As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4,
2009
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Repros
Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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2834
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76-0233274
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Primary Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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2408
Timberloch Place, Suite B-7
The
Woodlands, TX 77380
(281)
719-3400
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone
number,
including area code, of registrant's
principal
executive offices)
Joseph
S. Podolski
Chief
Executive Officer
Repros
Therapeutics Inc.
2408
Timberloch Place, Suite B-7
The
Woodlands, TX 77380
(281)
719-3400
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
Copies
to:
Jeffrey
R. Harder, Esq.
Winstead
PC
24
Waterway Avenue, Suite 500
The
Woodlands, TX 77380
(281)
681-5900
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time
to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. ¨
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the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
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Exchange Act.
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accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer þ
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filer ¨ (Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company ¨
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to be
Registered
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)
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Amount
of Registration
Fee(1)
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Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share
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5,361,194 |
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$ |
0.71 |
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3,806,447.74 |
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$ |
212.40 |
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(1)
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act and based on the average high and low
prices per share of common stock on December 2, 2009 as reported on the
Nasdaq Global Market.
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The
Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a
further amendment that specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
Information
contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement
relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted
prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor
shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Subject
to completion. Dated December 4, 2009.
PROSPECTUS
Up to 5,361,194 Shares
Common
Stock
From time
to time, certain selling stockholders of Repros Therapeutics Inc. (“the
Company”, "Repros," or "we," "us" or "our") may offer and sell up to
5,361,194 shares of
common stock issued to such selling stockholders in connection with the
Settlement Agreement described in “Recent Developments – Settlement with Trade
Creditors” below.
Our
common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the trading symbol
“RPRX.” On December 3, 2009, the last reported sale price of our common stock on
the Nasdaq Global Market was $0.73 per share.
The
selling stockholders may offer and sell any of the shares of common stock from
time to time at fixed prices, at market prices or at negotiated prices, and may
engage a broker, dealer or underwriter to sell the shares. For additional
information on the possible methods of sale that may be used by the selling
stockholders, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution”
beginning on page 10 of this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from
the sale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders. We will pay
all expenses incurred in effecting the registration statement of which this
prospectus constitutes a part.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS
TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
INVESTING
IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER
THE “RISK FACTORS” CONTAINED IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008, UPDATES IN PART II ITEM 1A OF OUR FORM 10-Q
FILINGS AND IN OUR FUTURE FILINGS MADE WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED
“RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE 5 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
The date
of this prospectus
is ,
2009
Table of
Contents
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
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ABOUT
REPROS THERAPEUTICS INC.
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RISK
FACTORS
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FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
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PLAN
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
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PART
II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
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SIGNATURES
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POWER
OF ATTORNEY
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INDEX
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Opinion
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Consent
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We
have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information
or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus.
You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus
supplement. This prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus
do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy common
stock, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy common stock
in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information
contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement is
accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the
document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on
any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even
though this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is delivered
or common stock sold on a later date.
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, whereby certain selling stockholders may offer to sell
up to 5,361,194 shares of common stock
issued to such selling stockholders in connection with the Settlement Agreement
described in “Recent Developments – Settlement with Trade Creditors”
below.
This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities the selling
stockholders may offer. We may provide a prospectus supplement to add, update or
change any of the information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus,
together with applicable prospectus supplements, includes all material
information relating to this offering. If there is any inconsistency between the
information in this prospectus and the information in the accompanying
prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus
supplement.
Please
carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with
the additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
Unless
otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in
this prospectus to “the Company,” “Repros,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar
references mean Repros Therapeutics Inc.
ABOUT
REPROS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Overview
The
Company was organized as a Delaware corporation on August 20,
1987. We are a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on
the development of oral small molecule drugs for major unmet medical needs
associated with male and female reproductive disorders. The clinical
trials relating to Proellex® have been placed on clinical hold by the FDA due to
safety-related concerns resulting from elevated liver enzymes in a number of
patients enrolled in the clinical trials. Completion of our ongoing
clinical trial activities relating to our other product candidate, Androxal®, is
subject to, among other things, adequate cash being available.
