UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): Septemeber 11, 2013

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware 000-53072 41-2254389
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

20725 S. Western Avenue, Suite 136, Torrance, CA 90501

(Address, including zip code, off principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 310-214-0065

 

____________________________

(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

£ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Subscription Agreements 

 

On September 11, 2013, Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into separate Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”) relating to a private placement by the Company of an aggregate of 3,020,501 units consisting of 3,020,501 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) and Common Stock Purchase Warrants for the purchase of an additional 3,020,501 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Warrants”) at a price of $2.50 per unit. The aggregate purchase price for the Units was $7,551,252.50. 

 

The Warrants entitle the holders thereof to purchase, at any time on or prior to September 11, 2018, shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. The Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis after twelve months from the date of issuance if the shares of common stock underlying the Warrant are not registered at the time of exercise. 

 

Among the Investors were Maurice J. DeWald and Tracey C. Doi, each of whom is an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors. 

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and Warrants, the Investors received certain rights with respect to future issuances of Company securities, including anti-dilution and participation rights, as summarized below. 

 

Common Stock Anti-Dilution Rights . In the event the Company issues additional shares of common stock without consideration or for a price per share less than $2.50, each Investor will, subject to customary exceptions (including the issuance of options, and the issuance of shares upon the exercise thereof, under the Company’s equity incentive plans), automatically, and without further consideration, receive additional shares of common stock of the Company in accordance with a weighted average formula. 

 

Warrant Anti-Dilution Rights . In the event the Company issues additional shares of common stock without consideration or for a price per share less than $2.50, and/or issues options or convertible securities that provide for the right to acquire shares of common stock of the Company at a price per share less than $3.50, then, subject to customary exceptions (including, among others, the issuance of options, and the issuance of shares upon the exercise thereof, under the Company’s equity incentive plans), the then applicable exercise price for the Warrant will be reduced in accordance with a weighted average formula. 

 

The anti-dilution rights described above will terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) a Qualified Initial Public Offering (as defined in the Subscription Agreements, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1) and (ii) September 11, 2018. 

 

Right of Participation: Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, each time the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, proposes to offer any shares of, or securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of, any class of capital stock of the Company (or any indebtedness for borrowed money), the Company will first offer each Investor the right to purchase their pro rata percentage of the securities offered on the same terms as the Company may propose to sell the securities to a third party. Each Investor’s pro rata percentage shall be based upon the proportion that the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Investor on an as-converted basis bears to the total number of shares of common stock then outstanding on an as-converted basis. The right of participation must be exercised by the Investor within five business days of notice from the Company and will terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) a Qualified Initial Public Offering and (ii) September 11, 2018. 

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company also agreed to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, within twelve months of September 11, 2013 and at the Company’s sole expense, a then current registration statement (“Registration Statement”) for the benefit of the Investors to permit the public resale of all of the shares of Common Stock, and shares of common stock underlying the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares” and, together with the Common Stock, the “Registrable Securities”). In the event such Registration Statement includes securities of the Company to be offered and sold by the Company in a fully underwritten primary public offering pursuant to an effective registration under the Securities Act (a “Public Offering”), and the Company is advised in good faith by any managing underwriter of securities being offered pursuant to such Public Offering that the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Public Offering is greater than the number of such securities which can be included in such Public Offering without materially adversely affecting such Public Offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first, any securities the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, the Registrable Securities, with any reductions in the number of Registrable Securities actually included in such registration to be allocated on a pro rata basis among the holders thereof. The registration rights described above shall apply until such date as all such shares of Common Stock and Warrant Shares have been sold by the Investors pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or may be sold without registration in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act without limitation as to volume and without the requirement of any notice filing.

 

 
 

 

The forms of the Subscription Agreements and of the Warrants are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to such Exhibits. 

 

Director Designation Agreement 

 

In connection with the private placement of securities described above, on September 11, 2013 the Company entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Yutaka Niihara, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Niihara”), T.R. Winston & Company, LLC, who served as placement agent to the Company (“TRW”) and Sarissa Capital Management LP (“Sarissa”), an Investor. 

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to expand the size of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) by three (3) members to a total of eight (8) directors, with one (1) member to be designated by TRW and two (2) members to be designated by Sarissa to fill the newly-created vacancies. 

 

The Agreement provides that, prior to the date such designations first become effective, without the prior approval of TRW and Sarissa, the Company will not approve, effect, amend or enter into any agreements or transactions, or create or assume any obligations, other than those expressly contemplated in the Agreement or undertaken in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. 

 

The Agreement also provides that each of Niihara, TRW and Sarissa agree to vote all shares of the common stock of the Company and any other class of voting security of the Company owned or controlled by them, and otherwise to use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts as shareholders of the Company, to elect as directors each of the TRW and Sarissa designees and every other candidate nominated for election to the Board by the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. 

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, until the closing of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Company is required to obtain unanimous approval of the Board for (1) a detailed annual budget, (2) certain related party transactions, and (3) certain other corporate transactions. 

 

A copy of the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibit. 

 

Item 3.02   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. 

On September 11, 2013, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements reported in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company issued and sold to the Investors an aggregate of 3,020,501 shares of Common Stock and Warrants for the purchase of 3,020,501 shares of common stock of the Company. Each Investor has represented that he or it is an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and that he or it was acquiring his or its shares of Common Stock and Warrants, and would acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of such Warrants, for investment for his or its own account and not with a plan or present intention to distribute such shares. The description of the Warrants set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the heading “Subscription Agreements” is incorporated by reference herein. 

 

For its services as placement agent in connection with the transaction, the Company paid TRW, a registered broker-dealer, a fee of $755,125.25, a non-accountable expense allowance of $75,512.53, and $50,000.00 as reimbursement of legal expenses. The Company also issued to TRW a Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Placement Agent Warrant”), containing terms identical to the terms of the Warrants issued to the Investors, for the purchase of up to 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. A copy of the Placement Agent Warrant is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibit. 

 

The shares of Common Stock and Warrants were sold to the Investors and the Placement Agent Warrant was issued to TRW in transactions not involving a public offering and without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of such Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. 

 
 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 16, 2013, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the completion of the private placement described in Items 1.01 and 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No . Description

  

Exhibit 10.1 Form of Subscription Agreement dated September 11, 2013

  

Exhibit 10.2 Form of Warrant issued to the Investors 

 

Exhibit 10.3 Agreement dated September 11, 2013 by and among the Company, Dr. Yutaka Niihara, TRW and Sarissa 

 

Exhibit 10.4 Form of Placement Agent Warrant 

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated September 16, 2013

 

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

Date: September 17, 2013    
    By: /s/ Peter Ludlum
    Name: Peter Ludlum
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

   

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

20725 S Western Ave 

Torrance, CA 90501‎

  

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

1.            Subscription. The undersigned (the “ Purchaser ”), intending to be legally bound, hereby irrevocably agrees to purchase from Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the number of units (the “ Units ”) set forth on the signature page hereof at a purchase price of $2.50 per Unit. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (such share, a “ Warrant Share ” and, collectively, the “ Warrant Shares ”) for a five (5) year period from the applicable Closing of the Offering (as defined below) at an initial exercise price of $3.50 per share of Common Stock (each, a “ Warrant ” and, collectively, the “ Warrants ”).

 

This subscription is submitted by the Purchaser in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described in this subscription agreement (the “ Subscription Agreement ”) and the Amended and Restated Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of the Company, dated September 9, 2013, as amended or supplemented from time to time, including all attachments, schedules and exhibits thereto (the “ Memorandum ”), relating to the private placement offering (the “ Offering ”) by the Company of up to $12,000,000 in aggregate purchase price of Units (the “ Maximum Amount ”) and not less than $4,000,000 in Units (the “Minimum Amount” ). The Units are being offered by the Company on an exclusive basis through T.R. Winston & Company, LLC (the “ Placement Agent ”) pursuant to the terms of an engagement letter (the “ Placement Agent Agreement ”), entered into as of June 26, 2013, between the Company and the Placement Agent and such agents as may be engaged by the Placement Agent as sub-agents on a “reasonable efforts” basis. The minimum purchase amount per Purchaser is twenty thousand (30,000) Units ($75,000), provided that the Company and the Placement Agent may, in their discretion, accept subscriptions for a lesser number of Units.

 

The terms of the Offering are more completely described in the Memorandum and such terms are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. Upon the basis of the representations and warranties, and subject to the terms and conditions, set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Units to the Purchaser at the applicable Closing for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the “ Subscription Price ”).

 

2.           Payment. The Purchaser encloses herewith a check payable to, or will make a wire transfer payment to, “Signature Bank, as Escrow Agent for Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.” in the full amount of the purchase price of the Units being subscribed for. Wire transfer instructions are set forth on the instruction page accompanying this Subscription Agreement. Such funds will be held for the Purchaser’s benefit, and will be returned promptly, without interest or offset, if the Purchaser’s subscription is not accepted by the Company for any reason or no reason or the Offering is terminated pursuant to its terms by the Company or the Placement Agent prior to the applicable Closing (as hereinafter defined).

 

 
 

 

3.            Deposit of Funds. All payments made as provided in Section 2 above shall be deposited by the Company or the Placement Agent as soon as practicable after receipt thereof with Signature Bank (the “ Escrow Agent ”), in a non-interest-bearing escrow account (the “ Escrow Account ”) until the earliest to occur of: (a) the Closing (herein defined) of the sale of the Units being purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement in accordance with the Offering terms, (b) the rejection of such subscription or (c) the termination of the Offering by the Company or the Placement Agent. The Company and the Placement Agent may continue to offer and sell the Units and conduct additional closings for the sale of additional Units after the initial closing of the Offering (“ First Closing ” and, together with subsequent closings, the “ Closings ” and each a “ Closing ”) and until the termination of the Offering. In the event that the Company does not effect a closing of the Maximum Amount of the Offering on or before September 11, 2013 (the “ Termination Date ”), the Company will refund all subscription funds, without deduction, offset and/or interest accrued thereon, and will return the subscription documents to each Purchaser. If the Company rejects a subscription, either in whole or in part (which decision is in its sole discretion), the rejected subscription funds or the rejected portion thereof will be returned promptly to such Purchaser without interest accrued thereon. The Purchaser understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to the condition that the Common Stock and Warrants to be issued and delivered on account of this subscription will be issued only in the name of and delivered only to the Purchaser.

 

4.            Acceptance of Subscription. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for Units, in whole or in part, and for any reason or no reason, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Purchaser of notice of acceptance of this subscription. The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser an executed copy of this Subscription Agreement. If this subscription is rejected in whole or the Offering is terminated, all funds received from the Purchaser will be returned without interest or offset, and this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected in part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will be returned without interest or offset, and this Subscription Agreement will continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.

 

5.            Representations and Warranties, Acknowledgments, and Agreements .

 

5.1       Of the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees to and with the Company as follows (it being specifically acknowledged and agreed that the Placement Agent is and shall be a third party beneficiary of the following):

 

(a)        The Purchaser is aware that an investment in the Units involves a significant degree of risk, and has carefully read and considered the matters set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Memorandum, as well as the Company’s periodic and current reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ” or “ Commission ”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and, in particular, acknowledges that the Company is a development stage company in a highly competitive business with limited assets and minimal revenues to date; and, having had access to or having been furnished with all such information or documents as the Purchaser has considered necessary (including, without limitation, such filings with the SEC), has concluded that it is able to bear those risks.

