SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF
FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of September 2006
Commission
File Number 000-51122
pSivida
Limited
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Level
12
BGC Centre
28
The
Esplanade
Perth
WA
6000
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Form
20-F
ý Form
40-F o
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
o No
ý
If
"Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ___.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant,
pSivida Limited, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
September
26, 2006 |
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pSivida
Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Michael
J. Soja |
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Michael
J. Soja
Vice
President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
EXHIBIT
99.1:
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Supplemental
Disclosure of pSivida Limited Related to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, Dated as of September 18, 2006.
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EXHIBIT
99.2
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2006 by and among pSivida
Limited, Australian IT Investments Limited, Absolute Octane Fund
and
European Catalyst Fund
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EXHIBIT
99.3
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Form
of pSivida Limited Subordinated Convertible Note, dated September
26,
2006
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EXHIBIT
99.4
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Form
of pSivida Limited Warrants to Purchase ADRs, dated September 26,
2006
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EXHIBIT
99.5
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EXHIBIT
99.6
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Press
Release of pSivida Limited
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EXHIBIT
99.1
Supplemental
Disclosure of pSivida Limited Related to the Securities Purchase Agreement,
Dated as of September 18, 2006, 2006
The
following is a summary of the terms of the transactions contemplated by the
agreements furnished as exhibits to the Form 6-K to which this Supplemental
Disclosure is attached. This
summary is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the exhibits to the Form 6-K to which this Supplemental Disclosure
is attached.
THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE
THE
OFFER OR SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IS NOT PERMITTED.
THE
SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE
UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS.
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION B OF FORM 6-K, THE INFORMATION SET FORTH
IN
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE “FILED” FOR PURPOSES OF
SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (THE “EXCHANGE
ACT”), OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE LIABILITIES OF THAT SECTION, NOR SHALL SUCH
INFORMATION BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN ANY FILING UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR THE EXCHANGE ACT, EXCEPT AS SHALL BE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
BY
SPECIFIC REFERENCE IN SUCH A FILING. THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED AN ADMISSION AS TO THE MATERIALITY
OF ANY INFORMATION IN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE.
Securities
Purchase Agreement
pSivida
and certain institutional investors (referred to herein this form as the
investors) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement on September 18, 2006.
The agreement provides for the purchase of convertible notes and warrants by
the
investors. The aggregate purchase price of the notes is equal to US$6.5 million.
The investors will receive warrants to purchase up to 2,925,001 American
Depositary Shares (ADSs) of pSivida for no additional
consideration.
Closing
of the issue of the notes and warrants is subject to the fulfillment or waiver
of specified conditions. Pursuant to the agreement, pSivida agreed, among other
things, to continue to file reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and to keep its securities listed on specified exchanges or quotation
systems.
The
Securities Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties that
pSivida and the investors made to each other as of the date of the Securities
Purchase Agreement or other specific dates, and such representations and
warranties should not be relied upon by any other person.
The
Notes
A
short
summary of the terms of the notes follows:
· The
notes
will have an aggregate face value of US$6,500,000.
· The
notes
may be converted by the holder into ADSs at any time prior to the third
anniversary of the date of issue of the notes. The number of shares to be issued
upon conversion of the notes is to be calculated by dividing the face value
of
the notes to be converted (and any accrued but unpaid interest on the notes)
by
the conversion price of the ADSs.
· The
conversion price will be US$2.00 per ADS and may be adjusted under certain
circumstances, including, among others, in the event pSivida issues securities
at a lower price than the price at which the notes may be converted and based
on
the market price as of April 30, 2007 if lower than the conversion price then
in
effect.
· The
notes
mature 3 years after issuance and bear interest at the rate of 8% per
annum.
· Under
certain circumstances, pSivida may make interest payments in cash and/or in
the
form of ADSs at an 8% discount to 10-day VWAP.
· The
notes
contain certain events of default which allow the investors to accelerate the
maturity of the notes. The notes also permit the investors to force payment
of
the notes in the event of a change of control of pSivida.
· pSivida
has the right, in certain specified circumstances, to force the investors to
convert the notes into ADSs, including if the ADSs are trading at 200% of the
conversion price during a specified period.
· The
investors have the right to require the pSivida to redeem up to one-half of
the
initial outstanding principal under certain circumstances (including the prior
repayment of pSivida’s earlier outstanding convertible notes) on August 14, 2008
and February 14, 2009.
· pSivida
may redeem the notes, at its option, in whole or in part at any time at a price
equal to 108% of the outstanding principal to be redeemed.
· There
is
a limit of 4.99% in respect of an investor and its affiliates’ beneficial
ownership in pSivida, which may prevent it from converting principal of or
receiving shares as payment of interest under the notes.
· The
note
contains various negative covenants, including limitations on the incurrence
of
additional debt and liens.
The
Warrants
The
following is a summary of the terms of the warrants:
· The
warrants constitute options to acquire up 2,925,001 ADSs at any time on or
before the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the warrants.
· The
per
ADS exercise price under the warrants is US$2.00 and may be adjusted under
certain circumstances, including, among others, in the event pSivida issues
securities at a lower price than the price at which the warrant may be exercised
in connection with a pro rata issuance to shareholders.
· There
is
a limit of 4.99% in respect of an investor and its affiliates’ beneficial
ownership in pSivida, which may prevent it from exercise of part of the
warrants.
· If
there
is a fundamental transaction (such as a transaction which involves a change
in
control of pSivida or a transfer of substantially all of its assets), pSivida
will use its best endeavors to procure that the successor entity assumes all
of
the obligations of pSivida under the warrants.
The
Registration Rights Agreement
The
following is a summary of the registration rights agreement:
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pSivida
shall register the resale of shares issuable on conversion of the notes
and exercise of the warrants on or prior to January 1, 2007, subject
to an
extension of up to three months in the event of SEC review
issues.
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If
the Initial Registration Statement is not effective by this deadline,
pSivida shall pay to the investors liquidated damages at a monthly
rate
equal to 1.0% of the outstanding principal amount of the
notes.
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Unassociated Document
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the
"Agreement"),
dated
as of September 18, 2006 by and among pSivida Limited, an Australian
corporation, with headquarters located at Level 12, BGC Centre, 28 The
Esplanade, Perth, WA 6000 Australia (the "Company"),
and
the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually,
a
"Buyer"
and
collectively, the "Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. The
Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"),
and
Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation
D")
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC")
under
the 1933 Act.
B. The
Company has authorized a new series of convertible notes of the Company, which
notes shall be convertible into ordinary shares of the Company (the
"Ordinary
Shares"),
which
are, as of the date hereof, represented by American Depositary Shares each
representing 10 Ordinary Shares and evidenced by an American Depository Receipt
("ADR"),
in
accordance with the terms of the Notes (as converted, the "Conversion
Shares").
C. Each
Buyer wishes to purchase, severally but not jointly, and the Company wishes
to
sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate
principal amount of notes, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
(the
"Notes"),
set
forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which
aggregate principal amount for all Buyers shall not exceed US$6,500,000) and
(ii) warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(the
"Warrants"),
to
acquire up to that number of additional Ordinary Shares set forth opposite
such
Buyer's name in column (4) of the Schedule of Buyers (as exercised, the
"Warrant
Shares").
D. The
Notes
bear interest, which at the option of the Company, subject to certain
conditions, may be paid in Ordinary Shares ("Interest
Shares").
E. Contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a registration rights agreement, substantially in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
"Registration
Rights Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Interest
Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and applicable state securities laws.
F. Contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto, pSivida
Inc. and Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd. (the “Collateral
Agent”)
are
executing and delivering a Subordination Agreement, substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit
D
(the
“Subordination
Agreement”),
pursuant to which the parties thereto agree as to the priority of the repayment
of certain indebtedness of the Company and the indebtedness evidenced by the
Notes, as well as the rights of each with respect thereto.
G. The
Notes, the Conversion Shares (including ADRs), the Interest Shares (including
ADRs), the Warrants and the Warrant Shares (including ADRs) collectively are
referred to herein as the "Securities".
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS.
(a) Amount.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and
7
below, the Company shall issue to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but
not
jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined
below), a principal amount of Notes, as is set forth opposite such Buyer's
name
in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, along with Warrants to acquire that
number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column
(4) on the Schedule of Buyers.
(b) Closing.
The
closing (the "Closing") of the purchase of the Notes and the Warrants by the
Buyers shall occur at the offices of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
LLP, 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178. The date and time of the Closing
(the
"Closing Date") shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City Time, two (2) Business Days
after, and subject to, satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing
set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed
to
by the Company and each Buyer).
(c) Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price for each Buyer (the "Purchase Price") of the Notes and related
Warrants to be purchased by each such Buyer at the Closing shall be equal to
$1.00 for each $1.00 of principal amount of Notes being purchased by such Buyer
at the Closing.
(d) Form
of Payment.
On the
Closing Date, (A) each Buyer shall pay its aggregate applicable Purchase Price
to the Company for the Notes and the Warrants to be issued and sold to such
Buyer at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in
accordance with the Company's written wire instructions, and (B) the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer the Notes (in the principal amounts as
such
Buyer shall have requested prior to the Closing) which such Buyer is then
purchasing along with the Warrants (in the amounts as such Buyer shall have
requested prior to the Closing) such Buyer is purchasing, duly executed on
behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee.
2. BUYER'S
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
Each
Buyer represents, warrants, covenants and agrees with respect to only itself
that:
(a) No
Public Sale or Distribution.
Such
Buyer is (i) acquiring the Notes and the Warrants, and (ii) upon conversion
of
the Notes and exercise of the Warrants will acquire the Conversion Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants, for its own account and not with a view towards,
or
for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof within
the United States or to any U.S. persons, except pursuant to sales registered
or
exempted under the 1933 Act; provided,
however,
that by
making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of
the
Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to
dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a
registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is
acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
Such
Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or
indirectly, with any Person (as defined in Section 3(r)) to distribute any
of
the Securities. Furthermore, in acquiring the Notes and Warrants hereunder,
such
Buyer has not acquired and is not acquiring any securities (within the meaning
used in Section 707(3) of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth) (the
“Corporations Act”) from the Company with the purpose of selling or transferring
such securities or granting, issuing or transferring interests in such
securities.
(b) Accredited
Investor Status.
Such
Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions.
Such
Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United
States federal and state securities laws and in compliance with Australian
Securities Laws (as defined below) and that the Company is relying in part
upon
the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of
such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the
Securities.
(d) Information.
Such
Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating
to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating
to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by such Buyer
and have had access to those documents described in Section 3(k) as are
generally available to the public. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have
been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer
or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect
such
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
herein and such Buyer represents that, in connection with its purchase of the
Securities, it has not relied on any statement or representation by the Company
or any of its officers, directors or employees or any of its attorneys or
agents, except as specifically set forth in the Transaction Documents (as
defined in Section 3(b)). Such Buyer understands that its investment in the
Securities involves a high degree of risk. Such Buyer has sought such
accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an
informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the
Securities.
(e) No
Governmental Review.
Such
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits
of the offering of the Securities.
(f) Transfer
or Resale.
Such
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement:
(i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933
Act
or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned
or
transferred in the United States or to U.S. persons unless (A) subsequently
registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an
opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the
effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold,
assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or
(C)
such Buyer provides the Company with such documents, certificates or opinions
as
the Company may reasonably request to the effect that such Securities can be
sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated
under the 1933 Act, as amended (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively,
"Rule 144"); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may
be
made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144
is
not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the
seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance
with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of
the
SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under
any
obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities
laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.
The
Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or
other
loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of
Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the
Securities hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be
required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any
delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document, including, without limitation, this Section 2(f).
(g) Legends.
Such
Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the
Notes and the Warrants and, until such time as the resale of the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as
contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the certificates representing
any Securities, except as set forth below, shall bear any legend as required
by
the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially
the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of
such
stock certificates):
[NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE][EXERCISABLE] HAVE
BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO ANY U.S. PERSONS (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933, AS AMENDED OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE
TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) IF
SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT, SUCH DOCUMENTS, OPINIONS
AND
CERTIFICATES AS THE COMPANY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE
SECURITIES.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which
it is
stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such
Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, (ii) in connection
with
a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with
an
opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the
effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made
without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, or
(iii)
such holder provides the Company with such documents, certificates or opinions
as the Company may reasonably request to the effect that the Securities can
be
sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A.
(h) Validity;
Enforcement.
This
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer, enforceable against
such
Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors'
rights and remedies.
(i) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation
of the organizational documents of such Buyer or (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of
any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state
securities laws and Australian Securities Laws) applicable to such Buyer, except
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults,
rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of
such
Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
(j) Certain
Trading Activities.
(A) No
such Buyer nor its affiliates has directly or indirectly, and no Person acting
on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Buyer or its affiliates
has directly or indirectly, engaged in any transactions in the securities of
the
Company (including, without limitations, any Short Sales) since the time that
such Buyer was first contacted by the Company, a placement agent or any other
Person with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (the foregoing,
a
"Prohibited Transaction"). “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short
sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the 1934
Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts,
options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps and similar arrangements (including
on
a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker
dealers or foreign regulated brokers (but does not include any actions to secure
available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar
transactions in the future.)
(B) Such
Buyer covenants that neither it, its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its
or
its affiliate’s behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it or its affiliate
will (x) engage in any Prohibited Transaction prior to April 30, 2007 or (y)
during the twenty (20) Trading Days (as defined in the Notes) prior to any
Optional Redemption Date (as defined in the Notes), engage in any Short Sale
or
otherwise sell any securities of the Company other than (i) any Conversion
Shares received or due to the Buyer at any time upon any conversion of the
Note
or (ii) any Warrant Shares received or due to the Buyer at any time upon any
exercise of the Warrant.
(k) Residency.
Such
Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its address on the
Schedule of Buyers.
(l) Buyer
Agent Fees.
Such
Buyer has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any Person
for
brokerage commission, finder’s fees or similar payments by the Company relating
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby ("Buyers' Agent
Fees"). The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any Buyers' Agent
Fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for
any
Buyers' Agent Fees. Such Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the
Company, its employees, officers, directors, agents and partners and their
respective affiliates, from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs
(including the costs of preparation and attorney’s fees) and expenses suffered
in respect of any such claimed or existing Buyers' Agent Fees, as and when
incurred.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers as follows:
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and its "Subsidiaries" (which for purposes of this Agreement means
any
entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns capital stock or
holds
an equity or similar interest in excess of 50% of such stock or equity) are
entities duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of
the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and
authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now
being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified
as a
foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in
which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by
it
makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to
be
so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
As
used in this Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any event or collection
of events which individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected
to
have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations,
results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements
and
instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the
authority or ability of the Company to perform fully its obligations under
the
Transaction Documents (as defined below). The Company has no Subsidiaries except
as set forth on Schedule
3(a).
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity.
The
Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5(b)), the
Warrants, the Subordination Agreement and each of the other agreements entered
into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”),
to
issue the Notes and Warrants hereunder, and, subject to the Company obtaining
the Shareholder Approval (as defined in Section 4(n)), to issue the Interest
Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof
and thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including, without limitation the issuance of the Notes
and
the Warrants, and, subject to the Company obtaining the Shareholder Approval,
the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes,
and
the issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, have
been
duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and (other than the filing
with the SEC of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the
requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement) no further filing, consent,
or authorization, other than obtaining the Shareholder Approval, is required
by
the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. This Agreement and
the
other Transaction Documents of even date herewith have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general
principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally,
the
enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(c) Issuance
of Securities.
The
issuance of the Notes and the Warrants shall be duly authorized and shall be
free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
Subject to the Company obtaining the Shareholder Approval, upon conversion
or in
accordance with the Notes or exercise in accordance with the Warrants, as the
case may be, the Interest Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares,
respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free
from
all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to
the
issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a
holder of Ordinary Shares, and, assuming the accuracy of the representations
and
warranties of the Buyers contained in Section 2, the offer and issuance by
the
Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the
Warrants and issuance of the Interest Shares, the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares) will not, assuming the Company obtains Shareholder Approval
as
contemplated by Section 4(n), (i) result in a violation of the Constitution
(as
defined in Section 3(q)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights
of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a
party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations
and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market (the "Principal
Market")) or the Australian Stock Exchange Limited (the “ASX”) applicable to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, in any such case which
is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Consents.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3(e),
the
Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or
make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency or any
regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof or
thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which
the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been
obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company and its
Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent
the
Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or
filings pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation
of
the listing requirements of the Principal Market or the ASX and has no knowledge
of any facts which would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the
ADRs
or the Ordinary Shares in the foreseeable future.
(f) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer's Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity
of arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer
or director of the Company, (ii) an "affiliate" of the Company (as defined
in
Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a "beneficial owner" of
more
than 10% of the Ordinary Shares (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")). The Company
further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice
given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with
the
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
is
merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into
the
Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by
the
Company and its representatives.
(g) No
General Solicitation; Placement Agent's Fees.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of
the
Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement
agent's fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers' commissions relating to
or
arising out of its retention of any such Person in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees payable under the Finder’s
Fee Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company and Mercury
Investments Limited (the “Finder’s Fee Agreement”). The Company shall pay, and
hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including,
without limitation, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in
connection with any such claim. No Buyer shall have any obligation with respect
to any claim by any Person for brokerage commission, finder’s fees or similar
payments by the Company relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby ("Company Advisor Fees") or with respect to any claims
made
by or on behalf of other Persons for any Company Advisor Fees. The Company
shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and their respective employees, officers,
directors, agents and partners and their respective affiliates, from and against
all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the costs of preparation and
attorney’s fees) and expenses suffered in respect of any such claimed or
existing Company Advisor Fees, as and when incurred.
(h) No
Integrated Offering.
Except
for the possibility that the PIPE transaction announced by the Company on Form
6-K on August 24, 2005 (the “PIPE Transaction”) and the convertible note
transaction consummated by the Company on November 16, 2005, as amended on
July
28, 2006 (the “Previous Convertible Note Transaction”) would be so regarded,
none of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, and any Person
acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales
of
any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances
that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act
or
cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings
by
the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any other applicable regulatory
provisions requiring stockholder approval, including, without limitation, under
the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on
which
any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated; provided,
that if
the offering of the Securities would be required to be integrated with the
PIPE
transaction or the Previous Convertible Note Transaction such integration would
not violate the 1933 Act or any other applicable regulatory provisions requiring
stockholder approval, including, without limitation, under the rules and
regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the
securities of the Company are listed or designated, but excluding the
Shareholder Approval (as hereinafter defined). None of the Company, its
Subsidiaries, their affiliates and any Person acting on their behalf will in
the
future take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence that
would
require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the
offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.
(i) Dilutive
Effect.
The
Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company
further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon
conversion of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes and
its
obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants is, in each case, absolute
and
unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have
on
the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.
(j) Application
of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement.
The
Company and its board of directors or other similar governing body have taken
all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share
acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution
under
a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the
Constitution or the laws of any jurisdiction which is or could become applicable
to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and
any
Buyer's ownership of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a stockholder
rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial
ownership of Ordinary Shares or a change in control of the Company.
(k) SEC
and Australian Documents; Financial Statements.
During
the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it
with
the SEC and the ASX and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission
(“ASIC”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act and
the Corporations
Act, its Regulations and the ASX Listing Rules "Australian Securities Laws")
(all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC
Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their respective
representatives true, correct and complete copies of the SEC Documents not
available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and
the
Australian Securities Laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC or the
ASX
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC or the ASX, as applicable,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC and the ASX with respect thereto. Such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as
may
be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or
(ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in
all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
(l) Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3(l),
since
June 30, 2005, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse
development in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
3(l),
since
June 30, 2005, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii)
sold
any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside
of
the ordinary course of business or (iii) had capital expenditures, individually
or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000. The Company has not taken any steps
to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have
any
knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would
reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company is not as of the date hereof,
and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at
the
applicable Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes
of
this Section 3(l), "Insolvent" means (i) the present fair saleable value of
the
Company's assets is less than the amount required to pay the Company's total
Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(r)), (ii) the Company is unable to pay
its
debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts
and
liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) the Company intends to incur
or
believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as
such debts mature or (iv) the Company has unreasonably small capital with which
to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted
and is proposed to be conducted.
(m) Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits.
Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default
under its Constitution or their organizational charter, certificate of
incorporation or other organizational documents or bylaws or other governing
documents, respectively. Except as set forth in Schedule
3(m),
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree
or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company
or its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will
conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except for possible
violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. Since January 27, 2005, (i) the ADRs have been designated for
quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the ADRs has not been
suspended by the SEC, the ASIC, the ASX or the Principal Market, other than
pursuant to the request of the Company, and (iii) except as set forth in
Schedule
3(m),
the
Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC, the ASIC,
the ASX or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the
ADRs from the Principal Market, other than pursuant to the request of the
Company. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, territory
or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates,
authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification
of
any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(n) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent,
employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company
(i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment
or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct
or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official
or
employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any
applicable provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee.
(o) Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
The
Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof and
applicable to it, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated
by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof, except where
such noncompliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
(p) Transactions
With Affiliates.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents filed at least ten days prior to the date
hereof and other than as set forth on Schedule
3(p),
as of
the date hereof, none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company
is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such
officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer,
director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
trustee or partner.
(q) Equity
Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the Company has (i) 397,564,507 Ordinary Shares issued and
outstanding and (ii) no preferred shares issued and outstanding. All of such
outstanding shares have been validly issued and fully paid. Except as disclosed
in Schedule
3(q):
(i)
none of the Company's share capital is subject to preemptive rights or any
other
similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the
Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for,
any
share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional share capital of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for,
any
share capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) there are
no
securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities. Except as disclosed in
Schedule
3(q),
as of
the date hereof: (i) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit
agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments
evidencing Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3(r)) of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may
become bound; (ii) there are no financing statements securing obligations in
any
material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no agreements or
arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated
to
register the sale of any of their securities (including ADRs) under the 1933
Act
(except the Registration Rights Agreement); (iv) there are no outstanding
securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which
contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries; (v) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights
or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and
(vi) the Company and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations
required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC
Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's
or
its Subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the
aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company
has
furnished to the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the Company's
Constitution as in effect on the date hereof (the "Constitution") and the terms
of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Ordinary
Shares and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect
thereto.
(r) Indebtedness
and Other Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3(r),
as of
the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any
outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) is a party to any contract,
agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by
the
other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument would result in
a
Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of or in default
under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except
where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) is a party to any contract,
agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which,
in the judgment of the Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule
3(r)
provides
a detailed description of the material terms of any such outstanding
Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) "Indebtedness" of any Person
means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all
obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary
course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect
to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all
obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition
of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising
under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as
financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with
the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the
seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under
any
leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby,
is
classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses
(A)
through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
has
an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any
property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person,
even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or
become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent
Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds
referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; (y) "Contingent Obligation" means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise,
of
that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other
obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person
incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance
to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged,
or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the
holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss
with respect thereto; and (z) "Person" means an individual, a limited liability
company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an
unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof
or other entity of whatever nature.
