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EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - NEUROLOGIX INC/DE | c09339exv10w1.htm |
EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - NEUROLOGIX INC/DE | c09339exv99w1.htm |
EX-10.6 - EXHIBIT 10.6 - NEUROLOGIX INC/DE | c09339exv10w6.htm |
EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - NEUROLOGIX INC/DE | c09339exv10w2.htm |
EX-10.3 - EXHIBIT 10.3 - NEUROLOGIX INC/DE | c09339exv10w3.htm |
EX-10.4 - EXHIBIT 10.4 - NEUROLOGIX INC/DE | c09339exv10w4.htm |
Exhibit 10.5
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Second
Amendment (this Second Amendment), dated as of December 6, 2010, by and among
Neurologix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), General Electric Pension Trust (GE),
Corriente Master Fund, L.P. (Corriente), Palisade Concentrated Equity Partnership II, L.P.
(Palisade) and those additional entities executing the signature page hereto as Existing
Investors (GE, Corriente, Palisade and such Existing Investors are hereafter referred to
collectively as the Amending Investors).
WHEREAS, the Company and all of the Amending Investors except Palisade are parties to that
certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2007, as amended on April 28, 2008
(the Registration Agreement), which provides for certain registration rights relating to the
Registrable Securities held by each of such Amending Investors, as more fully specified in the
Registration Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company is issuing to each of GE, Corriente and Palisade, on the date hereof,
secured senior promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 and warrants (the
Bridge Warrants) to purchase an aggregate of 2,430,555 shares of the Companys common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), dated as of even date herewith, by
and among the Company, GE, Corriente and Palisade;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Amending Investors desire that (i) Palisade become a party to the
Registration Agreement and (ii) each of GE, Corriente and Palisade are granted registration rights
with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Bridge Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the consummation of the transactions set forth in the Purchase Agreement is
conditioned upon the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Second Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the parties signatory hereto agree as follows:
1. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms used and capitalized in this
Second Amendment, but which are not defined herein, shall be deemed to have the respective meanings
set forth in the Registration Agreement.
2. By its execution and delivery of this Second Amendment, Palisade shall become an Investor
under the Registration Agreement and shall have all of the rights, privileges and benefits of, and
shall be subject to all obligations, restrictions and conditions of, an Investor thereunder.
3. Section 2(a)(ii) of the Registration Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144 in the second sentence thereof and inserting in its place
the following:
...without resale conditions pursuant to Rule 144...
4. Section 2(h) of the Registration Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
pursuant to Rule 144(k) and inserting in its place the following:
...without resale conditions pursuant to Rule 144...
5. Section 2(a)(vii)(y) of the Registration Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following phrase after the phrase plus (3) the Total Purchase Price (as defined in the New Series
D Agreement) paid by such holder:
...plus (4) the total principal amount then outstanding on the promissory notes issued to such
holder by the Company in connection with the transactions described in the Note and Warrant
Purchase Agreement dated as of December 6, 2010...
6. Section 9 of the Registration Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word NASD and
inserting in its place the following:
...Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...
7. Section 9 of the Registration Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word Purchased
in the last line thereof.
8. Exhibit A to the Registration Agreement is hereby amended by adding Palisade as an Investor
thereunder and including the following information for Palisade at the end of Exhibit A:
Palisade Concentrated Equity Partnership II, L.P.
c/o Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C.
One Bridge Plaza
Suite No. 695
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Tel: (201) 585-5433
Fax: (201) 585-7552
Taxpayer ID No.: 86-1103899
Attn: Bradley R. Goldman, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
c/o Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C.
One Bridge Plaza
Suite No. 695
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Tel: (201) 585-5433
Fax: (201) 585-7552
Taxpayer ID No.: 86-1103899
Attn: Bradley R. Goldman, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
9. This Second Amendment will become effective upon the execution hereof by the Company,
Palisade, and at least fifty percent (50%) in interest of the Investors and will be binding on each
party to the Registration Agreement. Except as amended hereby, the Registration Agreement, and all
of the terms and provisions thereof, shall remain in full force and effect. After the effective
date of this Second Amendment, any reference to the Registration Agreement shall mean the
Registration Agreement as modified hereby.
10. This Second Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original. This Second Amendment, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a
facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, shall be treated in all manner and respects and
for all purposes as an original agreement or instrument and shall be
considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version
thereof delivered in person.
11. This Second Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
[Signature page follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed
as of the day and year first above written.
NEUROLOGIX, INC.
By: |
/s/ Clark A. Johnson | |||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
By: |
/s/ Marc L. Panoff | |||
Name: Marc L. Panoff | ||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ||||
GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST | ||||
By:
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GE Asset Management Incorporated, its Investment Manager |
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By: |
/s/ B.C. Sophia Tsai | |||
Name: B.C. Sophia Tsai | ||||
Title: Vice President and Managing Director | ||||
CORRIENTE MASTER FUND, L.P. | ||||
By:
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Corriente Capital Management, L.P., its Managing General Partner | |||
By:
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Corriente Advisors, LLC, its General Partner |
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By: |
/s/ James Haddaway | |||
Name: James Haddaway | ||||
Title: President | ||||
PALISADE CONCENTRATED EQUITY PARTNERSHIP II, L.P. | ||||
By:
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Palisade Concentrated Holdings II, LLC, its General Partner |
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey D. Serkes | |||
Name: Jeffrey D. Serkes | ||||
Title: Authorized Person |
EXISTING INVESTORS: | ||||
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST | ||||
By:
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State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee of the Chrysler Group LLC Master Retirement Trust | |||
By: |
/s/ Steve Sovany | |||
Name: Steve Sovany | ||||
Title: Vice President | ||||
PROMED PARTNERS, LP
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By: |
/s/ David Musket | |||
Name: David Musket | ||||
Title: GP |