 

(b)        None of the securities included in the Units or the Warrant Shares offered pursuant to the Memorandum are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or any state securities laws. The Purchaser understands that the offering and sale of the Units is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“ Regulation D ”), based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchaser contained in this Subscription Agreement, including, without limitation, the investor certification (“ Investor Certification ”) immediately following the signature page of this Subscription Agreement.

 

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(c)        The Purchaser, as set forth in the Investor Certification attached hereto, meets as of the date hereof, and will meet on each date on which the Purchaser exercises any of the Warrants, the requirements of at least one of the suitability standards for an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D (an “ Accredited Investor ”).

 

(d)       The Purchaser acknowledges that it has completed the Investor Certification attached hereto, and that the information contained in such Investor Certification is complete and accurate as of the date hereof.

 

(e)        Prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Purchaser and the Purchaser’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax adviser, if any (collectively, the “ Advisers ”), have received the Memorandum and all other documents requested by the Purchaser, have carefully reviewed them and understand the information contained therein.

 

(f)        Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved the Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants, or the Warrant Shares, or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of Units, or confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of the Memorandum. The Memorandum has not been reviewed by any federal, state or other regulatory authority.

 

(g)       Upon Purchaser’s request, all documents, records, and books pertaining to the investment in the Units (including, without limitation, the Memorandum) have been made available for inspection by such Purchaser and its Advisers, if any.

 

(h)       The Purchaser and its Advisers, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the offering of the Units, the business and financial condition of the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser and its Advisers, if any.

 

(i)         In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Purchaser has not relied upon any representation or information (oral or written) other than as stated in the Memorandum.

 

(j)         In connection with the Offering and sale of the Units, Purchaser is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the Offering of the Units through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any registration statement relating to the offering and sale of securities of the Company filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof, or any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet (including, without limitation, internet “blogs,” bulletin boards, discussion groups and social networking sites), and is not subscribing for the Units and did not become aware of the Offering of the Units through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the Purchaser was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not previously known to the Purchaser in connection with investments in securities generally.

 

(k)       The Purchaser has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other than commissions to be paid by the Company to the Placement Agent or as otherwise described in the Memorandum) and, in turn, to be paid to its selected dealers.

 

(l)       The Purchaser, together with its Advisers, if any, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and, in particular, investments in securities, so as to enable it to utilize the information made available to it in connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Units and the Company and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto.

 

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(m)       The Purchaser is not relying on the Company, the Placement Agent or any of their respective employees or agents with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Units, and the Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisers, if any, whom the Purchaser has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Units.

 

(n)       The Purchaser is acquiring the Units solely for such Purchaser’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or intent of resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part. The Purchaser has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell or transfer all or any part of the Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, and the Purchaser has no plans to enter into any such agreement or arrangement. In addition, the Purchaser (i) does not presently have any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person or entity to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the securities included in the Units (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) or through any person or entity, (ii) is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker-dealer; and (iii) during the period of five (5) business days immediately prior to the execution of this agreement, the Purchaser, did not, and from such date and through the expiration of the 90th day following the date hereof will not, directly or indirectly, execute or effect or cause to be executed or effected any short sale, option, or equity swap transaction in or with respect to the Common Stock or any other derivative security transaction the purpose or effect of which is to hedge or transfer to a third party all or any part of the risk of loss associated with the ownership of the securities included in the Units by the Purchaser. (For purposes of this Agreement, the term “business day”, whether or not capitalized, shall mean any day of the year on which national banking institutions in California are open to the public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to close.)

 

(o)       The Units and each of the securities included therein may not be pledged or otherwise transferred or assigned to a third party as security for a margin loan or other loan at any time prior to the earliest of (i) the date the Common Stock of the Company is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, (ii) the date the Common Stock of the Company is quoted on an automated quotation system, (iii) the date the Common Stock of the Company listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iv) the date prices for the Common Stock are first reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Link LCC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register any of the Units, Common Stock, Warrants or Warrant Shares (in whole or in part) in the name of any person who acquired such Units, Common Stock, Warrants or Warrant Shares (in whole or in part) directly or indirectly in a transaction that contravenes the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.1(o).

 

(p)       The Purchaser understands that because (i) the securities included in the Units are "restricted securities" and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered for sale, sold, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from the registration requirements therefrom is available, and (ii) if any transfer of the securities included in the Units is to be made in reliance on an exemption under the Securities Act, the Company may require an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made pursuant to such exemption, the Purchaser must bear the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Units indefinitely; and so long as the Company deems appropriate legends shall be placed on the securities included in the Units to the effect that they have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, which legends shall be in substantially the following form:

 

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“[NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED][THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED] WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED FOR VALUE EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A PLEDGE [PERMITTED HEREUNDER] IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES WHERE THE PLEDGEE ACKNOWLEDGES THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES) NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY."

 

Appropriate notations will be made in the Company’s stock books to the effect that the securities included in the Units have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Stop transfer instructions will be placed with the transfer agent, if any, of the Units. There can be no assurance that there will be any market for resale of the Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants, or the Warrant Shares nor can there be any assurance that such securities will be freely transferable at any time in the foreseeable future.

 

(q)        No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser's affiliates is required for the execution of this Agreement or the performance of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the Purchase of the Common Stock and Warrants by the Purchaser.

 

(r)        The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for such Purchaser’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of its investment in the Units for an indefinite period of time.

 

(s)        The Purchaser (i) if a natural person, represents that the Purchaser has reached the age of 21 and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; or (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Units, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the securities constituting the Units, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Subscription Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Purchaser is executing this Subscription Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity. The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound

 

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(t)        If an entity, the Purchaser has its principal place of business or, if a natural person, the Purchaser has its primary residence, in the jurisdiction set forth immediately below such Purchaser's name on the signature page hereto.

 

(u)        The Purchaser and the Advisers, if any, have had the opportunity to obtain any additional information, to the extent the Company had such information in its possession or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the Memorandum and all documents received or reviewed in connection with the purchase of the Units and have had the opportunity to have representatives of the Company provide them with such additional information regarding the terms and conditions of this particular investment and the financial condition, results of operations, business of the Company deemed relevant by the Purchaser or the Advisers, if any, and all such requested information, to the extent the Company had such information in its possession or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, has been provided to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser and the Advisers, if any.

 

(v)        Any information which the Purchaser has heretofore furnished or is furnishing herewith to the Company or the Placement Agent is true, complete and accurate and may be relied upon by the Company and the Placement Agent in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and state securities laws in connection with the offering of securities as described in the Memorandum. The Purchaser further represents and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to the Company and the Placement Agent immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the Company’s issuance of the securities contained in the Units.

 

(w)        The Purchaser has significant prior investment experience, including investment in non-registered, high risk securities. The Purchaser is knowledgeable about investment considerations in development-stage companies. The Purchaser is able to bear all risks of holding the Units purchased hereunder, and the Common Stock, Warrants, and Warrant Shares included therein. The Purchaser has a sufficient net worth to sustain a loss of its entire investment in the Company in the event that such a loss should occur. The Purchaser’s overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not excessive in view of the Purchaser’s net worth and financial circumstances and the purchase of the Units will not cause such commitment to become excessive. The investment is a suitable one for the Purchaser.

 

(x)        The Purchaser is satisfied that the Purchaser has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or the Advisers, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment.

 

(y)        The Purchaser acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or projections included in the Memorandum were prepared by the Company in good faith but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by the Company and should not be relied upon.

 

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(z)        No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Purchaser or the Advisers, if any, in connection with the Offering which are in any way inconsistent with the information contained in the Memorandum.

 

(aa)      Within five (5) days after receipt of a request from the Company or the Placement Agent, the Purchaser will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company or the Placement Agent is subject.

 

(bb)     The Purchaser’s substantive relationship with the Placement Agent or subagent of the Placement Agent through which the Purchaser is subscribing for Units predates the Placement Agent’s or such subagent’s contact with the Purchaser regarding an investment in the Units.

 

(cc)      THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE MEMORANDUM OR THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

 

(dd)     The Purchaser acknowledges that none of the Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants, or the Warrant Shares have been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority. In making an investment decision investors must rely on their own examination of the Company and the terms of the Offering, including the merits and risks involved. Furthermore, the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of this Subscription Agreement or the Memorandum. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act, and the applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption therefrom. The Purchaser should be aware that it will be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time.

 

(ee)      (For ERISA plans only)       The fiduciary of the ERISA plan (the “ Plan ”) represents that such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities. The Purchaser fiduciary or Plan (a) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (b) is independent of the Company or any of its affiliates; (c) is qualified to make such investment decision; and (d) in making such decision, the Purchaser fiduciary or Plan has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

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(ff)       The Purchaser should check the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) website at <http://www.treas.gov/ofac> before making the following representations. The Purchaser represents that the amounts invested by it in the Company in the Offering were not and are not directly or indirectly derived from activities that contravene federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals. The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at <http://www.treas.gov/ofac>. In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (the “ OFAC Programs ”) prohibit dealing with individuals 1 or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists.

 

(gg)     To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Purchaser; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (4) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a country, territory, individual or entity named on an OFAC list, or a person or entity prohibited under the OFAC Programs. Please be advised that the Company may not accept any amounts from a prospective investor if such prospective investor cannot make the representation set forth in the preceding paragraph. The Purchaser agrees to promptly notify the Company and the Placement Agent should the Purchaser become aware of any change in the information set forth in these representations. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that, by law, the Company may be obligated to “freeze the account” of the Purchaser, either by prohibiting additional subscriptions from the Purchaser, declining any redemption requests and/or segregating the assets in the account in compliance with governmental regulations, and the Placement Agent may also be required to report such action and to disclose the Purchaser’s identity to OFAC. The Purchaser further acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the Purchaser, suspend the redemption rights, if any, of the Purchaser if the Company reasonably deems it necessary to do so to comply with anti-money laundering regulations applicable to the Company and the Placement Agent or any of the Company’s other service providers. These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.

 

(hh)     To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Purchaser; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (4) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a senior foreign political figure, 2 or any immediate family 3 member or close associate 4 of a senior foreign political figure, as such terms are defined in the footnotes below.

 


1 These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.

 

2 A “ senior foreign political figure ” is defined as a senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign government-owned corporation. In addition, a “senior foreign political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior foreign political figure.

 

3 Immediate family ” of a senior foreign political figure typically includes the figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws.

 

4 A “ close associate ” of a senior foreign political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political figure.

 

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(ii)        If the Purchaser is affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “ Foreign Bank ”), or if the Purchaser receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that: (1) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (2) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (3) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (4) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated affiliate.

