EXHIBIT 10.51
FORM OF
WARRANT M001
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
LAWS, AND NO INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE SOLD, DISTRIBUTED, ASSIGNED, OFFERED,
PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS COVERING ANY SUCH
TRANSACTION OR SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
SUCH ACT AND LAWS, SUCH COMPLIANCE, AT THE OPTION OF THE CORPORATION, TO BE
EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF WARRANTHOLDER'S COUNSEL, IN FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CORPORATION, THAT NO VIOLATION OF SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS WOULD RESULT FROM
ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT.
SERIES "M" COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
Bioject Medical Technologies Inc.
THIS CERTIFIES that for good and valuable consideration received, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, a(n) individual or registered assigns, is entitled, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire from Bioject Medical
Technologies Inc., an Oregon corporation (the "Corporation") up to 80,243 fully
paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, without par value, of the
Corporation ("Warrant Stock") at a purchase price per share (the "Exercise
Price") of $1.10.
1. Term of Warrant
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, this Warrant shall be
exercisable, in whole or from time to time part, at any time on or after the
date hereof and at or prior to 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, on March 30,
2003 (the "Expiration Time").
2. Exercise of Warrant
The purchase rights represented by this Warrant are exercisable by the
registered holder hereof, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time
at or prior to the Expiration Time by the surrender of this Warrant and the
Notice of Exercise form attached hereto duly executed to the office of the
Corporation at 0000 X.X. Bridgeport Road, Portland, Oregon 97224 (or such other
office or agency of the Corporation as it may designate by notice in writing to
the registered holder hereof at the address of such holder appearing on the
books of the Corporation), and upon payment of the Exercise Price for the shares
thereby purchased (by cash or by check or bank draft payable to the order of the
Corporation or by cancellation of indebtedness of the Corporation to the holder
hereof, if any, at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the purchase price
of the shares thereby purchased); whereupon the holder of this Warrant shall be
entitled to receive from the Corporation a stock certificate in proper form
representing the number of shares of Warrant Stock so purchased.
3. Issuance of Shares; No Fractional Shares of Scrip
Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the holder
hereof by the Corporation's transfer agent at the Corporation's expense within a
reasonable time after the date on which this Warrant shall have been exercised
in accordance with the terms hereof. Each certificate so delivered shall be in
such denominations as may be requested by the holder hereof and shall be
registered in the name of such holder or, subject to applicable laws, other name
as shall be requested by such holder. If, upon exercise of this Warrant, fewer
than all of the shares of Warrant Stock evidenced by this Warrant are purchased
prior to the Expiration Time, one or more new warrants substantially in the form
of, and on the terms in, this Warrant will be issued for the remaining number of
shares of Warrant Stock not purchased upon exercise of this Warrant. The
Corporation hereby represents and warrants that all shares of Warrant Stock
which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant will, upon such exercise,
be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free
from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issuance thereof (other than
liens or charges created by or imposed upon the holder of the Warrant Stock).
The Corporation agrees that the shares so issued shall be and be deemed to be
issued to such holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of
business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered for
exercise in accordance with the terms hereof. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. With respect to any fraction of a share called for upon the exercise of
this Warrant, an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the then current
price at which each share may be purchased hereunder shall be paid in cash to
the holder of this Warrant.
4. Charges, Taxes and Expenses
Issuance of certificates for shares of Warrant Stock upon the exercise of this
Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder hereof 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 Corporation,
and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the holder of this Warrant
or in such name or names as may be directed by the holder of this Warrant;
provided, however, that in the event certificates for shares of Warrant Stock
are to be issued in a name other than the name of the holder of this Warrant,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the holder hereof.
5. No Rights as Shareholders
This Warrant does not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other
rights as a shareholder of the Corporation prior to the exercise hereof.
6. Registration Rights
The Warrant Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant has not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities law. The
Corporation shall have no obligation to register such Warrant Stock for resale.