(s) Absence
of Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the
Principal Market or the ASX, any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Ordinary Shares or
any
of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the Company's
Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such, except as
set
forth in Schedule
3(s).
(t) Insurance.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company
nor
any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as
may
be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(u) Employee
Relations.
(i)
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining
agreement or enterprise agreement or employs any member of a union or any
employees subject to an award. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe that
their relations with their employees are good. Except as set forth on
Schedule
3(u),
no
executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in
Rule
501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary in
writing that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary
or
otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company or any such
Subsidiary. No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
to
the knowledge of the Company or any such Subsidiary, is, or is now expected
to
be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement,
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does
not
subject the Company or any such Subsidiary to any liability with respect to
any
of the foregoing matters.
(ii) The
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all United States and
Australian federal, state, territory, local and foreign laws and regulations
respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in
compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Title.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property, and good and marketable title to all personal property, in each
case owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects
except where failure to have such good and marketable title would not, either
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company
and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by
the
Company and its Subsidiaries except where failure to so hold would not, either
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(w) Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to
use
all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations,
service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual
property rights ("Intellectual Property Rights") necessary to conduct their
respective businesses as now conducted except where failure to so own or possess
would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule
3(w),
none of
the Company's material Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated,
or are expected to expire or terminate, within three years from the date of
this
Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the
Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There
is
no claim, action or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, against the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which
could reasonably be expected to give rise to any of the foregoing infringements
or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of all of their intellectual properties.
(x) Environmental
Laws.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all material
Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all permits,
licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental
Laws
to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all
terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each
of
the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply or receive
could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect. The term "Environmental Laws" means all Australian
and
United States federal, state, territory, local or foreign laws relating to
pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without
limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or
toxic
or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") into
the
environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials,
as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters,
injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits,
plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
(y) Subsidiary
Rights.
The
Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and
(subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and
distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the
Company or such Subsidiary.
(z) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(aa) Tax
Status.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all federal and
all
material, state, foreign and territory income and all other tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii)
has
paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material
in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and for which adequate
reserves have been made and (iii) has set aside on its books provision
reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to
the
periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no
unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority
of
any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any
such
claim.
(bb) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or
incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities
at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
difference.
(cc) Ranking
of Notes.
Except
for Permitted Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Notes) and the Existing
Notes (as defined in the Notes), no Indebtedness of the Company is senior to
the
Notes in right of payment, whether with respect of payment of redemptions,
interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.
(dd) Manipulation
of Price.
The
Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Securities, or (iii) other than pursuant to the Finder’s Fee Agreement or in
connection with the PIPE Transaction or the Previous Convertible Note
Transaction, paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting
another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(ee) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has
provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel with any information
that
constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, nonpublic
information. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will
rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities
of
the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company, its
business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedules
to
this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole is true and correct in all material respects and does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of
the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or
circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects,
operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or
regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which
has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. The Company has provided to
the
Buyers substantially the same level of disclosure and information regarding
the
business and operations of the Company as was provided to Castlerigg Master
Investments, Ltd. and its affiliates in connection with the amendment of such
holder’s convertible note.
(ff) No
Offering in Australia.
The
Company is not issuing the Securities (or the Ordinary Shares underlying any
of
the Securities) with any purpose or intent that the Buyers should sell or
transfer any of the Securities (or the Ordinary Shares underlying any of the
Securities) or grant, issue or transfer interests in or options over the
Securities, to any Australian resident or Person within Australia.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best
Efforts.
Each
party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the conditions to
be
satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form
D
and Blue Sky.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required
under
Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such
filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action
as
the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of
the
states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification),
and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or
prior
to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating
to
the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or
"Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States and the applicable Australian
Securities Laws following the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting
Status.
Until
the date on which the Investors (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) shall have sold all the Conversion Shares, Interest Shares and
Warrant Shares and none of the Notes or Warrants is outstanding (the "Reporting
Period"), the Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the
SEC
pursuant to the 1934 Act and all reports required to be filed with ASIC and
the
ASX pursuant to the Australian Securities Laws, and the Company shall not
terminate its status as a foreign private issuer required to file reports under
the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or
the
Australian Securities Laws would otherwise permit such termination, except
to
the extent (i) the Company is redomiciled (whether through merger or otherwise)
into the United States or (ii) a successor to the Company replaces the Company
as a foreign private issuer under United States securities laws and, in either
case, the securities of such successor are listed on an Eligible Market (as
defined in the Notes).
(d) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general
corporate purposes and not for the (i) repayment of any other outstanding
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except Permitted
Indebtedness (other than Permitted Senior Indebtedness) or (ii) redemption
or
repurchase of any of its or its Subsidiaries' equity securities.
(e) Financial
Information.
The
Company agrees to send the following to each Investor (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) during the Reporting Period unless the following
are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through
the
EDGAR system, (i) within two (2) Business Days after the filing thereof with
the
SEC, a copy of its Annual Report (on Form 20-F, or such other form as may be
available, in the United States), quarterly financial statements and any other
current reports on Form 6-K in the United States and any registration statements
(other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii)
within one (1) Business Day of the release thereof, facsimile or e-mailed copies
of all material press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
and (iii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given
to
the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making
available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, "Business
Day"
means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks
in The City of New York, State of New York, U.S.A. or Perth, Australia are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(f) Listing.
The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon each national securities
exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the ADRs are then
listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing
of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of
the
Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the ADRs' authorization for
listing on the Principal Market, except to the extent that the Company or a
successor has common stock listed on an Eligible Market. Neither the Company
nor
any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected
to result in the delisting or suspension of the ADRs on the Principal Market,
except to the extent that the Company or a successor has common stock listed
on
an Eligible Market. On or prior to the issuance of any Interest Shares,
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, the Company will apply to the ASX for
quotation of the relevant underlying Ordinary Shares on the ASX on the date
such
Ordinary Shares are issued by lodging an Appendix 3B as required under the
ASX
Listing Rules. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f).
(g) Fees.
The
Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees,
financial advisory fees, or broker's commissions (other than for Persons engaged
by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any
liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's
fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating
to any such payment. Each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses
in
connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers; provided,
however,
that if
the Company fails to obtain Shareholder Approval pursuant to Section 4(n),
then
the Company shall pay all reasonable, documented legal expenses incurred by
the
Buyers in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement and
related documents, provided that the Buyers shall first deliver to the Company
documentation reasonably evidencing such expenses.
(h) Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an
Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with
a
bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is
secured by the Securities, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The pledge
of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the
Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting such a pledge of Securities
shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise
make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) hereof;
provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with
the
provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or
assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute
and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably
request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an
Investor; provided that the Company shall not be required to agree to any
further obligation or potential liability, or incur any costs or expenses,
beyond those which are as set forth herein.
(i) Disclosure
of Transactions.
On or
before 8:30 a.m. New York time, on the Business Day following Closing, the
Company shall file a Current Report on Form 6-K describing the terms of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required
by
the 1934 Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including,
without limitation, this Agreement (other than the schedules to this Agreement),
the form of Notes, the form of Warrants and the form of Registration Rights
Agreement) as exhibits to such submission (such submission including all
attachments, the "6-K Filing"). From and after the submission of the 6-K Filing
with the SEC, no Buyer shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic
information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed
in
the 6-K Filing or in some other public filing or public disclosure. The Company
shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer
with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the 6-K Filing with the SEC without
the express written consent of such Buyer. In the event of a breach of the
foregoing covenant by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or
their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, in addition to
any
other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, a Buyer shall
have
the right to require the Company to make promptly a public disclosure, in the
form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such material,
nonpublic information. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its
Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public
statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of
any
Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to
such
transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 6-K Filing and
contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and
regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be
consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other
public disclosure prior to its release).
(j) Corporate
Existence.
So long
as any Buyer beneficially owns any Notes or Warrants, the Company shall not
be
party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Notes) unless the
Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental
Transactions set forth in the Notes and the Warrants.
(k) Conduct
of Business.
The
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation
of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except where
such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate,
in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Additional
Issuances of Securities.
(i) Except
with respect to any further issuances of Notes, from the date hereof until
the
earlier of (i) the date on which no Notes remain outstanding, or (ii) the
two-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company will not, directly or
indirectly, offer, sell, issue, allot, grant any option to purchase, or
otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to
purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries' equity or
equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred
stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life
and
under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
Ordinary Shares (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being
referred to as a "Subsequent
Placement"),
unless the Company shall have first complied with this Section 4(l).
(ii) The
Company shall deliver to each Buyer a written notice (the "Offer
Notice")
of any
proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the "Offer")
of the
securities being offered (the "Offered
Securities")
in a
Subsequent Placement, which notice may be delivered at any time before or after
the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of the Offered Securities but
in
no event later than ten (10) Business Days after such closing. The Offer Notice
shall (w) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (x) describe, if
known, the price (the “Offer
Price”)
and
other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number
or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, and
(y) offer to issue to each Buyer, in exchange for accrued and unpaid
principal, interest or late charges outstanding under the Notes (the
“Outstanding
Amount”)
held by
such Buyer at the time of the Offer, a number of Offered Securities having
an
aggregate Offer Price up to the Outstanding Amount.
(iii) To
accept
an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice to
the
Company prior to the end of the tenth (10th)
Business Day after such Buyer's receipt of the Offer Notice (the "Offer
Period"),
setting forth the number of Offered Securities which such Buyer elects to
purchase in exchange for Outstanding Amounts (the "Notice
of Acceptance").
The
Company shall have one hundred eighty (180) days from the expiration of the
Offer Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such
Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by
the
Buyers, but only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation,
unit
prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring Person
or Persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer
Notice.
(iv) Upon
the
later of (i) closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of the Offered
Securities, or (ii) fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Notice
of
Acceptance, the Buyers shall deliver to the Company the Notes evidencing the
Outstanding Amount to be exchanged for Offered Securities, and the Company
shall
issue to the Buyers the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in
the
Notices of Acceptance, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer.
The
Company shall issue to the Buyers new Notes in the amount of any Outstanding
Amount, if any, that remains outstanding after the Closing of the issuance,
sale
or exchange of the Offered Securities.
(v)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyers’ right to participate in Subsequent
Placements pursuant to this Section 4(l) shall not apply in connection with
the
issuance of any Excluded Securities (as defined in the Notes) or with respect
to
any securities of AION Diagnostics.
(m) Tax
Adjustments.
(i) All
payments (including issuance of Interest Shares) by the Company to any Buyer
(including, for the purposes of this Section 4(m), their respective assignees)
in regard or in connection with its ownership of the Notes, the issuance of
Interest Shares and the conversion of the Notes into stock shall be made free
and clear of and without deduction for any present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect
thereto; excluding, however, the following: taxes based on or measured by the
net income of a Buyer by the jurisdiction of Buyer's applicable lending office
or any political subdivision thereof and taxes imposed on a Buyer by reason
of
its being connected with the Commonwealth of Australia or any state or territory
thereof otherwise than as a result of such Buyer's activity in connection with
the acquiring of the Securities or by such Buyer's mere holding of the
Securities (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges
or
withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto, "Taxes").
(ii) In
the
event that any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by the
Company under the Notes or from the issuance of any Interest Shares or upon
the
conversion of the Notes into stock is required in respect of any Taxes, then
the
Company shall promptly:
(A) pay
directly to the relevant authority the full amount required to be so withheld
or
deducted;
(B) (but
in
any event within 30 days) forward to such Buyer an official receipt or other
documentation satisfactory to such Buyer evidencing such payment to such
authority; and
(C) pay
to
such Buyer such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that
the
net amount actually received by such Buyer will equal the full amount such
Buyer
would have received had no such withholding or deduction been
required;
If
the
Company fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority
or
fails to remit to such Buyer the required receipts or other required documentary
evidence, the Company shall indemnify such Buyer for any incremental Taxes,
interest, penalties, expenses and costs that may become payable or are incurred
by such Buyer as a result of any such failure. Such indemnification shall be
paid within 10 days from the date on which Buyer makes written demand therefore
specifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Taxes and other
costs.
(iii) The
Company shall not set off or deduct any sum from any payment due under this
Agreement whether in respect of any claim, counterclaim, right of set-off or
otherwise howsoever.
(n) Shareholder
Approval.
The
Company shall hold a special or annual meeting of shareholders of the Company
(the "Shareholder Meeting"), which shall be promptly called and held not later
than September 30, 2006 (the "Shareholder Meeting Deadline"), seeking such
shareholder approval of resolutions providing for the Company's issuance of
all
of the Interest Shares, the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes
and
the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants (including resolutions in
accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1) in accordance with the rules of the
Principal Market and Australian Securities Law in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such approval being referred to
herein as the "Shareholder Approval"), and the Company shall solicit its
shareholders' approval of such resolutions and recommend to the shareholders
that they approve such resolutions. The Company shall be obligated to seek
to
obtain the Shareholder Approval by the Shareholder Meeting Deadline. For the
purpose of preparing the notices calling the Shareholder Meeting, each Buyer
shall provide to the Company, upon reasonable request by the Company, such
information about the Buyer that is required to be disclosed to the shareholders
of the Company in accordance with the Australian Securities Laws, and which
the
Company cannot otherwise obtain from publicly available sources.
5. REGISTER;
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Register.
The
Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office
or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Notes
or Warrants), a register for the Notes and the Warrants, in which the Company
shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Notes and
the
Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee),
the principal amount of the Notes or Notes held by such Person and the number
of
Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Person.
The
Company shall keep the register open and available during business hours for
inspection by any Buyer or its legal representatives upon prior written
notice.
(b) Transfer
Agent Instructions.
Upon
obtaining Shareholder Approval, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions
to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates
or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective
nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares, if any, and the
Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer
to
the Company upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in the
form
of Exhibit
E
attached
hereto (the “Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”).
The
Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions
to
give effect to Section 2(g) hereof, will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent with respect to the Securities, and that the Securities shall otherwise
be
freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer
effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with
Section 2(f) and satisfies the conditions applicable to the Buyer set forth
in
the Transfer Agent Instructions entered into simultaneously herewith, the
Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer
agent
to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance
accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such
Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale,
assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares, Interest Shares or Warrant
Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration
statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such
Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without
any
restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly,
the
Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations
under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach
or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5(b),
that
a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to
an
order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance
and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any
bond or other security being required.
6. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Notes and
the
related Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction,
at
or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that
these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior
written notice thereof:
(a) Such
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is
a
party and delivered the same to the Company.
(b) The
Collateral Agent and the Buyers shall have executed and delivered the
Subordination Agreement.
(c) Such
Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase
Price for the Notes and the related Warrants being purchased by such Buyer
at
the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the
wire
instructions provided by the Company.
(d) The
representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as
of a
specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at
or
prior to the Closing Date.
7. CONDITIONS
TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The
obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Notes and
the
related Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for each Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer
at
any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written
notice thereof:
(a) The
Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer (A) each of the
Transaction Documents and (B) the Notes (in such principal amounts as such
Buyer
shall request) and the related Warrants (in such amounts as such Buyer shall
request), in each case, which are being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) pSivida
Inc. and pSivida Limited shall have executed and delivered the Subordination
Agreement.
(c) Such
Buyer shall have received the opinion of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &
Mosle LLP, the Company’s outside U.S. counsel, and Blake Dawson Waldron, the
Company’s outside Australian counsel, each dated as of the Closing Date, in
form, scope and substance satisfactory to such Buyer, acting reasonably.
(d) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions, which instructions shall be delivered to and acknowledged
in
writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(e) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the
Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the
resolutions approving the transactions contemplated hereby as adopted by the
Company’s board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, and
(ii) the Constitution of the Company, each as in effect on the Closing
Date.
(f) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as
of a
specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received a
certificate, executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated
as of
the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may
be
reasonably requested by such Buyer.
(g) The
ADRs
(I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and
(II)
shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the
Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension
by
the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date,
either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling
below
the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal
Market.
(h) The
Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents
and approvals, including the Shareholder Approval, necessary for the issuance
and sale of the Securities.
(i) The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may
reasonably request.
8. TERMINATION.
In the
event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or
before December 1, 2006 due to the Company's or such Buyer's failure to satisfy
the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching party's
failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall
have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching
party
at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any
other party; provided, however, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
this
Section 8, the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the non-breaching
Buyers for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision
or
rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State
of
New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of
the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of
any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an
inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it
under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT
TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
(b) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if
the
signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(c) Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e) Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral
or
written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their affiliates and Persons
acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this
Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein
and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to
the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein
or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision
of
this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed
by
the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number
of
Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder, and any amendment to
this
Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall
be
binding on all Buyers and holders of Securities, as applicable. No provision
hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to
the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the applicable
Securities then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of
any
of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration also is offered
to
all of the parties to the Transaction Documents, holders of Notes or holders
of
the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly,
made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of
the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth
in
the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms
that, except as set forth in this Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment
or
promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company
or
otherwise.
(f) Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service,
in
each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the
Company:
pSivida
Limited
400
Pleasant Street
Watertown,
Massachusetts 02472
U.S.A.
Facsimile: (617)
926-5050
Attention: General
Counsel
with
a
copy to:
Curtis,
Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
101
Park
Avenue
New
York,
N.Y. 10178
U.S.
A.
Facsimile: (212)
697-1559
Attention: Lawrence
Goodman, Esq
If
to the
Transfer Agent:
Citibank,
N.A.
388
Greenwich Street,
14th
Floor
New
York,
New York 10013
U.S.A.
Facsimile: (212)
816-68650
Attention: Paul
Martin
If
to a
Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,
with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers,
with
a
copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork
Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44
(20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44
(20) 7497 5901
or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by an
overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service,
receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Notes
or the Warrants. Except in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(a) of
the
Note, the Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders of at least a
majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable
hereunder, including by way of a Fundamental Transaction (unless the Company
is
in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions
set forth in the Notes and the Warrants). A Buyer may assign some or all of
its
rights hereunder to Persons who assume such Buyer's obligations hereunder and
who are capable of making the representations and warranties made by such Buyers
hereunder without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee
shall
be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights; provided
that the number of persons deemed to be Buyers pursuant to this Section 9(g)
shall not be greater than 3.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(i) Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in
Sections 2 and 3 and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4,
5 and
9 shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Further
Assurances.
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(k) Indemnification.
In
consideration of each Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of
the
Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall
defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder
of
the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers,
directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing
Persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes
of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and
damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any
such
Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is
sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the
"Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or
arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents
or
any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby,
(b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained
in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought
or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes
a
derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or
resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance
of the Securities, or (iii) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities
as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents; provided,
that
the Company shall not have to indemnify any Indemnitee for any Indemnified
Liabilities to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities result from (x)
any
such Indemnitee's breach of any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement or failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement, (y) such Indemnitee's gross negligence, willful default, recklessness
or bad faith in performing its obligations under this Agreement or (z) the
fact
that the Indemnitee's execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
and
the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (A) resulted in a violation of the
organizational documents of such Indemnitee; (B) conflicted with, or constituted
a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would have
become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to
which
such Indemnitee was a party; or (C) resulted in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities
laws and Australian Securities Laws) applicable to such Indemnitee. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for
any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment
and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the mechanics and
procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section 9(k)
shall be the same as those set forth in Section 6 of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(l) No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(m) Remedies.
Each
Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies
set
forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such
holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract
and
all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having
any
rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such
rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover
damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to
exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes
that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all
of
its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove
to
be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers
shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any
such
case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a
bond
or other security.
(n) Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder
or
pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or
exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments
or
the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside,
recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise
restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any
law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state, territory
or
federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of
any
such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be
satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such
payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(o) Independent
Nature of Buyers' Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible
in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under
any
Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction
Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company
acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the
negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own
counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect
and
enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of
this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not
be
necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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COMPANY:
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PSIVIDA
LIMITED |
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By: |
/s/
Michael J. Soja |
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Name:
Michael J. Soja |
|
Title:
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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BUYERS:
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ABSOLUTE OCTANE
FUND |
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By: |
/s/ Florian Homm |
|
Name:
Florian Homm |
|
Title:
Chief Investment Officer
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AUSTRALIAN
IT INVESTMENTS LIMITED |
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By: |
/s/ Gary Williams |
|
Name:
Gary Williams |
|
Title:
Director –
Alternate
to M. Spittal
|
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ABSOLUTE
EUROPEAN CATALYST FUND |
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By: |
/s/ Florian Homm |
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Name:
Florian Homm |
|
Title:
Chief Investment Officer
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[Signature
Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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Buyer
|
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Address
and Facsimile Number
|
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Aggregate
Principal Amount of Notes
|
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Aggregate
Number of Warrants
|
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Legal
Representative's
Address
and Facsimile Number
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Australian
IT Investments Limited.
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c/o
Trident Trust Company
11
Bath Street, St. Helier
Jersey
JE4 8UT
Channel
Islands
Fax:
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US$
1,090,950
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490,928
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Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44 (20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44 (20) 7497 5901
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Absolute
Octane Fund
|
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215
North Church Street
P.O.
Box 10630 APO
Grand
Cayman
Cayman
Islands
Fax:
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US$
2,409,050
|
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1,084,073
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Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44 (20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44 (20) 7497 5901
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Absolute
European Catalyst Fund
|
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215
North Church Street
P.O.
Box 10630 APO
Grand
Cayman
Cayman
Islands
Fax:
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US$
3,000,000
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1,350,000
|
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Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44 (20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44 (20) 7497 5901
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Form
of Notes
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Warrant
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Exhibit
C
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Registration
Rights Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Subordination
Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions
|
Unassociated Document
FORM
OF NOTE
NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
(I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL,
IN A
FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) IF SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID
ACT,
SUCH DOCUMENTS, OPINIONS AND CERTIFICATES AS THE COMPANY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION
WITH
A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY
THE
SECURITIES. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF
THIS NOTE, INCLUDING SECTIONS 3(c)(iii) AND 19(a) HEREOF. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF
PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(c)(iii) OF THIS NOTE.
The
indebtedness evidenced by this instrument is subordinated to the prior payment
in full of the Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement
hereinafter referred to) pursuant to, and to the extent provided in, the
Subordination Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2006, made by the
Subordinated Lenders (as defined therein), pSivida Limited, an Australian
corporation, pSivida, Inc., a Delaware corporation for the benefit of Castlerigg
Master Investments Ltd., as collateral agent (the "Senior Agent") for holders
of
the Senior Notes (as defined therein).
