LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT No. V08302

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Exhibit 10.43
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
No. V08302
This Loan and Security Agreement (this “Loan Agreement”), made as of September 12, 2008 by and between BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P. (“Lender”), a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 225 West Washington Street, Suite 200, Chicago, Illinois 60606, and Omeros Corporation (“Borrower”), a Washington corporation with its principal place of business at 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600, Seattle, WA 98101.
In consideration of the promises set forth herein, Lender and Borrower agree upon the following terms and conditions:
1. General Definitions
The following words, terms and /or phrases shall have the meanings set forth thereafter and such meanings shall be applicable to the singular and plural form thereof giving effect to the numerical difference:
     A. “Account” means any “account,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest and, in any event, shall include all accounts receivable, book debts, rights to payment, and other forms of obligations now owned or hereafter received or acquired by or belonging or owing to Borrower (including under any trade name, style or division thereof), whether or not arising out of goods or software sold or licensed or services rendered by Borrower or from any other transaction (including any such obligation that may be characterized as an account or contract right under the UCC), and all of Borrower’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders or receipts now owned or hereafter acquired by it for goods or services, and all of Borrower’s rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing (including unpaid seller’s rights of rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods), and all monies due or to become due to Borrower under all purchase orders and contracts for the sale of goods or the performance of services or both by Borrower or in connection with any other transaction (whether or not yet earned by performance on the part of Borrower), now in existence or hereafter occurring, including the right to receive the proceeds of said purchase orders and contracts, and all collateral security and guarantees of any kind given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
     B. “Account Debtor” means any Person obligated on an Account.
     C. “Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
     D. “Borrower’s Liabilities” means all obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender (including without limitation all debts, claims, and indebtedness) whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, heretofore, now and/or from time to time hereafter owing, due or payable, however evidenced, created, incurred, acquired or owing and however arising, whether under this Loan Agreement and/or any promissory note or other instrument issued pursuant hereto or the “Other Agreements” (hereinafter defined), or by oral agreement or operation of law or otherwise.
     E. “Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York City or Chicago, Illinois.
     F. “Cash” means all cash, money (as such term is defined in the UCC), currency, and liquid funds, wherever held, in which Borrower now or hereafter acquires any right, title, or interest.
     G. “Change of Control” means, at any time, a transaction or series of related transactions in which the shareholders of Borrower immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions shall cease to beneficially own and control, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting interests in the capital stock or other ownership interests of Borrower or the right to elect a majority of the seats on Borrower’s board of directors immediately after such transaction or series of transactions; provided, however, that an equity financing for the purpose of raising capital from accredited investors, including, without limitation, venture capital, private equity, strategic or institutional investors shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control so long as (i) Borrower gives Lender at least

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ten (10) Business Days prior notice of the names of such investors, and (ii) existing venture capital, private equity, strategic or institutional investors shall not sell any of their existing stakes in Borrower in such financing transaction.
     H. “Charges” means all national, federal, state, county, city, municipal and/or other governmental taxes, levies, assessments, charges, liens, claims or encumbrances upon and/or relating to the Collateral, Borrower’s Liabilities, Borrower’s business, Borrower’s ownership and/or use of any of its assets, and/or Borrower’s income and/or gross receipts.
     I. “Chattel Paper” means any “chattel paper,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     J. “Cleanup” means all actions required to: (1) clean up, remove, treat or remediate Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (2) prevent the release of Hazardous Materials so that they do not migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (3) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care; or (4) respond to any government requests for information or documents in any way relating to cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation or potential cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment.
     K. “Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 hereof.
     L. “Copyright License” means any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest
     M. “Copyrights” means all of the following property, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (i) all copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, held pursuant to the laws of the United States, any State thereof or of any other country; (ii) all registrations, applications and recordings in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, of any State thereof or of any other country; (iii) all continuations, renewals or extensions thereof; and (iv) all registrations to be issued under any pending applications.
     N. “Default” means any condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
     O. “Deposit Accounts” means any “deposit accounts,” as such term is defined in the UCC, and in any event includes any checking account, savings account, or certificate of deposit now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     P. “Documents” means any “documents,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     Q. “Environmental Claim” means any claim, action, cause of action, investigation or notice (written or oral) by any Person alleging potential liability (including, without limitation, an obligation to conduct a Cleanup or potential liability for investigatory costs, Cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from (a) the presence or release of any Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law.
     R. “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment, including, without limitation, laws relating to releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, release, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, laws and regulations with regard to recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Materials and laws relating to the management or use of natural resources.
     S. “Equipment” means any “equipment”, as such term is defined in the UCC, and in any event shall include but not be limited to computers and peripherals, laboratory equipment, manufacturing equipment, networking equipment, switching and backbone equipment, servers and routers and other hardware including disk drives and laser printers, office furniture, fixtures and office equipment, test and other equipment, and software, and all accessions, additions, attachments, accessories and improvements thereof and all replacements and/or substitutions therefore and all proceeds and products thereof.
     T. “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 hereof.

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     U. “Financials” means those financial statements described in Section 7.3 hereof.
     V. “Fixtures” means any “fixtures,” as such term is defined in the UCC, together with all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to all extensions, improvements, betterments, accessions, renewals, substitutes, and replacements of, and all additions and appurtenances to any of the foregoing property, and all conversions of the security constituted thereby, immediately upon any acquisition or release thereof or any such conversion, as the case may be, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     W. “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, in effect from time to time, consistently applied.
     X. “General Intangibles” means any “general intangibles,” as such term is defined in the UCC, and, in any event, shall include all right, title and interest which Borrower may now or hereafter have in or under any rights to payment; payment intangibles; software; proprietary or confidential information; business records and materials; customer lists; interests in partnerships, joint ventures, business associations, corporations, and limited liability companies; permits; claims in or under insurance policies (including unearned premiums and retrospective premium adjustments); and rights to receive tax refunds and other payments and rights of indemnification now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     Y. “Goods” means any “goods,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     Z. “Hazardous Materials” means all substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. § 300.5, or defined as such by, or regulated as such under, any Environmental Law.
     AA. “Instruments” means any “instrument,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     BB. “Intellectual Property” means
          (i)  all Copyrights; Trademarks; Patents; and Licenses; and applications therefor and reissues, extensions, or renewals thereof; and goodwill associated with any of the foregoing;
          (ii) Any and all trade secrets, inventions, know-how, methods, processes, drawings, specifications or other data or information and all memoranda, notes and records with respect to any research and development and any and all intellectual property rights in computer software and computer software products now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held; and
          (iii) Any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the rights included above, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the intellectual property rights identified above, provided, however, that during an Event of Default which is then continuing, such claims shall be considered Proceeds of Intellectual Property for purposes of Section 5.1;
     CC. “Inventory” means any “inventory,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest, and, in any event, shall include all Goods and personal property that are held by or on behalf of Borrower for sale or lease or are furnished or are to be furnished under a contract of service, or that constitute raw materials, work in process or materials used or consumed or to be used or consumed in Borrower’s business, or the processing, packaging, promotion, delivery or shipping of the same, and all finished goods, whether or not the same is in transit or in the constructive, actual or exclusive possession of Borrower or is held by others for Borrower’s account, including all property covered by purchase orders and contracts with suppliers and all Goods billed and held by suppliers and all such property that may be in the possession or custody of any carriers, forwarding agents, truckers, warehousemen, vendors, selling agents or other Persons.
     DD. “Investment Property” means all “investment property,” as such term is defined in the UCC, and in any event includes any certificated security, uncertificated security, money market funds, bonds, mutual funds, and U.S. Treasury bills or notes, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     EE. “Letter of Credit Rights” means any “letter of credit rights,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest, including any right to payment or performance under any letter of credit.

