercise, delay in exercising, or single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy by any party, and no course of dealing among the parties, shall constitute a waiver of any such right, power or remedy.

Section 6.04 Binding Nature; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Neither party hereto may assign (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) this Agreement or any rights, interests or obligations provided

 

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by this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that the Investor may assign this Agreement and any or all rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to any Holders upon prior written notice to the Company. For the sake of clarity, each transferee of Shares in connection with an assignment permitted by the previous sentence shall be deemed to be a “Holder” for purposes of this Agreement and Company shall have recourse against any Holders for breaches of this Agreement. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 6.04 shall be void ab initio.

Section 6.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or as a matter of public policy, the validity, legality and enforceability of all other terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination will have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid, legal and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision.

Section 6.06 Notices and Addresses. All notices and other communications under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made: (a) when personally delivered, (b) when delivered by facsimile or e-mail transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original by another delivery method provided for in this Section 6.06), or (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with overnight courier service, in each case to the addresses and attention parties indicated below (or such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or attention party as the recipient party has specified by prior notice given to the sending party in accordance with this Section 6.06:

(a) if to the Investor to:

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.

8200 West Tower Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

Attention: Secretary

Facsimile: (414) 721-2230

and

GE Healthcare Life Sciences

350 Campus Drive

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 228-6148

 

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

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.

c/o GE Healthcare Limited

Pollards Wood

Nightingales Lane

Chalfont St Giles

Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP

United Kingdom

Attention: Executive Counsel, M&A

Facsimile: +44 1494 545 275

and

Paul Hastings LLP

71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500

Chicago, IL 60606

Attention: Thaddeus J. Malik

                 Richard S. Radnay

Facsimile: (312) 499-6100

E-mail: thaddeusmalik@paulhastings.com

             richardradnay@paulhastings.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP

695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92926

Attention: Stephen D. Cooke

Facsimile: (714) 668-6364

E-mail: stephencooke@paulhastings.com

(b) if to GE:

General Electric Company

GE Healthcare Life Sciences

350 Campus Drive

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (609) 228-6148

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

Paul Hastings LLP

71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500

Chicago, IL 60606

Attention: Thaddeus J. Malik

Richard S. Radnay

 

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Facsimile: (312) 499-6100

E-mail: thaddeusmalik@paulhastings.com

             richardradnay@paulhastings.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP

695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92926

Attention: Stephen D. Cooke

Facsimile: (714) 668-6364

E-mail: stephencooke@paulhastings.com

(c) if to the Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

Attention: Douglas M. VanOort, CEO

Facsimile: (239) 768-0600

E-mail: dvanoort@neogenomics.com

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

K&L Gates LLP

200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3900

Miami, Florida 33131

Attention: Clayton E. Parker, Esq.

Facsimile: (305) 358-7095

E-mail: clayton.parker@klgates.com

Section 6.07 Governing Law. This Agreement and any Action arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, common law, statutory law, equity, or otherwise, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or scope (each, a “Transaction Dispute”), shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York. Investor will cause the Investor Indemnitees, and the Company will cause the Company Indemnitees, to comply with the foregoing as though such Indemnified Parties were a party to this Agreement.

Section 6.08 Complete Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibit hereto) and the other Transaction Agreements collectively constitute and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and contracts among the parties hereto respecting the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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Section 6.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any Person not a party to this Agreement, including any Affiliates of any party hereto.

Section 6.10 Counterparts and Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimiles, e-mail transmission of .pdf signatures or other electronic copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals.

Section 6.11 Further Assurances. Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 6.12 Remedies; Specific Performance.

(a) Except to the extent set forth otherwise in this Agreement, all remedies under this Agreement expressly conferred upon a party hereto will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

(b) Each party hereto agrees that irreparable damage would occur and the parties would not have an adequate remedy at Law if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party hereto agrees that the other parties will be entitled to injunctive relief from time to time to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without the requirement of posting any bond or other indemnity, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at Law or in equity, and each party hereto agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement, and to specifically enforce the terms of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party under this Agreement.

Section 6.13 Dispute Resolution; Consent to Jurisdiction.

(a) Any Transaction Dispute will exclusively be brought and resolved in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (where federal jurisdiction exists) or the Commercial Division of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in the County of New York (where federal jurisdiction does not exist), and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i) submits for itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any Transaction Dispute and for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, and agrees that all claims in respect of any Transaction Dispute shall be heard and determined in such courts;

 

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(ii) agrees that venue would be proper in such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have that any such court is an improper or inconvenient forum for the resolution of any Transaction Dispute; and

(iii) agrees that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Persons listed in Section 6.06 of any process required by any such court, will be effective service of process; provided, however, that nothing herein will be deemed to prevent a party from making service of process by any means authorized by the Laws of the State of New York.

(b) The foregoing consent to jurisdiction will not constitute submission to jurisdiction or general consent to service of process in the State of New York for any purpose except with respect to any Transaction Dispute.

Section 6.14 Actions of the Investor Designees. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or otherwise apply to the activities of any Investor Designee in such Person’s capacity as a director of the Company.

Section 6.15 Breaches by the Board. In the event of any breach of this Agreement in any material respect by the Board or by the NGC, such breach shall be deemed a breach by the Company.

Section 6.16 No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement and not otherwise), no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, authorized person, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or their respective Affiliates shall have any Liability (whether in contract or tort) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of either Investor, Company or GE under this Agreement (whether for indemnification or otherwise) of or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 6.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any Transaction Dispute and covenants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates or representatives will assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise) any right to such trial by jury. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (a) such party has considered the implications of this waiver, (b) such party makes this waiver voluntarily and (c) such waiver constitutes a material inducement upon which such party is relying in entering into the Agreement. Each party may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 6.17 with any court as written evidence of the consent of each party to the waiver of its right to trial by jury.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first above written.