 

5.2       Of the Company. The Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees to and with the Purchaser as follows (it being specifically acknowledged and agreed that the Placement Agent is and shall be a third party beneficiary of the following):

 

(a)        the Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all necessary corporate power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and presently proposed to be conducted; the Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or leasing of assets, or the conduct of its business, makes such qualification necessary; the Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to issue the Units and the securities included therein and to carry out the provisions of this Agreement; and, upon execution and delivery, this Agreement and the Warrant will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the effect of rules of law governing equitable remedies;

 

(b)        no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Company's affiliates is required for the execution of this Agreement or the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the sale of the Units and the Warrant Shares to the Purchaser;

 

(c)        neither the sale of the securities included in the Units or the Warrant Shares nor the performance of the Company's other obligations pursuant to this Agreement will violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default (or an event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under (i) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) any decree, judgment, order or determination of any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Company's properties or assets, (iii) any law, treaty, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or (iv) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other similar plan, indenture, lease, mortgage, deed or trust or other instrument to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound or to which any property of the Company is subject;

 

(d)        the Company has or, prior to the Closing, will have taken all corporate action required to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder;

 

(e)        the Company has duly authorized the issuance of the securities included in the Units and the Warrant Shares; and the Company has reserved such number of shares of its common stock necessary for issuance of the Common Stock and the Warrant Shares;

 

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(f)        the Common Stock when issued and paid for in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, and the Warrant Shares when issued, paid for and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will not be subject to preemptive, anti-dilution, “poison-pill” or similar rights, will be free and clear of any security interest, lien, claim or other encumbrance, and, based in part upon the Purchaser’s representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement and the representations, warranties and covenants given by the Placement Agent in the Placement Agent Agreement, will be issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, that any non-compliance with any such laws shall be deemed to not contravene the representation and warranty set forth in this Subsection 5.2(f) so long as such non-compliance (i) does not and, after the passage of time, will not adversely affect the characterization of such issuance as being duly authorized, valid, fully paid, non-assessable, not subject to preemptive, anti-dilution, “poison-pill” or similar rights, and free and clear of any security interest, lien, claim or other encumbrance, (ii) can be remedied by the Company, and (iii) is promptly remedied by the Company after the Company becomes so aware of it;

 

(g)        the sale of the securities included in the Units and any Warrant Shares by the Company is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

(h)        neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the securities included in the Units by any form of general solicitation or general advertising;

 

(i)        the Company has offered the securities included in the Units for sale only to (i) Accredited Investors or (ii) persons who are not a “U.S. Person” within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”) or who are not resident within the United States or any territory thereof, in each case who by reason of their business and financial experience have such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the such securities;

 

(j)        the Memorandum, as of its date or such later date on which the Memorandum is amended or supplemented, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; as of their respective dates, or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement, amendment or supplement, all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act for the two years preceding the date hereof (the " SEC Reports ") complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder; and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(k)        the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports and the Memorandum comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (" GAAP ") applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments;

 

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(l)        since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports and the Memorandum, and except as otherwise set forth in the SEC Reports or the Memorandum, as amended or supplemented by any SEC filings of the Company subsequent to the date hereof, (i) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities, direct or contingent, (ii) there has been no material adverse change in the properties, business, results of operations, or condition (financial or otherwise), affairs or prospects. of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (iii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which, as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, are material to the Company; and

 

(m)        the Company agrees to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Units in the manner and for the purposes described in the Memorandum.

 

The Company has not made any representations or warranties to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has not relied upon any representations or warranties of the Company, except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.2.

 

5.3       Representations and Warranties as of Closing. Each of the representations and warranties of the parties hereto set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, respectively, and made as of the date hereof shall be true and accurate as of the Closing applicable to the subscription made hereby as if made on and as of the date of such Closing.

 

6.            Registration Rights .

 

6.1       Registration Statement . Within twelve (12) months of the date of the First Closing, the Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have on file, at its sole expense, a then current registration statement (together with any pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, the “ Registration Statement ”) for the benefit of the holders (each a “Holder”; collectively, the “Holders”) of all the Common Stock comprising the Units, the Common Stock underlying the Warrants, and any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the Common Stock (collectively, “ Registrable Securities ”) to permit the public sale of any of the foregoing Common Stock and securities by such Holders; provided , however , any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to file, or maintain the effectiveness of, any Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, or (c) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter issued by counsel to the Company to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”) and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any affiliate of the Company), as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company. In the event such Registration Statement includes securities of the Company to be offered and sold by the Company in a fully underwritten primary public offering pursuant to an effective registration under the Securities Act (a “ Public Offering ”) and the Company is advised in good faith by any managing underwriter of securities being offered pursuant to such Public Offering that the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Public Offering is greater than the number of such securities which can be included in such Public Offering without materially adversely affecting such Public Offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first, any securities the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, the Registrable Securities, with any reductions in the number of Registrable Securities actually included in such registration to be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Holders based on the total number of Registrable Securities proposed to be registered. Additionally, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance (as hereinafter defined) sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering, unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows: (i) first, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that if some Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Warrant Shares issuable to such Holders) and (ii) second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by shares of Common Stock issued in the Offering (applied, in the case that if some of such shares of Common Stock may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered shares held by such Holders). In the event the Company files or amends the Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Holders’ registration rights set forth in this Section 6 with respect to the Registrable Securities consequently not registered for resale in the Registration Statement, as amended, shall continue until the expiration of the Registration Period (as defined below), including, without limitation, the requirement for a filing of the Registration Statement within twelve-months following the First Closing set forth in the first sentence of this Section 6.1.

 

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As used in this Section 6, “ SEC Guidance ” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

6.2       Registration Procedures . In connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6, the Company shall:

 

(a)        (i) Prepare and file a Registration Statement in accordance with the time period set forth in Section 6.1, (ii) promptly prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post effective amendments, to the Registration Statement and supplements to the prospectus included therein (a “ Prospectus ”) as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable thereto so as to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be current and useable by Holders for resales of the Registrable Securities until the earlier of (x) the date when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (y) the date on which all Registrable Securities may be sold without any restriction (including volume limitations) pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (the “ Registration Period ”), (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, and (iv) during the Registration Period, comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Section 6) with the intended methods of disposition by the holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

(b)        Subject to the terms of this Section 6, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause any Registration Statement filed in respect of the Registrable Securities to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and thereafter the Company shall file a final prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

 

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(c)        Notify the Placement Agent as promptly as reasonably possible (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any governmental action, litigation, hearing or other proceeding (“ Proceedings ”) for that purpose, and (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose.

 

(d)        Use its commercially reasonable best efforts during the Registration Period to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

(e)        During the Registration Period, subject to the terms of this Section 6 and applicable law, consent to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(f)        Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Registration Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement during the Registration Period; provided, that, the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(g)        If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Subscription Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.

 

(h)        During the Registration Period, comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.

 

6.3       Obligations of the Holder . In connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities, the Holder shall have the following obligations and hereby makes the following acknowledgements:

 

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(a)        It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to include the Registrable Securities of the Holder in any Registration Statement that the Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities. The Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Subscription Agreement as Annex A (the “ Selling Stockholder Questionnaire ”) concurrently with the Holder’s subscription for the Registrable Securities and to furnish such additional documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least twenty (20) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Holder of the information the Company requires from such Holder (the “ Requested Information ”) if the Holder elects to have any of its Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. If at least five (5) business days prior to the anticipated filing date the Company has not received the Requested Information from the Purchaser, then the Company may file the Registration Statement without including any Registrable Securities of the Purchaser and the Company shall have no further obligations under this Section 6 to the Holder after such Registration Statement has been declared effective; provided, however, that in the event the Company thereafter files a Registration Statement for the resale of any Registrable Securities of other Holders not previously registered, then such Holder shall have the right under this Section 6 to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement and the obligations of the Company under this Section 6 with respect to the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall apply thereto. If the Holder notifies the Company and provides the Company the information required hereby prior to the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company will file an amendment to the Registration Statement that includes the Registrable Securities of the Holder;

 

(b)        The Holder agrees to cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Holder has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement;

 

(c)        The Holder agrees not to take any action with respect to any distribution deemed to be made pursuant to a Registration Statement that constitutes a violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act or any other applicable rule, regulation or law;

 

(d)        The Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 6(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv), or of any event that otherwise makes a Registration Statement outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement until it is advised in writing by the Company or an agent of the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of such Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed as promptly as is practicable;

 

(e)        The Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it (unless an exemption therefrom is available) in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement; and

 

(f)        The Holder acknowledges that it may be deemed to be a statutory underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to the Registrable Securities being registered for resale by it, and hereby consents to the inclusion in any applicable Registration Statement of a disclosure to such effect.

 

6.4       Registration Expenses . All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Section 6 by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. In no event, however, shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of the Holder or any legal fees or other costs of the Holder.

 

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6.5        Indemnification .

 

(a)        Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each Holder’s respective investment advisors, and each underwriter, if any, which facilitates the disposition of the Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents, and employees and each person who controls such Holder or underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and their respective officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other persons with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Section 6, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder or underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder or underwriter expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or underwriter or such Holder’s or underwriter’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder or underwriter expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved the contents of the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire for this purpose) or (ii) the use by such Holder or underwriter of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder or underwriter in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder or underwriter. The Company shall notify the Holders and underwriters, if any, promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any governmental action, litigation, hearing or other proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 6 of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders.

 

(b)       Indemnification by Holders . Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder’s failure to comply with any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act through no fault of the Company or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved the contents of the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) to the extent, but only to the extent, related to the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder under this Section 6.5(b) be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

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(c)        Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings .

 

(i) If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “ Indemnified Party ”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the person from whom indemnity is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Section 6.5, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

(ii) An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

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(iii) Subject to the terms of this Section 6.5, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten business days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(d)        Contribution .

 

(i) If the indemnification under Section 6.5(a) or 6.5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 6, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

(ii) The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6.5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.5(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute pursuant to this Section 6.5(d), in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

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(iii) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties otherwise may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

6.6       Remedies . In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Section 6, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Section 6, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Section 6. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Section 6 and not resulting from the failure of the other party to perform its respective obligations under this Section 6 and, in respect of any such action for specific performance, further agrees that it shall waive and shall not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

7.            Opinion of Counsel. At the Closing applicable to the subscription made hereby, the Placement Agent and the Purchaser shall have each received the opinion of Nixon Peabody LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing, substantially in the form attached as Annex B attached hereto with such changes as may be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Placement Agent.

 

8.            Indemnification. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, Placement Agent (and selected dealers retained on the Offering, if any), and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, members, partners, control persons and affiliates from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser herein or in any other document delivered in connection with this Subscription Agreement.

 

9.            Irrevocability; Binding Effect. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser, except as required by applicable law, and that this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.

 

10.            Modification. This Subscription Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any such modification or waiver is sought.

 

11.            Immaterial Modifications to the Transaction Documents. The Company may, at any time prior to the First Closing, modify the Warrant in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Memorandum (the Warrant and other transaction documents are collectively referred to herein as the “ Transaction Documents ”) if necessary to clarify any provision therein, without first providing notice or obtaining prior consent of the Purchaser, if, and only if, such modification is not material in any respect.

