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Exhibit 10.33
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
     THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 8, 2009, by and among Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation with headquarters located at 239 South Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 (the “Company”), and each investor identified on the signature pages hereto (individually, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).
PREAMBLE
     A. The Company and each Investor is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act.
     B. Each Investor, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement (i) that aggregate number of shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), set forth on such Investor’s signature page to this Agreement (which aggregate amount for all Investors together shall be not more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock and shall collectively be referred to herein as the “Common Shares”). The Company shall in no event issue shares of Common Stock and Warrant Shares in excess of 19.99% of the then outstanding Common Stock of the Company or to any one Investor which would result in such Investor beneficially owning more than 19.99% of the then outstanding Common Stock of the Company immediately after the Closings (including shares issued pursuant to the letter agreement referenced in paragraph D below of this Preamble) unless such Investor owned more than 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to the Initial Closing. Each Investor, in consideration of this transaction agrees to immediately cancel all outstanding warrants issued to each Investor as part of the share purchase transaction between such Investor and the Company that was effective as of November 20, 2008.
     C. The purchase price for each Common Share to be issued at the Closing shall be one dollar ($1.00) per share (the “Purchase Price”). The Common Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
     NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investors, severally and not jointly, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
     1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:


 

     “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
     “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in The State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
     “Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
     “Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Company Counsel” means Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Company.
     “Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Contingent Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(aa).
     “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
     “Cut-Back Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(d).
     “Disclosure Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f).
     “Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement is first declared effective by the SEC.
     “Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).
     “Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(dd).
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “Filing Date” means the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next date that is a Business Day.
     “FINRA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).
     “GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f).
     “Hazardous Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(dd).

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     “Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(aa).
     “Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c).
     “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c).
     “Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(t).
     “Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Lien” means any lien, charge, claim, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction.
     “Losses” means any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, settlement costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees.
     “Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole on a consolidated basis or (ii) material and adverse impairment of the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents, provided, that none of the following alone shall be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (i) a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock or (ii) changes in general economic conditions or changes affecting the industry in which the Company operates generally (as opposed to Company-specific changes) so long as such changes do not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
     “Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(v).
     “Options” means any outstanding rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
     “Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(aa).
     “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, a partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened in writing.
     “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
     “Registrable Securities” means the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares issued or issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, together with any securities issued or issuable

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upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing.
     “Registration Statement” means each registration statement required to be filed under Article VI, including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
     “Regulation D” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Required Effectiveness Date” means (i) if the Registration Statement does not become subject to review by the SEC, the date which is the earlier of (a) ninety (90) days after the Filing Date or (b) five (5) Trading Days after the Company receives notification from the SEC that the Registration Statement will not become subject to review, or (ii) if the Registration Statement becomes subject to review by the SEC, the date which is the earlier of (a) one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Filing Date or (b) five (5) Trading Days after the Company receives notification from the SEC that the SEC has no further comment to the Registration Statement.
     “Restriction Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(d).
     “Rule 144,” “Rule 172”, “Rule 415,” and “Rule 424” means Rule 144, Rule 415 and Rule 424, respectively, promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
     “SEC” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f).
     “SEC Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(d).
     “Securities” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
     “Short Sales” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(i).
     “Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
     “Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in

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the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
     “Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
     “Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(i).
     “Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Warrants.
     “Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or any successor transfer agent for the Company.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
     2.1 Closing. The Closing shall take place on the third business day after which all conditions for such Closing have been satisfied or are capable of being satisfied, or such other date as agreed to by the Company and the Investors (the “Closing Date”) at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of Company Counsel, or at such other times and places as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investors.
     2.2 Closing Deliveries.
          (a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor the following:
               (i) evidence of a direct registration account in such Investor’s name as set forth on such Investor’s signature page to this Agreement, and the deposit, by direct registration, into such account of the number of Common Shares purchased by such Investor;
               (ii) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, (a) certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company approving the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Securities, (b) certifying as to the certificate of incorporation, as amended and by-laws of the Company and (c) certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company; and
               (iii) a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Section 5.1(a) and (b).
          (b) At the Closing, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the purchase price set forth on such Investor’s signature page to this Agreement in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in writing to such Investor by the Company for such purpose.

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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
     3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors as follows (which representations and warranties shall be deemed to apply, where appropriate, to each Subsidiary of the Company):
          (a) Subsidiaries. The Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien, and all issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interest of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. The Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, only the following corporations, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, associations or other entities: (i) Acumed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii) Ara Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (iii) Boston Life Sciences International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (iv) Coda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (v) Neurobiologics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and (vi) ProCell Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (each, a “Subsidiary”).
          (b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite power and authority to own and occupy its properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. Each of the Transaction Documents has been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereof, is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

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          (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 do not, and will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that 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 (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary are bound, or affected, except to the extent that such conflict, default, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (including, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors set forth in Section 3.2 hereof, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its securities are subject), or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, except to the extent that such violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (e) The Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and will not be subject to preemptive or similar rights of stockholders (other than those provided for in the Transaction Documents). The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
          (f) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months preceding the date hereof on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such documents prior to the expiration of any such extension and has filed all documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof, such documents, together with any materials filed or furnished by the Company under the Exchange Act, whether or not any such reports were required being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and, together with this Agreement, the “Disclosure Materials”. As of their respective dates (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Initial Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), the SEC Reports filed by the Company complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Initial Closing Date, then on the date of such filing) by the Company, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or, if amended or superseded by a