SUBORDINATED
CONVERTIBLE
NOTE
Issuance
Date: September 26, 2006
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Principal:
U.S. $_____________
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FOR
VALUE RECEIVED,
pSivida
Limited, an Australian corporation (the "Company"),
hereby promises to pay to the order
of
or
registered assigns ("Holder")
the
amount set out above as the Principal (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof
pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the "Principal")
when
due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption
or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay
interest ("Interest")
on any
outstanding Principal at the Interest Rate, from the date set out above as
the
Issuance Date (the "Issuance Date")
until
the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined
below), the Maturity Date, acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise
(in
each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Subordinated Convertible
Note (including all Subordinated Convertible Notes issued in exchange, transfer
or replacement hereof, this "Note")
is one
of an issue of Subordinated Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement (as defined below) on the Closing Date (collectively, the
"Notes"
and
such other Convertible Notes, the "Other Notes"
and the
holders of the Other Notes, the "Other
Holders")).
Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section
30.
(1) MATURITY.
On the Maturity Date, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company and
the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all
outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late
Charges, if any. The "Maturity Date"
shall
be the date which is three (3) years after the Issuance Date, as may be extended
at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event
of Default (as defined in Section 4(a)) pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
of
Section 4(a) shall have occurred and be continuing or any event shall have
occurred and be continuing which with the passage of time and the failure to
cure would result in an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
of Section 4(a) and (ii) through the date that is ten (10) Business Days after
the consummation of a Change of Control in the event that a Change of Control
is
publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice (as defined in Section 5)
is
delivered prior to the Maturity Date.
(2) INTEREST;
INTEREST RATE. Interest on this Note shall commence accruing at the Interest
Rate on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year
and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in arrears for each Calendar
Quarter on the first (1st) day of the succeeding Calendar Quarter during the
period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending on, and including, the Maturity
Date (each, an "Interest Date")
with
the first Interest Date being October 1, 2006. Interest shall be payable on
each
Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the applicable Interest
Date, in ADRs or Ordinary Shares, at the Company’s option ("Interest
Shares"),
or,
at the option of the Company, in cash ("Cash
Interest"),
or a
combination thereof. On or prior to the fifth (5th)
Trading
Day prior to each Interest Date (each, an "Interest
Notice Due Date"),
the
Company shall deliver written notice (each, an "Interest
Election Notice")
to the
Holder confirming that the Equity Conditions have been satisfied as of such
Interest Notice Due Date and specifying the amount of Interest that shall be
paid as Cash Interest and the amount of Interest that shall be paid in Interest
Shares (and whether such Interest Shares, if any, will consist of ADRs or
Ordinary Shares). Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise waived or
consented to in writing by the Holder, the Company will not be permitted to
issue on any Interest Date a number of Interest Shares (and must pay any excess
in Cash Interest) which exceeds the Maximum Interest Share Amount. Interest
to
be paid on an Interest Date in Interest Shares shall be paid in a number of
fully paid and nonassessable (rounded to the nearest whole share in accordance
with Section 3(a)) ADRs or Ordinary Shares, as the case may be, equal to the
quotient of (a) the amount of Interest payable on such Interest Date less any
Cash Interest paid and (b) the Interest Conversion Price in effect on the
applicable Interest Date. If any Interest Shares consisting of ADRs are to
be
paid on an Interest Date, then the Company shall (X) provided that the Company's
transfer agent (the "Transfer
Agent")
is
participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
Fast
Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of Interest
Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's
balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system,
or (Y) if the foregoing shall not apply, issue and deliver on the applicable
Interest Date, to the address set forth in the register maintained by the
Company for such purpose pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or to
such address as specified by the Holder in writing to the Company at least
two
(2) Business Days prior to the applicable Interest Date, a certificate,
registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Interest
Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled. In addition, upon payment of
any
Interest Shares consisting of ADRs, the Company shall deposit the corresponding
number of Ordinary Shares representing the number of American Depositary Shares
("ADSs")
underlying the ADRs and pay by wire transfer to the Depositary's account the
ADS
issuance fee of $0.04 per ADS to be issued, together with all applicable taxes
and expenses otherwise payable under the terms of the Deposit Agreement for
the
deposit of Ordinary Shares and issuance of ADSs (including, without limitation,
confirmation that any Australian stock transfer taxes in respect of such deposit
(if any) have been paid by the Company), and the Company shall otherwise comply
with and cause any other necessary party to comply with all the terms of the
Deposit Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
entitled to pay Interest in Interest Shares and shall be required to pay such
Interest in cash as Cash Interest on the applicable Interest Date if, unless
consented to in writing by the Holder, during the period commencing on the
applicable Interest Notice Due Date through the applicable Interest Date, the
Equity Conditions have not been satisfied. Prior to the payment of Interest
on
an Interest Date, Interest on this Note shall accrue at the Interest Rate and
be
payable by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Conversion Amount in
accordance with Section 3(b)(i). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall be increased to ten percent
(10%). In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the
adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective
as
of the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid
at
such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall
continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of
such Event of Default through and including the date of cure of such Event
of
Default. The Company's obligation to pay any taxes in respect of the issuance
and delivery of Interest Shares, or to pay to the Holder any additional amounts
associated with such taxes, shall be determined under Section 4(m) of the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
(3) CONVERSION
OF NOTES. This Note shall be convertible into the Company's ADRs, on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.
(a) Conversion
Right.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 3(d), at any time or times on or after the Issuance
Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding
and
unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable
ADRs in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below).
The Company shall not issue any fraction of an ADR upon any conversion. If
any
conversion would result in the issuance of a fraction of an ADR, the Company
shall round such fraction of an ADR up to the nearest whole share. The Company's
obligation to pay any taxes in respect of the issuance and delivery of ADRs
or
Ordinary Shares, or to pay to the Holder any additional amounts associated
with
such taxes, shall be determined under Section 4(m) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
In
the
event that the Company's Board of Directors should determine that the Company
shall transform itself (whether by re-incorporation in the United States or
otherwise) from a foreign private issuer (as defined under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended), all references to ADRs or ADSs shall be deemed references
to
whatever shares are then issued by the re-domiciled Company and all other
provisions of this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted by the parties hereto
to the extent necessary or appropriate to reflect such new country of
incorporation.
(b) Conversion
Rate.
The
number of ADRs issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to
Section 3(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by
(y)
the Conversion Price (the "Conversion
Rate").
(i) "Conversion
Amount"
means
the sum of (A) the portion of the Principal to be converted, redeemed or
otherwise with respect to which this (or any other) determination is being
made,
(B) accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal and (C) accrued
and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal and
Interest.
(ii) "Conversion
Price"
means,
as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination,
$2.00 per ADR (which is equivalent to $0.20 per Ordinary Share), subject to
adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Mechanics
of Conversion.
(i) Optional
Conversion.
To
convert any Conversion Amount into ADRs on any date (a "Conversion
Date"),
the
Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt
on or
prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice
of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
I
(the
"Conversion
Notice")
to the
Company and (B) if required by Section 3(c)(iii), surrender this Note to a
common carrier for delivery to the Company as soon as practicable on or
following such date (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this
Note
in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the second
(2nd)
Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company
shall transmit by facsimile a confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice
to the Holder and the Transfer Agent. Subject to Section 20(b), on or before
the
fifth (5th)
Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the
"Share
Delivery Date"),
the
Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the
DTC
Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of
ADRs
to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance
account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or
(Y)
if the foregoing shall not apply, issue and deliver to the address as specified
in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder
or
its designee, for the number of ADRs to which the Holder shall be entitled.
If
this Note is physically surrendered for conversion as required by Section
3(c)(iii) and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the
Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company
shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business
Days
after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the
holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the
outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive
the ADRs issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all
purposes as the record holder or holders of such ADRs on the Conversion Date.
Upon conversion of this Note, the Company shall deposit the corresponding number
of Ordinary Shares representing the number of ADSs underlying the ADRs and
pay
by wire transfer to the Depositary's account the ADS issuance fee of $0.04
per
ADS to be issued, together with all applicable taxes and expenses otherwise
payable under the terms of the Deposit Agreement for the deposit of Ordinary
Shares and issuance of ADSs (including, without limitation, confirmation that
any Australian stock transfer taxes in respect of such deposit (if any) have
been paid by the Company), and the Company shall otherwise comply with and
cause
any other necessary party to comply with all the terms of the Deposit Agreement.
(ii) Company's
Failure to Timely Convert.
If the
Company shall fail to issue a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder's
balance account with DTC for the number of ADRs to which the Holder is entitled
upon conversion of any Conversion Amount on or prior to the date which is five
(5) Business Days after the Conversion Date (a "Conversion
Failure"),
then
(A) the Company shall pay damages in cash to the Holder for each date of such
Conversion Failure in an amount equal to an interest rate equal to 10% per
annum
applied to the product of (I) the sum of the number of ADRs not issued to the
Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Date and to which the Holder is
entitled, and (II) the Closing Sale Price of the ADRs on the Share Delivery
Date
and (B) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion
Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any
portion of this Note that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion
Notice; provided
that the
voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company's obligations to
make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant
to this Section 3(c)(ii) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if within
three (3) Trading Days after the Company's receipt of the facsimile copy of
a
Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate
to
the Holder or credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for the number of
ADRs to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder's conversion of any
Conversion Amount, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases
(in
an open market transaction or otherwise) ADRs to deliver in satisfaction of
a
sale by the Holder of ADRs issuable upon such conversion that the Holder
anticipated receiving from the Company (a "Buy-In"),
then
the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder's request
and
in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount
equal
to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any)
for the ADRs so purchased (the "Buy-In
Price"),
at
which point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue
such ADRs) shall be deemed to have been satisfied and shall terminate, or (ii)
promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing such ADRs and pay cash to the Holder in an amount
equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such
number of ADRs, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion
Date.
(iii) Book-Entry.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion
of
any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall
not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A)
the
full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted or (B) the
Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may
be
included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon
physical surrender of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain
records showing the Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and the
dates
of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory
to
the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this
Note
upon conversion.
(iv) Pro
Rata Conversion; Disputes.
In the
event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder
of
Notes for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not
all, of such portions of the Notes submitted for conversion, the Company,
subject to Section 3(d), shall convert from each holder of Notes electing to
have Notes converted on such date a pro rata amount of such holder's portion
of
its Notes submitted for conversion based on the principal amount of Notes
submitted for conversion on such date by such holder relative to the aggregate
principal amount of all Notes submitted for conversion on such date. In the
event of a dispute as to the number of ADRs issuable to the Holder in connection
with a conversion of this Note, the Company shall issue to the Holder the number
of ADRs not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section
25.
(v) Right
to Receive Ordinary Shares.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may upon
any conversion of this Note elect to receive Conversion Shares in the form
of
ADRs or in the form of the Ordinary Shares underlying the ADRs.
(d) Limitations
on Conversions
(i) Beneficial
Ownership.
The
Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and the Holder of this
Note shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant
to
Section 3(a), to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the
Holder (together with the Holder's affiliates) would beneficially own (directly
or indirectly) in excess of 4.99% (the "Maximum
Percentage")
of the
number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Ordinary
Shares beneficially owned (directly or indirectly) by the Holder and its
affiliates shall include the number of Ordinary Shares represented by the ADRs
issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination
of
such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of Ordinary Shares
represented by the ADRs or otherwise which would be issuable upon (A) conversion
of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the
Holder or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the
unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates (including, without
limitation, any Other Notes or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion
or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth
in
the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3(d), beneficial ownership
shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Section 3(d), in determining
the
number of outstanding Ordinary Shares, the Holder may rely on the number of
outstanding Ordinary Shares as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Form
20-F, Form 6-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as the case may be (y) a more recent public announcement by the
Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting
forth the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding. For any reason at any time,
upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two
(2)
Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Ordinary
Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares
shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of
securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder and its affiliates
since the date as of which such number of outstanding Ordinary Shares was
reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease
the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified
in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until
the sixty-first (61st)
day
after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or
decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of
Notes.
(ii) Principal
Market Regulation.
The
Company shall not be obligated to issue any ADRs upon conversion of this Note,
and the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to receive upon conversion
of this Note any ADRs, if the issuance of such ADRs would exceed the aggregate
number of ADRs which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as
applicable, of the Notes and Warrants or otherwise without breaching the
Company's obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market
(or
such other Eligible Market on which the ADRs or Ordinary Shares are listed)
and
the ASX (the "Exchange
Cap"),
except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company
obtains the approval of its shareholders as required by the applicable rules
of
the Principal Market and the ASX listing rules for issuances in excess of such
amount. Until such approval is obtained, no purchaser of the Notes pursuant
to
the Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchasers")
shall
be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of
Notes
or Warrants, or otherwise any ADRs in an amount greater than the product of
the
Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal
amount of Notes issued to the applicable Purchaser pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the
aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued to the Purchasers pursuant to
the
Securities Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date (with respect to each
Purchaser, the "Exchange
Cap Allocation").
In
the event that any Purchaser shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such
Purchaser's Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of
such
Purchaser's Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence
shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange
Cap
Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of Notes
shall convert all of such holder's Notes into a number of ADRs which, in the
aggregate, is less than such holder's Exchange Cap Allocation, then the
difference between such holder's Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of
ADRs
actually issued to such holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange
Cap
Allocations of the remaining holders of Notes on a pro rata basis in proportion
to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then held by each such
holder.
(4) RIGHTS
UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
(a) Event
of Default.
Each of
the following events shall constitute an "Event
of Default":
(i) the
failure of the applicable Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement to be declared effective by the SEC on
or
prior to the date that is sixty (60) days after the applicable Effectiveness
Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), or, while the
applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective
pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness
of
the applicable Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without
limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to any holder of
the
Notes for sale of all of such holder's Registrable Securities (as defined in
the
Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Registration
Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of
ten
(10) consecutive days or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30) days in
any
365-day period (other than days during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined
in
the Registration Rights Agreement));
(ii) the
suspension from trading or failure of the ADRs to be listed on an Eligible
Market for a period of five (5) consecutive days or for more than an aggregate
of ten (10) days in any 365-day period;
(iii) the
Company's (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required
number of ADRs within twelve (12) Business Days after the applicable Conversion
Date or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Notes, including
by
way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its
intention not to comply with a request for conversion of any Notes into ADRs
that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Notes;
(iv) the
Company's failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal when and as
due
or any Interest, Late Charges or other amounts within three (3) Business Days
of
the date when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the
Company's failure to pay any redemption payments) or any other Transaction
Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or any other
agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to which the Holder is
a
party;
(v) any
Indebtedness, the aggregate of which obligation(s) exceed(s) US$250,000.00
(or
the equivalent in one or more other currencies) individually or in the aggregate
is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified
maturity (other than as a result of a mandatory prepayment not attributable
to
an event of default) or with respect to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries fails to make any payment at the maturity date as and when
due;
(vi) the
Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries (as such term is defined under
Regulation S-K under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended),
pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar
Federal, foreign or state law for the relief of debtors (collectively,
"Bankruptcy
Law"),
(A)
commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a "Custodian"),
(D)
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (E) admits in
writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as they become
due;
(vii) a
court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law
that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries
in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its
Material Subsidiaries or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of
its
Material Subsidiaries;
(viii) a
final
judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of
$2,500,000 are rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
which
judgments are not, within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof, bonded,
discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within sixty (60)
days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, that any such
judgment shall not give rise to an Event of Default under this subsection (viii)
if and for so long as (A) the amount of such judgment is covered by a valid
and
binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer covering
full
payment thereof and (B) such insurer has been notified, and has not disputed
the
claim made for payment, of the amount of such judgment;
(ix) the
Company breaches any material representation, warranty, covenant or other term
or condition of any Transaction Document in any material respect, except, in
the
case of a breach of a covenant which is curable, only if such breach continues
for a period of at least ten (10) consecutive Business Days after notice from
any Holder or the Company becomes or reasonably should be expected to have
become aware of such breach;
(x) any
material breach or failure in any respect to comply with either of Sections
8 or
15 of this Note; or
(xi) any
Event
of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any Other
Notes.
(b) Redemption
Right.
Promptly after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note
or any Other Note, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via
facsimile and overnight courier (an "Event
of Default Notice")
to the
Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder's receipt of an Event of
Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default and until
30
days after such Event of Default has been cured, the Holder may require the
Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice
thereof (the "Event
of Default Redemption Notice")
to the
Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion
of
this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject
to
redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by
the
Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Conversion
Amount to be redeemed and (y) the Redemption Premium and (ii) the product of
(A)
the Conversion Rate with respect to such Conversion Amount in effect at such
time as the Holder delivers an Event of Default Redemption Notice and (B) the
Closing Sale Price of the ADRs on the date immediately preceding such Event
of
Default (the "Event
of Default Redemption
Price").
Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with
the
provisions of Section 13.
(5) RIGHTS
UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) Assumption.
The
Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless,
and shall use its best endeavors to procure that, (i) the Successor Entity
(if other than the Company) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the
Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 5(a) pursuant to written agreements in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the
Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements
to
deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of such
Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in
form
and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal
amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts and the interest rates
of the Notes held by such holder and having similar ranking to the Notes, and
reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and (ii) the Successor
Entity is a publicly traded corporation whose common shares (or whose American
Depositary Shares) are quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market.
Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, such Successor Entity shall
succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such
Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note referring to the "Company"
shall refer instead to such Successor Entity), and may exercise every right
and
power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company
under this Note with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named
as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, such
Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall
be
issued upon conversion or redemption of this Note at
any
time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the
ADRs
(or
other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable
upon the conversion or redemption of the Notes prior to such Fundamental
Transaction,
such
publicly traded common shares (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity
(including its Parent Entity), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions
of
this Note. The
provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive
Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations
on the conversion or redemption of this Note.
(b) Redemption
Right.
No
sooner than thirty (30) days nor later than ten (10) days prior to the
consummation of a Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice
thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a "Change
of Control Notice");
provided that in no case shall the Company deliver or be required to deliver
such Change of Control Notice prior to the public announcement of such Change
of
Control. At any time during the period beginning after the Holder's receipt
of a
Change of Control Notice and ending on the date of the consummation of such
Change of Control (or, in the event a Change of Control Notice is not delivered
at least ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control, at any time on or after
the
date which is ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control and ending ten (10)
days after the consummation of such Change of Control), the Holder may require
the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written
notice thereof ("Change
of Control Redemption Notice")
to the
Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion
Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to
redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company at a
price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (x) the Conversion Amount
being
redeemed and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the Closing Sale Price
of the ADRs immediately following the public announcement of such proposed
Change of Control by (B) the Conversion Price and (ii) the product of Change
of
Control Premium and the Conversion Amount being redeemed (the "Change
of Control Redemption Price").
Redemptions required by this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 13 and shall have priority to payments to shareholders
in
connection with a Change of Control.
(6) RIGHTS
UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.
(a) Purchase
Rights.
If at
any time the Company, directly or indirectly, grants, issues or sells any
Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants,
securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of
Ordinary Shares (the "Purchase
Rights"),
then
the Holder will be entitled to acquire, to the extent permitted by applicable
Law, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase
Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number
of
Ordinary Shares underlying the ADRs acquirable upon complete conversion of
this
Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the
convertibility of this Note) immediately before the date on which a record
is
taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such
record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Ordinary Shares
are
to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase
Rights.
(b) Other
Corporate Events.
In
addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to
the
consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of ADRs
or
Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect
to or in exchange for ADRs or Ordinary Shares (a "Corporate
Event"),
the
Company shall make appropriate provision, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law, to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to
receive upon a conversion of this Note, (i) in addition to the ADRs receivable
upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would
have been entitled with respect to such ADRs had such ADRs been held by the
Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into
account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note)
or
(ii) in lieu of the ADRs otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such
securities or other assets received by the holders of ADRs or Ordinary Shares
in
connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as
the
Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued
with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to ADRs)
at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion
Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form
and
substance satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section
shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall
be
applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of
this Note.
(7) RIGHTS
UPON ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES.
(a) Adjustment
of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Ordinary Shares.
If and
whenever on or after the Subscription Date, the Company issues or sells, or
in
accordance with this Section 7(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any Ordinary
Shares
(including those underlying any ADRs and the issuance or sale of Ordinary
Shares
owned or
held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding Ordinary
Shares
deemed
to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded
Security) for a consideration per Ordinary Share (the "New
Issuance Price")
less
than a price (the "Applicable
Price")
equal
to (i) one-tenth (1/10th) of the Conversion Price (in the case of ADRs) or
(ii)
the Conversion Price (in the case that the Conversion Price is determined by
reference to the Ordinary Shares) in effect immediately prior to such issue
or
sale (the foregoing a "Dilutive
Issuance"),
then
immediately
after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be
reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. Appropriate
and equitable adjustment to the terms and provisions of this Note shall be
made
in the event of any change to the ratio of ADRs to Ordinary Shares represented
thereby. For purposes of determining the adjusted Conversion Price under this
Section 7(a), the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance
of Options.
If the
Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per
share
for which one Ordinary Share
is
issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange
or
exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option
is
less than the Applicable Price, then such Ordinary
Share
shall be
deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at
the
time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For
purposes of this Section 7(a)(i), the "lowest price per share for which one
Ordinary
Share
is
issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange
or
exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option"
shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any)
received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one
Ordinary
Share
upon
granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion
or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise
of
such Option. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon
the actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares or of such Convertible Securities
upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Ordinary
Shares upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible
Securities.
(ii) Issuance
of Convertible Securities.
If the
Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest
price per share for which one Ordinary Share is issuable upon such conversion
or
exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such
Ordinary Share shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and
sold by the Company at the time of the issuance of sale of such Convertible
Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 7(a)(ii),
the "price per share for which one Ordinary Share is issuable upon such
conversion or exchange or exercise" shall be equal to the sum of the lowest
amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with
respect to any one Ordinary Share upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible
Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible
Security. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon
the
actual issuance of such Ordinary Shares upon conversion or exchange or exercise
of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment
of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions
of this Section 7(a), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be
made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii) Change
in Option Price or Rate of Conversion.
If the
purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if
any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible
Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible
into
or exchangeable or exercisable for Ordinary Shares changes at any time, the
Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to
the
Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options
or Convertible Securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional
consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time
initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 7(a)(iii),
if
the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of
the
Subscription Date are changed in the manner described in the immediately
preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Ordinary
Shares deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall
be
deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change. No adjustment shall
be
made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price
then
in effect.
(iv) Calculation
of Consideration Received.
In case
any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities
of
the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific
consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options
will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of $.01. If any Ordinary
Shares, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have
been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed
to be the gross amount paid by the purchaser therefor. If any Ordinary Shares,
Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other
than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the
Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such
consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration
received by the Company will be the Closing Sale Price of such securities on
the
date of receipt. If any Ordinary Shares, Options or Convertible Securities
are
issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger
in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration
therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets
and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Ordinary
Shares, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value
of
any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined in good
faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(v) Record
Date.
