UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   April 18, 2011

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50633 94-3291317
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California   94080
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (650) 624 - 3000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Securities Purchase Agreement
On April 18, 2011, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Deerfield Private Design Fund II, L.P., Deerfield Private Design International II, L.P., Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P., and Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Limited (collectively, "Deerfield"), pursuant to which Deerfield agreed to purchase (i) 5,300,000 shares of our common stock for a purchase price of $1.50 per share and (ii) 8,070 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") for a purchase price of $1,500.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20.1 million. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, we agreed to issue Deerfield warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,685,000 shares of our common stock at an initial exercise price of $1.65 per share. The warrants will be exercisable beginning on the date that is six months after their issuance and will remain exercisable until four years after their issuance. A copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.67 and of the form of warrants as Exhibit 10.68.

The rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, a form of which is attached as Exhibit 4.5 and which we expect to file with the Delaware Secretary of State on or before April 20, 2011. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of our common stock at any time at the holder’s option. However, the holder will be prohibited from converting Series A Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock if, as a result of such conversion, the holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 9.98% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, holders of our Series A Preferred Stock will receive a payment equal to $0.001 per share of Series A Preferred Stock before any proceeds are distributed to the holders of our common stock. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock will generally have no voting rights, except as required by law and except that the consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock will be required to amend the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive any dividends, unless and until specifically declared by our board of directors, and will rank:
 senior to all of our common stock;
 senior to any class or series of our capital stock hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to the Series A Preferred Stock;
 on parity with any class or series of our capital stock hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock; and
 junior to any class or series of our capital stock hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to the Series A Preferred Stock;
in each case, as to distributions of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

Offering
The offering described above is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on November 10, 2008, which became effective on November 19, 2008 (File No. 333-155259). The closing of the offering is expected to take place on or before April 20, 2011. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC. A copy of the opinion of Cooley LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1.

On April 18, 2011, we also issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Warrants to Purchase Common Stocks
In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, we agreed to issue Deerfield warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,685,000 shares of our common stock at an initial exercise price of $1.65 per share. The warrants will be exercisable beginning on the date that is six months after their issuance and will remain exercisable until four years after their issuance. The form of warrant is attached as Exhibit 10.68.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Ex-4.5 Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Cytokinetics, Inc.

Ex-5.1 Opinion of Cooley LLP.

Ex-10.67 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 18, 2011, between Cytokinetics, Inc. and Deerfield Private Design Fund II, L.P., Deerfield Private Design International II, L.P., Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P., and Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Limited.

EX-10.68 Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of Cytokinetics, Inc.

Ex-23.1 Consent of Cooley LLP.

Ex-99.1 Press Release Announcing Offering.






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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Cytokinetics, Incorporated
          
April 18, 2011   By:   Sharon A. Barbari
       
        Name: Sharon A. Barbari
        Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
4.5
  Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Cytokinetics, Inc.
5.1
  Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.67
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 18, 2011, between Cytokinetics, Inc. and Deerfield Private Design Fund II, L.P., Deerfield Private Design International II, L.P., Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P., and Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Limited.
10.68
  Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of Cytokinetics, Inc.
23.1
  Consent of Cooley LLP.
99.1
  Press Release Announcing Offering.

Exhibit 4.5

CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED , a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) does hereby certify that, in accordance with Sections 141(c) and 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of April 14, 2011:

RESOLVED , that the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to authority expressly vesting in it by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, hereby authorizes the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation and hereby fixes the designation, number of shares, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) as follows:

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

Section 1 . Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act . With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.

Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be 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.

Buy-In ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(iii).

Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (or an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation), or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, L.P., the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink Market by OTC Markets Group, Inc. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Corporation 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 exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Conversion Price ” shall mean $1.50, as adjusted pursuant to paragraph 7 hereof.

Conversion Ratio ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

Daily Failure Amount ” means the product of (x) .005 multiplied by (y) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the applicable Share Delivery Date.

DGCL ” shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Distributions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

DWAC Delivery ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

Holder ” means any holder of Series A Preferred Stock.

Issuance Date ” means the date of the “Closing” as defined in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 18, 2011, by and among the Corporation and the “Investors” named therein (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”).

Investors ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Junior Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Parity Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Person ” means any 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.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Senior Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Series A Preferred Stock Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

Stated Value ” shall mean $1,500.00.

Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Sock is traded for any period on the principal securities exchange or if the Common Stock is not traded on a principal securities exchange, on a day that the Common Stock is traded on another securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.

Section 2 . Designation, Amount and Par Value; Assignment .

a) The series of preferred stock designated by this Certificate shall be designated as the Corporation’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 8,070 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share.

b) The Corporation shall register shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, upon records to be maintained by the Corporation for that purpose (the “ Series A Preferred Stock Register ”), in the name of the Holders thereof from time to time. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Corporation shall register the transfer of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Series A Preferred Stock Register, upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder thereof, to the Corporation at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the             shares of Series A Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three Business Days. The provisions of this Certificate are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.

Section 3 . Dividends . Holders shall not be entitled to receive any dividends in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock, unless and until specifically declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to be payable to the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 4 . Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate, (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or (c) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section 5 . Rank; Liquidation .

a) The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to all of the Common Stock; (ii) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to any Series A Preferred Stock (“ Junior Securities ”); (iii) on parity with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock (“ Parity Securities ”); and (iv) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to any Series A Preferred Stock (“ Senior Securities ”), in each case, as to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily (all such distributions being referred to collectively as “ Distributions ”).

b) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any Senior Securities of the Corporation, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock and Junior Securities and pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Parity Securities, an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, plus an additional amount equal to any dividends declared but unpaid on such shares, before any payments shall be made or any assets distributed to holders of any class of Common Stock or Junior Securities. If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock the amount required under the preceding sentence, then all remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Securities.

Section 6 . Conversion .

a) Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Issuance Date, at the option of the Holder thereof, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “ Notice of Conversion ”), duly completed and executed. Other than a conversion following a Fundamental Transaction or following a notice provided for under Section 7(d)(ii) hereof, the Notice of Conversion must specify at least a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted equal to the lesser of (x) 100 shares (such number subject to appropriate adjustment following the occurrence of an event specified in Section 7(a) hereof) and (y) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by the Holder. Provided the Corporation’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Notice of Conversion may specify, at the Holder’s election, whether the applicable Conversion Shares shall be credited to the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (a “ DWAC Delivery ”). The “ Conversion Date ”, or the date on which a conversion shall be deemed effective, shall be defined as the Trading Day that the Notice of Conversion, completed and executed, is sent by facsimile to, and received during regular business hours by, the Corporation; provided that the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion, are received by the Corporation within two (2) Trading Days thereafter. In all other cases, the Conversion Date shall be defined as the Trading Day on which the original shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion, are received by the Corporation. The calculations set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.

b) Conversion Ratio . The “Conversion Ratio” for each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the Stated Value divided by the Conversion Price.

c) Beneficial Ownership Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to an attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock 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 such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of             shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6(c), it is understood that the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Investor shall be aggregated with each other Investor for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding             shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation that is filed with the Commission or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  Upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within three (3) Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) 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 any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series A Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 9.98% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Notice of Conversion (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 6(c)). The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

d) Mechanics of Conversion

i. Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance Upon Conversion . Not later than three Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date, or if the Holder requests the issuance of physical certificate(s), two Trading Days after receipt by the Corporation of the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a physical certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or (b) in the case of a DWAC Delivery, electronically transfer such Conversion Shares by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares are not electronically delivered to or as directed by, the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Conversion Notice by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates for Conversion Shares or electronic receipt of such             shares, as applicable, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Series A Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates or otherwise direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation.

ii. Obligation Absolute . Subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. Subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, in the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series A Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained by the Corporation, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the value of the Conversion Shares into which would be converted the Series A Preferred Stock which is subject to such injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall, subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such certificate or certificates, or electronically deliver (or cause its transfer agent to electronically deliver) such shares in the case of a DWAC Delivery, pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) on or prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by Holder to the Corporation), then, unless the Holder has rescinded the applicable Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, the Corporation shall pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to such Holder an amount payable, at the Corporation’s option, either (a) in cash or (b) in shares of Common Stock that are valued for these purposes at the Closing Sale Price on the date of such calculation, in each case equal to the product of (x) the number of Conversion Shares required to have been issued by the Corporation on such Share Delivery Date, (y) an amount equal to the Daily Failure Amount and (z) the number of Trading Days actually lapsed after such fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date during which such certificates have not been delivered, or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares have not been electronically delivered; provided, however, the Holder shall only receive up to such amount of shares of Common Stock such that Holder and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (including shares held by any “group” of which the Holder is a member, but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein) shall not collectively beneficially own greater than 9.98% of the total number of             shares of Common Stock of the Corporation then issued and outstanding. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief; provided that Holder shall not receive duplicate damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

iii. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or to effect a DWAC Delivery, as applicable, by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by Holder to the Corporation), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm 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 such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of             shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock submitted for conversion or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(d)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases             shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice, within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of such Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. 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 Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the reissuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock submitted for conversion for which such conversion was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(d)(i).