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filing prior to the Initial Closing Date, then on the date of such filing). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements, the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP or may be condensed or summary statements, and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments.
          (g) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company as of October 31, 2008, consisted of 80,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which [21,351,123] were issued and outstanding as of such date and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, of which 25,000 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 500,000 shares are designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and 800 shares designated Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, of which no shares were issued and outstanding as of such date. All outstanding shares of capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities laws. Except as disclosed in or contemplated the SEC Reports, the Company does not have outstanding any other Options, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or entered into any agreement giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, and except for customary adjustments as a result of stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or other similar events, there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors and the Agent) and will not result in a right of any holder of the Company’s securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
          (h) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments; Solvency. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or changed its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders, in their capacities as such, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock-based plans. 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

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proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.
          (i) Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, claim, or Proceeding, or, to the Company’s knowledge, inquiry or investigation, before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (j) Compliance. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received written notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority.
          (k) Title to Assets. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns real property. The Company and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and each Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any Subsidiary is held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and each Subsidiary is in material compliance.
          (l) No General Solicitation. 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.
          (m) Private Placement; Investment Company; U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates nor, any Person acting on the Company’s behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six months, made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Securities as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Investors as contemplated hereby. The sale and issuance of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted. The Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company

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Act of 1940, as amended. The Company is not required to be registered as a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980.
          (n) Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the Investors using Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
          (o) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company has not, in the twelve months preceding the date hereof, received notice (written or oral) from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof there are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of its Common Stock.
          (p) Registration Rights. Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority that have not expired or been satisfied or waived, other than to the Investors and the Agent.
          (q) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, 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 Company’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to any of the Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Investors’ ownership of the Securities.
          (r) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any of its officers, directors or Affiliates, has provided any of the Investors (other than Excluded Investors or those certain investors who signed a confidentiality agreement with the Company) or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information (other than the existence and terms of the issuance of Securities, as contemplated by this Agreement). The Company understands and confirms that each of the Investors (other than Excluded Investors or those certain investors who signed a confidentiality agreement with the Company) will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or their businesses, properties, 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 acknowledges and agrees that no Investor (other than Excluded Investors) makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those set forth in the Transaction Documents.

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          (s) Acknowledgment Regarding Investors’ Purchase of Securities. Based upon the assumption that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated in all material respects in conformity with the Transaction Documents, the Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Investors (other than Excluded Investors) is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Investor (other than Excluded Investors) is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by any Investor (other than Excluded Investors) or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Investors’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its advisors and representatives.
          (t) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and each Subsidiary owns, or possesses adequate rights or licenses to use, all 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. None of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate within three years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice of, or have any actual knowledge of, any infringement by the Company of Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company, being threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary regarding its Intellectual Property Rights.
          (u) Insurance. The Company and each Subsidiary is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as it believes are prudent and customary in the businesses and locations in which the Company and each Subsidiary is engaged.
          (v) Regulatory Permits. The Company and each Subsidiary possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted and described in the SEC Reports (“Material Permits”), except where the failure to possess such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
          (w) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, no transaction has occurred between or among the Company, on the one hand, and its Affiliates, officers or directors or any Affiliates of any such officer or director, on the other hand, that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 404(a) that was not disclosed.

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          (x) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company maintains 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 accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
          (y) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, except where such noncompliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
          (z) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary 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 or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation in any material respect of any 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.
          (aa) Indebtedness. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below), (ii) is in violation of any term of or is 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, and (iii) 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 reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 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

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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, a government or any department or agency thereof.
          (bb) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are as disclosed in the SEC Reports. To the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary is 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 Subsidiary to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
          (cc) Labor Matters. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, 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.
          (dd) Environmental Laws. The Company and each Subsidiary (i) is in compliance in all material respects with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) is in compliance in all material respects 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 would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, 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.

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          (ee) 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.
          (ff) Tax Status. The Company and each Subsidiary (i) has made or filed all foreign, federal and state 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 (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.
          (gg) Certain Fees. Other than fees payable to the Agent (for which the Company shall be responsible), no brokers’, finders’ or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each Investor hereby, as to itself only and for no other Investor, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
          (a) Organization; Authority. Such Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate, partnership or other power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The purchase by such Investor of the Securities hereunder has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Investor. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Investor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
          (b) No Public Sale or Distribution. Such Investor is (i) acquiring the Common Shares and the Warrants and (ii) upon exercise of the Warrants will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, in the ordinary course of business for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, and such Investor does not have a present intention to effect any distribution of the Securities to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Investor does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any

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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 Securities Act.
          (c) Investor Status. At the time such Investor was offered the Securities, it was, at the date hereof it is, and on the date which it exercises any Warrants it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Investor is not a registered broker dealer registered under Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act, nor required to be registered as such, or a member of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or an entity engaged in the business of being a broker dealer. Except as otherwise disclosed in writing to the Company on Exhibit B-2 (attached hereto) on or prior to the date of this Agreement, such Investor is not affiliated with any broker dealer registered under Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act, or a member of FINRA or an entity engaged in the business of being a broker dealer.
          (d) General Solicitation. Such Investor is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, broadcast over television or radio, disseminated over the Internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
          (e) Experience of Such Investor. Such Investor, either alone or together with its representatives has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, including the risk of total loss of the Investor’s investment, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Investor understands that it must bear the economic risk of this investment in the Securities indefinitely, and is able to bear such risk and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. The Investor understands that the market price of the Common Stock can be volatile and that no representation is being made as to the future value of the Common Stock.
          (f) Access to Information. Such Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded: (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information (other than material non-public information for those certain investors who did not enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Company) about the Company and each Subsidiary and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Such Investor acknowledges that no third party has made or will make any representation or warranty to such Investor regarding the adequacy or completeness for such