If the
Company takes a record of the holders of Ordinary Shares for the purpose of
entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in
Ordinary Shares, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for
or
purchase Ordinary Shares, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record
date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Ordinary Shares
deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or
the
making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right
of
subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(b) Adjustment
of Conversion Price upon Pro Rata Bonus Issue of Ordinary Shares.
If the
Company makes a pro rata bonus issue of Ordinary Shares to its shareholders
prior to conversion of the Note, and the Note is not converted prior to the
record date for the issue, the Note will, when converted, entitle the holder
to
the number of ADRs that would ordinarily be received under Section 3, plus
the
number of bonus Ordinary Shares which would have been issued to the Holder
if
the Note had been converted prior to the record date.
(c) Adjustment
of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Ordinary
Shares.
If the
Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any share
split, share dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of
its
outstanding ADRs (or Ordinary Shares underlying such ADRs) into a greater number
of ADRs (or Ordinary Shares), the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the Company at any
time
on or after the Subscription Date combines (by combination, reverse share split
or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding ADRs (or Ordinary Shares)
into a smaller number of ADRs (or Ordinary Shares), the Conversion Price in
effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.
Any adjustment under this Section 7(c) shall be subject to (and will be
correspondingly reorganised in a manner which is permissible under, or necessary
to comply with) the ASX Listing Rules or the rules of any Eligible Market in
force at the relevant time and shall become effective at the close of business
on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(d) Capital
Reorganizations.
If
there is a reorganisation of the capital of the Company, the number of ADRs
applicable to the Note and/or the Conversion Price of the Note will be
correspondingly reorganised in a manner, which is permissible under, or
necessary to comply, with the ASX Listing Rules or the rules of any other
Eligible Market in force at the relevant time. Subject to the above, if there
is
a reorganisation of the capital of the Company, the number of ADRs applicable
to
the Note or the Conversion Price or both will be reorganized so that the Holder
of the Note will not receive a benefit that holders of Ordinary Shares do not
receive. The Company shall give notice to the Holder of the Note of any
adjustments to the number of ADRs which are to be issued on conversion of the
Note or to the Conversion Price. Before a Note is converted, all adjustment
calculations are to be carried out including all fractions (in relation to
each
of the number of ADRs applicable to the Note and the Conversion Price), but
on
conversion the number of ADRs issued is rounded down to the next lower whole
number and the Conversion Price rounded up to the next higher cent.
(e) Other
Events.
If any
event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 7 but
not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation,
the granting of share appreciation rights, phantom share rights or other rights
with equity features), then the Company's Board of Directors will make an
appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights
of
the Holder under this Note; provided that no such adjustment will increase
the
Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section
7.
(f) Adjustment.
If on
April 30, 2007, the Subsequent Conversion Price is less than the then applicable
Conversion Price, then the Conversion Price shall be reset to the Subsequent
Conversion Price.
(8) HOLDER'S
RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. In the event that the arithmetic average of
the Weighted Average Price of the ADRs over the ten (10) Trading Days ending
on
the Trading Day immediately preceding each of (a) August 14, 2008 (unless the
Existing Notes are still outstanding) and (b) February 14, 2009 (or such later
date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date of the Existing Notes) (each a
"Holder
Optional Redemption Date"),
is
less than the then applicable Conversion Price, the Holder shall have the right,
in its sole discretion, to require that the Company redeem (each a "Holder
Optional Redemption")
up to
fifty percent (50%) of the initial outstanding Principal
amount of the Note plus accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such
Principal and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such principal
and
Interest (the "Optional
Redemption Amount")
by
delivering written notice thereof (a "Holder
Optional Redemption Notice"
and,
collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Notice and the Change of
Control Redemption Notice, the "Redemption
Notices"
and
each a "Redemption
Notice")
to the
Company no later than ten (10) Business Days after the applicable Holder
Optional Redemption Date. The Holder Optional Redemption Notice shall indicate
the amount of the applicable Optional Redemption Amount the Holder is electing
to have redeemed on such Optional Redemption Exercise Date (the "Holder
Optional Redemption Amount")
and
the date of such redemption (the "Optional
Redemption Exercise Date");
provided, however, that (a) such Holder Optional Redemption Amount indicated
shall not exceed the Optional Redemption Amount and (b) such Optional Redemption
Exercise Date shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days after the date
of
delivery of such Holder Optional Redemption Notice. The portion of this Note
subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 8 shall be redeemed by the
Company in cash on the applicable Holder Optional Redemption Date at a price
equal to the Holder Optional Redemption Amount being redeemed (the "Holder
Optional Redemption Price"
and,
collectively with the Event of Default Redemption Price and the Change of
Control Redemption Price, the "Redemption
Prices"
and,
each a "Redemption Price").
Such
Holder covenants that it will comply with Section 2(j) of the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
(9) COMPANY'S
RIGHT OF MANDATORY CONVERSION.
(a) Mandatory
Conversion.
If at
any time from and after the sixtieth (60th)
day
after the Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Statement) (the
"Mandatory
Conversion Eligibility Date"),
(i)
the Weighted Average Price of the ADRs exceed for each of any twenty (20) out
of
twenty-five (25) consecutive Trading Days following the Mandatory Conversion
Eligibility Date (the "Mandatory
Conversion Measuring Period"),
200%
of the applicable Conversion Price (subject to appropriate adjustments for
share
splits, share dividends, share combinations and other similar transactions
after
the Subscription Date) and (ii) the Equity Conditions shall have been satisfied
(or waived in writing by the Holder), during the period commencing on the
Mandatory Conversion Notice Date through the applicable Mandatory Conversion
Date (each, as defined below), the Company shall have the right to require
the
Holder to convert all, or any portion, of the Conversion Amount then remaining
under this Note as designated in the Mandatory Conversion Notice into fully
paid, validly issued and nonassessable ADRs in accordance with Section 3(c)
hereof at the Conversion Rate as of the Mandatory Conversion Date (a
"Mandatory
Conversion").
The
Company may exercise its right to require conversion under this Section 9(a)
by
delivering within not more than three (3) Business Days following
the end of any such Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period a
written
notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than
all,
of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent (the "Mandatory
Conversion Notice"
and the
date all of the holders received such notice is referred to as the "Mandatory
Conversion Notice Date").
The
Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable. The Mandatory Conversion
Notice shall state (i) the Business Day selected for the Mandatory Conversion
in
accordance with this Section 9(a), which Business Day shall be at least twenty
(20) Business Days but not more than sixty (60) Business Days following the
Mandatory Conversion Notice Date (the "Mandatory
Conversion Date"),
(ii)
the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Notes subject to mandatory conversion
from all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 9 (and analogous
provisions under the Other Notes) and (iii) the number of ADRs to be issued
to
such Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date.
(b) Pro
Rata Conversion Requirement.
If the
Company elects to cause a conversion of any Conversion Amount of this Note
pursuant to Section 9(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action
in
the same proportion with respect to the Other Notes. All Conversion Amounts
converted by the Holder after the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date shall reduce
the Conversion Amount of this Note required to be converted on the Mandatory
Conversion Date. If the Company has elected a Mandatory Conversion, the
mechanics of conversion set forth in Section 3(c) shall apply, to the extent
applicable, as if the Company and the Transfer Agent had received from the
Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date a Conversion Notice with respect to
the
Conversion Amount being converted pursuant to the Mandatory
Conversion.
(10) COMPANY'S
RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
(a) Company
Optional Redemption.
At any
time after the Issuance Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem all
or
any portion of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note (a
"Company
Optional Redemption").
The
portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 10 shall
be
redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to 108% of the Conversion
Amount (the "Company
Optional Redemption Price").
The
Company may exercise its redemption right under this Section 10 by delivering
a
written notice thereof by confirmed facsimile and overnight courier to all,
but
not less than all, of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent (the
"Company
Optional Redemption Notice"
and the
date such notice is delivered to all the holders is referred to as the
"Company
Optional Redemption Notice Date").
The
Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. The Company Optional
Redemption Notice shall state (A) the date on which the Company Optional
Redemption shall occur (the "Company
Optional Redemption Date")
which
date shall be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days
after
the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date and (B) the aggregate Principal
amount (the "Company
Optional Redemption Amount")
of the
Notes which the Company has elected to be subject to Optional Redemption from
all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 10 (and analogous
provisions under the Other Notes) on the Company Optional Redemption Date.
The
Company will make a public announcement containing the information set forth
in
the Company Optional Redemption Notice on or before the Company Optional
Redemption Notice Date. The Company may not effect more than one (1) Company
Optional Redemption during any consecutive thirty (30) Trading Day period.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10, until the Company
Optional Redemption Price is paid, in full, the Company Optional Redemption
Amount may be converted, in whole or in part, by the holders of Notes into
ADSs
pursuant to Section 3. All Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after
the
Company Optional Redemption Notice Date shall reduce the Conversion Amount
of
this Note required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date.
Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 10 shall be made in accordance with
Section 13.
(b) Pro
Rata Redemption Requirement.
If the
Company elects to cause a Company Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 10(a),
then it must simultaneously take the same action with respect to the Other
Notes. If the Company elects to cause a Company Optional Redemption pursuant
to
Section 10(a) (or similar provisions under the Other Notes) with respect to
less
than all of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, then the Company
shall require redemption of a Principal amount from the Holder and each holder
of the Other Notes equal to the product of (i) the aggregate principal amount
of
Notes which the Company has elected to cause to be redeemed pursuant to Section
8(a), multiplied by (ii) the fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of
the
initial principal amount of Notes purchased by such holder and the denominator
of which is the initial principal amounts of Notes purchased by all holders
holding outstanding Notes (such fraction with respect to each holder is referred
to as its "Redemption
Allocation Percentage",
and
such amount with respect to each holder is referred to as its "Pro
Rata Redemption Amount");
provided that in the event that the initial holder of any Notes has sold or
otherwise transferred any of such holder's Notes, the transferee shall be
allocated a pro rata portion of such holder's Redemption Allocation Percentage
and Pro Rata Redemption Amount.
(11) NONCIRCUMVENTION.
The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment
of its Constitution, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good
faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may
be
required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par
value of any Ordinary Shares underlying the Conversion Shares receivable upon
the conversion of this Note above the Conversion Price then in effect and
(ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in
order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable Conversion Shares upon the conversion of this Note.
(12) SUBORDINATION
TO THE EXISTING NOTES AND PERMITTED SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.
(a) Subordination.
The
indebtedness represented by this Note and the payment of any Principal,
Interest, Late Charges, redemption amount, liquidated damages, fees, expenses
or
any other amounts in respect of this Note (collectively, the "Subordinated
Indebtedness")
is
hereby expressly made subordinate and junior and subject in right of payment,
only to the extent expressly set forth in Section (12)(b)
hereof,
to the prior payment in full of the Existing Notes and all Permitted Senior
Indebtedness of the Company hereinafter incurred.
(b) Payment
upon Dissolution, Etc.
In the
event of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, composition,
assignment for benefit of creditors or other similar proceeding initiated by
or
against the Company or any dissolution or winding up or total or partial
liquidation or reorganization in bankruptcy of the Company (each, a "Proceeding"),
all
principal, interest and other obligations due upon the Existing Notes and any
Permitted Senior Indebtedness shall first be paid in full or fully cash
collateralized before the Holder shall be entitled to receive or, if received,
to retain any payment or distribution on account of this Note and, during the
continuance of any such Proceeding, any payment or distribution of assets of
the
Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities,
to
which the Holder would be entitled with respect to any Subordinated Indebtedness
but for the provisions of this Section 12 shall be paid by the Company or by
any
receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person
making such payment or distribution, or by the Holder who shall have received
such payment or distribution, directly to the holders of the Existing Notes
and
Permitted Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to each such holder on the basis of
the
respective amounts of the Existing Notes or such Permitted Senior Indebtedness
held by such holder) or their representatives to the extent necessary to pay
all
such Existing Notes and Permitted Senior Indebtedness in full after giving
effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of such
Existing Notes and Permitted Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or
distribution is made to the Holder or any holders of the Notes; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in any event the Holder shall be
entitled to receive and retain any and all Junior Securities (as defined
below).
(c) Certain
Rights.
Nothing
contained in this Section 12 or elsewhere in this Note or any other Transaction
Document, is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its creditors
including the holders of the Existing Notes and Permitted Senior Indebtedness
and the Holder, the right, which is absolute and unconditional, of the Holder
to
convert this Note in accordance herewith.
(d) Rights
of Holder Unimpaired.
The
provisions of this Section 12 are and are intended solely for the purposes
of
defining the relative rights of the Holder and the holders of the Existing
Notes
and Permitted Senior Indebtedness and nothing in this Section 12 shall impair,
as between the Company and the Holder, the obligation of the Company, which
is
unconditional and absolute, to pay to the Holder the Principal hereof (and
premium, if any), accrued Interest hereon and all other Subordinated
Indebtedness payable hereunder, all in accordance with the terms of this
Note.
(e) Junior
Securities.
As used
herein, "Junior
Securities"
means
debt or equity securities of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or debt
or equity securities of the Company or any other Person provided for by a plan
of reorganization or readjustment authorized by an order or decree of a court
of
competent jurisdiction in a Proceeding under any applicable law, so long as
in
the case of debt securities, such Junior Securities are subordinated in right
of
payment to the Existing Notes and all Permitted Senior Indebtedness and to
whatever is issued to the holders of the Existing Notes and the Permitted Senior
Indebtedness on account of the Existing Notes and the Permitted Senior
Indebtedness, to the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the
Subordinated Indebtedness is so subordinated as provided for
herein.
(f) Intercreditor
Arrangements.
In the
event that a holder of the Existing Notes or Permitted Senior Indebtedness
shall
require the holders of the Notes to enter into any intercreditor or
subordination agreement or any similar arrangements, the Company shall reimburse
the Holder for any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of any such agreement (and any related
documents), including without limitation, reasonable legal fees and
expenses.
(g) Lien
Subordination.
Any
Lien of Holder, whether now or hereafter existing in connection with the amounts
due under this Note, on any assets or property of Company or any proceeds or
revenues therefrom which Holder may have at any time as security for any amounts
due and obligations under this Note shall be subordinate to all Liens hereafter
granted to a holder of the Existing Notes and Permitted Senior Indebtedness
by
Company or by law, notwithstanding the date, order or method of attachment
or
perfection of any such Lien or the provisions of any applicable law.
(13) REDEMPTIONS.
(a) Mechanics.
The
Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the
Holder within ten (10) Business Days after the Company's receipt of the Holder's
Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of
Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(b), the Company shall
deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder on
the
later of (i) concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control or
(ii) within ten (10) Business Days after the Company's receipt of such notice.
The Company shall deliver (A) the Holder Optional Redemption Price to the Holder
on the Holder Optional Redemption Date, and (B) the Company Optional Redemption
Price to the Holder on the Company Optional Redemption Date. In the event of
a
redemption of less than all of the Conversion Amount of this Note, the Company
shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in
accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which
has
not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable
Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time
thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full,
the
Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company
to
promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing
the
Conversion Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable
Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid.
Upon the Company's receipt of such notice, (x) the Redemption Notice shall
be
null and void with respect to such Conversion Amount, (y) the Company shall
immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section
19(d)) to the Holder representing such Conversion Amount and (z) the Conversion
Price of this Note or such new Notes shall be adjusted to the lesser of (A)
the
Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the Redemption Notice is
voided and (B) the lowest Closing Bid Price of the ADRs during the period
beginning on and including the date on which the Redemption Notice is delivered
to the Company and ending on and including the date on which the Redemption
Notice is voided. The Holder's delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice
and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company's
obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to
the
date of such notice with respect to the Conversion Amount subject to such
notice.
(b) Redemption
by Other Holders.
Upon
the Company's receipt of notice from any of the holders of the Other Notes
for
redemption or repayment as a result of an event or occurrence substantially
similar to the events or occurrences described in Sections 4(b), Section 5(b)
or
Section 8 (each, an "Other
Redemption Notice"),
the
Company shall immediately forward to the Holder by facsimile a copy of such
notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other
Redemption Notices, during the seven (7) Business Day period beginning on and
including the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to the Company's
receipt of the Holder's Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date
which is three (3) Business Days after the Company's receipt of the Holder's
Redemption Notice and the Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest
and other amounts designated in such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption
Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company
shall redeem a pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the
Holder) based on the principal amount of the Notes submitted for redemption
pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption Notices received
by
the Company during such seven (7) Business Day period.
(14) VOTING
RIGHTS. The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note,
except as required by law, the Corporations Act and as expressly provided in
this Note, or any other Transaction Documents.
(15) COVENANTS.
(a) Rank.
All
payments due under this Note (a) shall be subordinate to the Existing Notes,
(b)
shall rank pari
passu
with all
Other Notes and all Permitted Indebtedness (other than the Existing Notes,
Permitted Senior Indebtedness and Permitted Indebtedness described in clause
(B)
of the definition thereof) and (c) shall be senior to all other Indebtedness
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries other than the Existing Notes and Permitted
Senior Indebtedness.
(b) Incurrence
of Indebtedness.
So long
as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee,
assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Existing Notes,
(ii) the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Other Notes and
(iii) Permitted Indebtedness.
(c) Existence
of Liens.
So long
as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not, and the Company shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer
to
exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance
upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights)
owned
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Liens")
other
than Permitted Liens.
(d) Restricted
Payments.
The
Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to,
directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments
in respect of, by the payment of cash or Cash Equivalents (in whole or in part,
whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions
or
otherwise), all or any portion of any Permitted Indebtedness whether by way
of
payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on such
Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after
giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the passage
of time and without being cured would constitute, an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.
(16) PARTICIPATION.
The Holder, as the holder of this Note, shall be entitled to receive such
dividends paid (other than cash dividends) and distributions made to the holders
of ADRs or Ordinary Shares to the same extent as if the Holder had converted
this Note into ADRs (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein
or
elsewhere) and had held such ADRs on the record date for such dividends and
distributions. Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently
with the dividend or distribution to the holders of ADRs or Ordinary
Shares.
(17) VOTE
TO ISSUE, OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF, NOTES. The affirmative vote at a meeting
duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the
Required Holders shall be required for any change or amendment to this Note
or
the Other Notes.
(18) TRANSFER.
This Note and any ADRs issued upon conversion of this Note may be offered,
sold,
assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company,
subject only to the provisions of Section 2(f) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
(19) REISSUANCE
OF THIS NOTE.
(a) Transfer.
If this
Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company,
whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the
Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)), registered as the Holder
may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the
Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred,
a new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) to the Holder representing the
outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by
acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions
of Section 3(c)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this
Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the
Principal stated on the face of this Note.
(b) Lost,
Stolen or Mutilated Note.
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of
the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss,
theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the
Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder
a
new Note (in accordance with Section 19(d)) representing the outstanding
Principal.
(c) Note
Exchangeable for Different Denominations.
This
Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal
office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section
19(d)
and in principal amounts of at least $100,000) representing in the aggregate
the
outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such
portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the
time
of such surrender.
(d) Issuance
of New Notes.
Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms
of
this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall
represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining
outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section
19(a)
or Section 19(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added
to
the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with
such
issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note
immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance
date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the
Issuance Date of this Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions
as
this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges
on the Principal and Interest of this Note, from the Issuance
Date.
(20) TRADING
OF ORDINARY SHARES.
(a) Omnibus
Disclosure Document.
(1) The
Company shall, as soon as practicable after the Issuance Date, use its
reasonable efforts to obtain a modification of the Corporations Act from the
ASIC with respect to the use of the Initial Registration Statement (as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement) as a disclosure document for the purposes
of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act (the “Omnibus
Disclosure Document”)
and a
separate modification from the ASIC to the effect that, once the Omnibus
Disclosure Document and any “wrap” required by ASIC has been issued, all further
Conversion Shares and Interest Shares which may be issued can be sold without
the need for a Cleansing Notice (as defined below) or Disclosure Document (as
defined below). At the Company’s request, the Holder shall reasonably assist the
Company in obtaining such modifications.
(2) In
the
event that such modifications referred to in Section 20(a)(1) are granted,
the Company shall, as soon as practicable after the Effective Date of the
Initial Registration Statement but in no event later than five (5) Business
Days
after the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement, prepare and
lodge with the ASIC the Omnibus Disclosure Document covering the issuance of
the
full number of Conversion Shares and Interest Shares or other Ordinary Shares
issuable in accordance with the terms of this Note (each such issuance, a
“Triggering
Issuance”)
such
that the issue of the Omnibus Disclosure Document will have the effect of
permitting the holders of Ordinary Shares issued in a Triggering Issuance to
make offers for sale of those Ordinary Shares in accordance with Australian
law
without the need for the issue by the Company of either a Cleansing Notice
or a
Disclosure Document.
(b) Cleansing
Notice and/or Disclosure Document.
(1) If
the
required ASIC modifications have not been obtained or an Omnibus Disclosure
Document has not been lodged with the ASIC, then no later than five (5) Business
Days after the issuance of any Conversion Shares hereunder, the Company shall
issue, if permitted by applicable law, a notice complying with section 708A(6)
of the Corporations Act (the “Cleansing
Notice”)
and
shall notify the Holder that it has issued such Cleansing Notice.
(2) Notwithstanding
Section 20(b)(1), if the issue of any Cleansing Notice would require the Company
to disclose information in accordance with Section 708A(6)(e) of the
Corporations Act, the
Company may delay the issue of such Cleansing Notice (and the issuance of any
Conversion Shares corresponding to such Cleansing Notice) for a period (a
“Delay
Period”)
not
exceeding fifteen (15) consecutive days after receipt by the Company of the
Conversion Notice for such Conversion Shares, provided that during any 365
day
period such Delay Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of forty-five (45)
days.
(3) If
the
Company is required to issue a Cleansing Notice pursuant to
Section 20(b)(2) but either (x) the Company is not permitted to issue
such Cleansing Notice under applicable law or (y) the issuance of such
Cleansing Notice would not result in the Conversion Shares covered by such
Cleansing Notice being eligible to be traded on the ASX, the Company shall
as
soon as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business
Days after
receipt by the Company of the Conversion Notice for such Conversion Shares,
lodge with the ASIC a disclosure document for the purposes of Chapter 6D of
the Corporations Act (a “Disclosure
Document”)
covering the Conversion Shares that would have been covered by such Cleansing
Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Company (i) shall not
be required to issue any such Disclosure Document or any Conversion Shares
corresponding to such Disclosure Document during any Delay Period, and (ii)
shall not be required to lodge more than one Disclosure Document during any
ninety (90) day period, including all Disclosure Documents required to be issued
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, any Note or any
Warrant.
(4) Subject
to the provisions of Section 20(b)(5), the Company will (i) within two (2)
Business Days following the issuance of any Conversion Shares hereunder, apply
to the ASX for unconditional admission to trading for such shares, and
(ii) take all reasonable measures to ensure that, from the time of issue of
any Conversion Shares hereunder, such shares are eligible to be traded on the
ASX.