iv. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

v. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation 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 Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

vi. Transfer Taxes . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

e) Status as Stockholder . Upon each Conversion Date, (i) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 7 . Certain Adjustments .

a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of             shares; or (C) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(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 or combination.

b) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) the Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger in which the Corporation is the surviving or continuing entity and its Common Stock is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property), (B) the Corporation effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which all of the Common Stock is exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 7(a) above) to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock the Holders shall have the right to receive, in lieu of the right to receive Conversion Shares, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the “ Alternate Consideration ”). For purposes of any such subsequent conversion, the determination of the Conversion Ratio 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 Corporation shall adjust the Conversion Ratio 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 Holders shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party and 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 7(b) and insuring that this Series A Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall cause to be delivered to each Holder, at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, written notice of any Fundamental Transaction at least 20 calendar days prior to the date on which such Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close.

c) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 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 7, 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 any treasury             shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

d) Notice to the Holders .

i. Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Ratio after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

ii. Other Notices . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of 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 Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, 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 deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.

Section 8 . Miscellaneous .

a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080, facsimile number (650) 624-3010, or such other facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section between 5:30 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

b) [Reserved.]

c) Lost or Mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Corporation may prescribe.

d) Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the             shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, unless a higher percentage is required by the DGCL, in which case the written consent of the holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.

e) Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.

f) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

g) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

h) Status of Converted Series A Preferred Stock . If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designation this        day of April 2011.

 
Name:
Title:

1

ANNEX A

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK)

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below, represented by stock certificate No(s).       (the “ Preferred Stock Certificates ”), into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Certificate of Designation ”) filed by the Corporation on April   , 2011.

As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member), including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock subject to this Notice of Conversion, but excluding the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained in Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designation, is        . For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission.

Conversion calculations:

     
Date to Effect Conversion:       
Number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: ________
Number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be Converted: _________________
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:       
Address for delivery of physical certificates:       
or
 
 
 
for DWAC Delivery:
 
DWAC Instructions:
 
Broker no:      
Account no:      
 

[HOLDER]
By:      
Name:
 


Title:
 
Date:
 

2

Exhibit 5.1

April 18, 2011

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
280 East Grand Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested our opinion with respect to certain matters in connection with the sale and issuance by Cytokinetics, Incorporated , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), of up to 5,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Shares ”), 8,070 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Preferred Shares ” and together with the Common Shares, the “ Shares ”) and warrants to purchase 6,685,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Warrants ” and collectively with the Shares, the “ Securities ”) pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-155259) (the “ Registration Statement ”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), the related prospectus dated November 19, 2008 included in the Registration Statement (the “ Base Prospectus ”), and the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Act (the “ Prospectus Supplement ” and, together with the Base Prospectus, the “ Prospectus ”). All of the Securities are to be issued and sold by the Company as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect, and the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such other documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as we deem necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof. We have assumed that the Certificate of Designation for the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. Our opinion herein is expressed solely with respect to the federal laws of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Our opinion is based on these laws as in effect on the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. We are not rendering any opinion as to compliance with any federal or state antifraud law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that: (i) the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares, when issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (iii) provided that the Warrants have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment therefor, the Warrants, when issued and sold as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and (iv) the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, when issued upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K.

Very truly yours,

Cooley llp

     
By:  
/s/ Michael E. Tenta
   
 
   
Michael E. Tenta

Exhibit 10.67

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of April 18, 2011, is by and among Cytokinetics, Incorporated (the “ Company ”) and Deerfield Private Design Fund II, L.P., Deerfield Private Design International II, L.P., Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P. and Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Limited (collectively the “ Investors ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) the Registration Statement (as defined below) relating to the offer and sale from time to time of the Company’s securities, including shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), shares of its preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”) and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (“ Warrants ”);

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the creation of a new series of Preferred Stock denominated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“ Series A Preferred Stock ”);

WHEREAS, the Company is offering for sale shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants (the “ Offered Shares ”) pursuant to the Registration Statement;

WHEREAS, the Investors desire to purchase from the Company Offered Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals (which are deemed to be a part of this Agreement), mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.  Definitions . As used herein, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in the City of New York are authorized or required to be closed.

Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

knowledge ” means with respect to any statement made to the Company’s knowledge, that statement is based upon the actual knowledge of Robert I. Blum, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Sharon A. Barbari, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

Loss ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

Prospectus ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b)(7) hereof.

Prospectus Supplement ” shall mean the prospectus supplement filed regarding the Investor Shares with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Rule 424(b) ”) and deemed to be part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness.

Registration Statement ” shall mean the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-155259), including a prospectus, and including all amendments and supplements thereto (including the Prospectus Supplement), relating to the offer and sale of certain of the Company’s Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Warrants, including the Investor Shares (as defined below). References herein to the term “Registration Statement” as of any date shall mean such effective registration statement, as amended or supplemented to such date, including all information and documents incorporated by reference therein as of such date.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

2.  Purchase of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants . Subject and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees that it will issue and sell to the Investors, and the Investors agree that they will purchase from the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (the “ Investor Shares ”). The aggregate purchase price for the Investor Shares (the “ Aggregate Purchase Price ”) is set forth on Schedule 1 hereto. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Investor Shares will take place on April 20, 2011, or such other date or time as the parties may agree upon in writing (the “ Closing ”).

3.  Deliveries at Closing .

(a)  Deliveries by the Investor . At the Closing, each Investor shall deliver to the Company the Aggregate Purchase Price set forth next to their name on Schedule 1 hereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated in writing by the Company to the Investors, which funds will be delivered to the Company in consideration of the Investor Shares issued at the Closing.

(b)  Deliveries by the Company . At the Closing, the Company shall

(1) cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the shares of Common Stock purchased by each Investor by crediting the account of each Investor’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system;

(2) deliver to each Investor stock certificates in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and Warrants in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C registered in the name of such Investor evidencing the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased by each Investor; and

(3) deliver evidence satisfactory to the Investors, that the Certificate of Designations has been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware and has become effective on or prior to the Closing.

4.  Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements .

(a)  Investor Representations, Warranties and Covenants . Each Investor represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing:

(1) Investor has received and reviewed copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, including all documents and information incorporated by reference therein and amendments thereto, and understands that no Person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations that were not contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and Investor has not relied on any such other information or representations in making a decision to purchase the Investor Shares. Investor hereby consents to receiving delivery of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, including all documents and information incorporated by reference therein and amendments thereto, by electronic mail. Investor understands that an investment in the Company involves a high degree of risk for the reasons, among others, set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Prospectus.

(2) Investor acknowledges that it has sole responsibility for its own due diligence investigation and its own investment decision, and that in connection with its investigation of the accuracy of the information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and its investment decision, Investor has not relied on any representation or information, as the case may be, not set forth in this Agreement, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any Person affiliated with the Company or on the fact that any other Person has decided to purchase the Offered Shares.

(3) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Investor and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation by Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action of Investor, as applicable, and this Agreement, when duly executed and delivered by Investor, will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms against Investor, except as enforcement hereof may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws or court decisions affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement hereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(b)  Company Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The Company hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing:

(1) The Company has been duly incorporated and has a valid existence and the authorization to transact business as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, except for such jurisdictions wherein the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).

(2) The Company does not have any subsidiaries.

(3) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the corporate powers of the Company and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and this Agreement, when duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement hereof may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws or court decisions affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement hereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(4) The Investor Shares have been duly authorized by the Company, and when issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor as contemplated by this Agreement, the Investor Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will conform to the description of the Common Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants contained in the Prospectus.

(5) The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient for issuance of all shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Conversion Shares ”) and the exercise of all of the Warrants (the “ Warrant Shares ”).

(6) The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof will not, (i) violate the Certificate of Incorporation (as amended to date) of the Company or the By-Laws (as amended to date) of the Company, (ii) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of its properties or assets are subject, or (iii) result in a violation of, or failure to be in compliance with, any applicable statute or any order, judgment, decree, rule or regulation of any court or governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets, except where such breach, violation, default or the failure to be in compliance would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect or adversely affect the ability of the Company to issue and sell the Investor Shares; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or qualification of or with any such court or governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or body is required for the valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the issuance of the Investor Shares, except for the filing of a Form 8-K, the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, the filing of the Certificate of Designations (which is required to be filed and effective prior to the Closing in accordance with Section 3(b)(3) hereof), the filing of a Notification of Listing of Additional Shares with The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, and for such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings or qualifications as may be required under state securities or “blue sky” laws.