 

NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation
By:  

/s/ Douglas VanOort

Name:   Douglas VanOort
Title:   Chairman & CEO
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation
By:  

/s/ Kieran Murphy

Name:   Kieran Murphy
Title:   CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences
General Electric Company, a New York corporation, on behalf of itself and each GE Subsidiary (as defined in this Agreement)
By:  

/s/ Kieran Murphy

Name:   Kieran Murphy
Title:   CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences

 

[Signature Page to Investor Board Rights, Lockup, and Standstill Agreement]

EX-99.5 4 d69633dex995.htm EX-99.5 EX-99.5

Exhibit 99.5

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 30th day of December, 2015, by and between NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Investor”).

WHEREAS, the Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation and subsidiary of the Company and GE Medical Holding AB, a private limited company (privat aktiebolag) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden (the “Seller”), are parties to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2015 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Investor (after the assignment by Seller to the Investor of all rights to receive the Shares (as defined below)) will receive on the date hereof, (i) 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Common Shares”), and (ii) 14,666,667 shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”, and together with the Common Shares, the “Shares”) which Preferred Shares are convertible into Common Stock in accordance with their terms (the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”), as a portion of the consideration for the sale of Investor’s shares of capital stock in Clarient, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Shares to the Investor, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to establish certain rights and restrictions relating to the registration of the Shares.

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

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Action” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficially Owned” shall refer to the concept of “ beneficial ownership” in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

brokers’ transaction” has the meaning ascribed to such term under Rule 144(g) under the Securities Act.


Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or public holidays in the United States of America.

Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).

Company Supported Distribution” means a public underwritten offering by the Company of Registrable Securities that is designated by the Holders as a “Company Supported Distribution” in the applicable Shelf Take-Down Notice or Demand Notice.

Conversion Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Demand Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

Demand Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

Eligible Market” means The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., THE NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Capital Market, or The Nasdaq Global Market.

Equity Securities” of the Company means any capital stock or other equity interests of the Company, any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for capital stock or other equity interests of the Company, and any other rights, warrants or options to acquire any of the foregoing securities.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Existing Registration Rights Agreements” means (i) that Registration Rights Agreement dated March 23, 2005, by the Company for the benefit of Aspen Select Healthcare, LP, John Elliot, Steven Jones, Larry Kuhnert and Michael T. Dent, M.D., (ii) that Registration Rights Agreement dated March 30, 2006, by the Company for the benefit of Aspen Select Healthcare, LP and Steven C. Jones, (iii) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and Kevin C. Johnson, (iv) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and the Steven and Carisa Jones Defined Benefit Pension Plan & Trust, (v) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and the George A Cardoza Living Trust, and (vi) that Registration Rights Agreement dated January 10, 2011, by and between the Company and the Douglas M. VanOort Living Trust.1

 

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FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

GE” means General Electric Company, a New York corporation.

GE Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of GE.

Governmental Authority” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Holders” means Investor and any other Person to whom Shares and rights, interests or obligations hereunder have been Transferred to as permitted by Section 5.04 below and the Investor Rights Agreement.

Holder Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).

Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Law” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Legal Counsel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(d).

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Market Material Adverse Effect” means (i) any change in financial markets in the U.S. or in international financial, political or economic conditions, currency exchange rates or exchange controls the effect of which is to make it impractical to market offerings of debt or equity securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of debt or equity securities, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (ii) any suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on the NASDAQ or the Eligible Market on which the Company’s securities are listed, or any setting of minimum or maximum prices for trading on such exchange; (iii) any banking moratorium declared by any U.S. federal, Delaware or New York authorities; (iv) any major disruption of settlements of securities, payment, or clearance services in the United States; or (v) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, any declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international calamity or emergency which makes it impractical to market offerings of debt or equity securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of debt or equity securities in the United States.

 

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Other Securities” means the Common Stock or other securities of the Company which the Company is registering pursuant to a Registration Statement covered by ARTICLE 2.

Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, any other business organization or entity, or Governmental Authority.

Piggyback Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such prospectus.

Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Shares and (ii) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, as well as any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange generally for, or in replacement generally of, such Shares, Conversion Shares or other Registrable Securities, and any securities issued in exchange for such Shares, Conversion Shares or other Registrable Securities in any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, restructuring or other comparable transaction of the Company. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale by the Holder has been declared or deemed effective by the SEC and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such securities have been sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by a Holder (other than in accordance with Section 5.04), (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (iv) such securities have been or could all be sold in a single transaction without volume or other limitations pursuant to Rule 144.

Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).

Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration.

 

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SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

Shelf Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

Stock Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(ii).

Transfer” means (i) sell, assign, give, pledge, encumber, hypothecate, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose, (ii) grant to any Person any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise receive, or (iii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences or other rights of ownership.

ARTICLE 2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration.

(a) On or before the earlier to occur of (i) the twenty-one (21)-month anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date which is six (6) months after the Company has redeemed all of the Preferred Shares held by all Holders (such date hereafter, the “Lock-up Expiration”), the Company shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement providing for registration and resale, on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC, of all of the Registrable Securities (such registration statement, a “Shelf Registration Statement”). The Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or any comparable or successor form or forms then in effect) under the Securities Act; provided, however, that if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated by the Company as an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act). The Shelf Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by a Holder) the “Plan of Distribution” section in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and shall name the Holders as the selling security holders. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the Holders no longer hold any Registrable Securities. If the Shelf Registration Statement is not on Form S-3ASR, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement.