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Investor’s purpose of the information such Investor has requested. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Reports filed through the date hereof.
          (g) No Governmental Review. Such Investor 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.
          (h) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this Agreement and the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Investor 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 Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such that are not material and do not otherwise affect the ability of such Investor to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
          (i) Prohibited Transactions; Confidentiality. Such Investor, directly or indirectly, has not and no Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, has engaged in any purchases or sales in the securities, including derivatives, of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (a “Transaction”) involving any of the Company’s securities) since the time that such Investor was first contacted by the Company, Dawson James Securities, Inc. (the “Agent”) or any other Person regarding the investment in the Company contemplated by this Agreement. Such Investor covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor will engage, directly or indirectly, in any Transactions in the securities of the Company (including Short Sales) prior to the time the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed. “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, derivatives and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker-dealers or foreign regulated brokers.
          (j) Restricted Securities. Such Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements, understandings of such Investor set forth herein (including the Registration Statement Questionnaire) in order to determine the availability of such exemptions of the Investor and the eligibility of such Investor to acquire the Securities.

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          (k) Legends. It is understood that, except as provided in Section 4.1(b) of this Agreement, certificates evidencing such Securities may bear the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b).
          (l) No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice. Such Investor understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Investor has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities. Such Investor understands that the Agent has acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Securities, and that the Agent makes no representation or warranty with regard to the merits of this transaction or as to the accuracy of any information such Investor may have received in connection therewith. Such Investor acknowledges that he has not relied on any information or advice furnished by or on behalf of the Agent.
          (m) Offering Documents. Such Investor understands that other than this Agreement and the SEC Reports, no disclosure or offering document will be provided or prepared in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities contemplated hereby.
          (n) Restrictions on Securities. Such Investor acknowledges that the Company has represented that no action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States by the Company that would permit an offering of the Securities, or possession or distribution of offering materials in connection with the issuance of the Securities, in any jurisdiction outside the United States where action for that purpose is required. If such Investor is located or domiciled outside the United States, it agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers Securities or has in its possession or distributes any offering material, in all cases at its own expense.
          (o) Acquiring Person. Such Investor, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, will not, either individually or with a group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), be the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 3.2(o), beneficial ownership shall be determined pursuant to a Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
          (p) Agent Acknowledgement. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has engaged the Agent in connection with the sale of the Common Shares and Warrants and, as consideration for its services, has agreed to pay the Agent, on the Subsequent Closing Date (so long as the same occurs on or before December 15, 2008), an aggregate cash commission equal to 7% of the gross proceeds resulting from such sale (exclusive of any proceeds received from Ingalls & Snyder LLC or their Affiliates), and to reimburse the Agent for up to 2% of certain of their expenses incurred in connection with such sale, and to issue the Agent Warrants to purchase [     ] shares of Common Stock. The Agent Warrants will have a term of five years and will be exercisable at a price equal to $[     ]1.
 
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ARTICLE IV
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
     4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
     (a) Each Investor, severally but not jointly, covenants to the Company that the Securities will only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or to the Company, or pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require the transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company hereby consents to and agrees to register on the books of the Company and with its Transfer Agent, without any such legal opinion any transfer of Securities by an Investor to an Affiliate of such Investor, provided that the transferee certifies to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and provided that such Affiliate does not request any removal of any existing legends on any certificate evidencing the Securities.
     (b) Each Investor, severally but not jointly, agrees to the imprinting, until no longer required by this Section 4.1(b), of the following legend on any certificate evidencing any of the Securities, together with any additional legend required by (i) any applicable state securities laws and (ii) any securities exchange upon which such Securities may be listed:
    “NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS.”
Certificates evidencing the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares shall not be required to contain such legend or any other legend (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares is effective under the Securities Act and a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act is available with respect to such Common Shares or Warrant Shares, (ii) following any sale of such Common Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such