(7) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement, which covers the Investor Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, including a form of prospectus and such amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement as may have been required prior to the date of this Agreement, has been prepared by the Company under the provisions of the Securities Act, has been filed with the Commission, has become effective and filed with the Commission and incorporates by reference documents which the Company has filed in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). The Company has prepared a Prospectus Supplement to the prospectus included in the Registration Statement referred to above, setting forth the terms of the offering and sale of the Investor Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares and additional information concerning the Company and its business and will promptly file the Prospectus Supplement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, or any part thereof, has been issued and served on the Company, and no proceedings for that purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. The form of prospectus included in the Registration Statement as of the date hereof, as amended or supplemented from time to time (including the Prospectus Supplement), is referred to herein as the “ Prospectus .” Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated (or deemed to be incorporated) by reference therein, and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing after the execution hereof of any document with the Commission deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. As of the close of business on April 15, 2011, at least a number of shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants equal to the number of Investor Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares were available for issuance pursuant to the Registration Statement, which permits the issuance of the Investor Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.

Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became or becomes effective, and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission and at the date hereof and the date of the Closing, did or will in all material respects comply with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became or becomes effective, did not or will 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 not misleading. The Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, on the date of filing thereof with the Commission, did not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing representations and warranties in this Section 4(b)(6) do not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to the Investors furnished in writing to the Company by the Investors specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.

(8) The consolidated financial statements and financial schedules of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (except, with respect to the unaudited consolidated financial statements, for the footnotes and subject to customary audit adjustments) applied on a consistent basis, are consistent in all material respects with the books and records of the Company, and accurately present in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow of the Company as of and for the periods covered thereby.

(9) The Company has not sustained since the respective dates of the latest audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement and Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company.

(10) Other than as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings pending to which the Company is a party or of which any material property of the Company is the subject which, taking into account the likelihood of the outcome, the damages or other relief sought and other relevant factors, would individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or adversely affect the ability of the Company to issue and sell the Investor Shares, and no such proceedings are threatened in writing to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, have been contemplated by governmental or regulatory authorities or threatened by others.

(11) The Company has title to all the real property, and owns all other properties and assets, reflected as owned in the financial statements included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind except those, if any, reflected in such financial statements or disclosed in the Company’s Commission filings or exhibits thereto, or which are not material to the Company. The Company holds its respective leased real and personal properties under valid and binding leases, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

(12) The Company has filed all necessary federal and state income and franchise tax returns and has paid all taxes shown as due thereon or has filed all necessary extensions, and there is no tax deficiency that has been, or to the knowledge of the Company could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its properties or assets that would in the aggregate or individually reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Affect.

(13) There are no holders of securities of the Company having preemptive rights to purchase Common Stock. There are no holders or beneficial owners of securities of the Company having rights to registration thereof whose securities have not been previously registered or who have not waived such rights with respect to the registration of the Company’s securities on the Registration Statement, except where the failure to obtain such waiver would not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(14) The Company is not, and does not intend to conduct its business in a manner in which it would become, an “investment company” as defined in Section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

5.  Indemnification .

(a) Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Section 5 , the Company covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Investors and their respective directors, officers, partners, managers, employees and agents (each, an “ Investor Party ”) from and against any and all Losses arising from claims by third parties resulting from, incurred in connection with or arising out of (but only to the extent of) (a) any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company contained herein, or (b) the failure of the Company to perform any of the Company’s agreements, covenants or obligations contained herein (other than if any such claim was a result of a breach by the Investor under this Agreement). Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Section 5 , the Investor covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company from and against (but only to the extent of) any and all Losses arising from claims by third parties resulting from, incurred in connection with or arising out of (but only to the extent of) (a) any breach of any representation or warranty of the Investor contained herein, or (b) the failure of the Investor to perform any of the agreements, covenants or obligations of the Investor contained herein. The term “ Loss ” or any similar term shall mean any and all damages, deficiencies, costs, claims, fines, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, expenses of investigation, interest, penalties, taxes, assessments, out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and auditors’ fees and disbursements, witness fees and court costs) but specifically excluding consequential, special, punitive, multiple and other similar damages. The party or parties being indemnified are referred to herein as the “ Indemnitee ” and the indemnifying party is referred to herein as the “ Indemnitor .”

(b)  Indemnification Procedure .

(1) Any party who receives notice of a potential claim that may, in the judgment of such party, result in a Loss shall use all reasonable efforts to provide the parties hereto notice thereof within fifteen (15) days of the filing or other written assertion of any such claim against the Indemnitee, provided that failure or delay or alleged delay in providing such notice shall not adversely affect such party’s right to indemnification hereunder, unless and then only to the extent that such failure or delay or alleged delay has resulted in actual prejudice to the Indemnitor, including, without limitation, by the expiration of a statute of limitations. In the event that any party shall incur or suffer any Losses in respect of which indemnification may be sought by such party hereunder, the Indemnitee shall assert a claim for indemnification by written notice (a “ Notice ”) to the Indemnitor stating the nature and basis of such claim.

(2) If indemnification is sought, the Indemnitor shall, if necessary, retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee, it being agreed that Cooley LLP is satisfactory, and have the option (i) to conduct any proceedings or negotiations in connection therewith, (ii) to take all other steps to settle or defend any such claim (provided that the Indemnitor shall not settle any such claim without the consent of the Indemnitee which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (iii) to employ counsel to contest any such claim or liability in the name of the Indemnitee or otherwise. In any event, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to participate at its own expense and by its own counsel in any proceedings relating to any third party claim. The Indemnitor shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt of the Notice, notify the Indemnitee of its intention to assume the defense of such claim. If (i) the Indemnitor shall decline to assume the defense of any such claim, (ii) the Indemnitor shall fail to notify the Indemnitee within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Notice of the Indemnitor’s election to defend such claim or (iii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Indemnitee, the representation by the same counsel of the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee would be inappropriate due to actual or potential material differing interests between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding, then in each such case the Indemnitor shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnitee and the Indemnitee shall, at the sole expense of the Indemnitor, defend against such claim; provided , that the Indemnitee may not settle such claim without the consent of the Indemnitor (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Indemnitor shall pay for only one separate legal counsel for the Indemnitees, and such legal counsel shall be selected by the Indemnitor. The reasonable expenses of all proceedings, contests or lawsuits in respect of such claims shall be borne and paid by the Indemnitor if the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder and the Indemnitor shall pay the Indemnitee, in immediately available funds, the amount of any Losses, within a reasonable time of the incurrence of such Losses. Regardless of which party shall assume the defense or negotiation of the settlement of the claim, the parties agree to cooperate fully with one another in connection therewith. Anything in this Section 5 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Indemnitor shall not, without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent, settle or compromise any claim or consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof which imposes any future obligation on the Indemnitee or which does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnitee, a release from all liability in respect of such claim.

6.  Conditions .

(a) The obligation of each Investor to purchase and acquire the Investor Shares hereunder shall be subject to the conditions that:

(1) All representations and warranties of the Company herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of and on each of the date of this Agreement and the date of the Closing;

(2) The Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder; including but not limited to delivery of the shares of Common Stock included in the Investor Shares through DWAC, certificates for the Series A Preferred Stock and the Warrants;

(3) The Prospectus Supplement shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and the Investor shall have received the Prospectus in accordance with the federal securities laws; and

(4) The Investors shall have received an opinion of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

(b) The obligation of the Company to sell the Investor Shares hereunder shall be subject to the conditions that:

(1) All representations and warranties and other statements of the Investors herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of and on each of the date of this Agreement and the date of the Closing; and

(2) The Investors shall have performed all of their obligations hereunder, including but not limited to payment of the Aggregate Purchase Price as provided herein.

7.  Miscellaneous .

(a)  Binding Agreement; Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure solely to the benefit of, each of the parties hereto, and each of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The Company may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any other person or entity without the prior written consent of the Investors.

(b)  Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, constitute the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by written execution by both parties. Upon execution by the Company and the Investors, this Agreement shall be binding on each of the parties hereto.