The foregoing notwithstanding, any obligation undertaken by the Corporation to
register the Warrant Stock shall be limited to the Corporation's use of its best
efforts to do so, and in no event shall the Corporation be required to file or
maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form S-1.
7. Exchange and Registry of Warrant
This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the registered holder
at the above-mentioned office or agency of the Corporation, for a new Warrant of
like tenor and dated as of such exchange. The Corporation shall maintain at the
above-mentioned office or agency a registry showing the name and address of the
registered holder of this Warrant. This Warrant may be surrendered for exchange,
transfer or exercise, in accordance with its terms, at such office or agency of
the Corporation, and the Corporation shall be entitled to rely in all respects,
prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.
8. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant
Upon receipt by the Corporation of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and in case of loss,
theft or destruction of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and
upon reimbursement to the Corporation of all reasonable expenses incidental
thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the
Corporation will make and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and dated as of
such cancellation, in lieu of this Warrant.
9. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of
any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday or a Sunday or shall be
a legal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on
the next succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
10. Merger, Sale of Assets, Etc.
If at any time the Corporation proposes to merge or consolidate with or into any
other corporation, effect any reorganization, or sell or convey all or
substantially all of its assets to any other entity, then, as a condition of
such reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the Corporation
or its successor, as the case may be, shall enter into a supplemental agreement
to make lawful and adequate provision whereby the holder shall have the right to
receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, the kind and amount of equity securities
which would have been received upon such reorganization, consolidation, merger,
sale or conveyance by a holder of a number of shares of common stock equal to
the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to
such reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance. If the property
to be received upon such reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance is not equity securities, the Corporation shall give the holder of
this Warrant fifteen (15) business days prior written notice of the proposed
effective date of such transaction, and if this Warrant has not been exercised
by or on the effective date of such transaction, it shall terminate.
11. Subdivision, Combination, Reclassification, Conversion, Etc.
If the Corporation at any time shall, by subdivision, combination,
reclassification of securities or otherwise, change the Warrant Stock into the
same or a different number of securities of any class or classes, this Warrant
shall thereafter entitle the holder to acquire such number and kind of
securities as would have been issuable in respect of the Warrant Stock (or other
securities which were subject to the purchase rights under this Warrant
immediately prior to such subdivision, combination, reclassification or other
change) as the result of such change if this Warrant had been exercised in full
for cash immediately prior to such change. The Exercise Price hereunder shall be
adjusted if and to the extent necessary to reflect such change. If the Warrant
Stock or other securities issuable upon exercise hereof are subdivided or
combined into a greater or smaller number of shares of such security, the number
of shares issuable hereunder shall be proportionately increased or decreased, as
the case may be, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately reduced or
increased, as the case may be, in both cases according to the ratio which the
total number of shares of such security to be outstanding immediately after such
even bears to the total number of shares of such security outstanding
immediately prior to such event. The Corporation shall give the holder prompt
written notice of any change in the type of securities issuable hereunder, any
adjustment of the Exercise Price for the securities issuable hereunder, and any
increase or decrease in the number of shares issuable hereunder.
12. Transferability; Compliance with Securities Laws
(a) This Warrant may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part without
compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws by the
transferor and transferee (including the delivery of investment
representation letters and legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to the
Corporation, if requested by the Corporation). Subject such restrictions,
prior to the Expiration Time, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable by the holder hereof, in whole or in part, at the office or
agency of the Corporation referred to in Section 1 hereof. Any such
transfer shall be made in person or by the holder's duly authorized
attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment Form
attached hereto properly endorsed.
(b) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this
Warrant and the Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise hereof are being
acquired solely for the holder's own account and not as a nominee for any
other party, and for investment, and that the holder will not offer, sell
or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of Warrant Stock to be
issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result
in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state
securities laws. Upon exercise of this Warrant, the holder shall, if
requested by the Corporation, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to
the Corporation, that the shares of Warrant Stock so purchased are being
acquired solely for holder's own account and not as a nominee for any other
party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale.