 

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(b) In the event any Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus (a “Shelf Take-Down”) in an underwritten offering after the Lock-up Expiration, such Holder shall notify the Company of such intent (a “Shelf Take-Down Notice”) and shall deliver such Shelf Take-Down Notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement if a Company Supported Distribution is not also being requested as part of such Shelf Take-Down Notice, or least thirty (30) Business Days prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement if a Company Supported Distribution is being requested as part of the Shelf Take-Down Notice. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with the Holder to facilitate any such distribution requested in a Shelf Take-Down Notice, including making such revisions to the Plan of Distribution as reasonably requested and taking the actions required pursuant to Sections 2.05(a)(ix)-(xv) and pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(xvi) if a Company Supported Distribution is requested in such Shelf-Take-Down Notice. From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared or deemed effective, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after the date of the Shelf Take-Down Notice:

(i) prepare and, if required by applicable Law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document in such a manner as to permit the Holders to deliver or be deemed to have delivered such Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable Law; and

(ii) provide the Holders copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).

(c) In the event that the Holders request a Shelf Take-Down via an underwritten offering during a Suspension Period, the Company, in its sole discretion may delay assisting with such Shelf Take-Down until such time as a Suspension Period is no longer in effect.

(d) In the case that Holders request a Company Supported Distribution, the Holders shall have the right to notify the Company that they have determined that the Shelf Take-Down be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw all activities undertaken in connection with such offering with respect to Registrable Securities, and such withdrawn Shelf Take-Down shall not count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi). However, if such Shelf Take Down is abandoned or withdrawn after any underwriter has commenced marketing activities with respect to such offering and the Company’s name has been disclosed to more than seven (7) investors (a “Launch”), then such Shelf Take Down will count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi) unless (i) such abandonment or withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company has not publicly disclosed in compliance with applicable securities Laws at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of such withdrawal request, or (ii) there occurs an event or series of related events that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets,

 

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condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (B) has caused a Market Material Adverse Effect. In the event that a Shelf Take-Down is abandoned or withdrawn for any reason other than the reasons set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentences, the Holders shall reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any such abandoned or withdrawn Shelf Take-Down.

(e) The Holders agree that the Company may include any Other Securities covered by any Existing Registration Rights Agreements that it deems appropriate in any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the cutback limitations set forth in Section 2.01(f).

(f) In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the securities that may be registered on a particular Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered on such Shelf Registration Statement to such number of securities as allowed by the SEC; provided, that, the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration Statement (i) first, the quantity of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) second, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities proposed by the Company to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement and the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities. If less than all of the Registrable Securities may be included in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall as soon as practicable, subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC, file such additional Shelf Registration Statements as necessary to register all of the Registrable Securities on Shelf Registration Statements in accordance with this Section 2.01.

Section 2.02 Demand Registration.

(a) At any time following the second (2nd) anniversary of the date of this Agreement, in the event that Shelf Registration Statement is not effective with the SEC covering all of the Registrable Securities of the Holders, the Holders shall have the right, subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC, by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “Demand Notice”), to require the Company to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the Holders and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a “Demand Registration”); provided, however , that the Holders in the aggregate shall not be entitled pursuant to this Section 2.02 to require the Company to effectuate more than two (2) Demand Registrations (which may collectively include underwritten Demand Registrations and Company Supported Distributions) during the Term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the at least 5,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Demand Registrations that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to three (3) and if at least 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Demand Registrations that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to four (4) and the Holders shall be entitled to deliver a Demand Notice for up to the two additional Demand Registrations any time after such conversion of the Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares has taken place. A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the

 

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applicable Registrable Securities. Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice provided that a Suspension Period is not in effect, a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Holders in accordance with the methods of distribution elected (a “Demand Registration Statement”) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof. The Holders agree that if any Holder intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it shall promptly so advise the Company and the Company shall cooperate with the Holder to facilitate such distribution, including the actions required pursuant to Sections 2.05(a)(ix)-(xv) and, if a Company Supported Distribution is requested, Section 2.05(a)(xvi) so long as the Holders have not previously exhausted the limit for such Company Supported Distributions specified in Section 2.05(a)(xvi).

(b) The Holders agree that the Company may include any Other Securities covered by any Existing Registration Rights Agreements that it deems appropriate in any Demand Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the cutback limitations set forth in Section 2.02(c) and Section 2.02(d).

(c) In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the securities that may be registered on a particular Demand Registration Statement, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered on such Demand Registration Statement to such number of securities as allowed by the SEC; provided, that, the Company shall include in such Demand Registration Statement (i) first, the quantity of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration Statement and (ii) second, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities proposed by the Company to be included in such Demand Registration Statement and the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

(d) If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering advises the Company or Holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with any Other Securities proposed to be included by the Company or holders thereof which are entitled to include securities in such Registration Statement, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(i) first, up to eighty five percent (85%) of the total shares included in such underwritten offering shall be comprised of the Registrable Securities for which inclusion in such underwritten offering was requested by the Holders; and

 

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(ii) second, the Company may include up to fifteen percent (15%) or such lower amount of the total shares included in such underwritten offering; and

(iii) third, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities proposed by the Company to be included in such underwritten offering and the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities;

(e) In the event of a Demand Registration, the Company shall be required to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement for a period of at least one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.