As of
September 30, 2009, we had accumulated losses of $173.1 million, approximately
$2.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, and our accounts payable and accrued
expenses were approximately $12.2 million. As a result of the October
29, 2009 settlement agreement with certain of our creditors to issue them shares
of our common stock and cash as payment in full for our then-outstanding
liabilities with such creditors (See “Recent Developments – Settlement with
Trade Creditors” below), subsequent to September 30, 2009, we have reduced the
amount of our accounts payable and accrued expenses by approximately $8.7
million. Notwithstanding, the amount of cash on hand is not
sufficient to continue to fund our ongoing clinical trials of Androxal®,
complete all necessary activities relating to the suspension of our clinical
trial program for Proellex®, and pay our accounts payable and accrued expenses
as well as our normal corporate overhead and expenses. The foregoing
and other matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern.
We
continue to explore potential additional financing alternatives that may allow
us to maintain our current reduced level of operations; however, there can be no
assurance that we will be successful in raising any such additional funds on a
timely basis or at all. Significant additional
capital will be required for us to continue development of either of our product
candidates. Failure to raise sufficient funds before the second
quarter of 2010 will likely result in the filing of bankruptcy and dissolution
of the Company.
Our
current product candidates consist of the following:
Androxal®
(male reproductive health)
We
believe our product candidate for male reproductive health, Androxal®, is a new
chemical entity. Androxal® is a single isomer of clomiphene citrate and is an
orally active proprietary small molecule compound.
We are
developing Androxal® for
men of reproductive age with low testosterone levels who want to maintain their
fertility while being treated for their low testosterone condition. During the
second quarter of 2008, we initiated a Phase 2b proof-of-concept clinical trial
in which we are monitoring the effects of Androxal® on male fertility and
testicular function in patients being treated for low testosterone as compared
to Testim®, a popular marketed topical testosterone medication. On October 6,
2009 we announced that Androxal was able to maintain sperm counts in men being
treated for their low testosterone levels. Testim® resulted in suppressed sperm
levels while men were being treated with that topical gel. We recently submitted
a request for a Type C meeting with the FDA and expect to hold a meeting with
the FDA in late January, 2010, provided that sufficient funds can be raised to
continue development of this product. Given that there is currently an
acceptable treatment regimen for men with low testosterone, there is significant
uncertainty as to whether or not an additional approach such as Androxal® would be approved by the FDA
or accepted in the market. At this time it is too early in the
clinical development process to estimate when or even if an NDA for
Androxal® will be
submitted for this indication.
In April
2008, we submitted a White Paper, based on the results from a previously
conducted non-pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial with Androxal® for the treatment of
testosterone deficiency due to secondary hypogonadism, to the FDA's Division of
Reproductive and Urology Products. The data demonstrated that in subjects with
serum glucose levels of greater than 105 mg/dL, there was a statistically
significant reduction in fasting serum glucose and a higher response rate in the
treatment group with Androxal® as compared with groups receiving either placebo
or Androgel®, the current standard of care for the treatment of testosterone
deficiency. In November 2008, after the FDA reviewed this paper we received
guidance suggesting that we open a new IND with the Division of Metabolic and
Endocrine Products, or DMEP, for the investigation of Androxal® as a potential
treatment for type 2 diabetes. Provided that sufficient cash is available, we
plan to submit a new IND for this indication to the DMEP in the fourth quarter
of 2009. Should we raise adequate funds to continue our operations, we
anticipate conducting a Phase 2b proof-of-concept clinical trial with Androxal®
for glucose regulation after receiving additional feedback from the FDA. At this
time it is too early in the clinical development process to estimate when or
even if a NDA for Androxal® will be submitted for this indication. The plan to
develop Androxal® in this new indication replaces our previously announced plan
to develop Androxal® in men with adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadotrophic
hypogonadism, or AIHH, with concomitant plasma glucose and lipid elevations, all
of which are components of Metabolic Syndrome.
We were
previously developing Androxal® in the United States to treat testosterone
deficiency due to secondary hypogonadism by restoring normal testosterone
production in males with functional testes and diminished pituitary function, a
common condition in the aging male. After a Type "C" meeting held with the FDA
on October 15, 2007, we believed that there was no clear clinical path to
develop Androxal® for this indication in the U.S. Androxal® might be developed
outside of the U.S. for this indication if our future financial resources are
sufficient.
Proellex®
(female reproductive health)
Proellex®,
our product candidate for female reproductive health, is a new chemical entity
that acts as a selective blocker of the progesterone receptor and is being
developed for the treatment of symptoms associated with uterine fibroids and
endometriosis. However, as a result of the recent liver toxicity exhibited
by Proellex®, all ongoing clinical trial activities have been put on hold by the
FDA. There is currently no FDA-approved orally administered drug treatment
for the long-term treatment of uterine fibroids or endometriosis.
