EXHIBIT 10(cc)
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of
January 25, 2012, between Cel-Sci Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the
"Company"), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each,
including its successors and assigns, a "Purchaser" and collectively the
"Purchasers").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Company desires to issue and sell
to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to
purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
"Acquiring Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.5.
"Action" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(j).
"Affiliate" means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule
405 under the Securities Act.
"Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.
"Business Day" means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day
which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by
law or other governmental action to close.
"Closing" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities
pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Closing Date" means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction
Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties
thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers' obligations to
pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company's obligations to deliver
the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no
event later than 3 Trading Days following the date hereof.
"Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01
per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may
hereafter be reclassified or changed.
"Common Stock Equivalents" means any securities of the Company or the
Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time
Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock,
rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles
the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
"Company Counsel" means Xxxx & Xxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000.
"Disclosure Schedules" means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company
delivered concurrently herewith.
"EGS" means Ellenoff Xxxxxxxx & Schole LLP, with offices located at
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
"Evaluation Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(r).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Exempt Issuance" means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or
options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any
stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the
non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members
of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b)
securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities
issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or
convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date
of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended
since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities
or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of
such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or
strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested
directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to
a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through
its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a
business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to
the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but
shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities
primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary
business is investing in securities.
"FDA" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(gg).
"FDCA" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(gg).
"GAAP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
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"Indebtedness" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(z).
"Intellectual Property Rights" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1(o).
"Liens" means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 3.1(b).
"Material Permits" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(m).
"Participation Maximum" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 4.11(a).
"Per Share Purchase Price" equals $0.36, subject to adjustment for
reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and
other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of
this Agreement.
"Person" means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Pharmaceutical Product" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.1(gg).
"Pre-Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.11(b).
"Pro Rata Portion" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.11(a).
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Prospectus" means the final prospectus filed for the Registration
Statement.
"Prospectus Supplement" means the supplement to the Prospectus
complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the
Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing.
"Purchaser Party" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.8.
"Registration Statement" means the effective registration statement
with Commission file No. 333-160794 which registers the sale of the Shares,
the Warrants and the Warrant Shares to the Purchasers.
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"Required Approvals" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(e).
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to
time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission
having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule. "SEC
Reports" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
"Securities" means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
"Short Sales" means all "short sales" as defined in Rule 200 of
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include
the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
"Subscription Amount" means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate
amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified
below such Purchaser's name on the signature page of this Agreement and
next to the heading "Subscription Amount," in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds.
"Subsequent Financing" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 4.11(a).
"Subsequent Financing Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 4.11(b).
"Subsidiary" means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(a), and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date
hereof.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the principal Trading Market is
open for trading.
"Trading Market" means any of the following markets or exchanges on
which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in
question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global
Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the
OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
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"Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Warrants and any
other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
"Transfer Agent" means Computershare Investor Services, the current
transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of addressStreet350
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 and a facsimile number of (303)
262-0700, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
"Warrants" means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants
delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section
2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable on the 6 month
anniversary of the Closing Date and have a term of exercise equal to 3
years, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell,
and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an
aggregate of $5,760,000.00 of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser shall deliver
to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check of immediately available
funds equal to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount as set forth on the
signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser and the Company shall deliver
to each Purchaser its respective Shares and a Warrant as determined pursuant to
Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items
set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the
covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall
occur at the offices of EGS or such other location as the parties shall mutually
agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the
form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(iii) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Company's
transfer agent instructing the transfer agent to deliver on an
expedited basis via the Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal
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at Custodian system ("DWAC") Shares equal to such Purchaser's
Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price,
registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to
purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 75% of such
Purchaser's Shares, with an exercise price equal to $0.50, subject to
adjustment therein (such Warrant certificate may be delivered within
three Trading Days of the Closing Date); and
(v) the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be
delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(ii) such Purchaser's Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the
account as specified in writing by the Company.
