FORM OF PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT To Purchase [__________] Shares of Series B Preferred Stock of ALTEON INC.
Exhibit
10.4
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN
CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH
SECURITIES.
FORM
OF PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To
Purchase [__________] Shares of Series B Preferred Stock of
ALTEON
INC.
THIS
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)
certifies that, for value received, [_______________________] (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 the date hereof (the
“Initial
Exercise Date”)
and on
or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Initial
Exercise Date (the “Termination
Date”)
but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Alteon Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
up to
______ shares of the following class of securities of the Company (the
“Warrant
Shares”):
initially, Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
(the “Preferred
Stock”),
and
from and after the date that all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
have been automatically converted by the Company into Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”)
in
accordance with the rights and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock
set
forth in Section 5 of Article Fourth of the Company’s Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to be Common
Stock on the same terms as the conversion of the outstanding shares of Preferred
Stock. The purchase price of one Warrant Share 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 Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
April 5, 2007, between the Company and the purchasers signatory
thereto.
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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 of a duly executed
facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (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 such Holder appearing on the books of the
Company); 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. 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 showing the number
of Warrant ▇▇▇▇▇▇ purchased hereunder and the date of such purchases. The
Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within three
(3) Business Days of receipt of such notice. 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 Preferred Stock under this Warrant shall be
$[____] [NOTE:
Insert the Initial Purchase Price from Purchase Agreement],
subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise
Price”).
c) Cashless
Exercise.
This
Warrant may also be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the
Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant
Shares issuable hereunder equal to the quotient obtained by dividing ((A-B)
(X))
by (A), where:
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(A)
=
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the
VWAP (as defined below) on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date
of such election;
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(B)
=
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the
Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
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(X)
=
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the
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise
rather than a cashless exercise.
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“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (1) if the Warrant Shares are Preferred Stock, the fair market value
of
a share of Preferred Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected
in
good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, and (2)
if
the Warrant Shares are Common Stock, (a) if the Common Stock is then listed
or
quoted on the American Stock Exchange or another exchange (the “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 for trading as reported by Bloomberg Financial 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
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 Sheets, LLC (or a
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
the most recent 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 Holder and reasonably
acceptable to the Company.
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Except
in
connection with the termination of this Warrant as set forth in the final
sentence of Section 2(a), if the VWAP exceeds the Exercise Price on the
Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised on the
Termination Date via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section
2(c).
d) [Reserved].
e) Mechanics
of Exercise.
i. Authorization
of Warrant Shares.
Subject
to the Holder’s compliance with the limitations of Section 2(d) hereof, 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, 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).
ii. Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.
Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer
agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission (“DWAC”)
system
if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise by physical
delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within
three (3) Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of
Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“Warrant
Share Delivery Date”).
This
Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price
is
received by the Company. 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 by 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(e)(vii) prior to the issuance
of
such shares, have been paid.
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iii. 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.
iv. Rescission
Rights.
If the
Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a
certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this
Section 2(e)(iv) by the close of business on the third Trading Day after the
Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind
such
exercise.
v. 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 its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise by the close of business
on the third Trading Day after 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) Warrant Shares 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 (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
Warrant Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying
(A)
the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the
Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which
the
sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) 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 or deliver
to
the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that would have been issued had the
Company timely complied with its exercise and Warrant Shares having a total
purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted
exercise of Warrant Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such
purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇’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 Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant
to
the terms hereof.
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vi. 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 Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at
its
election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in
an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up
to
the next whole share.
vii. 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.
viii. 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.
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Section
3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock
Dividends and Splits.
If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock
dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on the Warrant Shares
payable in shares of Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent
securities, (B) subdivides outstanding Warrant Shares into a larger number
of
shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding
Warrant Shares into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by
reclassification of the Warrant Shares 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 Warrant Shares (excluding treasury
shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of Warrant Shares outstanding immediately after
such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant
shall
be proportionately adjusted. 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) Subsequent
Rights Offerings.