Our
estimates regarding the timing of our Proellex® clinical development program are
completely on hold at this time in light of the FDA clinical hold and our recent
discontinuation of ongoing clinical trials. In addition, any future development
efforts are totally dependent on our ability to raise sufficient capital or find
an appropriate partner to proceed and on decisions by the FDA regarding the
current clinical hold on Proellex® clinical trials. If the FDA were to lift the
clinical hold on Proellex®, and if the FDA requires a lower dosage of Proellex®
to be used for future clinical trials, the Company would be required to commence
Phase 2 studies again with the required lower dosage, thereby resulting in
extensive additional costs and delays. The length of time required to complete
Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials and long-term Open Label Safety
Trials may vary substantially according to factors relating to the particular
trial, such as the type and intended use of the drug candidate, the clinical,
trial design and the ability to enroll suitable patients. We have also, in the
past, had difficulty recruiting patients into our Proellex® clinical trials
primarily due to the various test procedures that are required, including
multiple endometrial biopsies. Recruiting patients would likely be even more
difficult due to the recent liver toxicity exhibited by Proellex®.
Business
Strategy
Provided
we are able to obtain sufficient funds to continue our business, we plan to
focus our clinical program on Androxal® to determine if a clear clinical path
can be realized with the FDA.
Should
the FDA permit the resumption of the Proellex® clinical trials, we will assess
whether there are sufficient funds available to continue development ourselves
of such product candidate or whether such program would be more appropriately
funded by a corporate partner. Therefore, we will continue to explore
corporate partnering opportunities for assistance in the clinical development
funding and commercialization of our products, as appropriate; however, there
can be no assurance that a corporate partnering opportunity will be
found.
Risks
Affecting Us
Our
business is subject to numerous risks as discussed more fully in “Risk Factors”
below. We are exploring various financing alternatives to address our
short term liquidity needs. No assurance can be given that we will be successful
in obtaining financing on acceptable terms or at all. We anticipate
that if we are able to secure financing, that such financing will result in
significant dilution of the ownership interests of our current stockholders and
may provide certain rights to the new investors senior to the rights of our
current stockholders, including but not limited to voting rights and rights to
proceeds in the event of a sale or liquidation of the Company. In the
event that we are unable to obtain adequate financing to meet our short term
liquidity needs, we will pursue other options, including but not limited to,
reductions of expenses, sale of the Company, sale or license of a portion or all
of our assets, a bankruptcy filing or the liquidation of the
Company.
In
addition, we have recently suspended dosing in the clinical trials of Proellex®,
have not received regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, have
not successfully earned any significant commercial revenues from any of our
product candidates and may never launch either of our product
candidates. If we cannot resume dosing in the clinical trials of
Proellex® or do not successfully commercialize any of our product candidates, we
will be unable to achieve our business objectives. In addition, the
reported results of our clinical trials completed to date may not be indicative
of results that will be achieved in later-stage clinical trials involving larger
and more diverse patient populations. As of September 30, 2009, we
had an accumulated deficit of approximately $173.1 million, accounts payable and
accrued expenses of approximately $12.2 million and cash and cash equivalents of
approximately $2.5 million. As a result of the October 29, 2009
settlement agreement with certain of our creditors to issue them shares of our
common stock and cash as payment in full for our then-outstanding liabilities
with such creditors (as described below) we have reduced the amount of our
accounts payable and accrued expenses by approximately $8.7
million. Notwithstanding, there is a substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern and we expect to continue to incur
significant losses over the next several years, and we may never become
profitable. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Corporate
Information
Our
principal executive offices are located at 2408 Timberloch Place, Suite B-7, The
Woodlands, Texas, 77380, and our telephone number is (281) 719-3400. We maintain
an internet website at www.reprosrx.com. The information on our
website or any other website is not incorporated by reference into this
prospectus supplement and does not constitute a part of this prospectus
supplement. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to such reports are made
available free of charge through the Investor Relations section of our website
as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been filed or furnished with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Recent
Developments
General
On
September 11, 2009, we completed a direct registered offering of 1.5 million
shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.65 per share for aggregate
proceeds after expenses of approximately $869,000. On October 13,
2009, we completed a direct registered offering of 3.5 million shares of our
common stock at a purchase price of $1.27 per share for aggregate proceeds after
expenses of approximately $4.1 million. Such registered direct
offerings resulted in an aggregate of approximately $5.0 million net proceeds to
us. The shares of common stock offered by us in such offerings were
registered under our prior shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-155265), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 10, 2008 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 26, 2008.
