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Feb 13, 5:15 PM ET
Generate Biomedicines, Inc. S-1/A
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ARTICLE ISHARE PURCHASE; CLOSING
Section 1.1 Subject Share Purchase. Upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Stockholder shall (and does hereby covenant and agree to) sell, convey, assign, transfer, and deliver to Generate, and Generate shall purchase from the
Stockholder, all of the Subject Shares free and clear of all Liens. In consideration therefor, following the Closing Date, Generate shall pay the Stockholder the Net Sales Payments set forth in Section 1.4 of Schedule 1.1 and shall be granted the rights, and perform the obligations, in each case, set forth on Schedule 1.1, all in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 1.2 Closing; Actions at the Closing.
Section 1.3 Relationship of Generate and Stockholder Following Closing.
Section 1.4 Tax Treatment.
Section 1.5 Withholding. Generate and its agents (each, a “Withholding Party”) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable to the Stockholder or any other Person (each, a “Payee”) hereunder any amounts it may be required to deduct and withhold under any applicable Tax Law, and to collect any necessary Tax forms, including Forms W-8 or W-9, as applicable, or any similar information, from any Payee hereunder. Amounts withheld under this Section 1.5 and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Payee in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. In the event (a) a Governmental Authority retroactively determines that a payment made by a Withholding Party to a Payee pursuant to this Agreement should have been subject to withholding or similar (or to additional withholding or similar) Taxes, (b) the applicable Withholding Party remits such withholding or similar Taxes to the Governmental Authority, and (c) Generate promptly provides written notice to Stockholder of the same, Generate will have the right (i) [***] or (ii) [***]. Generate and the Stockholder agree to reasonably cooperate with one another and use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid or reduce Tax withholding or similar obligations in respect of payments made by Generate under this Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable Law.
ARTICLE IIREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SPV
Section 2.1 Due Organization. The SPV is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The SPV is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each of the jurisdictions listed in Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, which jurisdictions are the only ones in which the ownership or leasing of the SPV’s assets or properties or the conduct of the Business requires such qualification. The SPV has full corporate power and authority to own or lease, and to operate and use, its assets and properties, and to carry on its Business as now conducted. True and complete copies of the (a) the SPV Organizational Documents and all amendments thereto and (b) minute books of the SPV since the incorporation of the SPV have been delivered or made available to Generate. The SPV is not in Default under, or in violation of, any provision of its Organizational Documents, each as amended and in effect as of the date hereof.
Section 2.2 Ownership of Shares; Voting.
Section 2.3 Subsidiaries. There are no, and there never have been any, subsidiaries of the SPV. The SPV does not own or control, directly or indirectly, or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in, or any obligation to providing funding to, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, or other business association, or entity.
Section 2.4 Authorization; No Conflict.
Section 2.5 Financial Statements.
Section 2.6 Books and Records. The minute books and other similar records of the SPV contain complete and accurate records in all material respects of all actions taken at any meetings of the Stockholder, Board of Directors, or any committee thereof and of all written consents executed in lieu of the holding of any such meeting. The books and records of the SPV accurately reflect the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition, and results of operations of the SPV and have been maintained in accordance with good business and bookkeeping practices.
Section 2.7 Tax Matters.
Section 2.8 Owned and Leased Real Property. The SPV does not own or lease, and has never owned or leased, any real property.
Section 2.9 Privacy and Security.
Section 2.10 Intellectual Property.
Section 2.11 No Debarment. The SPV has not employed, and to the Knowledge of Stockholder, has not used a contractor or consultant that has employed or is employing, any individual or entity (a) that was or is currently debarred by the FDA pursuant to Section 306 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 335a) (or subject to a similar sanction of the EMA or other applicable Regulatory Authority), (b) who is the subject of an FDA debarment investigation or proceeding (or similar proceeding of the EMA or other applicable Regulatory Authority), or (c) who has been charged or convicted under applicable Laws of the United States for conduct relating to Development or Regulatory Approval of, or other activities for, any product covered by the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992.
Section 2.12 Certain Business Relationships With Affiliates. No Affiliate of the SPV, directly or indirectly, (a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is used in the Business, (b) has made or, to the Knowledge of the SPV, threatened, any claim against the SPV, (c) owes any money to, or is owed any money by, the SPV, or (d) is a party to any Contract or other arrangement (written or oral) with the SPV. Other than the Original Collaboration
Agreement, there has not occurred nor has there existed any transaction or relationship between the SPV and any Affiliate thereof.