(c)  Consent To Jurisdiction . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ALL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF SUCH STATE. FURTHERMORE, THE INVESTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS (AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS AND THEIR EQUITY HOLDERS AND CREDITORS) HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(d)  Notices . Any notice, request or other communication to be given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing. Such notice, request or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when it shall be delivered by hand, overnight mail, international courier (confirmed by facsimile), or facsimile (with a hard copy delivered within two (2) Business Days) to the Party to which it is required or permitted to be given or made at such Party’s address specified below or at such other address as such Party shall have designated by notice to the other Parties.

For the Borrower:

Cytokinetics, Incorporated

200 East Grand Avenue

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (650) 624-3200

with a courtesy copy to:

Cooley LLP

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Facsimile: (650) 849-7400

Attention: Michael E. Tenta

For the Investors c/o:

Deerfield Private Design Fund, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 37 th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: James E. Flynn

Facsimile: (212) 573-8111

with a courtesy copy to:

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

575 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022-2585

Facsimile: (212) 894-5877

Attention: Mark I. Fisher

Elliot Press

or to such other Person at such other place as the parties shall designate to one another in writing.

(e)  Counterparts . This Agreement maybe executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one in the same agreement.

(f)  Telecopy Execution and Delivery . A facsimile, telecopy, PDF or other reproduction of this Agreement may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Agreement may be delivered by one or more parties by facsimile, e-mail or similar electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen, and such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes. At the request of any party, all parties agree to execute an original of this Agreement as well as any facsimile, telecopy or reproduction thereof. The parties hereto hereby agree that neither shall raise the execution of facsimile, telecopy, PDF or other reproduction of this Agreement, or the fact that any signature or document was transmitted or communicated by facsimile, e-mail or similar electronic transmission device, as a defense to the formation of this Agreement.

[Signature pages follow]IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

COMPANY:

CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Sharon A. Barbari
Name: Sharon A. Barbari
Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer

INVESTORS:

DEERFIELD PRIVATE DESIGN
FUND II, L.P.

By: Deerfield Capital, L.P., General Partner
By: J. E. Flynn Capital LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ James E. Flynn
Name: James E. Flynn
Title: President

DEERFIELD PRIVATE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL II, L.P.

By: Deerfield Capital, L.P., General Partner
By: J. E. Flynn Capital LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ James E. Flynn
Name: James E. Flynn
Title: President

DEERFIELD SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

By: Deerfield Capital, L.P., General Partner
By: J. E. Flynn Capital LLC, General Partner

/s/ James E. Flynn
Name: James E. Flynn
Title: President

DEERFIELD SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

/s/ James E. Flynn
Name: James E. Flynn
Title: Director

1

Schedule 1

         
Purchase Price Per Share of Common Stock:
  $ 1.50  
Purchase Price Per Share of Series A Preferred Stock
  $ 1,500  
Exercise Price of Warrants
  $ 1.65  
                                 
                    Number        
            Number   of Shares of
            of Shares of   Series A
            Common Stock   Preferred Stock
            to be   to be    
            Purchased   Purchased   Warrants to be
Name of   Aggregate   by   by   Purchased by
Investor   Purchase Price   Investor   Investor   Investor
Deerfield Private Design Fund II, L.P.
  $ 6,466,350       1,700,900       2,610       2,155,450  
Deerfield Private Design International II, L.P.
  $ 7,408,650       1,949,100       2,990       2,469,550  
Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P.
  $ 2,409,750       643,500       963       803,250  
Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Limited
  $  3,770,250       1,006,500       1,507       1,256,750  
 
                               
Total:
  $ 20,055,000       5,300,000       8,070       6,685,000  

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Exhibit A

[Certificate of Designations]

Exhibit B

[Form of Stock Certificate for Series A Preferred Stock]

         
P—-«Certificate#»  
Incorporated Under the Laws of the
State of Delaware on August 5, 1997
  **«#Shares»**

CUSIP 23282W 407

CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

This Certifies That «Shareholder» is the record holder of «NumShares» («#Shares») Shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Cytokinetics, Incorporated , transferable only on the books of the corporation by the holder hereof, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed or assigned.

A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes or series of shares of stock of the Corporation and upon holders thereof as established by the Certificate of Incorporation or by any Certificate of Designation of Preferences, and the number of shares constituting each series and the designations thereof, may be obtained by any shareholder upon request and without charge at the principal office of the corporation.

In Witness Whereof , the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officers this        day of April, 2011.

Secretary President

Transfer Agent and Registrar

3

Exhibit C

[Form of Warrant]

4

Exhibit D

[Form of Opinion]

  1.   The Shares have been duly authorized, and upon issuance and delivery against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

  2.   The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares have been duly authorized, and when issued upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

  3.   The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized, and when issued upon exercise of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

5

Exhibit 10.68

Warrant to Purchase shares

Warrant Number 

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock
of
Cytokinetics, Incorporated

THIS CERTIFIES that        or any subsequent holder hereof (“Holder”) has the right to purchase from Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”),       (        ) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), subject to adjustment as provided herein, at a price equal to the Exercise Price as defined in Section 3 below, at any time during the Term (as defined below).

Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of the Company (this “Warrant” or this “Agreement”) is issued and all rights hereunder shall be held subject to all of the conditions, limitations and provisions set forth herein.

1.  Date of Issuance and Term .

This Warrant shall be deemed to be issued on        ,        (“Date of Issuance”). The term of this Warrant begins on the date that is six months after the Date of Issuance and ends at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is four (4) years after the Date of Issuance (the “Term”).

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not issue to the Holder, and the Holder may not acquire, a number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant to the extent that, upon such exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (including shares held by any “group” of which the Holder is a member, but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein) would exceed 9.98% of the total number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding (the “9.98% Cap”), provided, however, that the 9.98% Cap shall not apply with respect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Cashless Major Exercise (as defined below) in connection with a Major Transaction (as defined below) covered by the provisions of Section 5(c)(i)(A)(1) below in which the Company is not the surviving entity (a “Qualified Change of Control Transaction”) to the extent that the number of shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates in the successor entity immediately following consummation of such Qualified Change of Control Transaction does not exceed 9.98% of the outstanding common stock of such successor entity and provided, further, that the 9.98% Cap shall only apply to the extent that the Common Stock is deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule 13d-1(i) promulgated under the Exchange Act. For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the percentage held by the Holder shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days, confirm in writing to the Holder (which writing may be via email) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.

“Affiliate” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). With respect to a Holder of Warrants, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.

“Holder” means        and any transferee or assignee pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.

2.  Exercise .

(a) Manner of Exercise . During the Term, this Warrant may be Exercised as to all or any lesser number of whole shares of Common Stock covered hereby (the “Warrant Shares” or the “Shares”) upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Exercise Form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Form”) duly completed and executed, together with the full Exercise Price (as defined below, which may be satisfied by a Cash Exercise or a Cashless Exercise, as each is defined below) for each share of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is Exercised, at the office of the Company, Attention: Stock Administrator, 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080; Phone: (650) 624-3000, Fax: (650) 624-3200, with an electronic copy (for informational purposes only, and not constituting delivery hereunder) to: stockadministrator@cytokinetics.com, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate in writing, by overnight mail, with an advance copy of the Exercise Form sent to the Company and its transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) by facsimile (such surrender and payment of the Exercise Price hereinafter called the “Exercise” of this Warrant).

(b) Date of Exercise . The “Date of Exercise” of the Warrant shall be defined as the date that the Exercise Form attached hereto as Exhibit A , completed and executed, is sent by facsimile to the Company and the Exercise Price is satisfied, provided that the original Warrant and Exercise Form are received by the Company within two (2) Trading Days. Alternatively, the Date of Exercise shall be defined as the date the original Exercise Form is received by the Company and the Exercise Price is satisfied, if Holder has not sent advance notice by facsimile. Upon delivery of the Exercise Form to the Company by facsimile or otherwise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been Exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be; provided, however, that in the event of a Cashless Major Exercise in respect of a Qualified Change of Control Transaction, the Holder shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the consummation of such Qualified Change of Control Transaction and provided, further, that in the event of a Cashless Major Exercise triggered by an event set forth in Section 5(c)(i)(G), the Holder shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares issuable upon such exercise immediately following the occurrence of the Major Transaction.