(f) Any Holder whose Registrable Securities are covered by a Demand Registration shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Registration Statement relating to the Demand Registration be abandoned or withdrawn with respect to such Registrable Securities, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities. In the event that the Company has not yet filed the Demand Registration Statement with the SEC, such abandoned Demand Registration Statement shall not count against the limit for Demand Registrations specified in Section 2.02(a). However, if the Company has already filed the Demand Registration Statement with the SEC and the Holders request that it be withdrawn, the Holders agree that such withdrawn Demand Registration Statement shall count against the limit for Demand Registrations specified in Section 2.02(a) and will reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such withdrawn Demand Registration Statement, unless (i) such abandonment or withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company has not publicly disclosed in compliance with applicable securities Laws at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of such withdrawal request, or (ii) there occurs an event or series of related events that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (B) has caused a Market Material Adverse Effect.

(g) In the case that Holders request a Company Supported Distribution in connection with a Demand Registration, the Holders shall have the right to notify the Company that they have determined that the offering be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw all activities undertaken in connection with such offering with respect to Registrable Securities. In the event that the Company has not yet Launched the offering, such withdrawn or abandoned offering shall not count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi). However, if such offering is abandoned or withdrawn after the offering has Launched, then such abandoned or withdrawn offering will count against the limit of such Company Supported Distributions set forth in Section 2.05(a)(xvi) unless (i) such abandonment or withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company that the Company has not publicly disclosed in compliance with applicable securities Laws at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Company’s receipt of such withdrawal request, or (ii) there occurs an event or series of related events that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or

 

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otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (B) has caused a Market Material Adverse Effect. In the event that such offering is abandoned or withdrawn for any reason other than the reason set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentences, the Holders shall reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any such abandoned or withdrawn Company Supported Distribution.

Section 2.03 Piggyback Registration.

(a) If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act at any time following the earlier of (x) the two (2) year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, (y) the date which is six (6) months after all of the Preferred Shares have been redeemed by the Company and (z) the date of this Agreement, solely with respect to an amount of Registrable Securities not to exceed the volume limitations set forth in clause (e) of Rule 144 as calculated based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock set forth in the Company most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (or, if more recent, Annual Report on Form 10-K) filed with the SEC to be sold in an offering pursuant to clause (ii) of this sentence, (i) with respect to an offering by the Company for its own account (other than a registration statement (A) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto, (B) filed solely in connection with any employee benefit, dividend reinvestment, or any other similar plan or (C) for the purpose of effecting a rights offering afforded to all holders of the Shares), or (ii) with respect to an offering for the account of any of its security holders, the Company will give each Holder written notice of such filing at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior to the anticipated filing date (the “Piggyback Notice”). The Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.03, “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to mean solely securities of the same type as those proposed to be offered for the account of the Company or its security holders) as they may request (a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.03(b), the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received a written request from the Holders for inclusion therein within five (5) Business Days after notice has been given to the Holders. The Company shall be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for a Piggyback Registration for a period of at least one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.

(b) If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to the Holders’ rights under this Section 2.03 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, then each Holder shall be permitted to include all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or its security holders included therein; provided, however, that if such offering involves a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering advises the Holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with all Other Securities that the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such registration intend to include in such offering, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included

 

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together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(i) first, up to 85% of all shares to be included in the underwritten offering shall be comprised of Other Securities being sold by the Company or by any Person (other than the Investor) exercising a contractual right to demand registration pursuant to which such registration statement was filed;

(ii) second, if such registration statement is filed pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i), if elected by the Holders, up to 50% of any remaining shares not otherwise designated by the Company to be included in such underwritten offering shall be comprised of the Registrable Securities in such proportions as such participating Holders inform the Company;

(iii) third, if such registration statement is filed pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(ii), the Company may include up to 50% of any remaining shares not otherwise designated by the Person exercising their registration rights; and

(iv) fourth, any remaining amounts, if any, shall be allocable to any Holders of Registrable Securities or Beneficial Owners of Other Securities on a pro rata basis, based on the total number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities requested to be included in such underwritten offering.

(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.03 prior to the effectiveness of the related Registration Statement and shall have no obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, except to the extent provided herein. Each Holder shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in any Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw at least two (2) Business Days prior to the planned effective date of the related Registration Statement. The Registration Expenses of any such withdrawn Piggyback Registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.04.

(d) In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the number of securities that may be registered in a particular Piggyback Registration, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered in such Piggyback Registration to such number of securities as allowed by the SEC.

Section 2.04 Registration Expenses.

(a) Expenses of the Company. Unless otherwise specified herein, in connection with registrations pursuant to Section 2.01, Section 2.02, or Section 2.03, the Company shall pay all of the registration expenses incurred in connection with the registration thereunder (the “Registration Expenses”), including, without limitation, all: (i) registration and

 

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filing fees, (ii) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. fees, (iii) printing, duplicating, word processing, telephone and facsimile expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, (v) blue sky fees and expenses, (vi) fees and expenses of the Company’s independent accountants in connection with any regular or special reviews or audits incident to or required by any such registration, (vii) expenses incurred in connection with making road show presentations and holding meetings with potential investors, including all travel, meals and lodging, (viii) messenger and delivery expenses, (ix) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with listing the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange and (x) the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of attorneys acting as counsel of the Holders.

(b) Expenses of the Investor. Each Holder shall be responsible for (i) any allocable underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, (ii) any allocable commissions of brokers and dealers, (iii) fees and disbursements of counsel for such Holder other than as provided in Section 2.04(a), and (iv) capital gains, income and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of Registrable Securities of the Investor.

Section 2.05 Registration Procedures.