(5) In
the
event that the Company elects to delay the issuance of any Conversion Shares
pursuant to Sections 20(b)(2) or 20(b)(3) for any Delay Period, the Company
shall notify the Holder of such Delay Period and the length of the applicable
Delay Period. The Holder may, no later than two (2) Business Days after the
date
of the notification from the Company, notify the Company in writing of the
Holder’s consent to such Delay, whereupon the Company shall issue the applicable
Ordinary Shares in conjunction with the Cleansing Notice or Disclosure Document,
as the case may be, at the conclusion of the Delay Period. In the absence of
any
such consent by the Holder, the Company shall issue such Ordinary Shares to
the
Holder in accordance with Section 3, it being understood that any Ordinary
Shares thus issued will not be covered by a Cleansing Notice or Disclosure
Document and consequently may not, for a period of twelve (12) months from
the
date of their issuance, be sold or transferred, or have any interest in, or
option over, them granted, issued or transferred.
(6) Anything
to the contrary notwithstanding, but without prejudice to any rights of the
Holder accrued prior to such time, all obligations of the Company under this
Section 20 shall terminate, and this Section 20 shall have no further force
or
effect, on the date that the Ordinary Shares cease to be listed for trading
on
the ASX in the event that the Company is redomiciled (whether through merger
or
otherwise) into the United States or a successor to the Company replaces the
Company as a foreign private issuer under United States securities laws and,
in
either case, the securities of such successor are listed on an Eligible
Market.
(21) REMEDIES,
CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The
remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other
remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents
at
law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other
injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder's right to pursue
actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with
the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect
to
payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the
amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided
herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance
thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations
hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at
law
for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in
the
event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled,
in
addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any
breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond
or
other security being required.
(22) PAYMENT
OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed in
the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or
enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action
to
collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note
or
(b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company
or
other proceedings affecting Company creditors' rights and involving a claim
under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder
for
such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy,
reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, but not limited
to,
attorneys' fees and disbursements.
(23) CONSTRUCTION;
HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and
all the holders of the Notes and shall not be construed against any person
as
the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference
and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Note.
(24) FAILURE
OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in
the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power,
right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other
right, power or privilege.
(25) DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Closing
Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or the Weighted Average Price or the
arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or the Redemption Price, the
Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations
via
facsimile within two (2) Business Days of receipt, or deemed receipt, of the
Conversion Notice or Redemption Notice or other event giving rise to such
dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are
unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two (2) Business
Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted
to
the Holder, then the Company shall, within two Business Days submit via
facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Closing Bid Price, the Closing
Sale Price or the Weighted Average Price to an independent, reputable investment
bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed
arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or the Redemption Price to the
Company's independent, outside accountant. The Company, at the Company's
expense, shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may
be,
to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the
Holder of the results no later than seven (7) Business Days from the time it
receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank's
or
accountant's determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding
upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
(26) NOTICES;
CURRENCY; PAYMENTS.
(a) Notices.
Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise
provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f)
of
the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with
prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including
in
reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice
to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price,
setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such
adjustment and (ii) at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the
Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend
or
distribution upon the ADRs or Ordinary Shares, (B) with respect to any pro
rata
subscription offer to holders of ADRs or Ordinary Shares or (C) for determining
rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or
liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known
to
the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the
Holder.
(b) Currency.
Unless
otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Note are in United
States Dollars.
(c) Payments.
Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant
to this Note, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States
of
America by a check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight
courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the
Company in writing (which address, in the case of each of the Purchasers, shall
initially be as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Securities
Purchase Agreement); provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment
of
cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company
with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder's wire
transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms
of
this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead
be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and, in the case
of
any Interest Date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full,
the
extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes
of determining the amount of Interest due on such date. Any amount of Principal
or other amounts due under the Transaction Documents, other than Interest,
which
is not paid when due shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable
by
the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of ten
percent (10%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is
paid
in full ("Late
Charge").
(27) CANCELLATION.
After all Principal, accrued Interest and other amounts at any time owed on
this
Note have been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled,
shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be
reissued.
(28) WAIVER
OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand,
notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the
delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and
the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
(29) GOVERNING
LAW. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all
questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance
of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or
rule
(whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New
York.
(30) CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a) "ADRs"
means
the American Depositary Receipts of the Company evidencing the American
Depositary Shares of the Company which each represent ten (10) Ordinary Shares
or any successor securities. Appropriate and equitable adjustment to the terms
and provisions of this Notes shall be made in the event of any change to the
ratio of ADRs to Ordinary Shares.
(b) "Approved
Stock Plan"
means
any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors
of
the Company, pursuant to which the Company's securities may be issued to any
employee, officer, director or consultant for services provided to the
Company.
(c) “ASIC”
means
the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
(d) "ASX"
means
the Australian Stock Exchange.
(e) "Bloomberg"
means
Bloomberg Financial Markets.
(f) "Business
Day"
means
any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in
The City of New York, State of New York, U.S.A. or Perth, Australia are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(g) "Calendar
Quarter"
means
each of: the period beginning on and including January 1 and ending on and
including March 31; the period beginning on and including April 1 and ending
on
and including June 30; the period beginning on and including July 1 and ending
on and including September 30; and the period beginning on and including October
1 and ending on and including December 31.
(h) "Cash
Equivalents"
means
(i) securities issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured, by the
government of the United States, Australia or the United Kingdom or any agency
or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from
the
date of the acquisition by a Person, (ii) demand deposits and time deposits
and
certificates of deposit, having maturities of not more than one year from the
date of acquisition, of any domestic commercial bank which has, or the holding
company of which has, a commercial paper rating meeting the requirements
specified in clause (iv) below, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of
not
more than 270 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses
(i) and (ii) entered into with any financial institution meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, and (iv) commercial paper rated
at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or
P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and in either
case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition.
(i) "Change
of Control"
means
any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any
consolidation, merger, combination, or any reorganization, recapitalization
or
reclassification of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to which holders of the
Company's voting power immediately prior to such consolidation, merger,
combination, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue
after
such consolidation, merger, combination, reorganization, recapitalization or
reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly,
the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a
majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other
than a corporation) of such entity or entities, or (ii) pursuant to a migratory
merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of
incorporation of the Company.
(j) "Change
of Control Premium"
means
(i)
until
the 12-month anniversary of the Issuance Date, 120%, (ii) from and after the
12-month anniversary of the Issuance Date until the 24-month anniversary of
the
Issuance Date, 115%, (iii) from and after the 24-month anniversary of the
Issuance Date until the 30-month anniversary of the Issuance Date, 110%, and
(iv) after the 30-month anniversary of the Issuance Date, 105%.
(k) "Closing
Bid Price"
and
"Closing
Sale Price"
means,
for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing
trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an
extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing
trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or last trade price,
respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported
by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities
exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or
last
trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange
or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by
Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or
last
trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market
on
the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or,
if
no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such
security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices,
respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the "pink
sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).
If
the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a
security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid
Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such
date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and
the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair
market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant
to
Section 25. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any share
dividend, share split, share combination or other similar transaction during
the
applicable calculation period.
(l) "Closing
Date"
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which date
is
the date the Company initially issued the Notes pursuant to the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
(m) "Consolidated
Total Indebtedness"
means,
with respect to any Person at any date, all Indebtedness of such Person
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, in any
event, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes.
(n) "Consolidated
Total Indebtedness to Market Capitalization Ratio"
means
the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Market
Capitalization.
(o) "Convertible
Securities"
means
any shares or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares.
(p) “Corporations
Act”
means
the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth).
(q) "Deposit
Agreement"
means
that certain Deposit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2005, by and among
the
Company, the Depositary and the holders and beneficial owners from time to
time
of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued pursuant to such agreement.
(r) "Depositary"
means
Citibank, N.A. acting in such capacity under the Deposit Agreement.
(s) "Eligible
Market"
means
the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock
Exchange, or The Nasdaq Capital Market.
(t) "Equity
Conditions"
means:
(i) on each day during the period beginning on the date which is the later
of
(x) the Issuance Date and (y) one (1) month prior to the applicable date of
determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination
(the "Equity
Conditions Measuring Period"),
either
(x) the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all remaining
Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement and
there
shall not have been any Grace Periods (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or (y)
all
ADRs issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants shall
be
eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration
under any applicable federal or state securities laws, or (z) with respect
to
Ordinary Shares issued as Interest Shares pursuant to Section 2, the Company
shall have issued, or upon the issuing such Ordinary Shares will issue, in
respect of such Ordinary Shares any of (I) an Omnibus Disclosure Document,
(II) a Cleansing Notice, or (III) a Disclosure Document, in any such
case, such that all such Ordinary Shares shall be eligible for sale without
restriction and without the need for registration or other action under any
applicable securities laws;
(ii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the
ADRs
are
designated for quotation on the Principal Market or an Eligible Market and
shall
not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market (other than
suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable
date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall
delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending
either (A) in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the
minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market; (iii)
during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period the Company shall have delivered
Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes and ADRs
upon
exercise of the Warrants to the holders on a timely basis as set forth herein
hereof (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) and the Warrants; (iv)
any applicable ADRs to be issued in connection with the event requiring
determination may be issued in full without violating Section 3(d) hereof
and the rules or regulations of the Principal Market or any applicable Eligible
Market; (v) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall
not
have failed to timely make any payments within five (5) Business Days of when
such payment is due pursuant to any Transaction Document; (vi) during the Equity
Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred either (A) the public
announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction which
has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated or (B) an
Event
of Default or an
event
that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an
Event
of Default;
(vii)
the
Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would cause (x) the
Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement
not to be effective and available for the resale of all remaining Registrable
Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement
or
(y) any ADRs
issuable
upon conversion of the Notes and ADRs
issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants not to be eligible for sale without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) and any applicable state securities laws; and (viii)
during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the
Company otherwise shall have been in material compliance with and shall not
have
materially breached or be in material breach of any material provision,
covenant, representation or warranty of any Transaction
Document.
(u) "Excluded
Securities"
means
any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved
Stock Plan; (ii) upon conversion of the Notes or the exercise of the Warrants;
(iii) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering
with
a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the
Company in excess of $25,000,000 (other than an "at-the-market offering" as
defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the 1933 Act and "equity lines"); (iv) in
connection with the payment of any Interest Shares on the Notes; (v) in
connection with any acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition
of shares or a merger of any business, assets or technologies the primary
purpose of which is not to raise equity capital; (vi) upon conversion of any
Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the day immediately
preceding the Subscription Date, provided that the terms of such Options or
Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the
Subscription Date; (vii) in replacement of outstanding Ordinary Shares as a
result of the re-incorporation of the Company into the United States; (viii)
in
connection with any rights offering to all holders of Ordinary Shares generally;
and (ix) in connection with a Strategic Financing.
(v) “Existing
Notes”
means
the Subordinated Convertible Note, dated as of November 16, 2005, issued to
Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd. as amended and restated.
(w) "Fundamental
Transaction"
means
that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company
is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer,
convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make
a
purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more
than
the 50% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (not including any Ordinary Shares
held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated
with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer),
or (iv) consummate a share purchase agreement or other business combination
(including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off
or
scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires
more than the 50% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (not including any Ordinary
Shares held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or
associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such share
purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize,
recapitalize or reclassify its Ordinary Shares.
(x) "GAAP"
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.
(y) "Holder
Optional Redemption Date"
means
each of (a) August 14, 2008 (unless the Existing Notes are still outstanding)
and (b) February 14, 2009 (or such later date that is 91 days after the
“Maturity Date” of the Existing Notes).
(z) "Holder
Pro Rata Amount"
means a
fraction (i) the numerator of which is the Principal amount of this Note on
the
Closing Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes issued to the initial purchasers pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date of all then outstanding
Notes.
(aa) “Indebtedness”
is
defined in Section 3(r) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(bb) "Interest
Conversion Price"
means,
with respect to any Interest Date, that price which shall be computed as 85%
of
the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the ADRs on each of
the
ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the applicable Interest Date. All such determinations to be
appropriately adjusted for any share split, share dividend, share combination
or
other similar transaction during such period.
(cc) "Interest
Rate"
means
eight percent (8.0%) per annum.
(dd) "Market
Capitalization"
of the
Company means the amount determined by multiplying the total number of Ordinary
Shares issued and outstanding (as reflected in the Company's latest Form 20-F
or
other publicly filed report) times the arithmetic average of the Weighted
Average Price of the Ordinary Shares for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days
preceding the date of measurement.
(ee) "Maximum
Interest Share Amount"
means
the Holder Pro Rata Amount of the quotient determined by dividing (A) the
product of (x) 15% and (y) the sum of the Trading Dollar Volume of the ADRs
for
the twenty (20) Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the
applicable Interest Date by (B) the applicable Interest Conversion
Price.
(ff) "Optional
Redemption Date"
means
either a Company Redemption Date or a Holder Redemption Date.
(gg) "Options"
means
any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares
or
Convertible Securities.
(hh) "Ordinary
Shares"
means
(i) the Company's ordinary shares, no par value per share, and
(ii) any share capital into which such Ordinary Shares shall have been
changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Ordinary
Shares.
(ii) "Parent
Entity"
of a
Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable
Person and whose common shares or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed
on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent
Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market
capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction.
(jj) "Permitted
Indebtedness"
means
(A) the Existing Notes and Permitted Senior Indebtedness, (B) Indebtedness
incurred by the Company that is made expressly subordinate in right of payment
to the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note, as reflected in a written agreement
acceptable to the Holder and approved by the Holder in writing, and which
Indebtedness does not provide at any time for (1) the payment, prepayment,
repayment, repurchase or defeasance, directly or indirectly, of any principal
or
premium, if any, thereon until ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date
or
later and (2) total interest and fees at a rate in excess of eight percent
(8%)
per annum, (C) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens, (D) Indebtedness to
trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (E)
Indebtedness of any entity acquired by or merged with the Company not for
capital raising purposes and existing at the date of such acquisition or merger,
(F) Indebtedness not covered by (A) through (E) above which is incurred by
the
Company in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of $10 million dollars, provided
that such Indebtedness is not in any way convertible into, exchangeable for
or
in any way payable in equity securities of the Company and, provided further
that such Indebtedness shall only be incurred to the extent that the
Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Market Capitalization Ratio does not exceed
.15 at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, (G) extensions, refinancings
and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that the principal
amount is not increased or the terms modified to impose more burdensome terms
upon the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, (H) extensions,
refinancings and renewals of the Existing Notes and (I) Indebtedness evidenced
by this Note and the Other Notes.
(kk) "Permitted
Liens"
means
(i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the
ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability
that
is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such
as materialmen's liens, mechanics' liens and other similar liens, arising in
the
ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due
or
delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
(iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or
indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or
lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its
acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so
acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, (v)
Liens
incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the
indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clauses (i) and (iv)
above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited
to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of
the
Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase, (vi)
leases or subleases and licenses and sublicenses granted to others in the
ordinary course of the Company's business, not interfering in any material
respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
(vii) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter
of
law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation
of
goods, (viii) Liens on any assets of any entity acquired by or merged with
the
Company not for capital raising purposes and existing at the date of such
acquisition or merger, (ix) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments
in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 4(a)(viii)
and (x) Liens securing the obligations under the Existing Notes
.
(ll) "Permitted
Senior Indebtedness"
means
the principal of (and premium, if any), interest on, and all fees and other
amounts (including, without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket costs,
enforcement expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket legal fees and
disbursements), collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or
indemnity obligations relating thereto) payable by Company and/or its
Subsidiaries under or in connection with any credit facility to be entered
into
by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries with one or more financial institutions
together with any amendments, restatements, renewals, refundings, refinancings
or other extensions thereof); provided,
however,
that
the aggregate outstanding amount of such Permitted Senior Indebtedness (taking
into account the maximum amounts which may be advanced under the loan documents
evidencing such Permitted Senior Indebtedness) does not as of the date on which
any such Permitted Senior Indebtedness is incurred exceed
$10,000,000, with
respect to the unpaid principal balance of loans thereunder and, provided
further that such Permitted Senior Indebtedness shall only be incurred to the
extent that the Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Market Capitalization Ratio
does not exceed .15 at the time of incurrence of such Permitted Senior
Indebtedness.
(mm) "Person"
means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and
a
government or any department or agency thereof.
(nn) "Principal
Market"
means
the Nasdaq Global Market.
(oo) "Redemption
Notices"
means,
collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Notice, the Change of Control
Redemption Notice, the Holder Optional Redemption Notice, and the Company
Optional Redemption Notice, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption
Notice.
(pp) "Redemption
Premium"
means
(i) in the case of the Events of Default described in Section 4(a)(i) - (v)
and
(viii) - (xi), 110% or (ii) in the case of the Events of Default described
in
Section 4(a)(vi) - (vii), 100%.
(qq) "Redemption
Prices"
means,
collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Price, Change of Control
Redemption Price, the Holder Optional Redemption Price, and the Company Optional
Redemption Price, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption
Price.
(rr) "Registration
Rights Agreement"
means
that certain registration rights agreement dated as of the Closing Date, by
and
among the Company and the holders of the Notes relating to, among other things,
the registration of the resale of the ADSs issuable upon conversion of the
Notes, payment of interest under the Notes, and exercise of the Warrants, as
the
same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.
(ss) "Required
Holders"
means
the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding.
(tt) "SEC"
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(uu) "Securities
Purchase Agreement"
means
that certain securities purchase agreement dated as of the Subscription Date
by
and among the Company and the initial holders of the Notes pursuant to which
the
Company issued the Notes.
(vv) "Strategic
Financing"
means
the issuance, directly or indirectly, of Ordinary Shares or warrants to purchase
Ordinary Shares at a purchase price or an exercise price, as the case may be,
that is not less than the market price of the Ordinary Shares on the date of
issuance of such Ordinary Shares or warrant, in connection with any strategic
investor, vendor, lease or similar arrangement (the primary purpose of which
is
not to raise equity capital), provided that the aggregate number of shares
of
Ordinary Shares which the Company may issue pursuant to this definition shall
not exceed ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Ordinary Shares at the time
of
issuance (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combination and similar transactions)
(ww) "Subscription
Date"
means
September __, 2006.
(xx) "Subsequent
Conversion Price"
means
108% of the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the ADRs for
the
ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding April 30, 2007. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted
for any share split, share dividend, share combination or other similar
transaction during such period.
(yy) "Successor
Entity"
means
the Person, which may be the Company, formed by, resulting from or surviving
any
Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction
shall have been made, provided that if such Person is not a publicly traded
entity whose common shares or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed
for
trading on an Eligible Market, Successor Entity shall mean such Person's Parent
Entity.
(zz) "Trading
Day"
means
any day on which the ADRs are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the
Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the ADRs, then on
the
principal securities exchange or securities market on which the ADRs are then
traded; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the
ADRs
are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or
any
day that the ADRs are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading
on
such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in
advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during
the
hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
(aaa) "Trading
Dollar Volume"
means,
for any day on which the ADRs are traded on the Principal Market, the product
of
(i) the daily average trading volume of the ADRs on such day multiplied by
(ii)
the Weighted Average Price for the ADRs on such day.
(bbb) "Warrants"
has the
meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and shall
include all warrants issued in exchange therefor or replacement
thereof.
(ccc) "Weighted
Average Price"
means,
for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for
such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01
a.m., New York Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly
announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New
York
Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the
official close of trading) as reported by Bloomberg through its "Volume at
Price" functions, or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar
volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market
on
the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning
at
9:30:01 a.m., New York Time (or such other time as such market publicly
announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New
York
Time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official
close
of trading) as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average
price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average
of
the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the
market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets
LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the Weighted Average
Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the
foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall
be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder.
If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value
of
such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 25.
All
such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share
split, share combination or other similar transaction during the applicable
calculation period.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of
the
Issuance Date set out above.
[Signature
Page of subordianted Convertible Note]
EXHIBIT
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PSIVIDA
LIMITED
CONVERSION
NOTICE
Reference
is made to the Convertible Note (the "Note")
issued
to the undersigned by pSivida Limited (the "Company").
In
accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to
convert the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Note) of the Note indicated
below into ADRs (the "ADRs")
of the
Company, as of the date specified below.
Date
of Conversion:
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confirm the following information:
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Price:
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of ADRs to be issued:
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issue the ADRs into which the Note is being converted in the following
name and to the following address:
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The
Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice and hereby directs
[Insert
Name of Transfer Agent]
to issue
the above indicated number of ADRs in accordance with the Transfer Agent
Instructions dated _______________ from the Company and acknowledged and agreed
to by [Insert
Name of Transfer Agent].
Unassociated Document
FORM
OF WARRANT
NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISEABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
(I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL,
IN A
FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) IF SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID
ACT,
SUCH DOCUMENTS, OPINIONS AND CERTIFICATES AS THE COMPANY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION
WITH
A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY
THE
SECURITIES.
PSIVIDA
LIMITED
Warrant
No.:
Number
of
ADRs:
Date
of
Issuance: September 26, 2006 ("Issuance
Date")
PSIVIDA
LIMITED, an Australian corporation (the "Company"),
hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned registered holder
hereof or its permitted assigns (the "Holder"),
is
entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company,
at
the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this
Warrant to Purchase ADRs (including any Warrants to Purchase ADRs issued in
exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the "Warrant"),
at
any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, but not after 11:59 p.m.,
New
York Time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), up
to
fully paid nonassessable ADRs (as defined below) (the
"Warrant
Shares").
Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall
have
the meanings set forth in Section 16. This Warrant is one of the Warrants to
purchase Warrant Shares (the "SPA Warrants")
issued
pursuant to Section 1 of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the
"Securities
Purchase Agreement"),
dated
as of September 18, 2006 (the "Subscription
Date"),
by
and among the Company, Absolute Octane Fund (“AOF”),
Australian IT Investments Limited (“AIT”)
and
Absolute European Catalyst Fund (“Absolute
European”
and,
with AOF and AIT, the “Buyers”).
1. EXERCISE
OF WARRANT .
(a) Mechanics
of Exercise.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the
limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the
Holder on any day on or after the Issuance Date, in whole or in part, by
(i) delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
(the
"Exercise
Notice"),
of
the Holder's election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) payment to the
Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the
number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the
"Aggregate
Exercise Price")
in
cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds. The Holder shall not
be
required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise
hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less
than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of
the
original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase
the remaining number of Warrant Shares. On or before the second (2nd) Business
Day following the date on which the Company has received each of the Exercise
Notice and the Aggregate Exercise Price (the "Exercise
Delivery Documents"),
the
Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt
of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Holder and the Company's transfer
agent (the "Transfer
Agent").
