Void after 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, on December 31, 2012 Warrant to Purchase 714,285 Shares of Common Stock. WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK OF SPECTRASCIENCE, INC.
Exhibit
4.3
THIS
WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF1933 (THE "ACT")
NOR
UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNTIL (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND
ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT THERETO,
OR
(2)RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT
THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW IS NOT
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSFER.
Void
after 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, on December 31, 2012
Warrant
to Purchase 714,285 Shares of Common Stock.
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
OF
SPECTRASCIENCE, INC.
This
is
to Certify That, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Advanced Equities, Inc. ("Holder") is
entitled to purchase, subject to the provisions of this Warrant, from
SpectraScience, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("Company"), 714,285 fully paid,
validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of the Company ("Common Stock") at an initial price of $0.80 per share
at
any time or from time to time during the period from the date hereof to 5:00
p.m. Central Standard Time, on December 31, 2012. The number of shares of Common
Stock to be received upon the exercise of this Warrant and the price to be
paid
for each share of Common Stock may be adjusted from time to time as hereinafter
set forth. The exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise
of
the Warrants will be proportionately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and similar transactions. The shares of Common Stock
deliverable upon such exercise, and as adjusted from time to time, are
hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Warrant Shares" and the exercise price
of
a share of Common Stock in effect at any time and as adjusted from time to
time
is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Exercise Price".
(a) |
EXERCISE
OF WARRANT.
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(1)
This
Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time
on
or after the date hereof and until 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on December
13, 2012; provided, however, that if either such day is a day on which banking
institutions in the State of Illinois are authorized by law to close, then
on
the next succeeding day which shall not be such a day. This Warrant may be
exercised by presentation and surrender hereof to the Company at its principal
office with the Purchase Form annexed hereto duly executed and accompanied
by
payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in
such
form. As soon as practicable after each such exercise of the warrants, but
not
later than seven (7) days from the date of such exercise, the Company shall
issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificate for the Warrant
Shares issuable upon such exercise, registered in the name of the Holder or
its
designee. If this Warrant should be exercised in part only, the Company shall,
upon surrender of this Warrant for cancellation, execute and deliver a new
Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof to purchase the balance
of
the Warrant Shares purchasable thereunder. Upon receipt by the Company of this
Warrant at its office in proper form for exercise, the Holder shall be deemed
to
be the holder of record of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall
then be closed or that certificates representing such shares of Common Stock
shall not then be physically delivered to the Holder.
(2)
In
lieu
of delivering the Exercise Price in cash or check the Holder may elect to
receive shares equal to the value of the Warrant or portion thereof being
exercised ("Net Issue Exercise"). If the Holder wishes to elect the Net Issue
Exercise, the Holder shall notify the Company of its election in writing at
the
time it delivers to the Company the Purchase Form. In the event the Holder
shall
elect Net Issue Exercise, the Holder shall receive the number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable under the Warrant, or portion thereof being exercised, and (b)
the
current market value, as defined in paragraph (c), of one share of Common Stock
minus the Exercise Price, divided by (c) the current market value, as defined
below, of one share of Common Stock.
(b) |
RESERVATION
OF SHARES. The Company shall at all times reserve for issuance and/or
delivery upon exercise of this Warrant such number of shares of its
Common
Stock as shall be required for issuance and delivery upon exercise
of the
Warrants.
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(c) |
FRACTIONAL
SHARES. 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 any exercise hereof, the Company shall
pay to
the Holder an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by
the
current market value of a share, determined as
follows:
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(1)
If
the
Common Stock (or the common stock of the Company that would be securities
exchange or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on such exchange or listed
for trading on the NASDAQ system, the current market value shall be the last
reported sale price of the Common Stock (or common stock) on such exchange
or
system on the last business day prior to the date of exercise of this Warrant
or
if no such sale is made on such day, the average closing bid and asked prices
for such day on such exchange or system; or
(2)
If the
Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges, the
current market value shall be the mean of the last reported bid and asked prices
reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. on the last business day prior
to the date of the exercise of this Warrant; or
(3)
If the
Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges and
bid
and asked prices are not so reported, the current market value shall be an
amount, not less than the book value thereof as at the end of the most recent
fiscal year of the Company ending prior to the date of the exercise of the
Warrant, determined in such reasonable manner as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors of the Company.