(a) In connection with the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will keep each Holder with Registrable Securities covered by such registration advised in writing as to the initiation of each such registration and the Company will:

(i) Use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which Registration Statement shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include or incorporate by reference all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith or incorporated therein and upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Registrable Securities during the period such Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared or deemed effective and the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purposes as soon as practicable thereafter.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may delay filing or suspend the effectiveness of a Registration Statement and the Investor’s right to sell thereunder (each such period, a “Suspension Period”) if (A) the Company is pursuing a material acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or similar transaction and the Board determines in good faith that the Company’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any

 

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required disclosure of such transaction in the registration statement, or (B) the Company has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which at such time could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Company; provided that no Suspension Period shall exceed ninety (90) consecutive days and all such Suspension Periods shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in the aggregate in any twelve (12) month period; provided further that no Suspension Period may be implemented under this Section 2.05(a)(ii) unless the same or more onerous restrictions are imposed on all of the Company’s directors and officers and all other holders of registration rights granted by the Company.

(iii) Prepare and file with the SEC such supplements, amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective during the period provided herein and as required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder for registrations, and the Company agrees to notify Legal Counsel and the Holders of Registrable Securities of any such supplement or amendment (other than with respect to a Piggyback Registration) before it is used or filed with the SEC; respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to such Registration Statement, or any amendment, post-effective amendment or supplement relating thereto; and as promptly as reasonably possible, upon request, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to such Registration Statement; and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the selling Holders thereof.

(iv) Advise each Holder and Legal Counsel promptly (which notice pursuant to clauses (B) through (D) below shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension and shall include the steps the Company intends to remedy such basis and the Company shall promptly thereafter notify the Holder of such remediation):

(A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment is proposed to be or has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective;

(B) of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority received by the Company for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto;

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commission of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the threatening or initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes;

(D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; or

(E) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event, during the pendency of a distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, that makes any statement of a material fact made in such Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to disclose confidential information to any Holders or their Legal Counsel (i) unless and until a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement is in place with the Holders, and/or (ii) if such information is subject to attorney-client privilege, if such disclosure would result in loss of attorney-client privilege, unless such Holders sign a reasonable joint defense agreement.

(v) Unless any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry form only, cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holder may request at least two (2) Business Days before any sale of Registrable Securities.

(vi) Use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly register or qualify any Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Holder reasonably requests and which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holder, keep such registrations or qualifications in effect for so long as the applicable Registration Statement is required to remain in effect and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holder provided, however, that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement, (B) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to taxation but for this Agreement or (C) consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to such service but for this Agreement.

 

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(vii) Use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause any Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authority within the United States as may be necessary to enable the Holder to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement.

(viii) Use commercially reasonable efforts either to (A) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, or (B) secure the inclusion for quotation of all of the Registrable Securities on an Eligible Market and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with FINRA as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 2.05(a)(viii).

(ix) In the event that a Holder advises the Company that the Holder intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering, whether pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.02, enter into an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance (including customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnifications) acceptable to the Company in its discretion, to be exercised in good faith, and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the Holder or by the managing underwriter, if any, to expedite or facilitate the underwritten disposition of such Registrable Securities and deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holder, its counsel and the managing underwriter, if any.

(x) Use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order or other order suspending the use of any Prospectus.

(xi) Deliver to the Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Holder or underwriter may reasonably request.

(xii) Cooperate with the Holder and the underwriters, if any, of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required by Law to be made with FINRA.

(xiii) Obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof addressed to the Holders and the underwriters or initial purchasers, if any, covering matters as are customarily requested in opinions covering secondary resale offerings of securities.

(xiv) Obtain “comfort” letters and updates thereof from the Company’s independent certified public accountants, such letters covering matters as are customarily requested in comfort letters covering secondary resale offerings of securities.

 

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(xv) Make available for inspection by each Holder, the underwriters, if any, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by a Holder or the underwriters, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by a Holder or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement, provided that any of the foregoing parties shall enter into a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement if reasonably requested by the Company.

(xvi) In the case of a Company Supported Distribution, as requested by the managing underwriter in any such underwritten offering, provide reasonable assistance with the marketing of any such offering, including causing members of the Company’s management team to participate in a customary number of “road show” presentations, conference calls, investor meetings and due diligence sessions, in each case and, to the extent to be in-person, to take place in the continental United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders explicitly agree that the Company shall not be required to (A) undertake more than two (2) Company Supported Distributions pursuant to this Agreement, (B) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing in advance, cause members of the Company’s management team to spend more than three (3) Business Days participating in “road show” presentations with respect to any Company Supported Distribution, or (C) participate in more than one Company Supported Distribution during any twelve (12) month period during this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at least 5,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Company Supported Distributions that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to three (3) and if at least 10,000,000 Preferred Shares (as adjusted for splits, dividends, reclassifications and the like) convert into the applicable number of Conversion Shares then the number of Company Supported Distributions that the Company may be obligated to undertake shall increase to four (4).

(b) The Holders agree by acquisition of a Registrable Security that such Holder shall not be entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless the Holder has furnished the Company with the information set forth in the next sentence at least three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus. The Company may require the Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such customary information regarding the Holders and the distribution of such Shares as the Company may reasonably require for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Holders agree promptly to furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by the Holders not misleading. The Company may exclude from such Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of any Holder if such Holder fails to furnish such information within four (4) Business Days after delivering such request. The Company shall not include in any Registration Statement any information regarding, relating to or referring to the Holders or its plan of distribution without the approval of the Holders in writing; provided, that no such approval shall

 

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be required for information previously provided to the Company as part of a selling stockholder questionnaire in connection with such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Holders shall also provide the Company as a condition to including Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement, such information as is reasonably requested by the Company in response to the Company’s customary selling stockholder questionnaire seeking the information required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(c) For any underwritten offering of securities pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.02 of this Agreement, the Holders and the Company shall mutually agree in writing on the managing book-running underwriters prior to the time that either the Holders or the Company contacts any underwriters. The Holders expressly agree that the Company, in its sole discretion, may determine and select joint-lead managers (other than a book-running underwriter), co-managers, or syndicate members and determine the relative economic splits of any underwriting discounts between all underwriters; provided, however, the Holders shall have the right to approve the aggregate underwriting discount to be paid to all underwriters collectively.