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Common Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b)(1), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including pronouncements issued by the Staff of the SEC). At such time as a legend is no longer required for certain Common Shares and Warrant Shares, the Company will, no later than three Trading Days following the delivery by an Investor to the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent of a legended certificate representing such Common Shares or Warrant Shares, and a request for legend removal, accompanied in the case of a request under Section 4.1(c)(iv) by an opinion of counsel to an Investor to the effect that such legend is not required, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor a certificate representing such Common Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.1(b).
     (c) The Company will not object to and shall permit (except as prohibited by law) an Investor to pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities in connection with a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, and if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Company will not object to and shall permit (except as prohibited by law) such Investor to transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Except as required by law, such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company, no legal opinion of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith (but such legal opinion shall be required in connection with a subsequent transfer or foreclosure following default by the Investor transferee of the pledge), and no notice shall be required of such pledge. Each Investor acknowledges that the Company shall not be responsible for any pledges relating to, or the grant of any security interest in, any of the Securities or for any agreement, understanding or arrangement between any Investor and its pledgee or secured party. At the appropriate Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder. Provided that the Company is in compliance with the terms of this Section 4.1(c), the Company’s indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 6.4 shall not extend to any Proceeding or Losses arising out of or related to this Section 4.1(c).
     4.2 Furnishing of Information. Until the date that any Investor owning Common Shares or Warrant Shares may sell all of them under Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or any successor provision), the Company covenants to use its reasonable best efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Investor to sell such Common Shares and Warrant Shares without registration under the Securities Act.
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negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Investors or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.
     4.4 Reservation of Securities. At all times during which the Warrants remain exercisable, the Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations to issue such Warrant Shares under the Transaction Documents. In the event that at any time the then authorized shares of Common Stock are insufficient for the Company to satisfy its obligations to issue such Warrant Shares under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall promptly take such actions as may be required to increase the number of authorized shares.
     4.5 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, at or before 9:00 a.m., Boston time, on the first Trading Day following execution of this Agreement, issue a press release disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. Within four business days of the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and including as exhibits to such Current Report on Form 8-K the Transaction Documents (including the names of the Investors and the amount(s) of Securities respectively purchased) and the form of Warrants, in the form required by the Exchange Act. Thereafter, the Company shall timely file any filings and notices required by the SEC or applicable law with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and provide copies thereof to the Investors promptly after filing. Except as herein provided, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall publicly disclose the name of any Investor, or include the name of any Investor in any press release without the prior written consent of such Investor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), unless otherwise required by law, regulatory authority or Trading Market. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall, nor shall any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, provide any Investor with any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any Subsidiary from and after the issuance of the above referenced press release without the express written consent of such Investor.
     4.6 Use of Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities for working capital and general corporate purposes and to fund the Company’s Phase III development of ALTROPANE® for Parkinson’s Disease. The Company also may use a portion of the net proceeds, currently intended for general corporate purposes, to acquire or invest in technologies, products or services that complement its business. Pending these uses, the Company intends to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities, or as otherwise pursuant to the Company’s customary investment policies.
     4.7 Registration Questionnaire. Each Investor has completed or caused to be completed the Registration Statement Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 (or has otherwise provided in a written form the information requested in such Registration Statement Questionnaire) and the signature page hereto, each for use in preparation of the Registration

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Statement Questionnaire, and the information contained in such completed Registration Statement Questionnaire (or such other form provided by the Investor) and on such signature page are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct on each Closing Date and the Effective Date. The Investor covenants that, upon the Company’s reasonable written request, it will promptly notify the Company of any changes in such information or other information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with any registration referred to in Article VI.
     4.8 FINRA Compliance. Each Investor acknowledges that if it is a Registered Representative (as defined by the FINRA) of a FINRA member firm, the Investor must give such firm the notice required by the FINRA’s Rules of Fair Practice, receipt of which must be acknowledged by such firm on the signature page hereof.
     4.9 No Sale of Securities. Each Investor hereby, severally but not jointly, covenants with the Company not to make any sale of the Securities without (i) complying with the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) satisfying the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, causing the prospectus delivery requirement under the Securities Act to be satisfied if the Investor is notified by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2(j) hereof that the conditions specified in Rule 172(c) of the Securities Act were not satisfied and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities. Each Investor acknowledges that there may occasionally be times when the Company determines that, subject to the limitations of Section 6.1, it must suspend the use of the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement until such time as an amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the SEC, an appropriate report has been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act or until the Company has amended or supplemented such prospectus. Each Investor hereby, severally but not jointly, covenants that it will not sell any Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement during the period commencing at the time at which the Company gives each Investor written notice of any suspension of the use of the Registration Statement and ending at the time the Company gives each Investor written notice that each Investor may thereafter effect sales pursuant to the Registration Statement.
     4.10 Treatment of Non-Public Information. The Investor covenants and agrees with the Company (a) to hold the existence, terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in confidence and not to disclose the same to any other person until such time as the Company files with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the offering or publicly announces the offering, and (b) to hold all matters disclosed to it by the Company (other than any matters included in the SEC Reports) in confidence and not to disclose the same to any other person until such time as the Company files with the SEC a report publicly disclosing such information. The Investor understands that the federal securities laws impose restrictions on trading based on information regarding the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

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ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS
     5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Investors. The obligation of each Investor to purchase the Securities at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Investor, at or before each Closing, of each of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of each Closing as though made on and as of such date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date).
          (b) Performance. The Company and each other Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to each Closing.
          (c) No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a Trading Market.
          (d) Absence of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or any governmental body or authority, against the Company or any Subsidiary or pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or their consummation, shall have been instituted on or before each Closing Date, which action, suit or proceeding would, if determined adversely, have a Material Adverse Effect.
     5.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to sell the Securities at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before each Closing, of each of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investors contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of each Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date); and
          (b) Performance. The Investors shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investors at or prior to each Closing.

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ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
     6.1 Registration Statement.
     (a) Subject to the receipt of necessary information from the Investors and the Agent, including the information requested in the Registration Statement Questionnaire, as promptly as possible, and in any event on or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) and shall contain (except if otherwise requested by the SEC) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
     (b) Subject to the receipt of necessary information from the Investors and the Agent, including the information requested in the Registration Statement Questionnaire, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the Required Effectiveness Date, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or can be sold publicly under Rule 144 without any volume, manner of sale or other restrictions (the “Effectiveness Period”); provided that, upon notification by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Company shall request acceleration of such Registration Statement within five (5) Trading Days after receipt of such notice and request that it become effective on 4:00 p.m. Boston time on the Effective Date and file a prospectus supplement for any Registration Statement, if required under Rule 424 (or otherwise), by 9:00 a.m. Boston time the day after the Effective Date.
     (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, after 60 consecutive Trading Days of continuous effectiveness of the initial Registration Statement filed and declared effective pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may, by written notice to the Investors and the Agent, suspend sales under a Registration Statement after the Effective Date thereof and/or require that the Investors and the Agent immediately cease the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto and/or defer the filing of any subsequent Registration Statement if (i) the Company is engaged in a merger, acquisition or sale and the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, by appropriate resolutions, that, as a result of such activity, (A) it would be materially detrimental to the Company (other than as relating solely to the price of the Common Stock) to maintain a Registration Statement at such time or (B) it is in the best interests of the Company to suspend sales under such registration at such time, (ii) requested by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the Effectiveness Period of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iv) the Company receives any notification with