On
October 29, 2009, Katherine A. Anderson was engaged as the Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company.
Effective
October 29, 2009, Dr. Paul Lammers, resigned his position of
President.
Effective
October 30, 2009, the Company eliminated the position of Senior Vice President
of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs held by Dr. Andre van As. The
Company is obligated to pay Dr. van As, under his employment contract, salary
and benefits for six months. Dr. Jean Fourcroy, member of the
Company’s Board of Directors and former Medical Officer at the FDA’s Division of
Reproductive and Urological Products, has agreed to serve as Company’s Chief
Medical Officer on an as needed basis.
On
November 6, 2009, the Company received notification from the NASDAQ Stock Market
that it has not regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rules 5450(b)(2)(A) or
5450(b)(3)(A) and, unless the Company appeals the NASDAQ Stock Market’s
decision, its securities will be delisted from the NASDAQ Global
Market. The Company has filed an appeal of such determination to
delist its securities. On December 3, 2009, the Company
participated in an oral hearing to determine whether its securities will
continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. If our appeal is
unsuccessful, we have requested to have our securities moved to the NASDAQ
Capital Market. There can be no assurance that either of these
strategies will be successful.
On
November 12, 2009, Dr. Jaye Thompson was appointed to our board of directors and
to serve as a member of the audit committee of our board of
directors.
On
November 12, 2009, Mark Lappe resigned his position as a member of the Company’s
board of directors and chairperson of the board of directors. Nola E.
Masterson, a member of the Company’s board of directors since 2004, has been
appointed as chairperson of the Company’s board of directors.
On
November 16, 2009, our board of directors elected Joseph S. Podolski as
President of the Company.
On
November 17, 2009, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized
shares of our common stock from 30 million to 75 million.
Settlement
with Trade Creditors
On
October 29, 2009, we entered into a Master Settlement Agreement and Releases
(the “Settlement Agreement”) with certain trade creditors, pursuant to which we
issued 5,361,194 shares of our common stock, at $1.10 per share, and paid
approximately $2.77 million in cash to such creditors as payment in full for our
then-outstanding liabilities of approximately $8.7 million and for the release
of the claims held by and the dismissal of the litigation commenced by such
creditors against the Company. Under the Settlement Agreement, we
agreed to use our best efforts to prepare and file a registration statement to
register such shares issued to the creditors, to use our best efforts to have
such registration statement declared effective as soon as possible, and to
maintain such registration statement until all such shares registered thereunder
to the creditors have been sold or for a period of one year, whichever comes
first. We also agreed to refrain from (i) filing any other
registration statement for any primary public offering or other offering of our
equity securities prior to filing such registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and (ii) selling any shares for any primary
public offering or other offering of our equity securities during the ten
business days immediately following the effective date of such registration
statement, in order to provide such creditors an opportunity to sell their
shares issued under the Settlement Agreement.
RISK
FACTORS
Investment
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully
the risk factors in any prospectus supplement and in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, updates in Part II,
Item 1A of our Form 10-Q filings, and in our future filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other information in this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by
reference herein or therein, before purchasing any of our securities. Each of
the risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and
financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in
our securities.
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
Some of
the statements contained (i) in this prospectus and any accompanying
prospectus supplement or (ii) incorporated by reference into this
prospectus are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of these forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to:
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ability to continue as a going concern and to raise additional capital
before the second quarter of 2010 on acceptable terms or at
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ability to successfully defend the recently filed class action
lawsuits;
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ability to maintain the Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Global
Market;
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whether
a clear clinical path for Androxal® can be
realized;
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removal of the current clinical hold on further clinical trials for
Proellex® by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and the
reestablishment of safe dosing in clinical trials for
Proellex®;
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available funding for the continued development of Proellex® and
Androxal®;
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uncertainty
related to our ability to obtain approval of our products by the FDA and
regulatory bodies in other
jurisdictions;
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relating to our patent portfolio;
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market
acceptance of our products and the estimated potential size of these
markets;
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dependence
on third parties for clinical development and
manufacturing;
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dependence
on a limited number of key
employees;
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competition
and risk of competitive new
products;
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in the value of our common stock;
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in the financial markets generally;
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any
other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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While
these forward-looking statements made by us are based on our current intent,
beliefs and judgments, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to vary from the projections in the forward-looking
statements. You should consider the risks below carefully in addition to other
information contained in this report before engaging in any transaction
involving our securities. If any of these risks occur, they could seriously harm
our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such case, the
trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of
your investment.