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     FF. “License” means any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other license of rights or interests now held or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest and any renewals or extensions thereof.
     GG. “Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
     HH. “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the business operations, properties, assets, results of operations or financial condition of Borrower, taken as a whole with respect to Borrower’s viability, that reasonably would be expected to result in the Borrower’s inability to repay any portion of the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) the validity, perfection, value or priority of Lender’s security interest in the Collateral, (iii) the enforceability of any material provision of this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement or (iv) the ability of Lender to enforce its rights and remedies under this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement.
     II. “Other Agreements” means all agreements, instruments and documents, including, without limitation, the Warrants, the Success Fee Agreement, any notes, guaranties, security agreements, warrants, account pledge and control agreements, fee arrangements, financing statements and all other written matter heretofore, now and/or from time to time hereafter executed by and/or on behalf and/or for the benefit of Borrower and delivered to Lender.
     JJ. “Patent License” means any written agreement granting any right with respect to any invention on which a Patent is in existence or a Patent application is pending, in which agreement Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     KK. “Patents” means all of the following property, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower: (a) all letters patent of, or rights corresponding thereto, in the United States or in any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of, or rights corresponding thereto, in the United States or any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country; (b) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof; (c) all petty patents, divisionals, and patents of addition; and (d) all patents to be issued under any such applications.
     LL. “Permitted Debt” means (i) Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender under this Loan Agreement or any of the Other Agreements; (ii) indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business on ordinary trade terms and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business; (iii) other indebtedness for equipment financing in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $1,500,000 at any time; (iv) Subordinated Debt; (v) other unsecured indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $100,000; or (vi) any extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness described in (iii) above, provided that the principal amount of, and interest rate on, such indebtedness may not be increased.
     MM. “Permitted Liens” means all (i) Charges for amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP; (ii) statutory liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings being diligently conducted and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP; (iii) liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances which do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder; (iv) the following deposits, to the extent made in the ordinary course of business: deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure statutory obligations (other than liens arising under ERISA or environmental liens) or surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds; (v) banker’s liens, rights of setoff and similar liens arising by operation of law on deposits made in the ordinary course of business, including all deposit accounts and securities accounts, provided such liens do not arise in respect of borrowed money; (vi) liens arising in connection with clause (iii) of the definition of Permitted Debt on any Equipment (and any accessions, attachments, replacements or improvements thereon) which was acquired or financed by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such Equipment, provided that the lien is confined solely to the Equipment so acquired or financed, and improvements thereon and the proceeds thereof; (vii) leases or subleases and non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business; (viii) liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods; and (ix) liens securing Subordinated Debt.

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     NN. “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, entity, party or government (whether national, federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
     OO. “Proceeds” means “proceeds,” as such term is defined in the UCC.
     PP. “Receivables” means (i) all of Borrower’s Accounts, Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper, Supporting Obligations, letters of credit, proceeds of any letter of credit, and Letter of Credit Rights, and (ii) all customer lists, software, and business records related thereto.
     QQ. “Securities Account” means any “securities account” as such term is defined in the UCC, and in any event includes any account to which a financial asset is or may be credited in accordance with an agreement under which the person maintaining the account undertakes to treat the person for whom the account is maintained as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise the financial asset.
     RR. “Subordinated Debt” means indebtedness owed to a Person other than Lender and subordinated to Borrower’s Liabilities pursuant to the terms and conditions of a subordination agreement acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion.
     SS. “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.
     TT. “Success Fee Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b) hereof.
     UU. “Supporting Obligations” means any “supporting obligations,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     VV. “Term Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
     WW. “Trademark License” means any written agreement granting any right to use any Trademark or Trademark registration, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.
     XX. “Trademarks” means all of the following property, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (a) all trademarks, tradenames, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, and designs of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and any applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof, and (c) all rights in World Wide Web addresses, uniform resource locators and domain names and applications and registrations therefor.
     YY. “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Illinois, provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of the security interest granted hereunder in any Collateral (as hereinafter defined) or the availability of any remedy hereunder is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on or after the date hereof in other jurisdiction(s), then “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on or after the date hereof in such other jurisdiction(s) for the purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection, or priority or availability of such remedy.
     ZZ. “Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b) hereof.
2. The Loans
2.1 Term Loan. On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Loan Agreement, including those listed in Section 2.5 hereof, Lender shall loan to Borrower a term loan (the “Term Loan”), in an amount up to Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00), in four tranches as follows: (i) on the date hereof, the initial advance in an amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), (ii) on or before December 31, 2008, an additional advance (the “Second Tranche”) in an amount of up to Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000), (iii) on or before December 31, 2008, an

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additional advance (the “Third Tranche”) in an amount of up to Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000), and (iv) on or before March 31, 2009, an additional advance (the “Fourth Tranche”) in an amount of up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000), each pursuant to a funding request submitted to Lender in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Funding Request”) not later than 9:00 a.m. (prevailing Chicago time) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date of such proposed borrowing. In no event shall the aggregate amount of the advances made hereunder exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00). This is not a revolving line of credit and Borrower may not repay and re-borrow the amounts advanced or to be advanced under this Section 2.1. Each advance in respect of the Term Loan (each, a “Loan”) shall be repaid in thirty-nine (39) monthly installments as follows: (i) commencing on the first Business Day of the first month after the date of the relevant Loan, three (3) monthly payments of interest only (paid in arrears); and then (ii) commencing on the first Business Day of the fourth month after the date of the relevant Loan, thirty-six (36) equal monthly scheduled installments of principal and interest (paid in arrears), each such payment to be made on the first Business Day of the relevant month.
2.2 Evidence and Nature of Loans. Each Loan to be made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement will be evidenced by one or more promissory notes (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender) to be executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender before or concurrently with Lender’s disbursement of such Loan to or for the account of Borrower. All of Borrower’s Liabilities (including all Loans under this Loan Agreement) shall be secured by Lender’s security interest in the Collateral and by all other security interests, liens, claims and encumbrances now and/or from time to time hereafter granted by Borrower to Lender, whether hereunder or under the Other Agreements.
2.3 Use of Proceeds. Borrower warrants and represents to Lender that Borrower shall use the proceeds of each Loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement and any advances made pursuant to the Other Agreements solely for legal and proper corporate purposes (duly authorized by its Board of Directors) and consistent with all applicable laws and statutes.
2.4 Direction to Remit. Borrower hereby authorizes and directs Lender to disburse, for and on behalf of Borrower and for Borrower’s account, the proceeds of the Loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement to such Person or Persons as an officer or director of Borrower shall direct, whether in writing or orally.
2.5 Conditions Precedent. (a) The following conditions precedent must be met before each Loan is made hereunder: (i) No event, condition or change that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the later of the date of this Loan Agreement or the date of the last Loan made by the Lender to Borrower hereunder, (ii) The representations and warranties contained in this Loan Agreement and in the Other Agreements shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan unless such representations and warranties were made as of a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date, (iii) As of the date of such Loan, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Loan or the application of the proceeds thereof that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default, and (iv) Such other documents and information as Lender may reasonably request from Borrower from time to time after consultation with Borrower.
     (b) In addition, the following conditions precedent must be met before the initial Loan is made hereunder: (i) Payment of all fees required under this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements, (ii) Receipt by Lender of satisfactory release documents from any and all conflicting secured creditors (other than holders of Permitted Liens), (iii) Receipt by Lender of appropriate filings and other means of perfecting its security interest in the Collateral, including but not limited to specific collateral assignments of Collateral consisting of instruments or evidenced by titles, (iv) Lender shall have received copies of the certificates and evidences of insurance contemplated under Section 5.6 hereof and the Financials described in Section 7.3 for the periods ending June 30, 2008 and July 31, 2008, (v) Receipt by Lender, to the extent requested, of adequate proof of free and clear ownership of the Collateral, including but not limited to paid in full invoices and cancelled checks or other means of payment for said invoices, (vi) Execution by Borrower and applicable financial institution(s) of any required account control agreements for the benefit of Lender, (vii) Delivery by Borrower of a satisfactory landlord waiver duly executed and delivered by Borrower’s Seattle, Washington landlord, (viii) Receipt by Lender of Warrants to purchase up to $400,000 of shares of Borrower’s Common Stock, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (the “Warrants”), (ix) a success fee agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (the “Success Fee Agreement”), and (ix) Delivery by Borrower of a legal opinion of counsel to Borrower relating to this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.
     (c) In addition, the following conditions must be met before the Second Tranche is made available hereunder: (i) Borrower has demonstrated (by providing minutes and resolutions, or actions by unanimous written consent, of the Board of Directors relating thereto) to Lender that the Board of Directors of Borrower has reviewed OMS201 Phase 1 data from the trial being conducted as of the date hereof and after such review, approved the advancement of OMS201 to the next clinical trial.