If the
Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights,
options or warrants to all holders of Warrant Shares (and not to Holders)
entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Warrant Shares at a price per share
less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price
shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number
of Warrant Shares outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants
plus the number of additional Warrant Shares offered for subscription or
purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of Warrant Shares
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number
of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares
so
offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable
upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP.
Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued,
and
shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination
of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or
warrants.
c) Pro
Rata Distributions.
If the
Company, at any time prior to the Termination Date, shall distribute to all
holders of Warrant Shares (and not to Holders of the Warrants) 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 (which
shall be subject to Section 3(b)), 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 Warrant Share 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 applicable
to one Warrant Share. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such
distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record
date mentioned above.
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d) Fundamental
Transaction.
If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger
or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company
effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series
of
related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the
Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Warrant
Shares are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities,
cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Warrant
Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Warrant Shares
are
effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property
(in any such case, 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, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares
of
stock, or other securities or property of the successor or acquiring corporation
or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional
consideration (the “Alternate
Consideration”)
receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder to which the Holder would
have been entitled if the Holder had exercised its rights pursuant to the
Warrant immediately prior thereto or (b) if the Company is acquired in an all
cash transaction, cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in
accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing formula. 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 Warrant Share 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
Warrant Shares 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. To the extent necessary to
effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving
entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant
consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to
exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement
pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms
requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions
of this Section 3(b) and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement
security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous
to a Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Holder shall have the right to exercise this Warrant immediately prior
to
any Fundamental Transaction, including any Fundamental Transaction occuring
on
or before the Initial Exercise Date.
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e) Dilutive
Issuances and Other Adjustments to Series B Conversion Price.
The
Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant or, if the Warrant Shares are Preferred Stock, the number of shares
of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Warrant Shares, shall be subject
to
adjustment, from time to time in the manner set forth in Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation as if the Warrant Shares were issued
and
outstanding on and as of the date of any such required adjustment. The
provisions set forth for the Warrant Shares in Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation relating to the above in effect as of the date hereof may not
be
amended, modified or waived, without the prior written consent of Holder unless
such amendment, modification or waiver affects the rights associated with the
Warrant Shares issuable hereunder in the same manner as such amendment,
modification or waiver affects the rights associated with all other shares
of
the same series and class as the Warrant Shares.
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) Voluntary
Adjustment By Company.
The
Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current
Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate
by
the Board of Directors of the Company.
h) Notice
to Holders.
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 each Holder a notice setting
forth
the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement
of
the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice
to Allow Exercise by ▇▇▇▇▇▇.
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, of any compulsory share exchange
whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property;
(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. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the
20-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of
the
event triggering such notice.
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Section
4. Transfer
of Warrant.
a) Transferability.
Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth
in Section 4(d) hereof, 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 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. A Warrant, if properly assigned, 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.
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.
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d) Transfer
Restrictions.
If,
at the
time
of
the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any permitted transfer of
this
Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an
effective registration
statement under the Securities Act
and
under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a
condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel
(which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be
made
without
registration under
the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii)
that
the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter
in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee
be
an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or (a)(8)
promulgated under the Securities Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
a) No
Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.
This
Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as
a
shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section
2(e)(ii).
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 Preferred 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. Upon receipt of notice of exercise of the 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.
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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
(a) 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,
(b)
take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) 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, 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, notwithstanding the fact that all rights
hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results
in
any 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.
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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.
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 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 of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.
The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders
from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder
or
holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended
and
the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act
herein required to be performed by it, if the Company has obtained the written
consent of the Holders representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant then outstanding.
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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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
[________ ____], 2007
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ALTEON INC. |
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title:
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
TO: ALTEON
INC.
(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):
o in
lawful money of
the United States; or
o 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:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(4)
Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name
of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
_________________________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
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
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
| Dated: ______________, _______ | |
| Holder’s Signature: _____________________________ | |
| Holder’s Address: _____________________________ | |
| _____________________________ |
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.