(c) Except as contemplated in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant
Stock has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and this Warrant may not be exercised except by (i) the
original purchaser of this Warrant from the Corporation or (ii) an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. Each certificate representing the Warrant Stock or other
securities issued in respect of the Warrant Stock upon any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event,
shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the
following form (in addition to any legend required under applicable
securities laws):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER UNITED STATES
FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED FOR VALUE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, NOR MAY THE
SECURITIES BE TRANSFERRED ON THE BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION, WITHOUT REGISTRATION
OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER ALL APPLICABLE UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR COMPLIANCE WITH AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM, SUCH
COMPLIANCE, AT THE OPTION OF THE CORPORATION, TO BE EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF
SHAREHOLDER'S COUNSEL, IN FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION, THAT NO VIOLATION
OF SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS WOULD RESULT FROM ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR
ASSIGNMENT.
13. Representations and Warranties
The Corporation hereby represents and warrants to the holder hereof that:
(a) during the period this Warrant is outstanding, the Corporation will reserve
from its authorized and unissued common stock a sufficient number of shares
to provide for the issuance of Warrant Stock upon the exercise of this
Warrant;
(b) the issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to the
Corporation's officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the shares
of Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant;
(c) the Corporation has all requisite legal and corporate power to execute and
deliver this Warrant, to sell and issue the Warrant Stock hereunder, to
issue the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant Stock and to
carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Warrant; and
(d) all corporate action on the part of the Corporation, its directors and
shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and
performance of this Warrant by the Corporation, the authorization, sale,
issuance and delivery of the Warrant Stock, the grant of registration
rights as provided herein and the performance of the Corporation's
obligations hereunder has been taken;
(e) the Warrant Stock, when issued in compliance with the provisions of this
Warrant and the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation (as they may be
amended from time to time (the "Articles")), will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, and free of all taxes, liens or encumbrances with
respect to the issue thereof, and will be issued in compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws; and
(f) the issuance of the Warrant Stock will not be subject to any preemptive
rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights.
14. Corporation
The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Articles or through any
reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other action, avoid or seek to
avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or
performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the
taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect
the rights of the holder of the Warrant against impairment.
15. Governing Law
This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Oregon.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Warrant to be executed by
its duly authorized officers.
Dated: _________________________, 1998
BIOJECT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By:
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: Bioject Medical Technologies Inc.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase _________ shares of common stock
of Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. pursuant to the terms of the attached
Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price in full,
together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) In exercising this Warrant, the undersigned hereby confirms and
acknowledges that the shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise
hereof are being acquired solely for the account of the undersigned and not
as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the
undersigned will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any such shares of
common stock except under circumstances that will not result in a violation
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws.
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of
common stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
(Name)
(Address)
(3) The undersigned represents that (a) he, she or it is the original purchaser
from the Corporation of the attached Warrant or an "accredited investor"
within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended and (b) the aforesaid shares of common stock are being acquired for
the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or
for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the
undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such
shares.
(Date) (Signature)
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required
information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of
the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares
of common stock of Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. set forth below:
Name of Assignee Address No. of Shares
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney
_____________________ to make such transfer on the books of Bioject Medical
Technologies Inc., maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution
in the premises.
The undersigned also represents that, by assignment hereof, the Assignee
acknowledges that this Warrant and the shares of stock to be issued upon
exercise hereof are being acquired for investment and that the Assignee will not
offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of stock to be
issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances which will not result in
a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities
laws. Further, the Assignee shall, if requested by the Corporation, confirm in
writing, in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, that the shares of stock so
purchased are being acquired for investment and not with a view toward
distribution or resale.
Dated:
Xxxxxx's Signature:
Holder's Address:
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Guaranteed Signature:
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 whatever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of
corporations and those action in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