Subject to Section 7(b), on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following
the
date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents
(the "Share
Delivery Date"),
the
Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
Fast
Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit
such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant
to such exercise to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC
through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the Transfer
Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer
Program, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified
in
the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company's share register
in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares
to
which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of the
Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate
purposes to have become the holder of record of the Ordinary Shares represented
by the ADRs with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective
of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing the ADRs. If this Warrant
is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a)
and
the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise
is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise,
then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three
(3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant
(in accordance with Section 6(d)) representing the right to purchase the number
of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this
Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant
is
exercised. No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise
of
this Warrant, but, at the option of the Company, (i) the number of Warrant
Shares to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number or (ii)
in
lieu of any fractional Warrant Shares to which the Holder would otherwise be
entitled, the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder equal to the
Closing Sale Price on the date of exercise multiplied by such fraction. Upon
exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall deposit the corresponding number
of
Ordinary Shares representing the American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")
underlying the ADRs and pay by wire transfer to the Depositary’s account the ADS
issuance fee of $0.04 per ADS to be issued, together with all applicable taxes
and expenses otherwise payable under the terms of the Deposit Agreement for
the
deposit of Ordinary Shares and issuance of ADSs (including, without limitation,
confirmation that any Australian stock transfer taxes in respect of such deposit
(if any) have been paid by the Company), and the Company shall otherwise comply
with and cause any other necessary party to comply with all the terms of the
Deposit Agreement. The Company shall pay any and all taxes (excluding any taxes
on the income of the Holder) which may be payable with respect to the issuance
and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. Appropriate and
equitable adjustment to the terms and provisions of this Warrant shall be made
in the event of any change to the ratio of Warrant Shares to Ordinary Shares
represented thereby.
In
the
event that the Company’s Board of Directors should determine that the Company
shall transform itself (whether by re-incorporation in the United States or
otherwise) from a foreign private issuer (as defined under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended) all references to ADRs or ADSs shall be deemed references
to
whatever shares are then issued by the re-domiciled Company and all other
provisions of this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted by the parties hereto
to the extent necessary or appropriate to reflect such new country of
incorporation.
(b) Exercise
Price.
For
purposes of this Warrant, "Exercise
Price"
means
US$ 2.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Company's
Failure to Timely Deliver Securities.
If the
Company shall fail to issue to the Holder, the number of Warrant Shares to
which
the Holder is entitled upon the Holder's exercise of this Warrant and register
such Warrant Shares on the Company's share register or to credit the Holder's
balance account with DTC for such number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder
is entitled upon the Holder's exercise of this Warrant on or prior to the date
which is three (3) Business Days after receipt of the Exercise Delivery
Documents (an "Exercise
Failure"),
then
the Company shall pay damages in cash to the Holder for each date of such
Exercise Failure in an amount equal to an interest rate equal to 10% per annum
applied to the product of (X) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares not issued
to the Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Date and to which the Holder
is
entitled and (Y) the Closing Sale Price of the Warrant Shares on the Share
Delivery Date. In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days
after the Company's receipt of the facsimile copy of a Exercise Notice the
Company shall fail to issue and deliver to the Holder and register such Warrant
Shares on the Company's share register or credit the Holder's balance account
with DTC for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon
the Holder's exercise hereunder, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder
purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) ADRs to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of ADRs issuable upon such exercise that
the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a "Buy-In"),
then
the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder's request
and
in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount
equal
to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any)
for the ADRs so purchased (the "Buy-In
Price"),
at
which point the Company's obligation to deliver and issue such ADRs shall be
deemed to have been satisfied and shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its
obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing
such ADRs and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any)
of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of ADRs, times (B)
the
Closing Bid Price on the date of exercise.
(d) Registration
Rights.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may elect to exercise
this
Warrant for Warrant Shares in the form of ADRs or (subject to Section 7(b))
in
the form of the Ordinary Shares underlying the ADRs. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, from after the second anniversary of the Issuance Date, in the event
that the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that trades on the ASX is less
than
either (i) an average of 50,000 Common Shares on each Trading Day during any
two
month period or (ii) a weighted average trading price of at least US$50,000
on
average during each Trading Day during any two month period, then at the request
of the Holder the Company as of the date of such request once again (each of
(i)
and (ii), a "Registration
Event")
shall
be subject to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement as to the Warrant
Shares; provided, that the Holder makes such request within thirty (30) days
of
a Registration Event.
(e) Disputes.
In the
case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the
arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall issue to the
Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such
dispute in accordance with Section 13.
(f) Limitations
on Exercises.
(i) Beneficial
Ownership.
The
Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall
not
have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect
to such exercise, the Holder (together with affiliates) would beneficially
own
(directly or indirectly through Warrant Shares or otherwise) in excess of 4.99%
(the "Maximum
Percentage")
of the
Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Ordinary Shares
beneficially owned (directly or indirectly through Warrant Shares or otherwise)
by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of Ordinary Shares
underlying the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with
respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall
exclude the number of Ordinary Shares underlying Warrant Shares which would
be
issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this
Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates and (ii) exercise
or
conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities
of
the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including,
without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or
warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the
limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence,
for
purposes of this section, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance
with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For
purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Ordinary
Shares, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as
reflected in (1) the Company's most recent Form 20-F, Form 6-K or other public
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2)
a
more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the
Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Ordinary Shares
outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of
the
Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm orally and in
writing to the Holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any
case, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving
effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including
the
SPA Securities and the SPA Warrants, by the Holder and its affiliates since
the
date as of which such number of outstanding Ordinary Shares was reported. By
written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum
Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such
notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the
sixty-first (61st)
day
after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or
decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of SPA
Warrants.
(ii)
Principal
Market Regulation.
The
Company shall not be obligated to issue any ADRs (or Ordinary Shares) upon
exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder of this Warrant shall not have the
right to receive upon conversion of this Warrant, any ADRs (or Ordinary Shares),
if the issuance of such ADRs (or Ordinary Shares) would exceed that number
of
ADRs (or Ordinary Shares) which the Company may issue upon exercise of this
Warrant (including, as applicable, any ADRs (or Ordinary Shares) issued upon
conversion of the SPA Securities) without breaching the Company's obligations
under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (or such other Eligible
Market on which the ADRs or Ordinary Shares are listed) or the ASX (the
"Exchange
Cap"),
except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company
obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules
of
the Principal Market and the ASX listing rules for issuances of ADRs (or
Ordinary Shares) in excess of such amount. Until such approval is obtained,
no
Buyer shall be issued, in the aggregate, upon exercise or conversion, as
applicable, of any SPA Warrants or SPA Securities, any ADRs (or Ordinary Shares)
in an amount greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of ADRs (or Ordinary
Shares) underlying the SPA Warrants issued to such Buyer pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement and the denominator of which is the aggregate
number of ADRs (or Ordinary Shares) underlying all the Convertible Securities
issued to the Buyers pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (with respect
to each Buyer, the "Exchange
Cap Allocation").
In
the event that any Buyer shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Buyer's
SPA Warrants, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such
Buyer's Exchange Cap Allocation, and the restrictions of the prior sentence
shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange
Cap
Allocation allocated to such transferee. In the event that any holder of SPA
Warrants shall exercise all of such holder's SPA Warrants into a number of
ADRs
(or Ordinary Shares) which, in the aggregate, is less than such holder's
Exchange Cap Allocation, then the difference between such holder's Exchange
Cap
Allocation and the number of ADRs (or Ordinary Shares) actually issued to such
holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the
remaining holders of SPA Warrants on a pro rata basis in proportion to the
ADRs(or Ordinary Shares) underlying the SPA Warrants then held by each such
holder.
2. ADJUSTMENT
OF EXERCISE PRICE.
(a) If
the
Company issues or gives the holders of Ordinary Shares in the Company
the right, pro rata with existing holdings of Ordinary Shares, to subscribe
for additional securities ("Pro
Rata Issue"),
the
Exercise Price in respect of one underlying Ordinary Share shall be reduced
in
accordance with the following formula:
O'
= O -
|
E
[P - (S + D)]
|
N
+
1
|
Where:
O'
|
=
|
the
new Exercise Price in respect of an underlying Ordinary
Share.
|
|
|
|
O
|
=
|
the
original Exercise Price in respect of an underlying Ordinary
Share.
|
|
|
|
E
|
=
|
the
number of underlying Ordinary Shares to be issued on exercise of
each
Warrant.
|
|
|
|
P
|
=
|
the
average market price per Ordinary Share (weighted by reference
to volume)
of the Ordinary Shares during the 5 trading days ending before
the ex
rights date or ex entitlements date.
|
|
|
|
S
|
=
|
the
subscription price for an Ordinary Share under the Pro Rata
Issue.
|
|
|
|
D
|
=
|
the
dividend due but not paid on the existing Ordinary Shares (excluding
those
to be issued under the Pro Rata Issue).
|
|
|
|
N
|
=
|
the
number of Ordinary Shares which must be held to receive one new
Share in
the Pro Rata Issue.
|
(b) Adjustment
upon pro rata bonus issue of Ordinary Shares.
If
the
Company makes a pro rata bonus issue of Ordinary Shares to its shareholders
prior to the Warrant being exercised, and the Warrant is not exercised prior
to
the record date for the issue, the Warrant will, when exercised, entitle the
Holder to the number of Warrant Shares that would ordinarily be received under
Section 1, plus the number of bonus Ordinary Shares which would have been issued
to the Holder if the Warrant had been exercised prior to the record
date.
(c) Adjustment
upon Subdivision or Combination of Ordinary Shares.
If the
Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock
split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of
its
outstanding ADRs (or Ordinary Shares underlying such ADRs) into a greater number
of ADRs (or Ordinary Shares), the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior
to
such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant
Shares (or Ordinary Shares underlying such Warrant Shares) will be
proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the
Subscription Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise)
one or more classes of its outstanding ADRs (or Ordinary Shares underlying
such
ADRs) into a smaller number of ADRs (or Ordinary Shares underlying such ADRs),
the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be
proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares (or Ordinary Shares
underlying such Warrant Shares) will be proportionately decreased. Any
adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall be subject to (and will be
correspondingly reorganized in a manner which is permissible under, or necessary
to comply with) the ASX Listing Rules or the rules of any recognized exchange
in
force at the relevant time and shall become effective at the close of business
on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(d) Other
Events.
If any
event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but
not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation,
the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights
with equity features), then the Company's Board of Directors will make an
appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares
so
as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that such adjustment is made
in
accordance with the ASX Listing Rules. No such adjustment pursuant to this
Section 2(d) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant
Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2, unless in accordance
with any ASX Listing Rule.
(e) Other
Capital Reorganizations.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Warrant, the rights of
the
Holder will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the listing rules
applying to a reorganization of capital at the time of reorganization. Subject
to the above, if there is a reorganization of the capital of the Company, the
number of Warrant Shares applicable to the Warrant and/or Exercise Price of
the
Warrant will be reorganized as follows: (i) if the Company returns capital
on
its Ordinary Shares, the number of Warrant Shares applicable to the Warrant
will
remain the same, and the Exercise Price of each Warrant will be reduced by
the
same amount as the amount returned in relation to each Ordinary Share; (ii)
if
the Company returns capital on its Ordinary Shares by a cancellation of capital
that is lost or not represented by available assets, the number of Warrant
Shares applicable to the Warrant and the Exercise Price is unaltered; (iii)
if
the Company reduces its issued Ordinary Shares on a pro rata basis, the number
of Warrant Shares applicable to the Warrant will be reduced in the same ratio
as
the Ordinary Shares and the Exercise Price will be amended in inverse proportion
to that ratio; and (iv) if the Company reorganizes its issued Ordinary Shares
in
any way not otherwise contemplated by the preceding paragraphs, the number
of
Warrant Shares applicable to the Warrant or the Exercise Price or both will
be
reorganized so that the Warrant Holder will not receive a benefit that holders
of Ordinary Shares do not receive. The Company shall give notice to Warrant
Holders of any adjustments to the number of Warrant Shares applicable to the
Warrant or the number of Ordinary Shares which are to be issued on exercise
of a
Warrant or to the Exercise Price. Before a Warrant is exercised, all adjustment
calculations are to be carried out including all fractions (in relation to
each
of the number of Warrant Shares applicable to the Warrant, the number of
Ordinary Shares and the Exercise Price), but on exercise the number of Warrant
Shares or Ordinary Shares issued is rounded down to the next lower whole number
and the Exercise Price rounded up to the next higher cent.
3. FUNDAMENTAL
TRANSACTIONS .
The
Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless,
and shall use its best endeavors to procure that, (i) the Successor Entity
(if other than the Company) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the
Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 3 pursuant to written agreements in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the
Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements
to
deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a security
of
such Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar
in
form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted
exercise price equal to the value for the Ordinary Shares reflected by the
terms
of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number
of
shares of capital stock equivalent to the Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrant
Shares acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard
to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental
Transaction, and reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and
(ii) such Successor Entity is a publicly traded corporation whose common
shares (or whose American Depositary Shares) are quoted on or listed for trading
on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction,
such
Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and
after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant
referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to such Successor Entity), and
may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such
Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of
the
Fundamental Transaction, such Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder
confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any
time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the
Warrant Shares (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable
upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such
shares of the publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the
Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity), as adjusted in accordance with
the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for
any
other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction
pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares (directly or indirectly through
Warrant Shares or otherwise) are entitled to receive securities or other assets
with respect to or in exchange for Ordinary Shares (a "Corporate
Event"),
the
Company shall make appropriate provision, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law, to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to
receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation
of
the Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the
Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such
Fundamental Transaction, such, securities or other, assets which the Holder
would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental
Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental
Transaction. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally
to
successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied
without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.
4. NONCIRCUMVENTION .
The
Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment
of
its Constitution or Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in
good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action
as
may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par
value of any Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrant Shares receivable upon
the
exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect and
(ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in
order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant.
5. WARRANT
HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER.
Except
as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person's
capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive
dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any
purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer
upon the Holder, solely in such Person's capacity as the Holder of this Warrant,
any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any right to vote, give
or
withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue
of
stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or
otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription
rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares
which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this
Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed
as
imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise
of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such
liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies
of the same notices and other information given to the shareholders of the
Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the
shareholders.
6. REISSUANCE
OF WARRANTS.
(a) Transfer
of Warrant.
If this
Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the
Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order
of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6(d)), registered as
the
Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant
Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the total number of
Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant
(in accordance with Section 6(d)) to the Holder representing the right to
purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.
(b) Lost,
Stolen or Mutilated Warrant.
Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of
the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of
loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder
to
the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender
and
cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the
Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6(d)) representing the right
to
purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.
(c) Exchangeable
for Multiple Warrants.
This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the
principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance
with Section 6(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant
will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as
is
designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however,
that
no Warrants for fractional Warrant Shares shall be given.
(d) Issuance
of New Warrants.
Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms
of
this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant,
(ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right
to
purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of
a
new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 6(a) or Section 6(c), the Warrant
Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of Warrant
Shares underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such
issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this
Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such
new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the
same
rights and conditions as this Warrant.
7. TRADING
OF ORDINARY SHARES.
(a) Omnibus
Disclosure Document.
(i) The
Company shall, as soon as practicable after the Issuance Date, use its
reasonable efforts to obtain a modification of the Corporations Act from the
ASIC with respect to the use of the Initial Registration Statement (as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement) as a disclosure document for the purposes
of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act (the “Omnibus
Disclosure Document”)
and a
separate modification from the ASIC to the effect that, once the Omnibus
Disclosure Document and any “wrap” required by ASIC has been issued, all further
Warrant Shares which may be issued can be sold without the need for a Cleansing
Notice (as defined below) or Disclosure Document (as defined below). At the
Company’s request, the Holder shall reasonably assist the Company in obtaining
such modifications.
(ii) In
the
event that such modifications referred to in Section 7(a)(i) are granted,
the Company shall, as soon as practicable after the Effective Date (as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement) of the Initial Registration Statement
but
in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the Effective Date of the
Initial Registration Statement, prepare and lodge with the ASIC the Omnibus
Disclosure Document covering the issuance of the full number of Warrant Shares
or other Ordinary Shares issuable in accordance with the terms of this Warrant
(each such issuance, a “Triggering
Issuance”)
such
that the issue of the Omnibus Disclosure Document will have the effect of
permitting the holders of Ordinary Shares issued in a Triggering Issuance to
make offers for sale of those Ordinary Shares in accordance with Australian
law
without the need for the issue by the Company of either a Cleansing Notice
or a
Disclosure Document.
(b) Cleansing
Notice and/or Disclosure Document.
(i) If
the
required ASIC modifications have not been obtained or an Omnibus Disclosure
Document has not been lodged with the ASIC, then no later than five (5) Business
Days after the issuance of any Warrant Shares hereunder, the Company shall
issue, if permitted by applicable law, a notice complying with section 708A(6)
of the Corporations Act (the “Cleansing
Notice”)
and
shall notify the Holder that it has issued such Cleansing Notice.
(ii) Notwithstanding
Section 7(b)(i), if the issue of any Cleansing Notice would require the Company
to disclose information in accordance with Section 708A(6)(e) of the
Corporations Act, the
Company may delay the issue of such Cleansing Notice (and the issuance of any
Warrant Shares corresponding to such Cleansing Notice) for a period (a
“Delay
Period”)
not
exceeding fifteen (15) consecutive days after receipt by the Company of the
Exercise Notice for such Warrant Shares, provided that during any 365 day period
such Delay Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of forty-five (45)
days.
(iii) If
the
Company is required to issue a Cleansing Notice pursuant to
Section 7(b)(ii) but either (x) the Company is not permitted to issue
such Cleansing Notice under applicable law or (y) the issuance of such
Cleansing Notice would not result in the Warrant Shares covered by such
Cleansing Notice being eligible to be traded on the ASX, the Company shall
as
soon as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business
Days after
receipt by the Company of the Exercise Notice for such Warrant Shares, lodge
with the ASIC a disclosure document for the purposes of Chapter 6D of the
Corporations Act (a “Disclosure
Document”)
covering the Warrant Shares that would have been covered by such Cleansing
Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Company (1) shall not
be required to issue any such Disclosure Document or any Warrant Shares
corresponding to such Disclosure Document during any Delay Period, and (2)
shall
not be required to lodge more than one Disclosure Document during any ninety
(90) day period in connection with any issued and outstanding Convertible
Securities of the Company.
(iv) Subject
to the provisions of Section 7(b)(v), the Company will (1) within two (2)
Business Days following the issuance of any Warrant Shares, apply to the ASX
for
unconditional admission to trading for such shares, and (2) take all
reasonable measures to ensure that, from the time of issue of any Warrant
Shares, such shares are eligible to be traded on the ASX.
(v) In
the
event that the Company elects to delay the issuance of any Warrant Shares
pursuant to Sections 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) for any Delay Period, the Company
shall notify the Holder of such Delay Period and the length of the applicable
Delay Period. The Holder may, no later than two (2) Business Days after the
date
of the notification from the Company, notify the Company in writing of the
Holder’s consent to such Delay, whereupon the Company shall issue the applicable
Ordinary Shares in conjunction with the Cleansing Notice or Disclosure Document,
as the case may be, at the conclusion of the Delay Period. In the absence of
any
such consent by the Holder, the Company shall issue such Ordinary Shares to
such
Holder in accordance with Section 1, it being understood that any Ordinary
Shares thus issued will not be covered by a Cleansing Notice or Disclosure
Document and consequently may not, for a period of twelve (12) months from
the
date of their issuance, be sold or transferred, or have any interest in, or
option over, them granted, issued or transferred.
(vi) Anything
to the contrary notwithstanding, but without prejudice to any rights of the
Holder accrued prior to such time, all obligations of the Company under this
Section 7 shall terminate, and this Section 7 shall have no further force or
effect, on the date that the Ordinary Shares cease to be listed for trading
on
the ASX in the event that the Company is redomiciled (whether through merger
or
otherwise) into the United States or a successor to the Company replaces the
Company as a foreign private issuer under United States securities laws and,
in
either case, the securities of such successor are listed on an Eligible Market.
8. NOTICES;
CURRENCY .
(a) Notices.
Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise
provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f)
of
the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with
prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including
in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written
notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price,
setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such
adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen days prior to the date on which the Company
closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or
distribution upon the Ordinary Shares or Warrant Shares, (B) with respect to
any
grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights
to
purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property to holders of Ordinary
Shares or Warrant Shares or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect
to
any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case
that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in
conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
(b) Currency.
Unless
otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Warrant are in
United States Dollars.
9. AMENDMENT
AND WAIVER .
The
provisions of this Warrant may be amended by the Company and the Company may
take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required
to
be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of
the
Required Holders and approval from the holders of Ordinary Shares at a
shareholders meeting held in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules and the
Corporations Act or if otherwise permitted by the ASX Listing Rules.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Warrant, a term of this Warrant which
has
the effect of reducing the exercise price, increasing the period for exercise
or
increasing the number of Warrant Shares or Ordinary Shares received on exercise
is prohibited if it would result in a breach of the ASX Listing Rules.
Notwithstanding the above, no change may increase the exercise price of any
SPA
Warrant or decrease the number of Warrant Shares or class of stock obtainable
upon exercise of any SPA Warrant without the written consent of the Holder,
unless otherwise provided in the ASX Listing Rules. A change which has the
effect of reducing the purchase price, increasing the period for exercise or
increasing the number of securities received cannot be made. In addition,
subject to the ASX Listing Rules, no such amendment shall be effective to the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the SPA Warrants
then
outstanding.
10. SEVERABILITY .
If any
provision of this Warrant or the application thereof becomes or is declared
by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms of this Warrant will continue in full force and
effect.
11. GOVERNING
LAW .
This
Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with,
and
all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the
State
of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than
the
State of New York.
12. CONSTRUCTION;
HEADINGS .
This
Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all the Buyers
and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The
headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.
13. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION .
In the
case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the
calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed
determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within two (2) Business
Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the
case
may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon
such determination or calculation within three (3) Business Days of such
disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder,
then the Company shall, within two Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the
disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable
investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the
disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company's
independent, outside accountant. The Company at the Company's expense, shall
cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform
the
determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the
results no later than ten Business Days from the time it receives the disputed
determinations or calculations. Such investment bank's or accountant's
determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all
parties absent demonstrable error.
14. REMEDIES,
OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF .
The
remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all
other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents,
at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other
injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder
right
to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the
terms
of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations
hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at
law
for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in
the
event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall
be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and
without any bond or other security being required.
15. TRANSFER. This
Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the
consent of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by Section 2(f)
of
the Securities Purchase Agreement.
16. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS.
For
purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "ADRs"
means
the American Depositary Receipts of the Company evidencing the American
Depositary Shares of the Company which each represent ten (10) Ordinary Shares.
(b) “ASIC”
means
the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
(c) "ASX"
means
the Australian Stock Exchange.
(d) "Bloomberg"
means
Bloomberg Financial Markets.
