Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Support Agreement
On April 14, 2020, Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Support Agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with Velan Capital, L.P., Altiva Management Inc., Velan Capital Partners LP, Velan Capital Holdings LLC, Velan Capital Investment Management LP, Velan Principals GP LLC, Velan Capital Management LLC, Balaji Venkataraman, Deepak Sarpangal and Kevin McNeill (collectively, the “Velan Stockholders”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Velan Stockholders agreed to (i) vote or cause to be voted their respective shares of common stock of Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Progenics”) in favor of adoption and approval of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) that was entered into by and among the Company, Progenics and Plato Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) on February 20, 2020 (the “Progenics Stockholder Approval”); and (ii) vote or cause to be voted their respective shares of common stock of the Company in favor of the issuance of common stock of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Approval”).
The Velan Stockholders also agreed to certain customary standstill restrictions, effective as of the date of the Support Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the first business day after the date of the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) the date on which the Progenics Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Progenics stockholders meeting called for such purpose or any adjournments or postponements thereof, (iii) the date on which the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Company stockholders meeting called for such purpose or any adjournments or postponements thereof or (iv) the termination of the Merger Agreement (the earliest to occur, the “Standstill Expiration Date”). These restrictions prohibit the Velan Stockholders from, among other things, (i) seeking or submitting or knowingly encouraging any person to seek or submit nominees in furtherance of a contested solicitation for the appointment, election or removal of directors of the Company; (ii) making any proposal for consideration by stockholders of the Company at any annual or special meeting of stockholders or calling a special meeting of stockholders of the Company; and (iii) seeking, alone or in concert with others, (a) representation on the board of directors of the Company, (b) to control, advise, direct or knowingly influence the management, the board of directors of the Company and policies or affairs of the Company or (c) to disclose any plan or proposal with respect to the Company, or any securities or assets of the Company.
In addition, each Velan Stockholder has agreed, at each annual and special meeting of stockholders of the Company held prior to the Standstill Expiration Date, to, among other things, and subject to certain specified exceptions, vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of common stock of the Company beneficially owned by each Velan Stockholder and their respective affiliates (i) in favor of each of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company and recommended by the board of directors of the Company in the election of directors, (ii) against any other nominees to serve on the board of directors of the Company that have not been recommended by the board of directors of the Company, and (iii) with respect to all other matters, in accordance with the recommendations of the board of directors of the Company as identified in the Company’s proxy statement, including in favor of all other matters recommended for stockholder approval by the board of directors of the Company.
The foregoing description of the Support Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.