THE LINCOLN PARK TRANSACTION
General
On June 2, 2020, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to, in the aggregate, $20,000,000 worth of Ordinary Shares. Sales of Ordinary Shares by the Company, if any, will be subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at the Company’s sole discretion, over the 36-month period commencing on the Commencement Date. Also, in in connection with the Purchase Agreement, we entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with Lincoln Park, pursuant to which we agreed to register ADSs representing Ordinary Shares that have been or may be issued under the Purchase Agreement under the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We issued 2,203,812 Ordinary Shares to Lincoln Park as Commitment Shares as consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement, and we have not received any proceeds from the issuance of the Commitment Shares.
Actual sales of Ordinary Shares to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the ADSs and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations. We expect that any net proceeds received by the Company from such sales to Lincoln Park will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Under applicable rules of the Nasdaq Global Market, in no event may we issue or sell to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement Ordinary Shares in excess of 117,915,852 Ordinary Shares (inclusive of any shares which may be aggregated with sales under the Purchase Agreement pursuant to the rules of the Nasdaq Global Market), which represents 19.99% of the Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”), unless (i) we obtain shareholder approval to issue Ordinary Shares in excess of the Exchange Cap or (ii) the average price of all applicable sales of Ordinary Shares to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement equals or exceeds $1.9674 (which represents the closing sale price of our ADS on June 1, 2020 plus an incremental amount to account for our issuance of the Commitment Shares to Lincoln Park) divided by the ADS Conversion Ratio, such that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are exempt from the Exchange Cap limitation under applicable Nasdaq rules.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, closing conditions and indemnification and termination provisions by, among and for the benefit of the parties. Lincoln Park may not assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement, and the Purchase Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time at its discretion without any cost to the Company.
Purchase of Shares under the Purchase Agreement
Following the Commencement Date, under the Purchase Agreement, on any business day selected by the Company, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares up to the product of (x) 75,000 and (y) the ADS Conversion Ratio, provided that the closing sale price of ADSs is not below $1.00 on the purchase date, (a “Regular Purchase”), provided, however, that (i) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to the product of (x) 125,000 and (y) the ADS Conversion Ratio, provided that the closing sale price of ADSs is not below $5.00 on the purchase date; and (ii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to the product of (x) 150,000 and (y) the ADS Conversion Ratio, provided that the closing sale price of ADSs is not below $7.50 on the purchase date, subject to adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, or other similar transaction. In each case, Lincoln Park’s maximum commitment in any single Regular Purchase may not exceed $2,000,000. The purchase price per share for each such Regular Purchase will be based off of prevailing market prices of ADSs immediately preceding the time of sale divided by the ADS Conversion Ratio. In addition to Regular Purchases, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases (“Accelerated Purchase”) if the closing sale price of ADSs exceeds certain threshold prices
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