Section 2.13 Contracts. Except as set forth on Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, the SPV is not party to any Contracts other than the Original Collaboration Agreement.
Section 2.14 Employees. The SPV does not have any employees, consultants, or independent contractors.
Section 2.15 Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Statement Date, the Business has been conducted in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice.
Section 2.16 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the SPV, threatened with respect to, against, or affecting the SPV or any current or former officer, director, employee, contractor, or agent of the SPV in its, his or her capacity as such, or seeking to prevent or delay the transactions contemplated hereby, and no written notice of any such Action, whether pending or threatened, has been received by the SPV. There are no judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations, or awards (whether rendered by a court, administrative agency, or other Governmental Authority, by arbitration or otherwise) against or involving the SPV. There is no Action by the SPV pending, or which the SPV has commenced preparations to initiate, against any other Person.
Section 2.17 Compliance with Laws; Permits.
Section 2.18 Environmental and Safety Laws. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to the SPV (a) the SPV is and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (b) there has been no release or to the SPV’s Knowledge threatened release of any pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste or petroleum or any fraction thereof (each a “Hazardous Substance”), on, upon, into or from any site currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by the SPV; (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by the SPV that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site that has been included in any published U.S. federal, state, or local “superfund” site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any Governmental Authority in the United States; and (d) to the Knowledge of the SPV, there are on underground storage tanks located on, no polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, stored on, any site owned or operated by the SPV, except for the storage of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws. The SPV has made available to Generate true and complete copies of all material environmental records, reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies, and environmental studies or assessments.
Section 2.19 Activities. The SPV has not undertaken any activities other than activities undertaken directly in connection with, and in furtherance of, the Original Collaboration Agreement.
Section 2.20 Reliance. The SPV has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with its counsel. The SPV understands and acknowledges that Generate is entering into this Agreement in reliance upon the SPV’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
Section 2.21 Brokers. No broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker, or other Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s, financial advisor’s, or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Original Collaboration Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the SPV.
Section 2.22 Powers of Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the SPV.
ARTICLE IIIREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT tO the StockHOLDER
Section 3.1 Due Organization; Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the state of Delaware, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the Stockholder’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions on the part of the Stockholder. The Stockholder has full power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Stockholder enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in an Action in equity or at law).
Section 3.2 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the performance by the Stockholder of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not (a) subject to Section 4.4, violate any Law applicable to the Stockholder or the Subject Shares, (b) subject to Section 4.4, require any consent, approval, order, authorization, or other action by, or filing with or notice to, any Person (including any Governmental Authority) under, violate, conflict with, constitute a Default (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Liens on the Subject Shares pursuant to, any contract, agreement, trust, commitment, Court Order, judgment, writ, stipulation, settlement, award, decree, or other instrument binding on the Stockholder or any applicable Law, (c) render any Takeover Provisions applicable to the Stockholder in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (d) conflict with, or result in a breach of or violate, any provision of the Stockholder’s certificate of formation, limited liability or operating agreement, or similar Organizational Documents.
Section 3.3 Ownership of Subject Shares; Total Shares. The Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Subject Shares and has good and marketable title to such Subject Shares, free and clear of any Liens. The Subject Shares constitutes all of the Equity Interests of the SPV and are legally and beneficially owned by the Stockholder, such Subject Shares constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the SPV, and the Stockholder neither holds nor has any legal or beneficial ownership in any other Equity Interest in the SPV. Except pursuant to this Agreement, no Person has any contractual or other right or obligation to purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Subject Shares and the Stockholder is not party to any Contract obligating the Stockholder to sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any interest in any of the Subject Shares. Upon delivery to Generate at the Closing of certificates representing the Subject Shares, duly endorsed by the Stockholder for transfer to Generate, valid title to the Subject Shares, shall pass to Generate, free and clear of any Liens (other than any Liens imposed on the Subject Shares by Generate).
Section 3.4 Voting Power. The Stockholder has full voting power, with respect to the Subject Shares and full power of disposition, full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein and full power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Subject Shares. None of the Subject Shares are subject to any
proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Subject Shares (including any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right; any right of first refusal or similar right; or relating to the registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging, or otherwise disposing of the Subject Shares).
Section 3.5 Reliance. The Stockholder has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with its counsel. The Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Generate is entering into this Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholder’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement.
Section 3.6 Brokers. No broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker, or other Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s, financial advisor’s, or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Original Collaboration Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Stockholder.