(c) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Exercise . Within three (3) business days after any Date of Exercise, or in the case of a Cashless Major Exercise or a Cashless Default Exercise (each as defined in Section 5(c) below), within the period provided in Section 5(c)(iv) or Section 3(c), as applicable (the “Delivery Period”), the Company shall issue and deliver (or cause its Transfer Agent to issue and deliver) in accordance with the terms hereof to or upon the order of the Holder that number of shares of Common Stock (“Exercise Shares”) for the portion of this Warrant exercised as shall be determined in accordance herewith. Upon the Exercise of this Warrant or any part hereof, the Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take all commercially reasonable actions, including obtaining and delivering an opinion of counsel, to assure that the Transfer Agent shall issue stock certificates in the name of Holder (or its nominee) or such other persons as designated by Holder and in such denominations to be specified at Exercise representing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer involved in the issuance of any certificate for Exercise Shares in any name other than that of the original registered holder of this Warrant, and in such case the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate until such tax or other charge has been paid or it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no tax or other charge is due. The Company warrants that no instructions other than these instructions have been or will be given to the Transfer Agent and that this Warrant and the Exercise Shares have been registered under the Securities Act and, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, will be freely tradeable, and freely transferable, and will not contain a legend restricting the resale or transferability of the Exercise Shares.

(d) Delivery Failure . In addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Exercise Shares by the end of the Delivery Period (a “Delivery Failure”), the Holder will be entitled to revoke all or part of the relevant Exercise Form by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company not later than three (3) Trading Days after the end of the Delivery Period, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the delivery of such notice, except that the liquidated damages described herein shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company.

(e)  Reserved.

(f) Cancellation of Warrant . This Warrant shall be canceled upon the full Exercise, of this Warrant, and, as soon as practical after the Date of Exercise, Holder shall be entitled to receive Common Stock for the number of shares purchased upon such Exercise of this Warrant, and if this Warrant is not Exercised in full, Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant (containing terms identical to this Warrant) representing any unexercised portion of this Warrant in addition to such Common Stock.

(g) Holder of Record . Each person in whose name any Warrant for shares of Common Stock is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be the Holder of record of the shares resulting from such Exercise on the Date of Exercise of this Warrant, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Common Stock purchased upon the Exercise of this Warrant.

(h) Delivery of Electronic Shares . In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon Exercise or legend removal, or representing Failure Payment Shares, provided the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon written request of the Holder, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Transfer Agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon Exercise to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (DWAC) system. The time periods for delivery and penalties described herein shall apply to the electronic transmittals described herein. Any delivery not effected by electronic transmission shall be effected by delivery of physical certificates.

(i) Buy-In . 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, or electronic shares through DWAC, representing the Exercise Shares pursuant to an Exercise on or before the Delivery Period (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by the Holder to the Company hereunder), 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 Exercise Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with 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 shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Exercise Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the Exercise at issue times and (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 Exercise Shares for which such Exercise was not honored 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 to cover the sale of Common Stock 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, within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. 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.

3.  Payment of Warrant Exercise Price for Cash Exercise or Cashless Exercise; Cashless Major Exercise and Cashless Default Exercise .

(a) Exercise Price . The exercise price under this Warrant (“Exercise Price”) shall initially equal $1.65 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof, including but not limited to Section 5 below.

Payment of the Exercise Price may be made by either of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Holder:

(i)  Cash Exercise : Subject to subsection 3(d) hereof, the Holder may exercise this Warrant in cash, bank or cashier’s check or wire transfer (a “Cash Exercise”); or

(ii)  Cashless Exercise : The Holder, at its option, may exercise this Warrant in a cashless exercise transaction. In order to effect a Cashless Exercise, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with notice of cashless election, in which event the Company shall issue Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):

X = Y (A-B)/A

where: X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Holder.

Y = the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is being Exercised.

A = the Market Price of one (1) share of Common Stock (for purposes of this Section 3(a)(ii), where “Market Price,” as of any date, means the Volume Weighted Average Price (as defined herein) of the Company’s Common Stock during the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding the date in question.

B = the Exercise Price.

As used herein, the “Volume Weighted Average Price” for any security as of any date means the volume weighted average sale price on The NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) as reported by, or based upon data reported by, Bloomberg Financial Markets or an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants and the Company (“Bloomberg”) or, if NASDAQ is not the principal trading market for such security, the volume weighted average sale price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no volume weighted average sale price is reported for such security, then the last closing trade price of such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last closing trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the over the counter market by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or in the “pink sheets” by the Pink OTC Market, Inc. If the Volume Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the volume weighted average price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants being Exercised for which the calculation of the volume weighted average price is required in order to determine the Exercise Price of such Warrants. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on NASDAQ, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.

For purposes of Rule 144 and sub-section (d)(3)(ii) thereof, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant in a Cashless Exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired at the time this Warrant was issued. Moreover, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the holding period for the Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant in a Cashless Exercise transaction shall be deemed to have commenced on the date this Warrant was issued.

(b)  Cashless Major Exercise: To the extent the Holder shall exercise this Warrant or any portion thereof as a Cashless Major Exercise pursuant to Section 5(c)(i) below, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the Exercise Form indicating that the Holder is exercising this Warrant (or such portion thereof) pursuant to a Cashless Major Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Black-Scholes Value (as defined in Section 5(c)(iii) below) of the Warrant (or such applicable portion being exercised) divided by the closing price of the Common Stock on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the applicable Major Transaction is consummated.

(c)  Cashless Default Exercise . To the extent the Holder exercises this Warrant as a Cashless Default Exercise pursuant to Section 11(b)(i) below, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the principal office of the Company together with the Exercise Form indicating that the Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Default Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder, within five (5) Trading Days of the applicable Default Notice, a number of shares of Common Stock (which shares shall be valued at the Volume Weighted Average Price for the five (5) Trading Days prior to the applicable Default Notice) equal to the greater of (A) the Black-Scholes value (determined by use of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model using the criteria set forth on Schedule I hereto) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Default Notice and (B) the Black-Scholes value (determined by use of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model using the criteria set forth on Schedule I hereto) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that the Exercise Shares in respect of such Cashless Default Exercise are issued to the Holder.

(d) Cash Exercise; Effective Registration Statement. In the event that the Company does not have an effective registration statement covering the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Cash Exercise, the Holder may only exercise this Warrant by means of a Cashless Exercise, and in such circumstances, and for so long as such circumstances continue, a Cash Exercise shall be prohibited. In the event of either a Cash Exercise or a Cashless Exercise as contemplated by this Section 3, under no circumstances would the Company be required to deliver cash in settlement of this Warrant.

(e) Dispute Resolution . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the closing price or the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Company’s Common Stock or the arithmetic calculation of the Exercise Price, Market Price or any Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within two (2) business days of receipt, or deemed receipt, of the Exercise Notice or Major Transaction Early Termination Notice, or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two (2) business days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within four (4) business days submit via facsimile (i) the disputed determination of the closing price or the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Company’s Common Stock to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Exercise Price, Market Price or any Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price to the Company’s independent, outside accountant, or another accounting firm of national standing selected by the Company. The Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than the later of (i) five (5) business days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations or (ii) five (5) business days from the selection of the investment bank and accounting firm, as applicable. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

4.  Transfer Rights . Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Warrant, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Company, in whole or in part, in person or by attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly completed and endorsed. This Warrant shall be canceled upon such surrender and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the person to whom such transfer is made shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant or Warrants as to the portion of this Warrant transferred, and Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant as to the portion hereof retained.

5.  Adjustments Upon Certain Events .

(a) Participation . The Holder, as the holder of this Warrant, shall be entitled to receive such dividends paid and distributions of any kind made to the holders of Common Stock of the Company to the same extent as if the Holder had Exercised this Warrant into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without regard to whether or not a sufficient number of shares are authorized and reserved to effect any such exercise and issuance) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions. Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Stock.

(b) Recapitalization or Reclassification . If the Company shall at any time effect a stock split, payment of stock dividend, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar transaction of such character that the shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or become exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares, then upon the effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock which Holder shall be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock by reason of such stock split, payment of stock dividend, recapitalization, reclassification or similar transaction, and the Exercise Price shall be, in the case of an increase in the number of shares, proportionally decreased and, in the case of decrease in the number of shares, proportionally increased. The Company shall give Holder the same notice it provides to holders of Common Stock of any transaction described in this Section 5(b).

(c) Rights Upon Major Transaction .