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     (d) In addition, the following conditions must be met before the Third Tranche is made available hereunder: (i) Borrower has demonstrated (by providing minutes and resolutions, or actions by unanimous written consent, of the Board of Directors relating thereto) to Lender that the Board of Directors of Borrower has reviewed OMS302 Phase 1 data from the trial being conducted as of the date hereof and after such review, approved the advancement of OMS302 to the next clinical trial.
     (e) In addition, the following conditions must be met before the Fourth Tranche is made available hereunder: (i) Borrower has received not less than $25 million in cash proceeds on or after the date hereof but prior to March 31, 2009, from any of the following sources: (i) the sale of equity securities (including the exercise of any stock options or warrants), (ii) the incurrence of Subordinated Debt, (iii) the receipt of proceeds of any grants, (iv) the receipt of proceeds from any strategic partnerships or co-development projects and/or (iv) the receipt of proceeds from licensing and joint venture fees, evidenced to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender.
2.6 Payments and Taxes. Subject to the satisfaction of Lender’s (including any permitted assignee) obligation in the last sentence of this Section 2.6, any and all payments made by Borrower under this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any governmental authority (including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto) other than any taxes imposed on or measured by Lender’s overall net income and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of Lender being organized or resident, conducting business (other than a business deemed to arise from Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, or otherwise with respect to, this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement) or having its principal office in such jurisdiction (“Indemnified Taxes”). Subject to the satisfaction of Lender’s obligation in the last sentence of this Section 2.6, if any Indemnified Taxes shall be required by law to be withheld or deducted from or in respect of any sum payable under this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement to Lender (w) an additional amount shall be payable as may be necessary so that, after making all required withholdings or deductions (including withholdings or deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholdings or deductions been made, (x) Borrower shall make such withholdings or deductions, (y) Borrower shall pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law and (z) Borrower shall deliver to Lender evidence of such payment. Borrower’s obligation hereunder shall survive the termination of this Loan Agreement. Lender (including any permitted assignee) shall provide Borrower, within thirty (30) days following the execution of this Loan Agreement (or promptly after any permitted assignment of Lender’s interests hereunder), with a properly executed IRS Form W-9 (or such other form) certifying Borrower’s exemption from “backup withholding” within the meaning of Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code.
3. Interest, Fees and Repayment
3.1 Interest. Each Loan shall bear interest payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month, calculated on the basis of a 360 day year comprised of twelve (12) thirty day months at a per annum rate equal to the interest rate of 12.50%. In no event shall interest accrue or be payable in connection with any Loan in an amount in excess of that permitted under applicable law. If the note(s) so provide, the interest thereunder may be precomputed for the period ending when payments thereunder are due and on the assumption that all payments will be made on their respective due dates. Payments due under any note and not made by their scheduled due date for a period in excess of five (5) days thereafter shall be overdue and shall be subject to a service charge in an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the delinquent amount, but not more than the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is less. In addition, and notwithstanding the forgoing, during the continuance of an Event of Default all outstanding Borrower’s Liabilities in respect of the Loans shall bear interest (payable on demand) at a rate that is two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the Loan Interest Rate applicable to each Loan and other Borrower’s Liabilities from time to time.
3.2 Fees. Borrower agrees to pay to Lender a fee of $25,000 to cover due diligence and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Loan, of which Lender acknowledges receipt of $25,000. All fees payable hereunder shall be earned when due and payable hereunder, and shall not be refundable in whole or in part. Notwithstanding anything in this Loan Agreement, Borrower’s obligation with respect to the Lender’s legal fees and costs for negotiating and documenting this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements in respect of the origination of the Loan shall not exceed $25,000 and such legal fees and costs shall be paid our of the $25,000 that Lender has already received pursuant to this Section 3.2.
3.3 Repayment. Borrower’s Liabilities under this Loan Agreement are absolute and unconditional. Any and all costs, fees and expenses payable pursuant to this Loan Agreement or any of the Other Agreements shall be payable by Borrower to Lender or to such other person or persons designated by Lender, within three (3) Business Days of

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receipt of written invoice with a reasonably detailed itemization of such costs, fees and expenses. All payments to Lender shall be payable by 2:00 p.m. (prevailing Chicago time) at Lender’s principal place of business specified at the beginning of this Loan Agreement or at such other place or places as Lender may designate in writing to Borrower. All payments to Persons other than Lender shall be payable at such place or places as Lender may designate in writing to Borrower.
3.4 Application of Payments. Provided that an “Event of Default” (hereinafter defined) does not exist, the application of payments received by Lender pursuant to this Loan Agreement shall be applied first to any and all late charges, fees and expenses then due and payable; second to interest then due and payable hereunder; third to the principal of the Loans then due and payable, fourth to the remaining Loans then outstanding and finally, to any other Borrower Liabilities then outstanding. From and after an Event of Default, Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply any and all such payments received by Lender to any portion of Borrower’s Liabilities, including to any of Borrower’s Liabilities arising under any of the Other Agreements. Solely for the purpose of computing interest earned by Lender, payments received by Lender shall be applied as aforesaid on the Business Day following receipt by Lender. Checks or other items of payment received after 2:00 p.m. prevailing Chicago, Illinois time shall be deemed received the following Business Day.
3.5 Accuracy of Statements Each statement of account by Lender delivered to Borrower relating to Borrower’s Liabilities shall be presumed correct and accurate (absent manifest error) and shall constitute an account stated between Borrower and Lender unless thereafter waived in writing by Lender, in Lender’s discretion. Any objection to the statement that Borrower may have must be delivered to Lender, by registered or certified mail, within thirty (30) days after Borrower’s receipt of said statement.
4. Term and Prepayment
4.1 Term. This Loan Agreement shall be in effect until the indefeasible payment in full to Lender of all of Borrower’s Liabilities. Except as provided below, Borrower has no right to prepay Borrower’s Liabilities under this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements.
4.2 Voluntary Prepayment. Borrower may, upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender (stating the proposed date of prepayment, which date shall then be the due date for such Loan), prepay the outstanding principal amount of all Loans then outstanding in whole, but not in part by paying to Lender, immediately available funds, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount of all Loans then outstanding, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and expenses on the Loans through the date of prepayment, and (iii) (A) in the event that such prepayment is made on or prior to the date which is eighteen (18) months after the date of the relevant Loan, a prepayment premium equal to 2% of the principal amount being prepaid; and (B) in the event that such prepayment is made after the date which is more than eighteen months after the date of the relevant Loan but on or prior to the maturity date of the relevant Loan, a prepayment premium equal to 1% of the principal amount being prepaid.
5. Collateral and Security
5.1 Grant of Security Interest. To further secure to Lender the prompt full and faithful payment and performance of Borrower’s Liabilities (other than those arising under the Warrants or the Success Fee Agreement) and the prompt, full and complete performance by Borrower of each of its covenants and duties under this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements, Borrower grants to Lender, a valid, first priority continuing security interest in and lien upon all of the following (except as to assets or property with Permitted Liens, upon which a lien which may be other than a first priority lien is granted), whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located:
  (i)   All Receivables;
 
  (ii)   All Equipment;
 
  (iii)   All Fixtures;
 
  (iv)   All General Intangibles (other than Intellectual Property);
 
  (v)   All Inventory;
 
  (vi)   All Investment Property;
 
  (vii)   All Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts;
 
  (viii)   All Cash;
 
  (ix)   All Documents;

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  (x)   All Proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition of Intellectual Property;
 
  (xi)   All other Goods and tangible and intangible personal property of Borrower other than Intellectual Property, whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned by or to, or acquired by, Borrower and wherever located, and
 