ARTICLE IVREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF Generate
Section 4.1 Organization; Authorization. Generate is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement (together with the other instruments, documents, and agreements contemplated hereby or to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) by Generate have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or organizational actions on the part of Generate. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Generate and is the legal, valid, and binding agreement of Generate enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 4.2 No Conflict.
Section 4.3 Brokers and Agents. Neither Generate nor any Person acting on its behalf has employed, paid, or entered into any Contract which has or shall result in an obligation to pay any fee or commission to any broker, finder, or similar intermediary for or on account of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.4 Filings. [***], then Generate will be responsible for any and all fees and amounts that are determined to be due from Stockholder (if any) [***].
ARTICLE VINDEMNIFICATION
Section 5.1 Indemnification by the Stockholder. The Stockholder shall indemnify Generate in respect of, and hold it harmless against and will compensate and reimburse Generate for, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by any Generate Indemnified Party in connection with a Third Party Action resulting from, relating to or constituting:
Section 5.2 Indemnification by Generate. Generate shall indemnify the Stockholder in respect of, and hold it harmless against and will compensate and reimburse Stockholder for, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by any Stockholder Indemnified Party in connection with a Third Party Action resulting from, relating to or constituting:
Section 5.3 Indemnification Claims.
Section 5.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties; Other Indemnities. The representations and warranties set forth in (a) [***] (collectively, the “Fundamental Representations”), and (b) Section 4.4, in each case ((a) and (b)), shall survive until the date that is [***] after [***]. All other representations and warranties that are covered by the indemnification obligations in either Section 5.1(a) or Section 5.2(a) shall survive until the date that is [***] following the Closing Date. The covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement to be performed prior to the Closing Date shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the Closing Date. All covenants and agreements set forth herein that by their terms are to be performed in whole or in part subsequent to the Closing Date shall survive until fully performed or fulfilled. The Parties further acknowledge that the time periods set forth in this ARTICLE V for the assertion of claims under this Agreement are the result of arms’ length negotiation among the Parties and that they intend for the time periods to be enforced as agreed by the Parties. Generate retains the right to assert a claim under Section 5.1(b), Section 5.1(c), Section 5.1(d), and Section 5.1(e) and Stockholder retains the right to assert a claim under Section 5.2(b), Section 5.2(c), Section 5.2(d), and Section 5.2(e), in each case, for the earlier of the longest allowable period under applicable Law and [***]. If either Party delivers to the other Party, before expiration of a representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement, a Claim Notice based upon a breach of such representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement, then the applicable representation, warranty, covenant or agreement shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of the matter covered by such notice. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, nothing in the Disclosure Schedule, other than the Permitted Disclosures, is intended to or will have the effect of limiting the rights and remedies that Generate may have under Section 4.1, or, with respect to any Generate Indemnified Party, under this ARTICLE V.
ARTICLE VIPRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
Section 6.1 General. From the Execution Date until the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, as required by applicable Law, the Original Collaboration Agreement, the Drag-Along Agreement, or any SPV Contract in existence as of the Execution Date and disclosed to Generate, for any actions taken by the SPV that are necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or as consented to in writing by Generate, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, the SPV will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to:
Section 6.2 Confidentiality. At all times on and after the Execution Date:
ARTICLE VIIPOST-CLOSING COVENANTS
Section 7.1 Further Assurances. From time to time after the Closing Date, upon the reasonable request of any Party, each Party hereto shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver all such other instruments and documents and shall take all such other actions as is required to consummate
and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that Generate shall not be required to pay any further consideration or amounts therefor.
Section 7.2 Tax Matters.
Section 7.3 Release.
ARTICLE VIIIAMENDMENT AND Assignment
Section 8.1 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by the execution and delivery of a written instrument by or on behalf of the Parties. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 8.2 Assignment.
ARTICLE IXDEFINITIONS
Section 9.1 Specific Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
Section 9.2 Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with US GAAP.
ARTICLE XGENERAL
Section 10.1 Notices. All notices, deliveries, and other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and in English and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent by email (and promptly confirmed by globally recognized express delivery service) or delivered by globally recognized express delivery service to the parties at the email or addresses set forth below or to such other email or address as the Party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other parties in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, delivery or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) in the case of personal delivery, on the delivery date, (b) in the case of email, on the delivery date (or if delivered on a
non-Business Day, then on the next Business Day), and (c) in the case of a globally recognized express delivery service, on the date of receipt.