 

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12.            Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission, or delivered against receipt to the party to whom it is to be given (a) if to the Company, at the address set forth above, or (b) if to the Purchaser, at the address set forth on the signature page hereof (or, in either case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12). Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof. The Purchaser and any assignee of Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall provide the Company with updated address information upon any change thereto or any assignment of the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares, and any notice provided to Purchaser or assignee furnished in writing to the address or other contact information set forth in the Company’s records in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12 by or on behalf of the Company shall be deemed effective as to such Purchaser or assignee. The Purchaser agrees that notice may be served upon the Purchaser in accordance with the foregoing procedures by the Placement Agent or other agent that introduced the Purchaser to the Company.

 

13.            Assignability. Except as provided in the following sentence, this Subscription Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser. The transfer or assignment of the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws and upon any such transfer of the shares of Common Stock, the rights set forth in Sections 6, 19 and 20 shall be deemed assigned to such new holder. Any assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

14.            Applicable Law. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts to be wholly-performed within said State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

15.            Arbitration. The parties agree to submit all controversies to arbitration in accordance with the provisions set forth below and understand that:

 

(a)        Arbitration is final and binding on the parties.

 

(b)        The parties are waiving their right to seek remedies in court, including the right to a jury trial.

 

(c)        Pre-arbitration discovery is generally more limited and different from court proceedings.

 

(d)        The arbitrator’s award is not required to include factual findings or legal reasoning and any party’s right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings by arbitrators is strictly limited.

 

(e)        The panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry.

 

(f)        All controversies which may arise between the parties concerning this Subscription Agreement shall be determined by arbitration pursuant to the rules then pertaining to the American Arbitration Association in the City of New York, New York or the City of Los Angeles, California, as the party bringing such arbitration shall decide. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sec.1-16, and the judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.  Any notice of such arbitration or for the confirmation of any award in any arbitration shall be sufficient if given in accordance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement. The parties agree that the determination of the arbitrators shall be binding and conclusive upon them.

 

16.            Blue Sky Qualification. The purchase of Units under this Subscription Agreement is expressly conditioned upon the exemption from qualification of the offer and sale of the Units from applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company shall not be required to qualify this transaction under the securities laws of any jurisdiction and, should qualification be necessary, the Company shall be released from any and all obligations to maintain its offer, and may rescind any sale contracted, in the jurisdiction.

 

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17.            Use of Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.

 

18.            Confidentiality. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any information or data the Purchaser has acquired from or about the Company, not otherwise properly in the public domain, was received in confidence, including the fact that the Company is considering the transactions contemplated by the Memorandum and this Subscription Agreement. The Purchaser agrees not to divulge, communicate or disclose, except as may be required by law or for the performance of this Subscription Agreement, or use to the detriment of the Company or for the benefit of any other person or persons, or misuse in any way, any confidential information of the Company, including any scientific, technical, trade or business secrets of the Company and any scientific, technical, trade or business materials that are treated by the Company as confidential or proprietary, including, but not limited to, ideas, discoveries, inventions, developments and improvements belonging to the Company and confidential information obtained by or given to the Company about or belonging to third parties. The Purchaser further agrees not to trade in the Company’s securities on the basis of any such nonpublic information.

 

19.            Adjustment for Diluting Issuances .

 

19.1       Special Definitions . For purposes of this Section 19 and Section 20, the following definitions shall apply:

 

(a)        Options ” shall mean rights, options, options authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, and warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(b)        Private Placement Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which the first Units are issued under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(c)        Convertible Securities ” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock and any such renewals, but excluding Options.

 

(d)        Promissory Notes ” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness or other securities not directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock and any such renewals, but potentially could be exchanged into Common Stock.

 

(e)        Original PPM Shares ” shall mean the total number of shares of Common Stock comprising the Units (and, for the sake of clarity, excluding any Warrant Shares) originally issued under this Subscription Agreement on the Private Placement Closing Date.

 

(f)        Additional Shares of Common Stock ” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued (or, pursuant to Section 19.2 below, deemed to be issued) by the Company after the Private Placement Closing Date, other than (1) the following shares of Common Stock and (2) shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to the following Options and Convertible Securities (such shares referenced in clauses (1) and (2) of this paragraph (f), collectively, “ Exempted Securities ”):

 

(i) all Options, Convertible Securities and Promissory Notes outstanding as of the Private Placement Closing Date;

 

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(ii) shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or similar transaction or other distribution on shares of Common Stock;

 

(iii) shares of Common Stock or Options issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or authorized to be issued pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”);

 

(iv) shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities actually issued upon the exercise of Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities or Promissory Notes, in each case provided such issuance is pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security or in the case of Promissory Notes such issuance is not below the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board, provided that the Company may not issue more than 2.55 million shares of Common Stock at a fair market value less than $2.50 in exchange of Promissory Notes under this clause (iv);

 

(v) shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $225,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities);

 

(vi) shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to suppliers or third party service providers in connection with the provision of goods or services pursuant to transactions approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $225,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities);

 

(vii) shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, provided that such issuances are approved by the Board and do not exceed an aggregate of 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at the time immediately preceding such transaction (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities); and

 

(viii) shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued in connection with sponsored research, collaboration, technology license, development, marketing or other similar agreements or strategic partnerships approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $225,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities).

 

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(g)        New Shares ” shall mean the additional Shares of Common Stock issued to investors under this Subscription Agreement as calculated in Section 19.3 below.

 

19.2       Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock . If the Company at any time or from time to time after the Private Placement Closing Date shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities) or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date.

 

19.3       New Shares for Additional Shares of Common Stock . In the event the Company shall at any time after the Private Placement Closing Date issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 19.2), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than $2.50 (the “ New Issuance ”), then New Shares shall be issued to Purchaser in an amount determined in accordance with the following formulas:

 

Number of New Shares = ((Original PPM Shares ÷ Share Adjustment Factor) - Original PPM Shares)

 

Share Adjustment Factor = (A + B) ÷ (A + C).

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

(a)        A ” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

(b)        B ” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at a price per share equal to $2.50; and

 

(c)        C ” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in the New Issuance.

 

19.4       Determination of Consideration . For purposes of this Section 19, the consideration received by the Company for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed as follows:

 

(a)        Cash and Property . Such consideration shall:

 

(i) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Company, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest;

 

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(ii) insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board; and

 

(iii) in the event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Company for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as determined in good faith by the Board.

 

(b)        Options and Convertible Securities . The consideration per share received by the Company for Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 19.2, relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing:

 

(i) The total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Company upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by

 

(ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

19.5        No Fractional Shares or Warrants . No fractional shares shall be issued under Section 19.3. As to any fraction of a New Share which the Purchaser would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the issuance of New Shares (after aggregating all the New Shares then being issuable to the Purchaser in respect of the shares of Common Stock comprising the Units purchased by the Purchaser), the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the price per share at which the Additional Shares giving rise to the issuance of the New Shares were sold by the Company or round up to the next whole share.

 

19.6        Term of Adjustment for Diluting Issuances . The requirement to perform adjustments for diluting issuances under this Section 19 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) immediately prior to a firm commitment underwritten public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock which results in aggregate cash proceeds to the Company of not less than $20,000,000 and in connection therewith the Company lists its Common Stock for trading on a national securities exchange, provided that the price per share of such Common Stock is at least $5.00 at the time of such listing (a “ Qualified Initial Public Offering ”) or (ii) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Private Placement Closing Date.

 

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20.            Right of Participation .

 

20.1        Right of Participation . Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 20, the Company hereby grants to the Purchaser a right of participation with respect to future sales by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of its Shares (as hereinafter defined) or issuance of indebtedness for borrowed money by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“Indebtedness”) to third party investors. Each time the Company or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to offer any shares of, or securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of, any class of its capital stock (“ Shares ”) or any Indebtedness (each, a “ Subsequent Financing ”), the Company shall first make an offering of such Shares or Indebtedness to the Purchaser in accordance with the provisions of this Section 20. For purposes of this Section 20, “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any entity that the Company controls directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries; where the term “control” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

 

(a)        At least five (5) business days prior to the closing of a Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“ Pre-Notice ”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, the “ ROP Notice ”).  Upon the request of the Purchaser, and only upon a request by the Purchaser, for the ROP Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) business day after such request, deliver the ROP Notice to the Purchaser.  The ROP Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the person or persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.

 

(b)        Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) business after all of the purchasers of Units have received the Pre-Notice that such Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of such Purchaser’s participation up to the Pro Rata Percentage (as defined below) and representing and warranting that such Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the ROP Notice. For purposes of this Section 20, the “ Pro Rata Percentage ” shall mean that portion which equals the proportion that the number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held, by the Purchaser bears to the sum of the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (assuming full conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities). Such purchase shall be completed at the same closing as that of any third party purchasers or at an additional closing. If the Company receives no such notice from the Purchaser as of 5:30 P.M. (New York City time) on such fifth (5th) business day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.

 

(c)        The Company may, during the ninety (90) day period following the expiration of the period provided in subsection 20.1(b) hereof, offer the remaining unsubscribed portion of the Shares or Indebtedness to any person or persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than those specified in the ROP Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the Shares or Indebtedness within such period, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such Shares and Indebtedness shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Purchaser in accordance herewith.

 

(d)        If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) business day after all of the purchasers of Units have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the purchasers of Units of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the persons set forth in the ROP Notice.

 

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(e)        The right of participation in this Section 20 shall not be applicable to any Exempted Securities.

 

20.2        Term of Right of Participation . The right of participation under this Section 20 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) immediately prior to a Qualified Initial Public Offering or (ii) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Private Placement Closing Date.

 

21.            Miscellaneous .

 

21.1        This Subscription Agreement, together with the Transaction Documents (which are to be issued or executed at closing), constitute the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.

 

21.2        The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser made, and the indemnification rights provided for, in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of the securities included in the Units, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any party, and shall survive delivery of any payment for the Subscription Price.

 

21.3        Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

 

21.4        This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original (including signatures sent by facsimile transmission or by email transmission of a PDF scanned document), but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

21.5        Each provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Subscription Agreement.

 

21.6        Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Subscription Agreement as set forth in the text.

 

21.7        The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that there may be multiple closings for this Offering.

 

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Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

  

SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

Purchaser hereby elects to subscribe under the Subscription Agreement for a total of ______ Units at a price of $______ per Unit (NOTE: to be completed by Purchaser) and executes the Subscription Agreement.

 

Date (NOTE: To be completed by Purchaser): __________________

 

If the Purchaser is an INDIVIDUAL, and if purchased as JOINT TENANTS, as TENANTS IN COMMON, or as COMMUNITY PROPERTY:

 

 
Print Name(s) Social Security Number(s)
 
Signature(s) of Purchaser(s) Signature
 
Date   Address
 
Fax Number   Email Address

 

If the Purchaser is a PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or TRUST:

 

     
Name of Entity   Federal Taxpayer Identification Number
       
By:  
Name:   State of Organization
Title:  
     
Date Address
   
Fax Number Email Address

 

Accepted:

 

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.   T.R. WINSTON & COMPANY, LLC
         
By:   By:
  Authorized Officer     Authorized Officer

 

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Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

INVESTOR CERTIFICATION

 

For Individual Investors Only

 (all Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):

 

Initial _______  

I have a net worth in excess of $1 million, either individually or through aggregating my individual holdings and those in which I have a joint, community property or other similar shared ownership interest with my spouse. For purposes of the foregoing net worth calculation, I have excluded the value of my/our primary residence, after deducting any indebtedness secured by such primary residence ). (Total liabilities excludes any indebtedness that is secured by such primary residence up to such primary residence's estimated fair market value (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the date you purchase the securities included in the Units exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such date other than as a result of the acquisition of such primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability.