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of
the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein
(unless as of a specific date therein);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser
required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been performed; and
(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in
connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being
met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the
Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company
required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
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(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the
Company's principal Trading Market (except for any suspension of
trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension
shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to
the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum
prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are
reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a
banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or
New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material
outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or
international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any
material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case,
in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable
or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in
the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part
hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the
extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the
Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and
warranties to each Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the
Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or
indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each
Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued
and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no
subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in
the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the
Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to
own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation
nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be,
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could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material
adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any
Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of
operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii)
a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to perform in any
material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction
Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a "Material Adverse Effect") and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and
authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of
Directors or the Company's stockholders in connection therewith other than
in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document to
which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly
executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally,
(ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii)
insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by
applicable law.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the
Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby to which it is a party do not and will not (i) conflict
with or violate any provision of the Company's or any Subsidiary's
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an
event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or
other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or
other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any
property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected;
except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to
obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to,
or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state,
local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction
Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of
this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus
Supplement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the
listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time
and manner required thereby and (iv) such filings as are required to be
made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the "Required
Approvals").
(f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Securities are duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable
Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The
Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all
Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly
authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants. The Company has
prepared and filed the Registration Statement in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act, which became effective on August 12,
2009 (the "Effective Date"), including the Prospectus, and such amendments
and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this
Agreement. The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act
and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are
threatened by the Commission. The Company, if required by the rules and
regulations of the Commission, proposes to file the Prospectus, with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). At the time the Registration Statement
and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement
and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments
thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto, at time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was
issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth
on Schedule 3.1(g). Except as shown on Schedule 3.1(g), (i) the Company has
not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report
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under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of
employee stock options under the Company's stock option plans, the issuance
of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company's employee
stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of
Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (ii) no Person has any right
of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, (iii) except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or
acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or
may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents and (iv) the issuance and sale of the Securities will not
obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to
any Person (other than the Purchasers) and, except as shown on Schedule
3.1(g), will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to
adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in
compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such
outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval
or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is
required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no
stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with
respect to the Company's capital stock to which the Company is a party or,
to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company's
stockholders.
(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be
filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was
required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing
materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus
Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the "SEC Reports") on
a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to
Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except as may be otherwise specified
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in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited
financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof
and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended,
subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial,
year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within
the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC
Report or on Schedule 3.1(i) filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has
been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the
Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other
than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not
required to be reflected in the Company's financial statements pursuant to
GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company
has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared
or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its
stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or
redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued
any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except
pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have
pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of
information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this
Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact,
circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is
reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or their respective business, prospects, properties,
operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be
disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this
representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed
at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal,
state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an "Action") which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any
director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action
involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state
securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been,
and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated,
any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or
former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued
any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(k) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees
of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. None of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' employees is a
member of a union that relates to such employee's relationship with the
Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the
Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their
employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company,
is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any
employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information
agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement
or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued
employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the
foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with
all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in
default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not
been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a
default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any
Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that
it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been
waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any
court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in violation
of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental
authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and
local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health
and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters,
except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the
failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect ("Material Permits"), and neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. Except as shown on Schedule 3.1(n) attached
hereto, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in
fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title
in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of
the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens,
except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and
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do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment
of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither
delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held
under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or
have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions,
copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar
rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective
businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have
could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property Rights"). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual
Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected
to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date
of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a
notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights
used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights
of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual
Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by
another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and
its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the
secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties,
except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in
which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not
limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the
aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business
without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in
the SEC Reports and in Schedule 3.1(q), none of the officers or directors
of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees
of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or
any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of
real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or
from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee
has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner,
in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or
consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses
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incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits,
including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the
Company.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in
material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company and the
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient
to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company
has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such
disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the
time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. The Company's
certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by
the Company's most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act
(such date, the "Evaluation Date"). The Company presented in its most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of
the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since
the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company's internal
control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange
Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
(s) Certain Fees. Except for the fees and expenses as set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement, no brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are or
will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or
consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other
Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees
or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for
fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate
of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not
be or be an Affiliate of, an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its
business in a manner so that it will not become an "investment company"
subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
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(u) Registration Rights. Except as shown on Schedule 3.1(g), no Person
has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(v) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the
Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is
likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification
that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The
Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received
notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been
listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with
the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company
is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future
continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements.
(w) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of
Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison
pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar
anti-takeover provision under the Company's certificate of incorporation
(or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the
Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a
result of the Company's issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers'
ownership of the Securities.