  (xii)   to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing and all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever located and all products and proceeds of the foregoing including without limitation proceeds of insurance policies insuring the foregoing and all books and records with respect thereto;
(all of the foregoing personal property is hereinafter sometimes individually and sometimes collectively referred to as “Collateral”). Notwithstanding anything herein contained or construed to the contrary, Borrower is not granting to Lender, and Lender is not receiving from Borrower, any grant of a security interest in (i) any of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of any directly owned Subsidiary of Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of such capital stock or other equity interests of such Subsidiary entitled to vote or (ii) any of Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired Intellectual Property (other than a security interest in the Proceeds from the sale, transfer or other disposition of Intellectual Property); provided, however, that software, firmware and operating systems that cannot be removed from the Collateral without rendering the Collateral inoperable shall be deemed to be part of the “Collateral” unless such construction is prohibited by or inconsistent with any relevant license or other agreement respecting such software, firmware or operating system or (iii) any property subject to a lien described in clause (vi) of the definition of Permitted Liens in which the granting of a security interest therein is prohibited by or would constitute a default under any agreement or document governing such property, provided, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and Borrower shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such rights and interests as if such provision had never been in effect or (iv) Borrower’s cash collateral account maintained at Comerica Bank to secure certain lease obligations, provided that the principal amount of such cash collateral account shall not exceed $250,000, but only for such times as Borrower is obligated to maintain such cash collateral account in respect of such lease obligations. Borrower shall make appropriate entries upon its financial statements and its books and records disclosing Lender’s security interest in the Collateral.
Borrower hereby further agrees that, except as expressly permitted herein including with respect to Permitted Liens, Borrower shall not hereafter grant a security interest in or pledge any of its Intellectual Property to any other party.
5.2 Further Assurances. Borrower shall execute and/or deliver to Lender, at any time and from time to time hereafter at the request of Lender, all agreements, instruments, UCC financing statements (or other required perfection instruments), documents and other written matter (hereinafter individually and/or collectively, referred to as “Additional Documentation”) that Lender reasonably may request, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, to perfect and maintain Lender’s perfected security interest in the Collateral and to consummate the transactions contemplated in or by this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements. Borrower, irrevocably, (a) hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Lender (and all Persons designated by Lender for that purpose) as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney (and agent-in-fact) to sign the name of Borrower on the Additional Documentation and to deliver the Additional Documentation to such Persons as Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect, (b) authorizes completion and filing of any such Additional Documentation by Lender or its agents, whether paper or electronic, (c) hereby ratifies and confirms the completion and filing of Additional Documentation by Lender or its agent, paper or electronic, occurring prior to the date hereof, and (d) declares that Borrower has the present intention to authenticate and process any such Additional Documentation, whether paper or electronic, and whether or not completed and filed by Lender or its agents before or after the date hereof.
5.3 Inspection of Collateral. Lender (by any of its officers, employees and/or agents) shall have the right, upon prior written notice (so long as an Event of Default is not continuing) and during Borrower’s usual business hours, to inspect the Collateral and all related records (and the premises upon which it is located) and to verify the amount and condition of or any other and all financial records and matters whether or not relating to the Collateral, provided that Lender shall not conduct such inspections more than once per year unless an Event of Default exits. During the continuance of an Event of Default, all costs, fees and expenses incurred by Lender, or for which Lender has become obligated, in connection with such inspection and/or verification shall be payable by Borrower to Lender. Borrower agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its employees and agents to cooperate with Lender in all inspections.

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5.4 Controlled Accounts; Proceeds of Collateral. (a) Except for Deposit Accounts which Borrower and Lender agree shall be closed by Borrower within thirty (30) days from the date hereof, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to Lender an account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower and each bank or financial institution where Borrower maintains a deposit or securities account (each a “Controlled Account”); provided, however, that Lender will not exercise its right to control amounts in a Controlled Account unless an Event of Default hereunder or under the Other Agreements has occurred and is continuing. Borrower will provide such evidence of the closure of any Deposit Accounts as provided above as Lender may reasonably request. With respect to Borrower’s subsidiary, nura, inc., Borrower shall not be required to deliver an account control agreement for any deposit accounts maintained by such entity so long as the aggregate amounts of Cash on deposit therein does not exceed $20,000.
     (b) All proceeds arising from the disposition of any Collateral by Borrower shall be deposited in a Controlled Account within one Business Day after receipt by Borrower. Nothing in this Section limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Loan Agreement.
5.5 Third Party Claims. Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, without waiving or releasing any obligation, liability or duty of Borrower under this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements or any Event of Default, may (but shall be under no obligation to) at any time or times hereafter, pay, acquire and/or accept an assignment of any security interest, lien, encumbrance or claim asserted (other than Permitted Liens) by any Person against the Collateral. All sums paid by Lender in respect thereof and all costs, fees and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto incurred by Lender on account thereof shall be payable by Borrower to Lender.
5.6 Insurance. Borrower shall at all times throughout the term of this Loan Agreement and any extension hereof procure and maintain at its own expense the following minimum insurance coverages which shall be provided by insurance carriers with an AM Best rating of A, Class C or as otherwise acceptable to Lender and with such deductibles and exclusions as approved by Lender: (1) Special Form property damage insurance covering the Collateral which shall include but not be limited to fire and extended coverage and where applicable mechanical breakdown and electrical malfunction, and which shall be written in amount not less than the current replacement cost of Borrower’s property; and, (2) Commercial general liability insurance which may include excess liability insurance written on occurrence basis with a limit of not less than $2,000,000, and (3) Workers’ compensation insurance in accordance with statutory limits and employers’ liability coverage which may include excess liability in an amount not less than $1,000,000.
Any insurance carried and maintained in accordance with this Loan Agreement by Borrower shall be endorsed to provide that: (i) Lender shall be additional insured and loss payee with respect to the property insurance described in subsection (1) of the prior paragraph, and Lender shall be an additional insured with respect to the liability insurance described in subsection (2) of the prior paragraph; and (ii) The insurers thereunder waive all rights of subrogation against Lender, any right of setoff and counterclaim and any other right to deduction due to outstanding premiums, whether by attachment or otherwise; (iii) Such insurance shall be primary without right of contribution of any other insurance carried by or on behalf of Lender; and (iv) Inasmuch as such policies are written to cover more than one insured, all terms, conditions, insuring agreements and endorsements (other than the limits of liability) shall operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy covering each insured; and (v) If such insurance is canceled for any reason whatsoever, including nonpayment of premium, or any substantial change is made in the coverage that affects the interests of Lender the insurer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Lender of such change or cancellation prior to the effective date of such change or cancellation. Borrower, irrevocably, appoints Lender as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney (and agent-in fact) for the purpose of making, settling and adjusting claims under such policies, endorsing the name of Borrower on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies and for making all determinations and decisions with respect to such policies, and such appointment will be effective during the existence of an Event of Default hereunder.
On or before the initial funding by Lender hereunder, and at each policy anniversary date, Borrower shall arrange to furnish Lender with appropriate Certificates of Insurance. Such Certificates of Insurance shall be executed by each insurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer, and shall identify insurers, the type of insurance, the insurance limits and the policy term and shall specifically list the special endorsements (i) through (v) above.
In case of the failure to procure or maintain such insurance, Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to obtain such insurance and any premium paid by Lender shall be immediately due and payable by Borrower to Lender. The maintenance of any policy or policies of insurance pursuant to this Section shall not limit any obligation or liability of Borrower pursuant to any other Sections or provisions of this Loan Agreement.

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If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, proceeds from claims under any casualty policy will, at Borrower’s option, be payable to Borrower to replace the property subject to the claim or otherwise acquire property useful to the business of Borrower, provided that any such replacement property shall be deemed Collateral in which Lender has been granted a first priority security interest; during the existence of an Event of Default, proceeds from claims payable under any casualty policy will, at Lender’s option, be payable to Lender and applied against Borrower’s Liabilities. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all proceeds payable under any such policy shall, at Lender’s option, be payable to Lender to be applied on account of the Borrower’s Liabilities.
5.7 Charges on Collateral. Borrower shall not permit any Charges (other than Permitted Liens) to arise, or to remain, and Borrower shall pay promptly when due, and discharge, such Charges. In the event Borrower, at any time or times hereafter, shall fail to pay such Charges when due or to obtain such discharges, Borrower shall so advise Lender thereof in writing. Lender may, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of Borrower hereunder or Event of Default, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time or times thereafter, make such payment, or any part thereof, or obtain such discharge and take any other action with respect thereto which Lender deems advisable. All sums so paid by Lender and any expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable by Borrower to Lender upon demand.
5.8 UCC Filing Authorization. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender and its counsel and other representatives to file, at any time on or after the date hereof, UCC financing statements and continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Lender may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the security interests granted to Lender hereunder and under the Other Agreements. Such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described herein or therein or may contain an indication or description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as Lender may determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral.
5.9 Accounts. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to Section 7.4 hereof, Borrower may settle, adjust or compromise any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with any Account Debtor. At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender may, at its option, notify Borrower that Lender intends to have the exclusive right to settle, adjust or compromise any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with Account Debtors or grant any credits, discounts or allowances and on and after such notice from Lender to Borrower, Lender shall have such exclusive right.
6. Warranties and Representations
6.1   Borrower Representations. Borrower warrants and represents to Lender, as of the date hereof and as of the date of any Loan made hereunder, and agrees and covenants to Lender that:
 