     
Initial _______  

I have had an annual gross income for the past two years of at least $200,000 (or $300,000 jointly with my spouse) and expect my income (or joint income, as appropriate) to reach the same level in the current year.

     
Initial _______   I am a director or executive officer of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

 

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For Non-Individual Investors

(all Non-Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):

 

Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that is 100% owned by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors set forth above.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that has total assets of at least $5 million and was not formed for the purpose of investing in the Company.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary (as defined in ERISA §3(21)) that is a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment adviser.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose total assets exceed $5,000,000 as of the date of this Agreement.
     
Initial _______   The undersigned certifies that it is a self-directed employee benefit plan whose investment decisions are made solely by persons who meet either of the criteria for Individual Investors.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is a U.S. bank, U.S. savings and loan association or other similar U.S. institution acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity.
     
Initial _______   The undersigned certifies that it is a broker-dealer registered pursuant to §15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is an organization described in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with total assets exceeding $5,000,000 and not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is a trust with total assets of at least $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is a plan established and maintained by a state or its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the benefit of its employees, and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
     
Initial _______   The investor certifies that it is an insurance company as defined in §2(13) of the Securities Act, or a registered investment company.

 

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Annex A

 

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, inc.

 

Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

 

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “ Registrable Securities ”) of Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreement (the “ Subscription Agreement ”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Subscription Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Subscription Agreement.

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “ Selling Stockholder ”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

 

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

 

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1. Name.
     
  (a) Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder
     
     
   
   
  (b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:
     
     
     
  (c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
     
     
   

 

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2.         Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

 

 
 
 
Telephone:  
Fax:  
Contact Person:  

 

3.         Broker-Dealer Status:

 

(a) Are you a broker-dealer?

 

Yes £               No £

 

(b) If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

 

Yes £               No £

 

Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

(c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

 

Yes £               No £

 

(d) If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

 

Yes £               No £

 

Note: If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

4.         Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(a)        Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:

   
   
   

 

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5.         Relationships with the Company:

 

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

State any exceptions here:
   
   
   

 The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.

 

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Date: ______________________ Beneficial Owner: _______________
       
    By:  
      Name:
      Title:

 

PLEASE FAX A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:

 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 

20725 S Western Ave. 

Torrance, CA 90501‎

 

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

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Annex B

 

Form of Opinion of Company Counsel

 

[OPINION TO BE DELIVERED SUBJECT TO STANDARD EXCEPTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF NIXON PEABODY LLP]

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the other assumptions and qualifications contained herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.         The Company and each of its Delaware Company Subsidiaries is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all corporate power and authority necessary to own its properties and to conduct its business as, to our knowledge, it is presently conducted. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in the State of California, and the Company and each of its Delaware Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the operation of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise.

 

2.         The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

3.         The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. Each of the Transaction Documents constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

4.         The execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and Warrants in accordance therewith, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon any exercise of any of the Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof , will not result in (i) a violation of the Company’s organizational documents, (ii) a violation of any statute, rule or regulation of United States federal law, Delaware General Company Law or California law applicable to the Company, or (iii) a violation of any order of any court, governmental agency or arbitrator of which we have knowledge. In rendering the foregoing opinions, we assume full disclosure by the Company to the Investors of all material facts and, with respect to performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, assume compliance by the Company with applicable laws.

 

5.         The Shares to be issued on the date hereof, when issued and paid for in compliance with the provisions of the Subscription Agreements and Placement Agent Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will not be subject to any preemptive rights, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances granted by the Company. The Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of all of the Warrants are duly authorized and have been duly and validly reserved for issuance and, when and if issued upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms (including the payment of the Exercise Price therefor), will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will not be subject to any preemptive rights, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances granted by the Company.

 

6.         Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Investors in the Subscription Agreements and Investor Certifications a part thereof, and in reliance on the Placement Agent Certificate, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and Warrants to be issued in conformity with the terms of the Subscription Agreements and the Placement Agent Agreement, and the issuance and sale of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms are in each case exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 
 

 

7.         No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or designation, registration, declaration or filing with, any federal, state, or local governmental authority in the United States on the part of the Company is required in connection with the valid execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, or the offer, sale or issuance of the Shares, the Warrants, or, upon exercise of any of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, other than, if required, filings or qualifications under applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

 


 

 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 8-K  

Exhibit 10.2

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED FOR VALUE EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A PLEDGE PERMITTED HEREUNDER IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES WHERE THE PLEDGEE ACKNOWLEDGES THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES) NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

FORM OF COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

 

Warrant Shares:     Initial Exercise Date:  

Warrant No.

       

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received,__________________(the “ Purchaser ”) or its registered assigns (the Purchaser or its registered assigns, the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to______________shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Except as specifically otherwise provided herein, the Warrant Shares shall bear the same terms and conditions as such securities described under the caption “Description of Common Stock” in the Memorandum and as designated in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and any amendments thereto, and the holders shall have such registration rights under the Securities Act for the Warrant Shares as set forth in the Subscription Agreement.

 

Section 1 .          Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Subscription Agreement (the “ Subscription Agreement ”), dated September 11, 2013, between the Company and the Purchaser.

  

 
 

 

Section 2 .         Exercise .

 

a)        Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and until 5:00 p.m., Los Angeles time, on the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the notice of exercise (“ Notice of Exercise ”) in the form annexed hereto and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, payment to the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or, if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. As used herein, “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing) are open for trading. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register any Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (in whole or in part) in the name of any person who acquired such Warrant Shares or this Warrant (in whole or in part) in a transaction that contravenes the restrictions on transfer of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares set forth in this Warrant.

 

b)         Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $3.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

 

c)         Cashless Exercise . If at any time after the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) x (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = the VWAP (as defined below) on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;

 

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(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise, in whole or in part, were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

   

For purposes of this Warrant, the term “ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (each, a “ Trading Market ”), the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and is then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Link LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

d)         Mechanics of Exercise .

 

i.       Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of one or more certificates, as requested by the Holder, representing such Warrant Shares to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) receipt by the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares (unless exercised on a cashless basis pursuant to Section 2(c), and (C) surrender of this Warrant (if required) (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.

 

ii.       Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

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iii.      Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv.      Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if (A) the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the second Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, (B) as a result of such failure, either the Holder or the Holder’s broker is required to purchase in an open market transaction or otherwise shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares that the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (such purchase of such shares of Common Stock being required for such delivery being a “ Buy-In ”), and (C) the total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) payable by the Holder for such Buy-In exceeds the proceeds to the Holder from such sale of such Warrant Shares (such excess being the “Excess Buy-In Cost”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder the amount of the Excess Buy-In Cost within five (5) Trading Days of the second Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make payment of any Excess Buy-in Cost shall only apply to the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in respect of which the Holder satisfied the requirements hereunder in respect of such exercise, and in respect of any portion of this Warrant in respect of which the Holder did not so comply with such requirements, the Company shall reinstate to this Warrant the number of Warrant Shares represented by such portion of this Warrant for which such requirements were not so satisfied; provided further, however , that, in the event the sale by the Holder giving rise to the Buy-In is executed at less than a then-current market price, the Excess Buy-In Cost shall be equal to the lesser of (x) the Excess Buy-In Cost as determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2(d)(iv) and (y) the amount by which (1) the total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) payable by the Holder for such Buy-In exceeds (2) the product obtained by multiplying the VWAP on the date of such sale transaction (or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day) by the number of Warrant Shares sold in such sale transaction. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company prompt written notice indicating the occurrence of a Buy-in and the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v.     No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise (after aggregating all the Warrant Shares then being purchased by the Holder upon exercise of Warrants held by the Holder), the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

  

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vi.     Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.

 

vii.     Closing of Books . The Company will not, except upon dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company, close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

Section 3 .         Certain Adjustments .

              

a)          Stock Dividends and Subdivisions; Combinations; Reclassifications . If the Company, at any time and from time to time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)          Adjustment for Diluting Issuances .

 

i.        Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock .

 

A.      If the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities (as defined herein)) or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date.

  

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B.      If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security, the issuance of which resulted in an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b)(ii), are revised as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, then, effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective, the Exercise Price computed upon the original issue of such Option or Convertible Security (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto) shall be readjusted to such Exercise Price as would have obtained had such revised terms been in effect upon the original date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no readjustment pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i)(B) shall have the effect of increasing the Exercise Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the original adjustment made as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security, or (ii) the Exercise Price that would have resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock (other than deemed issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security) between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date.

 

C.      If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities), the issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b)(ii) (either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 3(b)(iii)) of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Exercise Price then in effect, or because such Option or Convertible Security was issued before the date hereof), are revised after the date hereof as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any decrease in the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended or adjusted, and the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner provided in Section 3(b)(i)) shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective.

 

D.     Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security (or portion thereof) which resulted (either upon its original issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b)(ii), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted to such Exercise Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security (or portion thereof) never been issued.

 

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E.    If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, is calculable at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended but is subject to adjustment based upon subsequent events, any adjustment to the Exercise Price provided for in this Section 3(b)(i)(E) shall be effected at the time of such issuance or amendment based on such number of shares or amount of consideration without regard to any provisions for subsequent adjustments (and any subsequent adjustments shall be treated as provided in clauses (B) and (C) of this subsection). If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, cannot be calculated at all at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended, any adjustment to the Exercise Price that would result under the terms of this subsection at the time of such issuance or amendment shall instead be effected at the time such number of shares and/or amount of consideration is first calculable (even if subject to subsequent adjustments), assuming for purposes of calculating such adjustment to the Exercise Price that such issuance or amendment took place at the time such calculation can first be made.

 

ii.            Adjustment of Exercise Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock .

 

A.     Adjustment of Warrant Shares . The Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 3(b)(ii). Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 3(b)(ii), the registered holder shall (until another such adjustment) thereafter be entitled to purchase at the Exercise Price the number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (a) the product of the number of Warrant Shares multiplied by the initial Exercise Price by (b) the adjusted Exercise Price.

 

B.     Adjustment of the Exercise Price for Common Stock Issuances . In the event the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (excluding Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(i)), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the lower of (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or (ii) $2.50, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(b)(ii)(D).

 

C.     Adjustment of the Exercise Price for Options or Convertible Securities Issuances . In the event the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 3(b)(i), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(b)(ii)(D).

 

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D.     Exercise Adjustment Formula . Any reductions in the Exercise Price pursuant to Sections 3(b)(ii)(B) or 3(b)(ii)(C) shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP 2 = EP 1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

 

“EP 2 ” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock

 

“EP 1 ” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock assuming conversion of all warrants to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated September 9, 2013, as amended and supplemented, that are outstanding immediately prior to such issue, including, without limitation, this Warrant;

 

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at a price per share equal to EP 1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP 1 ); and

 

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

 

iii.          Determination of Consideration . For purposes of this Section 3(b), the consideration received by the Company for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed as follows:

 

A.     Cash and Property : Such consideration shall: (i) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Company, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest; (ii) insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company; and (iii) in the event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Company for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

B.     Options and Convertible Securities . The consideration per share received by the Company for Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(i), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing: (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Company upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

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iv.          Term of Adjustment for Diluting Issuances . The requirement to perform adjustments for diluting issuances under this Section 3(b) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) immediately prior to a firm commitment underwritten public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock which results in aggregate cash proceeds to the Company of not less than $20,000,000 and in connection therewith the Company lists its Common Stock on a national securities exchange provided that the price per share of such Common Stock is at least $5.00 at the time of such listing or (ii) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof.