(x) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its
behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with
any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material,
non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus
Supplement. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will
rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf
of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to
this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated
by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this
Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
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(y) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers'
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the
Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances
that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder
approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of
the Company are listed or designated.
(z) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the
Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the
Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the
fair saleable value of the Company's assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Company's existing debts and
other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature,
(ii) the Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to
carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted
including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii)
the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the
Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking
into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay
all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are
required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing
and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The
Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to
believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the
bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from
the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(z) sets forth as of the date hereof all
outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For
the purposes of this Agreement, "Indebtedness" means (x) any liabilities
for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade
accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all
guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of
indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in the Company's consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except
guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and
(z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under
leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(aa) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary
federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid or
accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of
a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company
or any Subsidiary.
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(bb) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the
knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the
Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to
foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed
to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in
violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(cc) Accountants. The Company's accounting firm is set forth on
Schedule 3.1(cc) of the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief
of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting
firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion
with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company's
Annual Report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.
(dd) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers' Purchase of Securities. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting
solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The
Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial
advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with
respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated
thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective
representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and
the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the
Purchasers' purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to
each Purchaser that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent
evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its
representatives.
(ee) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchaser's Trading Activity. Anything
in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Sections 3.2(e) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and
acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers have been
asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from
purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or
"derivative" securities based on securities issued by the Company or to
hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market
or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without
limitation, Short Sales or "derivative" transactions, before or after the
closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively
impact the market price of the Company's publicly-traded securities; (iii)
any Purchaser, and counter-parties in "derivative" transactions to which
any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a
"short" position in the Common Stock, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be
deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm's length
counter-party in any "derivative" transaction. The Company further
understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in
hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities
are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the
value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are
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being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the
value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and
after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company
acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute
a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
(ff) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its
knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased,
or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation
for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company,
other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the
Company's placement agent in connection with the placement of the
Securities.
(gg) FDA. As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") under the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder ("FDCA") that is
manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a
"Pharmaceutical Product"), such Pharmaceutical Product is being
manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed
by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA
and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration,
investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application
approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good
clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record
keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending, completed
or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit,
arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge,
complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or
any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance,
licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of,
the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the
labeling and promotion of any Pharmaceutical Product, (ii) withdraws its
approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws
or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials
relating to, any Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on
any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv)
enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of
permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi)
otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in
the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties,
business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in
all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations of the FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that
the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United
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States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the
Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing
for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by
the Company.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for
itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a
specific date therein):
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or
an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or
partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as
applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to
which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when
delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited
by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser is acquiring the
Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect
arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or
regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and
warranty not limiting such Purchaser's right to sell the Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring
the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the
Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on
which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8)
under the Securities Act or (ii) a "qualified institutional buyer" as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not
required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or
together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and
experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the
Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of
such investment.
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(e) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating
the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has
any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such
Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales,
including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period
commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet
(written or oral) as of the Company or any other Person representing the
Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated
hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a
multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers
have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio
managers managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the
representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion
of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment
decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than
to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the
confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this
transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained
herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any
actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or
securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or
similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in
Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser's right to rely on
the Company's representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any
representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or
any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with
this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Warrant Shares. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a
time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the issuance or
resale of the Warrant Shares or if the Warrant is exercised via cashless
exercise, the Warrant Shares issued pursuant to any such exercise shall be
issued free of all legends. If at any time following the date hereof the
Registration Statement (or any subsequent registration statement registering the
sale or resale of the Warrant Shares) is not effective or is not otherwise
available for the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall
immediately notify the holders of the Warrants in writing that such registration
statement is not then effective and thereafter shall promptly notify such
holders when the registration statement is effective again and available for the
sale or resale of the Warrant Shares (it being understood and agreed that the
foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Company to issue, or any Purchaser
to sell, any of the Warrant Shares in compliance with applicable federal and
state securities laws). The Company shall use best efforts to keep a
registration statement (including the Registration Statement) registering the
issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares effective during the term of the
Warrants.