(a)   Borrower is and at all times hereafter shall be (i) a Person having that legal name and organizational structure as set forth above, duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization as set forth above and (ii) qualified or licensed to do business in all other states in which the laws require Borrower to be so qualified and/or licensed, except in such states where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(b)   Borrower is duly authorized and empowered to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements and the execution, delivery and/or performance by Borrower of this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements, and the use by Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans hereunder, shall not, by the lapse of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, conflict with or constitute a violation of any applicable law (including, without limitation, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation thereof) or a breach of any provision contained in Borrower’s organizational documents or contained in any agreement, instrument or document to which Borrower is now or hereafter a party or by which it is or may become bound or give rise to or result in any default thereunder, except to the extent that non-compliance either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(c)   This Loan Agreement is (and when executed or delivered, each Other Agreement will be) the legally valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
 
(d)   Except as disclosed to Lender in writing prior to the date hereof, there are no actions or proceedings which are pending, or to its knowledge threatened in writing, against Borrower where such actions or proceedings could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in breach of or a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any charge, restriction, judgment, decree or order which has or could

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    reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is Borrower in default with respect to any indenture, security agreement, mortgage, deed or other similar agreement relating to the borrowing of monies to which it is a party or by which it is bound that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(e)   Except as disclosed to Lender in writing prior to the date hereof, Borrower has and is in good standing with respect to all licenses, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, governmental permits, certificates, consents and franchises necessary to continue to conduct its business as previously conducted by it and to own or lease and operate its properties as now owned or leased by it, except, in each case, where failure to be in good standing or to obtain such permits, certificates, consents or franchises could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(f)   The financial statements delivered by Borrower to Lender prior to the date hereof and the Financials delivered by Borrower to Lender pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof fairly and accurately present the assets, liabilities and financial conditions and results of operations of Borrower as of the dates and for the periods stated therein and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for (i) the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year end adjustments with respect to interim, unaudited Financials and (ii) non-compliance with GAAP that is disclosed by Borrower to Lender with such specificity as Lender may reasonably require), and, as of the date of this Loan Agreement and as of the date of funding of any Loans hereunder, no event, condition or change that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the date of this Loan Agreement;
 
(g)   As to the Accounts and other Collateral, (i) Borrower has and at all times hereafter shall have good, indefeasible and merchantable title to and ownership of the Collateral and the Accounts described and/or listed on any certificate or schedule relating to the Accounts delivered to Lender, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and encumbrances except those of Lender and Permitted Liens; (ii) except for (A) mobile equipment (including laptop computers and other similar office equipment) and (B) other property with an aggregate value of not more than $125,000, the Collateral shall be kept and/or maintained solely at the addresses identified in writing to Lender; (iii) Borrower, promptly upon reasonable demand by Lender, shall deliver to Lender any and all evidence of ownership of, including without limitation, vendor invoices and proofs of payment thereof, certificates of title to and applications for title to, any Collateral; (iv) Borrower shall keep and maintain the Collateral in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and shall make all necessary replacements thereof and renewals thereto so that the value and operating efficiency thereof shall at all times be maintained and preserved; and (v) Borrower shall not permit any such items to become a fixture to real estate or accession to other personal property.
 
(h)   As to Lender’s security interest, (i) Lender’s security interest in the Collateral is now and at all times hereafter shall be perfected and have a first priority (subject to Permitted Liens); (ii) except for (A) mobile equipment (including laptop computers and similar office equipment) and (B) other property with an aggregate value of not more than $125,000, the offices and/or locations where Borrower keeps the Collateral and Borrower’s books and records concerning the Collateral are at the locations identified to Lender in writing and Borrower shall not remove such books and records and/or the Collateral therefrom to any other location unless Borrower gives Lender written notice thereof at least thirty (30) days prior thereto and the same is within the contiguous forty-eight (48) states of the United States of America; and (iii) the addresses identified to Lender in writing as Borrower’s chief executive office and principal place(s) of business are Borrower’s sole offices and place(s) of business, and Borrower, by written notice delivered to Lender at least thirty (30) days prior thereto, shall advise Lender of any change thereto.
 
(i)   Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
(j)   All income and other tax returns and reports required to be filed by Borrower have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all other assessments, fees and governmental charges upon Borrower and its properties, assets, income, businesses and franchises have been paid when due and payable except to the extent that (A) such taxes, assessments, charges or claims (i) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (promptly instituted and diligently conducted) so long as such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor and (ii) such proceeding shall stay the attachment, sale, disposition, foreclosure or forfeiture of any asset of Borrower in connection with any such contested tax, assessment, charge or claim or, (B) the failure to timely pay such taxes, assessments, charges or claims could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All necessary and appropriate estimated payments (including any interest and penalties) in respect of assessed tax liability under Borrower’s state and federal tax returns have been made on a timely basis, except with respect to any tax liabilities that are being contested in good faith provided adequate reserves have been

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    made in accordance with GAAP and such proceeding shall stay the attachment, sale, disposition, foreclosure or forfeiture of any asset of Borrower in connection with such contest of such tax, assessment, charge or claim.
 
(k)   As of the date hereof and of each Loan (i) the sum of Borrower’s debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of Borrower’s present assets; (ii) in Borrower’s reasonable belief, Borrower’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as it exists and as is contemplated at such time; and (iii) Borrower has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due.
 
(l)   No information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made, provided, that any projections contained in such materials are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and such projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results. There are no facts known to Borrower that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(m)   Borrower has provided to Lender on or prior to the date hereof a schedule that correctly identifies the ownership interest (including all options, warrants and other rights to acquire capital stock) of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.
 
(n)   (i) Borrower (A) has been and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the failure to so comply, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (B) has not received any written communication, whether from a governmental authority or otherwise, alleging that Borrower is not in such compliance, and there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances conditions, events or incidents that may prevent or interfere with such compliance in the future; (ii) there is no Environmental Claim pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened (in writing) against Borrower or against any Person whose liability for any Environmental Claim Borrower has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law that individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, threatened release or presence of any Hazardous Material, which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of any Environmental Claim against Borrower or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, against any Person whose liability for any Environmental Claim Borrower has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law that individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(o)   (i) Borrower is an “operating company” within the meaning of the regulations of the United States Department of Labor included within 29 CFR Section 2510.3-101 (the “DOL Regulations”) or is in compliance with such other exception as may be available under such regulations to prevent the assets of Borrower from being treated as the assets of any employee benefit plan for purposes of the DOL Regulations and (ii) neither Borrower nor any subsidiary of Borrower maintains or is obligated to make contributions to any employee benefit plan that is subject to Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute (“ERISA”).
7. Affirmative and Negative Covenants
7.1 Affirmative Covenants. Borrower covenants with Lender that Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (a) except as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(a), preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material to its business, (b) promptly after Borrower becomes aware thereof, pay all income and other taxes and assessments imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any penalty or fine accrues thereon, provided however, that Borrower may contest any such tax in good faith provided adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP and such proceeding shall stay the attachment, sale, disposition, foreclosure or forfeiture of any asset of Borrower in connection with such contest of such tax, assessment, charge or claim, (c) comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority, (d) keep adequate books of record and account, in which complete entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and of its business, (e) on or prior to September 15, 2008 and promptly after the establishment of any new facilities or co-host locations, deliver to Lender duly executed landlord or collateral access agreements, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, for all premises (including offices and co-location