 

v.           Exempted Securities . “Exempted Securities” shall mean (1) the following shares of Common Stock and (2) shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to the following Options and Convertible Securities:

 

A. all Options, Convertible Securities and Promissory Notes outstanding as of the Private Placement Closing Date;

 

B. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or similar transaction or other distribution on shares of Common Stock;

 

C. shares of Common Stock or Options issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or authorized to be issued pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”);

 

D. shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities actually issued upon the exercise of Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities or Promissory Notes, in each case provided such issuance is pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security or in the case of Promissory Notes such issuance is not below the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board, provided that the Company may not issue more than 2.55 million shares of Common Stock at a fair market value less than $2.50 in exchange of Promissory Notes under this clause (iv);

 

E. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $500,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities);

  

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F. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to suppliers or third party service providers in connection with the provision of goods or services pursuant to transactions approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $500,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities);

 

G. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, provided that such issuances are approved by the Board and do not exceed an aggregate of 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at the time immediately preceding such transaction (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities); and

 

H. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued in connection with sponsored research, collaboration, technology license, development, marketing or other similar agreements or strategic partnerships approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $500,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities).

 

c)          [RESERVED]

 

d)           Pro Rata Distributions . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the board of directors of the Company in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above. At the time of any such distribution, the Company shall make appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this subsection or an adjustment to the Exercise Price, which shall be effective as of the day following the record date for such distribution.

 

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e)           Fundamental Transaction .

 

i.          For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Fundamental Transaction” means a transaction whereby (1) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (4) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (5) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination).

 

ii.          If at any time while this Warrant is outstanding the Company or its successor engages in, or is the subject of, one or more Fundamental Transactions, then, in respect of each such Fundamental Transaction, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable (or any successor to this Warrant arising from a prior Fundamental Transaction) immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction.

 

iii.          For purposes of any such exercise described in clause (ii) this Section 3(e), the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.

  

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iv.          Prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

f)           Calculations .    All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be; provided, however, that in such case any adjustment that would otherwise be required then to be made shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment so carried forward, shall amount to at least one cent or 1/100th of a share. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g)          Notice to Holder .

 

i.           Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall prepare and promptly mail to the Holder a certificate, executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company, setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth, in reasonable detail, the events requiring such adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated, including, but not limited to, a statement of (i) the Exercise Price at the time in effect, and (ii) the number of additional or fewer securities and the type and amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be receivable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

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ii.           Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register (as defined in Section 4(c)) of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified (or such lesser number of calendar days to the extent such lesser number complies with any law, regulation, or by-law of the Company applicable to the sending of such notice to the stockholders of the Company), a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

iii.           Notice Deemed Given . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, notice shall be deemed given in the event the Company makes a public disclosure via the SEC EDGAR website within any applicable time period for notice as provided for herein.

 

Section 4 .           Transfer of Warrant .

 

a)           Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Sections 4(d) and 4(e) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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b)           New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

  

c)           Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

d)           Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, require the transferee to agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of the Subscription Agreement that related to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register this Warrant or the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise (in whole or in part) in the name of any person who acquired all or any part of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares directly or indirectly in a transaction that contravenes the restrictions set forth in Section 4(e) hereof.

 

e)           Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act. The Holder covenants that neither it nor any person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will (i) directly or indirectly pledge or otherwise transfer or assign to a third party this Warrant (in whole or in part) or any of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise as security for a margin loan or other loan at any time prior to the earliest of (A) the date the Common Stock of the Company is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, (B) the date the Common Stock of the Company is quoted on an automated quotation system, (C) the date the Common Stock of the Company listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, or (D) the date prices for the Common Stock of the Company are first reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Link LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) or (ii) engage in any transactions in the Common Stock or other securities of the Company (including Short Sales (as defined below)) the intent and purpose of which is to cause a decrease in the price of such Common Stock or other securities on any Trading Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, or other market on which such Common Stock or other securities is then listed or quoted. For purposes of this Section 4(e), the term “Short Sales” means, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.

 

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  Section 5 .             Miscellaneous.

 

a)           No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i); provided, however, if at any time prior to the expiration of the warrants and their exercise, any of the following events shall occur: (i) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of current or retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the Company or (ii) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its common stock any additional shares of capital stock of the company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor, or (iii) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the company (other than in connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and business as an entirety shall be proposed; then, in any one or more of said events, then the Company shall give written notice of such event to the Holder no later than the date of prior notice of such event required to be given to the stockholders of the Company under any applicable law, regulation, rule of any exchange on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are then quoted, or by-law of the Company, but in no event later than twenty (20) calendar days prior to the date fixed as a record date of the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the stockholders of the Company entitled to such dividend, distribution, convertible or exchangeable securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notices shall specify such record date or the date of closing the transfer books, as the case may be. Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any action taken in connection with the declaration or payment of any such dividend, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable securities, or subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale.

 

b)           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c)           Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Business Day” means days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and days in respect of which banks in the State of California are authorized to be closed.

 

d)           Authorized Shares .

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e)           Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Agreement.

 

f)           Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g)           Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

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h)          Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with Section 12 of the Subscription Agreement.

 

i)           Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j)           Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant in respect of which monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by the Company of the provisions of this Warrant and not resulting from failure of the Holder to satisfy the requirements of this Warrant applicable to the Holder, and in respect of any such action for specific performance by the Holder under such circumstances, the Company hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate in respect of such loss.

 

k)          Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l)           Applicable Law . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts to be wholly-performed within said State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

m)        Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder .

 

n)         Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

o)        Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
     
  By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

(4)     Investor Status . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:                                                                                                     
  (Please Print)
   
Address:                                                                                                     
  (Please Print)
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature: _______________  
 
Holder’s Address: _______________  

 

 


 

 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.3

 

AGREEMENT

This Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 11th day of September 2013 by and among Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Yutaka Niihara, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“Niihara”), T.R. Winston & Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TRW”), and Sarissa Capital Management L.P. (“Sarissa”). TRW and Sarissa are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Designating Parties”, and each as a “Designating Party”.

 

Whereas, Sarissa on behalf of itself or its affiliates, wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell to Sarissa, certain shares (the “Shares”) of the Common Stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) in a private placement of securities of the Company in accordance with the terms set forth in certain Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof (the “Offering”); and

 

Whereas, as a condition to its purchase of the Shares, Sarissa has requested that Niihara and the Company become a party to this Agreement and that representatives of each of the Designating Parties be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); and

 

Whereas, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to expand the size of the Board to eight (8) directors upon the closing of the Offering and, in accordance with applicable corporate governance requirements, to appoint, and/or nominate for election by the stockholders of the Company at the next meeting of stockholders at which directors of the Company are to be elected, a total of three representatives of the Designating Parties to serve as a director of the Company.

 

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Board of Directors of the Company .

 

(a)   As soon as reasonably practicable following execution of this Agreement and the closing of the Offering, the Company agrees to expand the size of the Board to eight (8) directors and to appoint the following individuals to serve as directors of the Company:

 

i. a person selected by TRW, as the first designee of TRW (such first designee of TRW and each subsequent designee of TRW being the “TRW Designee”); and

 

ii. and two persons selected by Sarissa, as the designees of Sarissa (such designees of Sarissa and each subsequent designee of Sarissa being the “Sarissa Designees”).

 

The Company agrees that from the date hereof to the date such designations first become effective, without the prior approval of the Designating Parties, the Company will not (and will cause all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to not) approve, effect, amend or enter into any agreements or transactions, create or assume any obligations, or take any actions of the type set forth in Sections 1(g), 1(h) or 1(i) of this Agreement, in each case other than those expressly contemplated herein or undertaken in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

 

 
 

  

(b)   Each of the Designating Parties shall furnish written notice of its respective Designee to the Company at least ninety (90) days prior to any election of directors; provided the Company shall provide each Designating Party with notice of such requirement at least ten (10) days prior to the expiration of such ninety-day period. In the absence of such notice by any such Designating Party, the director(s) then serving and previously designated by such Designating Party shall be nominated for reelection if still eligible to serve as provided herein.

 

(c)   In the event any Designee of a Designating Party is unable to serve as a nominee for election as a director or to serve as a director, for any reason, such Designating Party shall have the right to submit to the Company for the Company’s reasonable approval the name of a replacement (the “Replacement”) for such Designating Party’s Designee and who shall serve as the nominee for election as director or serve as director. If the proposed Replacement is not so approved by the Company, each Designating Party shall have the right to submit another proposed Replacement to the Company for the Company’s reasonable approval. Each Designating Party shall have the right to continue submitting the name of a proposed Replacement to the Company for the Company’s reasonable approval until the Company approves that such Replacement may serve as a nominee for election as director or to serve as a director whereupon such person is appointed as the Replacement for such Designating Party’s Designee.

 

(d)   Each of Niihara and the Designating Parties agree to vote all shares of the Common Stock and any other class of voting security of the Company now or hereafter owned or controlled by them (collectively, the “Voting Stock”), and otherwise to use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts as shareholders of the Company, to elect as directors each of the Designees and every other candidate nominated for election to the Board by the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the election of the Designees to the Board (including recommending that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the election of the Designees and otherwise supporting them for election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which the Company supports its other nominees in the aggregate).

 

(e)   Sarissa’s right pursuant to Section 1(a) to designate two individuals for election as a member of the Board shall terminate on such date Sarissa ceases to be the direct or indirect beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Shares purchased by Sarissa pursuant to the Offering. TRW’s right pursuant to Section 1(a) to designate an individual for election as a member of the Board shall terminate such date as the rights of Sarissa terminate pursuant to this Section 1(e).

 

(f)  The Company hereby agrees that it shall (and shall cause all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to) operate under a detailed annual budget (including R&D expenditures) approved in advance by: (i) if during the period prior to the pricing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock which results in aggregate cash proceeds to the Company of not less than $20,000,000 and in connection therewith the Company lists its Common Stock for trading on a national securities exchange, provided that the price per share of such Common Stock is at least $5.00 at the time of such listing (a “Qualified Initial Public Offering”), a unanimous vote of the Board, or (ii) if after the closing of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, a majority of the Board. Within 45 days following the consummation of the Offering, the Company shall present to the Board a detailed budget for at least the subsequent 12 months, such budget to be subject to the unanimous prior written approval of the Board. Any changes or amendments to any such budget during the period prior to a Qualified Initial Public Offering shall require the unanimous prior written approval of the Board.