(e) "Business
Day"
means
any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in
The City of New York, State of New York, U.S.A. or Perth, Australia are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(f) "Closing
Bid Price"
and
"Closing
Sale Price"
means,
for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing
trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an
extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing
trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or last trade price,
respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time, as reported
by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities
exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or
last
trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange
or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by
Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or
last
trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market
on
the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or,
if
no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such
security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices,
respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the "pink
sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).
If
the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a
security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid
Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such
date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and
the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair
market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant
to
Section 13. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock
dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during
the
applicable calculation period.
(g) "Convertible
Securities"
means
any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for ADRs or Ordinary Shares.
(h) “Corporations
Act”
means
the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth).
(i) "Deposit
Agreement"
means
that certain Deposit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2005 by and among the
Company, the Depositary and the holders and beneficial owners from time to
time
of ADSs evidenced by ADRs issued pursuant to such agreement.
(j) "Depositary"
means
Citibank, N.A., acting in such capacity under the Deposit
Agreement.
(k) "Eligible
Market"
means
the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock
Exchange or The Nasdaq Capital Market.
(l) "Expiration
Date"
means
the date that is sixty months after the Issuance Date or, if such date falls
on
a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on
the
Principal Market (a "Holiday"),
the
next date that is not a Holiday.
(m) "Fundamental
Transaction"
means
that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company
is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer,
convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make
a
purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more
than
the 50% of either the outstanding Ordinary Shares (not including any Ordinary
Shares held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or
affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or
exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business
combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization,
spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person
acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (not including
any
Ordinary Shares held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to,
or
associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock
purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize,
recapitalize or reclassify its Ordinary Shares.
(n) "Options"
means
any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase ADRs, Ordinary
Shares or Convertible Securities.
(o) "Ordinary
Shares"
means
(i) the Company's ordinary shares of common stock, no par value per share,
and (ii) any share capital into which such Ordinary Shares shall have been
changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Ordinary
Shares.
(p) "Parent
Entity"
of a
Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable
Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed
on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent
Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market
capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction.
(q) "Person"
means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and
a
government or any department or agency thereof.
(r) "Principal
Market"
means
the Nasdaq Global Market.
(s) "Registration
Rights Agreement"
means
that certain registration rights agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among
the Company and the Buyers.
(t) "Required
Holders"
means
the holders of the SPA Warrants representing at least a majority of Warrant
Shares underlying the SPA Warrants then outstanding.
(u) "SPA
Securities"
means
the Notes issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(v) "Successor
Entity"
means
the Person, which may be the Company, formed by, resulting from or surviving
any
Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction
shall have been made, provided that if such Person is not a publicly traded
entity whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed
for
trading on an Eligible Market, Successor Entity shall mean such Person's Parent
Entity.
(w) "Trading
Day"
means
any day on which the ADRs are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the
Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the ADRs, then on
the
principal securities exchange or securities market on which the ADRs are then
traded; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the
ADRs
are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or
any
day that the ADRs are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading
on
such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in
advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during
the
hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
(x) "Transaction
Documents"
has the
meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
[Signature
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase ADRs to be duly executed as of
the
Issuance Date set out above.
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TO PURCHASE ADRS
PSIVIDA
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The
undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________
of
the ADRs, each of which representing ten (10) shares of the ordinary shares
of
common stock, no par value per share ("Ordinary
Shares")
of
pSivida Limited, an Australian corporation (the "Company"),
evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase ADRs (the "Warrant").
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Payment
of Exercise Price.
The
undersigned holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of
$___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the
Warrant.
2. Delivery
of ADRs.
The
Company shall deliver to the holder __________ ADRs in accordance with the
terms
of the Warrant.
Date:
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The
Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs Citibank,
N.A. to issue the above indicated number of Ordinary Shares in accordance with
the Transfer Agent Instructions dated September __, 2006 from the Company
and acknowledged and agreed to by Citibank, N.A.
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Unassociated Document
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of September 26, 2006, by and among pSivida
Limited, an
Australian corporation, with headquarters located at Level 12 BGC Centre,
28 The
Esplanade, Perth Australia 6000 (the “Company”),
and
the undersigned buyers (each, a “Buyer”
and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. In
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties
hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”),
the
Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers an aggregate
of
(i) $6.5 million in principal amount of convertible notes (the
“Notes”)
which
will be convertible into ADRs (as defined hereinafter) (the “Conversion
Shares”),
in
accordance with the terms of the Notes and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”)
which
will be exercisable to purchase ADRs (as exercised, the “Warrant
Shares”).
B.
To
induce
the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Company
has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar
successor statute (collectively, the “1933
Act”),
and
applicable state securities laws.
C.
To
further induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed that in the event that a Registration Event
(as defined in the Warrants) occurs, the Company shall, at the request of
the
Required Holders (as defined below), register (a “Subsequent
Registration”)
the
Warrant Shares underlying any outstanding Warrants.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby
agree
as follows:
1. Definitions.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) “ADRs”
means
the American Depositary Receipts of the Company evidencing the American
Depositary Shares of the Company which each represent ten (10) Ordinary
Shares.
(b) “ASIC”
means
the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
(c) “Business
Day”
means
any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial
banks
in The City of New York, State of New York, U.S. A. or Perth, Australia are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(d) “Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(e) “Corporations
Act”
means
the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth)
(f) “Dilutive
Issuance”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Notes.
(g) “Effective
Date”
means,
with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or a Subsequent Registration
Statement, the date such Registration Statement has been declared effective
by
the SEC.
(h) “Effectiveness
Deadline”
means
the Initial Effectiveness Deadline (as defined below) and the Subsequent
Effectiveness Deadline (as defined below), as applicable.
(i) “Initial Effectiveness
Deadline”
means
January 1, 2007, subject to Section 2(h).
(j) “Initial Registrable
Securities”
means
(i) the Conversion Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares, (iii) any Interest
Shares (as defined in the Notes) issued or issuable under the Notes and
(iv) any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the
Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares, the Warrant Shares, the Notes and
the
Warrants, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations
on
conversions of the Notes or exercises of the Warrants.
(k) “Initial
Registration Statement”
means
a
registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under
the
1933 Act covering any Initial Registrable Securities.
(l) “Initial Required
Registration Amount”
means
(i) 130% of the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable as of the
Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, (ii)
130% of the number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the
Warrants as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable date
of
determination, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 2(f)
and
(iii) 100% of the Interest Shares paid by the Company.
(m) “Investor”
means
a
Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights
under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of
this
Agreement in accordance with Section 10
and any
transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its
rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions
of
this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.
(n) “Interest
Shares”
means
Ordinary Shares issued to an Investor, at the option of the Company, in
consideration for interest on the Notes.
(o) “Ordinary
Shares”
means
ordinary shares of the Company.
(p) “Person”
means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any
department or agency thereof.
(q) “Purchase
Price”
means,
in relation to Registrable Securities, the actual purchase price paid by
the
Buyers for such Registrable Securities or, in the case of Conversion Shares,
for
the amounts due under the Notes which have been converted into such Conversion
Shares.
(r) “register,”
“registered,”
and
“registration”
refer
to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s)
by
the SEC.
(s) “Registrable
Securities”
means
the Initial Registrable Securities and the Subsequent Registrable Securities
and
such other securities as the parties may agree from time to time to include
in
this Agreement.
(t) “Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under
the
1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities.
(u) “Required
Holders”
means
the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.
(v) “Required
Registration Amount”
means
with respect to an Initial Registration Statement, the Initial Required
Registration Amount, and, with respect to a Subsequent Registration Statement,
the Subsequent Required Registration Amount.
(w) “Rule
415”
means
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
(x) “Subsequent
Filing Deadline”
means
30 days after the date of receipt by the Company of a Subsequent Registration
Request.
(y) “Subsequent
Effectiveness Deadline”
means
120 days after the date of receipt by the Company of a Subsequent Registration
Request, subject to Section 2(h).
(z) “Subsequent
Registrable Securities”
means,
after the second anniversary of the Issuance Date, the Warrant Shares issued
and
issuable in connection with the Warrants, provided that there shall have
occurred a Registration Event.
(aa) “Subsequent
Registration Request”
means
a
request to the Company from a Holder of Warrants for a Subsequent Registration
of Subsequent Registrable Securities, which Subsequent Registration Request
has
been sent to and received by the Company within 30 days of the Registration
Event to which it relates.
(bb) “Subsequent
Registration Statement”
means
a
registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under
the
1933 Act covering any Subsequent Registrable Securities.
(cc) “Subsequent
Required Registration Amount”
means
130% of the number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the
Warrant
as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination
which have not previously been sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement, without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) or on the ASX, subject
to
adjustment as provided in Section 2(f).
(dd) “SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(ee) “Trading
Day”
means
any day on which the ADRs are traded on the Nasdaq Global Market, or, if
the
Nasdaq Global Market is not the principal trading market for the ADRs, then
on
the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the ADRs
are
then traded; provided
that
“Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the ADRs are scheduled to trade
on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the ADRs
are
suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange
or
market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing
time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at
4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. In the event that
the
Company’s Board of Directors should determine that the Company shall transform
itself (whether by re-incorporation in the United States or otherwise) from
a
foreign private issuer (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)
,
all references to ADRs shall be deemed references to the securities that
are
substituted for the ADRs with equitable adjustment of the provisions of this
Agreement for such substituted securities.
2. Registration.
(a) Initial
Mandatory Registration.
The
Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable, file with the SEC the
Initial Registration Statement on Form F-3 or Form S-3 covering the resale
of
all of the Initial Registrable Securities. In the event that Form F-3 or
Form
S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use Form F-1
or
Form S-1, as applicable, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e).
The
Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for
resale at least the number of ADRs equal to the Initial Required Registration
Amount as of the date the Initial Registration Statement is initially filed
with
the SEC. The Initial Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise
directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling
Shareholders”
and
“Plan
of Distribution”
sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B,
with
such changes as may be appropriate to reflect the inclusion of other permissible
securities of the Company and other changes which may be necessary or
appropriate. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the
Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as
practicable, but in no event later than the Initial Effectiveness
Deadline.
(b) Subsequent
Mandatory Registrations.
The
Company shall, after the occurrence of a Registration Event and upon receipt
of
a Subsequent Registration Request, prepare, and, as soon as practicable but
in
no event later that the Subsequent Filing Deadline, file with the SEC a
Subsequent Registration Statement on Form SB-2 or Form S-3 covering the resale
of all of the Subsequent Registrable Securities. In the event that Form SB-2
or
Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such
other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate
form
reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to the provisions
of
Section 2(e).
Each
Subsequent Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register
for
resale at least that number of ADRs equal to the Subsequent Required
Registration Amount as of the date such Registration Statement is initially
filed with the SEC. Each Subsequent Registration Statement shall contain
(except
if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Shareholders” and
“Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate. The Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to have each Subsequent Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no
event
later than the applicable Subsequent Effectiveness Deadline.
(c) Allocation
of Registrable Securities.
The
initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement
and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein
(whether such increase results from a Dilutive Issuance by the Company or
otherwise) shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number
of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration
Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase
thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells
or
otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each
transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number
of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such
transferor. Any ADRs included in a Registration Statement and which remain
allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors,
pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such
Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. Other than as
permitted by Section 4(k) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, in no event
shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities
on
any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required
Holders.
(d) Legal
Counsel.
Subject
to Section 5
hereof,
the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to
review
and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2,
which
shall be designated in writing by the Required Holders prior to the initiation
of such legal counsel’s review and oversight of any registration (“Legal
Counsel”).
The
Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in
performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Ineligibility
for Form F-3 or Form S-3.
In the
event that Form F-3 or 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 another appropriate form reasonably
acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the
Registrable Securities on Form F-3 or 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 F-3 or Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has
been
declared effective by the SEC.
(f) Sufficient
Number of ADRs Registered.
In the
event the number of ADRs available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2(a)
is
insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered
by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(c),
the
Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new
Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable),
or
both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount, but as of
the
Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment
or
new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in
any
event not later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the necessity therefor
arises. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or
new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following
the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of
ADRs
available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover
all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of ADRs available
for resale under the Registration Statement is less than the product determined
by multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount by (ii) 0.90. The
calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard
to
any limitations on the conversion of the Notes or the exercise of the Warrants
and such calculation shall assume that the Notes and the Warrants are then
convertible into ADRs and are issuable at the then prevailing Interest
Conversion Price (as defined in the Notes), Conversion Rate (as defined in
the
Notes) or Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants), as
applicable.
(g) Effect
of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration
Statement.
If (i)
a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required
to
be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement is not with respect to a Subsequent Registration Statement, (A)
filed
with the SEC on or before the Subsequent Filing Deadline (a “Filing
Failure”)
or (B)
declared effective by the SEC on or before the respective Effectiveness Deadline
(an “Effectiveness
Failure”)
or
(ii) on any day after the Effective Date (A) sales of all of the Registrable
Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot
be made
(other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in
Section 3(r))
pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because
of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such
information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration
Statement or to register a sufficient number of ADRs), (B) the Registrable
Securities are not listed or included for quotation on an Eligible Market
(as
defined in the Notes) or trading of the ADRs is suspended or halted thereon
(other than during an Allowable Trading Grace Period) (each, a “Maintenance
Failure”),
then,
as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay
in
or reduction of its ability to sell the ADRs (which remedy shall not be
exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company
shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration
Statement an amount in cash equal to one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate
Purchase Price of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement on each of the following dates: (A) every thirtieth
day
(pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) after a Filing Failure
until such Filing Failure is cured; (B) every thirtieth day (pro rated for
periods totaling less than thirty days) from the date of an Effectiveness
Failure until such Effectiveness Failure is cured and (C) every thirtieth
day
(pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) from the date of a
Maintenance Failure until such Maintenance Failure is cured. The payments
to
which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(g)
are
referred to herein as “Registration
Delay Payments.”
Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the last
day of
the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred
and (II) the fifth Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to
the
Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make
Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payments
shall bear interest at the rate of 1.0% per month (prorated for partial months)
until paid in full.
(h) SEC
Review Extension.
The
Company may, at its option, extend the Initial Effectiveness Deadline or
any
Subsequent Effectiveness Deadline by a period of up to three (3) months beyond
any such deadline as a result of registration delays caused by or related
to SEC
review and comment on the Registration Statement. If the Company opts to
exercise such extension, the Company shall notify the Investors of its decision
promptly after the date on which such decision is taken, and in no event
later
than date of the Initial Effectiveness Deadline or Subsequent Effectiveness
Deadline.
3. Related
Obligations.
At
such
time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the
SEC
pursuant to Section 2(a),
2(b)
or
2(f),
the
Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of
the
Registrable Securities consistent with the Plan of Distribution and, pursuant
thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
(a) The
Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement
with respect to the Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts
to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities
to
become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event
later
than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration
Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of
(i)
the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule
144(k) (or successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the
date on
which the Investors shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered
by
such Registration Statement (the “Registration
Period”),
which
Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and
prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein,
or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
in
which they were made, not misleading. The term “best efforts” shall mean, among
other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within four (4) Business
Days after the later of the date that (i) Company learns that no review of
a
particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or
that
the staff has no further comments on the Registration Statement, as the case
may
be, and (ii) the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to
Section 3(c)
(which
approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness
of
such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after
the
later of (i) or (ii) above.
(b) The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
the
prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may
be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the
Registration Period, subject to Allowable Grace Periods, and, during such
period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
(including pursuant to this Section 3(b))
by
reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K or 10-KSB, as applicable,
Form 10-Q or 10-QSB, as applicable, or Form 8-K or any analogous report under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934
Act”),
the
Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration
Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with
the
SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the
requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration
Statement.
(c) The
Company shall (A) permit 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 reports incorporated by reference therein) within a reasonable
number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any
Registration Statement 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 or any amendment
or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which
consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel,
without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff
of
the SEC to the Company or its representatives 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 an Investor, 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 3.
(d) The
Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included
in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same
is
prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration
Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested
by an
Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus
included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements
thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request)
and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final
prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in
order
to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Investor.
(e) The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify,
unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale
by
Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement
under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions
in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other
actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications
in
effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would
not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e),
(y)
subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file
a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company
shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable
Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to the
suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction
in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) The
Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing, of the
happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of
such
event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement,
as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any
material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r),
promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement
to
correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of
such
supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other
number
of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The
Company
shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing, (i)
when
a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has
been
filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
has
become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to
Legal
Counsel and each Investor by facsimile or e-mail on the same day of such
effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for
amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus
or
related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be
appropriate.
(g) The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of
any
stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement,
or
the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities
for
sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to
obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible
moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable
Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof
or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding
for such purpose.
(h) If
any
Investor is required under applicable securities law to be described in the
Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of any
Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time
on
such dates as an Investor 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 Investors,
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
Investors.
(i) The
Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal
Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the
Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”),
all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents
and
properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”),
as
shall be necessary and reasonably requested by each Inspector, and cause
the
Company’s officers, directors and employees, counsel and the Company’s
independent certified public accountants to supply all information which
may be
necessary and any Inspector may reasonably request; provided,
however,
that
each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make
any
disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information
which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
determination the Inspectors are so notified, and such inspector executes
any
non-disclosure, non-use or similar document which may be reasonably required
by
Company, its independent certified public accountants or its counsel (and
upon
execution of which the Company shall not be deemed to be in violation of
its
agreement not to provide to such Investor any material, nonpublic information
or
to publicly disclose such information) unless (a) the disclosure of such
Records
is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration
Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of
such
Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order
from a
court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information
in
such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by
disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector
has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and
allow
the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent
disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed
confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between
the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to
sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with
applicable laws and regulations.
(j) The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning an Investor 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 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 of which the Company has knowledge. The Company agrees that it
shall,
upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor
is
sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or
through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow
such
Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent
disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such
information.
(k) The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts either to (i) cause all 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, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure
designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement on the Nasdaq Global Market, or (iii) if, despite
the
Company’s best efforts to satisfy the preceding clause (i) or (ii), the Company
is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clause (i) or (ii), to secure
the
inclusion for quotation on The Nasdaq Capital Market for such Registrable
Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use
its
best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”)
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
3(k).
(l) The
Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities
being
offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation
and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement
and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may
be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names
as the
Investors may request.
(m) If
reasonably requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as reasonably
practicable (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included
therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities,
including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of
Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid
therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities
to be
sold in such offering; and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment if
reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable
Securities.
(n) The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or
approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary
to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(o) The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the close
of
the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with
the
provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period
beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next
following the effective date of the Registration Statement.
(p) The
Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules
and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration
hereunder.
(q) Within
three (3) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and
shall
cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for
such
Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that
such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC substantially
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
(r) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Company may delay, including by delaying
the filing of a Registration Statement, the disclosure of material, non-public
information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is
not,
in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its
counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel
to
the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace
Period”)
and,
as applicable, suspend sales of Registered Securities under an effective
Registration Statement; provided,
that
the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence
of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided
that
in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material,
non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace
Period
will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which
the
Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed
15
consecutive days and during any 365 day period such Grace Periods shall not
exceed an aggregate of 45 days and the first day of any Grace Period must
be at
least 2 Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (an
“Allowable
Grace Period”).
For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the holders receive the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the holders
receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in
such
notice. The provisions of Sections 2(f)
and
3(e)
hereof
shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period.
Upon
expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first
sentence of Section 3(f)
with
respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public
information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates
for ADRs to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable
Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract
for
sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable
Registration Statement, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace
Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Company may suspend trading of its equity
securities on the applicable Eligible Market on which its equity securities
are
then trading, due to the existence of material, non-public information
concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the
good
faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in
the
best interest of the Company (a “Trading
Grace Period”);
provided,
that
the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence
of such suspension (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose
the content of any material, non-public information to the Investors) and
the
date on which the Trading Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors
in writing of the date on which the Trading Grace Period ends; and, provided
further, that no Trading Grace Period shall exceed 5 consecutive days and
during
any 365 day period such Trading Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate
of
15 days and the first day of any Trading Grace Period must be at least 2
Trading
Days after the last day of any prior Trading Grace Period (an “Allowable
Grace Trading Period”).
For
purposes of determining the length of a Trading Grace Period above, the Trading
Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the holders receive the
notice
referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date
the
holders receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred
to
in such notice. The provisions of Sections 3(f)
hereof
shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Trading Grace
Period.
4. Obligations
of the Investors.
(a) At
least
five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing
of the
information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor
elects
to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations
of
the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with
respect
to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor
shall
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain
the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and
shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company
may
reasonably request.
(b) Each
Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection
with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder,
unless
such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to
exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
(c) Each
Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g)
or the
first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition
of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering
such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g)
or the
first sentence of Section 3(f)
or
receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver
unlegended certificates for ADRs to a transferee of an Investor in accordance
with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any
sale
of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into
a
contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company
of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g)
or the
first sentence of Section 3(f)
and for
which the Investor has not yet settled.
(d) Each
Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it in connection with sales
of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
5. Expenses
Of Registration.
All
reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred
in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to
Sections 2
and
3,
including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications
fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel
for
the Company shall be paid by the Company. The parties shall pay all fees
and
disbursements of their respective legal counsel incurred in connection with
registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2
and
3
of this
Agreement.
6. Indemnification.
In
the
event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement
under
this Agreement:
(a) To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, partners,
members, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who
controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(each,
an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts
paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”)
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by
or
before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified
party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them
may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether
commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any
filing
made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities
or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are
offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of
a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to
the
effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein
were
made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company
of
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation,
any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the
offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
or
(iv) any material violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to
Section 6(c),
the
Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses
are
incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable
expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such
Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a):
(i)
shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based
upon
a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such
Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of
the
Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto,
if
such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(d);
(ii)
shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of
the
Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available
by
the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected
prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(d);
and
(iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company,
which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or
on
behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the
Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 10.
(b) In
connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is
participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify,
hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is
set
forth in Section 6(a),
the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration
Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning
of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified
Party”),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim
or
Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each
case
to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by such
Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement;
and,
subject to Section 6(c),
such
Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
an
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such
Claim;
provided,
however,
that
the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b)
and the
agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7
shall
not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is
effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent
shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
further,
however,
that
the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b)
for only
that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net
proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
such
Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities
by the Investors pursuant to Section 10.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(b)
with
respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any
Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained
in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus,
as then amended or supplemented.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this
Section 6
of
notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any
indemnifying party under this Section 6,
deliver
to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and
the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person
or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided,
however,
that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its
own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party,
the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of
an
Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence shall be selected by the Required Holders to which the Claim relates.
The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate reasonably with
the
indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such
action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying
party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying
party
shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at
all
times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with
respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement
of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent,
provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold,
delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the
prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to
entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does
not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability
in respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided
for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of
the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties,
firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been
made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve
such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6,
except
to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to
defend
such action.