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respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) the Company elected to delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, in the best interest of the Company; or (vi) any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Upon receipt of such notice, each Investor and the Agent shall immediately discontinue any sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration until such Investor and the Agent are advised in writing by the Company that the current Prospectus or amended Prospectus, as applicable, may be used. In no event, however, shall this right be exercised to suspend sales beyond the period during which (in the good faith determination of the Company’s Board of Directors) the failure to require such suspension would be materially detrimental to the Company. The Company’s rights under this Section 6.1(c) may be exercised for a period of no more than 20 Trading Days at a time and not more than three times in any twelve-month period. Immediately after the end of any suspension period under this Section 6.1(c), the Company shall take all necessary actions (including filing any required supplemental prospectus) to restore the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement and the ability of the Investors and the Agent to publicly resell their Registrable Securities pursuant to such effective Registration Statement.
     (d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, if at any time the SEC takes the position that some or all of the Registrable Securities may not be included in the Registration Statement because (i) the inclusion of such Registrable Securities violates the provisions of Rule 415 as a result of the number of shares included in such Registration Statement, (ii) the Registrable Securities cannot be sold as an “at the market offering,” and/or (iii) the Warrant Shares may not be registered prior to exercise of the Warrants and/or many not be sold on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415, the Company shall (A) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (B) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”). Any cut-back imposed pursuant to this Section 6.1(d) shall be allocated among the Investors and the Agent on a pro rata basis and shall be allocated first to any Warrant Shares. From and after such time as the Company is able to effect the registration of the Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”) all of the provisions of this Section 6.1(d) shall again be applicable to the Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that for such purposes the Filing Date shall be deemed to be the Restriction Termination Date.
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     (a) Not less than three Trading Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish via email to those Investors who have supplied the Company with email addresses copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than any document that is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) will be subject to the review (but not approval) of such Investors; provided that, the failure of any Investor or his, her or its counsel to respond to such proposed documents within two Trading Days after the Investors have been so furnished with copies of such documents shall be deemed approval of same; and provided, further, that no such review and comment shall inhibit the Company from filing the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement within five Business Days after such notice has been provided or otherwise from complying with its obligations hereunder.
     (b) (i) Subject to Section 6.1(c), prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective, as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Investors and the Agent thereof set forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
     (c) During the Effectiveness Period, notify the Investors and the Agent as promptly as reasonably possible, and if requested by the Investors and the Agent confirm such notice in writing no later than two Trading Days thereafter, of any of the following events: (i) the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of any Registration Statement; (ii) the SEC comments in writing on any Registration Statement; (iii) any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment is declared effective; (iv) the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority requests any amendment or supplement to any Registration Statement or Prospectus or requests additional information related thereto; (v) the SEC issues any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or initiates any Proceedings for that purpose; (vi) the Company receives notice of any suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threat of any Proceeding for such purpose; or (vii) the financial statements included in any Registration Statement become ineligible for inclusion therein or any Registration Statement or Prospectus or other document contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any 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.
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(ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as soon as possible.
     (e) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Investors in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Investor requests in writing, to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective for so long as required, but not to exceed the duration of the Effectiveness Period, and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject or provide any undertaking that causes the Company undue expense or burden.
     (f) Upon any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement for the account of an Investor, cooperate with the Investors to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing such Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by this Agreement and under law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such certificates to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Investors may reasonably request; provided, that, the delivery of such certificates shall be subject to the payment by the Investor of any transfer taxes, if applicable.
     (g) The Company, as promptly as reasonably possible, shall prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
     (h) Comply in all material respects with all rules and regulations of the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement.
     (i) 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 any particular Investor that such Investor furnish to the Company the information specified in Exhibits B-1, B-2 and B-3 hereto and such other information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities and other shares of Common Stock held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it (if different from the Plan of Distribution set forth on Exhibit C hereto) as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall complete and execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. Upon the Company’s reasonable written request, an

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Investor will promptly notify the Company of any changes in the information set forth in the Registration Statement or the Registration Statement Questionnaire regarding such Investor or its plan of distribution or other information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with any registration referred to in Article VI. The Company shall not be required to include any Common Shares or Warrant Shares held by an Investor in the Registration Statement if such Investor fails to complete or update the Registration Statement Questionnaire or provide the information requested in the Registration Statement Questionnaire in accordance with this Section 6.2(i).
     (j) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Investors and the Agent in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172(c) and, as a result thereof, the Investors and the Agent are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.
     6.3 Registration Expenses. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with Article VI of this Agreement by the Company, including without limitation (a) all registration and filing fees and expenses, including without limitation those related to filings with the SEC, any Trading Market and in connection with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws, (b) printing expenses (including without limitation expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (c) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (d) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (e) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (f) all listing fees to be paid by the Company to the Trading Market.
     6.4 Indemnification
          (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Investor, the officers, directors, partners, members, agents and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Losses (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (i) 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, (ii) 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 (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements

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therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided however that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that (A) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Investor for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Investor or such Investor’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved by such Investor in writing expressly for use in the Registration Statement (including without limitation the information set forth in the Registration Statement Questionnaire), (B) the failure of the Investor to comply with the covenants and agreements contained in Section 4.9 or 6.2(j) of this Agreement with respect to resale of Registrable Securities, or (C) with respect to any prospectus, an untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in such prospectus that was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company to the Investor, and the Investor seeking indemnity hereunder was advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to Losses.
          (b) Indemnification by Investors. Each Investor shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors and officers, and each Person, if any, that controlled the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Investor for use therein. In no event shall the liability of any selling Investor hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
          (c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
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shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (iii) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). It shall be understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such Proceeding (including separate Proceedings that have been or will be consolidated before a single judge) be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties, which firm shall be appointed by a majority of the Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
     All reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 6.4) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within 20 Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder).
          (d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 6.4(a) or (b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.4(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have

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been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.4 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
     The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6.4(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.4(d), no Investor shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Investor from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceed the amount of any damages that such Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
     The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 6.4 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
     6.5 Dispositions. Each Investor agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement and shall sell its Registrable Securities in accordance with the Plan of Distribution set forth in the Prospectus. Each Investor further agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Sections 6.2(c)(v), (vi) or (vii), such Investor will discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Investor is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus, or amended Prospectus, as applicable, may be resumed. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this paragraph. Each Investor, severally and not jointly with the other Investors, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Investor will comply with the provisions of this subsection. Both the Company and the Transfer Agent, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, may rely on this subsection.
     6.6 Registration of Other Securities. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary and for the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge that (a) the Company has granted registration rights to other security holders, and (b) any Registration Statement prepared, filed and made effective under this Article VI may also cover the resale of securities held by such security holders to the extent that the Company has an obligation to register such securities under any of the agreements listed in the SEC Reports.
     6.7 Withdrawal of Registration Statement. After the termination of the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw the Registration Statement, and the Investors shall have no further right to offer or sell any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
     7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company or any Investor, by written notice to the other parties, if the Initial Closing has not been consummated by the third Trading Day following the date of this Agreement; provided that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).
     7.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commission (other than for persons engaged by any Investor or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall pay, and hold each Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim for fees arising out of the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement. The Investors shall pay, and hold the Company 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 for fees from persons engages by any Investor or their investment advisors arising out of the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the applicable Securities.
     7.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after each Closing, and without further consideration, the Company will execute and deliver to the Investors such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction Documents.
     7.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section 7.4 prior to 6:30 p.m. (Boston time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email at the facsimile number or email address specified in this Section 7.4 on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (Boston time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses, facsimile numbers and email addresses for such notices and communications are those set forth on the signature pages hereof, or such other address or facsimile number as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by any such Person.

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     7.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each of the Investors or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Investors under Article VI may be given by Investors holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates.
     7.6 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 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.
     7.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investors. Any Investor may assign its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any Securities, provided (i) such transferor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company after such assignment, (ii) the Company is furnished with written notice of (x) the name and address of such transferee or assignee and (y) the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or assignment, the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, (iv) such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Investors” and (v) such transfer shall have been made to an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Agreement and with all laws applicable thereto.
     7.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except that each Indemnified Party is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 6.4 and (in each case) may enforce the provisions of such Section directly against the parties with obligations thereunder.
     7.9 Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. THE CORPORATE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SHALL GOVERN ALL ISSUES CONCERNING THE RELATIVE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. THE COMPANY AND INVESTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE

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STATE OF DELAWARE FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE BROUGHT BY THE COMPANY OR ANY INVESTOR HEREUNDER, IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR WITH ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR DISCUSSED HEREIN (INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS), AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY THE COMPANY OR ANY INVESTOR, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT, OR THAT 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 VIA REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL OR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY (WITH EVIDENCE OF DELIVERY) TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS IN EFFECT FOR 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. THE COMPANY AND INVESTORS HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
     7.10 Survival. The representations and warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Initial Closing until the date that is one year after the Initial Closing Date (at which time they shall expire and be of no further force or effect).
     7.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together 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, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or email attachment, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or email-attached signature page were an original thereof.
     7.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
     7.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Investor exercises a right, election, demand or option owed to such Investor by the Company under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then, prior to the performance by the Company of the Company’s related obligation, such Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

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     7.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company for any losses in connection therewith. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
     7.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors and the Company will be entitled to seek specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
     7.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Investor hereunder or any Investor enforces or exercises its rights hereunder, 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 by a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state 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.
     7.17 Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be amended to appropriately account for such event.
     7.18 Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Documents. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company which may have been made or given by any other Investor or by any agent or employee of any other Investor, and no Investor or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions.

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Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no other Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment hereunder. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose.
[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
         
  ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth L. Rice Jr.    
    Name:      
    Title:      
     
 
  Address for Notice:
 
  239 South Street
 
  Hopkinton, MA 01748
 
  Tel: (508) 497-2360 
 
  Fax: (508) 497-9964 
 
  Attn: Chief Executive Officer
 
   
 
  With a copy to:
 
   
 
  Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
 
  60 State Street
 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109
 
  Tel (617) 526-6439 
 
  Fax: (617) 526-5000 
 
  Attn: Philip Rossetti, Esq.
COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE

 


 

Investor Signature Page
     By its execution and delivery of this signature page, the undersigned Investor hereby joins in and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 8, 2009 (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Investors (as defined therein), as to the number of shares of Common Stock and Warrants set forth below, and authorizes this signature page to be attached to the Purchase Agreement or counterparts thereof.
         