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facilities) at which any Collateral is located (other than (i) Borrower’s offices in Seattle, Washington for which a landlord agreement was delivered to Lender on or prior to the date hereof and (ii) locations where Collateral comprised of mobile equipment and other miscellaneous equipment having an aggregate value not more than $125,000) and (f) promptly take any and all necessary Cleanup action on, under or affecting any property owned, leased or operated by Borrower in accordance with all laws and the policies, orders and directives of all federal, state and local governmental authorities, and conduct and complete such Cleanup action in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
7.2 Negative Covenants Borrower covenants with Lender that Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
     (a) grant a security interest in, assign, sell or transfer any of the Collateral or any of its Intellectual Property to any person or permit, grant, or suffer or permit a lien, claim or encumbrance upon any of the Collateral or Intellectual Property, except for (i) Permitted Liens, (ii) the sale of Inventory and obsolete or unneeded Equipment in the ordinary course of business, or upon Lender’s prior written consent, (iii) (A) non-exclusive licenses and non-exclusive sub-licenses of Borrower’s Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business (which shall include such practices as are customary for companies in the same industry as Borrower) or (B) exclusive licenses and exclusive sublicenses thereof where such exclusivity is with respect to geographic location, fields of use, customized products for specific customers and/or time-based as approved or ratified by Borrower’s Board of Directors, (iv) transactions otherwise permitted by this Section 7.2 or (v) other transfers not to exceed $250,000 in any calendar year;
     (b) permit or suffer any Charges to attach to or affect any of the Collateral or Intellectual Property (other than Permitted Liens);
     (c) permit or suffer any receiver, trustee or assignee for the benefit of creditors to be appointed to take possession of any of the Collateral;
     (d) merge or consolidate with or acquire any Person except in a transaction in which Borrower is the surviving Person or, if Borrower is not the surviving Person, such transaction does not result in a Change of Control;
     (e) incur or permit or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price for property or services (other than Permitted Debt);
     (f) voluntarily prepay any indebtedness for borrowed money prior to its scheduled maturity other than (A) pursuant to the terms hereof or (B) for the conversion of such indebtedness for borrowed money into equity securities and the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares;
     (g) make or pay (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of Borrower, except for dividends payable in capital stock or (ii) any redemption, retirement or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Borrower or any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire such shares, except that Borrower may (i) repurchase capital stock of former employees, directors or consultants pursuant to stock repurchase agreements or other similar in the ordinary course of business and (ii) repurchase capital stock pursuant to Borrower’s rights of first refusal pursuant to its investor rights agreement with its investors, provided that such repurchases in the aggregate do not exceed $200,000 in any fiscal year;
     (h) except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Loan Agreement, enter into (i) any transaction with any Affiliate unless such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Borrower, or such Subsidiary, than would be obtained in an arms’ length transaction with a non-affiliated Person or (ii) any transaction (including, without limitation, any sale of assets) not in the ordinary course of its business (which shall include such transactions as are customary for companies in the same industry as Borrower);
     (i) make any change in any of its business objectives, purposes and operations, which has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
     (j) without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Lender, make any change in its legal name or state of formation or organization;
     (k) adopt or otherwise become obligated to contribute to any employee benefit plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA; or
     (l) take any action or fail to take an action if, as a result of such action or inaction, Borrower would fail to qualify as an “operating company” within the meaning of the DOL Regulations or otherwise comply with such other

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exception as may be available under such regulations to prevent the assets of Borrower from being treated as the assets of any employee benefit plan for purposes of the DOL Regulations.
7.3 Covenants regarding Financial Statements. Borrower shall cause to be furnished to Lender,
     (i)   the unqualified (other than a “going-concern” qualification), audited fiscal year end financial statements of Borrower (which shall not contain any exception relating to scope of review) no later than 150 days after the related fiscal year end,
     (ii)  no later than 30 days after the related month end, the internally prepared monthly financial statements of Borrower, certified by Borrower’s chief financial officer, each containing consolidated and, upon Lender’s reasonable request, consolidating profit and loss statements for the month then ended and for Borrower’s fiscal year to date, consolidated and, upon Lender’s reasonable request, consolidating balance sheets as at the last day of such month and a consolidated statement of cash flows for the month then ended and for Borrower’s fiscal year to date,
     (iii) summary monthly bank statements, no later than 30 days after the related month end, reflecting month-end cash balances,
     (iv) a monthly Compliance and Disclosure Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof,
     (v)  promptly after becoming available, copies of Borrower’s annual operating plan and any revisions thereto and
     (vi) such other financial and business information of Borrower as Lender may reasonably require, including such other financial and operating performance data as is provided to its outside investors or commercial lenders and, if applicable, required to be provided to shareholders by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each financial statement to be furnished to Lender must be prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes in unaudited interim financial statements. Borrower also agrees to promptly provide to Lender notice of, and such other data and information (financial and otherwise) at any time and from time to time relating to, any legal actions or proceedings pending, or to its knowledge, threatened in writing against Borrower (other than actions such as trade mark oppositions for which Borrower in its reasonable belief determines the potential exposure is de minimis) or the occurrence of any event or change that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Financial statements may be delivered via electronic mail to Lender.
7.4 Further Covenants. (a) Borrower may not grant any credit, discount, allowance or extension, or enter into any agreement for any of the foregoing, except for credits, discounts, allowances or extensions made or given in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business in accordance with Borrower’s historic credit and collection practices and policies without the prior consent of Lender (which shall include such practices as are customary for companies in the same industry as Borrower).
     (b) Lender shall have the right, once per year upon reasonable notice, or during the continuance of and Event of Default at any time or times, in Lender’s name or in the name of a nominee of Lender, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Accounts, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise.
7.5 Indemnification and Liability. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands, obligations, actions, causes of action, penalties, reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (each a “Claim”), of every nature, character and description, which Lender may sustain or incur based upon or arising out of the Collateral, any of Borrower’s Liabilities, any relationship or agreement between Lender and Borrower, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever occurred, done, omitted or suffered to be done by Lender relating to Borrower or Borrower’s Liabilities (except any Claim arising as the result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender). Should any third-party suit or proceeding be instituted by or against Lender with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower, Borrower shall, without expense to Lender, make available Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Lender may deem them reasonably necessary in order to prosecute or defend any such suit or proceeding. Borrower’s obligation hereunder shall survive termination of this Loan Agreement.
8. Default
8.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one of the following events shall constitute a default (“Event of Default”) by Borrower under this Loan Agreement:

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     (a) if Borrower fails to pay any principal of any Loans when due and payable or fails to pay any other Borrower’s Liabilities within five (5) days after the same are due and payable;
     (b) if any representation, warranty, financial statement, statement, report or certificate made, deemed made or delivered by Borrower, to Lender in writing is not true and correct in all material respects when made, deemed made or delivered;
     (c) if Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any term, provision, condition or covenant contained in this Loan Agreement or in the Other Agreements (except covenants contained in Section 7.2 and 7.3 which must be performed, kept or observed in all respects), which is required to be performed, kept or observed by Borrower, other than the payment of Borrower’s Liabilities and the same is not cured within fifteen (15) days;
     (d) if any of the Collateral or any other of Borrower’s other material assets are attached, seized, subjected to a writ or distress warrant, or are levied upon, or come within the possession of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for the benefit of creditors and such event is not satisfied or dismissed within fifteen (15) days;
     (e) if any event, condition or change shall occur that has had a Material Adverse Effect;
     (f) if a petition under any section or chapter of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar law or regulation shall be filed by or against Borrower (and with respect to any involuntary action, such action is not dismissed or stayed within 45 days) or if Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or if any case or proceeding is filed by Borrower for its dissolution or liquidation;
     (g) if Borrower is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by court order from conducting all or any material part of its business affairs and such court order is not dismissed or stayed within 15 days;
     (h) if an application is made by Borrower or any Person for the appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian for the Collateral or any other of Borrower’s assets (and with respect to any involuntary action, such action is not dismissed or stayed within 45 days);
     (i) if a notice of lien or Charges (other than Permitted Liens) are filed of record with respect to any of the Collateral by any Person and such notice of lien or Charges are not released within fifteen (15) days;
     (j) if any Change of Control shall occur;
     (k) if any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process (if not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) in excess of $500,000 shall be entered or filed against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and such money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process is not effectively stayed within thirty (30) days or is not released, vacated or otherwise dismissed within 30 days;
     (l) this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement shall for any reason fail or cease to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, Borrower or any other party thereto or Borrower shall so assert;
     (m) this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or cease to create a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby or any such lien and security interest shall fail or cease to be a perfected and first priority lien and security interest (subject to Permitted Liens); or
     (n) if Borrower is in default (i) in the payment of any of Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender under any Other Agreement; or (ii) in the payment of any indebtedness to any Person other than Lender in excess of $500,000 (other than trade payables which are being contested by Borrower in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP), or, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such indebtedness and such default, condition or event gives the holders of such debt (or any agent or trustee on their behalf) the then current right to accelerate such indebtedness. Borrower shall provide written notice of any events or circumstances which would give rise to an Event of Default under this Section 8.1 promptly (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days) after becoming aware of such events or circumstances. Failure of Borrower to give such notice promptly shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.
8.2 Lender’s Rights and Remedies. Upon an Event of Default under Section 8.1(f), without notice by Lender to, or demand by Lender of, Borrower, all of Borrower’s Liabilities (other than those arising under the Warrants or the Success Fee Agreement) shall be automatically accelerated and shall be due and payable forthwith and any other commitments to provide any financing hereunder shall automatically terminate, and upon any other Event of Default, without notice by Lender, to or demand by Lender of, Borrower, Lender may accelerate all of Borrower’s Liabilities (other than those arising under the Warrants or the Success Fee Agreement) and same shall be due and