(i)  Major Transaction . In the event that a Major Transaction (as defined below) occurs, then (1) in the case of a Cash-Out Major Transaction and in the case of a Mixed Major Transaction to the extent of the percentage of the cash consideration in the Mixed Major Transaction (determined in accordance with the definition of a Mixed Major Transaction below), the Holder, at its option, may require the Company to redeem the Holder’s outstanding Warrants in accordance with Section 5(c)(iii) below and (2) in the case of all other Major Transactions and in the case of a Mixed Major Transaction to the extent of the percentage of the consideration represented by securities of a Successor Entity in the Mixed Major Transaction, the Holder shall have the right to exercise this Warrant as a Cashless Major Exercise. Except with respect to a Cash-Out Major Transaction, in the event the Holder shall not have exercised any of its rights under clauses (1) or (2) above within the applicable time periods set forth herein, then the Major Transaction shall be treated as an Assumption (as defined below) in accordance with Section 5(c)(ii) below. However, the Holder may waive any of its rights under this Section 5(c) with respect to a Major Transaction. Each of the following events shall constitute a “Major Transaction”:

(A) a consolidation, merger, purchase or exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, business combination, tender or exchange offer or other similar event, (1) following which the holders of Common Stock immediately preceding such consolidation, merger, purchase, exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, combination tender or exchange offer or event either (a) no longer hold a majority of the shares of Common Stock or (b) no longer have the ability to elect a majority of the board of directors of the Company or (2) as a result of which shares of Common Stock shall be changed into (or the shares of Common Stock become entitled to receive) the same or a different number of shares of the same or another class or classes of stock or securities of the Company or another entity (collectively, a “Change of Control Transaction”);

(B) the sale or transfer of significant assets of the Company which, without limitation, shall include, but not be limited to, a sale or transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of more than 50% of the Company’s assets as reflected on its latest balance sheet (including proprietary rights), provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute a Major Transaction: (1) a collaborative arrangement, licensing agreement, manufacturing agreement, development agreement, joint venture or partnership or similar business arrangement on an arm’s length basis providing for the research, development or commercial exploitation, or right to research, develop or commercially exploit, the Company’s technology, intellectual property or products (including arrangements that involve the assignment or licensing of any existing or newly developed intellectual property or other assets under such arrangements) whereby income or profits are to be shared (including, without limitation, by lump sum royalty or running royalty) with any other entity shall not constitute a Major Transaction, unless such transaction results in a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, (2) a transfer in the ordinary course of business of the Company’s technology (including a non-exclusive license under its intellectual property) to a service provider or academic collaborator, (3) the sale, transfer or license of assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, so long as such subsidiary remains wholly-owned by the Company and so long as the assets of such subsidiary are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company, and (4) the granting of a security interest in the Company’s assets so long as there is a no foreclosure, or other enforcement of remedies, with respect to the assets that are the subject of such security interest;

(C) the liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or winding-up (or the occurrence of any analogous proceeding) affecting the Company;

(D) the shares of Common Stock cease to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on NASDAQ and are not promptly re-listed or requoted on an Eligible Market (as hereinafter defined); or

(G) the Common Stock ceases to be registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

(ii)  Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Major Transaction that is to be treated as an Assumption pursuant to Section 5(c)(i), unless (i) any Person purchasing the Company’s assets or Common Stock, or any successor entity resulting from such Major Transaction (in each case, a “Successor Entity”), assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section (ii), including agreements, for the benefit of the Holder, to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Warrants, including, without limitation, representing the appropriate number of shares of the Successor Entity, having similar exercise rights as the Warrants (including but not limited to a similar Exercise Price and similar Exercise Price adjustment provisions based on the price per share or conversion ratio to be received by the holders of Common Stock in the Major Transaction), satisfactory to the Holder and (ii) any Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Major Transaction, any Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Major Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant 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 with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Major Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise or redemption of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Major Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants prior to such Major Transaction, such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Major Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant other than any applicable beneficial ownership limitations. Any assumption of Company obligations under this paragraph shall be referred to herein as an “Assumption”

(iii)  Notice; Major Transaction Early Termination Right; Notice of Cashless Major Exercise. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the consummation of any Major Transaction, but, in any event, within five (5) business days following the first to occur of (x) the date of the public announcement of such Major Transaction if such announcement is made before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, or (y) the day following the public announcement of such Major Transaction if such announcement is made on and after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Major Transaction Notice”). At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Major Transaction Notice and ending five (5) Trading Days prior to the consummation of such Major Transaction (the “Early Termination Period”), the Holder may require the Company to redeem (an “Early Termination Upon Major Transaction”) all or any portion of this Warrant not eligible to be treated as a Cashless Major Exercise (without taking into consideration the 9.98% Cap) by delivering written notice thereof (“Major Transaction Early Termination Notice”) to the Company, which Major Transaction Early Termination Notice shall indicate the portion of the principal amount (the “Early Termination Principal Amount”) of the Warrant that the Holder is electing to have redeemed. The portion of this Warrant subject to early termination pursuant to this Section 5(c)(iii) (the “Redeemable Shares”), shall be redeemed by the Company at a price (the “Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price”) payable in cash equal to the “Black Scholes Value” of the Redeemable Shares determined by use of the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model using the criteria set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Black Scholes Value”).

To the extent the Holder shall elect to effect a Cashless Major Exercise in respect of a Major Transaction, the Holder shall deliver its exercise notice in accordance with Section 3(b), within the Early Termination Period.

(iv)  Escrow; Payment of Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price . Following the receipt of a Major Transaction Early Termination Notice or a Cashless Major Exercise from the Holder, the Company shall not effect a Major Transaction that is being treated as an early termination or is eligible to be treated as a Cashless Major Exercise unless (a) it has entered into written agreements that specifically provide that it shall be a condition precedent to the consummation of such Major Transaction that the Holder be issued or paid, as the case may be, an amount in shares of Common Stock or cash, as applicable, equal to the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price and/or applicable Exercise Shares and (b) it shall first place into an escrow account with an independent escrow agent, at least three (3) business days prior to the closing date of the Major Transaction (the “Major Transaction Escrow Deadline”), an amount in shares of Common Stock (or irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent to issue such shares) or cash, as applicable, equal to the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price and/or applicable Exercise Shares; provided , however , the Company will not be required to deposit cash in escrow to the extent it does not have sufficient liquid assets to reasonably fund the escrow. Concurrently upon closing of such Major Transaction, the Company shall pay or shall instruct the escrow agent to pay the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price and/or to deliver the applicable Exercise Shares to the Holder. For purposes of determining the amount required to be placed in escrow pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (iv) and without affecting the amount of the actual Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price and/or applicable Exercise Shares, the calculation of the price referred to in clause (1) of the first column of Schedule 1 hereto with respect to Stock Price shall be determined based on the Closing Market Price (as defined on Schedule I) of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that the funds and/or applicable Exercise Shares, as applicable, are deposited with the escrow agent.

(v)  Injunction . Following the receipt of a Major Transaction Early Termination Notice or notice of a Cashless Major Exercise from the Holder, in the event that the Company attempts to consummate a Major Transaction without either placing the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price or applicable Exercise Shares, as applicable, in escrow in accordance with subsection (iv) above or without payment of the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price or issuance of the applicable Exercise Shares, as applicable, to the Holder prior to consummation of such Major Transaction, the Holder shall have the right to apply for an injunction in any state or federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware to prevent the closing of such Major Transaction until the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price is paid to the Holder, in full or the applicable Exercise Shares are delivered, as applicable.

An early termination required by this Section 5(c) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 and shall have priority to payments to holders of Common Stock in connection with a Major Transaction to the extent an early termination required by this Section 5(c)(iii) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Warrant by the Company, such early termination shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, until the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price is paid in full, this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by the Holder into shares of Common Stock, or in the event the Exercise Date is after the consummation of the Major Transaction, shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity pursuant to Section 5(c). The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s early termination of any portion of the Warrant under this Section 5(c), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any premium due under this Section 5(c) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

For purposes hereof:

“Cash-Out Major Transaction” means a Major Transaction in which the consideration payable to holders of Common Stock in connection with the Major Transaction consists solely of cash.

“Cashless Default Exercise” shall mean an exercise of this Warrant as a “Cashless Default Exercise” in accordance with Section 3(c) and 11(b) hereof.

“Cashless Major Exercise” shall mean an exercise of this Warrant or portion thereof as a “Cashless Major Exercise” in accordance with Section 3(b) and 5(c)(i) hereof.

“Eligible Market” means the over the counter Bulletin Board, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE Arca, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NYSE Alternext U.S. or any successor exchanges or markets thereof.

“Mixed Major Transaction” means a Major Transaction in which the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Company consists partially of cash and partially of securities of a Successor Entity. If the Successor Entity is a Publicly Traded Successor Entity, the percentage of consideration represented by securities of such Successor Entity shall be equal to the percentage that the value of the aggregate anticipated number of shares of the Publicly Traded Successor Entity to be issued to holders of Common Stock of the Company represents in comparison to the aggregate value of all consideration, including cash consideration, in such Mixed Major Transaction, as such values are set forth in any definitive agreement for the Mixed Major Transaction that has been executed at the time of the first public announcement of the Major Transaction or, if no such value is determinable from such definitive agreement, based on the closing market price for shares of the Publicly Traded Successor Entity on its principal securities exchange on the Trading Day preceding the first public announcement of the Mixed Major Transaction. If the Successor Entity is a Private Successor Entity, the percentage of consideration represented by securities of such Successor Entity shall be determined in good-faith by the Company’s Board of Directors

“Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of a Major Transaction.

