Lock-Up Agreements
We have agreed that, subject to certain exceptions, without the prior written consent of Piper Sandler & Co., Cowen and Company, LLC and SVB Leerink LLC for a period of 90 days after the date of this prospectus supplement, we will not (1) directly or indirectly, offer, lend, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any ADSs or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ADSs (collectively, we refer to these as the Lock-Up Securities) or file any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing or otherwise publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, or (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of ADSs or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.
The Selling Shareholder as well as our directors and certain of our executive officers have agreed that, subject to certain exceptions, without the prior written consent of Piper Sandler & Co., Cowen and Company, LLC and SVB Leerink LLC for a period of 90 days after the date of this prospectus supplement they will not, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, lend, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any Lock-Up Securities, or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any of the Lock-up Securities, or file or cause to be filed any registration statement in connection therewith, under the Securities Act, (ii) engage in any hedging or other transaction or arrangement (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or instrument, however described or defined) which is designed to or which reasonably would be expected to lead to or result in a sale, loan, pledge or other disposition (whether by the undersigned or someone other than the undersigned), or transfer of any of the economic consequences of ownership, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, of any shares of Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction or arrangement (or instrument provided for thereunder) would be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) otherwise publicly announce any intention to engage in or cause any action or activity described in clause (i) above or transaction or arrangement described in clause (ii) above.
Piper Sandler & Co., Cowen and Company, LLC and SVB Leerink LLC may release the ADSs and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time with or without notice. When determining whether or not to release ADSs and other securities from lock-up agreements, Piper Sandler & Co., Cowen and Company, LLC and SVB Leerink LLC will consider, among other factors, the holder’s reasons for requesting the release, the number of ADSs and other securities for which the release is being requested and market conditions at the time.
Indemnification
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and the Selling Shareholder against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the underwriters and the Selling Shareholder may be required to make for these liabilities.
Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids
The underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, short sales and purchases to cover positions created by short sales, and penalty bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the ADSs, in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act:
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Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.
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A short position involves a sale by the underwriters of shares in excess of the number of ADSs the underwriters are obligated to purchase in the offering, which creates the syndicate short position. This short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of ADSs involved in the sales made by the underwriters in excess of the number of ADSs they are obligated to purchase is not greater than the number