  Name of Investor:
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Gipson    
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
 
  Address:
   
 
       
 
 
 
   
 
       
 
 
 
   
 
  Telephone No.:                                                                                  
 
  Facsimile No.:                                                                                  
 
  Email Address:                                                                                   
 
  Number of Shares:                                                                              
 
  Number of Warrants:                                                                            
 
  Aggregate Purchase Price: $                                             
Delivery Instructions (if different than above):
c/o:                                                                                  
Address:                                                                                        
                                                                                                          
Telephone No.:                                                                                     

 


 

Facsimile No.:                                                                     
Other Special Instructions:                                         
    Exhibits:
 
    A     Form of Warrant
 
    B     Instruction Sheet for Investors
 
    C     Plan of Distribution

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Exhibit A-1
FORM OF WARRANT
A-1-1 

 


 

Exhibit A-2
FORM OF AGENT WARRANT
A-2-1 

 


 

Exhibit B
INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR INVESTOR
(to be read in conjunction with the entire Securities Purchase Agreement)
A.   Complete the following items in the Securities Purchase Agreement:
  1.   Complete and execute the Investor Signature Page. The Agreement must be executed by an individual authorized to bind the Investor.
 
  2.   Exhibit B-1 — Stock Certificate Questionnaire:
    Provide the information requested by the Stock Certificate Questionnaire;
  3.   Exhibit B-2 — Registration Statement Questionnaire:
    Provide the information requested by the Registration Statement Questionnaire.
  4.   Exhibit B-3 — Investor Certificate:
    Provide the information requested by the Investor Certificate.
  5.   Return, via facsimile, the signed Securities Purchase Agreement including the properly completed Exhibits B-1 through B-3, to:
Facsimile:
Telephone:
Attn:
  6.   After completing instruction number five (5) above, deliver the original signed Securities Purchase Agreement including the properly completed Exhibits B-1 through B-3 to:
Address:
B.   Instructions regarding the wire transfer of funds for the purchase of the Securities will be telecopied to the Investor by the Company at a later date.

B-1


 

Exhibit B-1
ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
STOCK CERTIFICATE QUESTIONNAIRE
             
 
  Please provide us with the following information:        
 
           
1.
  The exact name that the Securities are to be registered in (this is the name
that will appear on the stock and warrant certificate(s)). You may use a
nominee name if appropriate:
       
 
           
 
           
2.
  The relationship between the Investor of the Securities and the Registered
Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
       
 
           
 
           
3.
  The mailing address, telephone and telecopy number and email address of the
Registered Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
       
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
4.
  The Tax Identification Number of the Registered Holder listed in response to
item 1 above:
       
 
           
B-1-1 

 


 

Exhibit B-2
ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
     In connection with the Registration Statement, please provide us with the following information regarding the Investor.
1.   Please state your organization’s name exactly as it should appear in the Registration Statement:
 
   
 
2.   Address of your organization:
     
 
 
     
 
      Telephone:
 
 
      Fax:
 
 
      Contact Person:
 
3.   Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:
  (a)   Number of Registrable Securities owned by you:
 
  (b)   Number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered:
4.   Have you or your organization had any position, office or other material relationship within the past three years with the Company or its affiliates? (Include any relationships involving you or any of your affiliates, officers, directors, or principal equity holders (5% or more) that has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.)
                     Yes                                  No
    If yes, please indicate the nature of any such relationship below:
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5.   Are you the beneficial or registered owner of any other securities of the Company? (Include any equity securities that you beneficially own or have a right to acquire within 60 days after the date hereof, and as to which you have sole voting power, shared voting power, sole investment power or shared investment power.)
                     Yes                                 No
    If yes, please describe the nature and amount of such ownership as of a recent date.
 
6.   Except as set forth below, you wish that all the shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by you or that you have the right to acquire from the Company be offered for your account in the Registration Statement.
 
    State any exceptions here:
 
7.   Do you intend to distribute the Registrable Securities in accordance with the “Plan of Distribution” section set forth in the Registration Statement?
                     Yes                                 No
    If yes, please describe the nature and amount of such arrangements.
8.   Selling Stockholder Affiliations
          (a) Is the Selling Stockholder a registered broker-dealer?
          (b) Is the Selling Stockholder an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer(s)? (For purposes of this response, an “affiliate” of, or person “affiliated ” with, a specified person, is a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.)
          (c) If the answer to Item (8)(b) is yes, identify the registered broker-dealer(s) and describe the nature of the affiliation(s):                     
          (d) If the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, did you acquire the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business (if not, please explain)?
          (e) If the answer to Item (8)(b) is yes, did you, at the time of purchase of the Registrable Securities, have any agreements, plans or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities (if yes, please explain)?
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
     The undersigned hereby agrees to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information which should be made as a result of any developments, including the passage of time. The undersigned also agrees to provide the Company and the Company’s counsel any and all such further information regarding the undersigned promptly upon request in connection with the preparation, filing, amending, and supplementing of the Registration Statement (or any prospectus contained therein). The undersigned hereby consents to the use of all such information in the Registration Statement.
     The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the Company will rely on the information set forth herein for purposes of the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement.
     The undersigned understands that the undersigned may be subject to serious civil and criminal liabilities if the Registration Statement, when it becomes effective, either contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements in the Registration Statement not misleading. The undersigned represents and warrants that all information it provides to the Company and its counsel is currently accurate and complete and will be accurate and complete at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective and at all times subsequent thereto, and agrees during the Effectiveness Period and any additional period in which the undersigned is making sales of Shares under and pursuant to the Registration Statement, and agrees during such periods to notify the Company immediately of any misstatement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, and of the omission of any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
     Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement, the undersigned acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the undersigned, suspend or withdraw the Registration Statement and require that the undersigned immediately cease sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement under certain circumstances described in the Agreement. At any time that such notice has been given, the undersigned may not sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
     The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a draft of the Registration Statement dated                                          ___, ___and confirms that the undersigned has reviewed such draft including, without limitation, the sections captioned “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution,” and confirms that, to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, the same is true, complete and accurate in every respect except as indicated in this Questionnaire. The undersigned hereby further acknowledges that pursuant to Section 6.4(a) of the Agreement, the undersigned shall indemnify the Company and each of its directors and officers against, and hold the Company and each of its directors and officers harmless from, any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys fees) to which the Company or its directors and officers may become subject by reason of any statement or omission in the Registration Statement made in reliance upon, or in conformity with, a written statement by the undersigned, including the information furnished in this Questionnaire by the undersigned.