“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

“Private Successor Entity” means a Successor Entity that is not a Publicly Traded Successor Entity.

“Publicly Traded Successor Entity” means a Successor Entity that is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market (as defined above).

“Successor Entity” means any Person purchasing the Company’s assets or Common Stock, or any successor entity resulting from such Major Transaction, or if the Warrant is to be exercisable for shares of capital stock of its Parent Entity (as defined above), its Parent Entity.

(d) Exercise Price Adjusted . As used in this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean the purchase price per share specified in Section 3(a) of this Warrant, until the occurrence of an event stated in this Section 5 or otherwise set forth in this Warrant, and thereafter shall mean said price as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of said subsection. No adjustment made pursuant to any provision of this Section 5 shall have the net effect of increasing the Exercise Price in relation to the split adjusted and distribution adjusted price of the Common Stock.

(e) Adjustments: Additional Shares, Securities or Assets . In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5 or otherwise, Holder shall, upon Exercise of this Warrant, become entitled to receive shares and/or other securities or assets (other than Common Stock) then, wherever appropriate, all references herein to shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares and/or other securities or assets; and thereafter the number of such shares and/or other securities or assets shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and upon terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions of this Section 5.

(f) Notice of Adjustments . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice (an “Exercise Price Adjustment Notice”) setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. The Company shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like Warrant setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Exercise Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon Exercise of the Warrant. For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides an Exercise Price Adjustment Notice pursuant to this Section 5(f), upon the occurrence of any event that leads to an adjustment of the Exercise Price, the Holder would be entitled to receive a number of Exercise Shares based upon the new Exercise Price, as adjusted, for exercises occurring on or after the date of such adjustment, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the adjusted Exercise Price in the Exercise Form.

6.  Fractional Interests .

No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issuable upon the Exercise of this Warrant, but on Exercise of this Warrant, Holder may purchase only a whole number of shares of Common Stock. If, on Exercise of this Warrant, Holder would be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock or a right to acquire a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise shall be the next higher whole number of shares.

7.  Reservation of Shares .

From and after the date hereof, the Company shall at all times reserve for issuance such number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock (or other securities substituted therefor as herein above provided) as shall be sufficient for the Exercise of this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price. If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance is below the number of shares sufficient for the Exercise of this Warrant (a “Share Authorization Failure”) (based on the Exercise Price in effect from time to time), the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of stockholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company’s obligations under this Section 7, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, and using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain stockholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares. The Company covenants and agrees that upon the Exercise of this Warrant, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights of any Person.

8.  Assignment . The Holder may sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of this Warrant, in whole or in part, provided that Holder may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of any portion of this Warrant with respect to the lesser of (x) one hundred thousand (100,000) Warrant Shares or (y) all remaining Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant. Holder shall deliver a written notice to Company, substantially in the form of the Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B , indicating the Person or Persons to whom the Warrant shall be assigned and the respective number of warrants to be assigned to each assignee. The Company shall effect the assignment within five (5) business days (the “Transfer Delivery Period”), and shall deliver to the assignee(s) designated by Holder a Warrant or Warrants of like tenor and terms for the appropriate number of shares. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the 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.

9.  Noncircumvention .

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, 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, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be reasonably required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) shall take all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

10.  Events of Failure; Definition of Black Scholes Value .

(a) Definition.

The occurrence of each of the following shall be considered to be an “Event of Failure.”

(i) A Delivery Failure occurs, where a “Delivery Failure” shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company fails to use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Exercise Shares to the Holder within any applicable Delivery Period;

(ii) a Transfer Delivery Failure occurs, where a “Transfer Delivery Failure” shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company fails to use its reasonable best efforts to deliver a Warrant within any applicable Transfer Delivery Period; and

(b) Failure Payments; Black-Scholes Determination. The Company understands that any Event of Failure (as defined above) could result in economic loss to the Holder. In the event that any Event of Failure occurs, as compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder an amount payable, at the Company’s option, either (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Common Stock that are valued for these purposes at the Volume Weighted Average Price on the date of such calculation (“Failure Payments”), in each case equal to 18% per annum (or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, whichever is less) of the Black-Scholes value (as determined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Event of Failure (as recalculated on the first business day of each month thereafter for as long as Failure Payments shall continue to accrue), which shall accrue daily from the date of such Event of Failure until the Event of Failure is cured, accruing daily and compounded monthly, provided, however, the Holder shall only receive up to such amount of shares of Common Stock in respect of Failure Payments such that Holder and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (including shares held by any “group” of which the Holder is a member, but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein) shall not collectively beneficially own greater than 9.98% of the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company then issued and outstanding. For purposes of clarification, it is agreed and understood that Failure Payments shall continue to accrue following any Event of Default until the applicable Default Amount is paid in full and that shares of Common Stock issued as Failure Payments will not be registered for issuance under the Securities Act.

For purposes hereof, the “Black-Scholes” value of a Warrant shall be determined by use of the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model using the criteria set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

(c) Payment of Accrued Failure Payments. The Failure Payment Shares representing accrued Failure Payments for each Event of Failure shall be issued and delivered on or before the fifth (5th) business day of each month following a month in which Failure Payments accrued. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages (to the extent in excess of the Failure Payments) for the Company’s Event of Failure, and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief). Notwithstanding the above, if a particular Event of Failure results in an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11 hereof, then the Failure Payment, for that Event of Failure only, shall be considered to have been satisfied upon payment to the Holder of an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Failure Payment, or (ii) the Default Amount, payable in accordance with Section 11.

(d) Maximum Interest Rate. Nothing contained herein or in any document referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Holder and thus refunded to the Company.

 

11. Default .

(a)  Events Of Default . Each of the following events shall be considered to be an “Event of Default,” unless waived by the Holder:

(i)  Failure To Deliver Common Stock . A Delivery Failure (as defined above) occurs and remains uncured for a period of more than twenty (20) days after written notice thereof by Holder to the Company; or at any time, the Company announces or states in writing that it will not honor its obligations to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon Exercise by the Holder of the Exercise rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and

(ii)  Corporate Existence; Major Transaction . (A) The Company has failed to place the Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price or the Exercise Shares issuable upon exercise of a Cashless Major Exercise, as the case may be, into escrow or to instruct the escrow agent to release such amount or such shares, as the case may be, to the Holder as required by Section 5(c)(iv), (B) the Company has failed to enter into the agreements required by Section 5(c)(iv)(a) or (C) with respect to a Major Transaction that is to be treated as an Assumption under the terms hereof, the Company has failed to meet the Assumption requirements of Section 5(c)(ii).

(b) Mandatory Early Termination .

(i)  Mandatory Early Termination Amount; Cashless Default Exercise . If any Events of Default shall occur then, unless waived by the Holder, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, at the option of the Holder, such option exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Company by such Holder (the “Default Notice”), the Company shall have the right to terminate the outstanding amount of this Warrant and pay to the Holder (a “Mandatory Early Termination”), in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Holder within two (2) business days following receipt of the Default Notice, an amount payable in cash (the “Mandatory Early Termination Amount” or the “Default Amount”) equal to the greater of (i) the Black-Scholes value (as determined in accordance with Section 10(b)) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Default Notice and (2) the Black-Scholes value (also as determined in accordance with Section 10(b)) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that the Mandatory Early Termination Amount is paid to the Holder. In the event the Company does not exercise its right to consummate a Mandatory Early Termination, then the Holder shall have the right to exercise this Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Default Exercise in accordance with Section 3(c) above.

The Mandatory Early Termination Amount shall be payable within five (5) business days following the date of the applicable Default Notice.

(ii)  Liquidated Damages . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the sums payable as Failure Payments or pursuant to a Mandatory Early Termination shall be deemed to be liquidated damages and not penalties. The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred by the Holder is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified bear a reasonable proportion and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be incurred by the Holder, and (iii) the parties are sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.

The Default Amount, together with all other amounts payable hereunder, shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

(c) Posting Of Bond . In the event that any Event of Default occurs hereunder, the Company may not raise as a legal defense (in any Lawsuit, as defined below, or otherwise) or justification to such Event of Default any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, unless the Company has posted a surety bond (a “Surety Bond”) for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 130% of the aggregate Surety Bond Value (as defined below) of all of the Holder’s Warrants (the “Bond Amount”), which Surety Bond shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent Holder obtains judgment.

For purposes hereof, a “Lawsuit” shall mean any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to this Warrant.

“Surety Bond Value,” for the Warrants shall mean 130% of the of the Black-Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that such bond goes into effect).

