Yeah, they should not be a problem: here is a more in depth explanation than the previous link I posted
EDIT: Below SEC Rule 144 pertains to selling of previously restricted shares. IE The shares Southridge is forced to purchase are restricted and cannot be sold for a year (possibly two, depending on if they are aligned with the contract length, but most likely one year).
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-qa-bio-ma...2012-09-12
The full explanation of agreement:
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On April 26, 2012 the Company executed an Equity Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") and Registration Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement") with Southridge Partners II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Southridge").
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Southridge will purchase, at the Company's election, up to $20,000,000 of the Company's registered common stock (the "Shares"). During the term of the Purchase Agreement, the Company may at any time deliver a "put notice" to Southridge thereby requiring Southridge to purchase a certain dollar amount of the Shares. Simultaneous with the delivery of such Shares, Southridge shall deliver payment for the Shares. Subject to certain restrictions, the purchase price for the Shares shall be equal to 91% of the Market Price , as such capitalized term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, on such date on which the Purchase Price is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Closing Price is defined in the Purchase Agreement as the closing bid price for the Company's common stock on the principal market over which the Company's common shares trade on a day on which that principal market is open for business as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Valuation Period , as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, means the period of 5 Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, associated with the applicable Put Notice during which the Purchase Price of the Shares is valued.
Clearing Date, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, means the date in which the Estimated Put Shares (as defined in Section 2.2(a) of the Purchase Agreement) have been deposited into Southridge's brokerage account and Southridge's broker has confirmed with Southridge that Southridge may execute trades of such Estimated Put Shares.
The definition of Estimated Put Shares in Section 2.2(a) of the Purchase Agreement is that number of Shares equal to the dollar amount indicated in the Put Notice divided by the Closing Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Put Date, multiplied by 125%. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on a Put Date the Company will be required to the applicable number of Estimated Put Shares to Southridge's brokerage account. At the end of the Valuation Period the Purchase Price shall be established and the number of Shares shall be determined for a particular Put. If the number of Estimated Put Shares initially delivered to Southridge is greater than the Put Shares purchased by Southridge pursuant to such Put, then immediately after the Valuation Period Southridge shall deliver to Company any excess Estimated Put Shares associated with such Put. If the number of Estimated Put Shares delivered to Investor is less than the Shares purchased by Southridge pursuant to a Put, then immediately after the Valuation Period the Company shall deliver to Southridge the difference between the Estimated Put Shares and the Shares issuable pursuant to such Put.
The number of Shares sold to Southridge shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock of the Company then beneficially owned by Southridge, would result in Southridge owning more than 9.99% of all of the Company's common stock then outstanding. Additionally, Southridge may not execute any short sales of the Company's common stock.
The Purchase Agreement shall terminate (i) on the date on which Southridge shall have purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement for an aggregate Purchase Price of $20,000,000, or (ii) on the date occurring 24 months from the date on which the Agreement was executed and delivered by the Company and Southridge.
Under the terms of the Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 90 days of the date on which the Purchase Agreement was executed and delivered by the Company and Southridge.
The registration statement shall be filed with respect to not less than the maximum allowable number of Shares issuable pursuant to a put notice to Southridge that has been exercised or may be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement permissible under Rule 415, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
The Company is obligated to keep such registration statement effective until (i) three months after the last closing of a sale of Shares under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the date when Southridge may sell all the Shares under Rule 144 without volume limitations, or (iii) the date Southridge no longer owns any of the Shares.
The Purchase Agreement requires the Company to reserve and keep available until the consummation of such Closing, free of preemptive rights sufficient shares of common stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy its obligation to issue the Shares.
The Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to issue to Southridge shares of a newly designated preferred stock with a stated value of $50,000 convertible at the option of Southridge into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to seventy percent (70%) of the lowest Closing Price for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding a conversion notice. The Preferred Stock shall have no registration rights. Such securities may not be issued until the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is amended.