 

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(g)  The Company hereby agrees that it shall not (and will cause all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to not) approve, effect, amend or enter into any agreement or transaction with (including with respect to incurring, repaying, forgiving or guaranteeing any indebtedness), or make any loan, payment or distribution to or on behalf of, any of its officers, directors or affiliates or any of their respective affiliates, in each case: (i) if during the period prior to a Qualified Initial Public Offering, without the unanimous prior written approval of the Board, or (ii) if after the closing of a Qualified Initial Public Offering, without the approval of the Board or independent committee thereof in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding related persons transactions; provided, however, that this Section 1(g) shall not apply to: (i) transactions with or loans, payments, or distributions to, the Company’s direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries; (ii) the performance of any obligations of the Company in existence as of the date hereof in accordance with the terms effective as of the date hereof; or (iii) transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business with or for the benefit of the Company’s directors and officers in accordance with the company’s plans and/or policies regarding compensation and reimbursement .

 

(h)  The Company hereby agrees that, during the period prior to a Qualified Initial Public Offering, it shall not (and will cause all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to not) enter into any transaction in respect of Exempted Securities under clause (iv) of the definition thereof in the Subscription Agreement or under Section 3(b)(v)(D) under the Warrants (as defined in the Subscription Agreement), in each case, without the unanimous prior written approval of the Board, except for issuances arising from transactions of the following types:

 

(i) responding to existing contractual rights of convertible debt holders seeking to convert to Common Stock at previously contracted pricing;

 

(ii) exercises of previously issued and outstanding warrants at the previously contracted exercise price;

 

(iii) exercises of previously issued and outstanding stock options at the previously contracted exercise price; or

 

(iv) exchanges of previously issued and outstanding Promissory Notes for Common Stock at an exchange rate above $2.50 per share, provided that the Company may not issue more than 2.55 million shares of Common Stock in such exchanges for Promissory Notes.

 

(i) The Company hereby agrees that, during the period prior to a Qualified Initial Public Offering, it shall not increase or decrease the size of the Board without the unanimous prior written approval of the Board.

 

(j) The Company represent and warrants that the options and warrants to purchase common stock of the Company beneficially owned by each of the directors of the Company, and terms and expiration thereof, are as set forth in the Memorandum.

 

(k) The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any confidentiality obligation contained in the Subscription Agreements, the Warrants, or the Memorandum (as defined in the Subscription Agreements), (i) Sarissa shall not be subject to any restriction on the use of confidential information of the Company except (A) for any such restrictions imposed by US securities laws and (B) from the date hereof through the period ending 12 months following the termination of this Agreement, Sarissa shall not disclose any such information except to any of its officers, employees or advisors that need to know such information and that shall agree to maintain the confidentiality of such information in accordance with this Agreement or as otherwise required by any regulatory authority, law or regulation, or by legal process (in each case, as determined by Sarissa’s legal counsel).

 

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2. Representations and Warranties . Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other party that:

 

(a) Such party has all requisite company authority and power to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all required company or other action on the part of such party and no other proceedings on the part of such party are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(c) This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such party and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; and

 

(d) This Agreement will not result in a violation of any terms or provisions of any agreements to which such person is a party or by which such party may otherwise be bound or of any law, rule, license, regulation, judgment, order or decree governing or affecting such party.

 

3. Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission, or delivered against receipt to the party to whom it is to be given

 

(a) if to the Company, at the following address:

 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.

20725 S. Western Avenue, Suite 136 

Torrance, CA 90501 

Fax: 

e-mail: 

Attention: 

 

(b) if to Niihara, at the following address:

 

Yutaka Niihara MD, MPH 

Address: 

Fax: 

e-mail:

 

(c) if to Sarissa, at the following address:

 

Sarissa Capital Management LP

660 Steamboat Road, 3 rd Floor 

Greenwich, CT 06839

 

e-mail:mdipaolo@sarissacap.com

splatt@sarissacap.com

Attention: General Counsel

Chief Operating Officer

 

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(d)   (e) If to TRW, at the following address: 

 

T.R. Winston & Company, LLC

 

Fax: 

e-mail: 

Attention:

 

(or, in any case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2).

 

4. Assignment; Binding Effect . No party may assign its rights hereunder. This Agreement (i) shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns and (ii) shall inure to the benefit of the directors elected in accordance with Section 1 hereof and their respective heirs and legal representatives.

 

5. No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not enforceable by any other persons.

 

6. Term; Termination . Subject to the provisions of Section 1(e), this Agreement shall have a term commencing on the date hereof and terminating on the latest of (a) September 11, 2015 and (b) immediately prior to the pricing of a Qualified Initial Public Offering.

 

7. Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior negotiations, commitments, agreements and understandings heretofore had between them with respect thereto. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may be amended only by the written agreement of the Company, Niihara and each Designating Party, and compliance with any provision of this Agreement may be waived only by the written agreement of any party adversely effected by such waiver. A waiver on one occasion shall not constitute a waiver or omission on any further occasion.

 

8. Counterparts, Facsimiles . This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterpart, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile transmission of execution copies or signature pages for this Agreement shall be legal, valid and binding execution and delivery for all purposes.

 

9. Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

 

10. Remedies . The parties agree and acknowledge that money damages are not an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that, in addition to any other remedy a party may have for a breach of this Agreement, that party may be entitled to an injunction restraining any such breach or threatened breach, or a decree of specific performance, without posting any bond or security. The remedy in this Section 10 is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies a party may have.

 

11. Nouns and Pronouns, Sections, Headings . Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of names and pronouns shall include the plural and vice-versa. Section references herein refer to sections of this Agreement unless expressly provided to the contrary. The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.

 

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12. Further Instruments and Actions . Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute all such further instruments and documents, and to take all such further actions, as any other party may reasonably require in order to effectuate the terms and purposes of this Agreement.

 

13. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

14. Fees and Expenses . No party will be responsible for any fees or expenses of any other party in connection with this Agreement.

 

15. Public Announcement . The Company agrees to obtain the written approval of Sarissa prior to any public announcement or press release including the name of Sarissa or any of its employees, except as required to comply with requirements of applicable law (as determined by counsel to the Company), including, without limitation, pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws. To the extent practicable, so long as Sarissa or one or more if its affiliates continues to be a direct or indirect beneficial owner of any of the Shares purchased by Sarissa pursuant to the Offering, the Company agrees to provide Sarissa the opportunity to review in advance any such disclosures that are so required by applicable law naming Sarissa or any of its employees, including those contained in any filing to be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Signature page follows

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

   

  Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Yutaka Niihara
    Yutaka Niihara, President and CEO
     
  /s/ Yutaka Niihara
  Yutaka Niihara, M.D., MPH, acting in his
  individual capacity
     
  T.R. Winston & Company, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Karen Kang Ting
    Name: Karen Kang Ting, Vice President
     
  Sarissa Capital Management L.P
     
  By: /s/ Seth P. Platt
    Name: Seth P. Platt
              Chief Operating Officer

 

Signature Page to Agreement

 

 


 

 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 8-K  

Exhibit 10.4

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED FOR VALUE EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A PLEDGE PERMITTED HEREUNDER IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES WHERE THE PLEDGEE ACKNOWLEDGES THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES) NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

FORM OF COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

 

Warrant Shares:___________ Initial Exercise Date: ____________
Warrant No. ____________    

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, T.R. Winston & Company, LLC (the “ Placement Agent ”) or its registered assigns (the Placement Agent or its registered assigns, the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five (5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

Except as specifically otherwise provided herein, the Warrant Shares shall bear the same terms and conditions as such securities described under the caption “Description of Common Stock” in the Memorandum and as designated in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and any amendments thereto, and the Holder shall have such registration rights under the Securities Act for the Warrant Shares as set forth in the Subscription Agreements. The Holder of this Warrant, by its acceptance thereof, represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Company that the Warrant and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant may not be transferred unless such securities are either registered under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law or an exemption from such registration is available. In connection with any purchase of the Warrant Shares, the Holder agrees to execute any documents which may be reasonably required by counsel to the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 
 

Section 1 .                    Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in those certain Subscription Agreements (the “ Subscription Agreements ”), dated September 11, 2013, between the Company and the purchasers named therein (each, a “ Purchaser ”).

Section 2 .                    Exercise .

a)                 Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and until 5:00 p.m., Los Angeles time, on the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the notice of exercise (“ Notice of Exercise ”) in the form annexed hereto and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, payment to the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank or, if available, pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. As used herein, “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing) are open for trading. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register any Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (in whole or in part) in the name of any person who acquired such Warrant Shares or this Warrant (in whole or in part) in a transaction that contravenes the restrictions on transfer of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares set forth in this Warrant.

b)                 Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $3.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

c)                   Cashless Exercise . If at any time after the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective Registration Statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) x (X)] by (A), where:

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(A)  = the VWAP (as defined below) on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;
     
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
  (X)  = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise, in whole or in part, were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

For purposes of this Warrant, the term “ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (each, a “ Trading Market ”), the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and is then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Link LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

d)                    Mechanics of Exercise .

 

i.             Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of one or more certificates, as requested by the Holder, representing such Warrant Shares to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) receipt by the Company of the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares (unless exercised on a cashless basis pursuant to Section 2(c), and (C) surrender of this Warrant (if required) (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.

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ii.               Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

iii.           Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

iv.           Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if (A) the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the second Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, (B) as a result of such failure, either the Holder or the Holder’s broker is required to purchase in an open market transaction or otherwise shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares that the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (such purchase of such shares of Common Stock being required for such delivery being a “ Buy-In ”), and (C) the total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) payable by the Holder for such Buy-In exceeds the proceeds to the Holder from such sale of such Warrant Shares (such excess being the “Excess Buy-In Cost”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder the amount of the Excess Buy-In Cost within five (5) Trading Days of the second Trading Day following the Warrant Share Delivery Date; provided, however, that the obligation of the Company to make payment of any Excess Buy-in Cost shall only apply to the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in respect of which the Holder satisfied the requirements hereunder in respect of such exercise, and in respect of any portion of this Warrant in respect of which the Holder did not so comply with such requirements, the Company shall reinstate to this Warrant the number of Warrant Shares represented by such portion of this Warrant for which such requirements were not so satisfied; provided further, however , that, in the event the sale by the Holder giving rise to the Buy-In is executed at less than a then-current market price, the Excess Buy-In Cost shall be equal to the lesser of (x) the Excess Buy-In Cost as determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2(d)(iv) and (y) the amount by which (1) the total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) payable by the Holder for such Buy-In exceeds (2) the product obtained by multiplying the VWAP on the date of such sale transaction (or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day) by the number of Warrant Shares sold in such sale transaction. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company prompt written notice indicating the occurrence of a Buy-in and the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

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v.       No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise (after aggregating all the Warrant Shares then being purchased by the Holder upon exercise of Warrants held by the Holder), the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

vi.       Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.

vii.       Closing of Books . The Company will not, except upon dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company, close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 3 .                    Certain Adjustments .

a)                 Stock Dividends and Subdivisions; Combinations; Reclassifications . If the Company, at any time and from time to time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

b)                Adjustment for Diluting Issuances .

                                                               i.             Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock.

 

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A.          If the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities (as defined herein)) or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date.