(d) Injunction And Posting Of Bond . In the event that the Event of Default referred to in subsection (c) above pertains to the Company’s failure to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to the Holder pursuant to a Warrant Exercise, legend removal request, or otherwise, the Company may not refuse such unlegended share delivery based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, unless an injunction from a court, on prior notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining Exercise of all or part of said Warrant shall have been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a Surety Bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of the Bond Amount, which Surety Bond shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent Holder obtains judgment.

(e) Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches And Injunctive Relief . The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach.

12.  Holder’s Early Terminations .

(a) Mechanics of Holder’s Early Terminations . In the event that the Company does not deliver the applicable Major Transaction Warrant Early Termination Price or Default Amount or the Exercise Shares in respect of a Cashless Major Exercise or a Cashless Default Exercise, as the case may be, to the Holder within the time period or as otherwise required pursuant to the terms hereof, at any time thereafter the Holder shall have the option, upon notice to the Company, in lieu of early termination, Cashless Major Exercise or Cashless Default Exercise, as the case may be, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Warrant that was submitted for early termination or exercise. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable early termination or exercise, as the case may be, shall be null and void with respect to such applicable portion of this Warrant and (y) the Company shall immediately return this Warrant, or issue a new Warrant to the Holder representing the portion of this Warrant that was submitted for early termination or exercise. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding an early termination or exercise and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Failure Payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Warrant subject to such notice.

13.  Benefits of this Warrant .

Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Company and Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Warrant and this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and Holder.

14.  Governing Law .

All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, 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 (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, 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. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then 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.

15.  Loss of Warrant .

Upon receipt by the Company of evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.

16.  Notice or Demands .

Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be given or made by Holder to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed, until another address is designated in writing by the Company, to the address set forth in Section 2(a) above. Notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant to be given or made by the Company to or on Holder shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed, to the address of Holder set forth in the Company’s records, until another address is designated in writing by Holder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warrant as of the        day of       , 2011.

CYTOKINECTICS, INCORPORATED

By:
Print Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE FORM FOR WARRANT
TO: CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED

CHECK THE APPLICABLE BOX:

       Cash Exercise or Cashless Exercise

The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the attached warrant (the “Warrant”) with respect to        shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) of Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and, if pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, herewith makes payment of the Exercise Price with respect to such shares in full, all in accordance with the conditions and provisions of said Warrant.

       Cashless Major Exercise

The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the Warrant with respect to       % of the Warrant currently outstanding pursuant to a Cashless Major Exercise in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

       Cashless Default Exercise

The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Default Exercise, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

1. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Exercise Form shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant.

Dated:       

Signature

Print Name

Address

NOTICE

The signature to the foregoing Exercise Form must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder
desiring to transfer the Warrant)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned holder of the attached warrant (the “Warrant”) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the person or persons below named the right to purchase       shares of the Common Stock of Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, evidenced by the attached Warrant and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint        attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:       

Signature

Fill in for assignment of Warrant:

Name

Address

Please print name and address of assignee
(including zip code number)

NOTICE

The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the attached Warrant in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

Schedule 1
Black-Scholes Value

         
    Calculation Under Section 5(c)(iii)   Calculation Under Section 10(b) or 11(b)
Remaining Term  
Number of calendar days from date of public announcement of
the Major Transaction until the last date on which the
Warrant may be exercised.
  Number of calendar days from date of the Event of Failure
until the last date on which the Warrant may be exercised.

Interest Rate  
A risk-free interest rate corresponding to the yield to
maturity, prevailing in the market place, on United States
Treasury Notes with a remaining term approximating, but in no
event less than, the Remaining Term.
  A risk-free interest rate corresponding to the yield to
maturity, prevailing in the market place, on United States
Treasury Notes with a remaining term approximating, but in no
event less than, the Remaining Term.
Volatility  
If the first public announcement of the Major
Transaction is made at or prior to 4:00 p.m., New
York City time, the arithmetic mean of the historical
volatility for the 10, 30 and 50 Trading Day periods
ending on the date of such first public
announcement, obtained from the HVT or similar
function on Bloomberg.
If the first public announcement of the Major
Transaction is made after 4:00 p.m., New York City
time, the arithmetic mean of the historical volatility for the
10, 30 and 50 Trading Day periods ending on the
next succeeding Trading Day following the date of
such first public announcement, obtained from the
HVT or similar function on Bloomberg.
  If the first public announcement of the Major
Transaction is made at or prior to 4:00 p.m., New
York City time, the arithmetic mean of the historical
volatility for the 10, 30 and 50 Trading Day periods
ending on the date of such first public
announcement, obtained from the HVT or similar
function on Bloomberg.
If the first public announcement of the Major
Transaction is made after 4:00 p.m., New York City
time, the arithmetic mean of the historical volatility for the
10, 30 and 50 Trading Day periods ending on the
next succeeding Trading Day following the date of
such first public announcement, obtained from the
HVT or similar function on Bloomberg.
Stock Price  
The greater of (1) the closing price of the Common Stock on
NASDAQ, or, if that is not the principal trading market for
the Common Stock, such principal market on which the Common
Stock is traded or listed (the “Closing Market Price”) on the
trading day immediately preceding the date on which a Major
Transaction is consummated, (2) the first Closing Market
Price following the first public announcement of a Major
Transaction, or (3) the Closing Market Price as of the date
immediately preceding the first public announcement of the
Major Transaction.
  The volume Weighted Average Price on the date of such
calculation.








Dividends  
Zero.
  Zero.
Strike Price  
Exercise Price as defined in section 3(a).
  Exercise Price as defined in section 3(a).

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Exhibit 23.1

April 18, 2011

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
280 East Grand Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested our opinion with respect to certain matters in connection with the sale and issuance by Cytokinetics, Incorporated , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), of up to 5,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Common Shares ”), 8,070 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Preferred Shares ” and together with the Common Shares, the “ Shares ”) and warrants to purchase 6,685,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Warrants ” and collectively with the Shares, the “ Securities ”) pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-155259) (the “ Registration Statement ”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), the related prospectus dated November 19, 2008 included in the Registration Statement (the “ Base Prospectus ”), and the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Act (the “ Prospectus Supplement ” and, together with the Base Prospectus, the “ Prospectus ”). All of the Securities are to be issued and sold by the Company as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect, and the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such other documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as we deem necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof. We have assumed that the Certificate of Designation for the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

Our opinion is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. Our opinion herein is expressed solely with respect to the federal laws of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Our opinion is based on these laws as in effect on the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. We are not rendering any opinion as to compliance with any federal or state antifraud law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that: (i) the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares, when issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (iii) provided that the Warrants have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment therefor, the Warrants, when issued and sold as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and (iv) the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, when issued upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K.

Very truly yours,

Cooley llp

     
By:  
/s/ Michael E. Tenta
   
 
   
Michael E. Tenta

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Cytokinetics, Incorporated
Christopher S. Keenan (Investors and Media)
(650) 624-3000

CYTOKINETICS, INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION FINANCING

South San Francisco, CA, April 18, 2011 - Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 5.3 million shares of its Common Stock at a price of $1.50 per share, and 8,070 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $1,500.00 per share, to entities affiliated with Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment manager. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is non-voting and convertible into an aggregate of 8,070,000 shares of Cytokinetics Common Stock provided that conversion will be prohibited if, as a result, the holder and its affiliates would own more than 9.98% of the total number of Cytokinetics shares of common stock then outstanding. Cytokinetics expects to receive gross proceeds of approximately $20.1 million from the offering, before deducting the estimated expenses.

In addition, Cytokinetics agreed to issue warrants to these entities to purchase an aggregate of 6,685,000 shares of the company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.65 per share. The warrants will be exercisable beginning on the date that is six months after closing of the offering and will remain exercisable until four years after their issuance.

The securities described above are being offered directly by Cytokinetics pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC. The company anticipates that the net proceeds from the offering will be used for research and development activities, including clinical trials related to Cytokinetics’ drug candidates, as well as working capital and other general corporate purposes. The closing of this offering is expected to occur on or about April 20, 2011, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Cytokinetics

Cytokinetics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics that modulate muscle function for the potential treatment of serious diseases and medical conditions.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to Cytokinetics’ expectations regarding the completion, timing and size of the proposed offering. These statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from those projected and Cytokinetics cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to satisfaction of the closing conditions for offering, the estimated proceeds from the offering and the anticipated use of the proceeds from this offering. Additional risks and uncertainties relating to Cytokinetics and this offering can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus supplement related to the offering filed with the SEC and of Cytokinetics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Cytokinetics undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in Cytokinetics’ expectations.