In
addition, in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, the words “believe,” “should,”
“predict,” “future,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “plan,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” or “opportunity,” or other
words and terms of similar meaning, as they relate to us, our business, future
financial or operating performance or our management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to
predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of
each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statements. Past financial or operating performance is not
necessarily a reliable indicator of future performance and you should not use
our historical performance to anticipate results or future period
trends.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
We will
not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling
stockholders.
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
Since
October 29, 2009, we entered into the Settlement Agreement described in “Recent
Developments – Settlement with Trade Creditors” above, pursuant to which we
issued 5,361,194 shares of our common
stock to certain vendors, the selling stockholders under this
prospectus. This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time
of up to a total of 5,361,194 shares of common stock
by the selling stockholders.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Settlement Agreement relating to such issuances, we filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-3, of which this prospectus constitutes a part,
in order to permit the selling stockholders to resell to the public any or all
of the shares of our common stock issued in connection therewith. When we refer
to the “selling stockholders” in this prospectus, we mean the entities listed in
the table below, as well as their transferees, pledgees or donees or its
respective successors.
The
following table, to our knowledge, sets forth information regarding the
beneficial ownership of our common stock by the selling stockholders as of
December 3, 2009 and the number of shares being offered hereby by the selling
stockholders. The information is based in part on information provided by or on
behalf of the selling stockholders. Beneficial ownership is determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and
includes voting or investment power with respect to shares, as well as any
shares as to which the selling stockholders have the right to acquire beneficial
ownership within sixty (60) days after December 3, 2009 through the exercise or
conversion of any stock options, warrants, convertible debt or otherwise. Unless
otherwise indicated below, the selling stockholders have sole voting and
investment power with respect to their shares of common stock. The inclusion of
any shares in this table does not constitute an admission of beneficial
ownership by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds
from the sale of our common stock by the selling stockholders.
The
actual number of shares of common stock that may be sold by the selling
stockholders will be determined by the selling stockholders. Because the selling
stockholders may sell all, some or none of the shares of common stock which they
hold, no estimate can be given as to the number of shares of common stock that
will be held by the selling stockholders after completion of the sales. The
information set forth in the following table regarding the beneficial ownership
after resale of shares is based on the assumption that the selling stockholders
will sell all of their shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus.
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Shares Beneficially
Owned Before Offering(1)
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Shares Offered
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Shares Beneficially
Owned After Offering(1)
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Name of Selling
Stockholder
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ACM
Medical Laboratory, Inc.(2)
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289,409 |
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1.1 |
% |
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289,409 |
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— |
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— |
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Advances
in Health, Inc.(3)
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229,856 |
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* |
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229,856 |
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— |
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— |
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Compleware
Corporation(4)
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776,643 |
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3.0 |
% |
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776,643 |
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— |
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— |
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Comprehensive
Clinical Trials LLC(5)
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79,924 |
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* |
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79,924 |
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— |
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— |
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Impact
Clinical Trials, Inc.(6)
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118,142 |
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* |
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118,142 |
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— |
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— |
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IntegReview
Holding Co, LLP(7)
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109,459 |
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* |
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109,459 |
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— |
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— |
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inVentiv
Clinical Solutions, LLC(8)
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1,532,078 |
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6.0 |
% |
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1,532,078 |
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— |
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— |
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Pharm-Olam
International, Ltd(9)
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382,243 |
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1.5 |
% |
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382,243 |
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— |
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— |
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ZeeCRO,
Inc.(10)
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1,843,440 |
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7.2 |
% |
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1,843,440 |
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— |
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— |
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* Does
not exceed 1%.
(1) The
percentage of shares beneficially owned prior to the offering is based on
25,538,598 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of December 3,
2009 and the percentage of shares beneficially owned after the offering is based
on the same number of shares and assumes the issuance of the shares offered by
each particular selling stockholder.
(2) ACM
Medical Laboratory, Inc. (“ACM”) shares voting and dispositive power with
respect to all of the shares listed above with (i) PRH Inc. (“PRH”), which is
the controlling stockholder of ACM, and (ii) Unity Health System, a
not for profit corporation (“UHS”), which is the controlling person of
PRH. As controlling persons, PRH and UHS may be deemed to
beneficially own the shares listed above. ACM’s address is 160 Elm
Grove Park, Rochester, New York 14624.