(d) The
indemnification required by this Section 6
shall be
made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when Indemnified Damages are incurred and
applicable bills are received.
(e) The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause
of
action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
(f) Nothing
herein shall the right of any party to this Agreement to bring a contractual
claim against any other party to this Agreement for a breach of this
Agreement.
7. Contribution.
To
the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited
by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with
respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under
Section 6
to the
fullest extent permitted by law; provided,
however,
that:
(i) no person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which person
is
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution
from any person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller
of
Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds
received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant
to
such Registration Statement.
8. Reports
Under The 1934 Act.
Until
the
date on which (A) the Investors shall have sold all the Conversion Shares
and
the Warrant Shares and (B) none of the Notes or Warrants is outstanding,
with a
view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that
may
at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the
public
without registration (“Rule
144”),
the
Company agrees 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 required of the
Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains
subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall
limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase
Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required
for
the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
(c) furnish
to each Investor so long as such Investor 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 1933 Act and the
1934
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, to the extent
not
available on EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably
requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule
144
without registration.
9. Trading
of Ordinary Shares.
(a) Omnibus
Disclosure Document.
(1) The
Company shall, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, use
its
reasonable efforts to obtain a modification of the Corporations Act from
the
ASIC with respect to the use of the Initial Registration Statement as a
disclosure document for the purposes of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act
(the “Omnibus
Disclosure Document”)
and a
separate modification from the ASIC to the effect that, once the Omnibus
Disclosure Document and any “wrap” required by ASIC has been issued, all further
Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares and Interest Shares which may be issued
can be
sold without the need for a Cleansing Notice (as defined below) or Disclosure
Document (as defined below). At the Company’s request, each of the Investors
shall reasonably assist the Company in obtaining such modifications.
(2) In
the
event that such modifications referred to in Section 9(a)(1) are granted,
the Company shall, as soon as practicable after the Effective Date of the
Initial Registration Statement but in no event later than five (5) Business
Days
after the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement, prepare and
lodge with the ASIC the Omnibus Disclosure Document covering the issuance
of the
full number of Conversion Shares, Interest Shares and Warrant Shares or other
Ordinary Shares issuable in accordance with the terms of the Notes and Warrants
(each such issuance, a “Triggering
Issuance”)
such
that the issue of the Omnibus Disclosure Document will have the effect of
permitting the holders of Ordinary Shares issued in a Triggering Issuance to
make offers for sale of those Ordinary Shares in accordance with Australian
law
without the need for the issue by the Company of either a Cleansing Notice
or a
Disclosure Document.
(b) Cleansing
Notice and/or Disclosure Document.
(1) If
the
required ASIC modifications have not been obtained or an Omnibus Disclosure
Document has not been lodged with the ASIC, then no later than five (5) Business
Days after the issuance of any Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, the Company
shall issue, if permitted by applicable law, a notice complying with section
708A(6) of the Corporations Act (the “Cleansing
Notice”)
and
shall notify the Investors that it has issued such Cleansing
Notice.
(2) Notwithstanding
Section 9(b)(1), if the issue of any Cleansing Notice would require the Company
to disclose information in accordance with Section 708A(6)(e) of the
Corporations Act, the
Company may delay the issue of such Cleansing Notice (and the issuance of
any
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares corresponding to such Cleansing Notice)
for
a
period (a “Delay
Period”)
not
exceeding fifteen (15) consecutive days after receipt by the Company of the
Conversion Notice (as defined in the Note) or Exercise Notice (as defined
in the
Warrant) for such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be,
provided that during any 365 day period such Delay Periods shall not exceed
an
aggregate of forty-five (45) days.
(3) If
the
Company is required to issue a Cleansing Notice pursuant to Section 9(b)(2)
but either (x) the Company is not permitted to issue such Cleansing Notice
under applicable law or (y) the issuance of such Cleansing Notice would not
result in the Warrant Shares and/or Conversion Shares covered by such Cleansing
Notice being eligible to be traded on the ASX, the Company shall as soon
as
practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days after
receipt by the Company of the Conversion Notice (as defined in the Note)
or
Exercise Notice (as defined in the Warrant) for such Conversion Shares or
Warrant Shares, as the case may be lodge with the ASIC a disclosure document
for
the purposes of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act (a “Disclosure
Document”)
covering the Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as the case may be, that
would
have been covered by such Cleansing Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, the Company (i) shall not be required to issue any such
Disclosure Document or any Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares corresponding
to
such Disclosure Document during any Delay Period, and (ii) shall not be required
to lodge more than one Disclosure Document during any ninety (90) day
period.
(4) Subject
to the provisions of Section 9(b)(5), the Company will (i) within two (2)
Business Days following the issuance of any Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares,
apply to the ASX for unconditional admission to trading for such shares,
and
(ii) take all reasonable measures to ensure that, from the time of issue of
any Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, such shares are eligible to be traded
on the ASX.
(5) In
the
event that the Company elects to delay the issuance of any Warrant Shares
or
Conversion Shares pursuant to Sections 9(b)(2) or 9(b)(3) for any Delay Period,
the Company shall notify the Investor or Investors delivering the corresponding
Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice, as the case may be (the “Soliciting
Investors”),
of
such Delay Period and the length of the applicable Delay Period. Each Soliciting
Investor may, no later than two (2) Business Days after the date of the
notification from the Company, notify the Company in writing of such Soliciting
Investor’s consent to such Delay, whereupon the Company shall issue the
applicable Ordinary Shares in conjunction with the Cleansing Notice or
Disclosure Document, as the case may be at the conclusion of the Delay Period.
In the absence of any such consent by the Investor, the Company shall issue
such
Ordinary Shares to such Soliciting Investor in accordance with the Notes
or
Warrants as applicable, it being understood that any Ordinary Shares thus
issued
will not be covered by a Cleansing Notice or Disclosure Document and
consequently may not, for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of
their
issuance, be sold or transferred, or have any interest in, or option over,
them
granted, issued or transferred.
(6) Anything
to the contrary notwithstanding, but without prejudice to any rights of any
Investors accrued prior to such time, all obligations of the Company under
this
Section 9 shall terminate, and this Section 9 shall have no further force
or
effect, on the date that the Ordinary Shares cease to be listed for trading
on
the ASX in the event that the Company is redomiciled (whether through merger
or
otherwise) into the United States or a successor to the Company replaces
the
Company as a foreign private issuer under United States securities laws and,
in
either case, the securities of such successor are listed on an Eligible Market
(as defined in the Notes).
10. Assignment
of Registration Rights.
The
rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors
to any transferee of Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in
writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy
of
such agreement is furnished to the Company within three (3) Business Days
after
such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within three (3) Business Days after
such
transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and
address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect
to
which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii)
immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition
of
such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933
Act
and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company
receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence
the
transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by
all of
the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made
in
accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
11. Amendment
of Registration Rights.
Provisions
of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived
(either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required
Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section 11
shall be
binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective
to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable
Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend
or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement
unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this
Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) A
Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the such record owner of
such
Registrable Securities.
(b) Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted
to be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party);
or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive
the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall
be:
If
to the
Company:
pSivida
Limited.
Level
12,
BGC Centre
28
The
Esplanade, Perth
WA
6000
Australia
Telephone: 61
8 9226
5099
Facsimile: 61
8 9226
5499
Attention: Gavin
Rezos, Managing Director
With
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Curtis,
Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
101
Park
Avenue
New
York,
N.Y. 10178
U.S.A.
Telephone: 212-696-6000
Facsimile: 212-697-1559
Attention: Lawrence
Goodman, Esq.
If
to a
Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers
attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the
Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or
to
the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by
written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the
effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by
the
recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine
containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the
first
page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(c) Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate
as a
waiver thereof.
(d) All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
New
York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision
or
rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State
of
New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of
the state and federal courts sitting The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan,
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court,
that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to
such
party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any
right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e) This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no
restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set
forth
or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
(f) Subject
to the requirements of Section 10,
this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(g) The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h) This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
(i) Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(j) All
consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant
to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
by the Required Holders, determined as if all of the Notes held by Investors
then outstanding have been converted into Registrable Securities and all
Warrants then outstanding have been exercised for Registrable Securities
without
regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes or on exercises of the
Warrants.
(k) The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen
by the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(l) This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may
any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(m) The
obligations of each Buyer hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Buyer, and no provision of this Agreement is intended
to confer any obligations on any Buyer vis a vis any other Buyer. Nothing
contained herein, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or
the transactions contemplated herein.
*
* * * *
*
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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COMPANY:
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/s/
Michael J. Soja |
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Name:
Michael J. Soja
Title:
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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Australian
IT Investments Limited
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By: |
/s/ Gary Williams |
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Name:
Gary Williams
Title:
Director –
Alternate
to M. Spittal
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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By: |
/s/ Florian Homm |
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Name:
Florian Homm
Title:
Chief Investment Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
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Absolute
European Catalyst Fund
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By: |
/s/ Florian Homm |
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Name:
Florian Homm
Title:
Chief Investment
Officer
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SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
Buyer
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Buyer
Address
and
Facsimile Number
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Buyer’s
Representative’s Address
and
Facsimile Number
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Australian
IT Investments
Limited
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c/o
Trident Trust Company
11
Bath Street, St. Helier
Jersey
JE4 8UT
Channel
Islands
Fax:
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Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44 (20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44 (20) 7497 5901
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Absolute
Octane Fund
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215
North Church Street
P.O.
Box 10630 APO
Grand
Cayman
Cayman
Islands
Fax:
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Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44 (20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44 (20) 7497 5901
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Absolute
European Catalyst Fund
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215
North Church Street
P.O.
Box 10630 APO
Grand
Cayman
Cayman
Islands
Fax:
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Rohit
Bhoothalingam
Vice
President & Legal Counsel
Navigator
Asset Management Advisers Limited
33
Cork Street
London
W1S 3NQ
United
Kingdom
(p)
+44 (20) 7494 5900
(f)
+44 (20) 7497 5901
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Citibank,
N.A.].
[Address]
[
Attention:
____________PSIVIDA
LIMITED
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
are
counsel to pSivida
Limited, an
Australian corporation (the “Company”),
and
have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”)
entered into by and among the Company and the buyers named therein
(collectively, the “Holders”)
pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders notes convertible into
the
Company’s ADRs (as converted, the “Conversion
Shares”),
and
warrants (the “Warrants”)
exercisable for Ordinary Shares (the “Warrant
Shares”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the
resale
of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement),
including the ADRs issuable upon conversion of the Notes, as interest on
the
Notes and upon exercise of the Warrants under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “1933
Act”).
In
connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on ____________ ___, 2005, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form F-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration
Statement”)
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as
a
selling stockholder thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff
has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the
Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF
EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge,
after
telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for
that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
This
letter shall serve as our standing opinion to you that the ADRs are freely
transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need
not
require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance
or
reissuance of ADRs to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions dated October 5, 2005. This letter shall serve
as
our standing instructions to you with regard to this matter.
CC: [LIST
NAMES OF HOLDERS]
EXHIBIT
B
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
The
ADRs
being offered by the selling stockholders are issuable (i) upon conversion
of
the convertible notes, (ii) as interest on the convertible notes and (iii)
upon
exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the notes
and
warrants, see “Private Placement of Convertible Notes and Warrants” above. We
are registering the ADRs in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer
the ADRs for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the notes
and
the warrants, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship
with us within the past three years.
The
table
below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares underlying the ADRs by each of
the
selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of ordinary shares
beneficially owned (directly or indirectly through ADRs) by each selling
stockholder, based on its ownership of the notes and the warrants, as of
________, 2005, assuming conversion of all the notes and exercise of all
warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to
any
limitations on conversions or exercise.
The
third
column lists the ordinary shares being offered by this prospectus by the
selling
stockholders.
In
accordance with the terms of registration rights agreements with the holders
of
the notes and the warrants, this prospectus generally covers the resale of
at
least [130%] of the sum of (i) the maximum number of ADRs issuable upon
conversion of the notes (assuming that the notes are convertible at their
initial Conversion Price and without taking into account any limitations
on the
conversion of the notes set forth in such notes), (ii) the maximum number
of
ADRs issuable upon exercise of the related warrants (without taking into
account
any limitations on the exercise of the warrants set forth in the warrants)
and
(iii) as interest on the convertible notes, in each case as of the Trading
Day
immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially
filed
with the SEC. Because the conversion price of the notes and the exercise
price
of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of ADRs that will actually be
issued
may be more or less than the number of ADRs being offered by this prospectus.
The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the ADRs offered by the selling
stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
Under
the
terms of the notes and the warrants, a selling stockholder may not convert
the
notes, or exercise the warrants, to the extent such conversion or exercise
would
cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially
own a number of ordinary shares (directly or indirectly through ADRs) which
would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding ordinary shares following such
conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination ordinary
shares issuable upon conversion of the notes which have not been converted
and
upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of
shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The selling
stockholders may sell all, some or none of their ADRs in this offering. See
“Plan of Distribution.”
Name
of Selling Stockholder
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Number
of Ordinary Shares Owned Prior to Offering
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Maximum
Number of Ordinary Shares to be Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
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Number
of Ordinary Shares Owned After Offering
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Australia
IT Investments Limited (1)
c/o
Trident Trust Company
11
Bath Street
St.
Helier, Jersey
Channel
Islands
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|
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0
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Absolute
Octane Fund Limited (2)
c/o
Absolute Capital Management (Spain) S.L.
Edificio
Reina Constanza
Porto
Pi 8 Planta 10 A
07015
Planta do Mallorca
Spain
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|
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0
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Absolute
European Catalyst Fund (3)
215
North Church Street
PO
Box 10630 APO
Grand
Cayman, 10630
Cayman
Islands
|
|
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|
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0
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(1)
[Australian
IT Investments Limited is advised by Navigator Asset Management Advisers
Limited
(“NAMAL”), a company incorporated in England and Wales and located at 33 Cork
Street, London W1S 3NQ, United Kingdom. NAMAL is a majority owned subsidiary
of
Navigator Asset Management Limited that is administered by Trident Trust
Company
in Jersey. Nicholas Camilleri is the Chief Investment Officer of NAMAL. Mr.
Camilleri disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent
of
his proportionate pecuniary interests therein.]
(2)
Absolute Capital Management Holdings Limited (“ACMH”), a Cayman Islands
corporation which is registered as an offshore investment adviser with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, is the investment manager for Absolute
Octane Fund Limited (“AOF”). Florian Homm is ACMH’s chief investment officer.
Florian Homm (Chief Investment Officer), Sean Ewing (Chairman and CEO) and
Darren Sisk (Finance Director) are control persons of ACMH and may be deemed
to
have voting and investment power over the shares held by AOF. Messrs. Homm,
Ewing and Sisk disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares except to the
extent
of their respective proportionate pecuniary interests therein.
(3)
Absolute Capital Management Holdings Limited (“ACMH”), a Cayman Islands
corporation which is registered as an offshore investment adviser with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, is the investment manager for Absolute
European Catalyst Fund (“AEC”). Florian Homm is ACMH’s chief investment officer.
Florian Homm (Chief Investment Officer), Sean Ewing (Chairman and CEO) and
Darren Sisk (Finance Director) are control persons of ACMH and may be deemed
to
have voting and investment power over the shares held by AEC. Messrs. Homm,
Ewing and Sisk disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares except to the
extent
of their respective proportionate pecuniary interests therein.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
We
are
registering the ADRs issuable upon conversion of the notes and upon exercise
of
the warrants and as interest on the convertible notes to permit the resale
of
these ADRs by the holders of the notes and the warrants from time to time
after
the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from
the
sale by the selling stockholders of the ADRs. We will bear all fees and expenses
incident to our obligation to register the ADRs.
The
selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the ADRs beneficially owned
by
them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the ADRs are sold through
underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible
for
underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The ADRs 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,
·
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on
any national securities exchange or quotation service on which
the
securities may be listed or quoted at the time of
sale;
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·
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in
the over-the-counter market;
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·
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in
transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in
the
over-the-counter market;
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·
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through
the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options
exchange or otherwise;
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·
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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·
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the ADRs
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to
facilitate the transaction;
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·
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its
account;
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·
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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·
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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·
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pursuant
to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act;
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·
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified
number of
such ADRs at a stipulated price per
ADR;
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·
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
|
·
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
|
If
the
selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling ADRs 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 stockholders or commissions from purchasers
of the
ADRs 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 ADRs or otherwise,
the
selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers,
which may in turn engage in short sales of the ADRs in the course of hedging
in
positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell ADRs short
and
deliver ADRs covered by this prospectus to close out short positions. The
selling stockholders may also loan or pledge ADRs to broker-dealers that
in turn
may sell such ADRs.
The
selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all
of
the notes, warrants or the ADRs owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may
offer and sell the ADRs 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 stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in
interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders
also may transfer and donate the ADRs 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 stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution
of
the ADRs 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 ADRs is
made,
a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set
forth
the aggregate amount of ADRs being offered and the terms of the offering,
including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts,
commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling
stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed
or paid to broker-dealers.
Under
the
securities laws of some states, the ADRs may be sold in such states only
through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the
ADRs
may not be sold unless such ADRs 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 any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the
ADRs
registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this
prospectus forms a part.
The
selling stockholders 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 ADRs by the selling stockholders and any
other
participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person
engaged in the distribution of the ADRs to engage in market-making activities
with respect to the ADRs. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability
of
the ADRs and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making
activities with respect to the ADRs.
We
will
pay all expenses of the registration of the ADRs 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 a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and
selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against
liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance
with the registration rights agreements, or the selling stockholders will
be
entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders
against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act,
that
may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling
stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the
related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to
contribution.
Once
sold
under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a
part,
the ADRs will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our
affiliates.
ASX/MEDIA RELEASE |
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26 September
2006 |
pSivida
completes agreement to secure additional US$6.5m
funding
Boston,
MA. and Perth, Australia - Global bio-nanotech company pSivida Limited (ASX:PSD,
NASDAQ:PSDV, Xetra:PSI) is pleased to announce that the definitive documentation
related to the previously announced agreement with the Absolute Europe Catalyst
Fund, Absolute Octane Fund and Australian IT Investments Ltd to purchase US$6.5m
(AU$8.5m) of Subordinated Convertible Debentures convertible into pSivida
American Depository Shares (ADSs) has been completed.
The
issue
of shares underlying the ADSs and Warrants were subject to receipt of
shareholder approval for the issuance at a Shareholders Extraordinary Meeting
that was held on 19 September 2006. All resolutions were passed unanimously
by
shareholders.
THIS
RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER
TO
BUY ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
THE
SECURITIES DESCRIBED HERIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933. AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES
ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS.
-ENDS-
pSivida
Limited
Brian
Leedman
Investor
Relations
pSivida
Limited
Tel:
+ 61 8 9226 5099
brianl@psivida.com
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|
US
Public Relations
Beverly
Jedynak
President
Martin
E. Janis & Company, Inc
Tel:
+1 (312) 943 1100 ext. 12
bjedynak@janispr.com
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|
European
Public Relations
Eva
Reuter
Tel:
+49 (254) 393 0740
e.reuter@e-reuter-ir.com
|
NOTES
TO EDITORS:
pSivida
is a global bio-nanotech company committed to the biomedical sector and the
development of drug delivery products. Retisert™ is FDA approved for the
treatment of uveitis. Vitrasert® is FDA approved for the treatment of
AIDS-related CMV Retinitis. Bausch & Lomb own the trademarks Vitrasert® and
Retisert™. pSivida has licensed the technologies underlying both of these
products to Bausch & Lomb. The technology underlying Medidur™, a treatment
for diabetic macular edema, is licensed to Alimera Sciences and is in Phase
III
clinical trials.
pSivida
owns the rights to develop and commercialise a modified form of silicon
(porosified or nano-structured silicon) known as BioSilicon™, which has
applications in drug delivery, wound healing, orthopaedics, and tissue
engineering. pSivida’s subsidiary, AION Diagnostics Limited is developing
diagnostic products and the subsidiary pSiNutria is developing food technology
products both using BioSilicon™.
pSivida’s
intellectual property portfolio consists of 70 patent families, 74 granted
patents and over 290 patent applications.
pSivida
conducts its operations from offices and facilities near Boston in the United
States, Malvern in the United Kingdom, Perth in Australia and Singapore.
pSivida
is listed on NASDAQ (PSDV),
the
Australian Stock Exchange (PSD)
and on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on the XETRA system (German Symbol:
PSI. Securities Code (WKN) 358705).
pSivida is a founding member of the NASDAQ Health Care Index and the Merrill
Lynch Nanotechnology Index.
The
Company's largest shareholder and a strategic partner is QinetiQ, a leading
international defence, security and Technology Company, formed in 2001 from
the
UK Government's Defence Evaluation & Research Agency (DERA). QinetiQ (QQ.)
was instrumental in discovering BioSiliconTM
and
pSivida’s strong relationship with QinetiQ includes access to its cutting edge
research and development facilities.
For
more
information, visit www.psivida.com
This
document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. The statements reference potential products, applications and
regulatory approvals. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are reasonable at this time, we can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Given these
uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to many important factors
including: our inability to develop proposed products, including without
limitation, in the drug delivery, wound healing, orthopaedics, and tissue
engineering, diagnostics and food technology fields; failure of our evaluation
agreements to result in license agreements; failure to develop applications
for
BioSilicon™ due to regulatory, scientific or other issues; failure to complete
negotiations for new centers for the BrachySil™ phase IIb clinical trial
for inoperable primary liver cancer; failure of our discussions with the FDA
for
BrachySil™ to continue or to lead to FDA approval; failure of the BrachySil™
phase IIb clinical trial for inoperable primary liver cancer to determine
the optimal dose, provide key safety data or support future pivotal efficacy
trials or product registration or approval; failure of the BrachySil™ primary
liver programme that is in phase IIb clinical trials to provide a
valuable platform for the development and commercialisation of BrachySil™ for
pancreatic cancer and other indications; failure to commence phase IIa
BrachySilTM
trials
for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; failure of the findings of the
pancreatic cancer phase IIa trial to provide a platform for further
multicentre efficacy and safety trials; failure of there to be
optimisation and standardisation between our two pancreatic
cancer study centres; failure of the results of the Retisert™ for DME
trial to be a good indicator of the results of pSivida’s ongoing phase III
Medidur™ for DME trial; failure of the
Medidur™
trials in
DME to show a very similar improvement in visual acuity and diabetic retinopathy
severity score as Retisert™
for
DME;
failure
of Medidur™ to release fluocinolone acetonide at the same rate as Retisert™; our
inability to recruit patients for the phase III Medidur™ for DME
trial;. Other
reasons are contained in cautionary statements in the Annual Report on Form
20-F
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without
limitation, under Item 3.D, "Risk Factors" therein. We do not undertake to
update any oral or written forward-looking statements that may be made by or
on
behalf of pSivida.