Section 10.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein and the documents delivered pursuant hereto contain the entire understanding of the parties with regard to the subject matter contained herein or therein, and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings or letters of intent between the Parties. The Original Collaboration Agreement is hereby terminated and deemed to be of no further force or effect. For clarity, nothing expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect the rights or obligations expressly contained in (a) the Generate-Flagship License Agreement or (b) that certain Managerial Agreement between Flagship Pioneering, Inc. and Generate, dated as of August 20, 2018.
Section 10.3 Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile or E-mail. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. PDF execution and delivery of this Agreement by any Party shall constitute a legal, valid, and binding execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Party.
Section 10.4 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
Section 10.5 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges that the parties hereto shall be irreparably harmed and that there shall be no adequate remedy at law for any violation by any Party of any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available upon the breach of any such covenants or agreements, each of the Parties shall have the right, prior to any termination of this Agreement, to seek injunctive relief to restrain a breach or threatened breach of, or otherwise to seek to obtain specific performance of, any other party’s covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, in any court having jurisdiction over the Parties and the matter, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity, and each Party waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond or security in connection with any such remedy.
Section 10.6 Severability. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is held to be void, invalid, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction in any situation in any jurisdiction, the provision shall be considered severed from this Agreement and shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the invalid, void, or unenforceable provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. The Parties shall make a good faith effort to replace any invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enforceable one such that the objectives contemplated by the Parties when entering this Agreement may be realized.
Section 10.7 Waivers. The failure of any Party to insist on the performance of any obligation, term, provision, or condition hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such obligation, term, provision, or condition. Waiver of any breach of any obligation, term, provision or condition hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach of such obligation, term, provision or condition or any other provision on such occasion or any succeeding occasion. No waiver, modification, release, or amendment of any obligation, term, provision, or condition of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless in writing and signed by each of the Parties.
Section 10.8 Right to Offset. Without limiting any other rights of Generate under this Agreement or otherwise, Generate shall have the right, but not the obligation, to set off, in whole or in part, against any obligation or payment it owes to Stockholder or the SPV under this Agreement, any or all (a) [***], or (b) [***].
Section 10.9 Cooperation. The Parties hereto agree to provide reasonable cooperation with each other and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements, and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Parties to evidence or reflect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
Section 10.10 Business Day Requirements. In the event that any notice or other action or omission is required to be taken by a Party under this Agreement on a day that is not a Business Day, then such notice or other action or omission shall be deemed to be required to be taken on the next occurring Business Day.
Section 10.11 Force Majeure. With respect to those rights and obligations set forth in Schedule 1.1, neither Party will be responsible for nonperformance caused by forces beyond the reasonable control of such Party, including fire, explosion, natural disaster, war (whether declared or not), act of terrorism, strike, or riot, provided that the nonperforming Party uses reasonable efforts to avoid or remove such causes of nonperformance and continues performance under this Agreement with reasonable dispatch whenever such causes are removed, and notifies the other Party of such cause as promptly as is reasonably practical given the circumstances.
Section 10.12 Interpretation. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement has been diligently reviewed by and negotiated by and between them, that in such negotiations each of them has been represented by competent counsel and that the final agreement contained herein, including the language whereby it has been expressed, represents the joint efforts of the Parties and their counsel. Accordingly, in interpreting this Agreement or any provision hereof, no presumption shall apply against any Party as being responsible for the wording or drafting of this Agreement or any such provision and ambiguities, if any, in this Agreement shall not be construed against any Party, irrespective of which Party may be deemed to have authored the ambiguous provision. The definitions of the terms herein shall apply equally to the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine, and neuter forms. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall,” and vice versa. The word “any” means “any and all” unless otherwise clearly indicated by context. The words “including”, “include”, and “includes” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument, or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument, or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, or modifications set forth herein or therein), (b) any reference to any applicable Laws herein shall be construed as referring to such applicable Laws as from time to time enacted, repealed or amended, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, or Exhibits, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, and Exhibits of this Agreement, (e) the word “notice” shall mean notice in writing (whether or not specifically stated) and shall include notices, consents, approvals, and other written communications contemplated under this Agreement, (f) provisions that require that a Party or the Parties “agree,” “consent” or “approve” or the like shall require that such agreement, consent, or approval be specific and in writing, whether by written agreement, letter, approved minutes or otherwise (but excluding e-mail and instant messaging), (g) words such as “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to the particular provision in which such words appear, and (h) unless “Business Days” is specified, “days” shall mean “calendar days.” Headings and captions are for convenience only and are not to be used in the interpretation of this Agreement.