(3) Advances
in Health, Inc. (“AIH”) shares voting and dispositive power with Alfred and
Melissa Poindexter, who are spouses and collectively own all of the outstanding
shares of stock in AIH. As sole stockholders, Alfred and Melissa
Poindexter may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed
above. AIH’s address is 7515 South Main, Suite 360, Houston, Texas
77030.
(4) CompleWare
Corporation (“CompleWare”) shares voting and dispositive power with John M.
Weiler and Kay Weiler, who collectively own a controlling interest in
CompleWare. As controlling persons, Mr. and Mrs. Weiler may be deemed to
beneficially own the shares listed above. CompleWare’s address is 2865
Stoner Court, North Liberty, Iowa 52317.
(5) Comprehensive
Clinical Trials LLC (“CCT”) shares voting and dispositive power with Ronald T.
Ackerman, M.D., who is the controlling stockholder of CCT. As
controlling stockholder, Dr. Ackerman may be deemed to beneficially own the
shares listed above. CCT’s address is 2861 Long Meadow Drive,
Wellington, Florida 33414.
(6) Impact
Clinical Trials, Inc. (“Impact”) shares voting and dispositive power with Lydie
Hazan, M.D., who is the sole stockholder, president and chief executive officer
of Impact. As sole stockholder, president and chief executive
officer, Dr. Hazan may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed
above. Impact’s address is 5800 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles,
California 90036.
(7) IntegReview
Holding Co, LLP (“IntegReview”) shares voting and dispositive power with Lynn
Meyer, who is the managing partner of IntegReview. As the managing
partner, Ms. Meyer may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed
above. IntegReview’s address is 3001 South Lamar Boulevard, Suite
210, Austin, Texas 78704.
(8) inVentiv
Clinical Solutions, LLC (“inVentiv”) is a publicly-owned
company. inVentiv’s address is 500 Atrium Drive, Somerset, New Jersey
08873.
(9) Pharm-Olam
International, Ltd (“Pharm”) shares voting and dispositive power with Dr. Zev
Munk and Eugene Barg, each of whom is a partner of Pharm. As
partners, Dr. Munk and Mr. Barg may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
listed above. Pharm’s address is 450 North Sam Houston Parkway East,
Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77060.
(10) ZeeCRO,
Inc.’s
address is 1001 Winstead Drive, Suite 455, Cary, North Carolina
27513.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
common stock to be offered and sold using this prospectus are being registered
to permit public secondary trading of such common stock by the selling
stockholders from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the
common stock offered by this prospectus. The aggregate proceeds to the selling
stockholders from the sale of the common stock will be the purchase price of the
common stock less any discounts and commissions. A selling stockholder reserves
the right to accept and, together with its agents, to reject, any proposed
purchases of common stock to be made directly or through agents.
The
common stock may be sold from time to time to purchasers directly by the selling
stockholders and their successors, which includes their transferees, pledgees or
donees or their successors, or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents
who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the selling stockholders or the purchasers of the common stock.
These discounts, concessions or commissions may be in excess of those customary
in the types of transactions involved.
The
selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who
participate in the distribution of the common stock may be “underwriters” within
the meaning of the Securities Act. None of the selling stockholders has
represented to us that it is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.
If the selling stockholders are deemed to be underwriters, such selling
stockholders may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act.