(d)
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EXCHANGE,
TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR LOSS OF WARRANT. This Warrant is exchangeable,
without expense, at the option of the Holder, upon presentation and
surrender hereof to the Company for other warrants of different
denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate
the same number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
Upon
surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its principal office
with the
Assignment Form annexed hereto duly executed and funds sufficient
to pay
any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and
deliver a
new Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument
of
assignment and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. This Warrant
may
be divided or combined with other warrants which carry the same rights
upon presentation hereof at the principal office of the Company together
with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which
new
Warrants are to be issued and signed by the Holder hereof. The term
"Warrant" as used herein includes any Warrants into which this Warrant
may
be divided or exchanged. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of this
Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation
of this
Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new
Warrant
of like tenor and date. Any such new Warrant executed and delivered
shall
constitute an additional contractual obligation on the part of the
Company, whether or not this Warrant so lost, stolen, destroyed,
or
mutilated shall be at any time enforceable by
anyone.
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(e)
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RIGHTS
OF THE HOLDER. The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled
to any
rights of a shareholder in the Company, either at law or equity,
and the
rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in the Warrant
and are
not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth
herein.
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(f)
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ANTI-DILUTION
PROVISIONS. The Exercise Price in effect at any time and the number
and
kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants
shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain
events as follows:
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(1) |
In
case the Company shall (i) declare a dividend or make a distribution
on
its outstanding shares of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock,
(ii)
subdivide or reclassify its outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a
greater number of shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise
Price
in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution
or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or
reclassification shall be adjusted so that the Exercise Price shall
be
proportionately increased (as in the case of (iii), above) or decreased
(as in the case of (i) or (ii), above). Such adjustment shall be
made
successively whenever any event listed above shall
occur.
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(2) |
Whenever
the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of each Warrant is adjusted
pursuant to Subsections (1) above, the number of Shares purchasable
upon
exercise of this Warrant shall simultaneously be adjusted by multiplying
the number of Shares initially issuable upon exercise of this Warrant
by
the Exercise Price in effect on the date hereof and dividing the
product
so obtained by the Exercise Price, as
adjusted.
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(3) |
No
adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required unless such adjustment
would require an increase or decrease of at least two cents ($0.02)
in
such price; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason
of
this Subsection (5) are not required to be made shall be carried
forward
and taken into account in and subsequent adjustment required to be
made
hereunder. All calculations under this Section (f) shall be made
to the
nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case
may
be. Anything in this Section (f) to the contrary notwithstanding,
the
Company shall be entitled, but shall not be required, to make such
changes
in the Exercise Price, in addition to those required by this Section
(f),
as it shall determine, in its sole discretion, to be advisable in
order
that any dividend or distribution in shares of Common Stock, or any
subdivision, reclassification or combination of Common Stock, hereafter
made by the Company shall not result in any Federal income tax liability
to the holders of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common
or
Common Stock (including Warrants).
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(4) |
Whenever
the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company shall
promptly but no later than 20 days after any request for such an
adjustment by the Holder, cause a notice setting forth the adjusted
Exercise Price and adjusted number of Shares issuable upon exercise
of
each Warrant, and, if requested, information describing the transactions
giving rise to such adjustments, to be mailed to the Holder at his
last
address appearing in the Warrant Register, and shall cause a certified
copy thereof to be mailed to its transfer agent, if any. The Company
may
retain a firm of independent certified public accountants selected
by the
Board of Directors (who may be the regular accountants employed by
the
Company) to make any computation required by this Section (t), and
a
certificate signed by such firm shall be conclusive evidence of the
correctness of such adjustment.
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(5) |
In
the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant
to
Subsection (1) above, the Holder of this Warrant thereafter shall
become
entitled to receive any shares of the Company, other than Common
Stock,
thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise
of
this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in
a manner
and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions
with
respect to the Common Stock contained in Subsections (1) to (4),
inclusive
above.
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(6) |
Irrespective
of any adjustments in the Exercise Price or the number or kind of
shares
purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, Warrants theretofore or
thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and number
and
kind of shares as are stated in the similar Warrants initially issuable
pursuant to this Agreement.