(d) The Company shall (A) permit outside legal counsel for the Holders (“Legal Counsel”) to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement (other than with respect to a Piggyback Registration) or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement (other than with respect to a Piggyback Registration) or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed beyond three (3) Business Days. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from and to the SEC or the staff of the SEC relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by Legal Counsel, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05.

Section 2.06 Indemnification.

(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (1) each Holder if the any of the Holder’s Registrable Securities are covered by a Registration Statement or Prospectus, (2) each of the Holders’ Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, agents, (3) each underwriter (including the Holders if deemed to be an underwriter pursuant to any SEC comments or policies), if any, and (4) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, “Holder Indemnitees”), from and against all losses, claims,

 

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damages, liabilities, penalties, judgments, suits, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements, which shall be reimbursed periodically as incurred) (collectively, “Losses”) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement under this Agreement arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement or any Prospectus (including preliminary or final) relating to the registration of such Registrable Securities or any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein or any omission or (ii) or any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse to each of the Persons listed above, for any reasonable legal or any other expenses actually suffered or incurred and paid in connection with investigating and defending any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to such Holder Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such Loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, including any such preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder Indemnitee (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding such Holder Indemnitee or its plan of distribution or ownership interests which was furnished in writing to the Company expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, including any such preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto.

(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is participating by registering Registrable Securities, such Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company, its Affiliates, the officers, directors, shareholders, advisors, agents, representatives or other employees of the Company, each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, “Company Indemnitees”), from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement or preliminary or final Prospectus relating to the registration of such Registrable Securities or any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case solely to the extent that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is made in such Registration Statement or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for inclusion in such document; provided, however, that in no event shall the liability of the Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

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(c) If any Person shall be entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party from which such indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim or of the commencement of any Action with respect to which such Indemnified Party has actual notice and seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the delay or failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation or liability except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party has been actually prejudiced by such delay or failure. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice (including an acknowledgement of its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party therefor on the terms set forth herein) to an Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or Action, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such Action, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such Action or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party shall also have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such Action or (iii) in the Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party may exist in respect of such Action; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such Action or separate but substantially similar or related Actions in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the Indemnified Parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable.

(d) Neither party shall settle, compromise, discharge or consent to an entry of judgment with respect to a claim or liability subject to indemnification under this Section 2.06 without the other party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Indemnifying Party may agree without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party solely to any settlement, compromise, discharge or consent to an entry of judgment, in each case that relates only to money damages and by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of the liability in connection with such claim and which unconditionally releases the Indemnified Party from all liability or obligation in connection with such claim.

(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.06 is unavailable to hold harmless each of the Indemnified Parties against any Losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to which such parties may become subject under the Securities Act, then the Indemnifying Party shall, in lieu of indemnifying each party entitled to indemnification hereunder, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such party as a result of such Losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Parties, on the other

 

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hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses; provided, that the liability of the Indemnifying Party shall not exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b), respectively. The relative fault of such parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, relates to information supplied by or concerning the Indemnifying Party on the one hand, or by such Indemnified Party on the other, and such party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to have corrected or prevented such statement or omission.

Section 2.07 Notice. Each time a Registration Statement is declared effective, notify each such Holder as promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than the next Business Day, when such Registration Statement has become effective and take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to permit sales of the Registrable Securities, including providing each Holder a reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus which is a part of such Registration Statement as requested by such Holder in writing.

Section 2.08 Miscellaneous.

(a) Subject to the provisions hereof, in the event that the Company is actively engaged in a process to launch an underwritten public offering, to the extent required by the managing underwriters, and provided that the Company and all executive officers (as defined under the Exchange Act) and directors of the Company are also so bound, the Holders agree to enter into a customary agreement with the managing underwriters not to effect any sale or distribution of equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into such securities, without the consent of the managing underwriters, for a period not to exceed ten (10) days prior to the date such offering is commenced and ending no later the later of (i) than one hundred twenty (120) days following the effective date of the registration statement in connection with such offering or (ii) such other longer period as may be requested by the underwriters in connections with such offering, except pursuant to such offering in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that if any executive officer or director is released by such managing underwriters from its lockup obligations herein, then each Holder shall be so released on a pro rata basis (with the percentage of the Holder’s Registrable Securities so released being equal to the percentage of shares so released for the executive officer or director having the highest percentage of released shares among all of the executive officers or directors). The Company may impose stop-transfer restrictions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period and shall lift such stop-transfer restrictions immediately upon the end of such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be bound by such lockup more than twice during any 12-month period. This Section 2.08(a) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, upon the date when the Holders collectively cease to Beneficially Own at least ten percent (10%) of the then outstanding Common Stock.

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(c) If the Company becomes ineligible to use the registration form on which a Registration Statement is filed and declared effective, thereby precluding any Holder from using the related Prospectus, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file either a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to convert such registration statement to, or a new Registration Statement on, another registration form which the Company is eligible to use within thirty (30) days or such longer period required by the rules and regulations of the SEC after the date that the Company becomes ineligible or such other timeframe determined in good faith by the Company in consultation with its securities counsel as may be required by the facts and circumstances giving rise to the need to for such activity. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.