We will
pay all expenses of the registration of the common stock pursuant to the
Settlement Agreement, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange
Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue
sky” laws; provided, however, that if the common stock is sold through
underwriters, broker dealers or agents, the selling stockholders will be
responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s
commissions.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the securities being offered hereby will be passed upon by Winstead
PC, The Woodlands, Texas. Jeffrey R. Harder, a member of the law firm
Winstead PC, beneficially owned as of December 3, 2009, an aggregate of 11,899
shares of our common stock. Mr. Harder also holds options to purchase 52,500
shares of our common stock.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated
in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report
(which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial
statements) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are a
reporting company and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We
have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement
on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock the
selling stockholders are offering under this prospectus. This prospectus does
not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and
the exhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect
to us and the common stock the selling stockholders are offering under this
prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits filed as
a part of the registration statement. You may read and copy the registration
statement, as well as our reports, proxy statements and other information, at
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room at 100 F Street,
N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these
documents by writing to the Securities and Exchange Commission and paying a fee
for the copying cost. Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at
1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference
room. Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings are also available at the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference”
information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information
in this prospectus supersedes information incorporated by reference that we
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the date of this
prospectus, while information that we file later with the Securities and
Exchange Commission will automatically update and supersede this information. We
incorporate by reference into this registration statement and prospectus the
documents listed below and any future filings we will make with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of the initial
registration statement but prior to effectiveness of the registration statement
and after the date of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the
offering of the securities covered by this prospectus, except in each case for
information contained in any such filing where we indicate that such information
is being furnished and is not to be considered “filed” under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The
following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference in this prospectus:
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our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16,
2009;
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§
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our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 11, August 17, and November 9, 2009,
respectively;
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§
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our
Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than information furnished rather than
filed), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13,
2009, January 27, 2009, February 3, 2009, February 24, 2009, March 9,
2009, March 12, 2009, March 16, 2009, March 17, 2009, March 20, 2009,
April 20, 2009, May 11, 2009, May 20, 2009, May 27, 2009, June 8, 2009,
July 2, 2009, July 8, 2009, July 10, 2009, July 23, 2009, August 3, 2009,
August 7, 2009, August 11, 2009, August 18, 2009, September 10, 2009,
September 21, 2009, September 30, 2009, October 14, 2009, November 3,
2009, November 9, 2009, November 10, 2009, November 17, 2009 and November
19, 2009; and
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the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on
Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 2, 1993, including all amendments and reports filed for the
purpose of updating such
information.
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Information furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in
Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any exhibit relating to such
information, filed prior to, on or subsequent to the date of this prospectus is
not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
We will furnish without
charge to you, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the
documents incorporated by reference, including exhibits to these
documents. You should direct any requests for documents to Repros Therapeutics
Inc., Attention: Secretary, 2408 Timberloch Place, Suite B-7, The
Woodlands, Texas 77380. Our telephone number is
(281) 719-3400.
PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 14.
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The
following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than the
underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the registrant in connection
with the offering of the securities being registered. All the amounts shown are
estimates, except for the registration fee.
Securities
and Exchange Commission registration fee
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$ |
212 |
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Accounting
fees and expenses
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10,000 |
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Legal
fees and expenses
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10,000 |
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Printing,
transfer agent and miscellaneous expenses
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10,000 |
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Total:
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$ |
30,212 |
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Item 15.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or Delaware law, inter alia, empowers a
Delaware corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation)
by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Similar indemnity is
authorized for such persons against expenses (including attorneys’ fees)
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of
any such threatened, pending or completed action or suit if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, and provided further that (unless a court of
competent jurisdiction otherwise provides) such person shall not have been
adjudged liable to the corporation. Any such indemnification may be made only as
authorized in each specific case upon a determination by the stockholders or
disinterested directors or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion
that indemnification is proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable
standard of conduct.
Section 145 further
authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation
would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145. We
maintain policies insuring our officers and directors against certain
liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Our
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws require us to
indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law or
any other applicable law in effect, but if such statute or law is amended, we
may change the standard of indemnification only to the extent that such amended
statute or law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights to our
directors. We must indemnify such officers and employees in the same manner and
to the same extent that we are required to indemnify our directors under our
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws. Our Restated
Certificate of Incorporation limits the personal liability of a director to us
or our stockholders to damages for breach of the director’s fiduciary
duty. Pursuant to indemnification agreements we entered into with
each of our directors, we are further required to indemnify our directors to the
fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and our Restated Bylaws; provided
that each such director shall enjoy the greater of (i) the advancement and
indemnification rights permitted under our Restated Certificate and Restated
Bylaws for directors and officers as of the date of such indemnification
agreement or (ii) the benefits so afforded by amendments thereto.
Item 16.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit Number
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Identification of
Exhibit
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3.1(a)
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-57728-FW), as
amended (“Registration Statement”), is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.1(b)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2006 is
incorporated herein by reference.
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3.1(c)
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Certificate
of Designation of Series One Junior Participating Preferred Stock
dated September 2, 1999. Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the
Commission on September 3, 1999 (the “Rights Plan Registration
Statement”), is incorporated herein by reference.
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3.1(d)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of
December 16, 2008. Exhibit 3.1(d) to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 2008 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.1(e)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of
November 18, 2009. Exhibit 3.1(e) to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated November 19, 2009 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.2
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Restated
Bylaws of the Company. Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement is
incorporated herein by reference.
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4.1
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Specimen
Common Stock Certificate, $.001 par value, of the Company.