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(g)
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OFFICER'S
CERTIFICATE. Whenever the Exercise Price shall be adjusted as required
by
the provisions of the foregoing Section, the Company shall forthwith
file
in the custody of its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary at its
principal
office an officer's certificate showing the adjusted Exercise Price
determined as herein provided, setting forth in reasonable detail
the
facts requiring such adjustment, including a statement of the number
of
additional shares of Common Stock, if any, and such other facts as
shall
be necessary to show the reason for and the manner of computing such
adjustment. Each such officer's certificate shall be made available
at all
reasonable times for inspection by the Holder or any holder of a
Warrant
executed and delivered pursuant to Section (a) and the Company shall,
forthwith after each such adjustment, mail a copy by certified mail
of
such certificate to the Holder or any such
holder.
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(h)
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NOTICES
TO WARRANT HOLDERS. So long as this Warrant shall be outstanding,
(i) if
the Company shall pay any dividend or make any distribution upon
the
Common Stock or (ii) if the Company shall offer to the holders of
Common
Stock for subscription or purchase by them any share of any class
or any
other rights or (iii) if any capital reorganization of the Company,
reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, consolidation
or
merger of the Company with or into another corporation, sale, lease
or
transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of
the
Company to another corporation, or voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company shall be effected, then
in any
such case, the Company shall cause to be mailed by certified mail
to the
Holder, at least fifteen days prior to the date specified in (x)
or (y)
below, as the case may be, a notice containing a brief description
of the
proposed action and stating the date on which (x) a record is to
be taken
for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or rights, or (y)
such
reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
lease, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and
the
date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock
or
other securities shall receive cash or other property deliverable
upon
such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance,
dissolution, liquidation or winding
up.
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(i)
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RECLASSIFICATION,
REORGANIZATION OR MERGER. In case of any reclassification, capital
reorganization or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock
of
the Company, or in case of any consolidation or merger of the Company
with
or into another corporation (other than a merger with a subsidiary
in
which merger the Company is the continuing corporation and which
does not
result in any reclassification, capital reorganization or other change
of
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the class issuable upon exercise
of
this Warrant) or in case of any sale, lease or conveyance to another
corporation of the property of the Company as an entirety, the Company
shall, as a condition precedent to such transaction, cause effective
provisions to be made so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter
by exercising this Warrant at any time prior to the expiration of
the
Warrant, to purchase the kind and amount of shares of stock and other
securities and property receivable upon such reclassification, capital
reorganization and other change, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance
by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock which might have
been
purchased upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such
reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance.
Any
such provision shall include provision for adjustments which shall
be as
nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided
for in
this Warrant. The foregoing provisions of this Section (i) shall
similarly
apply to successive reclassifications, capital reorganizations and
changes
of shares of Common Stock and to successive consolidations, mergers,
sales
or conveyances. In the event that in connection with any such capital
reorganization or reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance, additional shares of Common Stock shall be issued in
exchange,
conversion, substitution or payment, in whole or in part, for a security
of the Company other than Common Stock, any such issue shall be treated
as
an issue of Common Stock covered by the provisions of Subsection
(1) of
Section (f) hereof.
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(j)
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REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. Until the expiry date of this Warrant,
the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of even
date
herewith between the Holder of the Warrants and the Company shall
apply to
registration of the Warrant Shares. The Company's agreements with
respect
to Warrants or Warrant Shares in such Registration Rights Agreement
shall
continue in effect regardless of the exercise and surrender of this
Warrant.
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(k)
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RESTRICTIVE
LEGEND. Each Warrant Share, when issued, shall include a legend in
substantially the following form:
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THESE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE
"ACT") NOR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNTIL A (1) REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND
ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT THERETO,
OR (2) RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY TO THE
EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW IS
NOT
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSFER.
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The
Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through reorganization,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, sale of assets 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 action as may be necessary
or
appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder of this Warrant against
impairment.
Dated: December 31, 2007 | ||
SPECTRASCIENCE, INC. | ||
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Attest:
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By: | |
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
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Title: Chairman and CEO | Title: Secretary |
PURCHASE
FORM
Dated
_____________ 20___
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the within Warrant to the
extent of Purchasing ________ shares of Common Stock and hereby makes payment
of
______________ in payment of the actual exercise price thereof.
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR REGISTRATION OF STOCK
Name
(Please
typewrite or print in block letters)
Address
Signature
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _____________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and
transfers unto
Name
(Please
typewrite or print in block letters)
Address
the
right
to purchase Common Stock represented by this Warrant to the extent of _________
shares as to which such right is exercisable and does hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint ______________ Attorney, to transfer the same on the
books of the Company with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Date
_________, 20___
Signature
_______________________
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