(d) Except for the Existing Registration Rights Agreements, the Company has taken prior to the date hereof, the Investor and the other Holders’ rights under this Article 2 are senior or pari passu in priority and preference to any registration rights granted to any other holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company with respect to such securities. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders, enter into any agreement granting any other holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company registration rights with respect to such securities unless such new registration rights, including with respect to underwriters’ “cutbacks” and “standoff” obligations, do not conflict with, the registration rights granted to Investor and the other Holders hereunder.

(e) If a Holder is required under applicable securities Laws to be described in a Registration Statement as an underwriter or the Holder believes that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall furnish to the Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as the Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investor, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holder.

(f) If a Holder is required under applicable securities Laws to be described in a Registration Statement as an underwriter or a Holder believes that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Holder, all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by any such party set forth in clauses (i)-(iii), and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Holder or their Legal Counsel may reasonably request;

 

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provided, however, the Company shall be under no obligation to share any confidential information to any Holders or their Legal Counsel (i) unless and until a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement is in place with the Holders, and/or (ii) if such information is subject to attorney-client privilege, if such disclosure would result in loss of attorney-client privilege, unless such Holders sign a reasonable joint defense agreement.

(g) Neither the Company nor any Affiliate thereof shall identify any Holder as an “underwriter” in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC or any Eligible Market without the prior written consent of such Holder (it being understood, that if the Company is required to name the Holder as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement by the SEC (after a good faith discussion with the SEC to lift such requirement, including, without limitation, any reduction in the number of Registrable Securities of the Holder to be registered on such Registration Statement (to the extent necessary to lift such requirement)), the Holder shall have the option of electing to exclude all such Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement or to be named as an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company from including the disclosure found in the “Plan of Distribution” section attached hereto as Exhibit A in the Registration Statement.

ARTICLE 3

OTHER COVENANTS

Section 3.01 Reports Under the Exchange Act. With a view to making available to Investor and the other Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees, so long as there are outstanding Registrable Securities, to use commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents as the SEC may prescribe under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time while the Company is subject to such reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

(c) furnish to each Holder so long as such Holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (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 permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

Section 3.02 Confidentiality. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Holders provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a

 

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subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Holder is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Holder and allow the Holder, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

ARTICLE 4

TERMINATION

Section 4.01 Termination. Other than the termination provisions applicable to particular Sections of this Agreement that are specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate (a) at any time upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Holders holding a majority in interest of the Shares (on an as converted basis) and (b) as to any particular Holder, at such time as the Holder ceases to Beneficially Own any Shares.

ARTICLE 5

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.01 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, and any provision hereof may be waived, only by written agreement making specific reference to this Agreement or the applicable provision to be waived, in each case duly executed by the Company and Holders holding a majority in interest of the Shares (on an as converted basis).

Section 5.02 Titles and Subtitles; Interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated herein, with respect to any reference made in this Agreement to a Section (or Article, Subsection, Paragraph, Subparagraph or Clause), such reference shall be to a section (or article, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause) of, or an exhibit or schedule to, this Agreement. The table of contents and any article, section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference made in this Agreement to a statute or statutory provision shall mean such statute or statutory provision as it has been amended through the date as of which the particular portion of the Agreement is to take effect, or to any successor statute or statutory provision relating to the same subject as the statutory provision so referred to in this Agreement, and to any then applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed, as the context indicates, to be followed by the words “but (is/are) not limited to.” The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is appropriate. Where specific language is used to clarify or illustrate by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict the construction of the general statement which is being clarified or illustrated.

 

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Section 5.03 Waiver. No failure on the part of a party to this Agreement to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party to this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any such agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by such party.

Section 5.04 Binding Nature; Assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Neither party to this Agreement may assign (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) this Agreement or any rights, interests or obligations provided by this Agreement without prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that Investor may Transfer any or all of the Shares and assign this Agreement and any or all rights, interests or obligations hereunder to GE or to any GE Subsidiary and GE and any such GE Subsidiary may further assign this Agreement and any or all its rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other GE Subsidiary or to GE so long as any such Transfer does not contravene the restrictions on transfer included in the Investor Rights Agreement. For the sake of clarity, each transferee as permitted in the previous sentence shall be deemed to be a “Holder” for purposes of this Agreement. Any attempted assignment or Transfer in violation of this Section 5.04 or the Investor Rights Agreement shall be void ab initio.

Section 5.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or as a matter of public policy, the validity, legality and enforceability of all other terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other Government Authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties to this Agreement agree that the court making such determination will have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid, legal and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision.

Section 5.06 Notices and Addresses. All notices and other communications under or by reason of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when personally delivered, (b) when delivered by facsimile or email transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original by another delivery method provided for in this Section 5.06), or (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with overnight courier service, in each case to the addresses and attention parties indicated below (or such other address, facsimile number,’ e-mail address or attention party as the recipient party has specified by prior notice given to the sending party in accordance with this Section 5.04):

(a) if to the Investor and the other Holders to:

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.