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4.2 Furnishing of Information. Until the earliest of the time that (i) no
Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company
covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file
within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the
Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company
is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit
offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in
Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading
Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of
such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the
closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 9:15 a.m.
(New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof,
issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission
disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, within the time
required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release,
the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information
delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and
each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company
nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such
public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any
press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser,
with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by
law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party
with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or
include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any
regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such
Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with
the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the
extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in
which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such
disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the
Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any
Purchaser is an "Acquiring Person" under any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by
the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of
any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the
Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers.
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4.6 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the
Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its
behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement with the
Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company
understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing
covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.7 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto,
the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder
for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds for: (a) the
satisfaction of any portion of the Company's debt (other than payment of trade
payables in the ordinary course of the Company's business and prior practices),
(b) the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (c) the
settlement of any outstanding litigation.
4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its
directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and
any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such
titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who
controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a
lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a
"Purchaser Party") harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments,
amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and
costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a
result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in
the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser
in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any
stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser's representations,
warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or
understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any
violations by such Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct
by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct
or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such
Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own
choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall
have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in
the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the
Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and
to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of
counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the
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Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company
shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one
such separate counsel for all Purchaser Parties. The Company will not be liable
to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a
Purchaser Party effected without the Company's prior written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to
the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any
Purchaser Party's breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents.
4.9 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has
reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all
times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this
Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
4.10 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts
to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market
on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company
shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such
Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares and Warrant
Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company
applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will
then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will
take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant
Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as
possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue
the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply
in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under
the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.11 [INTENTIONALLY DELETED]
4.12 Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof until 30 Trading Days
after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue,
enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance
of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, including, without
limitation, under the Company's current "at the market" offering agreement(s)
for an effective price per share less than $0.60, subject to adjustment for
reverse and forward stock splits and the like. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.
4.13 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any
modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the
Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of
the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this
provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company
and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to
treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the
Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase,
disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
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4.14 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally
and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any
Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will
execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company's
securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and
ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in
Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other
Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial
press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the
confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the
information included in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing
and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any
representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting
transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced
pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no
Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in
any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from
and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in
Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the
Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as
described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio
managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio
managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the
portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the
covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets
managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase
the Securities covered by this Agreement.
4.15 Capital Changes. Until the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date,
the Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or
reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the
Purchasers holding a majority in interest of the Shares.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to
such Purchaser's obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on
the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice
to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before
January 31, 2012; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the
right of any party to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction
Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its
advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses
incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer
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Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day
processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise
notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied
in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits
and schedules thereto, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, contain the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with
respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into
such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that
is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading
Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt
by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto.
5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived,
modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the
case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least 67% in
interest of the Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder or,
in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such
waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any
provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a
continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.
5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The
Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any
Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person
to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such
transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred
Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the
"Purchasers."
5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
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assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8.
5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York,
borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction
Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper
or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or
certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party
at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall
commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction
Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section
4.8, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by
the other party for its reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses
incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not
sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a ".pdf" format data file, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or
on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if
such facsimile or ".pdf" signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in
no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to
achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such
term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared
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to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that
may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of
the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right,
election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not
timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then
such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time
upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in
whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided,
however, that in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the
applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock
subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to
such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such
shares and the restoration of such Purchaser's right to acquire such shares
pursuant to such Purchaser's Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement
warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing
any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue
or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation
thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a
new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant
for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any
reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the
issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the
Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and
not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or
payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser
enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered
from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored
to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common
law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration
the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been
made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations
of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein
or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser
pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership,
an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect
and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of
this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own
separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and
its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through EGS.
EGS does not represent any of the Purchasers other than the lead investor. The
Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and
Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was
required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers.