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     By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (8) above and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement, any amendments thereto and the related prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Dated:                    
         
 
 
 
Name
   
 
       
 
 
 
Signature
   
 
       
 
 
 
Name and Title of Signatory
   

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Exhibit B-3
ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CERTIFICATE FOR CORPORATE, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, TRUST, FOUNDATION AND JOINT INVESTORS
If the Investor is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, pension plan, foundation, joint Investor (other than a married couple) or other entity, an authorized officer, partner, or trustee must complete, date and sign this Certificate.
CERTIFICATE
     The undersigned certifies that the representations and responses below are true and accurate:
     (a) The Investor has been duly formed and is validly existing and has full power and authority to invest in the Company. The person signing on behalf of the undersigned has the authority to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement on behalf of the Investor and to take other actions with respect thereto.
     (b) Indicate the form of entity of the undersigned:
                            Limited Partnership
                            General Partnership
                            Limited Liability Company
                            Corporation
                  Revocable Trust (identify each grantor and indicate under what circumstances the trust is revocable by the grantor):
(Continue on a separate piece of paper, if necessary.)
                  Other type of Trust (indicate type of trust and, for trusts other than pension trusts, name the grantors and beneficiaries):
(Continue on a separate piece of paper, if necessary.)
                  Other form of organization (indicate form of organization (     ).
     (c) Indicate the approximate date the undersigned entity was formed:              .
     (d) Indicate name and address of principal place of business:
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     (e) Was entity formed for the specific purpose of this investment?
                  Yes                                      No
     If answer is yes, each equity owner (shareholder, partner, etc.) of the entity must complete an Investor Questionnaire for Individual Investors.
     (f) Please indicate the amount of the entity’s proposed investment in the Company. $             
     (g) In order for the Company to offer and sell the Securities in conformance with state and federal securities laws, the following information must be obtained regarding your investor status. Please initial each category applicable to you as an investor in the Company.
                    1. A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;
 
                    2. A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
                    3. An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act;
 
                    4. An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act;
 
                    5. A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;
 
                    6. A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
 
                    7. An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which satisfies one of the following criteria: (i) if the investment decision for such plan is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, (ii) such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or (iii) if such plan is a self-directed plan, and its investment decisions are made solely by persons who are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act;

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                    8. A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
 
                    9. Any partnership or corporation or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, which was not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
 
                    10. A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, which was not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company and whose investment in the Company directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company;
 
                    11. Any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act;
 
                    12. An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify under any of the above subparagraphs. If the undersigned belongs to this investor category only, list the equity owners of the undersigned, and the investor category which each such equity owner satisfies: _______________________________________________________________________
                  (Continue on a separate piece of paper, if necessary.)
     (h) If the entity has any pre-existing personal or business relationship with the Company or any of its officers, directors or controlling persons, please describe the nature and duration of such relationship.
     (i) Please provide information detailing the business, financial and investment experience of the entity and/or the investment manager of such entity which gives such entity or investment manager the capacity to evaluate the merits and risks of the proposed investment.
 
     Please set forth in the space provided below the (i) states, if any, in the U.S. in which you maintained your principal office during the past two years and the dates during which you maintained your office in each state, (ii) state(s), if any, in which you are incorporated or otherwise organized and (iii) state(s), if any, in which you pay income taxes.
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     The above information is true and correct in all material respects. The undersigned recognizes that the Company is relying on the truth and accuracy of such information so that it may rely on certain exemptions from registration contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the securities laws of certain states. The undersigned agrees to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information which may occur prior to the investment.
Dated:                                        , 2008
         
 
       
 
       
 
Print Name of Investor
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
Name:
       
Title:
       
(Signature and title of authorized officer, partner or trustee)
       
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Exhibit C
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
     The selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
    ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
    block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
    purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
    an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
    privately negotiated transactions;
 
    short sales;
 
    broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
 
    a combination of any such methods of sale; and
 
    any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
     The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
     Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Any profits on the resale of shares of common stock by a broker-dealer acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares will be borne by a selling stockholder. The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act.

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     The selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 supplementing or amending 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 the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus and may sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 supplementing or amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
     The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
     We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of common stock. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
     The selling stockholders have advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder. If we are notified by any selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares of common stock, if required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus. If the selling stockholders use this prospectus for any sale of the shares of common stock, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
     The anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to sales of our common stock and activities of the selling stockholders.

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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.