8200 West Tower Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

Attention: Secretary

Facsimile: (414) 721-2230

 

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GE Healthcare Life Sciences

350 Campus Drive

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3082

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: +1 609 228 6148

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

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.

c/o GE Healthcare Limited

Pollards Wood

Nightingales Lane

Chalfont St Giles

Buckinghamshire HP8 4SP

United Kingdom

Attention: Executive Counsel, M&A

Facsimile: +44 1494 545 275

and

Paul Hastings LLP

71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4500

Chicago, IL 60606

Attention: Thaddeus J. Malik

Richard S. Radnay

Facsimile: (312) 499-6100

E-mail:            thaddeusmalik@paulhastings.com

                         richardradnay@paulhastings.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP

695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92926

Attention: Stephen D. Cooke

Facsimile: (714) 668-6364

E-mail:            stephencooke@paulhastings.com

 

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(b) if to the Company:

NeoGenomics, Inc.

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9

Fort Myers, FL 33913

Attention: Douglas M. VanOort, CEO

Facsimile: (239) 768-0600

E-mail:   dvanoort@neogenomics.com

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

K&L Gates LLP

200 South Biscayne Boulevard

Suite 3900

Miami, Florida 33131

Attention: Clayton E. Parker, Esq.

Facsimile: (305) 358-7095

E-mail:            clayton.parker@klgates.com

Section 5.07 Governing Law. Subject to Section 5.05, this Agreement, and any Action arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement, whether in contract, tort, common law, statutory law, equity, or otherwise, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or scope (each, a “Transaction Dispute”), shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York. Investor will cause the Holder Indemnitees, and the Company will cause the Company Indemnitees, to comply with the foregoing as though such Indemnified Parties were a party to this Agreement.

Section 5.08 Complete Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto) and the documents referred to herein collectively constitute and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and contracts by or between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof and thereof.

Section 5.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and, and, except with respect to the Holder Indemnitees and the Company Indemnitees pursuant to Section 2.06, and any Holder, nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person not a party to this Agreement, including any Affiliates of any party hereto.

Section 5.10 Counterparts and Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimiles, e-mail transmission of .pdf signatures or other electronic copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals.

 

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Section 5.11 Further Assurances. Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 5.12 Specific Performance.

(a) Except to the extent set forth otherwise in this Agreement, all remedies under this Agreement expressly conferred upon a party hereto will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

(b) Each party hereto agrees that irreparable damage would occur and the parties hereto would not have an adequate remedy at Law if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party hereto agrees that the other parties hereto will be entitled to injunctive relief from time to time to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without the requirement of posting any bond or other indemnity, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at Law or in equity, and each party hereto agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement, and to specifically enforce the terms of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party under this Agreement.

Section 5.13 Dispute Resolution; Consent to Jurisdiction.

(a) Any Transaction Dispute will exclusively be brought and resolved in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (where federal jurisdiction exists) or the Commercial Division of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in the County of New York (where federal jurisdiction does not exist), and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i) submits for itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any Transaction Dispute and for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, and agrees that all claims in respect of any Transaction Dispute shall be heard and determined in such courts;

(ii) agrees that venue would be proper in such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have that any such court is an improper or inconvenient forum for the resolution of any Transaction Dispute; and

(iii) agrees that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Persons listed in Section 5.06 of any process required by any such court, will be effective service of process; provided, however, that nothing herein will be deemed to prevent a party from making service of process by any means authorized by the Laws of the State of New York.

 

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(b) The foregoing consent to jurisdiction will not constitute submission to jurisdiction or general consent to service of process in the State of New York for any purpose except with respect to any Transaction Dispute.

Section 5.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to trial by jury in any forum in respect of any Transaction Dispute and covenants that neither it nor any of its Affiliates or representatives will assert (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise) any right to such trial by jury. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (a) such party has considered the implications of this waiver, (b) such party makes this waiver voluntarily and (c) such waiver constitutes a material inducement upon which such party is relying in entering into the Agreement. Each party may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 5.14 with any court as written evidence of the consent of each party to the waiver of its right to trial by jury.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first above written.

 

NeoGenomics, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Douglas VanOort

Name:   Douglas VanOort
Title:   Chairman & CEO
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Kieran Murphy

Name:   Kieran Murphy
Title:   CEO, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences

(Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement)

 

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Exhibit A

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering shares of common stock and shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Preferred Stock to permit the resale of these shares of common stock and any shares of common stock received upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock by the holders of such shares of common stock and the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholder of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.

The selling shareholder may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by it and offered hereby from time to time directly to purchasers or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, or through any combination of these methods. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,

 

    on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

    in the over-the-counter market;

 

    in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

 

    through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

    an underwritten offering;

 

    ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

    block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

    purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

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    an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

    privately negotiated transactions;

 

    short sales;

 

    sales pursuant to Rule 144;

 

    broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

    a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

    any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

If the selling shareholder effects such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholder or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling shareholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholder may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholder may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

The selling shareholder may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as a selling shareholder under this prospectus. The selling shareholder also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

The selling shareholder and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any

 

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broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that the selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholder and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[        ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that the selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholder against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the selling shareholder will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholder against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

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EX-99.7 5 d69633dex997.htm EX-99.7 EX-99.7

Exhibit 99.7

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13D filed January 4, 2016 (the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NeoGenomics, Inc. is, and any amendments executed by us shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D and each such amendment. Each of the undersigned agrees to be responsible for the timely filing of the Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning itself contained therein. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date written below.

Dated: January 4, 2016

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Raúl Grable

Name:   Raúl Grable
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact*

 

*  Duly authorized under Power of Attorney referenced as Exhibit 99.8 to the Schedule 13D

 

GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Raúl Grable

Name:   Raúl Grable
Title:   Attorney-in-Fact*

 

*  Duly authorized under Power of Attorney referenced as Exhibit 99.9 to the Schedule 13D

[Signature Page to Joint Filing Agreement]