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.2
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Rights
Agreement dated September 1, 1999 between the Company and
Computershare Investor Services LLC (as successor in interest to Harris
Trust & Savings Bank), as Rights Agent. Exhibit 4.1 to the Rights
Plan Registration Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.3
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First
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2002, between
the Company, Harris Trust & Savings Bank and Computershare Investor
Services LLC. Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Plan
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A as filed with the Commission on
September 11, 2002 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.4
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Second
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2002, between
the Company and Computershare Investor Services LLC. Exhibit 4.4 to
Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Plan Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A as filed with the Commission on October 31, 2002 is
incorporated herein by reference.
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4.5
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Third
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2005, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Exhibit 4.4 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on
June 30, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference.
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4.6
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Fourth
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2008, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on January 10,
2008 is incorporated herein by reference.
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4.7
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Fifth
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2008, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on October 10,
2008 is incorporated herein by reference.
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4.8
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Form
of Rights Certificate. Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.1 to the Rights
Plan Registration Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
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5.1*
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Opinion
of Winstead PC.
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23.1*
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Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm.
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23.2*
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Consent
of Winstead PC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1
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Power
of Attorney (included in the signature
page).
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* Filed
herewith.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of
Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
and
(iii) to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of this
offering.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities
Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i) Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii) The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(5) That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(6) That: (i) for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form
of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part
of the registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and
(ii) for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The Woodlands,
Montgomery County, State of Texas, on December 4, 2009.
REPROS
THERAPEUTICS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Joseph S. Podolski
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Joseph
S. Podolski
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY
THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Joseph S. Podolski as true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for them and in
their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and any additional registration statements filed pursuant
to Rule 462, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”), and generally to do all such things in their names and behalf in
their capacities as officers and directors to enable the Company to comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the SEC,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signatures
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Joseph S. Podolski
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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December
4, 2009
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Joseph
S. Podolski
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and
Director
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/s/ Katherine A. Anderson
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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December
4, 2009
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Katherine A. Anderson
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/s/ Daniel F. Cain
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Director
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December
4, 2009
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Daniel F. Cain
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/s/ Jean L. Fourcroy, M.D., Ph.D.,
M.P.H.
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Director
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December
4, 2009
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Jean L. Fourcroy, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
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/s/ Jaye Thompson, Ph.D.
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Director
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December
4, 2009
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Jaye Thompson, Ph.D
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/s/ Nola Masterson
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Chairman
of the Board
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December
4, 2009
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Nola Masterson
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
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Identification of
Exhibit
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3.1(a)
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-57728-FW), as
amended (“Registration Statement”), is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.1(b)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2006 is
incorporated herein by reference.
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3.1(c)
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Certificate
of Designation of Series One Junior Participating Preferred Stock
dated September 2, 1999. Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the
Commission on September 3, 1999 (the “Rights Plan Registration
Statement”), is incorporated herein by reference.
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3.1(d)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of
December 16, 2008. Exhibit 3.1(d) to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 2008 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.1(e)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of
November 18, 2009. Exhibit 3.1(e) to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated November 19, 2009 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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3.2
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Restated
Bylaws of the Company. Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement is
incorporated herein by reference.
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4.1
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Specimen
Common Stock Certificate, $.001 par value, of the Company.
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.2
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Rights
Agreement dated September 1, 1999 between the Company and
Computershare Investor Services LLC (as successor in interest to Harris
Trust & Savings Bank), as Rights Agent. Exhibit 4.1 to the Rights
Plan Registration Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.3
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First
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2002, between
the Company, Harris Trust & Savings Bank and Computershare Investor
Services LLC. Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Plan
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A as filed with the Commission on
September 11, 2002 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.4
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Second
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2002, between
the Company and Computershare Investor Services LLC. Exhibit 4.4 to
Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Plan Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A as filed with the Commission on October 31, 2002 is
incorporated herein by reference.
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4.5
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Third
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2005, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (as successor in interest to
Computershare Investor Services, LLC). Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on
June 30, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference.
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4.6
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Fourth
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2008, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (as successor in interest to
Computershare Investor Services, LLC). Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on January 10,
2008 is incorporated herein by reference.
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4.7
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Fifth
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2008, between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on October 10,
2008 is incorporated herein by reference.
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4.8
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Form
of Rights Certificate. Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.1 to the Rights
Plan Registration Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
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5.1*
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Opinion
of Winstead PC.
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23.1*
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Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm.
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23.2*
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Consent
of Winstead PC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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24.1
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Power
of Attorney (included in the signature
page).
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* Filed
herewith.