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payable forthwith and/or Lender may terminate any other commitments to provide any financing hereunder. Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion: (a) exercise any one or more of the rights and remedies accruing to a Lender under the UCC or other applicable law of the relevant state or states or other applicable jurisdiction, and in equity, and under any other instrument or agreement now or in the future entered into between Lender and Borrower, including under this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements; (b) enter, with or without process of law and without breach of the peace, any premises where the Collateral or the books and records of Borrower related thereto is or may be located, and without charge or liability to Lender therefor seize and remove the Collateral (and copies of Borrower’s books and records relating to the Collateral) from said premises and/or remain upon said premises and use the same (together with said books and records) for the purpose of collecting, preparing and disposing of the Collateral; (c) sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof by one or more contracts at one or more public or private sales for cash or credit, provided, however, that Borrower shall be credited with the net proceeds of such sale(s) only when such proceeds are actually received by Lender; and (d) require Borrower to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Lender at a place or places to be designated by Lender which is reasonably convenient to Lender and Borrower.
In addition, at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender may, in its discretion, enforce the rights of Borrower against any Account Debtor, secondary obligor or other obligor in respect of any of the Accounts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time or times that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender may, in its discretion, at such time or times (1) notify any or all Account Debtors, secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof that the Accounts have been assigned to Lender and that Lender has a security interest therein and Lender may direct any or all Account Debtors, secondary obligors and other obligors to make payment of Accounts directly to Lender, (2) extend the time of payment of, compromise, settle or adjust for cash, credit, return of merchandise or otherwise, and upon any terms or conditions, any and all Accounts or other obligations included in the Collateral and thereby discharge or release the Account Debtor or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof without affecting any of Borrower’s Liabilities, (3) demand, collect or enforce payment of any Accounts or such other obligations, but without any duty to do so, and Lender shall not be liable for any failure to collect or enforce the payment thereof nor for the negligence of its agents or attorneys with respect thereto and (4) take whatever other action Lender may deem necessary or desirable for the protection of its interests. At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at Lender’s request, all invoices and statements sent to any Account Debtor shall state that the Accounts and such other obligations have been assigned to Lender and are payable directly and only to Lender and Borrower shall deliver to Lender such originals of documents evidencing the sale and delivery of goods or the performance of services giving rise to any Accounts as Lender may require.
All of Lender’s rights and remedies under this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements are cumulative and non-exclusive. Exercise or partial exercise by Lender of one or more of its rights or remedies shall not be deemed an election, nor bar Lender from subsequent exercise or partial exercise of any other rights or remedies. Lender agrees to give notice of any sale to Borrower at least ten (10) days prior to any public sale or at least ten (10) days before the time after which any private sale may be held. Borrower agrees that Lender may purchase any such Collateral (including by way of credit bid), and may postpone or adjourn any such sale from time to time by an announcement at the time and place of sale or by announcement at the time and place of such postponed or adjourned sale, without being required to give a new notice of sale. Borrower agrees that Lender has no obligation to preserve rights against prior parties to the Collateral.
8.3 Power of Attorney. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, without limiting Lender’s other rights and remedies, Borrower grants to Lender an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest (in addition to such other powers of attorney granted to Lender elsewhere in this Loan Agreement), authorizing and permitting Lender at any time, at its option, but without obligation, with or without notice to Borrower, and at Borrower’s expense, to execute on behalf of Borrower any Additional Documentation, or such other instruments or documents as may be reasonably necessary in order to exercise a right of Borrower or Lender, including but not limited to the execution of any proof of claim in bankruptcy, any notice of lien, claim of mechanic’s or other lien, or assignment or satisfaction of mechanic’s or other lien, or to take control in any manner of any cash or non-cash proceeds of Collateral and take any action or pay any sum required of Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement and any Other Agreement. In no event shall Lender’s rights under the foregoing power of attorney or any of Lender’s other rights under this Loan Agreement be deemed to indicate that Lender is in control of the business, management or properties of Borrower.
9. General Provisions
9.1 Notices. All notices, demands or other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions hereof shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when (i)

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delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) sent via facsimile transmission, (iii) the next Business Day after having been sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (iv) four Business Days after having been mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the parties hereunder at their respective addresses and transmission numbers indicated on the signature page hereof, or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
9.2 Severability. Should any provision of this Loan Agreement be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such defect shall not affect the remainder of this Loan Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect.
9.3 Integration; Modification. This Loan Agreement, the Other Agreements and such other written agreements, documents and instruments as may be executed in connection herewith or pursuant hereto are the final, entire and complete agreement between Borrower and Lender and supersede all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and oral representations and agreements, all of which are merged and integrated in this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements. There are no oral understandings, representations or agreements between the parties which are not set forth in this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements or in other written instruments, documents or agreements signed by the parties in connection herewith. If any provision contained in this Loan Agreement is in conflict with, or inconsistent with, any provision in the Other Agreements, the provision contained in this Loan Agreement shall govern and control, it being the intent of the parties, however, that the terms of each of the Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be remain in full force and effect. This Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements may not be modified, altered or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by Borrower and Lender.
9.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance by Borrower of each and every obligation under this Loan Agreement.
9.5 Attorneys’ Fees and Other Costs. Subject to the limitations on legal fees and costs set forth in Section 3.2, Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and all filing, recording, search, title insurance, appraisal, audit, and other reasonable costs incurred by Lender in connection with any amendment or waiver to this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement; seeking to enforce any of its rights hereunder against Borrower or the Collateral, including in bankruptcy; enforcing Lender’s security interest in the Collateral, and representing Lender in all such matters. Borrower shall also pay Lender’s standard charges for returned checks in effect from time to time. Borrower’s obligation hereunder shall survive termination of this Loan Agreement.
9.6 Benefit of Agreement; Assignment. The provisions of this Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns, heirs, beneficiaries and representatives of Borrower and Lender; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights under this Loan Agreement or any of the Other Agreements without the prior written consent of Lender, and any prohibited assignment shall be void. Borrower hereby consents to Lender’s sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition, at any time and from time to time hereafter, of this Loan Agreement, or the Other Agreements, or of any portion thereof, including without limitation Lender’s rights, titles, interests, remedies, powers and/or duties, provided that Lender shall not assign this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements to any party known by Lender to be an actual, current competitor of Borrower. Borrower shall establish and maintain a record of ownership (the “Register”) in which it agrees to register by book entry Lender’s and each initial and subsequent assignee’s interest in each Loan, and in the right to receive any payments hereunder and any assignment of any such interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Loan Agreement, the Loans (including the notes in respect of such Loans) are registered obligations and the right, title, and interest of Lender and its assignees in and to such Loans shall be transferable upon notation of such transfer in the Register, pursuant to Borrower’s obligation above. In no event is any note to be considered a bearer instrument or bearer obligation. This Section shall be construed so that the Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (or any successor provisions of the Code or such regulations).
9.7 Joint and Several Liability. If Borrower consists of more than one Person, their liability shall be joint and several, and the compromise of any claim with, or the release of, any Borrower shall not constitute a compromise with, or a release of, any other Borrower.
9.8 Paragraph Headings. Paragraph headings are only used in this Loan Agreement for convenience. The term “including”, whenever used in this Loan Agreement, shall mean “including but not limited to”. This Loan Agreement has been fully reviewed and negotiated between the parties and no uncertainty or ambiguity in any term or provision of this Loan Agreement shall be construed strictly against Lender or Borrower under any rule of construction or otherwise.