5.18 Liquidated Damages. The Company's obligations to pay any partial
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a
continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid
partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the
fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated
damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right
may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.20 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their
respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction
Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. In
addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in
any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward
stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions
of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.21 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH
KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER
TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
CEL-SCI CORPORATION Address for Notice:
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0000 Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
By:________________________________ Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Tel: (000) 000-0000
Title: Chief Executive Officer Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to (which shall not constitute e-mail: xxxxxxxxx@xxx-xxx.xxx
notice):
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO CVM SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _______________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________
Address for Notice to Purchaser:
Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for
notice):
Subscription Amount: $_________________
Shares: _________________
Warrant Shares: __________________
EIN Number: ______________________
|_| Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, by
checking this box (i) the obligations of the above-signed to purchase the
securities set forth in this Agreement to be purchased from the Company by the
above-signed, and the obligations of the Company to sell such securities to the
above-signed, shall be unconditional and all conditions to Closing shall be
disregarded, (ii) the Closing shall occur on the third (3rd) Trading Day
following the date of this Agreement and (iii) any condition to Closing
contemplated by this Agreement (but prior to being disregarded by clause (i)
above) that required delivery by the Company or the above-signed of any
agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable)
shall no longer be a condition and shall instead be an unconditional obligation
of the Company or the above-signed (as applicable) to deliver such agreement,
instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) to such
other party on the Closing Date.
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COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
CEL-SCI CORPORATION
Warrant Shares: _______ Issue Date: January __, 2012
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") certifies that, for
value received, _____________ or its assigns (the "Holder") is entitled, upon
the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions
hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after July __, 2012 (the "Initial
Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of business on the 3 year
anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the "Termination Date") but not
thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Cel-Sci Corporation, a Colorado
corporation (the "Company"), up to ______ shares (as subject to adjustment
hereunder, the "Warrant Shares") of Common Stock. The purchase price of one
share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price,
as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated January 25, 2012, among the Company
and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by
this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or
after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by
delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as
it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the
address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly
executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and,
within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is
delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer
or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank or, if available, pursuant
to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be
required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the
Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the
Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall
surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3)
Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the
Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a
portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall
have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares
purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of
Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records
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showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such
purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of
Exercise Form within 1 Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event
of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be
controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder
and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree
that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase
of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares
available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the
amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock
under this Warrant shall be $0.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the
"Exercise Price").
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no
effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained
therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the
Holder, then this Warrant may only be exercised, in whole or in part, at
such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on
which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a
"cashless exercise," as set forth in the applicable Notice of
Exercise;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder;
and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this
Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise
rather than a cashless exercise.
"VWAP" means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the
following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the
Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading
Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time)
to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a
Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for
such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if
the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC
Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
"Pink Sheets" published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d)
in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the
Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall
be paid by the Company.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination
Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise
pursuant to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for
shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent
to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder's prime broker
with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at
Custodian ("DWAC") ---- system if the Company is then a participant in
such system and either (A) there is an effective Registration
Statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale
of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised
via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery to the
address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date
that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to
the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, (B) surrender of this
Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price
as set forth above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted)
(such date, the "Warrant Share Delivery Date"). The Warrant Shares
shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so
designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder
of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant
has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price
(or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be
paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the
issuance of such shares, having been paid. If the Company fails for
any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing the
Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share
Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant
Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock
on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day
(increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such
liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such
Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or
Holder rescinds such exercise.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall
have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a
Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant
Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of
Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this
Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical
with this Warrant.
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iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the
Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section
2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then, the Holder will have
the right to rescind such exercise.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver
Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available
to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to
transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing
the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant
Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by
its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or
the Holder's brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common
Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the
Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such
exercise (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the
Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder's total purchase
price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of
Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was
required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at
issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such
purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder,
either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of
Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case
such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the
number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the
Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations
hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a
total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an
attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale
price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause
(A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be
required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the
Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in
respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of
the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right
to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in
equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance
and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to
timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon
exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of
this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company
shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of
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such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by
the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for
Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any
issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the
issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be
paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name
of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the
Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant
Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the
Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day
processing of any Notice of Exercise.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder
books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of
this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder's Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any
exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise
any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the
extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set
forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the
Holder's Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with
the Holder or any of the Holder's Affiliates), would beneficially own in
excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant
with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude
the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i)
exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant
beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise
or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common
Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the
Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding
sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be
calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the
Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such
calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the
Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in
accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this
Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together
with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable
shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a
Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder's determination of
whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned
by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this
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Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm
the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any
group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company's most
recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more
recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral
request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm
orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise
of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its
Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock was reported. The "Beneficial Ownership Limitation" shall be
4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days' prior
notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of
the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by
the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply.
Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day
after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this
paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in
strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this
paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent
with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to
make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect
to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply
to a successor holder of this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a
distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other
equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock
(which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common
Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii)
combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by
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reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock
of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by
a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before
such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of
shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall
remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall
become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall
become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a
subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) [RESERVED]
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments
pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues
or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock,
warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of
any class of shares of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then the
Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such
Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have
acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock
acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any
limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the
Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a
record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights,
or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of
shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of
such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's
right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder
exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be
entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or
beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such
Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall
be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right
thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock
(and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including
cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
any security other than the Common Stock, then in each such case the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which
the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date
mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such
record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date
of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed
applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by
the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall
be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets
or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights
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applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is
outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more
related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly,
effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of
related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender
offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is
completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell,
tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and
has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common
Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or
recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange
pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or
exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company,
directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a
stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including,
without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme
of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other
Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or
other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the
other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or
other business combination) (each a "Fundamental Transaction"), then, upon
any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to
receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such
exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental
Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation
in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of
Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company,
if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the
"Alternate Consideration") receivable as a result of such Fundamental
Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which
this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental
Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the
exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the
determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to
apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate
Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such
Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price
among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the
relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration.
If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash
or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder
shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it
receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental
Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a
Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a "Rule
13e-3 transaction" as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, or (3)
a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a
national securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the Nasdaq
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Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital
Market, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at
the Holder's option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within
30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase
this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash
equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of
this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental
Transaction. "Black Scholes Value" means the value of this Warrant based on
the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the "OV" function
on Bloomberg, L.P. ("Bloomberg") determined as of the day of consummation
of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and
reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury
rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public
announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination
Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100
day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the
Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such
calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash,
if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered
in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to
the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause
any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is
not the survivor (the "Successor Entity") to assume in writing all of the
obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction
Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant
to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to
such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this
Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of
the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially
similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a
corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity
(or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable
and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any
limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental
Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price
hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the
relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental
Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of
shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of
protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the
consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of
any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to,
and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction
Documents referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the Successor
Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall
assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the
other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor
Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made
to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed
to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the
number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued
and outstanding.
g) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is
adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company
shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise
Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number
of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts
requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall
declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the
Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring
cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company
shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights
or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock
of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of
the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification
of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company
is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the
Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or
(E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company,
then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder
at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of
the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record
or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date
on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to
be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of
record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption,
rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of
which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall
be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect
therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the
corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the
extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains,
material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the
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Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with
the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder
shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period
commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the
event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set
forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including,
without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or
in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the
Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this
Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the
Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer
taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if
required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant
or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in
the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of
assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the
portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be
cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be
exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having
a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company,
together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in
which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or
attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which
may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute
and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or
Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All
Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial
issuance date set forth on the first page of this Warrant and shall be
identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares
issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon
records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant
Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the
absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual
notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a
stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in
Section 2(d)(i).
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b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in
case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include
the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such
Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and
deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of
such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such
right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is
outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this
Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this
Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and
issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will
take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that
such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation
of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the
Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company
covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the
exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon
exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and
payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from
all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the
issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring
contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder,
the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary
action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of
the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist
in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of
Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not
increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par
value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in
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order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and
(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such
authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body
having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the
Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in
the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or
in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such
authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be
necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares
acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the
Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon
resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or
failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or
remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the
Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply
with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages
to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be
sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate proceedings,
incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in
otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be
delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder,
shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any
Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees
that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and
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hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for
specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this
Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the
Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions
of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time
to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of
Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and
Holders.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by
or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience
of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this
Warrant.
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(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by
its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
CEL-SCI CORPORATION
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: CEL-SCI CORPORATION
(1)___The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of
the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in
full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with
all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)___Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant
Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set
forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable
pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in
subsection 2(c).
(3)___Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant
Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
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[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
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Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
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Name of Authorized Signatory:
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Title of Authorized Signatory:
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Date:
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing
Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
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Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _____________________________
Holder's Address: _____________________________
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Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