 

B.          If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security, the issuance of which resulted in an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b)(ii), are revised as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, then, effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective, the Exercise Price computed upon the original issue of such Option or Convertible Security (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto) shall be readjusted to such Exercise Price as would have obtained had such revised terms been in effect upon the original date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no readjustment pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i)(B) shall have the effect of increasing the Exercise Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the original adjustment made as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security, or (ii) the Exercise Price that would have resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock (other than deemed issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security) between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date.

 

C.          If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities), the issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b)(ii) (either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 3(b)(iii)) of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Exercise Price then in effect, or because such Option or Convertible Security was issued before the date hereof), are revised after the date hereof as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any decrease in the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended or adjusted, and the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner provided in Section 3(b)(i)) shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective.

 

D.           Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security (or portion thereof) which resulted (either upon its original issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to the terms of Section 3(b)(ii), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted to such Exercise Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security (or portion thereof) never been issued.

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E.           If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, is calculable at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended but is subject to adjustment based upon subsequent events, any adjustment to the Exercise Price provided for in this Section 3(b)(i)(E) shall be effected at the time of such issuance or amendment based on such number of shares or amount of consideration without regard to any provisions for subsequent adjustments (and any subsequent adjustments shall be treated as provided in clauses (B) and (C) of this subsection). If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Company upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, cannot be calculated at all at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended, any adjustment to the Exercise Price that would result under the terms of this subsection at the time of such issuance or amendment shall instead be effected at the time such number of shares and/or amount of consideration is first calculable (even if subject to subsequent adjustments), assuming for purposes of calculating such adjustment to the Exercise Price that such issuance or amendment took place at the time such calculation can first be made.

 

ii.                    Adjustment of Exercise Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock .

A.          Adjustment of Warrant Shares . The Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 3(b)(ii). Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 3(b)(ii), the registered holder shall (until another such adjustment) thereafter be entitled to purchase at the Exercise Price the number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (a) the product of the number of Warrant Shares multiplied by the initial Exercise Price by (b) the adjusted Exercise Price.

 

B.          Adjustment of the Exercise Price for Common Stock Issuances . In the event the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (excluding Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(i)), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the lower of (i) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or (ii) $2.50, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(b)(ii)(D).

 

C.          Adjustment of the Exercise Price for Options or Convertible Securities Issuances . In the event the Company shall at any time after the date hereof issue Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 3(b)(i), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 3(b)(ii)(D).

 

D.          Exercise Adjustment Formula . Any reductions in the Exercise Price pursuant to Sections 3(b)(ii)(B) or 3(b)(ii)(C) shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

EP 2 = EP 1 * (A + B) ÷ (A + C)

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

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“EP 2 ” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock

“EP 1 ” shall mean the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

“A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock assuming conversion of all warrants to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated September 9, 2013, as amended and supplemented, that are outstanding immediately prior to such issue, including, without limitation, this Warrant;

“B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at a price per share equal to EP 1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by EP 1 ); and

“C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

iii.                     Determination of Consideration . For purposes of this Section 3(b), the consideration received by the Company for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed as follows:

A.          Cash and Property : Such consideration shall: (i) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Company, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest; (ii) insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company; and (iii) in the event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Company for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

B.          Options and Convertible Securities . The consideration per share received by the Company for Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(i), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing: (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Company upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

                                                                  

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iv.                  Term of Adjustment for Diluting Issuances . The requirement to perform adjustments for diluting issuances under this Section 3(b) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) immediately prior to a firm commitment underwritten public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock which results in aggregate cash proceeds to the Company of not less than $20,000,000 and in connection therewith the Company lists its Common Stock on a national securities exchange provided that the price per share of such Common Stock is at least $5.00 at the time of such listing or (ii) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date hereof.

v.                    Exempted Securities. “Exempted Securities” shall mean (1) the following shares of Common Stock and (2) shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to the following Options and Convertible Securities:

A. all Options, Convertible Securities and Promissory Notes outstanding as of the Private Placement Closing Date;

B. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or similar transaction or other distribution on shares of Common Stock;

C. shares of Common Stock or Options issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or authorized to be issued pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”);

D. shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities actually issued upon the exercise of Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities or Promissory Notes, in each case provided such issuance is pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security or in the case of Promissory Notes such issuance is not below the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board, provided that the Company may not issue more than 2.55 million shares of Common Stock at a fair market value less than $2.50 in exchange of Promissory Notes under this clause (iv);

E. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $500,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities);

F. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to suppliers or third party service providers in connection with the provision of goods or services pursuant to transactions approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $500,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities);

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G. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, provided that such issuances are approved by the Board and do not exceed an aggregate of 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at the time immediately preceding such transaction (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities); and

H. shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued in connection with sponsored research, collaboration, technology license, development, marketing or other similar agreements or strategic partnerships approved by the Board that do not exceed an aggregate of $500,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock at the fair market value of Common Stock as determined by the Board (including shares underlying (directly or indirectly) any such Options or Convertible Securities).

c)                      [RESERVED]

d)                    Pro Rata Distributions . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the board of directors of the Company in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above. At the time of any such distribution, the Company shall make appropriate reserves to ensure the timely performance of the provisions of this subsection or an adjustment to the Exercise Price, which shall be effective as of the day following the record date for such distribution.

e )                Fundamental Transaction .

i.                         For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Fundamental Transaction” means a transaction whereby (1) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (2) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (4) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (5) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination).

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ii.                      If at any time while this Warrant is outstanding the Company or its successor engages in, or is the subject of, one or more Fundamental Transactions, then, in respect of each such Fundamental Transaction, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable (or any successor to this Warrant arising from a prior Fundamental Transaction) immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction.

iii.                    For purposes of any such exercise described in clause (ii) this Section 3(e), the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.

i v.                    Prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

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f )                         Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be; provided, however, that in such case any adjustment that would otherwise be required then to be made shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustment so carried forward, shall amount to at least one cent or 1/100th of a share. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

g)                        Notice to Holder .

                                                                     i.                         Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall prepare and promptly mail to the Holder a certificate, executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Company, setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth, in reasonable detail, the events requiring such adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated, including, but not limited to, a statement of (i) the Exercise Price at the time in effect, and (ii) the number of additional or fewer securities and the type and amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be receivable upon exercise of the Warrants.

                                                                    ii.                         Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register (as defined in Section 4(c)) of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified (or such lesser number of calendar days to the extent such lesser number complies with any law, regulation, or by-law of the Company applicable to the sending of such notice to the stockholders of the Company), a notice stating

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(x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

iii.                    Notice Deemed Given . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, notice shall be deemed given in the event the Company makes a public disclosure via the SEC EDGAR website within any applicable time period for notice as provided for herein.

Section 4 .                    Transfer of Warrant .

a)                 Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Sections 4(d) and 4(e) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

b)                 New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

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c)                  Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

d)                  Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, require the transferee to agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of the Subscription Agreements relating to any Purchaser thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register this Warrant or the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise (in whole or in part) in the name of any person who acquired all or any part of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares directly or indirectly in a transaction that contravenes the restrictions set forth in Section 4(e) hereof.

e)                   Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is an accredited investor (as defined under Regulation D under the Securities Act) and is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act. The Holder covenants that neither it nor any person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will (i) directly or indirectly pledge or otherwise transfer or assign to a third party this Warrant (in whole or in part) or any of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise as security for a margin loan or other loan at any time prior to the earliest of (A) the date the Common Stock of the Company is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, (B) the date the Common Stock of the Company is quoted on an automated quotation system, (C) the date the Common Stock of the Company listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, or (D) the date prices for the Common Stock of the Company are first reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Link LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) or (ii) engage in any transactions in the Common Stock or other securities of the Company (including Short Sales (as defined below)) the intent and purpose of which is to cause a decrease in the price of such Common Stock or other securities on any Trading Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, or other market on which such Common Stock or other securities is then listed or quoted. For purposes of this Section 4(e), the term “Short Sales” means, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.

Section 5 .                    Miscellaneous.

a)                 No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i); provided, however, if at any time prior to the expiration of the warrants and their exercise, any of the following events shall occur: (i) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of current or retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the Company or (ii) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its common stock any additional shares of capital stock of the company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor, or (iii) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the company (other than in connection with a consolidation or merger) or a sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and business as an entirety shall be proposed; then, in any one or more of said events, then the Company shall give written notice of such event to the Holder no later than the date of prior notice of such event required to be given to the stockholders of the Company under any applicable law, regulation, rule of any exchange on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are then quoted, or by-law of the Company, but in no event later than twenty (20) calendar days prior to the date fixed as a record date of the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the stockholders of the Company entitled to such dividend, distribution, convertible or exchangeable securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notices shall specify such record date or the date of closing the transfer books, as the case may be. Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any action taken in connection with the declaration or payment of any such dividend, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable securities, or subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale.

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b )                  Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

c)                   Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Business Day” means days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and days in respect of which banks in the State of California are authorized to be closed.

d)                  Authorized Shares .

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

e )                   Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Agreements.

f )                    Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

g )                  Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

h )                  Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with Section 12 of the Subscription Agreements.

i)                    Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

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j )                   Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant in respect of which monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by the Company of the provisions of this Warrant and not resulting from failure of the Holder to satisfy the requirements of this Warrant applicable to the Holder, and in respect of any such action for specific performance by the Holder under such circumstances, the Company hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate in respect of such loss.

k )                   Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

l )                   Applicable Law . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts to be wholly-performed within said State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

m )                 Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

n )                  Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

o )                 Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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FIRST : (Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

  

  By:

    Name:
    Title: 

 

 
 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

 

(1)    The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2)    Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

[   ] in lawful money of the United States; or

[   ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

(3)    Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

(4) Investor Status . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

Name:
  (Please Print)
   
Address:
  (Please Print)
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  
   
Holder’s Signature: ________________  
   
Holder’s Address: _________________  

 


 

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. 8-K  

 EXHIBIT 99.1

 

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES ANNOUNCES CLOSING
OF $7.5 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

TORRANCE, Calif., September 16, 2013 – Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (the “Company,” or “Emmaus”), a biotherapeutics company dedicated primarily to the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative and cost effective treatments and therapies for debilitating rare diseases, today announced it has raised approximately $7.5 million in gross proceeds from a private placement to accredited investors, including two institutional investors.

 

In connection with the financing, Emmaus has agreed to expand its board of directors to eight members, with three newly-created directorships to be filled by qualified representatives of certain participants in the financing.

 

The net proceeds from the private placement will be used primarily for research and development, including the completion of the company’s Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of sickle cell disease, commercialization costs, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

T.R. Winston & Company served as placement agent to Emmaus.

 

The shares of common stock and warrants described above were offered and sold to a limited number of institutional and accredited investors. The shares of common stock and warrants, and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

This press release is issued pursuant to Rule 135(c) under the Securities Act and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

About Emmaus Life Sciences 


Emmaus is dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative and cost-effective treatments and therapies for rare diseases.

 

For more information, please visit www.emmauslifesciences.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements  

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding the research, development and potential commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations. Additional risks and uncertainties are described in reports filed by Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Emmaus is providing this information as of the date of this press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Contacts:

Media:
Lori Teranishi for Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.
415-981-1964
lteranishi@iqprinc.com

 

Investors:

Matt Sheldon for Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.
310-279-5975
msheldon@pondel.com

 

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