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9.9 Interest Laws. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Loan Agreement or any Other Agreement, Borrower shall not be required to pay, and Lender shall not be permitted to collect, any amount of interest in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable law (“Excess Interest”). If any Excess Interest is provided for or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been provided for in this Loan Agreement or in any Other Agreement, then in such event: (1) the provisions of this subsection shall govern and control; (2) Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any Excess Interest; (3) any Excess Interest that Lender may have received hereunder or under any Other Agreement shall be, at such Lender’s option, (a) applied as a credit against the outstanding principal balance of Borrower’s Liabilities or accrued and unpaid interest (not to exceed the maximum amount permitted by law), (b) refunded to the payor thereof, or (c) any combination of the foregoing; (4) the interest rate(s) provided for herein or in any Other Agreement shall be automatically reduced to the maximum lawful rate allowed from time to time under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be deemed to have been and shall be, reformed and modified to reflect such reduction; and (5) Borrower shall not have any action against Lender for any damages arising out of the payment or collection of any Excess Interest.
9.10 No Implied Waivers. Lender’s failure at any time or times hereafter to exercise any rights or remedies or to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Loan Agreement shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith and all rights and remedies shall continue in full force and effect until all of Borrower’s Liabilities have been fully and indefeasibly paid and performed. Any suspension or waiver by Lender of an Event of Default by Borrower under this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event of Default by Borrower under this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements, whether the same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of the same or of a different type. No waiver by Lender of any Event of Default or of any of the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of Borrower contained in this Loan Agreement or the Other Agreements shall be effective unless specifically waived by an instrument in writing signed by an officer of Lender.
9.11 Acceptance by Lender. This Loan Agreement shall become effective upon acceptance by Lender, in writing, at its principal place of business as set forth above. If so accepted by Lender, this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be deemed to have been made at said place of business.
9.12 LAW AND VENUE. THIS LOAN AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. BORROWER CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS. BORROWER WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER BY LENDER OR TO ASSERT THAT ANY ACTION INSTITUTED BY LENDER OR BORROWER IN SUCH COURT IS AN IMPROPER VENUE OR SUCH ACTION SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO A MORE CONVENIENT FORUM.
9.13 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. BORROWER AND LENDER EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.
9.14 CONFIDENTIALITY. The provisions of this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements shall be held in strictest confidence by Borrower and shall not be publicized or disclosed in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that Borrower may disclose this Loan Agreement and the Other Agreements (i) in confidence to its attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurers, tax preparers, current and prospective investors or acquirors, and financial advisors, (ii) insofar as such disclosure may be necessary to enforce its terms or (iii) as required by applicable law.
In handling any confidential information (confidential information shall include, without limitation, information about the disclosing party’s financial condition and projections; business, marketing or strategic plans; customer lists; price lists; databases; trade secrets; inventions; targets (genes or proteins); product prototypes and designs; techniques, formulae, algorithms and other non-public process information; and software (including source code, object code and machine code) relating to the foregoing), the receiving party and its employees and agents shall maintain the confidentiality of such confidential information and shall not disclose such confidential information to any third party or use the confidential information for any purpose other than for the performance of this Agreement, except that disclosure of such information may be made (i) to the subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with their present or prospective business relations with the receiving party, (ii) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Loans, provided that they have entered into a comparable confidentiality agreement in favor of Borrower and have delivered a copy to Borrower, (iii) as required by law, regulations, rule or order, subpoena, judicial order or similar order, (iv) as may be required in connection with the examination, audit or similar

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investigation and (v) as the receiving party may determine in connection with the enforcement of any remedies hereunder. Confidential information hereunder shall include all non-public information delivered to the receiving party by the disclosing party in connection herewith, provided that confidential information shall not include information that either: (a) is in the public domain or in the knowledge or possession of the receiving party when disclosed, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to receiving party through no fault of the receiving party; or (b) is disclosed to the receiving party by a third party, provided the receiving party does not have actual knowledge that such third party is prohibited from disclosing such information.
9.15 Notice to Borrower. Lender hereby notifies Borrower as follows:
ORAL AGREEMENTS OR ORAL COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT OR TO FORBEAR FROM ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER WASHINGTON LAW.
Signature Page Follows:

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In Witness Whereof, this Loan and Security Agreement has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
             
Borrower:
      Accepted By:    
 
           
Borrower:
  Omeros Corporation   Lender:   BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P.
 
          By: BlueCrest Capital Finance GP, LLC,
 
                 its general partner
By:
  /s/ Gregory A. Demopulos   By:   /s/ Mark King
 
           
Name:
  Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.   Name:   Mark King
Title:
  Chairman & CEO   Title:   Managing Director
 
           
Address for Notices:
  1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600   Address for Notices:   225 West Washington, Suite 200
 
  Seattle, WA 98101       Chicago, IL 60606
 
  Attention: CEO       Attention: Legal Department
Telephone:
  206 ###-###-####   Telephone:   312 ###-###-####
Facsimile:
  206 ###-###-####   Facsimile:   312 ###-###-####
 
           
 
  with a copy to:       with a copy to:
 
           
 
  1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600       225 West Washington, Suite 200
 
  Seattle, WA 98101       Chicago, IL 60606
 
  Attention: General Counsel       Attention: Mark King
Telephone:
  206 ###-###-####   Telephone:   312 ###-###-####
Facsimile:
  206 ###-###-####   Facsimile:   312 ###-###-####

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EXHIBIT A
Officer’s Compliance and Disclosure Certificate
(attachment to monthly financial reports)
          Reference is hereby made to certain loan or credit agreements (together with all instruments, documents and agreements entered into in connection therewith, the “Loan Documents”) by and between BlueCrest Capital Finance, L.P. (“Lender “) and Omeros Corporation (“Borrower”). The undersigned,                     , hereby certifies to Lender that he/she is the duly elected and acting                      of Borrower and that, in his/her capacity as the acting                     :
  (i)   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — General. The attached financial statements fairly reflect the financial condition of Borrower in all material respects in accordance with GAAP (except for (i) the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year end adjustments with respect to interim, unaudited Financials and (ii) non-compliance with GAAP that is disclosed by Borrower to Lender with such specificity as Lender may reasonably require), except as disclosed on the attached Schedule of Financial Statement Exceptions (if none, so state on said Schedule) and there has been no material adverse change in the assets, liabilities or financial condition of Borrower since Borrower’s most recent delivery of financial statements to Lender pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents;
 
  (ii)   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Off-Balance Sheet. All material financial obligations and contingent obligations of Borrower not otherwise listed and itemized on the attached financial statements, are disclosed on the attached Schedule of Financial Statement Exceptions, including but not limited to material off-balance sheet leasing obligations, and guarantees of financial obligations of Borrower, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers and related parties (if none, so state on said Schedule);
 
  (iii)   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Related Party Transactions. All material related party transactions, including but not limited to loans, receivables or payables due to/from Borrower’s officers or employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, or other related parties, are disclosed on the attached Schedule of Financial Statement Exceptions (if none, so state on said Schedule);
 
  (iv)   COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. Except as noted on the attached Schedule of Compliance Issues, there are no material events whereby Borrower or, to the knowledge of Borrower, Borrower’s directors, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries or other related parties are acting or conducting business contrary to applicable local, state, or national laws in the country or countries in which said parties are conducting business;
 
  (v)   ABSENCE OF DEFAULT. Except as noted on the attached Schedule of Compliance Issues, no Default or Event of Default exists on the date hereof; and
 
  (vi)   LITIGATION. Except as disclosed pursuant to the last sentence of this clause (vi), there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower and the undersigned, threatened (in writing) against or affecting Borrower in any court or before any governmental commission, board or authority which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (separately or in the aggregate) on the ability of Borrower to perform its obligations under the any of Loan Documents. Borrower is involved in such litigation (other than actions such as trade mark oppositions for which Borrower in its reasonable belief determines the potential exposure is de minimis) as are listed on the attached Schedule of Compliance Issues (if none, so state on said Schedule).
The undersigned has executed this certificate as of                     , 200_.
                 
 
  Signature:             
           
 
               
    By (printed name and title):         
 
       
 
   

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SCHEDULE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT EXCEPTIONS
         
Category of Disclosure   Financial Date   Comments (if none, state “none”)
 
       
General Exceptions:
       
 
       
Off-Balance Sheet:
       
 
       
Related Party Transactions:
       
SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE ISSUES
               
Parties Involved
  Date of filing/incident   Nature of Dispute or Issue  (if none, state “none)”
           
 
             
Compliance Issues:          
 
             
Litigation Issues:          
             
 
  Signatory Initials:        
 
     
 
   

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EXHIBIT B
FUNDING REQUEST NO. ___
FOR
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT NO. V08302
BY AND BETWEEN
BLUECREST CAPITAL FINANCE, L.P., AS LENDER
AND
OMEROS CORPORATION, AS BORROWER
Borrower hereby requests an advance under the terms of the above described Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) in the original principal amount of                      Dollars ($                    ).
Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the representations and warranties as set forth in the Loan Agreement are as if fully set forth herein, and further agrees that any and all Conditions Precedent to the making of an advance by the Lender set forth in the Loan Agreement either have been satisfied or will be satisfied as a result of the making by Lender of this advance. Borrower represents and warrants that there has been no Material Adverse Effect since the later of the date of the Loan Agreement or the date of the last Loan made by the Lender thereunder.
The advance requested hereby shall be secured by the Collateral as defined in the Loan Agreement.
The undersigned certifies that the undersigned is a duly authorized signatory of the Borrower, and that as such the undersigned is authorized to execute this request on behalf of the Borrower.
         
    OMEROS CORPORATION
    Borrower
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
       
 
  Name:  
 
       
 
       
 
  Its:     
 
     
 
       
 
  Date:   
 
       

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